Top Power Forwards TD at the top spot on this list, do you guys agree?

TD at the top spot on this list, do you guys agree?

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If you’re looking only at this season until now, probably not. But if you take into account the career, absolutely no question that Timmeh is the Top PF (or C for that matter).

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Nov 9, 2009 1:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

(or C for that matter).

Say what now? Easy there Cap:

William Felton Russell?

Wilton Norman Chamberlain? (Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, the Chairman of the Boards)

Kareem?

I mean is Duncan even a better center than “The Admiral”?

I should stop there. . .

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 9, 2009 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m pretty sure the list is for active players.

The Spurs - not playing defense anymore, since 2008.

by Tim C. on Nov 9, 2009 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh. OK, then I withdraw the comment.

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 9, 2009 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, Skippy, you jumped the gun. I meant for current players, as I consider Duncan (slightly) ahead of Shaq. I do think Timmeh is the greatest PF of all time, but he’d only crack the Top 5 as a C.

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Nov 9, 2009 5:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

OK at least I got to revisit Wilt’s nick-names “Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, the Chairman of the Boards”. Makes me smile just reading them.

So who’s the better center Duncan or Robinson? (By the way this is not even meant as a smart-ass question. To me it is a fair question like asking a Laker fan if Magic or Jerry West is better.)

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 9, 2009 7:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, good question. I would probably say Timmeh, but with the understanding that The Admiral is underrated by most NBA fans and is a Top 20 (at least) C of all time. I’d have to do some research to answer this credibly, rather than just off the top of my head. So I’ll throw this out to all PtRers for discussion: Who’s the better pivot? Duncan or Robinson?

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Nov 9, 2009 7:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Duncan is the greatest PF ever. He played C only later in his career. Robinson did it in his prime (which was early to mid career). Was Robinson a better center? Perhaps.

My only dilemma is that I would put Duncan as a top 5 C of all time. Weird. Dunno how to explain that.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 10, 2009 12:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

“Wilt the fornicator”

If you haven't lived with a squirrel, you haven't lived. - Bob Ross

by Hipuks on Nov 9, 2009 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

jealous!

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 9, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Don Juan de Marco of basketball.

The Roleplayer's Realm

by silverandblack_davis on Nov 9, 2009 10:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, Skippy, you jumped the gun

Consider the gun jumped

There are no sacred cows for DSL except for holy cow Blair.

by 'DSilverlining on Nov 10, 2009 10:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Of course Tim is better than Robinson.

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by LatinD on Nov 9, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And how can someone even compare Wilt and Russell to Duncan? Completely different ages, and competition. Stats are meaningless.

We can discuss Kareem.

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by LatinD on Nov 9, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You’re too young and they didn’t have YouTube back then. So you’re forgiven if you don’t know Wilt. Plus way off topic for a Spurs blog.

Not looking to start a fight but bottom line: Russell or Wilt > Kareem. And Kareem > Duncan or Robinson.

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 9, 2009 7:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wilt was a shadow of his former self when Kareem was entering his prime. That would have been quite a showdown

...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.

by alamobro on Nov 10, 2009 2:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Lets not forget that Wilt won an assist title along with his other ridiculous stats.

Now, Am I saying Wilt would get 50 PPG and 25 rpg today? Of course he fuckin wouldnt. But you gotta wonder if perhaps hed be able to knock the hell out of Dwight Howard.

...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.

by alamobro on Nov 10, 2009 2:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Of course he would. Check this out. Just looking at him you know he’s on another level.

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by LatinD on Nov 10, 2009 8:20 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve seen Wilt a bit, and he was amazing even as an old fart, and I’m pretty sure he’d dominate today’s game to some extent. But how can we compare? The game was different, and Tim was a perfect fit at his position and age.

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by LatinD on Nov 10, 2009 8:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, olf, check this out. And follow the link at the bottom, alam, to check some of Wilt’s record. The guy could benchpress a horse at 55.

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by LatinD on Nov 10, 2009 8:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, that was great. Those guys over at Dunkin’ Cheerleaders really know their stuff.

I just remember that later in his life he was always down playing beach volleyball – with plenty of that hot bikini action (oops, can we say that here?).

And yes I am a 2009 World Champion Fan.

by olf on Nov 10, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yea. Wilt was just too physically sickening. Gifted gifted big man. Ive always maintained that if he played in this age, he would, AT THE VERY LEAST be on par with the Shaqs, Duncans, and Hakeems of the world

...Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is forty five.

by alamobro on Nov 10, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That writer on Pau Gasol:

Thank you, Memphis, for making our life hell.

This will never get old for me.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Nov 10, 2009 12:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs