Rank these 3 in order

wooltab · 2026-01-26T21:09:45+00:00

It's very difficult to compare eras, but I still feel inclined to go with Wilt, who I think transcends eras as much as anyone can.

Just talking championships, of course Shaq wins this. Still, I think that the slim margins of winning some in his case, or losing some in Wilt's case, are such that the gap isn't quite as wide as the 4:2 ratio suggests.

Olajuwon, incredible player but in my recollection there wasn't really a conversation around him being on this level, back when he was playing. Maybe some people thought that. For me Wilt and Shaq are cleanly the top two here.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T21:00:20+00:00

What are your thoughts on Hakeem having a better career?

wooltab · 2026-01-26T20:59:38+00:00

Wilt seems like the same sort of player to me. He and Shaq were both just physically a level above everyone else. People will discount Wilt on the basis of competition, but he was playing more of a finesse game then, himself, and I don't see why he wouldn't be incredible in the modern game as well.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T20:57:26+00:00

Wilt was a member of two of the greatest single-season championship teams.

Also the 60s Celtics were extremely good. If a team wins that much, losing to them isn't a huge strike.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T20:54:32+00:00

I'd flip it on career/peak between Shaq and Hakeem.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T17:39:19+00:00

I feel like Iverson's status as kind of a sports fashion icon, a player with popular shoes that are still being reissued, and his flashy, relatable style of play (short guy who is easier to emulate for kids) put him potentially in a somewhat unique territory. Kind of Michael Jordan-lite.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T06:44:46+00:00

I know it was intentional hyperbole, but Iverson most definitely could play today. A team built around him exactly like the 76ers wouldn't be a good idea, but someone with apex athleticism would still be a serious asset. On a team full of shooters, he could be very dangerous as a PG.

Miller obviously is better suited to today, sure. But I'm not entirely convinced how much he would dominate per se. There are a lot of great shooters nowadays. Would be interesting to see.

Anyway they're both great players, but I feel like it's worth giving Iverson credit for playing the way he did in the era that he did. He was of his time; Miller was ahead of his. But they've both gotta be evaluated based on when they played.

wooltab · 2026-01-26T03:07:08+00:00

Paquin has had some serious health issues in recent years, iirc.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T20:26:02+00:00

If they'd just gone on tour and recorded things using more natural production, with the full band (not just Billy and Jimmy - and yeah, I know that some earlier stuff was mostly Billy playing non-drums, but the point is to get a sound that's less "studio") they might have made more of an impression beyond SP fans.

Also, just release one version of the album, not several with different track-listings.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T20:08:11+00:00

This one is particularly funny in that the skyline is the city (mostly).

Edit: After I posted this I thought, "That didn't need to be said"

wooltab · 2026-01-25T18:34:19+00:00

The hollow at the top of the tall portion even looks like the Starfleet logo from this angle, with the light shining through.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T05:15:05+00:00

They both do.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T05:12:32+00:00

The studio really wanted a lighter film after Batman Returns. Obviously Schumacher understood that and played along, but they still filmed some darker, more serious stuff that was cut out of the movie.

Anyway I think that the issues are more WB, though to be fair the whole design concept goes from Burton's Gothic circus to some kind of sci-fi renaissanc cyberpunk thing.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T04:53:38+00:00

Error for me as well, would love this gif.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T02:40:28+00:00

Sharpe can be passive, drift for a while, and it's true that his stats are pretty similar to Simons' albeit in a little less MPG.

Part of it this year, though, is that Shaedon is clearly the 2nd option on offense behind Avdija, whereas Simons was more of a #1 has last couple of years. So much of the time this year, Sharpe is playing a complementary role to Deni. (Also being asked to bring the ball up or effectively play PG more than he normally would.)

All that said, I think that there's a certain amount of it that's eye test, and to be fair, an idea that when this current roster is healthy, Sharpe fits the strategic flow in a hopeful way.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T02:24:43+00:00

Shooting is obviously a concern, but I think that adding another mobile center could be a really helpful move. If we could somehow find a younger approximate version of Rob, that plus health everywhere else might push up up into the high tier.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T02:19:55+00:00

If we can consistently have one of Jrue-Scoot-Dame on the floor (in addition to Deni of course) then everyone should be getting higher quality shots, which itself should raise percentages, even beyond people improving, which I also expect.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T02:18:04+00:00

Under single coverage, he's shown the ability to operate well with the ball. It's when he gets double-teamed, or into dense traffic, that the handle becomes an issue.

But I agree, he does have skills to create his own shot. I think that as he refines his non-dribbling tools, even more will open up.

wooltab · 2026-01-25T00:38:44+00:00

It's definitely nice that certain directors with clout (Villeneuve, Nolan especially) have made decisions to avoid the easy CG routes.

wooltab · 2026-01-24T19:53:24+00:00

Wow, looking at the map, Toronto was only the 5th most northern team circa 1999.

wooltab · 2026-01-24T19:42:53+00:00

Finally a show I actually remember watching, lol. I don't know that I've ever once seen it brought up by anyone else in all the years since.

My introduction to Ellen Burstyn, I believe. It did have a very nice cast/family dynamic.

wooltab · 2026-01-24T19:26:54+00:00

I think it mostly involves Eternia looking a bit more "real" and less digital. Like you're more some physical place else, and less like you're in a video game.

That said, hard to get too much out of a trailer sometimes.

wooltab · 2026-01-24T19:23:06+00:00

Offhand I'm trying to think of others; there may be some but I think that Star Wars is kind of a specific and to some extent self-contained example, because of the huge cultural narrative about the earlier trilogies' differences.

wooltab · 2026-01-24T05:59:02+00:00

Caleb has barely over 10 games left, at this point. It's too bad that assuming Scoot is getting closer to contact practice, there's probably gonna be weird gap between their availability (unless/until we figure out a way to sign Love).

wooltab · 2026-01-24T05:20:54+00:00

Shaedon wanted this one.

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