Seems a touch early for Dame. He’s probably a top 75 guy, but he’s borderline and I’d have waited on him. I know Dwight has fallen off the superstar radar, but for about 5 years there he was the best big in the league and a near mvp level guy. He should’ve been on the list.
I agree it was too early for Dame. And I just don't see Howard as a top 75 guy either.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
No, it’s not. It’s not all about 1st team NBA. It’s about consistently high performance over a 10 year period or more.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
No, it’s not. It’s not all about 1st team NBA. It’s about consistently high performance over a 10 year period or more.
That wasn’t a standard others on the top-75 list were held to.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
No, it’s not. It’s not all about 1st team NBA. It’s about consistently high performance over a 10 year period or more.
That wasn’t a standard others on the top-75 list were held to.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
Some of Howard's numbers are impressive, but 1st team All-NBA as a center, in an era when centers were completely dead, is a bit less so. There wasn't another obvious big man to put ahead of Howard, so he sort of won by default. In 2009 the 2nd team All-NBA center was Yao Ming.
Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
And Howard wasn't as good as any of those players you just listed.
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Dwight was a 5 time 1st team All-NBA, only 26 guys in history have that many. He was 3 time DPOY. He fell off quickly, but 5 years as a top 5 guy in the league and 3 more years top 10-15. That’s top 75 for sure.
Eh. I think you need some longevity in your excellence.
5 years 1st Team all-nba isn’t enough? It’s more than Nash, Paul, Dirk, KG, Curry, Moses, Pippen, Robinson…same amount as Barkley and Dr. J
And Howard wasn't as good as any of those players you just listed.
Exactly. And like Mori said, being a 1st team Center doesn't mean you are a top 5 player in the league. It means you are the best center in the league.
Again, I agree that there are guys on that list that shouldn't be there (yet) like Dame. But that doesn't mean Howard should be in there.