Oscar Robertson...., Most forgotten NBA legend?

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  1. BrewCityBuck

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ Apr 30 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Part of the reason he's forgotten is that he didn't win any rings and nobody liked him. He was and always has been a real ***hole who his teammates despised as a person</div> Where did you here that from?
     
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    Ive always known about him, and I dont think hes forgotten. He averaged a triple-double, and thats amazing and all...but realisticly, we have LeBron James who probably couldve averaged a tiple-double then. He did only win one ring. He may not be mentioned with Bird, Magic or Jordan...but who else is? Robertson isnt any more overlooked than Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and the other greats are.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ May 3 2007, 12:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Where did you here that from?</div>In most interviews I've seen with him (especially recently) he has come across as a bit of an ***hole.On another point further up, he really isn't as forgotten as you think. In no way are those people that ballahollic mentioned remembered as much as Oscar.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Milgod @ May 3 2007, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In most interviews I've seen with him (especially recently) he has come across as a bit of an ***hole.On another point further up, he really isn't as forgotten as you think. In no way are those people that ballahollic mentioned remembered as much as Oscar.</div> Find me one interview or anything that proves that he is an '***hole'.
     
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    IMO, he doesn't seem like a a-hole to me, but he is one of those old-school players who believes that the NBA now would get wipped back then and he and other players are far superior to Bryant, Shaq etc. Him being like that can make him look like a a-hole though.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz @ May 3 2007, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>IMO, he doesn't seem like a a-hole to me, but he is one of those old-school players who believes that the NBA now would get wipped back then and he and other players are far superior to Bryant, Shaq etc. Him being like that can make him look like a a-hole though.</div>I disagree, that to me is what makes him rude. If anyone today said the same thing vice versa then they would get slammed.
     
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    well, more than half of the old-school players are a-holes. The only ones who arent are the players who became coaches or GMs(Bird, MJ-2, Jerry West etc.)
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Milgod @ May 3 2007, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I disagree, that to me is what makes him rude. If anyone today said the same thing vice versa then they would get slammed.</div> How does him having an opinion like that make him an ***hole? If thats what he believes then thats what he believes, and considering who Robertson is, I'd me more apt to believe his opinion then some 18 year old high school kid. Robertson came from a rough childhood and had anger issues but it got better as he matured in the NBA, I have not heard anywhere that teammates specificly hated him for being a prick, I'd just like someone to find something so I have some 'proof'.
     

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