Was Yao ming the last great center?

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

I miss using Yao in NBA 2k, he was unstoppable

 

[Yuzo Lightheart]

Tiago Splitter on his way to carrying the torch

tiago mchale

 

[Regular_P]

I wouldn't consider Dwight a "great" player, but his impact is undeniable IF his effort is there. I think his offense is a little better than people give him credit for, though he's not a guy you can run your offense through all game.

He's by far the best defensive center in basketball. The Lakers look like a YMCA team when he's not on the court. On offense, when he's running the floor hard and sealing guys under the basket, he draws a lot of fouls. Granted, he shoots them like shyt, but he gets teams in the penalty early and that makes the game easier for Kobe and Nash. Dwight sets brutal screens and when he reacts with the ball instead of thinking about making a post, he's pretty good at finishing.

He's not Shaq, but he's the best we got.

 

[gho3st]

When Morey actually put a team around Yao, we advanced and was a team to be reckoned wiht. I always say we wouldve beatened the lakers if Kobe didnt take Yao out that series.

Props to Kobe. He did what he had to do.

Yao biggest tradegy was JVG and Carrol Dawson. JVG refused to tank that year Yao and TMac went down and then he refused to reform his rostter to contemporary NBA standards. He brought all these old has ben nigguhs around Yao(and TMac) named Juwan Howard, Jon Barry, David Wesley, Ryan Bowens, wouldnt play Steve Francis,.

i always thought Kobe took out Yao on purpose

he also got Metta kicked out a playoff game too

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

*pump fake*

*pump fake*

*scores*

2k11 was his last great hoorah

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Yao great?

 

[Luke Cage]

will we ever have an allstar game with as many prime or young HOF centers as the 93 allstar game?

 

[Broke Wave]

Andrew Bynum last year >>> Yao

 

[THE K-MAN]

what about against the other 28 teams?

David Robinson used to own Hakeem in his regular season matches but do we remember those?

 

[Renkz]

what about against the other 28 teams?

David Robinson used to own Hakeem in his regular season matches but do we remember those?

Gonna need some evidence to back this up on this.

 

[Luke Cage]

Gonna need some evidence to back this up on this.

there is well known video evidence to prove the contrary. but none to back up that dudes wild claim that i know of.

 

[mayhem]

its so sad to see injuries preventing us from watching better centers play in the league today

greg oden, yao, bynum all playing at a high level at the same time woulda been fun to watch

 

[feelosofer]

If Yao couls stay healthy he coud hav ebeen a GOAT he had a very refines skillset for a center and his height made him unstoppable withion 12 ft, but he had a surprisingly wet jay.

 

[feelosofer]

you mean the chinese Brook Lopez ?










fukk outta here

I'm a Brook Lopez supporter but stop it

 

[Jram]

Was he the last great true center? Now we have soft unskilled centers like dwight.

Everything you said here is true except for the 'soft' and 'unskilled' part.

Dwight Howard gets a shaft because a lot of stories have developed around him, but he's a great, great player.