Name a center who's better than Bill Walton

[taterguy]

[Scuba]

1. Bill Russell

[PoliticAverse]

2. Wilt Chamberlain. n/t

[HERVEPA]

3. The Big Dipper of course (Wilt)

[cliffordu]

4. Just below Savannah's belly button...

Oh wait....wrong sport....My bad.

[In_The_Wind]

6. bad is good

[cliffordu]

7. Exactly right, baby.

Exactly right.

[In_The_Wind]

8. You know what they say ...

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[cliffordu]

9. As Elvis Costello sez:

"Every day I write the book......."

[rurallib]

25. but better than Walton for sure

[In_The_Wind]

5. Kareem Jabbar

[taterguy]

21. Probably

He's not as likeable as Walton so he doesn't get that much respect, but his stats are impressive.

Also, unlike Walton he never choked to some podunk cow college in the NCAA Tourney.

Did Kareem ever get his shot blocked by someone who was barely 6'4"?

I don't think so.

[awoke_in_2003]

29. Not much of a copilot, though. nt

[taterguy]

34. The air force has a height limit of 6'6"

The best pilots are the ones that get military training so what would you expect?

It's not his fault that he's tall.

[awoke_in_2003]

55. I'm Roger Murdoch, the copilot...

http://m.

[taterguy]

56. How does that refute my brilliant point about the air force?

I'd like to know because I haven't bothered watching that video yet.

[awoke_in_2003]

57. I thought maybe you had taken me seriously. nt

[taterguy]

59. Welcome to DU!

When was the last time I took anyone seriously here?

[awoke_in_2003]

60. I am a relatively newbie in the Lounge...

But popping in more and more since other areas are getting crazy. I am sure I will get the hang of it soon . Plus, Peggy is here, so it has to be a good thing.

[NuclearDem]

35. *snort*

[jmowreader]

10. Bill Russell and Wilt

Bad copycat, tho...unlike Tebow's efforts as QB, Bill Walton was a good center when he was able to play ball.

[taterguy]

11. I think it's a fucking brilliant copycat

So fuck off

[Dr. Strange]

12. Joe Sakic

[taterguy]

13. He's a Canadian

That whole country is useless.

Except for Shat.

[Dr. Strange]

14. And Rush. Don't forget Rush.

William Shatner and Geddy Lee were once in a folk band together.

[antiquie]

17. Nooooooooooooo!

[awoke_in_2003]

30. Rush is overrated...

too precise and technical.

[madinmaryland]

39. Rush sucks. Both the band and the entertainer.

[Dr. Strange]

48. So, you're saying that Rush is the Dallas Cowboys of the musical world?

Poor Geddy Romo.

[malthaussen]

62. Leonard Cohen? KLAATU? Friggin' Joni Mitchell?

... to say nothing of Ellen Page.

-- Mal

[Avalux]

15. Uh NO. That would be Mario Lemieux.

[Myrina]

16. Jonathon Toews.

Jus' sayin ....

[taterguy]

24. Who the fuck is he?

Seriously,

I have no idea.

[Myrina]

37. #2 ranked center in the NHL

For the Stanley Cup winning Chicago Blackhawks.

That's who the fuck he is.

[GoCubsGo]

42. And...

...he has more Stanley Cups than the supposed #1 ranked center and NHL golden child, who I think is overrated.

[GoCubsGo]

38. Beat me to it!

Loves, loves, loves me some Tazer!

[Myrina]

43. Can't wait for the season to start!

Although I'll probably end up going to St. Louis or Columbus to see the 'Hawks ... no way I can afford a ticket to the Madhouse ... sigh.

[GoCubsGo]

44. 38 more days!

I can't wait, either! I'm looking forward to seeing which of these kids from Rockford make the team. I won't get to see them either, because I am trapped in South Carolina. Can't afford to go up and see them when they play the Hurricanes this fall. I would if I could. At least I can webstream televised games and WGN radio. Way better than the days before the Internet, when we had a virtual hockey blackout here.

BTW, were you aware that St. Louis has instituted the same two-game policy that they now have in Nashville? I guess you just have to buy tickets to two different Blackhawks games. Or, just go to Stub Hub.

[Myrina]

45. Crap, I didn't know that about St. L.

I s'pose I can buy 2 and sell one of 'em ... I'm in Indy so it's going to be a bit of a roadtrip for me but I really WANT to see the Hawks play "in person" this season.

[GoCubsGo]

47. Just happened yesterday.

They also have one game in Detroit in January, but I suspect it will be just as hard to get tickets to that one. Check the team's web and Facebook pages. There are often ticket give-aways. A long shot...

[taterguy]

53. Ahem

This is not a hockey thread

[RedCloud]

18. Rockefeller Center

Stands tall and can't be nudged out, nor posted out of position.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

33. Center for Disease Control - fights back on pandemics

[NuclearDem]

36. Deer Creek Music Center.

Underrated, yet gets all the good concerts.

[KamaAina]

19. Mike Webster

[taterguy]

20. Is he another goddamn Canadian?

[KamaAina]

22. No. He played center for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Why are you hatin' on Canadians? You been watching too much South Park?

[awoke_in_2003]

31. The first name in my head...

lifelong Steeler fan here.

[malthaussen]

63. Ya beat me to it. n/t

[Scuba]

67. RIP Mike.

[KamaAina]

23. Bill Wennington

Arguably not better than Walton, but he is Canadian.

[taterguy]

32. Is that post really necessary?

Are you contributing to the discussion or are you just engaging in egregious taterbaiting?

[madinmaryland]

41. Tater baiting causes a dumbass to go blind!!

[taterguy]

49. You would know

[jessie04]

26. Biily Paultz....The Whopper

[jrandom421]

27. There are a few

Artis Gilmore
Jack Sikma
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Wes Unseld
Bob Lanier

[taterguy]

50. Tim Duncan is a forward, not a center

I'd call you a dumbass but then some chickenshit jury might lock me out of my own thread.

[jrandom421]

71. Not at Wake Forest, he wasn't

[taterguy]

72. He wasn't better than Bill Walton when he was at Wake

[enigmatic]

28. George Mikan

[Hula Popper]

40. name a center

Artus Gilmore
Hakeem Olajuwon
David Robinson
Dave Cowens

[graywarrior]

46. 00-Robert Parish

At least as good as Walton

[taterguy]

52. You like him because his nickname is from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

He lasted longer than Walton but he never really took over a team and an entire city the way Walton did in 77.

Hell, a big part of the reason so many people currently ride bikes in Portland is because of Walton.

[graywarrior]

54. That's coz Byrd & McHale were the predominating powers on that team

I remember when Walton was leaving the Celtics as a center and we were all terrified that no one could ever replace him. The guy was beyond amazing--so one fucked with him. How was he responsible for the bike phenomenon in Portland?

[taterguy]

64. Byrd? I think your memories of that era are a little off

Walton was famous for biking to practices and games when he was in Portland, which helped launched their bike boom.

[graywarrior]

65. I'm acid flash backing

[taterguy]

66. That's another thing Walton was famous for

[graywarrior]

68. Really?

Who knew?

[taterguy]

69. Most basketball fans knew he was a tripper

He'd go on and on about how much he loved the Grateful Dead.

It's a scientific fact that people who don't trip can barely tolerate the Dead.

[graywarrior]

70. OMG, that's right! I'd forgotten all about that!

I love the Dead.

[Arugula Latte]

51. Tootsie Pop

[Earth_First]

58. ...and a Deadhead taboot! nt