Bob Mcadoo - the most underrated player of all time

[Lebron23]

LeBron23: I agree with you 100% about McAdoo. Fantastic player. He was as smart as they come. Thanks for posting those Youtube links too. Everybody should check those out. The man was so smooth.

Russell called him the greatests shooting big men in the 1970's. Mcadoo played the PF and Center position during his prime., and he was also a great rebounder, and a very effective shot blocker while playing for the Buffalo Braves and New York Knicks.

Rebounds Per Game

1973-74 NBA 15.1 (3)
1974-75 NBA 14.1 (4)
1975-76 NBA 12.4 (7)
1976-77 NBA 12.9 (5)
1977-78 NBA 12.8 (8)

Blocks Per Game

1973-74 NBA 3.3 (3)
1974-75 NBA 2.1 (6)
1975-76 NBA 2.1 (6)

[mvblair]

LeBron23: I agree with you 100% about McAdoo. Fantastic player. He was as smart as they come. Thanks for posting those Youtube links too. Everybody should check those out. The man was so smooth.

[House]

NBA top 50 greatest players chart is not worth paying attention. Fat man sitting in his office and deciding who will go to HOF and who not. I mean - let the fans decide - create internet voting with extra security and let the people vote, Of course ban China IP first, because Yao Ming, Yi and Wang ZhiZhi will be on that HOF too.

[Lebron23]

I think the NBA made a big mistake by not including him in the 50 greatest player of all time despite having a better professional career than some of the players that was chosen in 1996.

24 yrs.old Shaq over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
Scottie Pippen over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
Pete Maravich over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
Robert Parish over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
Bill Walton over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
John Stockton over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
James Worthy over Bob Mcadoo ( BS)
Lenny Wilkens overs Bob Mcadoo ( BS)

and

so forth

Mcadoo was the only former NBA MVP that was not included in the NBA 50 Greatest Player of all time, and he won his MVP Trophy during the dominating reign of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1970's.

During the 1975-76 Season, the 6'9" Bob McAdoo averaged 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.12 blocks, with an incredible shooting of 51.2 from the field and an impressive free throw percentage of 80.5. In the same season, he also led the NBA in fan voting for the All-Star Game.

Sports Illustrated also quoted that Mcadoo was "the quickest tall man, finest shooter and most astounding outside scoring machine ever to play basketball"

He was also a former NBA 3 times Scoring Champion, and one of the best shooting big men during his time

I think Bob McAdo0 was more worthy of a slot in the Top 50 players of all time, and it's a shame that the NBA didn't recognized his past accomplishment because he played on some bad teams. That same criticisms didn't stop them from putting Maravich in the all time lists.

I mean, Maravich was a decent player, but there’s no way he should be on the list before McAdoo.

Mcadoo was one of the best player in the 1970's and with his skills set i still think that he can also dominate in the modern era, and he is a genuine freak of nature.



But the sad part of it he was named in the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors, but the NBA didn't even acknowledge him as a top 50 player of all time.


Honors:


First overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft
2x NBA champion (1982, 1985)
3x NBA Scoring Champion ( 74, 75, 76)
1x NBA MVP (1975)
1x All-NBA First Team (1975)
1x All-NBA Second Team (1974)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1973)
1972-73 All-NBA All-Rookie First Team
5x NBA All-Star (1974-78)

International Career

2X Euroleague Championship in 1987 and 1988
Former Euroleague MVP


Regular Season Stats


Games: 852
Points: 18787
PPG: 22.9
RPG: 9.4
APG: 2.3
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 1.5
FG%: 0.503
FT%: 0.754


NBA and College Highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD4vbr-280Q&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ea7zbrfv8&feature=related&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GutUy4GGLg&feature=related&fmt=18