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To have a little fun with the LeBron on MT Rushmore. I have the stats of 12 different players below. Pick your 4 and I will tell you who they are. These are career stats so naturally a player like LeBron that is in their prime is going to have an advantage because the declining years hasn't hit yet.
Player 1 Wilt Chamberlain
FG%-54
FT%-51
RPG-23
APG-4.4
PPG-30.1
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Player 2 Oscar Robertson
FG%-47
FT%-83
RPG-7.5
APG-9.5
PPG-25.7
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Player 3 Jerry West
FG%-47
FT%-81
RPG-5.8
APG-6.7
PPG-27
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Player 4 Rick Barry
FG%-46
FT%-89
RPG-6.7
APG-4.9
PPG-24.8
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Player 5 Julius Erving
FG%-50
FT%-77
RPG-8.5
APG-4.4
PPG-24.2
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Player 6 Bill Russell
FG%-44
FT%-56
RPG-23
APG-4.3
PPG-15.1
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Player 7 Larry Bird
FG%-50
FT%-89
RPG-10
APG-6.3
PPG-24.3
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Player 8 Magic Johnson
FG%-52
FT%-85
RPG-7.2
APG-11.2
PPG-19.5
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Player 9 Kareem Abdul Jabbar
FG%-60
FT%-72
RPG-11.2
APG-3.6
PPG-24.6
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Player 10 Michael Jordan
FG%-50
FT%-84
RPG-6.2
APG-5.3
PPG-30.1
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Player 11 LeBron James
FG%-49.5
FT%-74
RPG-7.2
APG-6.9
PPG-27.5
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Player 12 Hakeem Olaiuwon
FG%-51
FT%-71
RPG-11.1
APG-2.5
PPG-21.8

I'll take 5,7,9,10

1,2,3,5,10

1,2,10,7

#1.....Mostly for his rebounding and points per game

#7.....Mostly for his free throw percentage and FG% is 50% ...plus more than 20 points per game

# 8....Mostly for his asts. and FG% and FT% is very good

#9.....Mostly for Points per game plus FG & Ft percent is high

1 for rebounding and scoring
8 for assists
4 for free throw pct
10 for scoring

2,4,7,10

There were about twenty other players that had outstanding stats. I think it would be impossible to try and pick just four players all time. It would be hard to pick five players at each position.

No love for Bill Russell?

Back to back high school state titles.

Back to back NCAA titles.

NBA title his rookie year.

NBA title his last year.

And 9 NBA titles in between.

Etch that in stone.

Mister B wrote:No love for Bill Russell?

Back to back high school state titles.

Back to back NCAA titles.

NBA title his rookie year.

NBA title his last year.

And 9 NBA titles in between.

Etch that in stone.

A lot of people say Jordan is better than James because he has more titles ..........well if you look at it like that Russell is better than Jordan

Russell is the only player that could put the clamps on Wilt

I don't care for the Rushmore analogy. If we were carving the real Rushmore today, would you put TR on it? Would you stop at three? Well?

OMG I have Rick Barry on Mt.Rushmore Ahh heck he might as well be up there just for that wild free throw style alone.

Bill Russell never put the clamps on Wilt. In their head to head matchups Wilt always outdid Russell. Russell simply had the better team.

LeBron is a great player but after last night no way he would have been on Mt. Rushmore if he played in the earlier days. It was a lot rougher game and he oblivious doesn't like getting banged on.

dazed&confused wrote:I don't care for the Rushmore analogy. If we were carving the real Rushmore today, would you put TR on it? Would you stop at three? Well?

Teddy on there if it was craved today? FDR should be in his place. No other presidents since FDR warrant consideration IMHO.

I think I would've stopped at three. Two founding fathers and one that saved the Union. No one else is going to compete with that. I likeTR but one of four? My point is using this yardstick is a little overblown. I'd put Russell, West, and Jordan on it and leave it be.

Russell to represent the past, Bird, Magic and Jordan because they changed the whole business of the NBA.

Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlin, Kareem, and Michael Jordan. That is if we are talking greatest individual players. Russell if we are talking about the most prolific winner.

when the game was in trouble Bird and Magic !!!

How about the Rushmore for your favorite team. Mine is Boston:

Russell, Bird, Havlicek, Auerbach.