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305Baller
10-10-2014, 01:12 AM
Julius Erving

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CavaliersFTW
10-10-2014, 01:19 AM
If I need a guard, West

If I need a forward, Dr. J
Smoke117
10-10-2014, 01:21 AM
If I need a guard, West

If I need a forward, Dr. J

aren't you clever in working out that one is a forward and one is a guard. Why don't you give yourself a congratulatory good-natured :applause: so we can all enjoy your triumph.
305Baller
10-10-2014, 01:22 AM
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L.Kizzle
10-10-2014, 01:22 AM
Doc would fill the seats also.
bizil
10-10-2014, 06:59 AM
Wow this is close. They rank GOAT wise right around the same area for their respective positions at three or four. Even GOAT wise in general I would say they are right around the same neighborhood. Hell one is The Logo and the other was greatest player of all time in the ABA. It might really come down to what your team needs. Even though West was the better all around player and a true alpha dog, I think peak Doc was a more dominant player. Doc was also a very good all around player, So I think I would take Doc peak wise. GOAT wise at least in terms of NBA, I'm taking Mr. Clutch.

But for TOTAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL HISTORY (ABA AND NBA), I think Doc is the GOAT SF. And in the top 7-8 for TOTAL BASKETBALL HISTORY! Peep Doc's total resume and u will see what I'm talking about. Plus throw in his impact as well. He was the living legend (right with Kareem, but Doc was the one who catered hard to the mainstream) that Stern's NBA marketed to go with the current superstars strong in their prime in Bird and Magic. Doc was the aerial icon to go with Magic's and Bird's epic game on the ground.
La Frescobaldi
10-10-2014, 08:10 AM
Doc would fill the seats also.
Fill seats??

There would be no pro basketball today without Jerry West. It would have died. West was enormously popular
Harison
10-10-2014, 08:45 AM
Its close but I would rather have West. Dr.J never dominated in the NBA Playoffs to the extent West did, and Mr. Clutch nickname was given for a reason :cheers:
pudman13
10-10-2014, 11:03 AM
This is tough one because it has a lot to do with the makeup of the team. I'll pick West if my team needs outside shooting, but I'll pick J if my team plays a running game. Both were great defensive players, by the way.
colts19
10-10-2014, 11:32 AM
Dr. J was not a great defensive player. Jerry West was. So I take West.
La Frescobaldi
10-10-2014, 01:06 PM
Dr. J was not a great defensive player. Jerry West was. So I take West.

That unerring accuracy of colts19.
WillC
10-10-2014, 04:42 PM
Jerry West, but it's close.

Despite being in most people's top 12, I still think Jerry West is underrated. One of the few players who had no weaknesses in his game.
L.Kizzle
10-10-2014, 05:25 PM
Fill seats??

There would be no pro basketball today without Jerry West. It would have died. West was enormously popular
He wasn't even the most popular player on his team, let alone his era.
oarabbus
10-10-2014, 05:34 PM
Mr. Clutch aka The Logo >>>
ArbitraryWater
10-10-2014, 05:35 PM
aren't you clever in working out that one is a forward and one is a guard. Why don't you give yourself a congratulatory good-natured :applause: so we can all enjoy your triumph.

:oldlol:
La Frescobaldi
10-10-2014, 06:10 PM
He wasn't even the most popular player on his team, let alone his era.

oh gosh. Take it from an old dude that was there my friend.

When Jerry West ran on the court during the pre-game announcements, the stadiums erupted like the Doors or Iron Butterfly had just walked onstage. That feeling was electric.

He was the NBA's rock star in the days when that was incredibly more important than any celebrity has been in decades. The only more popular player was Chamberlain - and that was from sheer fame, not because Wilt was liked.
L.Kizzle
10-10-2014, 06:14 PM
oh gosh. Take it from an old dude that was there my friend.

When Jerry West ran on the court during the pre-game announcements, the stadiums erupted like the Doors or Iron Butterfly had just walked onstage. That feeling was electric.

He was the NBA's rock star in the days when that was incredibly more important than any celebrity has been in decades. The only more popular player was Chamberlain - and that was from sheer fame, not because Wilt was liked.
Point taken.

But was it because he was the Chandler Parsons on his day? Young West was a good looking dude.
Cold soul
10-10-2014, 06:26 PM
Jerry West, but it's close.
La Frescobaldi
10-10-2014, 06:28 PM
Point taken.

But was it because he was the Chandler Parsons on his day? Young West was a good looking dude.

lol

Jerry West was such a great player in all areas, that he was the model, the ideal, that coaches held up to players at all levels from pee-wee to the NBA, right up until the '90s.
L.Kizzle
10-10-2014, 06:31 PM
lol

Jerry West was such a great player in all areas, that he was the model, the ideal, that coaches held up to players at all levels from pee-wee to the NBA, right up until the '90s.
No doubt, West is one of the best 10-15 players of all-time. But him looking like Chandler Parsons and not Chris Kaman helped a lot too, don't you think?
La Frescobaldi
10-10-2014, 06:43 PM
No doubt, West is one of the best 10-15 players of all-time. But him looking like Chandler Parsons and not Chris Kaman helped a lot too, don't you think?

of course.

Jordan, Magic, Wilt, Kobe........ they all gotta look like movie stars if they wanna reach that level of popularity
oarabbus
10-10-2014, 09:36 PM
John Havlicek wasn't a bad lookin dude either (pause)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Havliceck_russell_deriv.jpg
L.Kizzle
10-10-2014, 10:17 PM
John Havlicek wasn't a bad lookin dude either (pause)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Havliceck_russell_deriv.jpg
He's no Jerry Lucas doe.