What was the best front court of all time.

[tsherkin]

Rik Smits, Dale Davis, Derrick Mckey

I assume this was meant to be in green text?

[Warspite]

One that deserves mention

Mosses Malone
Charles Barkley
Dr J

True DrJ was past his prime and Charles a rookie (they also lost in the 1st rd) but for star power they had 5 MVPS.

[penbeast0]

Oh, and the 6th man for those Philly teams was Bobby Jones which makes a significant upgrade to that lineup.

[wigglestrue]

Oh, and the 6th man for those Philly teams was Bobby Jones which makes a significant upgrade to that lineup.

Damn, on star power alone, and disregarding its brevity and lack of success, that Sixers frontcourt can give the 1980's Celts a run for its money.

[Super Bad]

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they were the best.

end of story there really is no front courts that is even close

[ponder276]

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Do you think that was true? I just don't see him being 6'9, because I've seen him in person standing next to his brother who is 6'6 and he towers him.

Most sites have him as 6'10 for his actual barefoot measurement. Even 6'10 sounds short for a dominant NBA center, but that's only because we're used to inflated/fake NBA heights - most NBA players are a good 1.5 to 2 inches shorter than what they say they are. Most NBA centers are actually 6'9 to 6'11 - although there are some legit 7 footers out there (for example, Shaq is 7'0, maybe 7'1, and Yao is a 7'5). Some NBA centers get by at heights normally thought of as in the SG/SF range - i.e. Ben Wallace is actually 6'7 max, though that is actually taller than most SFs.

To give you a good idea:
C: Dwight measured at 6'9 1/2 barefoot, but is listed at 6'11
PF: Amare measured at 6'8 1/2 barefoot, but is listed at 6'10
SF: Caron measured at 6'5 1/4 barefoot, but is listed at 6'7
SG: Kobe measured at 6'4 3/4 barefoot, but is listed at 6'6
PG: Nash measured at 6'1 barefoot, but is listed at 6'3


edit: not all players exagerate their heights though. Chauncey is actually 6'3 barefoot, KG is apparently slightly taller than his listed 6'11, but didn't want to be stuck into the center mold by listing himself as 7'0, Desmond Mason apparently measured at 6'6 barefoot, but is listed at 6'5, etc.

[tha_rock220]

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Most sites have him as 6'10 for his actual barefoot measurement. Even 6'10 sounds short for a dominant NBA center, but that's only because we're used to inflated/fake NBA heights - most NBA players are a good 1.5 to 2 inches shorter than what they say they are. Most NBA centers are actually 6'9 to 6'11 - although there are some legit 7 footers out there (for example, Shaq is 7'0, maybe 7'1, and Yao is a 7'5). Some NBA centers get by at heights normally thought of as in the SG/SF range - i.e. Ben Wallace is actually 6'7 max, though that is actually taller than most SFs.

To give you a good idea:
C: Dwight measured at 6'9 1/2 barefoot, but is listed at 6'11
PF: Amare measured at 6'8 1/2 barefoot, but is listed at 6'10
SF: Caron measured at 6'5 1/4 barefoot, but is listed at 6'7
SG: Kobe measured at 6'4 3/4 barefoot, but is listed at 6'6
PG: Nash measured at 6'1 barefoot, but is listed at 6'3


edit: not all players exagerate their heights though. Chauncey is actually 6'3 barefoot, KG is apparently slightly taller than his listed 6'11, but didn't want to be stuck into the center mold by listing himself as 7'0, Desmond Mason apparently measured at 6'6 barefoot, but is listed at 6'5, etc.

where do you get these numbers. the shortest ive ever heard of hakeem is 6-10.

the 1980 lakers had some real quality talent on their front line. kareem, magic, wilkes, cooper.

[ponder276]

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where do you get these numbers. the shortest ive ever heard of hakeem is 6-10.

the 1980 lakers had some real quality talent on their front line. kareem, magic, wilkes, cooper.

This thread is pretty good:
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41072

They use a combination of pre-draft measurements, head-on photos where the players aren't slouching and are standing in the same plane, statements by players, etc. Take it with a grain of salt, and the reports vary to a certain extent (e.g. some think Kobe is 6'4, others 6'4 3/4), but these measurements are for the most part a lot more accurate than the ones on NBA.com.

[Magz50]

D Rob, Duncan and Elliot are no1 imho

2nd best C of all time, best pf of all time and allstar calibre sf Elliot.

[kooldude]

D Rob, Duncan and Elliot are no1 imho

2nd best C of all time, best pf of all time and allstar calibre sf Elliot.

what are you on?