Who is the hardest player to officiate in the NBA?
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it's shaq.  they had to change rules every year because of him.  the hand check, the zone defense, the no charge zone.
815170
I think it will either be A.I. or Lebron James.  I'm a Kobe fan, but this year he looks like he's going to be more passive and get his teammates involved more.  For A.I. he's always been that high consistent scorer for most of his career.  Lebron James can put up some big numbers at times, but I don't know if he'll make 30 or more a game.  So I'll bet on A.I., one of the best scoreres of all-time.
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id wanna say larry brown. gut instinct. kansas back in the day and then the detroit pistons. i think he has an ABA title as well, maybe.
856314
I THINK IT MUST BE THE CENTER POSITION. BECAUSE YOU ONLY ASK WHAT IS THE HARDEST POSITION IN THE NBA. AND IF YOU WILL BE A CENTER IN THE NBA, YOU CANNOT AVOID BANGING BODY AND BEING CRUSHED BY THE BIGGEST PLAYER IN THE NBA, SHAQUILLE O'NEAL. AND ITS NOT A JOKE, ON TRYING TO BANG BODIES WITH SOMEONE IS AS DOUBLE AS YOUR SIZE. IT IS A DEATH DEFYING STUNT TO TRY TO DEFEND SHAQ!!
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First of all to all of you who put in players from today you people need Jesus!!!!\nLeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and A.I. do not hold a candle to the men who came before them. \n\n1. Micheal Jordan (Hands Down)\n2. Bill Russell (10 rings is hard to f with)\n3. Larry Bird\n4. Karl Malone (2d on all time leading scoring list)\n5. Kareem Abdul Jabbar (he is the all-time leading scorer isn't he)
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David Stern fining Mark Cuban for properly (if colorfully) criticizing NBA officiating, which is the worst in the world outside of the Olympic Games.  Stern and the entire IOC, past and present, should be sent to Iraq.\n\nDon Denkinger's infamous call is the most obvious of baseball's bad calls, but at least MLB umpires are the best-trained of all officials and can be forgiven most of their mistakes.  Umpires can also be very forebearing at times; when a provocation is accidental, they will often let it slide unless the other person escalates it.\n\nI understand there were some really bad red cards in the current World Cup series.\n\nAs for Olympic officiating, not only do we have the basketball scandal but also the recent figure-skating scandal that resulted in duplicate golds and a few questionable decisions in gymnastics as well.  The IOC (International Olympic Committee) is particularly bad, and has been a nasty piece of business for nearly 100 years, from the domination of Avery Brundage to Samanranch, to today.\n\nBut even sleazier than making a bad call is accepting the favorable result of a bad call.  On November 16, 1940, Cornell had defeated Dartmouth as the result of a bad call that gave the Big Red a fifth down.  When the mistake was discovered, the team voted to voluntarily forfeit the game even though they did not have to do this.  The decision cost Cornell the game, an undefeated season and possibly the national championship.  That, folks, is sportsmanship.
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Bruce Bowen, no question!!\n\nIn every game, he is put on the biggest scoring threat.  Kobe one day, then Nowitski the next.\n\nBen Wallace, etc can't do that!\n\nHe never gets the stats, ie blocks, steals, etc but gets under their skin, denies them the ball and always gets out on the shot.
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Yeah, I think it's Ray Allen... or maybe Dirk, and Nash... or Chauncey... or... Kobe's the best clutch shooter though...
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active player : shaquille o'neal\nall time : bill russell
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Has to be Kobe, All NBA Defensive team this year, and Mr 81. He his the game's best perimeter player and a tenacious defender. (Held Wade to less then 20 in one of their meetings)
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Of All Time?  His Airness.  Michael Jordan elevated his play to a level no one at the time could attain.\n\nNowadays, however, there are a select few.\n\nI'd have to go with Tim Duncan.  He does it all, night in and night out!
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I hate to tell you this, but all of those players have made at least a shot from beyond the arc. Seeing as it would be hard to find anybody who didnt make "one shot from behind the arc", i think i will say  Wilt Chamberlain .
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Wilt Chamberlain.  They changed the rules to slow down his domination.  (Widening the lane, making zone defense legal, even raising the rim to 11 feet for a stretch)  They changed the rules to allow Jordan to be more dominant (Making hand checking illegal, making zone defense illegal)\n\nOne season, he averaged over 50 points and 20 rebounds a game.  That means, if he scored 40 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in a game, people would consider it an off night.\n\nHe even led the league in assists one year...as a center.\n\nBest ever?  Wilt Chamberlain.
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The NBA is a business, so the officiating is most likely favoring the stars to get more stats or remain in the game by not calling fouls on them.  I mean, Shaq has gotten away with offensive fouls for over a decade and Jordan got away with traveling and palming during his days.  From what I hear, it's the NBA with Vegas oddsmakers that some conspiracy theorists think fix the games.
581985
Hands down Alonzo Mourning. They need a defender!
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SHAQ, everyone knows that.\nYao is HORRIBLE.
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Right now, probably Dwyane Wade. I think Shaq might be on the downside of his career, though he's still rather forceful in the middle.