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Title: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 10:54:46 AM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: E. J. Rizo on August 24, 2006, 10:58:24 AM
1. Shaq
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: suckaa free on August 24, 2006, 11:01:21 AM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 11:02:11 AM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.

Dude, Battie is the center of the Magic, Howard plays the 4
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 11:03:59 AM
1. Shaq

LMAO!! No way right now in the year 2006 is Shaq better than Jermaine are you joking? Shaq is still obviousley more efficient down low but Jermaine scores just as well in many differnt ways and he is a wayyyy better defender than Shaq, no way Shaq is as good as JO right now.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: suckaa free on August 24, 2006, 11:07:20 AM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.

Dude Howard plays the 4 the majority of the time. 


maybe, but with 20 points and 20 boards give or take a night, hes fucken with everyone thats a center.  hell shit on yao so hard, yao will turn into Manute Bol.   :)
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: E. J. Rizo on August 24, 2006, 11:09:48 AM
1. Shaq

LMAO!! No way right now in the year 2006 is Shaq better than Jermaine are you joking? Shaq is still obviousley more efficient down low but Jermaine scores just as well in many differnt ways and he is a wayyyy better defender than Shaq, no way Shaq is as good as JO right now.
you just said what i wanted to say no matter who is better... shaq is still a bigger presence.

id rather play againt Jermaine than Shaq... and id rather be trying to block Jermaine than shaq....

and he draws out the defence..
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 11:10:20 AM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.

Dude Howard plays the 4 the majority of the time. 


maybe, but with 20 points and 20 boards give or take a night, hes fucken with everyone thats a center.  hell shit on yao so hard, yao will turn into Manute Bol.   :)

Ok first off not maybe he is a PF and thats ALL he plays, and second of all yeah I would take D. Howard over Brad Miller or Yao but seeing that Howard ISNT a center thats why he wasnt on the list.  And Howard is a stud but anyway he aint fuckin w/ JO.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: suckaa free on August 24, 2006, 11:12:21 AM
alright you win.  ill be back though... :rant:
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 11:12:32 AM
1. Shaq

LMAO!! No way right now in the year 2006 is Shaq better than Jermaine are you joking? Shaq is still obviousley more efficient down low but Jermaine scores just as well in many differnt ways and he is a wayyyy better defender than Shaq, no way Shaq is as good as JO right now.
you just said what i wanted to say no matter who is better... shaq is still a bigger presence.

id rather play againt Jermaine than Shaq... and id rather be trying to block Jermaine than shaq....

and he draws out the defence..

I agree that Shaq is still a bigger presence no doubt, but how can you tell me he is better now? No way! Shaq had some terrible games in the playoffs I meen some games where he finished with something like 11pts and 6 reb while if Jermaine scores anything less than 20 a game in the playoffs thats considered horrible for him.

right now  JO > SHAQ
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: GangstaBoogy on August 24, 2006, 01:07:25 PM
Yao wouldn't even make my top 10. Dude is too soft to be a 7-footer

I'm goin with Nowitzki. He plays both Center & Power Forward, so he should still count as a Center.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 01:56:02 PM
Yao wouldn't even make my top 10. Dude is too soft to be a 7-footer

I'm goin with Nowitzki. He plays both Center & Power Forward, so he should still count as a Center.
Nah Dirk is a PF 90% of the time and you talk about Yao being soft, Dirk is as soft as a defender as I have seen
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: PLANT on August 24, 2006, 02:15:43 PM
Id still take Shaq on my team over any other center.  JO is more of a PF/C to me anyway...Id take Dwight Howard after Shaq....Howard has a bigtime presence inside and is all over the boards. 
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 02:17:46 PM
Id still take Shaq on my team over any other center.  JO is more of a PF/C to me anyway...Id take Dwight Howard after Shaq....Howard has a bigtime presence inside and is all over the boards. 

I agree but he is a center now so he should be considered one and JO is better than Shaq now.  So your telling me you think D. Howard is better than JO??
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: PLANT on August 24, 2006, 02:19:52 PM
Id still take Shaq on my team over any other center.  JO is more of a PF/C to me anyway...Id take Dwight Howard after Shaq....Howard has a bigtime presence inside and is all over the boards. 

I agree but he is a center now so he should be considered one and JO is better than Shaq now.  So your telling me you think D. Howard is better than JO??
maybe not as polished offensively, but Id rather have Howard as my center than JO.....Im not real big on JO man, you already know that....just my opinion dude no hard feelings
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 02:24:01 PM
Id still take Shaq on my team over any other center.  JO is more of a PF/C to me anyway...Id take Dwight Howard after Shaq....Howard has a bigtime presence inside and is all over the boards. 

I agree but he is a center now so he should be considered one and JO is better than Shaq now.  So your telling me you think D. Howard is better than JO??
maybe not as polished offensively, but Id rather have Howard as my center than JO.....Im not real big on JO man, you already know that....just my opinion dude no hard feelings

Wow I understand no hard feelings and I respect your opinion but I am SHOCKED you would take Howard over O'Neal.  There is no point in arguing but I dont know anyone that would agree with that.  Howard is a lil better Defensively and on the boards but JO still averages 9-10 rebounds a game and is a great defender as well plus he is twice the offensive player Howard is.  I meen just watching the 2 play head to head shows who is better JO made Howard look like a different player when they played each other, JO consistently bullied him down low  I like Howard alot but imo he's not really close to JO's level.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 02:40:32 PM
JO vs D. Howard

interior scoring = JO>Howard
perimter scoring = JO>Howard
defense = JO>Howard
passing = JO = Howard
rebounding = Howard>JO
Intangibles = JO > Howard

Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: PLANT on August 24, 2006, 03:04:55 PM
Dwight Howard is the future of big men in the NBA....The sky is really the limit for this guy, at 7'1 and hes ripped as a muthafucker....Only 20 years old.  He could become the only player ever to average 20 PPG and 20 RPG in a season.  Even tho JO is an allstar, he has never been or ever will be considered the best player at his position. 
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 03:29:26 PM
Dwight Howard is the future of big men in the NBA....The sky is really the limit for this guy, at 7'1 and hes ripped as a muthafucker....Only 20 years old.  He could become the only player ever to average 20 PPG and 20 RPG in a season.  Even tho JO is an allstar, he has never been or ever will be considered the best player at his position. 

Well like I said now that JO is a center he will be considered the best player at his position.  I am sorry but hes better currently than Shaq or Yao and its OBVIOUS!
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: The Big Bad Ass on August 24, 2006, 10:03:16 PM
Carlisle said today that Al will be playing the 3, and sometimes will play the 5 so JO does not have to be the center.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 10:06:56 PM
Carlisle said today that Al will be playing the 3, and sometimes will play the 5 so JO does not have to be the center.

Damn that sucks cause I want Granger to start at the 3 and Al at the 4 and Jermaine at the 5.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 24, 2006, 10:37:35 PM
Imo as of now the Pacers starting lineup should look like this,

pg- J. Tinsley
sg- S. Jackson
sf- D. Granger
pf- A. Harrington
c-  J. O'Neal


6th man : M. Daniels

J. Foster
Sarunas
D. Harrison
M. Baston
S. Williams
J. White
D. Armstrong
J. Powell


Nice team!

Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: reguLAtor on August 25, 2006, 01:05:27 AM
WTF has the NBA come to when JO is considered a legit center?  i got love for the dude..but goddamn... putting JO in the same comapny as Wilt, Kareem, Mikan, Olajuwon and Shaq...etc... come on now.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 25, 2006, 01:11:30 AM
WTF has the NBA come to when JO is considered a legit center?  i got love for the dude..but goddamn... putting JO in the same comapny as Wilt, Kareem, Mikan, Olajuwon and Shaq...etc... come on now.

Dude first off I never said he was the best center of all time lol.  I just said if he plays center THIS year he would be the best center in the league and thats the truth.  Shaq isnt as good as JO anymore.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Cowboy on August 25, 2006, 02:22:05 PM
Shaq is and will be the best center till he retires and last season proved it. JO is nice though. Looks like the Pacers got a good chance this season now that they got Al Harrington back.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Antonio_ on August 26, 2006, 05:00:02 AM
Chris Mihm is the best C in the NBA. :P
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: 7even on August 26, 2006, 07:10:07 AM
Even if JO was playin center and was doing a great job at it I would never call him the best center in the league, he just doesn't have that center aura you need to be considered a real center to me. I would never call Duncan the best center either.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: "THE" MoSav on August 26, 2006, 03:52:40 PM
When JO is healthy is a top ten player and anybody that cant see that hasnt been watchin the NBA hard enough. But last year what did he play 42 games or something? Hes gotta improve that...if he keeps getting hurt hes just gonna decline, and maybe never reach his potential, hopefully JO hasnt already peaked...
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 26, 2006, 04:18:06 PM
When JO is healthy is a top ten player and anybody that cant see that hasnt been watchin the NBA hard enough. But last year what did he play 42 games or something? Hes gotta improve that...if he keeps getting hurt hes just gonna decline, and maybe never reach his potential, hopefully JO hasnt already peaked...

I agree completely.  He has to stay healthy this year.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Nutty on August 26, 2006, 09:17:29 PM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.

Sorry, off topic. Where are you from? Interesting sig. You from the pacific?
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 26, 2006, 09:20:53 PM
Jermaine O'Neal! Well its official w/ the addition of Harrington that JO will play center for the Pacers next year, this should now meen he will be referred to as the best center in the league! Yao is close but Jermaine is now clearly the best,

top 5 centers in league as of now

1. Jermaine O'Neal
2. Yao Ming
3. Ben Wallace
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Brad Miller

are you kidding me?  yao is softer than the bitch leaving across the street from you.  id replace him with Dwight Howard or somebody of that nature.

Sorry, off topic. Where are you from? Interesting sig. You from the pacific?

Yeah I have lived in Cali my whole life.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Citizen-Y on August 28, 2006, 05:21:47 AM
As long as Yao continues what he was doing the second half of the season last year he will be the top guy in the 5 spot.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: 7even on August 28, 2006, 05:43:42 AM
niggaz be hatin on yao cause he's not much fun to watch
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Citizen-Y on August 28, 2006, 02:52:20 PM
niggaz be hatin on yao cause he's not much fun to watch

No, they like to rehash what Stephen A Smith has been screaming to them for the past four years.  One thing Yao wasn't was soft last year.

Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 28, 2006, 05:07:38 PM
^^no he wasnt soft at all last year he just wasnt healthy the whole year either.  Look at his stats last year they were just as good as Bosh and JO's stats.  Yao is finally turning into the player we expected him to be.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 29, 2006, 12:38:57 PM
As long as Yao continues what he was doing the second half of the season last year he will be the top guy in the 5 spot.
nah JO is way better than Yao if JO plays the 5.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Don Jacob on August 29, 2006, 01:15:09 PM
yoa ming is overrated
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Citizen-Y on August 29, 2006, 02:55:28 PM
yoa ming is overrated

Averaging 25 and 12 the last half of the season is overrated?  You need to stop posting high.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: ~SandMan~ on August 29, 2006, 02:58:36 PM
everybody hates on Yao just because he's from China. But he is easily one of the best centers in the league right now. That doesnt mean he's some great player, its just that the center position is probably the weakest (talentwise) position in the league right now.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Citizen-Y on August 29, 2006, 04:43:47 PM
everybody hates on Yao just because he's from China. But he is easily one of the best centers in the league right now. That doesnt mean he's some great player, its just that the center position is probably the weakest (talentwise) position in the league right now.

He's one of the true centers in the league.  Most teams have power forwards playing at center and now Indiana and is doing the same thing.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 29, 2006, 05:03:02 PM
LMAO@Whoever said Dirk as best center...



As of now...

J. O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace > Shaq

But there is a future dominant center in the NBA, and he goes by Andrew Bynum...Lets not forget, Kwame will finally be starting at his most suitable position this year in the triangle at center, so this may very well be his breakthrough season...Things are looking good for the Lakers with the bigs...PeACe
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 29, 2006, 05:08:03 PM
LMAO@Whoever said Dirk as best center...



As of now...

J. O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace > Shaq

But there is a future dominant center in the NBA, and he goes by Andrew Bynum...Lets not forget, Kwame will finally be starting at his most suitable position this year in the triangle at center, so this may very well be his breakthrough season...Things are looking good for the Lakers with the bigs...PeACe

Come on Nik!  First off the way you put it makes it seem like you think JO is even with Yao and Big Ben! LMAO!  I thought you of all people would know JO is better than Yao and Ben lol.  And come on Nik I admire the pride you have for your team, but please never bring up Kwame or Bynum again in the same sentence as Jermaine. 
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: PLANT on August 29, 2006, 05:08:07 PM
You guys, Dwight Howard is the best REAL center in the L.......NIK, you didnt even mention him ???

Just wait till the season starts boys, DH is gonna tear shit up....Dude is only 20, and hes a fuckin BEAST already....He will dominate the L at the center position for years to come.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 29, 2006, 05:09:22 PM
You guys, Dwight Howard is the best REAL center in the L.......NIK, you didnt even mention him ???

Just wait till the season starts boys, DH is gonna tear shit up....Dude is only 20, and hes a fuckin BEAST already....He will dominate the L at the center position for years to come.

nah listen to the majority, you are the ONLY person that thinks Howard is better than JO, its fuckin ridicolous.  I guess that would meen Howard is better than Bosh to also lol and thats not true either.  Howard is nice, but JO is on a whole different level.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 29, 2006, 05:47:52 PM
LMAO@Whoever said Dirk as best center...



As of now...

J. O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace > Shaq

But there is a future dominant center in the NBA, and he goes by Andrew Bynum...Lets not forget, Kwame will finally be starting at his most suitable position this year in the triangle at center, so this may very well be his breakthrough season...Things are looking good for the Lakers with the bigs...PeACe

Come on Nik!  First off the way you put it makes it seem like you think JO is even with Yao and Big Ben! LMAO!  I thought you of all people would know JO is better than Yao and Ben lol.  And come on Nik I admire the pride you have for your team, but please never bring up Kwame or Bynum again in the same sentence as Jermaine. 


First of all, genius, I NEVER said Jemrinae O'Neal was equal to Yao Ming...Second off, I didn't place Jermaine O'Neal in the same sentence as Kwame and Bynum, I said they are the FUTURE centers of the NBA, come on now, I thought YOU were smarter than that...
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 29, 2006, 05:50:39 PM
LMAO@Whoever said Dirk as best center...



As of now...

J. O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace > Shaq

But there is a future dominant center in the NBA, and he goes by Andrew Bynum...Lets not forget, Kwame will finally be starting at his most suitable position this year in the triangle at center, so this may very well be his breakthrough season...Things are looking good for the Lakers with the bigs...PeACe

Come on Nik!  First off the way you put it makes it seem like you think JO is even with Yao and Big Ben! LMAO!  I thought you of all people would know JO is better than Yao and Ben lol.  And come on Nik I admire the pride you have for your team, but please never bring up Kwame or Bynum again in the same sentence as Jermaine. 


First of all, genius, I NEVER said Jemrinae O'Neal was equal to Yao Ming...Second off, I didn't place Jermaine O'Neal in the same sentence as Kwame and Bynum, I said they are the FUTURE centers of the NBA, come on now, I thought YOU were smarter than that...

Ok maybe Im wrong my bad Nik, sooo Nik whats your top5 centers then? including JO cause I still think he will start there.

JO > Yao > Ben > Shaq > B Miller
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on August 29, 2006, 06:04:43 PM
LMAO@Whoever said Dirk as best center...



As of now...

J. O'Neal, Yao Ming, Ben Wallace > Shaq

But there is a future dominant center in the NBA, and he goes by Andrew Bynum...Lets not forget, Kwame will finally be starting at his most suitable position this year in the triangle at center, so this may very well be his breakthrough season...Things are looking good for the Lakers with the bigs...PeACe

Come on Nik!  First off the way you put it makes it seem like you think JO is even with Yao and Big Ben! LMAO!  I thought you of all people would know JO is better than Yao and Ben lol.  And come on Nik I admire the pride you have for your team, but please never bring up Kwame or Bynum again in the same sentence as Jermaine. 


First of all, genius, I NEVER said Jemrinae O'Neal was equal to Yao Ming...Second off, I didn't place Jermaine O'Neal in the same sentence as Kwame and Bynum, I said they are the FUTURE centers of the NBA, come on now, I thought YOU were smarter than that...

Ok maybe Im wrong my bad Nik, sooo Nik whats your top5 centers then? including JO casue I still think he will start there.

JO > Yao > Ben > Shaq > B Miller


I believe Duncan will be used at center with the Spurs this year, and if Jermaine O'Neal is going to be primarily a center this year, then top 5 (as of now) should be something like:

1.Tim Duncan
2.Jermaine O'Neal
3.Yao Ming
4.Ben Wallace
5.Shaquille O'Neal

However, this list could change by All-Star break...The center position is dying in the NBA, and I'm excited about Bynum because he is one of the last pure centers out there, being trained by a legend...People saying great things about him, and he looked convincing in summer league...Remember the age factor as well... Kwame is also only 24 and finally being used in the best position for him...PeACe
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: Citizen-Y on August 29, 2006, 06:38:14 PM
I'm curious if JO is durable to play 82 games at center, that's the big question.
Title: Re: Best Center In NBA!
Post by: DipsetGeneral on August 29, 2006, 07:08:08 PM
I'm curious if JO is durable to play 82 games at center, that's the big question.

Yes it is! It is a big IF, but I think he can do it