All time greatest centers

[carolinajazz]

The Euro's are the only people on this board who actually know anything about basketball it seems.

....not European, never been there and not anxious to go....so I guess I'm the exception to the rule?

 

[Fabtrey]

Originally Posted by fishonjazz
russell did go against wilt (and owned him) and i think wilt is comparible to hakeem, shaq, kareem

nope. russell did not own wilt.

wilt had much better number head to head. russell had better intangibles and better teammates.

Wilt Chamberlain vs Bill Russell head-to-head stats:

Wilt Chamberlain: 28.5ppg, 28.1rpg, 4.3apg, 6.7bpg*, .486 FG%, .492 FT%
Bill Russell: 14.4ppg, 23.5rpg, 4.7apg, 5.8bpg*, .370 FG%, .566 FT%

 

[carolinajazz]

nope. russell did not own wilt.

wilt had much better number head to head. russell had better intangibles and better teammates.

Absolutely correct! And the only intangible Russell had over Wilt was his ability to block a shot and then either grab it or keep it in play! Wilt would just slap it 4 rows deep in the stands!