Is Yao the best center in the NBA now?
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I think Shaquille O'Neal is marginally better, though Yao is improving steadily and will overtake Shaq really soon. \n\nHowever, even if Yao Ming becomes the best center in the NBA it will in a way largely be due to the fact that they is a great shortage of good centers in the game at the moment. Besides Shaq, Yao and Ben Wallace, there isn't a whole lot of competition unless you pretend Tim Duncan or Dirk Nowitski is a center.\n\nThis is a pity considering just 10 years ago you had Olajuwon, Robinson, Ewing, Shaq and Alonzo are their prime.
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it depends on what you mean by "better"... in the clutch, i would take reggie miller over anyone but mj, kareem, bird, nd magic...regardless of when, where, or against whom...steve nash i think will prove to be the better overall player by the end of his career, in stats, mvp's, and titles; well, at least in the first 2, i'm suddenly sensing a shift of power in the nba (and nhl as well), from the western-dominance of the late-90s to early 2000s to a new order of eastern supremacy--can you say lebron nd the cavs vs. chauncey billups and the pistons vs. d-wade and the heat for the next decade???  i see the writing on the wall... but, back to topic; steve nash will end his career with better stats and more mvp's than reggie miller, and will prove to have made his team better, but reggie is and will always be one of the best players EVER in the clutch
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I think if Tracy and yao could learn to play together better, and maybe get some more prominent players on the team. They dont need any All STARS, just some other players that could help them in times of need. 2 great players are not gonna do anything. just like the bulls when they had michael jordan, scottie pippen, dennis rodman, and such. and the lakers a couple years back and the pistons now. they have 5 or 6 good players. So no, rockets can not make it to the playoffs.
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According to TNT, Shaq is averaging about 8 points and 3 rebounds more than Yao out of all the times they've met. They are about even in blocks, steals, and assists. Shaq has about an 8% Field goal advantage also.
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You have picked correct my friend. Kevin garnett is the most versatile PF out there.\n\nnot to mention that he's just the best. I try to tell these jerks all the time that if KG just had half the supporting cast in minnesota that tim duncan or dirk has, he would be in the playoffs all the time.\n\nthat man can even run point if he wanted too.\n\nit would have to be KG first, then tim duncan, then dirk.
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Gaters, Noah is the best center remaing and he will have a big game. The gators will fianlly break the 60 mark on UCLA, where the last team to do it was Gonzaga.
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If he is available, you should pick him up.  He reminds me of a Ben Wallace type of Player who can score.  I don't know about putting him in at Center, but he could definately bolster you lineup in at PF
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I love Yao Ming for 1 but with a broken foot he can't be number 1 if he didnt have a broken foot It would be hard to answer cause I love him and Tracy both..alot
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No, Lamar Odom is the best forward on the Lakers. BCook is a good long range shooter, he'll block the occasional shot, is an average rebounder, and he'll take a charge whenever he can. His defense is improved over his first 2 years, but it's not great. He's a pretty solid player. Not quite starter material, but he has shown that every season, he'll work on something new to add to his game.
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Gotta go with the Bad Boys.  Ben Wallace is the current day Dennis Rodman (not really, Rodman was better).  Isiah >>>>>>> Chauncey Billups. Dumars and RIP is close though, but I give the edge to Dumars.  Lambier and Daugherty - no one messes with those two.
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Yes,\n\nPG Nash\nSG D.Wade\nSF LeBron James\nPF Duncan\nC YaoMIng
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DIRK NOWITZKI...hes d only centre 2 win 3 pt shooting competition...dat means he can do anything...so overall hes easily the best basketball player...has all n i mean ALL the skills required for bball...for instance- shooting , rebounding , defense , drivin , intersections , floor awareness...blah
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Yes, Kobe Byrant is the best. Don't hate on him. Ya'll some lames why ya'll hating. he cold and ya'll know it
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No LeBron may be the best player in the game, but the Pistons are the best team. If you shut down one of the scorers they still have 2 or 3 others who can take on the load. I think they are the best team in the NBA.
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Mike Miller of Memphis. Great Shooting Guard... probably second best player on his team besides Gasol. Memphis is a playoff team right now too. He is a good all-around player, averaging 14ppg, 6rpg, 3apg off the bench.
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Yes. Ron is the best all around defensive player in the league. Peja Can't play defense. Peja is the best 3-point shooter in the league. Ron isn't.
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Their problem has always been at center since Mark Eaton left. Felton Spencer, Greg Foster, Greg Ostertag, and Jarron Collins have not been able to really fill the void since Eaton retired. They need to solidify the center position with a guy that can score 15-20 points a game and play solid defense. Though Eaton was not much of a scorer, he was one heck of a defender! Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur are a solid front court, but none of them are a true center. \n\nThey also need a shooting guard because Gordan Giricek is a question mark right now. Deron Williams looks like he's going to develop into a solid point guard, though he is no John Stockton.