Could Oscar Robertson Possible Have Been Better Than Jordan?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lakaboy42 @ Nov 9 2006, 10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Show me one quote where someone said anything positive about his defense.</div>it's in a book in my room

 

That doesn't seem like a very reliable source.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lakaboy42 @ Nov 10 2006, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That doesn't seem like a very reliable source.</div>Well, I can't exactly post a book, can I?The book is calle The Perfect Team.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pacers fan forever @ Nov 11 2006, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well, I can't exactly post a book, can I?The book is calle The Perfect Team.</div>Write out the quote then. BTW that sounds like a Matt Christopher book.

 

I'm a Huge Big O fan. but MJ was better, his rings alone put him ahead and he was a solid defender as well. robertson is very underated tho. He is imo #2 or #3 all time.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Oct 23 2006, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Because Jordan won 6 championships, was the better scorer, way better defender, and the better driver.Jordan played in a tougher time period also. If Oscar played in the 80's/90's he would not have averaged double digits in rpg. Everyone knows that it was easier to get rebounds back then.</div>ok you cant really say Jordan was a better defender because at the time that Oscar played steals were not recorded on NBA stat sheets but videos of oscar playing show that he was a good defender and if even if getting rebounds were easier at the time he still did it and thats something he accomplished so dont knock the BIG O

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KOBEwasCHEATED>05-06MVP @ Nov 13 2006, 12:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ok you cant really say Jordan was a better defender because at the time that Oscar played steals were not recorded on NBA stat sheets but videos of oscar playing show that he was a good defender and if even if getting rebounds were easier at the time he still did it and thats something he accomplished so dont knock the BIG O</div>Since when do steals determine defense anyway? AI gets a ton of steals, but he is a poor defender. Steals dont automatically equal great defense. And yes, people have seen tapes, and it is anonymous that Jordan was the much better defender.

 

Oscar Robertson was a STRONG defender. He was one of the best guards at playing position defense. He was much stronger than Jordan, although Jordan is probably more talented, Big O did more with his talents. He would have still averaged 10+ rebounds in the 90's, I don't know why everybody here says it was "so tough" in the 90's, it wasn't, especially when compared to Oscar's era.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The White T-Mac @ Oct 23 2006, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>at both of their scoring peaks, Jordan only scored 6 more PPG. Oscar could rebound better AND pass better. He averaged a triple double. Why isnt he better?</div>Pace, my brotha, pace.Oscar's stats in his best season, prorated to today's pace, are 23.6 ppg, 8.7 apg, 7.6 rpg that's damned good. But it's not Jordan good. And that's his best seasonOscar's career stats, prorated to today, are: 19.6 ppg, 7.2 apg, 4.6 rpg And that's just adjusting for pace. When players play on teams averaging 120 ppg their stats tend to go up.So now that we have established that oscar's stats actually pale in comparison to MJ's, then we factor in MJ's 6 rings and 5 MVPs and it's a pretty easy decision