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Originally Posted by dalmations202
Yao is a dominating big man.
Candy Man was as dominating big man in college.
KGarnett was the dominating game changing big man.
David Robinson was the new big man -- that didn't make it till he was paired with Duncan.
Ewing was a dominating big.
Mourning was a dominating big -- that didn't make it till paired with Shaq.
Deke and Bradley dominating bigs.
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this is precisely what I don't agree with -- not all big men were created equal, and not all are equally regarded. This is akin to saying "alot of people said great things about a variety of small forwards, thus how can we reasonably predict success for Lebron James."
Of that list, Ewing is the only one that garned or deserved the same sort of hype that Oden is getting, and his career wasn't exactly a bust.
And there's a reason why guys like Olawakandi and Bradley went so high -- basketball people know what a team has to have to be great, and they rolled the dice. That some have failed is not necessarily a reason to avoid taking a risk.