The game was fast pace which NBA adapted that style of play.As for the best power forward other than Duncan, I would place Garnett and Barkley above Karl Malone (his averages can’t make one forget that he played badly down the stretch in the playoffs, and that Barkley outplayed him in their matchups) and McHale (greater than Barkley at his best, but it lasted only about three years, 1984-7)My top ten of the decade: Abdul-Jabbar, Erving, Havlicek, Frazier, Hayes, Barry, Lanier, Maravich, Unseld, ArchibaldYou have Bob Lanier over Dave Cowens, Nate Archibald, Earl Monroe, Wes Unseld, and Bill Walton. Each team consists of great (although not necessary the greatest) players from that era. May I ask you why do you think Frazier should be higher than Hayes, Havlicek and McAdoo? In the National Basketball Association he is one of four players to have won eight championships in their playing careers; only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones have won more, with 11 and 10 championships respectively. Calvin Murphy was a scoring machine at Niagara and San Diego rolled the dice on the 5-foot-9 guard in the second round of the 1970 NBA Draft.Murphy moved with the franchise to Houston in 1971 and turned into one of the most prolific guards of the decade.That selection came the year after Murphy finished sixth in the NBA in scoring. Havlicek is also one of three NBA players with an unsurpassed 8–0 record in NBA Finals series outcomes. His .884 free-throw percentage was third-best in the 1970s.He remained with the Rockets through the 1982-83 season before retiring after a 13-year career.Murphy was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993, the shortest player so honored.Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Hoops Habit and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach, Abdul-Jabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP. When Erving finally won an NBA title, the 76ers were led by Moses. I would prefer this person to enlighten me and the others with his/her knowledge of the 70s instead of indicating what should be the right thing to do according to his/her own view.Julius Erving is the best of the 70s and second is Pete Maravich those two were ahead of there time and are the only two on the list that could hang in todays game they were great and i wish they could have played on the same team like they were supposed two they could have had at least 3 rings together because they were so ahead of there time it would have been to much for other teams to handleI agree,Ryan…I am a life long Pistol and Dr.J fan and only recently found out that the hawks had J for a while before be forced to send him back to VirginiaWhats today’s game. However, this list expresses my views and I a person that was alive in the 70s can do his/her own list or at least provide some good reasons to justify why the players that you refer to should have been in the list.
He is a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, and an inductee in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. He helped the team reach the NBA Finals twice during the decade, representing just one of five teams to go to the finals more than once. Those interested in the story and history of the ABA, click In the following list I have not included, following the rules of the blog, the players that have not played at least five years in the NBA during the decade. Calvin Murphy San Diego/Houston Rockets 1970-79. I started watching ball myself only in the mid-70s, and more closely only from ’78. The list was made through unranked voting completed by 50 selected panelists. Havlicek is widely considered to have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game and was inducted as a Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945) is an American retired professional basketball player and radio analyst for his alma-mater Houston Cougars. Again, this is a list based on personal research as I have not seen these players play live. Walter "Clyde" Frazier (born March 29, 1945) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association. When I say he took off I mean he jumped very high. The Hall of Famers listed for each individual team are solely those inducted as players, and do not include those inducted in other roles. These 50 players were selected through a vote by a panel of media members, former players and coaches, and current and former general managers. Someone who was alive during the JFK administration should have made this list.Thanks for the comment. The list was compiled based upon unranked selection undertaken exclusively by members of the print and broadcast media who regularly cover the NBA. Let me clarify this for our viewers. And also what about Walt Frazier like mark said?Jerry West was great, but his prime years were during the 60s.
In a decade filled with Hall of Famers and NBA legends, selecting the best 25 players is no easy task, but it's certainly possible. The players were all stars right away when they merge. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). I prefer more all-round players like Nate Archibald and Paul Westphal to players allergic to defense. Havlicek’s numbers were lower because he was with a stronger team, but he was the better passer & slightly better defender.
I do not think the 70s West deserved to be in the 70s list more than any of the guys above. In 1996, he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. The 70 best dunkers were ranked based on the following criteria: 1) Has the player won a dunk contest? It is true I was not alive in the 70s.