NLSC Greatest of All-time: #25

Let's finally show Mark Price the recognition he deserves

-27th number of the many

-#24 was won by Kobe Bryant

-#25 can go either way

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

Nominees:

1. Mark Price (1986-87 to 1994-95)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
18.6	3.1	8.2	.590	117	109	20.0	.165

* Mark Price doesn't get enough credit.

I know, he never went to the Finals, but he did make it to the Conference Finals. I know, he didn't play defense, but he was a terrific offensive player.

Mark Price was a gifted passer, extremely efficient scorer and great shooter, and his advanced stats show that his Ortgs were great. Who does he sound like ?

Steve Nash.

They were pretty much identical players in their primes. Nash was a better passer and was slightly more efficient at shooting the ball, but that's it.

The only difference is Nash was surrounded by perfect players for his talents, won a couple of MVP's, while Price barely made the All-star game.

2. Gus Johnson (1963-64 to 1971-72)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
17.9	13.2	2.8	.477	Nr	Nr	17.0	.088

* He's not the best rebounding small forward ever. That's most likely Elgin Baylor. But those rebounding number are terrific.

He had a 18/17 season. He's a small forward.

Johnson wasn't really that great of a player, and really can't win this number.

He has an ABA Title, but that league wasn't as good as the NBA.

3. Al Jefferson (2007-08 to 2014-15)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
20.4	10.4	2.8	.525	108	105	21.3	.131

* Big Al. Probably should've made the All-star team by now. But who cares.

So he's not that good of a defender. He's not elite offensively. He's a solid offensive weapon and a good rebounder.

Not counting his Boston days, he hasn't won a Playoff game. His score is 0-8.

4. Gail Goodrich (1968-69 to 1978-79)

P/36	R/36	A/36	TS%	Ortg	Drtg	PER	Ws/48
20.9	3.4	5.4	.514	Nr	Nr	17.1	.109

* Goodrich won a title with that 69-13 Laker team. What a team it was. Baylor retired at the beginning of that year after 9 years. They went on a 33 game winning streak.

Goodrich was a terrific player for a third option. 22/5 for a third option is pretty good. Granted, he wasn't that efficient, but when there's a Wilt Chamberlain under the basket, who cares.

Other Notable Player Shoutout

Nick Anderson was a solid player, if you exclude his free throws. Bill Cartwright was a good scorer before his foot injury, but remained an efficient player afterwards. Erick Dampier was a solid rebounder. Robert Horry won a few titles wearing it. K.C Jones rode the Bill Russell bandwagon like many others. Little Stevie Kerr was a laser shooter during his days. Also won several titles. Jerome Kersey was a good offensive small forward during his prime. He was also a good rebounder for his posistion. Timofey Mozgov is a solid double-double guy that will surely benefit from playing alongside LeBron James. Chandler Parsons is a solid forward, but he hasn't really been improving the last few years. He's probably as good as he is going to be. Paul Pressey was an ok player during his Milwaukee days. Chet Walker is yet another one of those forgotten 60s/70s good players. He was a 20/9 small forward in his prime. Mo Williams made the All-star team. Lol. Mitch Kupchak was a good bench player. One of the better ones during his time. John Long was an okay guard for the Pistons during his time. He had to go as soon as the Pistons started building the Bad Boys. Doc Rivers was an 15/11 guy for three years, and was a good player
for his career.

Price over Goodrich

I too will go with Price.

Mark Price was a joy to watch with such a natural stroke.

And to think that the Cavs were not sold on Price so they drafted Kevin Johnson the next year and later traded KJ to the Suns when Price found his way.

Man, I remember him winning that 3pt contest. That made me spam shooting 3s with him on my Live game as a kid. Good ole days.

price all the way

Where's Austin Rivers

Resigned with the Clips last I heard. /dadjoke

I wonder if his sister played a hand in him resigning in LA....

Resigned with the Clips last I heard. /dadjoke

The fact that that happened, and that he's in the rotation thanks to Doc Rivers...that's the real Dad Joke.