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brush

(58,018 posts) Tue Dec 17, 2019, 03:35 PM Dec 2019

Greatest all-time Laker (poll).

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	Kareem
	6 (67%)
	Magic
	2 (22%)
	Baylor
	0 (0%)
	West
	0 (0%)
	Shaq
	0 (0%)
	Kobe
	0 (0%)
	Wilt
	0 (0%)
	Worthy
	0 (0%)
	Lebron
	0 (0%)
	Mikan
	1 (11%)
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Greatest all-time Laker (poll). (Original Post) brush Dec 2019 OP

Had A Really Hard Time ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #1

Wilt's best years were with Phila Sixers and Warriors but he later took up the mantle... brush Dec 2019 #2

We're On The Same Page ProfessorGAC Dec 2019 #3

ProfessorGAC

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1. Had A Really Hard Time

Reply to brush (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 12:55 PM

Dec 2019

It was Magic or Kareem. (West and Wilt didn't win enough given the greatness in that group)
Same reason I said Magic, because Kareem did not win any chips for 5 years until Magic got there.
Magic changed the way they played, so much, that they won 5 in 9 seasons.

brush

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2. Wilt's best years were with Phila Sixers and Warriors but he later took up the mantle...

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 22, 2019, 01:30 PM

Dec 2019

from Mikan as the Lakers having a dominant big man—followed later of course by Kareem and Shaq (I'm surprised Shaq got zero votes).

I was a fan of the Baylor/West team but that duo could never overcome the Celtics—bad luck and Auerbach trickery in Boston Garden.

Seems Kobe should've got more votes too but to me it's a toss-up between Magic and Kareem.

ProfessorGAC

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3. We're On The Same Page

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 23, 2019, 08:28 AM

Dec 2019

Couple other thoughts:
- IIRC, Wilt led league in assists on year with Lakers. He looked around at West, Goodrich, and Hairston and decided he didn't need to score much. That's how good he was.
- My dad met George Mikan in the early 50s. Just an add cuz Mikan was in the conversation
- The Celtics true greatness was essentially based on Auerbach being so much smarter & more progressive than the other guys running teams. Just think, they're in the finals, then they get to draft Havlicek! College player of year, I think. They win, win, win, and still manage to get the best new kid. Somebody got smoked by Auerbach, again.

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