I recently came across a brief resume of Robertson carrer reading "the book of basketball" of Bill Simmons.
Robertson was the first example of play maker in a big body, something that later became more usual with Magic.
His skill set and body type made a terrible mis-match for every defender and allowed him to collect great numbers in differents statistics. An incredible versatile player capable to complete 181 triple double and to average for 5 season 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 10+ assist!
Somethimg unbelievable that wouldn't Lebron is capable nowadays; true time was different but stil, outstanding numbers!
Big-O was drafted as a territorial pick by Cincinnati in 1960.
The basket jersey of robertson in Cincinnati then became an interestimg memorabilia knowing tha Cincinnati Royals are not anymore an NBA franchise and that in those year Robertson recorded soma mad stats.
It would be like wearing a part of Nba history for real Nba fans, not many woukd understand the value of the action made in the 60s big such a big man and modern player for the time!
lunedì 10 settembre 2012
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How many do prefer classical music to modern? And what about rock against pop? Blonde and Brunette? Salty against sweet?
I like to remind the players that made history, give them honor; actual players are as good as them but they are in the present, everybody knows them, and youngers believe they are the greatest when they do not realize in the past someone did as good or better than them.
Let's play a game; I name the best 5 player per position already retired no doubt that of those 25 I would like to have the throwback jersey of each of them!
Point Guard:
1 Pete Maravich
2 Bob Cousy
3 Magic Johnson
4 John Stockton
5 Walt Frazier
Shooting Guard
1 Michael Jordan
2 Jerry West
3 Lenny Wilkens
4 Clyde Drexler
5 Oscar Robertson
Small Forward
1 Larry Bird
2 Scottie Pippen
3 Elgin Baylor
4 George Gervin
5 John Havlicek
Power Forward
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
2 Karl Malone
3 Willis Reed
4 Kevin McHale
5 Bob Petitt
Center
1 Bill Russell
2 Wilt Chamberlain
3 Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4 Moses Malone
5 George Mikan
I don't want yet to open a discussion about who was better etc, let's say those are the guys I would love in that order to have a classic jersey.
I like to remind the players that made history, give them honor; actual players are as good as them but they are in the present, everybody knows them, and youngers believe they are the greatest when they do not realize in the past someone did as good or better than them.
Let's play a game; I name the best 5 player per position already retired no doubt that of those 25 I would like to have the throwback jersey of each of them!
Point Guard:
1 Pete Maravich
2 Bob Cousy
3 Magic Johnson
4 John Stockton
5 Walt Frazier
Shooting Guard
1 Michael Jordan
2 Jerry West
3 Lenny Wilkens
4 Clyde Drexler
5 Oscar Robertson
Small Forward
1 Larry Bird
2 Scottie Pippen
3 Elgin Baylor
4 George Gervin
5 John Havlicek
Power Forward
1 Hakeem Olajuwon
2 Karl Malone
3 Willis Reed
4 Kevin McHale
5 Bob Petitt
Center
1 Bill Russell
2 Wilt Chamberlain
3 Kareem Abdul Jabbar
4 Moses Malone
5 George Mikan
I don't want yet to open a discussion about who was better etc, let's say those are the guys I would love in that order to have a classic jersey.
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