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Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #30 on: June 19, 2009, 11:08:18 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #31 on: June 19, 2009, 11:09:14 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #32 on: June 19, 2009, 11:13:22 PM »

Offline johnnyrondo

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19 and 20 are good ones Guava


1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #33 on: June 19, 2009, 11:17:24 PM »

Offline EatSleepBreatheGreen

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If you want to put silly responses, at least copy and paste the list like with the underhand free throws one. After we have a more complete list, we're going to eliminate some unnecessary characteristics and then use the list to do accomplish something (top secret. lol). So again, when people just add a silly characteristic that doesn't translate to court dominance, it's... ::)  I can deal if people were at least reading the rules and copying and pasting instead of just quoting and then writing something...

Hey it may seem silly to you but we're trying to make the best player ever. Which means he has to have the physical tools to be the best, and whats wrong with making him the most entertaining player to watch? Look at Kobe, he has all the tools to be one of the best, but because of his demeanor alot of people dislike him. That was the reasoning for the underhand and the Shaq-esque interviews. lol

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #34 on: June 19, 2009, 11:18:05 PM »

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability
Grab a few boards, keep the TO's under 14, close out on shooters and we'll win.

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2009, 11:22:20 PM »

Offline johnnyrondo

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If you want to put silly responses, at least copy and paste the list like with the underhand free throws one. After we have a more complete list, we're going to eliminate some unnecessary characteristics and then use the list to do accomplish something (top secret. lol). So again, when people just add a silly characteristic that doesn't translate to court dominance, it's... ::)  I can deal if people were at least reading the rules and copying and pasting instead of just quoting and then writing something...

Hey it may seem silly to you but we're trying to make the best player ever. Which means he has to have the physical tools to be the best, and whats wrong with making him the most entertaining player to watch? Look at Kobe, he has all the tools to be one of the best, but because of his demeanor alot of people dislike him. That was the reasoning for the underhand and the Shaq-esque interviews. lol

Ok that's fair enough. And in a way you have a point. A humorous player might take pressure off his teammates. You can add that. Just make sure to copy/paste ;)

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2009, 11:26:32 PM »

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability

26. Vicious shot blocker.  With a signature move after each block (a la Dikembe's finger wag)
Never forget the Champs of '08, or the gutsy warriors of '10.

"I know you all wanna win, but you gotta do it TOGETHER!"
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Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2009, 11:27:33 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability

26. No interests outside of basketball
27. Strict diet and sleep schedule

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2009, 11:28:22 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability

26. Vicious shot blocker.  With a signature move after each block (a la Dikembe's finger wag)
Finger wag is now a technical foul. Bad idea.

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2009, 11:32:55 PM »

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Ok we're going to stop at around 40 characteristics and then vote some off to bring it down. Then we're going to take about 20 of the best players of all time and rate them on a 1 to 4 scale in every category. But we still have several missing (driving ability, boxing out, passing, floaters, toughness, etc) Again I don't want this list to be mine only, so let's get everything in and then we can get to the official celticsblog greatest player ever rankings.

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #40 on: June 19, 2009, 11:37:22 PM »

Offline guava_wrench

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Ok we're going to stop at around 40 characteristics and then vote some off to bring it down. Then we're going to take about 20 of the best players of all time and rate them on a 1 to 4 scale in every category. But we still have several missing (driving ability, boxing out, passing, floaters, toughness, etc) Again I don't want this list to be mine only, so let's get everything in and then we can get to the official celticsblog greatest player ever rankings.
I'll pass on the rating part.

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2009, 11:59:10 PM »

Offline EatSleepBreatheGreen

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability
26. No interests outside of basketball
27. Strict diet and sleep schedule

28. Tremendous hustle.



26. Vicious shot blocker.  With a signature move after each block (a la Dikembe's finger wag)

Since the finger wag is a technical, how about "The Walker Wiggle" after every block.  ;D

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #42 on: June 20, 2009, 12:00:34 AM »

Offline Quinn

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1- Ambidextrous
2- Incredibly Intelligent
3- Fantastic court vision
4- Freak athleticism
5- Great shooter
6- Tenacious on ball defender
7- 7'2"
8 - 90% free throw shooter
9 - 300 lbs of muscles
10 - Dominant post offense and defense
11- Runs a 9.8 100 meter dash
12- 40 inch vertical jump
13- Amazing handles
14. Shoots free-throws underhanded (bucket style)
15- On-court leader / presence (makes others around him play better defense etc like KG)
16- Unstoppable sky hook ... from 15 feet in
17- Great at reading rebounds (think Rodman)
18. Conducts his interviews like Shaq.
19. 8' wingspan
20. Abnormally large hands for his height
21- Soft hands (anti Mark Blount)
22. incredible range on his shot (30 feet out)
23. incredible stamina
24. incredible durability
25. Larry Birdesque clutch performance ability
26. No interests outside of basketball
27. Strict diet and sleep schedule
28. Tremendous hustle.
29. Great star presence like LeBron or Kobe, so that the majority of calls go his way...
Practice? Whatchu talkin about practice?

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #43 on: June 20, 2009, 12:01:44 AM »

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29. Great star presence like LeBron or Kobe, so that the majority of calls go his way...
Why don't we just go all out and say "ability to cloud the minds and vision of the Refs".

Surely Stern could teach his secrets to our ultimate player  ;).

Re: Greatest Basketball Player Ever
« Reply #44 on: June 20, 2009, 12:06:37 AM »

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29. Great star presence like LeBron or Kobe, so that the majority of calls go his way...
Why don't we just go all out and say "ability to cloud the minds and vision of the Refs".

Surely Stern could teach his secrets to our ultimate player  ;).
its kinda where i was going with it.
Practice? Whatchu talkin about practice?