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All-Time NBA Draft Round 1: White Chocolate vs. Eminence

Who would win in a 7 game series?

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One of the toughest things to do is fairly judge players who had very short careers. True greatness comes with excelling over a long period of time. I'll give a nod to Walton because he was truly dominant when he played. Amar'e, I believe, was more a product of the Phoenix system. He didn't prove himself anywhere else, but largely because of injury. Tough decision, but my vote goes to White Chocolate. I think he has a better PG rotation and wings, enough to make up for PF, where Eminence is a clear winner.
 
Dr. Jones said:
Eminence. You must stop. Take up another debate. Concede this battle. Save yourself for the war.
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Bah, you're right. The people will not agree here.

Mmk, simple stuff Amare=garbage defender, worse than Boozer, and you want him on the Paul/KG pick and roll? Things will go very very well for us.
 
Advanced Stats also doesn't take into account that the 90s were a hand-checking era. Stockton would average 25 a game in 2010 if he wanted to. Smh, comparing a dude who can't get it done in the playoffs vs. one of the best clutch perfumers of any PG.
 
Siro said:
Maybe my perception is tainted by Stockton's greatness and longevity. I would have to look at the advanced analytics, and think of the different aspects of their game and the team context they were in. I'll do that later.
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dude. Hand-checking.
 
dalamon said:
dude. Hand-checking.
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Good point. My intuition, just from watching the two play, is that Stockton is obviously superior. But like I said, it's something I have to think about if I'm to make a detailed argument. Which isn't something I can/want to do now.
 
Stifle Tower said:
One of the toughest things to do is fairly judge players who had very short careers. True greatness comes with excelling over a long period of time. I'll give a nod to Walton because he was truly dominant when he played. Amar'e, I believe, was more a product of the Phoenix system. He didn't prove himself anywhere else, but largely because of injury. Tough decision, but my vote goes to White Chocolate. I think he has a better PG rotation and wings, enough to make up for PF, where Eminence is a clear winner.
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Amar'e's best statistical season came when he played for New York.
 
dalamon said:
Advanced Stats also doesn't take into account that the 90s were a hand-checking era. Stockton would average 25 a game in 2010 if he wanted to. Smh, comparing a dude who can't get it done in the playoffs vs. one of the best clutch perfumers of any PG.
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I think they have the same number of titles, tbh.
 
Stifle Tower said:
I think they have the same number of titles, tbh.
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Name one impressive playoff-series win that Paul has managed in his career.

Stockton swept Kobe and Shaq in the WCF, beat teams with Payton, Barkley, Olajuwon, Duncan/Robinson, etc. A shame he couldn't beat the Bulls, a team that had gone 72-10 the year prior. Will Chris Paul ever make the Finals?
 
dalamon said:
Name one impressive playoff-series win that Paul has managed in his career.

Stockton swept Kobe and Shaq in the WCF, beat teams with Payton, Barkley, Olajuwon, Duncan/Robinson, etc. A shame he couldn't beat the Bulls, a team that had gone 72-10 the year prior. Will Chris Paul ever make the Finals?
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Jazz also lost quite a few series when they were the overwhelming favorites. With two of the greatest of all time, they only made it to the Finals 2x. They underperformed.
 
Stifle Tower said:
Jazz also lost quite a few series when they were the overwhelming favorites. With two of the greatest of all time, they only made it to the Finals 2x. They underperformed.
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in other words, you can't name a single impressive playoff series win by Chris Paul. It's okay, neither can I.
 
dalamon said:
in other words, you can't name a single impressive playoff series win by Chris Paul. It's okay, neither can I.
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First round against the defending Champion Spurs was impressive, to be fair. He hit the series winning shot in game 7.
 
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