I’m old.
Been an NBA fan for 50+ years.
Have seen the vast majority of these guys play.
Who the fuck was smoking crack when they put Damian Lillard on this list?
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It is interesting that the alphabetical listing starts with 3 Bucks…
@Blair Kiel posted:Who the fuck was smoking crack when they put Damian Lillard on this list?
Honestly, I totally agree. He’s only gotten out of the 1st round 3 times in 8 seasons, and never played in a Finals. Career 25 and 6 for a PG and he is one of the best 75 ever? No friggin way…
Guys who should have made it over Lillard:
No doubt about it: Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, Sidney Moncrief, Tracy McGrady
In the conversation: Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Chris Mullin, Grant Hill
Howard missing is baffling. If he'd have just retired after his first 10 seasons, he'd have been looked at as a lock. The omissions of Carter and Mcgrady are almost as bad.
In his first 10 years, he was All-NBA 8 times, won DPOY 3 times, won an MVP, and took a pretty weak team to the Finals as its best player (the next best player was Rashard Lewis). He also led the league in rebounding 5 times and in blocks twice. He is already 12th all-time in rebounds, and is likely to finish 7th or 8th all-time. He's 15th all time in blocks. Howard seems to have been penalized for sticking around 8 seasons as a role player, despite being a rotation player on a title team. Howard should have been a lock.
Vince Carter. In his first 11 years, he made the All-star game 10 times. He then stuck around as a role player for 13 more years. Not only that, he was one of the most exciting players the league has ever seen. Maravich was exciting and won almost nothing, but he's on.
McGrady was an all-star 7 of his first 10 years. He was all-NBA 7 times and top 8 in the MVP vote six times. He led the league in scoring twice. He hung around for 3-4 years after injuries robbed him of his explosiveness, and that seemed to have hurt him with voters.
There is no way Lillard after 10 years is better than these guys were in their first 10/11 years. Lillard is also by far the worst defensive player out of these guys.