AboveLegit Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Dear Scottie, I have nothing but respect for you my friend as an athlete and knowledgeable basketball mind. But you are way off in your assessment of who is the greatest player of all time and the greatest scorer of all time. Your comments are off because of your limited perspective. You obviously never saw Wilt Chamberlain play who undoubtedly was the greatest scorer this game has ever known. When did MJ ever average 50.4 points per game plus 25.7 rebounds? (Wilt in the 1962 season when blocked shot statistics were not kept). We will never accurately know how many shots Wilt blocked. Oh, by the way in 1967 and 68, Wilt was a league leader in assists. Did MJ ever score 100 points in a game? How many times did MJ score more than 60 points in a game? MJ led the league in scoring in consecutive seasons for 10 years but he did this in an NBA that eventually expanded into 30 teams vs. when Wilt played and there were only 8 teams…. In terms of winning, Michael excelled as both an emotional and scoring leader but Bill Russell’s Celtics won eight consecutive NBA Championships. Bill’s rebounding average per game is over 22.5 lifetime, MJs best rebounding years was eight per game (1989).… Bill played on a total of 11 championship teams and as you very well know, Scottie, the ring is the thing, and everything else is just statistics. So I would advise you to do a little homework before crowning Michael or LeBron with the title of best ever. As dominant as he is, LeBron has yet to win a championship. I must say that it looks like Miami has finally put the team together that will change that circumstance. Its my hope that today’s players get a better perspective on exactly what has been done in this league in the days of yore. Affectionately, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorerhttp://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/31/kareem-writes-open-letter-to-pippen-about-lebron-jordan/ Dear Kareem, You don't need to end your letters with "NBA's All-Time Leading Scorer. Affectionately, AboveLegitOTR's 47th All-Time Leading Poster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htown11 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 Get the man a statue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 (edited) Wilt and Russell were able to grab 20 rebounds because players missed more shots back then. So I advise that Kareem does HIS homework before writing an open letter. Edited May 31, 2011 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted May 31, 2011 Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 (edited) Also, championships are a TEAM accomplishment. I'm pretty sure LeBron figured this out after seven years in Cleveland. HE didn't win championships because his TEAM wasn't good enough. That's why he joined forces with Wade and Bosh. BTW, I'm not trying to say LeBron is better than MJ (or vise versa), or that either are the GOAT. It's just that Kareem's argument is awfully flawed and doesn't prove anything. Coming from a Hall-of-Famer? It's outright sad. Edited May 31, 2011 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobe24 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 I think Kareem added that at the bottom because hes trying to prove that Lebron or MJ are not the best scorers lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Wilt and Russell were able to grab 20 rebounds because players missed more shots back then. So I advise that Kareem does HIS homework before writing an open letter.What? They still grabbed 20 rebounds...I actually agree with Kareem, voted for Wilt on OTR's All Time Greatest thread, I stand by it. Love the all time leading scorer thing at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 (edited) What? They still grabbed 20 rebounds... What? Their rebounding percentages (the percentage of available rebounds grabbed) were the SAME as today. So why did they grab more rebounds? Players missed more shots. They were supposed to grab 20. Love the all time leading scorer thing at the end He is the all time leading scorer because he played the second most all time amount of career games (behind Robert Parish, a career 15 PPG scorer). Edited June 1, 2011 by Poe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 He is the all time leading scorer because he played the second most all time amount of career games (behind Robert Parish, a career 15 PPG scorer).And Kareem is the all-time leader at over 10 points higher per game. Who cares what Parish's averages were? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 And Kareem is the all-time leader at over 10 points higher per game. Who cares what Parish's averages were? "Who" is not the question, but "why". "Why care" should be your question. Depending on your intentions, though. My answer to the why: because averaging 10 points over 20 seasons will give you as many total points as averaging 20 points over 10 seasons. It does not answer who was the better player. It only, perhaps, points to a player's longevity. Jordan retired twice. LeBron may not even be halfway through his own career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 It does not answer who was the better player. It only, perhaps, points to a player's longevity. Jordan retired twice. LeBron may not even be halfway through his own career.You can say this about any career stat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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