57. "Is Tim Duncan a *great* scorer? Rodman, Big Ben, Deke=HOF level" In response to In response to 0
I am sure someone will jump down my throat but if Russell was not "a great scorer" then neither is Duncan. Both were capable of going off but didn't do it regularly. Russell scored 15 points a game sharing the ball with many capable scorers, Duncan scored 19 a night often as his team's first option. Very similar players in terms of their roles.
Rodman was not an average scorer, he was terrible offensively. Putbacks (maybe) and the odd three-pointer here or there. He is a HOF'er. Deke was an average scorer and he is headed to the hall. Ben Wallace played at a HOF level during his peak, but I don't think it was long enough for him to make it ultimately. Kidd you already mentioned. Of course the rebuttal there was that he was New Jersey's first option on two trips to the Finals but anyone who watched him knew he was very streaky in terms of production and not very pretty getting to it when it came to scoring. His ability to see/understand the game and also his very powerful combination of size/speed were what made him a stud, not his scoring.
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