10 Best NBA Centers of the 90s

[@krisl8928]

Hakeem was simply unguardable in his prime, just imagine the havoc he would cause in todays game...

[@vassilisharonis6285]

I never liked Hakeem

[@hassanbaig5238]

Why

[@davidandres9728]

HAKEEM AND RALPH SAMPSON...

[@fun-vids6669]

Hakeem would rule today and would be even better playing against todays players

[@alecsanderhamilton9224]

Parish and M. Malone were still strong into the 90s and were part of good teams into late age

[@ronm3945]

Fantastic list...and got the rankings right..

[@mare21ns]

Great list, keep it up!

[@callumbrowns]

Basketball Fundamentals Awesome bro could you please do your personal top 20 90's NBA players of all time that be much appreciated

[@BasketballFundamentals]

Thank you for you kind comment :) that was my first video ever glad you liked it, the production is tUrrible as Sir Charles would say lol I have the best PFs of the 90s left to complete the positional rankings, and then after that I will make sure to expand the 90s videos, since that is my favorite decade in NBA history.

[@callumbrowns]

@@BasketballFundamentals Nice bro look forward to seeing them

[@charlaynebrowe8443]

1)Hakeem 2)Robinson 3)Shaq 4)Ewing 5)Alonzo 6)Mutumbo 7)Daugherty 8)Vlade 9)Perkins 10)Saboni

[@alecsanderhamilton9224]

Ewing can be anywhere 2-4 for me... Robinson and Shaq are cool @2 or 3 but I could argue Ewing was more successful in the 90s than Robinson or Shaq.

[@charlaynebrowe8443]

@@alecsanderhamilton9224 ewing is on their level they were a bit more dominate. Ewing knees is what slowed him down in 89/90 you can see the difference in his athleticism/mobility. Also richmond should've went to ny instead of sacramento the knicks would have at least one ring.

[@vassilisharonis6285]

I think Sabonis should be higher and Hakeem should not be anywhere near that list

[@TheSands83]

How can u not have rik smits?

[@thefamily5357]

​had a gotten ONE very good/great player next to him, he has way more team success

[@brakesteel0034]

Brian Reeves should be at least honorable mention. His injuries stopped him from being something special. Apart from that great list.

[@darefilipovic6246]

Djuro Ostojic should be an honorable mention at least, doesn't matter that he never played in the NBA. The man was a BEAST!

[@dernils6176]

Nah. People who never played against the best players for a whole season (which means in the NBA) never really prooved themselves. Even today, the NBA is better than any other league by a landslide and this gap was even bigger in the 90s. If you never played in the NBA, you're a nobody in basketball on a global scale, sorry.

[@c.n.i7105]

@@dernils6176 Tell me about a certain Arvydas Sabonis. Dude played in the NBA starting in the league with almost 30 years and legally qualifying for a handicapped parking spot, averaging just about 13 points and 9-10 rebounds throughout his career. Do you respect him even though he played his prime in Europe?

[@kalakalboy5272]

Make a video of Top 10 2000s Shooting Guards

[@flyingvguy6833]

Ewing was picked in 1985 not 95. I remember that fade away jumper early in his career.

[@TheSands83]

Someone finally giving smits n daughtery some love

[@alecsanderhamilton9224]

Daugherty looks like Duncan playing style wise and stat output

[@timhoward5]

*You mean Tim Duncan playing style and stats looks like Brad Daugherty.*

[@carlosvazquez5196]

The knicks should’ve won that 94 title. They lost 4 very closed games yet their 3 victories were by large margins

[@landrelljones5708]

songs?

[@stevenmccart8502]

The Big Dipper would have had his way with any of them... seriously

[@timhoward5]

*3 Georgetown centers in a row.*

[@york5893]

All right bro

[@BasketballFundamentals]

That was the first video I made, so the quality is terrible :)

[@joshbaker6963]

Not your vydas Not my vydaa He's Arvydas!

[@omarreyesortiz5641]

How’s Robinson ahead of Shaq ?

[@ronm3945]

His talking 90s..shaq did most damage in early 00s

[@TheSands83]

@@ronm3945 Shaq was still better in the 90s

[@ChrisM07]

​@@TheSands83 Not prior to 97, don't be blinded by revisionist history.

[@TheSands83]

@@ChrisM07 😂😂😂 dude I know about these two I watched them play. Shaq was a better player than David robinson while he was on the magic maybe u can make a case the rookie year maybe but Shaq drew so much more attention offensively. N I’m not saying David wasn’t a bad motherfucker but he wasn’t better than shaq especially in the playoffs David never could be the same offensively in the playoffs. He always struggled to b as efficient and wasn’t even close to being as efficient as shaq offensively. Teams in playoffs could get by with No sending doubles at David all the time.. you can’t do that with Shaq they had to double every single possession or he destroyed them.. David could never get it done offensively in the playoffs like shaq. David was a better defender but Shaq was so dominant offensively that just made him better. I watched these guys play. And I think David is underrated n a great great player but he wasn’t better

[@ChrisM07]

@@TheSands83 Shaq had Penny Hardaway who was a 1st teamer in 95 yet the Spurs were the team that had the best record, you're actually telling me he was without a doubt better? Sure, whatever. Who was on the 1st team exactly? 96 Shaq missed 28 games and the Magic still had a great record without him they actually had a worse record in the games Grant missed (10-12 including playoffs). Shaq constantly got swept out of the playoffs in that era did you forget or something?

[@DanielGonzalez-ne6oc]

Where ist Greg Ostertag? He led his team to twon NBA finals just like Ewing 🙄

[@BasketballFundamentals]

He will be on our 10 best NBA players of all time list :D

[@brianbcj]

🤦‍♂️

[@Coldskin1]

This foo said greg ostertag lead Utah to two the finals when john stock and malone arguably the top 5 pg and pf of all time on the team. Greg avging 4pts and 5 rebs. And only started in one game in 98 playoffs

[@davidandres9728]

RALPH SAMPSON....in the list....

[@ÉmileGingras-o5y]

No

[@thefamily5357]

Ewing gets a lot of unnecessary flak... Teams were able to just load the box on him because he NEVER got another star next to him

[@ag2smal]

No Dino?

[@thefamily5357]

Vlade would NOT be top 10 today 😂

[@dernils6176]

Well, the only big man who ever carried his team to a championshio (two, even) in the 90s was Hakeem. Shaq won his titles in the 2000s and also didn't carry his teams as he had Kobe when he was with the Lakers and Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat but he was still crucial for both teams. Prime Shaq clearly wasn't as good as prime Hakeem, though. David Robinson won MVP in 1995, only to get dominated by Hakeem in the following games against the Rockets. Hakeem was clearly better than him and should've won MVP that year. Robinson won the championship in 1999 and 2003, but this was mostly due to Tim Duncan and Robinson wasn't even the best big man on his team anymore (clearly shown by Tim Duncan winning Final's MVP that year). You could even argue Duncan being the third best big man of the 90s, but he was more of a 2000s/2010s player, of course. Everyone else is not even competition. I mean a guy like Patrick Ewing. Yeah, great center. Hall of Fame material, sure. But competition for tke likes of Hakeem and Shaq? Not really. There is a huge gap between Hakeem and the rest and between Hakeem, Shaq, Robinson and the rest as well. I also wonder if it is even appropriate to say that the 90s were dominated by big men because during those 10 seasons, teams with dominant big men only won the championship three times. The Bulls won 6 times without a dominant center. The Pistons also didn't have an especially dominant center either. So basically the only center who really did dominate over any significant stretch of the 90s was Hakeem. But the 90s were mostly dominated by MJ and the Bulls.

[@melvynsngltn27]

Then how come Olajuwon did carry his team to the championship before 1994 or after 1995 or couldn't get out of the first round most of his career

[@dernils6176]

@@melvynsngltn27 Very similar things could be said about MJ in the late 80s. Reason: Lack of help.

[@LouieV6]

Dude was simply a beast. Even Shaq acknowledged that it was hard for him keeping up with Hakeem.

[@Tuna685]

Robinson had least help offensively of the great 90s centre's. He didn't have an Horry, Drexler or Kobe and Penny not even a John Starks. Admiral had no business being in consistent high seeded/deep playoff runs with the Spurs roster back then

[@flyingvguy6833]

Every time Shaq played against the Knicks(that I saw), it was no contest and forget Olajuwon(against Ewing).

[@thefamily5357]

Shows how overrated the 90s are if Vlade is on the list 😂😂😂

[@LifeOfSydG]

No Kareem?

[@Riese79]

Rik Smits Wasnt a top Center at All. Shaq simple cant play good defence.

[@brankafilipovic7939]

Shaq is the best!

[@crockerakahops90sjumpmantexas]

Nah he wasn't at his full potential in the 90s.

[@sofianerida1769]

Never...hakeem by far

[@ronm3945]

Nope not in the 90s..hakeem swept him easily...00s his the best

[@TheSands83]

Olajuwon was clearly the best center in the 90s

[@fun-vids6669]

Hakeem is the best ever NO DEBATE and it’s NOT EVEN CLOSE!

[@FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe]

Moses Malone? James Donaldson? Robert Parish? Yao Ming? ..... Internet is too small for this game....

[@TheSands83]

Ming? He did not play in the 90d

[@FernandoRodriguez-wj8fe]

@@TheSands83 You're ok. Sorry. But the another ones, they were