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Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson
That's possible. Barry was WAY before my time. All I have to judge him by are his numbers and a handful of grainy clips on youtube. Still, when ranking players from different eras, I tend to go with new over old. Barry played in an era in which everyone's numbers seem a bit inflated. Something tells me that if Dirk played in the late '60s or early '70s, he would put up insane numbers.
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I watched Barry play in the old aba. He was good, but he was nowhere near as unstoppable as the dirkster was from what I recall. He shot well, but that was about it. I admit it's been a while. Artis Gilmore however was a beast. Not a great ball player but a man among boys out there.
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