Who you got in their primes? I think its close I but I would go with Gasol due to defense. Gasol is a much better defender. Pretty much equal as scorers, rebounders, and passers. Slight basketball IQ edge to Walton. Who you got?
Results 1 to 15 of 24
Thread: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
-
05-01-2014, 06:28 PM #1Good High School Starter
- Join Date
- Jun 2010
- Posts
- 850
Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
-
05-01-2014, 06:54 PM #2I brick nerf balls
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 4,998
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
It's not close, Walton has only 1 peer in today's era, namely Timi Dunkin (in his glory years). And that one is very very debateable. Not knocking MG at all but it's not close
Originally Posted by DFish24
Walton is one of the all-time greats. ALL-TIME!!
-
05-01-2014, 06:56 PM #3Bulls Nation
- Join Date
- Jan 2014
- Location
- North West Indiana
- Posts
- 901
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Walton was a all time great center whose career got cut short by injuries...the answer is Walton easily.
-
05-01-2014, 07:03 PM #4I usually hit open layups
- Join Date
- Jan 2014
- Posts
- 172
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Has to be a joke thread?
-
05-01-2014, 07:09 PM #5I usually hit open layups
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- West Staines Massiv
- Posts
- 174
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
They are both white so its win win situation.
-
05-01-2014, 07:14 PM #6Local High School Star
- Join Date
- Apr 2013
- Posts
- 1,309
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Half Spanish/half Hispanic.
-
05-01-2014, 07:18 PM #73-time NBA All-Star
- Join Date
- May 2013
- Location
- Bay Area
- Posts
- 9,788
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Originally Posted by DFish24
Is any of that true?
-
05-01-2014, 07:19 PM #8College star
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Posts
- 4,103
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
This gotta be a total joke... Right?
Walton's a better scorer, rebounder, passer and defender, also more athletic.. There's pretty much nothing that Gasol does better.
Gasol a much better defender?
Not even better, let alone much better.
Walton had tremendous impact, something similar to Bird at center, or Bill Russell with slightly worse defense and rebounding but better scoring and even passing. He made teammates better. Dude won MVP, FMVP, would've been DPOY too had there been the award, he was putting up like 19/13/5/1/3.. Blazers were 50-10 in 1978, I believe, and finished 58-24 after he went down to injury. Had he been healthy, he would've won more MVP's, rings and FMVP's, maybe Hakeem wouldn't be top5 center right now.
Check some games/highlights, read some articles, go through all sorts of stats (his and teammates with/without him), awards, understand the impact..
GTFOH with these silly ass threads.
-
05-01-2014, 07:23 PM #9Kobe Apostle
- Join Date
- Aug 2011
- Posts
- 10,606
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Looks like some people are not aware...
-
05-01-2014, 07:32 PM #10Good High School Starter
- Join Date
- May 2011
- Posts
- 855
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
All of these Marc Gasol topics.. the butthurt is strong.
Marc Gasol vs Michael Phelps? I'd pick Marc Gasol.. better defense.
Marc Gasol vs Jesus? I'd pick Marc Gasol.. better defense.
Marc Gasol vs Babe Ruth? I'd pick Marc Gasol.. better defense.
Marc Gasol vs this message board? I'd pick Marc Gasol.. less whining and getting butthurt.Last edited by AussieG; 05-01-2014 at 07:35 PM.
-
05-01-2014, 07:50 PM #112-12-21
- Join Date
- Apr 2014
- Location
- Seattle
- Posts
- 623
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
As far as primes go, Walton is probably in the top 10-15 all time.
-
05-01-2014, 07:55 PM #12I brick nerf balls
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Posts
- 4,998
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
yeah, he really was. Dude was supreme in his days. Originally Posted by Rocketswin2013
Walton was great....As a defender.........Offensively, there are players in the league right now that were better than him...
He was NEVER on prime Hakeem's level.
-
05-01-2014, 08:00 PM #133-time NBA All-Star
- Join Date
- May 2013
- Location
- Bay Area
- Posts
- 9,788
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Originally Posted by Rocketswin2013
Walton was great....As a defender.........Offensively, there are players in the league right now that were better than him...
He was NEVER on prime Hakeem's level.
What? He was on prime anybody's level, basically.
-
05-01-2014, 08:03 PM #14College star
- Join Date
- Jul 2012
- Posts
- 4,103
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Originally Posted by Rocketswin2013
Walton was great....As a defender.........Offensively, there are players in the league right now that were better than him...
He was NEVER on prime Hakeem's level.
Walton was a pretty good scorer with a sweet hook-shot, nice soft-touch around the basket, solid jumper from mid/close, good post-game with various moves (even had the "Hakeem"-fake way before Hakeem), able to reach 70% at the FT line, he's arguably the GOAT passing center, his IQ was just top-notch, knew how to set up any play, whole offense ran through him, he was great off-ball and not only for himself, knew how to set major picks/screens, hockey assists... His impact was tremendous on both sides, check all the stats, watch some games, recognize what his teammates were doing with and without him or the whole team...
Yes he was on prime Hakeem's level.
He was 2nd in MVP voting by his 3rd season and then led a team to a title, he won MVP in his 4th season and would've won DPOY too if the award was already given... Imagine what he would've accomplished without major injuries.
-
05-01-2014, 08:05 PM #15NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
- Join Date
- Apr 2011
- Posts
- 26,793
Re: Marc Gasol vs Bill Walton
Originally Posted by DFish24
No he's not...Bill Walton was the best defensive player in the league in 78. You have no idea what you are talking about.
Reply With Quote
