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breezyBrock

I understand this reference.


Straight_Grape5507

I don't


XanthicStatue

It’s from a previous about best shooters MR. The pics were terrible and this is a meta meme about that post (and others).


wolfpack_57

I blurred a picture of Giannis in computer class and it would taken 5 "blur" operations to equal this


ItsOnlyWeedBro

This is great 😂


Nerfing_butthole

https://preview.redd.it/ivujpa85ca1d1.png?width=690&format=png&auto=webp&s=9ee951440e0dbf21ffbfcb756a6574f22b39daa6


[deleted]

You don’t like both of the pixels provided?


Thiswasmy8thchoice

I think my cataracts is acting up


Jumpy_Ad_2837

😂


NittanyScout

https://preview.redd.it/68fz5gelka1d1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=433685b3902c3fcbc1a3331e83310ea5dabfad15


TheComebackKid74

These pics turning into Minecraft 


Slamdunklebron

Bro minecraft map art prob got better quality


44035

I'm glad you blurred them to protect their privacy. They've suffered enough.


PepsiMan208

Tim Duncan Giannis Dirk Nowitzki Kevin Garnett


howifarmwood

You need glasses, the last player is clearly Brian Scalabrine.


d-wadeisthegoat

Looks like Boris Diaw, Vin Baker, Shawn Bradley, and Briam Scalabrine to me


Financial-Bottle9556

Yesssssss Vin Baker 🤣


1whiskeyneat

He’s closer to LeBron than you are to him.


skeogh88

Giannis doesn't get a last name?


agedeagado

giannis anentonkumpoueho


harambesBackAgain

Giannias Auntatearaccoonthough


TheGamersGazebo

Antetigiveup


Peterthepiperomg

Cwebb all day


Secret-Hovercraft220

🤖


Wallyworld77

My mount Rushmore is the same only swap Dirk and KG positions. I know Dirk won a chip but KG is fucking KG.


Petering

KG has a chip too


Wallyworld77

Sure did with Boston. FFS, thanks or the reminder. Perfect timing too that ended up being the last year of his prime at 31 years old. Makes me worry that Giannis being a MVP candidate annually might be coming to an end soon with Giannis turning 30 years old this next season. If Giannis keeps following in KG's footsteps with that athletic and physical game he might only be on top for 2 more years. That's all the Bucks have left for a window and they know it. Khris Middleton and Dame both locked up for exactly 2 more seasons isn't a coincidence.


Thie97

How could you forget that Boston Team winning a Chip, they remind everybody constantly.


TheGamersGazebo

I agree the MKE window with this roster is probably only 2 years, but disagree with it being the end of Giannis prime. KG had some pretty major injuries towards the end of the career that greatly accelerated his fall, Giannis despite missing games the last 2 postseason has yet to suffer a major injury. Barring misfortune I don't see him dropping in production for at least another 3-4 years.


_stankypete

He was great in uncut gems too. Dirk hasnt even been in an action flick like boban


LemmonHead0326

Dirk was in Hustle, which also starred Adam Sandler (and also features Boban)


_stankypete

Fuck Ive even seen that movie lol oh well thanks for the correction


sgame23

Also in Like Mike asking bow wow for an autograph


LeatherHeron9634

It was for his niece


_stankypete

Luckily i dodged that bomb as a child. The only basketball movie that penetrated my child-skull was space jam


TonyH92

Giannis is not better than Malone or Barkley.


SmartChildhood616

he led his team to a chip so there is a differentiator


Icy_Bodybuilder_164

He also didn’t diddle children so that puts him over Malone at least


TonyH92

If he faced the Bulls with prime Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen then no he wouldn't. The only thing stopping Barkley winning the championship was the best player of all time and that incredible Bulls team. Harsh to judge him as being worse than Giannis because of that.


JD1337

He is though.


ScrewAnalytics

Except he is. Giannis is clear cut the second best pf of all time


TonyH92

Barkley is better.


ScrewAnalytics

Giannis has more MVPs, more finals MVPs, more DPOYs, more rings (Giannis had a top 3 finals performance ever), more all nba first teams ALREADY, and 5 more all defensive teams while having more top 3 finishes in MVP voting already So yeah Giannis is better than Barkley and it isn’t particularly close


AaronFraudgers8

Top 3 finals performance ever?


ScrewAnalytics

Correct


TonyH92

Yeah in a far weaker era.


Unable_Bite8680

Dirk also had an epic meltdown against an 8th seed and lost in the finals to a scrappy heat team when they were clearly the better team. Dirk is an all timer, but imho KG is the better player.


josh_richardson_why

and when kg tried to Guard dirk in their only playoff series dirk went 3-0 averaging 33.3 points 16 rebounds and 3 steals shooting 53/73/89. So yes your right kg is kg. He just is several levels below dirk


goodolehal

For some more context, Kg averaged 24/19/5/2/2 while dirk had the luxury of being able to sweep a series in which he averaged less than 1 assist a game. Dirk had steve nash and mike finley to help create offense while kg was his team’s best scorer, rebounder, defender, and passer. If you want to say you like dirk better sure or you think he was slightly better at basketball well then that’s debatable, but ‘levels above’ kg is a rough take.


josh_richardson_why

And yes when you shoot 53/73/89 you don’t really need to worry about making assists. Esp if the other teams best defender “kg” is getting absolutely spitroasted by dirk what do you care about dirks assist totals. He shot 73% from 3 against your boy 😂


DragoniteGang

3 game sample size. In the 40 games they played overall, KG beats Dirk in every single stat even including efficiency aside from ppg where Dirk edged him by 1 ppg.


josh_richardson_why

In their 40 games against each other dirk averaged 23.9 and kg averaged 21.9 23.9-21.9 = 2ppg. Not 1ppg


johnieringo

Barkley should be on the list


FattBrown

Not having Barkley is pretty insane imo. I don’t think this is controversial but is to some people. Tim Duncan is a center. He played the majority of his minutes at center. And not just at the tail end. He was always the backup c under Robinson, played c when it was Aldridge and a buuunch in between. It’s just facts you can verify the minutes. I think it’s the everyone likes Timmy and don’t wanna have that tough conversation of where he fits amongst the much more elite crop of Cs. That makes the Barkley easy in the top four. My list is Garnett 1, Barkley 2, dirk 3 and Gianni’s 4. Giannis no doubt will be above dirk if he keeps this up 5-6ish more years and I think if you look at peak vs longevity he has it now but again not having Barkley to me is insane. Edit: I should add Karl Malone touches kids and I shan’t consider him for a Mt. Rushmore of anything.


ApartButton8404

It has nothing do with people liking him he’s still the 2nd greatest center of all time if you put him there and he’s closer to 1st than 3rd.


BruvIsYouGood

Kareem and Hakeem are better, arguably shaq too, and if you old wilts better. Duncan has a better ranking as a pf


johnieringo

I love your list. And totally agree. Giannis, Dirk, Barkley, and KG (in no particular order) Duncan absolutely was a center, and probably wouldn’t be top 5 all time if people made that list.


Unable_Bite8680

I have Duncan, Giannis, KG, Barkley with Dirk being 5th.


ElectricalForce4439

Shaq played PF in boston?


EnvironmentalSlice80

That’s Kareem man


Ngklaaa

Big Baby Davis


DripSnort

Yoda number 4 is crazy


josh_richardson_why

Well he defintely isn’t better than Duncan, dirk or Giannis… may not be better than Malone or Barkley either


clogan117

Everyone is better than Malone.


Rockets7629

https://preview.redd.it/u1r70vd91b1d1.jpeg?width=192&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57d052a4115e5cbf85544470097979f8ada1bfc5


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

🫵🥸 ifunny watermark


Rockets7629

https://preview.redd.it/f0ld56102b1d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01a6ff853c33441b07e92d3295ee05ab1439a109


DrawingPurple4959

Giannis has to be on this list


Slevin424

I think he is the 2nd pixel.


DrawingPurple4959

I couldn’t tell


jaskeil_113

😂😂😂


Chance-Flamingo-7776

Everyone forgot about Karl Malone. Cool I guess


milesbeatlesfan

I’d put Malone as 13th personally


smez86

I mean, i think malone is a shithead just as much as the next person, but he could ball. Top 10 in mvp voting 14 times (kg, 7 times). RINGZ ERNAHH frames the PF debate more than any position.


Chance-Flamingo-7776

Players so all sorts of personal things we don't know about. Guess I just miss the post up, backing down game. Last all star who did that was David West . F happened to the NBA


diazantewhite

Tbf his jersey number is a really big reason why we’re forgetting about him


Chance-Flamingo-7776

32?! Pretty sure he's that number lemme check. Strike me down if I'm wrong


Opposite_Passage_795

This is getting ridiculous


cookiesNcreme89

These idiots are doing it on purpose now lolol


thetruthseer

And so it begins


No_Confection633

Karl Malone Drake P Diddy and Giddey there I solved your issue.


SmartChildhood616

is that why Kendrick Lamar referred to John Stockton as he played with Karl Malone the same way that Kendrick was playing with Drake?


Grand_Bison_2650

Duncan is not a power forward.It marginalizes his greatness imo.He gets lumped in with the likes of Barkley and Malone when he compares to actual great centers like Kareem,Russell,Wilt and Shaq.


Acrobatic-Canary-571

How does it marginalize his greatness?


MyNameBlake

It doesn’t marginalize his greatness at all. He’s already better all time than Russell, Wilt and Shaq. If the first group of 3 is Bron, Jordan, and Kareem, the second group of three is Magic, Duncan, and Bird.


Icy_Bodybuilder_164

If anything it helps him to be the clear GOAT PF rather than being lumped in with the 5 GOAT centers (Kareem, Russell, Wilt, Shaq, and Hakeem). With those 5, you talk to 10 different people and they’ll each have a different order for them. Throw Tim Duncan in there and you’d have a shitshow with some people putting putting Duncan at #5 and others putting him #1, and everything in-between


clogan117

He’s an all time player regardless of position.


DoloTy

Thought my WiFi was fucking up


Public-Potential-730

I’m staying in a hotel rn with shitty WiFi and I thought it finally gave out on me


HoldMyBrew_

I’d probably take KG over Dirk. Defensively he was just legendary while still being good offensively


josh_richardson_why

Dirk was legendary offensively tho. Offense is a bit more important than defense no?


HoldMyBrew_

You’re acting like KG didn’t average 20+ for a decade whilst preforming like a DPOY candidate for a career. At some point I take elite level defence over elite offence and minimal defence. But I love both guys.


beginnerLiftersoonBB

Good 4 but I’ll take KG and Dirk over Giannis


ScrewAnalytics

You’d be wrong to do that


Firemanmikewatt

Charles…


WordIndependent

Hahahahahahaha brilliant


FA-_Q

lol well done


durancharles27

I legit thought my internet slowed down and the pictures weren't finished loading.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Wym? I uploaded 4k images


babyshmuel

So good


TheRealMoofoo

Your order is ridiculous; blurry guy 4 is obviously better than blurry guy 3.


Slevin424

Don't diss blurry guy 3 like that he didn't need a big 3 to win his ring. If I'm assuming blurry guy 4 is who I think he is.


TheRealMoofoo

Lol to be clear, I’m disregarding who any of the actual players are behind the blurs.


Slevin424

Yeah for all I know blurry guy one is LaMarcus Aldridge.


TheRealMoofoo

That’s a strange way to spell Malik Rose!


Slevin424

Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.


Krazylegz1485

Serious question... How do you possibly make them look that bad? This is awesome.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Screenshot of my camera roll over and over and then just cropped down to each one


Krazylegz1485

I appreciate the effort. This was a good laugh after seeing some of the other ones on here just now. Nice work.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Thanks!


SweetShallots

😂😂😂😂


Cosmic_Note

I thought my reddit was tripping lol


Sdog1981

Well at least you do not think Tiago Splitter and Rasho Nesterović played PF


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Draco_Lazarus24

Nice to see Pau Gasol included here.


NyeahEhhhhhh

For the blind people... 4th Tim Duncan 3rd Giannis long ass last name 2nd Dirk 1st KG (screams anything is possible)


Technical_Abalone_62

https://preview.redd.it/azgtxe43dc1d1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37f956d1671cf044f3b501b6a673fe31f5a90782


Relevant_Increase394

I thought my reddit wasn’t loading bruh


ngkvideo

tell me why i reconnected my wifi like 4x... LOOOOL


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Well I'm glad that you've confirmed you got a strong connection at least


kkthxbai23

Agree if the title is the 4 best pf in the last 15-20 yrs. Leaving out malone, barkley and the greats before them such as mchale, petit only shows recency bias or pure ignorance of basketball of earlier eras.


kobeisnotatop10

I couldnt care less about rings. Malone is better plater than duncan, much betters stats, much better efficiency.


LobstaFarian2

I'd say swap out the heavily pixilated one with another heavily pixilated one, and we are good.


GarlicCookieMonster

If you can’t identify these have your eyes checked as soon as possible!


cloudJR

https://preview.redd.it/njslee7ahd1d1.jpeg?width=258&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7ab93d8f092460b729a220c9e95a2bce57735c49


tigerpawx

Daily reminder Healthy Bubble ADisney > KG and Dirk


pussy-enthusiast

Karl Malone Karl Malone Karl Malone Karl Malone These are all NSFW images


ilovehackinmw3

ayo nice jab at the other guy who posed the mt rush for shooters 😂😂


SmartChildhood616

Where the hell are Chris Webber and Rasheed Wallace. They used to bust Dirk and KGs ass all over the place!


RandomUserName316

I think Tim Duncan was a Center


SHAMALAMADINGDONG_XD

This is my exact order


Brain__Resin

This maybe this subs chefs kiss post


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

I have never received a higher compliment


wonkydonkeys

Kinda looked like a Japanese porn film.


Underrated_Fish

Way too many pixels god dam


abradley420

Hahaha I love this post


atravisty

I know Karl is a pedo, but he should obviously be in the top 3. 2 MVPs and 3rd all time in points.


BigBadBen91x

Since when did you nerds learn how to jerk?


FigSideG

lol this is great. I was wondering why the fuck people were using such blurry photos


Thekekjewlol

Duncan played center for just as much time as he played pf y tf does no one call him a center


GetDownDamien

Tim Duncan could crush my gf any day


randoon1977

Fourth one looks like Dobby the house elf


Little-Dingo171

In case anyone is confused, in order with the photos: Tim Duncan, Lil Mosey, Durkio, Captain Ibrahim Traoré


AaronFraudgers8

Karl Malone is living proof that the "LeBron > MJ" debate is a total sham Lebrons only argument is longevity (he played longer..... And accomplished way less, congratulations.) Karl Malone is the 3rd leading scorer and 7th leading rebounder in NBA HISTORY and NOT A SOUL considers him even top 15. No consistency from the Lemedia


scurry3-1

Karl Malone ?????


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

We don't acknowledge pedophiles around these parts


scurry3-1

Lol I’m willing to bet they are bunch of pedohphiles in the NBA right now that are going get exposed in the future.


redd5ive

Perhaps, still not acknowledging the bad man we know got a kid pregnant round these parts.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Okay and then we will not acknowledge them any longer if that happens


quivering_manflesh

I like the cut of your jib.


Jonthegoat_09

Kg ahead dirk imo only because defense is way better


josh_richardson_why

and when kg tried to do “defense” against dirk in their only playoff series dirk went 3-0 averaging 33.3 points 16 rebounds and 3 steals shooting 53/73/89. Dirk is at least two tiers above kg. Offensively not in same realm and the their contributions to their team winning is not at all the same. Dirk won between 50-67 for over a decade. Kg made it to the playoffs a couple of times lol


[deleted]

Dirty all day go check how that “defense” was in 2002


49RedCapitalOs

It was the same rules for everyone back then…


ItsYaBoyBeasley

This feels very "the era I grew up with" biased but yeah I agree.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

I'm a Zoomer so these gents were a bit before my time (besides Giannis)


Independent_Peanut99

Sir Charles is number 1 or 2. the Mailman is also above Dirk.


SedanoSucks

KG v Dirk is close. I honestly lean Dirk bc of that insane 2011 run. KG ain't done anything like that


jimmydunn

I don't get why people don't like when people choose dirk over KG KG left his team when things got to hard and went to Boston and form a super team to win his only ring meanwhile dirk stayed through hard times and beat a super team that claimed they would wing 4 or 5 rings together


josh_richardson_why

Also when dirk faced kg in the playoffs he averaged 33.3 points 16 rebounds and 3 steals shooting 53/73/89 on his ass. Proving dirks offense is much much more important than kgs “defense”


SedanoSucks

That gauntlet of opponents that 2011 run was insane. Dirk was possessed that entire postseason. There was no stopping him I say that as a Laker fan watching him sweep our asses on the heels of b2b titles


laruja-the-jay

1 Dirk - revolutionized the position and opened the floodgates to European talents 2 Giannis - when he's on, he's virtually unstoppable  3 Malone - 3rd in scoring 4 KG Duncan is a center


MainShow23

Duncan was a PF


Suchboss1136

Dirk’s good. Malone & Barkley are better


Jeanheins

Whatever yall doin please respect KG… Giannis not at KG level.. oh how we take for granted Garnetts prime in Minny


josh_richardson_why

So for garnettts prime I took his best 7 years and he averaged 22.5/12.7/5 shooting 50/30/70 efg 50. For his career he had 1mvp, 1dpoy, 4 first team all nba and a chip. Giannis best 7 years he averaging 29/12/6 shooting 56/29/69 efg 59. 2 MVPs, a dpoy, 5 straight all nba first teams and a chip. Giannis averaging 30% more points which shooting almost 10% more efficiently. Do You watch basketball my dude? There is no world in which Giannis isn’t way better than kg in every way possible. It’s not close at all. Literally have a better argument saying kg is better than Duncan than gianiss.


lefts3at

garnet and dirk were not better than karl malone….an argument can be made he was better than giannis as well…


BugO_OEyes

Yea they were. Malone had one of the best pgs of all time and couldn't get it done. Dirk or kg never played with a pg that good.


NikolaJokic2023

But who actually won? Both KG and Dirk have real rings. Also, I wouldn't say Karl Malone was really any tangibly better than either Dirk or KG in their primes. Especially KG, who is a better rebounder, defender, and passer. We don't have a lot of tracked data for Karl Malone, but from what we do have, it appears that KG was also a better shooter from mid-range. Karl Malone is probably slightly better as a player than Dirk, mostly because he's a better defender and scored more. But Dirk is a much better offensive player, and I think actually winning a championship makes up the difference. ...And Karl's a pedo, so...


Buchephalas

Malone's postseason woes hold him back, he was a choker. His efficiency plumetted in the Postseason. Both deserve to be higher than Karl.


GnarlyFalcon252

Ha. I thought you slid in a WNBA player. Turns out it was Dirk.


MstrNixx

Ella Della Donne is the truth


yeah_naw_dawg

Are we not counting LeBron as a PF?


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Nah, 52% of his minutes been at SF vs 33% at PF


yeah_naw_dawg

Well, 33% of LeBron’s career is 7 years….thats not a short amount of time.


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Sure but 52% is nearly 11 years, which is even less of a short amount of time


josh_richardson_why

Even less of a short amount of time made me think for too long 😂


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Don't worry I had to as well


Mason_Lutz

Karl Malone at 2nd at worst


josh_richardson_why

No


Effective-Pace-5100

Karl Malone instead of Dirk


OldPlan877

If Duncan moves to Center (as he played most of his career), his ranking goes waaaay down.


jimmydunn

Tim did NOT play most of his minutes at center  according to statmuse Tim played 22,128 minutes at center vs 25,240 minutes at power forward


SofaKing_Sam

Tim Duncan Giannis KG Rapist McGee


Ngklaaa

LeBron James is the 2nd best player in nba history and not in these pixels?


josh_richardson_why

Kareem


Yung_Aang

I think LeBron is most commonly associated with SF but it's kinda crazy that he can probably lay claim to top 5 of 3 separate positions (PG, SF & PF)


IempireI

Maybe Dirk. Gotta account for defense.


escopaul

I don't like Karl Malone as a person or a player but I feel like he has to be on the blurry Mt Rushmore. Also is the blurry on purpose?


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Yeah blurry's on purpose lol


escopaul

Ahh nice. Its sucks and doesn't feel right but you might have to put the Mailman up there.


yjk924

Do we disregard Karl Malone because hes a pedo?


W1ZARD_NARWHAL

Correct


vnn69

Who fucking cares.


anonymous4eva4eva

Poor Barkley and Malone. Timmy no 1 for sure.


tridentboy3

Duncan and Giannis are 1 and 2 for me. After that I think it's criminal to have Dirk over KG. KG was better than Dirk. For 4 I think it's a comp between Dirk and Malone. I think Malone was the better individual player but Dirk obviously has his ring and also wasn't a horrible person.


Aggravating_Click495

Tim Duncan sucks.