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Tue Jun 02, 2015 5:02 pm
From Mitchell & Ness, one of the hottest apparel companies about 10-15 years ago when throwback jerseys were all the rage:
https://www.mitchellandness.com/company/best-players-by-number
Sure, they were a little biased towards jerseys that they sell, helped by the fact that they chose "best player to ever wear the number" and not based on their performance while wearing that number. Otherwise, Malone would probably lose to Yao at 11 & Batum over Walker at 88 and anyone over Vince at 25.
and Kwame must have been the only person ever to wear #38
Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:06 pm
LeBron should of thought of picking another number.
There is no greater #23 than MJ and enough at #6 he has Bill Russell to contend with.
Nice find Q!
Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:08 pm
Wait... There has never being a player with #69???
#Goon
Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:06 pm
Jason Collins? seriously?
Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:57 pm
Marcus Camby FTW
Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:15 pm
Kevin wrote:Jason Collins? seriously?
Has anyone else ever wore #98?
Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:30 pm
Collins' competition at #98 is Hamed Haddadi and Chet Aubuchon. I think Collins wins that one through longevity, if nothing else.
I suppose picking Malone for #11 is fair in the broad sense of "best player to wear it", but I agree that it'd be a more interesting list if players who were multiple numbers were restricted to the one they wore for a majority of their career. If we're to disqualify Malone, I'd go with Isiah for #11. Same with A.C. Green and #45, if we're only counting #23 for MJ. There are a few Hall of Famers you could put ahead of Carter at #25 too, since #15 is his most famous number.
Incidentally, Kwame's not the only player to
wear #38, but he's still probably the best/most noteworthy player on that short list.
Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:41 pm
Smh at Iverson over Wade.
Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:07 am
Chris Paul's up there among the #3s, too.
Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:02 am
I would of taken John Starks for #3 myself (;-))
Wed Jun 03, 2015 7:35 am
mp3 wrote:Wait... There has never being a player with #69???
#Goon
Rodman wanted to wear it but they didn't let him. That's why he settled for 73 & 70
Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:25 am
Qballer wrote:mp3 wrote:Wait... There has never being a player with #69???
#Goon
Rodman wanted to wear it but they didn't let him. That's why he settled for 73 & 70
Why not?
Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:48 pm
You have to get special permission to wear higher numbers in the first place. Seeing as how the connotations were pretty obvious, I'd say the league were well aware of what he was trying to do there, and said "Yeah, nice try, pick another number."
Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:55 pm
Andrew wrote:You have to get special permission to wear higher numbers in the first place.
Why? What makes them different to any other number?
Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:13 pm
Higher numbers are more difficult for the referees to signal to the bench. 55 is the highest number that can be easily signalled with our two hands and ten fingers, so the NBA has deemed that the cut-off point for approval. Obviously there are numbers before 55 that can't be as easily signalled (38, 19, 47, to name a few at random), but everything above 55 is more difficult, and those difficult numbers under 55 tend to be rarely chosen anyway. High school and college basketball tends to flat out restrict players from choosing those numbers that can't be easily signalled in the first place
I remember reading that after a game in which he fouled out, John Paxson sarcastically claimed he'd be changing his number to 99, so the referees wouldn't be so inclined to call fouls on him (not wanting to go to the trouble of signalling 99, as opposed to 5).
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:01 am
How does the NBA do that? From what I've seen they simultaneously use the right hand for the first digit, and the left hand for the second (I presume, so that it reads the right way for the scorebench). With FIBA, you use one or both hands, as necessary, with the back of your hand facing the scorebench, to signal the first or only digit. Then one or both hands, as necessary, with your palm facing the scorebench, to signal the second digit if there is one.
This strikes me as easier than the NBA system for digits higher than five, and significantly less confusing in general.
Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:15 am
'toine!
Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:40 am
koberulz wrote:How does the NBA do that? From what I've seen they simultaneously use the right hand for the first digit, and the left hand for the second (I presume, so that it reads the right way for the scorebench). With FIBA, you use one or both hands, as necessary, with the back of your hand facing the scorebench, to signal the first or only digit. Then one or both hands, as necessary, with your palm facing the scorebench, to signal the second digit if there is one.
This strikes me as easier than the NBA system for digits higher than five, and significantly less confusing in general.
when I was reffing intramural games in college, I did it with the front and back of the hands like you described
Thu Jun 04, 2015 9:22 pm
i really wish this did not include players who wore a different number at the end of their career
Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:51 pm
Menopauss wrote:Smh at Iverson over Wade.
Andrew wrote:Chris Paul's up there among the #3s, too.
mp3 wrote:I would of taken John Starks for #3 myself (;-))
The average Joes don't rank players by stats but by how many MVP trophies they have though I reckon it's all about the earnings that Mitchell and Ness got from the jersey and also Starks over AI is laughable... Also at 36, Pistons' Sheed over Celtics' Shaq is an understatement...
Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:02 am
Well, on the bright side, it's not like it's a definitive list or anything.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:42 am
Andrew wrote:Well, on the bright side, it's not like it's a definitive list or anything.
someone needs to make one.............
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:53 am
We can all give it a shot.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:21 pm
I think that is a great idea, the NLSC version would make for some great debate.
Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:04 pm
Really sounds like a great idea.
Obviously doing every number at the same time will result in awful spamming, but the numbers were to be divided it should be really interesting.
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