What current or former player will we never see another of? Watching old highlights of Charles Barkley and I just can't envision another like him coming along. The guy was an absolute freak of nature. The guy was 6'4" 3/4 and dominated guys 5 and 6 inches taller. He was also 250-260 pounds and ran the court like a point guard. He had an incredible amount of natural power. It seemed that Barkley was always the strongest and most physical player on the floor, despite his height.
http://youtu.be/NGApocfJJ3c
This video shows how amazing he was. The dunk at 1:31 is extraordinary.
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01-04-2012, 01:14 AM #1Sentenza
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01-04-2012, 01:15 AM #2Great college starter
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All individuals are unique
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01-04-2012, 01:16 AM #3Sentenza
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He's more unique than most
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01-04-2012, 01:17 AM #4Old School
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Iverson. We'll never see someone that small dominate scoring like he did again.
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01-04-2012, 01:18 AM #5Gooner | Heat Nation
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We'll never see another Hakeem, Oscar Robertson, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaq.
That's all I can really come up with. These guys have something REALLY special about their games that would be extremely hard to copy.
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01-04-2012, 01:19 AM #6College star
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Larry Bird, Magic Johnson.
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01-04-2012, 01:22 AM #7Great college starter
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Originally Posted by Shepseskaf
The players of the 70's probably said the same thing when Tiny Archibald
was playing...In a league with rule sets tailor-made for quick perimeter players. I'm sure we'll see another small scoring guard come along.
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01-04-2012, 01:37 AM #8Sentenza
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I think it will also be a long time before we see another David Robinson. A guy who is 7'1" and chiseled, can run the floor better than any center, sky for the alleyoop, shoot the baseline jumper, pull down 12 rebounds per game, and block 3 or 4 shots per game.
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01-04-2012, 01:39 AM #9#ItsFeedingTime
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Garnett.
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01-04-2012, 01:41 AM #10Sentenza
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Garnett's a good one. A guy who is probably 7'1" who is that versatile. A power foward who can average 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Originally Posted by stallionaire
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01-04-2012, 01:42 AM #11good scorer
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I think that we'll see another Dirk kinda soon-ish.
Ryan Anderson has the shooting ability. He's not as good of a rebounder, granted playing next to Dwight impacts that. And he's got nowhere near the handles amongst other things. But he is kind of close in a way. Where as I can't think of a guy who emulates alot of Hakeem, Bird, AI, etc etc.
No bigs practice post moves anymore really. they mostly practice shooting look at Bosh, Boozer, Amare, etc etc. Primarily jumpshooters, who occasionally work in the post and have a few post moves, but not necessarily post up guys. So all these factors are going to play into this
Or Kevin Love is kinda in that category for up and coming guys too. Him and Griffin are the two biggest 4s that have come up recently in the past few years and developed really well. So I guess it goes both ways, but I think it is shifting somewhat.
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01-04-2012, 01:51 AM #12Serious playground baller
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Rodman
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01-04-2012, 02:00 AM #13#knickstape
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01-04-2012, 02:01 AM #14I hit open 5-foot jumpshots with ease
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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01-04-2012, 02:02 AM #15Good High School Starter
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charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair
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