Oscar Robertson is the GOAT of basketball
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Where do you rank Wilt? I have him & Hakeem as #1 & #2
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Number 2 center right after Kareem.
So top 5.
IMO Oscar is the GOAT statistically so the idea is I want people to try debunking me and realize they can't.
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The 5 straight seasons within 0.5 of triple double when he didn't even know what that was. Averaging 30 as a PG in the 60s with no 3 pointers that some cheap imitations use to boost their stats.
I'm going to be honest I'm incredibly wasted at this moment and am incapable of rendering a more concise argument. Cheers mate.
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Who cares?
Triple doubles are an arbitrary statistic. Oh, you averaged 10/10/10. Well, that's just otherwordly. These guys who averaged 9.9/9.9/9.9 are clearly many levels below you because we make a big deal out of the base-10 math system due to the biological incidence of having ten fingers. Oh, and hey! Look! A guy notched 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists for the night on 40% shooting! Well, clearly he was the player of the game, not the guy who had 71 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists on 58% shooting.
What's the correlation to winning? What was his offensive production relative to his usage compared to other players? Russell Westbrook did the triple double thing, and his team sucked. Tim Duncan didn't need triple doubles to rack up both regular season crowns and NBA championships.
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You tried participating in the debate and ended up getting slaughtered via your ignorance of the game and its history. The NBA thread truly separates the men from the boys.
You should make a thread "Toni Kukoc was the leader of the '92 Croatian team." Rofl.
As for this nonsensical thread, Oscar is far behind GOAT MJ but well ahead of LeBrick. Now you can enjoy your safe space here.
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As a Cincinnati guy, I'm a huge Big O fan, but the argument for him as #1 died as soon as triple-doubles became commonplace. It used to be amazing thing 50 years ago, but nowadays even random jabronis can have a triple-double every now and then. It's especially easy now that offenses have turned shot charts into an inverted donut (lots of layups/dunks and threes, very few long or mid-range twos). Frontcourt guys like Draymond Green and Domantas Sabonis can just take entry passes in the high post and then kick it back out for an assisted three or hit a cutter for a layup.
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What is more intense?
You tried participating in the debate and ended up getting slaughtered via your ignorance of the game and its history. The NBA thread truly separates the men from the boys.
You should make a thread "Toni Kukoc was the leader of the '92 Croatian team." Rofl.
As for this nonsensical thread, Oscar is far behind GOAT MJ but well ahead of LeBrick. Now you can enjoy your safe space here.
Islam vs Christianity or MJ vs Bron?
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And some of them even wore helmets to play basketball lmao
Is Oscar even an Olympic champion?
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Yes.
