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Wilt and Russell played in a era when there was no compeition
Example is below
1. Wilt scoring 100 pts
2. Russell winning 9 titles
Never would happen today which means Hakeem is the greatest center of all time
The problem with that argument is you can't name another guy who scored a 100 pts back then. Regardless of the time, Wilt's stats were ridiculous. He was a 7fter that ran tack and field at Kansas. He was the greatest combination of size, power, SPEED and athleticism to ever play the game. They had to create rules based on Wilt because he was so dominant. Even today, Wilt would be dominant because unlike most centers today, he had agility and speed and wasn't just a stiff or a glorified offensive lineman that mauled people (Shaq). And Hakeem only won 2 rings because Jordan took a 2 year hiatus.
shaq is certainly better than hakeem. kareem as well.
Based on what evidence? Hakeem knocked out Kareem's Lakers ('86) in the western conference finals and Shaq's Magic ('95) in the title game.
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And Hakeem only won 2 rings because Jordan took a 2 year hiatus.
And Shaq only won his after he retired...
The arguments can be based on the players' head to head competitions, but to suggest that the era and competition unfairly favored any of them is ridiculous. Maybe their parents should have held off on having them until the 'competition' would have been more 'suitable' for your comparisons?
Now it's the height advantage? Manute Bol, Gheorge Muresan, Shawn Bradley...
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