Comments on: Video: NBA highlights from Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/video-nba-highlights-from-hall-of-famer-ralph-sampson/ Basketball - NBC Sports Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rjlink1 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/video-nba-highlights-from-hall-of-famer-ralph-sampson/comment-page-1/#comment-127193 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:39:18 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181222#comment-127193 Based on the NCAA years, yes. Based on the NBA career, clearly no. A lot like Bill Walton in that regard. But it’s OK to judge earlier centers by peak and not longevity. Today’s centers, with only one year of NCAA, better have 6-7 dominant NBA seasons minimum.

]]> By: eventhorizon04 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/video-nba-highlights-from-hall-of-famer-ralph-sampson/comment-page-1/#comment-127173 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:39:48 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181222#comment-127173 Very skilled, very agile. He averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds for his first three seasons with the Houston Rockets – imagine if he stayed healthy and stuck with Olajuwon for the rest of his career?

That’s a potential Tim Duncan/David Robinson front-court combination derailed by injuries.

]]> By: fordmandalay http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/video-nba-highlights-from-hall-of-famer-ralph-sampson/comment-page-1/#comment-127146 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 04:04:08 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181222#comment-127146 One of the greats from the Age of The Big Men! Boy do I miss real NBA centers.

]]> By: cosanostra71 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/video-nba-highlights-from-hall-of-famer-ralph-sampson/comment-page-1/#comment-127133 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 03:14:32 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=181222#comment-127133 it really is incredible how fast and agile Sampson was… at 7’4″! But like Yao Ming- human beings just really aren’t meant to be that big so they are fragile at that size. It’s unfortunate, Sampson had the potential to be truly dominant, just like Yao.

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