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My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 3:05 am
by mdonnelly1989
Combination of Peak, Prime.
#1. Bill Russell 99
Very small gap.
#2. Hakeem Olajuwon 98
Small Gap (3 - 7 are interchangable)
#3. David Robinson 97
#4. Ben Wallace 97
#5. Wilt Chamberlain 97
#6. Mutombo 97
#7. Duncan 97 (Exclude if you feel he's a PF)
Very small gap
#8. Nate Thurmond 96
#9. Kareem Abdul Jabaar 96
#10. Patrick Ewing 96
Honorable Mention:
Dwight Howard 96
Eaton 96
Bill Walton 96
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 3:42 am
by VanWest82
One opponent certainly isn't everything, but someone needs to do a deep dive on Dream vs. Mutumbo vs. the Sonics. One guy seemed to do a heck of a lot better than the other guy. No, no, no, no.
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 3:55 am
by migya
Mourning is in the Ewing group.
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:14 am
by 70sFan
Is this about peak or career?
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 3:35 pm
by mdonnelly1989
70sFan wrote:Is this about peak or career?
Combination of Peak and Prime
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:24 pm
by kcktiny
Nice to see someone list David Robinson so high. Great defender, and the best all-around player I ever watched consistently (did not see a whole lot of Chamberlain/Russell).
Also I would list Eaton defensively above Mutombo, Duncan, Howard, and Ewing.
Re: My Tiers for Defensive Centers of All Time
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:21 am
by mdonnelly1989
kcktiny wrote:Nice to see someone list David Robinson so high. Great defender, and the best all-around player I ever watched consistently (did not see a whole lot of Chamberlain/Russell).
Also I would list Eaton defensively above Mutombo, Duncan, Howard, and Ewing.
For me that's 2013 Lebron. A few votes shy of Defensive MVP. One of the most efficient seasons of all time and of course and what imo separates him from the rest is his passing. That simply makes him very well balanced / dominate on both sides of the ball.