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Bookmark or Share- Retro Player of the Year 1973-74 UPDATE — Kareem Abdul-JabbarA few new names here, with some familiar names too. Kareem, Rick Barry, Bob McAdoo, Calvin Murphy, Walt Frazier, Pete Maravich, Rudy Tomjanovich, Julius Erving. 1. Bob McAdoo. 22.9 pp75 with a whopping +9.1 rTS%. His team was also the 4th ranked offense.
- Better career: Moses Malone or David Robinson? - RealGMThose Rockets won 49, 28, 47, 41, 40 and 46 games in his 6 seasons there with comparable teammates to what Robinson had in San Antonio (Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich each made an All-Star Game). Moses only won big in his 4-year run in Philadelphia, and that team had already made the Finals the year BEFORE Moses even showed up!
- Was Brook Lopez actually always a good defender, but stuck in bad ...To put into perspective just how poor Lopez was as a rebounder, he ranked 73rd in DREB% in his all-star season of 2013. He is slotted around Ryan Anderson, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith and Rudy Gay. Lopez's strengths was his ability to position himself and utilize his size to deter driving lanes while having a knack for altering shots near the rim.
- Retro Player of the Year 1976-77 UPDATE — Kareem Abdul-JabbarThe little guy continues to make my ballot. This is because Houston was again a +5 rOrtg team, leading the league in offense. Murphy could score, 18.9 pp75 +3.1rTS%, and now he had Moses helping with the offensive rebounds. Rudy Tomjanovich was also considered, these 2 played many years together and were both hugely efficient players.
- Retro Player of the Year 1974-75 UPDATE — Rick BarryOscar). Kareem was a little injured, but still produced 25 pp75 on +4.8. However, for my OPOY, I’m going to Houston. They were the best offensive team in the playoffs by far, and tied for the best offense in the regular season. Yes, Rudy Tomjanovich was a great scorer, but Calvin Murphy outpaced him with 20.2 pp75 on +4.8 rTS%.
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