What past players would put the fear of God into today's players?

[sportjames23]

Which players from back when would have today's players shook like GOATbrook does?

[Prometheus]

I wouldn't call it "back when" just yet, but since he's retired...

Shaq.

Centers today would age real fast any time they had to go up against the Diesel.

[sportjames23]

Shaq would eat good in today's NBA.

[pudman13]

Gus Johnson
Wes Unseld
Dave Cowens
Al Attles

nobody messed with those guys.

I would say Bill Laimbeer too, except that people didn't fear him. They just hated him.

[jimmy77x]

Charles Oakley

[Done_And_Done]

Charles Oakley
The X Man
Laimbeer

[Top Gun]

Most of the best centers.

[G0ATbe]

Prime Godbe.

[Mass Debator]

Rodman. This soft generation won't be able to handle his antics.

[Hey Yo]

John Starks

[Marchesk]

[pudman13]

How could I forget Willis Reed?

Oh, and Rick Barry would put the fear into his own teammates.

[DaRkJaWs]

Def Willis reed, he would show artest how to throw a punch. But in terms of basketball skills, only Wilt would put the fear of GOD into them, not because of physicality or what not but just knowing they can do nothing to stop him on the offensive end and he's blocking every shot they normally get up without players normally blocking them. This is what dominance means, and why wilt and not shaq defines that word. Kareem they would fear on the offensive end but not "fear-of-god" like with wilt. If a 1962 Wilt came down from the sky, you'd have lebron and others begging bill Russell to come out of retirement. Shaq in his peak seasons was unstoppable by others in his era but he didn't put the fear of god into them like wilt did with Russell and every player that was assigned to stop him or score on him.

[Dr Seuss]

Jason Collins

[chocolatethunder]

Jerry Sloan