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Rudy Gobert "Greatest Jazz Center of All Time" Countdown Thread

Thee jazz fan said:
Ostertag was a good player, the only problem was his head wasn’t always in it. When he was on he was spectacular, but that was sporadic at best. A lot of the time he was off in dream land. I think he was mostly just happy and content being in the nba and making money.

That’s why he and Jerry Sloan had such a love hate relationship
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Udidthizz said:
Everybody remembers Stockton taking over, but Ostertag had 16 points, 14 rebounds and a few blocks whilst holding Olajuwon in check in game 6 of the 97 WCF. My man Greg deserves some respect for being instrumental in getting us to the finals for the first time (honourable mention to Bryon (don’t call me Byron) Russell, who hit a couple of critical 3 pointers late in the 4th)
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Ostertag had his moments but he was a big reason why we never got over the hump. He was the reason why we traded for Seikaly. Sucks cause we would have won if he didn’t refuse to come here.
 
fishonjazz said:
Regarding #2, loyalty has nothing to do with greatness/talent. Like Shaq is better than Eaton even though he didn't play for only one franchise.

The jazz could give me a contract and I would never leave and play my whole career there if they would let me. I would still be a really crappy NBA player though.

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I thought we were ranking them as greatest JAZZ centers, not just greatest centers who spent anytime on the jazz. Otherwise, I think the correct answer is Walt Bellamy (4x all-star, ROY, 20/14 career average, Hall of Fame).

Everyone gets to define as they like, so for me being loyal or team success serves as a multiplier. For this reason I have Jeff Hornacek higher on the totem pole of Jazz players than Hayward (even though Hayward was a better player).
 
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One Brow said:
On the first page, you still have Gobert at #15, from back in 2017. No change since then?
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Without looking he is easily top 4, with Memo, Favors, and Eaton possibly still in front of him. It would be close with Memo though.
 
Thee jazz fan said:
In my eyes he’s past Eaton. No disrespect to Eaton, but Eaton would not be nearly what he is had he played in today’s nba. Had Gobert played in the 80’s and 90’s, he would’ve averaged 5-6 blocks in the era of the center and playing inside the three point line living in the post. It’s really not close IMO.
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Gobert will never have the sky hook Eaton had!! If Eaton used that today, and back then nobody could teach a leftie how to shoot!!!
 
infection said:
He's a DJ now.



He coulda been spinning records with a ring.
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I legit believe he would have been the difference maker for us. We needed that one more solid piece. Center was always our soft spot. Still don't get why he wouldn't come.
 
LogGrad98 said:
Um, is that an insult of some kind? Maybe that he has a rag made out of an ostrich? Does he like to clean ostriches or something? Is that a bad thing?
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It is an insult because he was tall and funny looking, the whole league thought he sucked as do I, if he was so good we wouldn't have needed seikaly. At least foster sucked less. Carr was good, I liked his glasses
 
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