flaco wrote:Colbinii wrote:Flaco wrote:Explain Yourself
I genuinely believe Magic is the GOAT. My case is rather simple. Basketball is a team game. The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. Magic was the greatest at elevating his teammates, hence he's the greatest at elevating his team in general.
Not sure who said Bird is outside of the top 15. If you ask me, I'm sky high on Bird as well. I believe it's totally reasonable to argue that Bird was better than Magic/Jordan/LeBron/Kareem/Wilt/Russ/you name it. I consider all these guys legit GOAT candidates. As great as Bird was in the 80s, he would have been even better in today's game cause he was a lethal shooter. Btw, I believe Magic would have been a Point Center in the pace-and-space era, sort of like a rich man's Jokic.
Magic is nowhere the size of Jokic or any other star caliber center.
Don't get how he would duplicate what Jokic is doing. Why wouldn't he just play point guard?