**OFFICIAL** Mount Rushmore discussion thread

[spycam1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DN0UWNEFeQ

I think it's an interesting topic because you have to decide how you're determining these four players. Is it just who you think are the best four players ever, as if we had a time machine and they could all play against each other like we do with the fantasy draft? Or is it who you think contributed the most to the game of basketball in some sense? I feel like it should be the latter, but that's just me. So, having said that, my Mount Rushmore includes:

Michael Jordan
Bill Russell
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Oscar Robertson (60's)
Kareem-Abdul Jabar (70's & 80's)
Michael Jordan (80's & 90's)
Tim Duncan (2000's and 2010's)

Best player per decades style.

 

[Zulu]

MJ,Magic,Russel,Wilt

 

[spycam1]

MJ,Magic,Russel,Wilt

I had to give Kareem the nod over Wilt.

Way more championships, the most MVP awards ever, #1 scoring all time.

 

[spycam1]

I'd also put Bird on there ahead of Wilt.

 

[Duck Rodgers]

Jordan
Stockton
Wilt
Kareem

 

[Zulu]

I had to give Kareem the nod over Wilt.

Way more championships, the most MVP awards ever, #1 scoring all time.

Just feel that Wilt elevated the game of basketball in his era... Just like magic&bird and Mike did!!!

 

[spycam1]

Just feel that Wilt elevated the game of basketball in his era... Just like magic&bird and Mike did!!!

Yeah...I feel like Russell did more though.

It's so hard to narrow it down to 4.

 

[UGLI baby]

I have been to the real Mt Rushmore.

Holler if you hear me.

 

[8]

Holla!

MJ is a given, then probably Bird, Magic, and Russell

 

[Fabtrey]

I had to give Kareem the nod over Wilt.

Way more championships, the most MVP awards ever, #1 scoring all time.

career wise, yes. but wilt was a better overall player because of the defense. aging wilt with 1 good knee neutralized the league mvp - kareem.

 

[Fabtrey]

mt. rushmore of basketball skills/ability
MJ - nonstop air assault, greatest competitor, top 3 perimeter defender, greatest body control, greatest scorer
Magic - greatest vision & playmaking ability
Bird - smartest basketball IQ, top 5 playmaking ability, greatest shooter of all time
Wilt - greatest physical specimen, greatest defensive presence

mt rushmore of basketball career
MJ - regarded as the greatest of all time. ultimate scorer, playmaker, defender, will power. Global phenomenon.
Magic - regarded as the greatest playmaker / pg of all time. made basketball fun to watch. Started the NBA train.
Russell - greatest winner of all time.
Kareem - longevity, iconic sky hook, and league's best player for over 10+ season.