[Responsibility2nd]

All well known. Except George Mikan? Will have to do some research to see what he did.

Shaq? No. 5??? I guess they give credit for a fat mouth and a fat carcass to go with it.

[Responsibility2nd]

22 comments here at the source.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/list/10_greatest_NBA_centers.html?c=y&viewAllComments=y

Pretty valid comments, I must say.

[Colonel_Flagg]

All well known. Except George Mikan? Will have to do some research to see what he did.

I'll save you the trouble. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers invented the modern position of center.

[cspackler]

Olajuwan in his prime vs Shaq in his prime? Hakeem would have made him look big, slow and foolish.

[BGHater]

All great players.

Ewing the only man with no ring?

[laotzu]

Meadowlark Lemon is not on the list?!!

Go Spurs!!

[MajorTom56]

ehhh..who cares

[InterceptPoint]

The list is fine but Bill Russell has to go first. He was a winner. That counts for me. Chamberlain was probably more skilled as was Jabbar but Bill Russell won all of those championships.

[Last Dakotan]

Any bets on how many offspring amongst the ten?

1280 is the number I'm going with.

[ChrisInAR]

I wish we had more people in public life who were like David Robinson.

[dfwgator]

What, Shawn Bradley didn’t make the list, bogus list.

[staytrue]

Tim Duncan often plays the post and possibly should replace Ewing in the list.

[dfwgator]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My dad says he didn't hustle in the 4th quarter!!!!

[InvisibleChurch]

But has anyone ever seen George Mikan play? .... btw, thanks for the thread. I can understand it. Too many threads have these stupid teaser titles that tell you nothing but have those irritating “ .........” at the end of them.

[tatown]

The omission of Greg Oden has destroyed your credibility! /sarc

[ccmay]

I got to meet George Mikan shortly before he died. What a gentleman, what an athlete. Too bad that he lived in the era before massive TV contracts and free agency allowed the players to become as rich as kings.

[InterceptPoint]

I have to make a comment about Bill Walton who I once met at a trade show. He was so much fun to watch. No center before or since had his skill at initiating the fast break. On the defensive board he could have the ball out of his hands before his feet hit the ground with a pass to a guard racing up the court . It was an amazing thing to watch. No center that I’m aware of has come close to matching his ability in this area.

[ml/nj]

I don't really follow the NBA, but I think Willis Reed should be on the list. I was at a playoff game sitting under the basket when the Knicks were playing the Milwaukee Whatevers with Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and the much shorter Reed just dominated him. Take Ewing off the list and put Reed in his place.

ML/NJ