>>
>>On Bird and Magic? Not really.....
>>
>>I think Magic's legend has only grown...I think a lot of
>that
>>has to do with his position (PG) and that game when Magic
>went
>>HAM playing center....
>
>You look at the primes of their careers, they are neck and
>neck. "Legend" is crap. "Legend" would have you believe Derek
>Jeter was better than Frank Robinson and other nonsense. Bird
>and Magic were two perfect sides of a coin. Personally just
>off career vs career and head to head, I would have Magic in
>one spot and Bird right behind him. They are neck and neck.



Magic better....Always been....


>Wilt played better competition at the center position than
>Shaq did in his prime. He played better centers than there are
>in the league today. Yes, early in his career it was
>borderline unfair but guys like Nate Thurmond and later Kareem
>would change that (along with rule changes). Chamberlain not
>only dominated the game, he often dominated the way he wanted
>to. The Celtics as a team, for most of their dynasty, were
>unbeatable.

I really don't consider the NBA much of a modern league until the '70s hit.....For the most part, I saw a lot of "6'8-6'9" centers in the league for much of the '60s when Wilt was absolutely KILLING it...I'm much more impressed with the film of Wilt when he teamed up with Jerry West and became a much more focused player by the early 70s....I mean we are talking about someone who put it on a very Kareem in that 71-72 season.....

But again, I'm telling u why Wilt has steadily gone down on the list of Greatest of all time....It's hard for folks to give it up to a all-time giant who mostly played during an era when he towered over his peers....That's a shame.....Wilt deserves a lot more....