Re: Top 10 Centres 2000-2009
Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:27 pm
Rip32 wrote:You know, people always say Jermaine O'neal is so terrible, but when that dude had two knees that weren't jello he was a very very good player.
* NBA All-Star:[26] 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
* All-NBA:[26]
* Second Team: 2004
* Third Team: 2002, 2003
* NBA Most Improved Player Award:[26] 2002
* NBA Magic Johnson Award: 2004
Terrible is a pretty extreme word. There's no doubting he was one of the premier centres a few years ago, but the main issue would be that he hasn't played a 70 plus season since 03-04. The first four seasons of the decade, he'd be right up there with them, so I don't think him at number 5 is too big of a stretch
Re: Top 10 Centres 2000-2009
Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:06 pm
Rip32 wrote:* NBA Magic Johnson Award: 2004
Isn't that the media award?
Re: Top 10 Centres 2000-2009
Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:26 am
Null17 wrote:Rip32 wrote:* NBA Magic Johnson Award: 2004
Isn't that the media award?
hahah probably, I was just using whatever I could to build a case for him.
badreligionau wrote:
Terrible is a pretty extreme word. There's no doubting he was one of the premier centres a few years ago, but the main issue would be that he hasn't played a 70 plus season since 03-04. The first four seasons of the decade, he'd be right up there with them, so I don't think him at number 5 is too big of a stretch
Yeah, I know what you mean. It's not really here that people say that, but on other basketball boards around the net he is hated on a lot. I'm a Pistons fan so personally I've never liked the guy, but he has talent. I guess it's just another case of injuries slowing stardom.