<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticFan @ Jul 20 2007, 02:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Jordan2. Kobe 3. Drexler4. West5. Reggie Miller</div> Reggie Miller is not one of the top 5 SG's in NBA history. :no1: He's one of the most overrated players in NBA history.
these are the 4 being considered http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pcm...e01&y4=1980I compaired them at age 33/32 because Gervin and Maravich retired at that age.I consider Havlicek more of a SF who played some Guard. Kinda like Jordan being a SG who played some SF.Gervin has a much higher scoring average, but I consider the way Miller lead the Pacers and had them as one of the top teams in the league for the a lot of the 90's and took them to thee finals. His intangibles (leadership, clutch shooting) were what put him ahead of the others IMO.
Michael Jordan, Pete Maravich, George Gervin, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Reggie Theus, Mitch Richmond, Reggie Miller, Clyde Drexler, Jerry West and John Havlicek are all in the conversation.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jul 20 2007, 03:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Reggie Miller is not one of the top 5 SG's in NBA history. :no1: He's one of the most overrated players in NBA history.</div>I WILL BEAT YOU UP!!!!!!! :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: But come on BCB, he's one of the top clutchest players ever and he's sure as heck better thanany player your team ever had
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticFan @ Jul 20 2007, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>His intangibles (leadership, clutch shooting) were what put him ahead of the others IMO.</div> Reggie Miller was a hell of a player, but there's no way I'm putting a player that couldn't pass, rebound or play defense in the top five.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PFF @ Jul 20 2007, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I WILL BEAT YOU UP!!!!!!! :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: But come on BCB, he's one of the top clutchest players ever and he's sure as heck better thanany player your team ever had</div>Great player, but this isn't just some random list of good shooting guards. This is a list of only the top 5 best SG. Miller is in the conversation but he's not top 5. Maybe top 10.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PFF @ Jul 20 2007, 05:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I WILL BEAT YOU UP!!!!!!! :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: :ranting: But come on BCB, he's one of the top clutchest players ever and he's sure as heck better thanany player your team ever had</div>The Bucks had Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SirLaker @ Jul 20 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Great player, but this isn't just some random list of good shooting guards. This is a list of only the top 5 best SG. Miller is in the conversation but he's not top 5. Maybe top 10.</div>I know, I wouldn't put him in the top 5 ever either. But to say he's overrated, my goodness!<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 20 2007, 04:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Bucks had Kareem Abdul Jabbar.</div>Ok, you got me there
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CB4AllStar @ Jul 20 2007, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Bucks had Kareem Abdul Jabbar.</div>Not to mention Oscar Robertson.
Reggie Miller was a damn good player, but because he played forever and amassed such huge scoring numbers (25,000+ points), people think he's a top 5 guard. To put Reggie Miller ahead of guys like Reggie Theus for example, is laughable. I don't think Reggie Miller was that much better than Mitch Richmond.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Jul 20 2007, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Reggie Miller was a damn good player, but because he played forever and amassed such huge scoring numbers (25,000+ points), people think he's a top 5 guard. To put Reggie Miller ahead of guys like Reggie Theus for example, is laughable. I don't think Reggie Miller was that much better than Mitch Richmond.</div>Reggie Miller delivered for his team in many more playoff moments than Mitch Richmond ever did.I love Mitch, think he's a great complimentary player, but he's never been on a strong playoff team and had to win games deep in the playoffs. Also he was a decent not great defender, I wouldn't say he was terrible.Reggie Theus was a first rate stat whore, who didn't play to win, but to be best he could be regardless of the team results. He was a well known 'chucker' I consider him Kobe Bryant lite :winkglasses: But, now that I reconsider, Reggie was a quick throw in and should be replaced.Hal Greer, Earl Monroe or George Gervin are better choices.Miller would still be a top ten choice though.
I didn't say Mitch Richmond was better, I just said Reggie Miller isn't that much better. Mitch Richmond is pretty underrated in discussions nowdays, if he's even mentioned. He was such a dominant offensive player, he was one of the hardest players to guard in the NBA, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen raved about him. It's not all his fault that he played on very poor teams in Sacramento when he was in his prime and couldn't show what he had in the playoffs.
oh I agree that he's underated and of course had bad luck being on bad or mediocre teams.I just think Reggie gets the nod due to his clutch performances in the playoffs.as you will note in my sig, I have Mitch on my all era team
