SI's (new) 50 Greatest NBA Players list

Exactly my thought. That guy's gotta be a New Yorker or Knicks fan. The only rationale explanation for that little snippet of absurdity.

 

He also complained about having to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

 

Jack McCallum has written a lot about the NBA over the years, and even documented the Dream Team for a book in 2012 -- which, frankly, I didn't think was very good.

In the book, he makes it clear he didn't think Stockton belonged on the Dream Team, and instead thought Isiah Thomas was more deserving. Fine. I won't argue that opinion.

But to say Frazier was better than both is beyond ridiculous. Look at the stats, look at the advanced stats, the consistency and the longevity, and look at the influence Isiah and Stockton had on the game. Frazier isn't even close.

 

This is a trick question. No player, past or present, could contain LBJ on both the perimeter and the post.

 

No, that was Roger Murdoch.