Tag: player
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What was Kobe Bryant’s impact on basketball?
He’s definitely one of the most popular players ever – either #1 or #2 after Jordan. I think he may be even more popular than Jordan because Jordan opened up basketball globally and Kobe really peaked in the era where China was getting into basketball after Yao Ming and Kobe’s popularity skyrocketed there in the…
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Who is the greatest NBA power forward who has never been the best power forward in that league?
Well that’s interesting I would say from my reserves of NBA history here’s what I would consider the best power forward in the NBA during each era: 1950–1955: Dolph Schayes 1955–1965: Bob Pettit 1965–1969: Jerry Lucas 1969–1980: Elvin Hayes 1980–1985: Larry Bird (yes Bird played PF during his early years) 1985–1988: Kevin McHale 1988–1993: Charles…
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Who is the greatest NBA player who has never been the best basketball player in the world?
Define best basketball player in the world. Usually when a player wins MVP they are considered top in the league. When a player wins FMVP there could be arguments they are the best player in the world – they just won a championship while being their teams best player. So then I suppose my answer is…