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Detroit Steel said 06/15, 01:42 PM
G - Walt Frazier - 70's. Frazier is the greatest defensive point guard of all time while being a very good passer and a good scorer.

G -Bob Cousy - 50's. Cousy would have had much better stats if he didn't play in the 50's era. I don't know how Paul Arizin should count. He did NOT play every year of the 50's.

F - Larry Bird - 80's.

F - Karl Malone - 90's.

C - Wilt Chamberlain - 60's. How could you leave this guy out? He averaged 20 PPG and 20 RPG every year of the decade and had six seasons with 30 PPG and two seasons with 40 PPG.

Detroit Steel said 06/16, 12:04 PM
Wilt Chamberlain has been the best scorer ever without question. The only player ever to record 100 points in one game. Averaging at least 20 PPG and 20 RPG for a span of ten years? That is amazing . . .

Abdul-Jabbar isn't even close to Chamberlain in talent. Sure, he won more titles with a better supporting cast, but Chamberlain was a beast - Abdul-Jabbar has never came close to many of Chamberlain's stats.

You need some defense on your team and Frazier is the best defensive point guard ever. Frazier was also a great passer and a very good scorer - he was a SIX-tool player - shooting, passing, speed, defending, leadership and everything else.

Cousy didn't have great stats in the 50's but there is a reason for that - there were hardly anybody with great stats in the 50's. Cousy would have averaged 20 PPG and 10 APG in today's NBA - easily.

Detroit Steel said 06/17, 01:59 PM
You are the one who broke your own rules. Why should we just end the TD instead of argue?

Wilt Chamberlain didn't win as many Most Valuable Player awards as KAJ for one simple reason - it isn't easy winning MVP awards when Bill Russell is another dominating player of the era.

Chamberlain is a fantastic rebounder, much better than KAJ and when it comes to scoring - it's just a laugh. Chamberlain is a much better scorer than KAJ, no doubt about it. The only think Abdul-Jabbar has Chamberlain in that is important is NBA Titles but when you are placed on a team that waas as good as the Lakers . . .

Robertson was a better scorer and passer than Frazier was but when it came to defense, that was where it set the two apart.

Even if Robertson played in Frazier's era, I doubt that he could make at least two all-defensive teams. Frazier was perhaps the best defensive player of the era.

Cousy is also a very good player. He played in the 50's where great stats were very rare. If Cousy, Frazier and Robertson all played in the same decade, I wouldn't be surprised if Frazier and Cousy had betetr stats than Robertson.