Classic Warriors: Nate Thurmond

Take a look back at the Hall of Fame career of Nate Thurmond. Access an interview with the Hall of Fame big man and catch up with other Warriors legends here:

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[AdreasTheGreat]

@garioldwin i agree that nate was great and u are right,he outscore kareem(25.5p-23p)in 72 series BUT was outsored in 71(28p-17.5p) and in 73(23p-13.5p).kareem and wilt outsore him in reg.season to!do n't also forget reed,he won 2 rings vs wilt and outscore him in 2 nba finals series,eventough wilt was n't in his prime but still great!do n't forget wilt was 72 finals mvp!there were also russell,moses,hakeem,ewing,rob­inson,walton,cowens all won champs except ewing who led knicks in finals though!

[garioldwin]

@AdreasTheGreat Altought his team lost he did outplay including outscoring Kareem in 5 games in 1972. playoffs . The 1972. was Kareems best scoring season . Altough the could not outplay Wilt , he did well against him in his prime . Both of those facts put him in the top 10 list of centers and could easily be ranked as top 3 greatest defensive centers of all time maybe even the greatest .

[AdreasTheGreat]

@garioldwin i am not so sure...nate was great fo sure but i do n't think as great as wilt,russell,jabbar,moses,hake­em,shaq,robinson,ewing and maybe reed...in my opinion was n't as good as prime walton to,eventough did n't have lenght in his caree due inuriesr!in my opinion nate is in the same level as cowens,bellamy,gilmore,lanier,­mourning and howard.just my opinion though...

[sweetcurmudgeon]

@garioldwin

Beyond question!

[garioldwin]

Top 10 center of all time easily .

[OutNAbout415]

I hope they have my favorite warrior SPREWELL!!!

[MooMotions]

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