Hey guys!!....how would you rank these centers....

according to skill/talent, importance to team, leadership, etc...thank you!

1. Alonzo Mourning

2.Shaq

3. Dikembe Mutombo

4. Patrick Ewing

5. Hakeem Olujuwon

6. David Robinson

7. Yao Ming

best overall in this order:

shaq

olujuwon

robinson

ewing

mourning

mutombo

ming

shaq

hakeem

ewing

robinson

mutumbo

mourning

yao

Yao has to be last, no question about it... 

Hakeem

Shaq

Robinson

Ewing

Mutombo/Zo equal  (dont forget Mutombo has 4 defensive player of the year awards)

Ming

1)  H. Williams

2) L. Longley

3) R. Seikly

  ****  Just to name a  few***           

2. David Robinson

3. Hakeem Olujuwon

4. Patrick Ewing

5. Dikembe Mutombo

6. Alonzo Mourning 

7. Yao Ming

Quote Originally Posted by marnypoly:

Shaq over the Dream?

Did any of you watch the '95 finals?

made a boatload betting HOU on the road in that year's playoffs; also had a 22-1 future on them

Hakeem 98

Shaq 97 - had a 3 year stretch where he was better, but overall I give it to Hakeem (who was also better in college)

Ewing 89 - king of the bouncebacks after a shit-eatin' game

Dikembe 84 - " I had to move out, past dee end of da bus line, to keep people from coming to my house and eating all my cookies."

Robinson 83 - OVERRATED - no toughness; relied solely on his athletic ability (of which he had a lot). owes his 2 rings to Timmy and Mario Elie

Zo 80 - I loved Zo (after he grew up), but his toughness would get in the way of his smarts - Jordan would get Rodman to fuck with him and shortly thereafter Zo would be on the bench in foul trouble.

Yao 77 - he was killing it before he got hurt. coulda got close to Ewing

Quote Originally Posted by marnypoly:

Shaq over the Dream?

Did any of you watch the '95 finals?

This.

I don't know why folks are voting Shaq #1. Because he was an athletic giant who just was able to steamroll pretty much everyone? Because if you cut the BS, Shaq was very limited offensively, and was useless outside the paint.

Hakeem is the best out of the group because not only was he athletic as hell, he was extremely skilled for a 7 footer. Other than Kevin Garnett, he had no peer in the footwork department. Had post up, face up, and outside game. Was a beast on the boards on the defensive end.  Oh and he wasn't a liability at the line.

The complete package in a nutshell.

Hakeem - by a lot

Big Stink O'neal

Ewing

Robinson

never heard of any of the other guys.

Shaq

Hakeem

Robinson

Ewing

Motombo

Ming