Player Who We'll Never See Another Of

[AngelEyes]

What current or former player will we never see another of? Watching old highlights of Charles Barkley and I just can't envision another like him coming along. The guy was an absolute freak of nature. The guy was 6'4" 3/4 and dominated guys 5 and 6 inches taller. He was also 250-260 pounds and ran the court like a point guard. He had an incredible amount of natural power. It seemed that Barkley was always the strongest and most physical player on the floor, despite his height.

http://youtu.be/NGApocfJJ3c

This video shows how amazing he was. The dunk at 1:31 is extraordinary.

[SyRyanYang]

All individuals are unique

[AngelEyes]

All individuals are unique

He's more unique than most

[Shepseskaf]

Iverson. We'll never see someone that small dominate scoring like he did again.

[EnoughSaid]

We'll never see another Hakeem, Oscar Robertson, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaq.

That's all I can really come up with. These guys have something REALLY special about their games that would be extremely hard to copy.

[Collie]

Larry Bird, Magic Johnson.

[bwink23]

Iverson. We'll never see someone that small dominate scoring like he did again.


The players of the 70's probably said the same thing when Tiny Archibald
was playing...In a league with rule sets tailor-made for quick perimeter players. I'm sure we'll see another small scoring guard come along.

[AngelEyes]

I think it will also be a long time before we see another David Robinson. A guy who is 7'1" and chiseled, can run the floor better than any center, sky for the alleyoop, shoot the baseline jumper, pull down 12 rebounds per game, and block 3 or 4 shots per game.

[stallionaire]

Garnett.

[AngelEyes]

Garnett.

Garnett's a good one. A guy who is probably 7'1" who is that versatile. A power foward who can average 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

[Rose]

I think that we'll see another Dirk kinda soon-ish.

Ryan Anderson has the shooting ability. He's not as good of a rebounder, granted playing next to Dwight impacts that. And he's got nowhere near the handles amongst other things. But he is kind of close in a way. Where as I can't think of a guy who emulates alot of Hakeem, Bird, AI, etc etc.

No bigs practice post moves anymore really. they mostly practice shooting look at Bosh, Boozer, Amare, etc etc. Primarily jumpshooters, who occasionally work in the post and have a few post moves, but not necessarily post up guys. So all these factors are going to play into this

Or Kevin Love is kinda in that category for up and coming guys too. Him and Griffin are the two biggest 4s that have come up recently in the past few years and developed really well. So I guess it goes both ways, but I think it is shifting somewhat.

[copper]

Rodman

[bluechox2]

shaq

[Sampsonsimpson]

Hakeem Olajuwon

[rule1223]

charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair

[Rocker09]

Magic Johnson
Shaq

[Draz]

iverson :///

[N0Skillz]

iverson :///



this

[alwaysunny]

I don't see why we wouldn't see another version of former greats in the future. Basketball is a relatively young sport, and as much as talented those players were I think we're giving them too much credit. About a week ago on Open Court, Reggie Miller said there will never be another Shaq. Why not? With constant development of medical technology and training anything is possible. I even predict there will be a player who will surpass Michael Jordan within our lifetime.

I can imagine not seeing another player like Bill Laimbeer or Dennis Rodman due to the rule change opposed to more physical plays back in the day, but talent-wise, there's no reason to believe we won't see another former great-like players.

[I.R.Beast]

I think it will also be a long time before we see another David Robinson. A guy who is 7'1" and chiseled, can run the floor better than any center, sky for the alleyoop, shoot the baseline jumper, pull down 12 rebounds per game, and block 3 or 4 shots per game.
D-Rob was the truth..... the most physically gifted player ever IMO givien what he could do at his sized, just amazing....

[FireMcFailPlease]

the league desperately needs a charles oakley

[brantonli]

Yao. But I mean a player almost exactly like him though in physical attributes. We've seen big men with skills (Hakeem, Sabonis) but never somebody who was 7'6.

[HeyIt'sMe]

charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair

Completely idiotic.

[kidachi]

Maybe a Ralph Sampson?

But I think it's Larry, Magic and MJ.. they changed the game.. they lifted it.. the type of player they were just amazing.. I couldn't put it into words actually.

[get these NETS]

never be another barkley or jason kidd


you'll see mj-ish type of players
magic-ish type players
bird-ish type of players
and zeke-ish type players

because players pattern their games after these players, mimick their styles and footwork...and have their bodytypes,skillsets


never be another player of barkley's size and versatility or with kidd's versatility and vision

[King24George]

Tyler Hansbrough

[N0Skillz]

Yao. But I mean a player almost exactly like him though in physical attributes. We've seen big men with skills (Hakeem, Sabonis) but never somebody who was 7'6.


manute was a great blocker

[9512]

i agree with all the names...

and i will add Tim duncan...

Most college recruiters tend to favor freakish athletic big men...

[get these NETS]

Tyler Hansbrough


there's another Tyler Hansbrough already.....he just plays football.....Tim tebow

[scott0326]

Javale McGee.. He makes Demarcus Cousins look liked a genius. No NBA player will ever be able to match McGee's stupidity.

[MJ(Mean John)]

Lamar odom- 6'11 point forward with this playmaking dribbling ability who can also control the glass

Gary Payton (all guards want to do is play offense. Nobody wants to be the stopper)

Ben Wallace - 6'7 motherfukcer who killed the glass and anything in his paint. Plus his ability to score. Lol

Iverson- a Lil motherfukcer to put up points like that? Naw.. In that manner? Hell naw

Chuck- 6 foot 4, 260lbs. And could put the ball on the floor and dominate the glass

Shaq- his body speaks for itself

Marion- ugliest pos game ever. Every bucket looks like luck

[cteach111]

I don't see why we wouldn't see another version of former greats in the future. Basketball is a relatively young sport, and as much as talented those players were I think we're giving them too much credit. About a week ago on Open Court, Reggie Miller said there will never be another Shaq. Why not? With constant development of medical technology and training anything is possible. I even predict there will be a player who will surpass Michael Jordan within our lifetime.

I can imagine not seeing another player like Bill Laimbeer or Dennis Rodman due to the rule change opposed to more physical plays back in the day, but talent-wise, there's no reason to believe we won't see another former great-like players.

what does medical technology/training have to do with becoming a 300+ lb behemoth

[pauk]

LEBRON........... you will never ever see anything close to a 6'9-260 triple double machine with the best combination of size, speed, quickness, vertical, power

[strifed169]

the league desperately needs a charles oakley

Cousins is like a -1-1-1x50 reject of Barkley

[Unforgiven]

Marion- ugliest pos game ever. Every bucket looks like luck

Yeh Marion was a player I thought of when reading the thread. The guy looks unorthadox and really awkward, but can be really effective.

[PistolPete44]

Has to be Wilton Norman Chamberlain and Sleepy Floyd

"" It turned out that Gus Johnson was the only player in NBA history to suffer a dislocated shoulder from a blocked shot. ...""

EDIT: A.C Green must be remembered, forever

[SacJB Shady]

Metta World Peace

[alenleomessi]

Larry, you only told me one lie. You said there will be another Larry Bird. Larry, there will never, ever be another Larry Bird.

[Rnbizzle]

Lebron James.

[Floppy]

Generic engineering will make Lebron look like Jennings in 20 years.

[hoopaddict08]

Ben Wallace

Undersized big-man that changed a franchise around strictly on the defensive end. A player who some would consider a star but yet rarely scored about 8 points.

Even at his current age, he is still going to work.

[kurple]

Wilt.. There will never be such a dominant player again (different reasons)

[ballerz]

Larry Bird

[bagelred]

Brook Lopez


Can't imagine anyone being similar to him.

[JohnnySic]

Shaq. His combination of size, athleticism, and skill was unique.

[Seps]

Mugsy

[blablabla]

rodman

[CeltsGarlic]

KG comes to my mind first.

This guy is different in any way. Such a strange passion for the game. Who else could block all dead balls? The way he speaks, acts and performs on the court is very extra-ordinary.

[KayHaven]

I think if u gave any little PG..ala Iverson 25- 30 shots a game and a system designed specifically for that PG...we could see lots of dominant PGs like A.I. but the chances of that happening are slim..Remember A.I. use to go out there with 4 other teammates that wanted no parts of shooting the ball..

[KayHaven]

I think of all the names mentioned I'd cosign Rodman and Shaq more than other...

[OhNoTimNoSho]

Earl Boykins

Blake Griffin

Durant

Mutombo


Theres so many players that are unique that I doubt we'll ever see again. Thats just how humans are, you can copy moves and stuff but not physical attributes

[creepingdeath]

Dirk Nowitzki

[rodman91]

We will always have poor or better versions of these players.

[Scholar]

Statistics-wise, I don't think we'll ever see another Wilton Norman Chamberlain. I can't imagine anyone in the league will ever be able to drop 50+ points per game and grab 20+ boards.
Same thing for Bill Russell and all the legends of the past who managed to grab more boards than you can imagine.

As far as skill-wise, I don't think we'll see another Allen Iverson-type of player. I could be wrong, but chances are that 6'0" scoring guards won't make much of an impact in today's era, as far as being league scoring leaders goes.

Honorable mentions: Oscar Robertson (averaging triple-doubles), Hakeem Olajuwon (over 4 bpg?!), Charles Barkley (6'4" & dominated bigger PFs & Cs), etc. I just don't think anyone will be able to pull off the feats these guys did.

[Scholar]

I think of all the names mentioned I'd cosign Rodman and Shaq more than other...

Agreed.

I doubt anyone in the future will ever be as dominant as Shaquille O'Neal once was... or as awkward and ghey as Rodman is.

[Round Mound]

charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair

:roll: :facepalm

A 36 Year old Charles put up 23.5 PPG/13.8 RPG/3.8 APG vs Shaq-Kobe-Rice-Horry-Elden-Harper-Rodman...what makes u think he was just a bit of a better player than Blair?

Blair is 6`7 but not even close to as Skilled, Fundementally Sound, Ball Handler, Powerfull, Quick, Potent, Agil, Leaper etc Player than Barkley

Barkley is by Far the Most Unique Player Ever

Then it would be Magic: 6`7 PointGuard

Larry Bird: Despite his Average or Below Average Athletic Capacity Very Few where as Close to as Skilled or Inteligent than Bird

Then Shaq

Those 4 Are the Most Unique Players Ever

[N0Skillz]

:roll: :facepalm

A 36 Year old Charles put up 23.5 PPG/13.8 RPG/3.8 APG vs Shaq-Kobe-Rice-Horry-Elden-Harper-Rodman...what makes u think he was just a bit of a better player than Blair?

Blair is 6`7 but not even close to as Skilled, Powerfull, Quick, Potent, Agil etc player than Barkley

Barkley is by Far the Most Unique Player Ever


I do think we will never see a basketball player like Charles again, he was pretty round and could still get shxt done. I still think the most Unique would be Iverson though.

[GOBB]

Iverson. Good luck finding another one of those.

[no pun intended]

Bowen. Bruce Bowen.

[AMISTILLILL]

Undersized big-man that changed a franchise around strictly on the defensive end. A player who some would consider a star but yet rarely scored about 8 points.

So... Dennis Rodman?

[clayton]

Kobe. You'll rarely see a guy taking 28+ shots in the NBA.

[N0Skillz]

Kobe. You'll rarely see a guy taking 28+ shots in the NBA.



Michael Jordan Lead the NBA in FGA for 9 seasons


He actually averaged 28 FGA a season one time

[The_Yearning]

:D

[Pharcyde]

LeBron.

[usdmef9]

Kevin Love

[Dragonyeuw]

charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair

Oh god :facepalm

[JMT]

Magic.

It's a copycat league, and during the time he was dominating it, the experts said that he was the player of the future. Yet, decades later, we've really seen nobody even remotely close.

[Dragonyeuw]

Bird comes to mind immediately....

[dynasty1978]

Lebron James based purely on his position and the combination of size, strength, speed, and athleticism.

[Zenji]

Every one who mentioned Magic wins. The most unique and brilliant point guard the NBA has ever and will ever see. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZHXe3eTooY&list=FLsbfV__b1F_OT8veXE_XxLw&index=1&feature=plpp_video)

[josh99]

I think that we'll see another Dirk kinda soon-ish.

Ryan Anderson has the shooting ability. He's not as good of a rebounder, granted playing next to Dwight impacts that. And he's got nowhere near the handles amongst other things. But he is kind of close in a way. Where as I can't think of a guy who emulates alot of Hakeem, Bird, AI, etc etc.

No bigs practice post moves anymore really. they mostly practice shooting look at Bosh, Boozer, Amare, etc etc. Primarily jumpshooters, who occasionally work in the post and have a few post moves, but not necessarily post up guys. So all these factors are going to play into this

Or Kevin Love is kinda in that category for up and coming guys too. Him and Griffin are the two biggest 4s that have come up recently in the past few years and developed really well. So I guess it goes both ways, but I think it is shifting somewhat.
He's actually a pretty good rebounder, but has nowhere near the postup game that Dirk has.

[Shade8780]

Wilt Chamberlain. Not just in dominance but in FGA. He took 40 shots per game during his 50 point season.

[bwink23]

Michael Jordan Lead the NBA in FGA for 9 seasons


He actually averaged 28 FGA a season one time


Allen Iverson.....27.8 FGA in 2002, Kobe 27.2 FGA in 2006, Jordan 27.8 FGA in 1987.

Iverson led the league 6 times in field goal attempts per game.

[schism206]

rodman
+1

I think Rondo could be in the category... maybe not as much as some of the others mentioned but he's still pretty unique.

[N0Skillz]

Allen Iverson.....27.8 FGA in 2002, Kobe 27.2 FGA in 2006, Jordan 27.8 FGA in 1987.

Iverson led the league 6 times in field goal attempts per game.


I was replying to that idiot. I know others have averaged those numbers

[LT Ice Cream]

Pippen . . . I've never seen him play but from what I hear about him, no one else seems to come close to his array of skills.

[MiseryCityTexas]

bob macadoo

[CeltsGarlic]

Spanoulis :lol

jk.

[bwink23]

Pippen . . . I've never seen him play but from what I hear about him, no one else seems to come close to his array of skills.


:rolleyes:

[kurple]

Every one who mentioned Magic wins. The most unique and brilliant point guard the NBA has ever and will ever see. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZHXe3eTooY&list=FLsbfV__b1F_OT8veXE_XxLw&index=1&feature=plpp_video)
lol, like you know the answer

[AMISTILLILL]

Pippen . . . I've never seen him play but from what I hear about him, no one else seems to come close to his array of skills.

Oof.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Lamar odom- 6'11 point forward with this playmaking dribbling ability who can also control the glass

Gary Payton (all guards want to do is play offense. Nobody wants to be the stopper)

Ben Wallace - 6'7 motherfukcer who killed the glass and anything in his paint. Plus his ability to score. Lol

Iverson- a Lil motherfukcer to put up points like that? Naw.. In that manner? Hell naw

Chuck- 6 foot 4, 260lbs. And could put the ball on the floor and dominate the glass

Shaq- his body speaks for itself

Marion- ugliest pos game ever. Every bucket looks like luck
http://guanabee.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/charlesbarkley_22409.jpg
more like 6'7"

[RaininTwos]

Every single great player...

[Jasper]

There is a ton of mediocre players , and then there are horrible players , I can't imagine the NBA or a franchise ever seeing again :

Most current player is Curry for Miami :facepalm

Unique players we may never see again :
Wilt
Jordan
Bird
majic
ice man
Shaq
pistol Pete
White choca'lote
Kareem
Big O
pippen
Rodman
Cazzie Russell
Wes unseld

Just to name a few ...
these guys had something so briliant about there game , that they were one of a kind ... handles , shot , dimes, passing , outlet passing , boards , shot selection , even Big O's free throw.

[wakencdukest]

Magic Johnson - a 6-9 pure point guard, best ever for that matter.

Barkley - Freak athlete at 6-5, 260.

Adrian Dantley - another guy at 6-5 who scored in the paint at will, but without Barkleys power.

[Hernando]

Defiantly Dwight howard. No center has been as effective as he has been since Shaq

[Jasper]

Magic Johnson - a 6-9 pure point guard, best ever for that matter.

Barkley - Freak athlete at 6-5, 260.

Adrian Dantley - another guy at 6-5 who scored in the paint at will, but without Barkleys power.

Dantley even though very good , if I recall isn't a HOF'er .

And before I would consider him special Cazzie R. was far far better as well as Benard King.... that mold isn't special , and we will see others like them.

[LiLharvard]

Michael Beasley cos he's an ass clown
Smh why I traded Scola for this Absolute no talent selfish piece of shit

[yobore]

Defiantly Dwight howard. No center has been as effective as he has been since ShaqWhy exactly?

As long as basketball remains popular, I don't think any of them on the higher end of the talent scale will be "We won't see another of" players. If they happened once they'll probably happen again some time down the line. The only one I can think of is MAYBE Muggsy as the general population has gotten taller

[Micku]

Magic Johnson - a 6-9 pure point guard, best ever for that matter.

Barkley - Freak athlete at 6-5, 260.

Adrian Dantley - another guy at 6-5 who scored in the paint at will, but without Barkleys power.

It depends on your definition of a pure point guard with Magic.

I would say Barkley and Hakeem are probably the most unique at the top of my head. Hakeem because I extremely doubt we'll see another center on the level of Hakeem athleticism and skillfulness. He was a guard in a center's body.

And Barkley because of the obvious. 6'5 rebounding like a big.

We've seen players like Magic before. They weren't "Magic" but they were similar. We haven't seen a player similar to Barkley or Hakeem.


Ewing is sort'a another one. Ewing could shoot long mid-range jumpers. But we've seen 7 footers shooting jumpers like Dirk and KG.

[Round Mound]

That photo on Barkley is crap...just watch him Next to Dennis Rodman who is closer to 6`6 3/4 than 6`7 or to Real 6`6ers like that of Thunderdan or Mark Aguirre.

Magic was closer to 6`7 than 6`9

[wakencdukest]

Dantley even though very good , if I recall isn't a HOF'er .

And before I would consider him special Cazzie R. was far far better as well as Benard King.... that mold isn't special , and we will see others like them.


I'm looking at it more as he is a player that you just don't see anymore. I'm not saying he was a hall of famer or a superstar, just that he was an anomoly. You don't see 6'5 forwards making a living on the low blocks these days. I mean, he would post up and routinely score on bigger players with a wide array of moves. Guys that size today rarely post up or play with their back to the basket more than a few times a game. That's all I'm trying to say.

[wakencdukest]

It depends on your definition of a pure point guard with Magic.

I would say Barkley and Hakeem are probably the most unique at the top of my head. Hakeem because I extremely doubt we'll see another center on the level of Hakeem athleticism and skillfulness. He was a guard in a center's body.

And Barkley because of the obvious. 6'5 rebounding like a big.

We've seen players like Magic before. They weren't "Magic" but they were similar. We haven't seen a player similar to Barkley or Hakeem.


Ewing is sort'a another one. Ewing could shoot long mid-range jumpers. But we've seen 7 footers shooting jumpers like Dirk and KG.


With all due respect, I don't think we've seen anyone like magic yet. There's been plenty of tall players who could handle the ball and pass. Penny, Odom, Lebron, etc. The thing is, those guys all look for their shot first and foremost. they all dribble too much. Did you ever see Magic play? He was thinking pass as soon as he touched the ball. When he needed to he would take over games and score. He would hit the boards when he needed to. He was the type of player who could score 2 points and still completely dominate the game.

[C_lake2802]

charles barkely in todays era would be a slightly better offensive dejuan blair

Cant be serious

[Nevaeh]

Pippen . . . I've never seen him play but from what I hear about him, no one else seems to come close to his array of skills.

I can never understand this when I see it posted (not a knock on you LT). You Tube has clips all over the place of every legend. A couple of clicks takes you to any player you're curious about these days. There's no excuse to not at least have an idea of how someone played back in the day.