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Originally Posted by fanmail
He was great for about 5 years. Then he kinda fell off the map.
Guys like Grant Hill and Larry Nance didn't offer any more prime years than Sid, and imo Sid's prime years were as good as all but maybe 10 or 15 players in the entire draft:
Age 24
19.8 points on 60.1 TS%
6.7 rebounds
4.8 assists
1.7 steals
0.3 blocks
All NBA 2nd Team
All Defensive 2nd Team
All Star
7th in MVP voting
4th in Offensive Rating
5th in win shares
Age 25
22.7 points on 60.2% TS%
5.8 rebounds
3.9 assists
1.5 steals
0.3 blocks
All NBA First Team
All Defensive First Team
Defensive Player of the Year
All Star
4th in MVP Voting
4th in win shares
3rd in Offensive Rating
Age 26
20.9 points on 59.1 TS%
6.7 rebounds
4.5 assists
1.4 steals
0.3 blocks
All NBA 2nd Team
All Defensive 1st Team
Defensive Player of the Year
All Star
8th in MVP voting
3rd in Win Shares
9th in Offensive Rating
Age 27
21.7 points on 56.5 TS%
5.4 rebounds
5.2 assists
1.6 steals
0.5 blocks
All NBA 2nd Team
All Defensive 1st Team
All Star
8th in MVP Voting
8th in Win Shares
Age 28
20.2 points on 60.4 TS%
4.6 rebounds
4.9 assists
1.4 steals
0.2 blocks
All NBA 2nd Team
All Defensive 1st Team
All Star
7th in MVP Voting
8th in Win Shares
2nd in Offensive Rating
Sidney Moncrief is the only non-center to ever win DPOY more than once.
Sidney Moncrief is 6th all time in Offensive Rating.
"When you play against Moncrief, you're in for a night of all-around basketball. He'll hound you everywhere you go, both ends of the court. You just expect it." -Michael Jordan
"His mental toughness is about as strong as anyone I've ever been around. And I've known a lot of players" -Don Nelson
"The NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award was seemingly created just for him" -Nba.com
"The best all around guard in basketball today." - Don Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueWFDhfD1BM