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H2H 162: Marcus Camby vs. Tyson Chandler – Who was Better?

Posted on July 22, 2022 | Leave a comment

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According to the old adage, offense wins games, but defense wins championships; as such, while high-flying scorers and playmakers get all the glory in basketball, every winning team needs a strong anchor on the defensive end. In that vein, centers Marcus Camby and Tyson Chandler made their mark in the Association during the 2000s and 2010s as two of the league’s best defensive big men. Seven-footers (6’11” in Camby’s case) who were limited offensively, but dominant on the defensive end, there are notable parallels between the two players, thus leading to the question:

Who was better – Marcus Camby or Tyson Chandler?

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Tagged 1996 NBA Draft, best defensive centers in NBA history, best NBA defensive players of the 2000s, best NBA defensive players of the 2010s, Chandler or Camby, decade of dominance, Marcus Camby vs. Tyson Chandler, NBA #2 overall picks, NBA Defensive Player of the Year, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, top shot blockers in NBA history

H2H 159: Vlade Divac vs. Arvydas Sabonis – Who was Better?

Posted on June 10, 2022 | Leave a comment

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From Pau Gasol to Domantas Sabonis to Nikola Jokic and others, one of the hallmarks of European-born big men in the NBA has been their strong passing skills. This characteristic goes back to the early days of foreign influence in the NBA, when Eastern European players like Vlade Divac and Arvydas Sabonis (Domantas’ father) were still considered a novelty. As two of the best foreign big men ever, Divac and Sabonis were not only accomplished NBA players, but had successful overseas and international careers as well as part of their Hall of Fame accomplishments. With the NBA becoming an ever-increasingly global game, let us look back upon the 1990s era of basketball and ask:

Who was better – Vlade Divac or Arvydas Sabonis?

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Tagged 1988 Summer Olympics basketball, 1990s European basketball stars, best European players in NBA history, best international players in NBA history, decade of dominance, Kobe Bryant draft trade, Sabonis or Divac, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Vlade Divac vs. Arvydas Sabonis

Countdown 128: Top 10 Milwaukee Bucks of All Time

Posted on June 3, 2022 | Leave a comment

Who are the top Milwaukee Bucks of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:

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Tagged Bob Dandridge, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Glenn Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Marques Johnson, Michael Redd, Oscar Robertson, Paul Pressey, Ray Allen, Sidney Moncrief, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Sports top 10, top Milwaukee Bucks of all time

H2H 156: Shawn Marion vs. Rasheed Wallace – Who was Better?

Posted on April 29, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Today’s NBA game is all about versatility, making players who can do it all (score, rebound, pass, defend, etc.) valuable commodities in this new era of positionless basketball. A generation earlier, two stars who fit this mold at the forward position were Shawn Marion and Rasheed Wallace – despite very different personalities and temperaments, each was a highly productive player on both ends of the court for some championship-contending teams; as perhaps borderline Hall of Fame-type players from the 2000s, let us compare this duo and pose the question:

Who was better – Shawn Marion or Rasheed Wallace?

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Tagged 2000s Pistons, 2000s Suns, best NBA forwards of the 2000s, best Suns players, best Trail Blazers players, decade of dominance, most technical fouls ever, Rasheed or Marion, Shawn Marion vs. Rasheed Wallace, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head

Countdown 125: Top 10 Miami Heat of All Time

Posted on April 22, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Who are the top Miami Heat of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:

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Tagged Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Eddie Jones, Glen Rice, LeBron James, Rony Seikaly, Shaquille O’Neal, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Sports top 10, Tim Hardaway, top Miami Heat of all time, Udonis Haslem

Countdown 122: Top 10 Houston Rockets of All Time

Posted on March 4, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Who are the top Houston Rockets of all time? Here is our top 10 countdown:

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Tagged Calvin Murphy, Clyde Drexler, Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden, Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, Rudy Tomjanovich, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Sports top 10, top Houston Rockets of all time, Tracy McGrady, Yao Ming

H2H 152: Juwan Howard vs. Antonio McDyess – Who was Better?

Posted on February 25, 2022 | Leave a comment

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In the late 1990s, two of the brightest up-and-coming young big men in the NBA were Juwan Howard of the Washington Bullets/Wizards and Antonio McDyess of the Denver Nuggets; both averaged 20+ points per game and were All-NBA selections by the age of 25, leading many basketball pundits to anoint them as future superstars in the post-Michael Jordan era. While neither player quite reached the expected superstardom for one reason or another, both nevertheless had long and productive careers in the Association; given their comparable playing positions and similar career trajectories across overlapping careers, it makes sense to ask the question:

Who was better – Juwan Howard or Antonio McDyess?

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Tagged decade of dominance, first NBA $100M contract, Juwan Howard and Chris Webber, Juwan Howard vs. Antonio McDyess, McDyess Nuggets and Suns, McDyess or Howard, Michigan Fab Five, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head

Countdown 118: Top 10 Sixth Men in NBA History

Posted on January 7, 2022 | Leave a comment

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Who are the top sixth men in NBA history? Here is our top 10 countdown:

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Tagged Detlef Schrempf, Jamal Crawford, John Havlicek, Kevin McHale, Lou Williams, Manu Ginobili, Michael Cooper, Ricky Pierce, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head, Sports top 10, Toni Kukoc, top sixth men in NBA history, Vinnie Johnson

H2H 147: Antawn Jamison vs. Rashard Lewis – Who was Better?

Posted on December 17, 2021 | Leave a comment

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With the growing prevalence of shooting three-pointers in today’s NBA, stretch forwards are becoming an increasingly important part of any team, i.e. a forward who traditionally was positioned closer to the basket, but has a shooting range that extends to beyond the three-point line. Yet just a generation ago in the 2000s, such players were still somewhat of a rarity; two of the early prototypes of the modern stretch forward were Antawn Jamison and Rashard Lewis, prolific scoring forwards who could stroke the three-ball. Given their similar playing styles and perfectly overlapping careers, it is thus a natural question to ask:

Who was better – Antawn Jamison or Rashard Lewis?

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Tagged Antawn Jamison for Vince Carter trade, Antawn Jamison vs. Rashard Lewis, best NBA forwards of the 2000s, best SuperSonics players, best Warriors players, best Wizards players, decade of dominance, Lewis or Jamison, Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, sports comparisons, Sports debates, sports H2H, sports head-to-head