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Is Karl Malone the best basketball player born in Louisiana?
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:32 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:32 pm
Shaq isn't from LA just went to LSU. Looking at Karl Malone's stats I still don't know if Shaq is better than him.
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 10:34 pm
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Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:33 pm to Saunson69
Bill Russell
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:37 pm to Saunson69
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Looking at Karl Malone's stats I still don't know if Shaq is better than him.
Nobody thinks Karl Malone is better than Shaq
This post was edited on 5/12/24 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:42 pm to Saunson69
Calvin Natt
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:44 pm to Saunson69
Well Shaq was not born in Louisiana
If you are going by born in Louisiana your options are Bill Russell, Clyde Drexler, and Karl Malone
If you are going by went to high school in Louisiana the two most productive at the NBA level were probably Malone and Parish
If you are going by born in Louisiana your options are Bill Russell, Clyde Drexler, and Karl Malone
If you are going by went to high school in Louisiana the two most productive at the NBA level were probably Malone and Parish
Posted on 5/12/24 at 10:57 pm to Saunson69
The NBA 75th Anniversary team has
Russell
Pettit
Malone
Drexler
Elvin Hayes
Willis Reed
Robert Parish
Not bad for a state the size of Louisiana.
Russell
Pettit
Malone
Drexler
Elvin Hayes
Willis Reed
Robert Parish
Not bad for a state the size of Louisiana.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 11:32 pm to Saunson69
Randy Livingston
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:08 am to Saunson69
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:27 am to SportsGuyNOLA
Bill Russell is the most overrated player of all-time. He averaged like 15 points a game. Sure, he got a lot of rebounds and played good defense, but that’s like calling Rudy Gobert one of the goats.
Also, let’s not forget he played at a time when there were only 8 teams in the league and the team he played on was stacked beyond belief. The entire starting lineup plus the sixth man were all-stars. You win one series and you’re in the Finals. You win two series total and you’re NBA champions. That’s why he has 11 rings.
Also, let’s not forget he played at a time when there were only 8 teams in the league and the team he played on was stacked beyond belief. The entire starting lineup plus the sixth man were all-stars. You win one series and you’re in the Finals. You win two series total and you’re NBA champions. That’s why he has 11 rings.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 6:59 am to PrimeTime Money
Parish
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 7:00 am
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:18 am to PrimeTime Money
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Bill Russell is the most overrated player of all-time. He averaged like 15 points a game.
You clearly don't understand an era when defense was valued more than offense. He was one if not the best defender of all time. The team was never an offensive powerhouse and he got those 15 with a lot of good players on the floor with him. Go back and look how they did with him off the floor, if basketball had a simple WAR stat I think you would be amazed. Russell won 5 MVPs at a time the players voted for the winner. The only way Bill Russell is highly overrated is if one is making a GOAT argument but even then he is an easy Top 5 argument and would be a consensus Top 10. Recency bias is the only thing holding him back now.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 5/13/24 at 7:33 am to Saunson69
quote:
Looking at Karl Malone's stats I still don't know if Shaq is better than him.
You know they played different positions, right?
Posted on 5/13/24 at 8:20 am to Saunson69
Tweety Carter
Posted on 5/13/24 at 9:12 am to More beer please
Bill Russel overrated….holy shite.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 9:13 am to JackVincennes
I’ll listen to the people who played and coached with him and against him. He was also one of the greatest college players of all time.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 9:20 am to JackVincennes
Michael Rappaport was interviewing Dick Barnett for a 70’s Knicks Documentary and told him he thought Russell was the most overrated player of all time. The look on Barnett’s face was priceless and he said “ you know I thought you knew a little bit about basketball until you said that”.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:01 am to Obtuse1
quote:
You clearly don't understand an era when defense was valued more than offense. He was one if not the best defender of all time. The team was never an offensive powerhouse and he got those 15 with a lot of good players on the floor with him. Go back and look how they did with him off the floor, if basketball had a simple WAR stat I think you would be amazed. Russel won 5 MVPs at a time the players voted for the winner. The only way Bill Russel is highly overrated is if one is making a GOAT argument but even then he is an easy Top 5 argument and would be a consensus Top 10. Recency bias is the only thing holding him back now.
well said
also consider that back then in the 1960s the game was actually played at a break neck speed and points per game was sky high. Russell being the absolute best defensive player in an offensive league was extremely valuable to the Celtics.
1960 Avg PPG Team 115
1961 118
1962 118
1963 115
1964 111
1965 110
1966 115
1967 117
1968 116
1969 112
the 1960s is by far the greatest offensive era in league history, yet the League was dominated by the team with arguably the greatest defensive player in league history.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:03 am to Saunson69
Robert Parish and the motherfricking Centenary Gentlemen.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:32 am to The Boat
Bob Petit is up there.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 10:51 am to Saunson69
Anthony Aucoin ftw
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