KAJ began playing at LA not Milwaukee. Let’s not pretend he’s not the one ( like Ali and others) who was DEMANDING attention away from the game and to himself
Bill Russell's credential's and stats blows everyone else away.
- Bill Russel won 11 NBA Championships during a 13-yr career.
- Michael Jordan won 6 NBA Championships in a 15-yr career.
- KAB (a/k/a Lew Alcindor) won 6 NBA Championships in a 20-yr career.
- Russel was a 5-time NBA MVP
- Russel was a 12-time All-Star
- Russel won 2 NC's at the University of San Francisco, a small school with no basketball history to speak of.
- Michael Jordan won 1 NC at North Carolina, a certified "basketball school".
- KAB (Lew Alcindor) won 3 NC's at UCLA, but UCLA was a powerhouse before he arrived, and won 2 national titles in 1964 & '66, just before Alcindor started playing for the Bruins.
- Bill Russel is a native of Monroe, LA.
Just something to chew on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Russell
Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant player in NBA history. In head-to-head matchups vs. Russell, Chamberlain scored more points, grabbed more rebounds, passed for more assists...and lost more games.
Go to the 1:00 mark. Kareem himself says that he played at UCLA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ2GQgs0MR4
all of this has been great discussion. i still think there is another guy that i would take hands down, at his absolute best, over anybody named thus far. LeBron did not play in college so he is out of the picture for me.
OK I'll play. I still think a lot would have to do with the period of time. While Wilt and Kareem would still be dominate I don't think they'd be as dominate now.
My heart says Karl Malone and I think he'd be a good pick depending upon what you surrounded him with. However, I'd go with another power forward Tim Duncan. Duncan was smooth and smart. I just liked the way he played. I have to admit I've watched little basketball in the past 10 years to I don't know how the current compare.
Didn't Bird dominate in triple doubles during his prime? Is that who you are fishing for?
i am thinking of the best passing big man in the history of the game who played probably the greatest single game in NCAA history (possibly the greatest single game of any sport)