NLSC Greatest of All-Time: #14

-16th number of the many

-#13 was won by Wilt Chamberlain

-#14 has just one realistic option and will continue the trend of easy choices

-You can vote for players in any way you want: On-court impact, Off-court impact, championships etc.

Nominees:

1. Bob Cousy (1950-51 to 1962-63)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
19.0	5.1	7.9	.446	Nr	Nr	19.8	.139

* Houdini. He was a part of those great Celtics teams. Led the league in assists 8 times in a row. Cousy was also an exceptional rebounder for his size.

Wasn't a very good scorer, as he led the league in field goals attempted one year, but posted just 21.7 points per game.

Cousy was a good free-throw shooter and got to the line regularly during his career.

He was the first great point guard and is the only one that could steal some votes from Oscar Robertson.

2. Sam Perkins (1990-91 to 2000-01)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
14.7	6.7	1.9	.558	116	105	15.1	.146

* Hit that ugly three-pointer in the 1991 NBA Finals against the Bulls.

Perkins was mostly a role player during his tenure with the number, but still managed to impact the game. He was never a standout defender or rebounder, but could spread the floor and hit some shots.

Started taking a lot of threes with Seattle where they made the Finals.

Played in 3 Finals, losing all of them.

3. Oscar Robertson (1960-61 to 1969-70)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
23.9	6.9	8.4	.572	Nr	Nr	25.0	.224

* Just look at his numbers. Lol.

Most people will agree that he was the greatest guard of the pre-three point era. He is also one of the most versatile guards ever. You could expand the guard argument to him being one of the most versatile
players ever.

Led the league in assists 7 times, scoring once, FT% once, logged mroe than 40 minutes a game 10 straight years, had a triple double season and one that was just 0.1 shy of being another one.

The guy was amazing. The full package. Really, he was the perfect all-around player.

Sadly, he wasn't a regular in the Playoffs as he missed them out 4 times.

He never led his team out of the second round. Allen Iverson led his team to the Finals. Granted, it was in a weak Eastern Conference, but still.

He needed another All-time great just to be relevant after the regular season. But in the regular season, he was a monster.

4. Jeff Hornacek (1986-87 to 1999-00)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
16.6	3.9	5.6	.582	117	108	17.7	.154

* Aside from having the best free-throw routine of all-time, Hornacek was a terrific offensive player throughout his career.

He had 7 120+ Ortg years. His TS% was always high, and he took care of the ball.

Hornacek was an integral part of those Finals Jazz teams. The perfect role player for spreading the floor.

A standout scorer and shooter, Hornacek had a great career despite not playing much defense.

Other Notable Player Shoutout

DJ Augustin has been wearing it for his whole career and is a good offensive point guard. Nikola Pekovic continues to be a good offensive and rebounding center, but his defense could improve. Now that Towns has been drafted, a forum genius predicts he will be released to the FA. Robert Pack had a few good years in the 90s, but didn't really play starter minutes throughout his career. Mike Newlin is one of those forgotten players from the old eras. Had good runs with the Rockets and Nets. Daequan Cook shot threes. Rickey Green was a good point guard and even led the league in steals per game one year, also making the All-star team. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist shows just how much Jordan sucks at drafting players. Jon McGlocklin had some good years in Milwaukee, scoring over 19 points per game one season. Tom Meschery was a good 60s rebounding small forward. Eddie Miles had some good years in Detroit. Brian Taylor is yet another good point guard that led the league in steals. Lenny Wilkens wore it for the Hawks were he wasvery good. He is inducted in the Hall of Fame both as a player and coach. Anthony Mason started wearing it for the Knicks . He had some good years later in his career, but logged major minutes so his numbers aren't that impressive. Jameer Nelson wore it in Orlando where he had one great year and a bunch of solid ones. Has a deserving lone All-star appearance.

The Big O...

The original Mr triple double.

Looked watching "Big Smooth" play for the sonics.

RIP to Anthony Mason too

About damn time.

The Big O over Cousy

Sam Perkins

i am surprised it took til number 14 before people just started making stupid picks

Some players got pity vote from me. Like Michael Dickerson over Kobe. It's nice, you gotta try it sometime.

i was more questioning the jeff hornacek selection. i like perk, wont ever go against him

Big O

It has to be Robertson, but I do think Cousy is a bit under-appreciated/overlooked at times. While his dribbling and passing acumen is what he's best known for, he's also the first player to score 50 points in an NBA Playoff game, and was pretty significant alongside Russell to the tune of six of the Celtics' titles in that era.

i was more questioning the jeff hornacek selection. i like perk, wont ever go against him

Lol I thought you were questioning why everyone wasn't voting for Cousy

Harder decision than I thought it was going to be, since Cousy is one of the all-time greats in his own right, but I have to continue to make the poll look like it's flipping everybody off and vote for Big O.

i was more questioning the jeff hornacek selection. i like perk, wont ever go against him

Lol I thought you were questioning why everyone wasn't voting for Cousy

nah, the guy is great but this is an obvious choice

Speaking of Cousy's free throw shooting...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gDLsZlLEPw

that was a great scene