>Not an injury, but Robinson’s military obligations robbed
>him of at least 2-3 what could’ve been highly productive
>seasons. Then came the back injury in 96-97, which definitely
>accelerated his decline in productivity and health. Not sure
>how much of a difference it makes with him bc we saw his peak
>in the early-mid 90s - which was incredible - but ultimately
>not as dominant as the Dream’s, Shaq’s, or Duncan’s.
>Still, he was insanely well-rounded and dominant in his prime.
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>‘Nique gets more and more underrated as the years pass on.
>He had what was always a career ending rupture of his Achilles
>in early ‘92. Had he not gotten injured, would he have made
>the Dream Team. I remember being incredibly pissed Laetttner
>and Mullen made it over him at the time. He still came back
>and was a prolific scorer. But not quite the same and got
>bounced around before finishing out his career in Greece. He
>had some epic battles with Bird’s Celtics in the 80s -
>despite having a terrible supporting cast.