Hakeem vs Shaq vs Kareem vs Wilt vs Russell vs Moses Malone

[TmacsRockets]

How do you rank those 6 Centers in order from best to worst?

Also is it possible to say Hakeem was the best of them? I hear many say he was.

[Simple Jack]

How do you rank those 6 Centers in order from best to worst?

Also is it possible to say Hakeem was the best of them? I hear many say he was.

In what sense? Skill? Or accomplishments?

In terms of skill and performance:

1. Hakeem
2. Wilt
3. Kareem
4. Shaq
5. Moses
6. Russell

Shaq and Moses being interchangeable.

This is, of course, taking into consideration what each player did in their respective era. Had Wilt played now, he wouldn't average 50 and 24, but if we are talking about their performance in their respective eras, then this is my list.

[Raj Da Dodge]

This is my list:

1. Wilt
2. Russell
3. Kareem
4. Hakeem
5. Shaq
6. Moses Malone

[VCMVP1551]

1.Kareem
2.Shaq
3.Wilt
4.Russell
5.Hakeem
6.Moses

[Kensta]

1. Wilt
2. Kareem
3. Shaq
4. Hakeem
5. Russell
6. Moses Malone

[QuestFor17]

For whatever it's worth, I met Cedric Maxwell at the Garden once as part of a "Meet the Legends" night they had for season ticket holders. Anyway, I asked him who the best player he ever played with or against was, and he said Kareem. He said Kareem is the greatest big man ever. This is obviuosly just one man's opinion, but he did play against Hakeem and Moses as well.

[YoungRich]

Wilt
Russell
Kareem

Shaq
Hakeem
Moses

[TmacsRockets]

Wilt
Russell
Kareem

Shaq
Hakeem
Moses

Russell shot 44% from the field. No way is he better than Shaq or Hakeem.

[Stiff #1]

Some horrible lists I'm seeing. Here's the real order:

Shaq/Hakeem
Hakeem/Shaq

-HUGE GAP-

Moses

Wilt
Kareem

Russell

[Stiff #1]

TmacsRockets, you are absolutely right that Bill Russell is overrated as hell. He'd really suck today and probably wouldn't be any better than Camby or someone like that.

You know what Wilt did in the playoffs? He WILTed under pressure! HAHAHA!!

Shaq > Quilt + Abdul-Jabbum

[YoungRich]

Russell shot 44% from the field. No way is he better than Shaq or Hakeem.

fg % is the only part of basketball?

[Rekindled]

shaq said in his rap that he > kareem. so shaq should be ahead of kareem on the list

[YoungRich]

TmacsRockets, you are absolutely right that Bill Russell is overrated as hell. He'd really suck today and probably wouldn't be any better than Camby or someone like that.

You know what Wilt did in the playoffs? He WILTed under pressure! HAHAHA!!

Shaq > Quilt + Abdul-Jabbum

[Simple Jack]

No single player has made other competition, in the best big man era of all time, look like absolute **** like Hakeem did. There has never been another big man with the same or even close to unbelievable footwork and basketball IQ that Hakeem possessed. It's a shame his prime was so short.

[F.Sanford]

Some horrible lists I'm seeing. Here's the real order:

Shaq/Hakeem
Hakeem/Shaq

-HUGE GAP-

Moses

Wilt
Kareem

Russell

You saying that you're seeing some horrible lists, and then listing Kareem 2 below Moses is hilarious. Well done.