Player that this board has changed your mind about the most?
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Originally Posted by user "ardee" from another forum
To me it's gotta be KG. I always thought of him as a fringe top 25 player, judging him by his lack of team-mates. Now I can actually understand what an amazing defensive AND offensive player he was during his Minnesota days, and it really wasn't his fault that he was saddled with awful teams. He's now 15 on my list.
Conversely, the guy against whom the arguments I can't agree with at all are Chamberlain, I feel people are just out against him with no real logic to some of the statements he made.
So KG is one guy about whom the discussions have had a profound impact on me, and Wilt is one guy about whom the discussion hasn't mattered to me.
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most? (inspired by RealGM)
If we're talking about all-time greats, I'd probably say Bill Russell off the top of my head. Not that I didn't already think very highly of him, but now I have him at a very solid #2 on my all-time list, and the arguments I've seen by the knowledgeable informed posters for him at #1 have given me an even better understanding of just how "far beyond the numbers" his impact went.
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most? (inspired by RealGM)
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Originally Posted by KG215
If we're talking about all-time greats, I'd probably say Bill Russell off the top of my head. Not that I didn't already think very highly of him, but now I have him at a very solid #2 on my all-time list, and the arguments I've seen by the knowledgeable informed posters for him at #1 have given me an even better understanding of just how "far beyond the numbers" his impact went.
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Originally Posted by SevereUpInHere
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Maybe Rondo, I didn't think he was that good initially, but this dude does EVERYTHING on court, I'd love to have him on my team.
didn't know linking that site was forbidden, I just edited the OP and thread title
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Originally Posted by kennethgriffin
charles barkley
i used to love the guy... then round mound ruined it for me with his constant overrating of that fat@55
lol I haven't interacted with him much, so can't agree/disagree
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most? (inspired by RealGM)
Bill Russell. I had him ranked higher, but the more I read from some on this board, I started to see Chamberlain was the far superior player from an individual standpoint.
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most?
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Originally Posted by DatAsh
Probably Magic Johnson for me
That's another one. The more I've read about him on here (again, from the posters I respect and that actually provide good insight and something other than a bunch of stats) the more highly I think of him. It's gotten to a point where I go back-and-forth between having him and Kareem at #3. Use to, I'd just automatically lump him and Bird at #5 and #6.
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most?
This board didn't change my mind by making a case for him, but the fact that posters overrate this current generation makes me realize how great KAJ was.
I think ranking KAJ as the greatest player to ever play the game is perfectly respectable. The guy is the leagues all-time leading scorer. 3rd in rebounds. 3rd in blocks. Enough said.
Re: Player that this board has changed your mind about the most?
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Originally Posted by RoseCity07
This board didn't change my mind by making a case for him, but the fact that posters overrate this current generation makes me realize how great KAJ was.
I think ranking KAJ as the greatest player to ever play the game is perfectly respectable. The guy is the leagues all-time leading scorer. 3rd in rebounds. 3rd in blocks. Enough said.
I agree, Kareem has a legit case for GOAT, but the reasons in bold should be WAY down the reason for that argument.
Player that this board has changed your mind about the most?
