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Post#21 » by tkb » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:50 am

Depends on a lot of factors. MJ and Wilt won't have the same stats as they had individually when put in the same league because of pace differences.

One intriguing pairing using modern players would be David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon from the early-mid 90s. Robinson had a season where he went over 2 steals per game AND 4 blocks per game and Hakeem was dominant in both cats as a center the very same season. They'd be strong in FG%, REB, PTS as well and both were very good at the line for centers. Both passed well too. I love that pairing to be honest.

I see one mistake from some posters in this thread (providing this is h2h fantasy). There is no reason to pick players who are dissimilar. You pick out 6-7 cats and try to dominate in those.
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Post#22 » by Doctor MJ » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:37 pm

penbeast0 wrote:oh God, missed the whole "fantasy league" element of the OP . . . of course Wilt is one . . . need to know if you are calculating stats adjusted across years for things like pace and if you are able to somehow calculate Wilt's blocks. Also is this a one year thing or across a period of time?


Ah crap.

Well, personally, I just don't care about fantasy basketball, so I'll stick with my original choices just to be obstinate.
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Post#23 » by Ryoga Hibiki » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:02 pm

If you don't explain the metric used by that hypothetical fantasy league it's hard to answer this question.
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Post#24 » by Point forward » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:06 pm

For FANTASY basketball, I would pick Wilt and Oscar.
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Post#25 » by TheSheriff » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:07 pm

Wilt and Oscar would dominate fantasy BB. that 50 points and 25 rebounds, plus tons of blocks, and a great fg%; 20 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds...

Wilt would make it impossible to win FT%, though.
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Post#26 » by TheSheriff » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:17 pm

Actually on second thought i would not take Wilt because of the FT%, in Fantasy you want a guy that dominates every category. Wilt doesn't do that.

Bird actually does a better job at giving you across the board stats than Jordan.

Bird would be a great guy to have dominating like Marion. 25 points, 10 rebounds, 6.5 dimes, 2 steals and a block, a three pointer, and great FG% and FT%.

Bird beats Jordan in FT and FG%, rebounds, and assists. They are the same at blocks. Bird would be a better choice.
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Post#27 » by Warspite » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:33 pm

tkb wrote:Depends on a lot of factors. MJ and Wilt won't have the same stats as they had individually when put in the same league because of pace differences.

One intriguing pairing using modern players would be David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon from the early-mid 90s. Robinson had a season where he went over 2 steals per game AND 4 blocks per game and Hakeem was dominant in both cats as a center the very same season. They'd be strong in FG%, REB, PTS as well and both were very good at the line for centers. Both passed well too. I love that pairing to be honest.

I see one mistake from some posters in this thread (providing this is h2h fantasy). There is no reason to pick players who are dissimilar. You pick out 6-7 cats and try to dominate in those.



IMHO Wilt and MJ would put up better stats than historical playing in todays NBA and todays rules. MJ might take 25fts a game and Wilt rebounds the ball at a higher point than 90% of players can shotblock. Joe Dumars told a reporter that MJ would score at least 45PPG in todays rules.
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Post#28 » by Point forward » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:34 pm

With Wilt and FG%, it depends which version of Wilt you take. You are talking about a guy who scored 50ppg on .500 (1962), 24ppg on .680 (1967) and 14ppg on .727 (1973) :o
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Post#29 » by a-rod » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:40 pm

kooldude wrote:Wilt and Jordan

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SacKingZZZ wrote:No thanks to Deng. I read a rumor surfing hoopshype awhile back saying Gay for Reke is a possibility.


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Post#30 » by WadeKnicks2010 » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:44 pm

Kobe and LeBron

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Post#31 » by obiwanginobili » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:00 pm

If you are playing roto, you cant take Wilt, who would almost assuredly lose you free thros shooting percentage, which is huge. I think you take DRob and the Big O
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Post#32 » by TMU » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:03 pm

penbeast0 wrote:oh God, missed the whole "fantasy league" element of the OP . . . of course Wilt is one . . . need to know if you are calculating stats adjusted across years for things like pace and if you are able to somehow calculate Wilt's blocks. Also is this a one year thing or across a period of time?


Same here... :banghead: :banghead:
Then I will probably take Wilt along with MJ or Magic.

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