Kareem vs Shaq vs Hakeem vs Russell vs Wilt

[TmacsRockets]

Top 5 Centers of all time, what order though.

Here is mine.

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


Hakeem was the best, he played both ends well and dominated.
Kareem was next but needed another top 5 player all time to win in Magic.
Shaq was too dominant in his prime and unstoppable
Russell was the greatest winner ever but only shot 44% in the 60's which is terrible and couldn't score
Wilt was good against 6'5" guys in the 60's and hardly showed up in the playoffs. Needed 2 top 15 players to win a title in West and Baylor.

[Quickness]

I think you got shaq a lil bit overrated

[mjbulls23]

Wilt at #5?

He actually did win a title with the Sixers, before he ever joined the Lakers. He should be no lower than # 2 on this list (Wilt vs Kareem is arguable depending on how you look at it).

[kobeFANNER]

1. Wilt
2. Kareem
3. Olajuwan
4. Shaq
5. Russel

[Low End Theory]

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

I would consider moving Russell up to #3 but Shaq is too dominant. Russell might be last in terms of skill on this list but you can't argue against the best winner to ever play.

Actually, I could flip this list every which way. Each time I go over it in my head I come up with a new order.

[Jimmy2k8]

1. You are horrible at making threads for discussions. I woud suggest you spend more time posting before you create topics. Not sure why ISH hasnt come up with post requirements to prohibit this. May hurt the knowledgable poster who just joins but helps the board

2. Melo/Wade are worth more than the #1 pick. Neither Miami nor Denver are lookin to move thier young (keyword) franchise superstar who arent that much older than the kid you draft #1. Think about it

Quoted for truth. Btw, I am 100% sure this guy is Kgisbigticket.

[TmacsRockets]

Wilt at #5?

He actually did win a title with the Sixers, before he ever joined the Lakers. He should be no lower than # 2 on this list (Wilt vs Kareem is arguable depending on how you look at it).

He only won twice and that was with a stacked team. Put Shaq or Hakeem with those team with Jerry West and they win 5 titles at least.

[iggy>]

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

I would consider moving Russell up to #3 but Shaq is too dominant. Russell might be last in terms of skill on this list but you can't argue against the best winner to ever play.

Actually, I could flip this list every which way. Each time I go over it in my head I come up with a new order.

hakeem last? hes the best defensive center of all time. and the center position is mainly about defense.

[rzp]

TmacsRockets as nickname and Hakeem at first place...nothing suspect and biased here

Kareem
Shaq
Hakeem
Wilt









Russel (like BULLS )

[Psileas]

Hakeem was the best, he played both ends well and dominated.

He did play great both ends of the floor, but he definitely wasn't the best. Although he might be more talented individually than Russell (and arguably Shaq), career-wise he may very well rank behind all of the other guys you listed.

Kareem was next but needed another top 5 player all time to win in Magic.

Magic wasn't top-5 GOAT in 1980, neither was Oscar in his prime in 1971 and 1974.

Russell was the greatest winner ever but only shot 44% in the 60's which is terrible and couldn't score

Sounds like BULLS already. If you knew everything about NBA history you'd know that 44% in the 60's was not terrible. Not great either, but certainly not what 44% is today. But...

Wilt was good against 6'5" guys in the 60's and hardly showed up in the playoffs. Needed 2 top 15 players to win a title in West and Baylor.

...oh, yes, but it seems that you are just another ignorant kid to be added in the long catalogue of ISH. I won't even bother to analyze this in depth for obvious reasons, but not only didn't Wilt face 6'5 guys in any era of his career (honestly, something like this would be in my signature if they were available that's how annoying this stupid myth has become), but he didn't even play with Baylor during the title season of 1972. As for West, he was top-10 ever, but Wilt was the reason he won the title, not vice-versa, especially after West's disappointingly bad WCF and NBA Finals' appearances.

[Lebron23]

Top 6 GOAT Center

1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Hakeem Olajuwon
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Bill Russell
6. Moses Malone

[~LA's fine$t~]

1. Kareem
2. Wilt
3. Shaquille
4. Russell
5. Hakeem

[~LA's fine$t~]

Get Russell the hell out of there. He hardly compares to Ewing and Robinson, so please don't mention him with the 4 greatest centers of all-time.

1. Wilt
2. Kareem
3. Shaq
4. Hakeem










5. Russell

He's always good for a laugh.

[iggy>]

no way kareem is #1. wilt, hakeem, and shaq are all better. i guess none of u remember kareem getting dominated by moses in the early 80's.

[Psileas]

no way kareem is #1. wilt, hakeem, and shaq are all better. i guess none of u remember kareem getting dominated by moses in the early 80's.

I bet you also don't remember Hakeem getting dominated by the Sonics in 1996 or Shaq getting outplayed by Duncan in 2001.