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sahelanthropus
Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Who comes to mind? In particular, I'm thinking of guys who had unusual skillsets or the ability to fill several different roles (different roles meaning you rarely see them embodied in the same player, for whatever reason) at a high level. Here are the first ten guys that came to mind:
Charles Barkley
Larry Bird
Kevin Durant
Kevin Garnett
Dirk Nowitzki
Magic Johnson
Dennis Rodman
David Robinson
Bill Russell
Maurice Stokes
I've left out the point forwards we've seen since they're the most cited, but they're obviously worthy of mention so feel free to bring them up.
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Mozart Basketball
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Elgin Baylor.
Chuck Hayes.
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Sentenza
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Magic : 6'9" point guard
Barkley : 6'4" 3/4 power foward with incredible strength, great rebounding, ability to lead the break and finish it with a dunk
Olajuwon : just under 7 feet tall, incredibly quick, could adeptly guard perimeter players
LeBron : 6'8" 250-265 lbs, incredible power, speed, leaping ability. Fantastic passer and can guard every position
Durant : Just under 7 ft tall and is a perimeter player
Sabonis : 7'3" could shoot the three, go to the post and was a fantastic athlete in his youth
Dirk : 7 ft tall, great shooter, including from 3 pt range
KG : 7ft tall, great athlete, great all around player
Bird : 6'9" forward with passing skills of a point guard
Walton : 7 footer with great passing skills and great mobility when healthy and in his youth
Kareem : 7"2", mobile, most unique, unstoppable shot in history of the league
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Sentenza
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Dr. J : Incredible leaping ability, with enormous hands for a small forward
MJ : incredible combination of speed, leaping ability, strength for a guard. Like Dr. J he also has huge hands
Dantley : 6'5" forward he dominates in the post and shoot a very high percentage
Connie Hawkins : 6'8", 6'9" forward with massive hands and great athletic ability
Last edited by AngelEyes; 03-22-2013 at 03:18 AM.
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RETIRED, ISH 2008-2013
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Sentenza
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
T-Mac - 6'8" two guard with great shooting ability, great using his left hand, talented passer and great at driving to the basket when healthy
Penny - 6'7"- 6'8" point guard with awesome passing skills, great athlete, good shooting
Grant Hill - 6'8" forward, very good passer, good rebounder, good scorer, great athlete
Ralph Sampson - 7'4" power forward, center - great athlete
Oscar : 6'5" point guard with rebounding skills and great scoring
Last edited by AngelEyes; 03-22-2013 at 03:19 AM.
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Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Ben Wallace? Major defensive presence for a 6'9" center
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Sentenza
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Originally Posted by KembaWalker
Ben Wallace? Major defensive presence for a 6'9" center
6'9" is probably very generous, 6'7" is perhaps closer to the truth, which makes his accomplishments all that more impressive.
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I don't get picked last at the park anymore
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
how about yao ming? freakishly tall but can shoot the ball well (fade away jumpers, fts, etc.)
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Local High School Star
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Jan Vesely, he's white, can't shoot and is good at dunking.
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National High School Star
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
No Shaq mention?
That's as rare/unique a player you will ever see. Nobody that height and size has any business having that kind of footwork. Look up what the legendary Pete Newell had to say about his abilities. He said that people think of his size but he suggested for anybody to watch Shaq play 3 games and just watch his feet and you will be blown away that those feet could be moving on a body that size. Unreal. Pete was the #1 authority on all NBA big men and taught plenty of nba stars. I don't think there will ever be anything like Shaq again.
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Dunking on everybody in the park
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Not that I don't like any thread that leads to an actual discussion of players' abilities (instead of vague concepts like clutchness or will to win), but if you describe any player thoroughly enough, you'll find he's unique.
I think you can say we'll see an X type of player before another Y type of player (i.e. a Carmelo before another Lebron), but, in general, every great player is pretty unique. That's what makes them great.
I always struggle choosing between Barkley, Bird, and Magic. Those guys were all ridiculously unique. How many players can dominate on such little athleticism? How many bigs can pass better than 99% of guards? How many SG sized players can grab 30 boards and shoot so damn well from the field?
NBA history is great.
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Very good NBA starter
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
It makes very little sense listing all the great players and telling us obvious things like unique speed or unique passing ability. Actually, these are not unique. There are people who were better than others, that's it.
A Few Unique Things Though
[LIST][*]the skyhook, the dirk-like fadeaway[*]earl boykins, spud webb, muggsy bogues and the like[*]being luke waltonian -- not much of a baller but still making the nba on iq alone[*]rodman at the time (now it's overplayed, at the time it was unique)[*]phil jackson's approach to coaching (same as rodman, at the time)[/LIST]
If you like the list, I can think about it some more. If you think these things are not unique, no amount of thinking on my part will be of any help.
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Wilt Chamberlain duh. 7 footer with the speed of a guard (when he was you). Athletic ability and strength unmatched for a big man. Great offensively and defensively. Top class skills. Great passer.
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kobeee!!
Re: Most unique players to play in the NBA?
Kobe Bryant, chucks a lot but can win games single handedly.
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