Can you name the NBA All Time Block Leaders?

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NBA Block Leaders Quiz

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Created by: Sam -
Published: March 9th, 2009
Category: Sports
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Tags: NBA Quizzes, All Time, block, Block Leaders, player, leader

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	ekedolphin:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT	4 points
	Tree Rollins?! Seriously? Wow. And I'm also amazed that Karl Malone (with 1,145 blocks) comes nowhere close to making this list.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 17:58 GMT	22 points
	Before the inevitable comments about Russell, Chamberlain, et al, please note that blocks were not counted until the early '70s.

	BelowZero:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:17 GMT	0 points
	I always forget Mr. 2,356

	Tim_Allen:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:17 GMT	22 points
	The total for #1 are ridiculous. The man averaged over 3 blocks per game for his career, and the crazy 1989-90 season, when he almost averaged 5 per game. Considering that he also won 2 NBA titles and his all around game, he might be the most underrated player ever. You never hear his name mentioned with Jordan, Bird, Johnson, etc., but I think he certainly belongs in the discussion.

	CraigR:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:25 GMT	4 points
	ugh i had such a hard time trying to remember the name of 1,885. and 2,119 suprised me too! i didn't think he was that good haha

	Havok3595:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:37 GMT	-2 points
	Unlike most games, this doesn't accept "Alcindor" for Kareem.

	mungar:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:43 GMT	17 points
	haha gotta love Manute Bol. The only player in history to have more blocks than points. Classic. 7'7" is freaking insane.

	hscer:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 18:48 GMT	5 points
	Bradley wasn't good, but at 7'6" he had better have gotten some blocks. He couldn't even rebound.

	BentKangaroo:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 19:00 GMT	16 points
	Where's Mugsy Bogues??

	Sal_Paradise:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 19:06 GMT	2 points
	I misspelled 3,278...apparently there's only one "u".

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	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 19:34 GMT	4 points
	Tim Allen, I partially agree with you. There are a few centers who seem better than him, so it's hard to say he can be in the running for best player, period. But he was clearly the best center of his time (and I say this as a huge Ewing fan), and he was probably the best overall player during the 1st Jordan retirement. This was no secret when he was active but now he does seem to have fallen off the radar.

	millandas:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 19:51 GMT	5 points
	dwight howard is gonna be on top in 10 years.

	Kevin:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 20:52 GMT	8 points
	@Craig R. - That's because he's commonly referred to as his expiring contract!

	Kicking222:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 21:29 GMT	1 point
	Fun one. I'm happy with 18- big ups to Tree, who I only remember because he played his last couple of seasons with a young Shaq, and Manute, who is the only famous person who ever went to my mom's college.

	john19:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 21:52 GMT	4 points
	Hey, kicking222, I went to the same college while Manute was there. Nothing was funnier than watching him try to throw a baseball.

	DerKomissar:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 22:37 GMT	7 points
	I'm surprised George Muresan isn't on here- he was almost as tall as the basket

	Klingsta:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 23:15 GMT	2 points
	block party!

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	Haunter:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 23:31 GMT	2 points
	how is vlade divac on this list

	Haunter:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 23:32 GMT	5 points
	i was happily surprised to see that Shawn Bradley's career wasn't a complete waste. And he was in space jam..

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Mar 9th, 2009 at 23:50 GMT	2 points
	Muresan seemed to be on the verge of becoming a really good player, but his injuries stopped his career well before he could accumulate big totals.

	gttrsnp:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 00:53 GMT	3 points
	@MikeR - i was fingertips from typing in "divac" before i thought, don't be stupid he won't be on the list... ...i still don't think he's on the list.

	aloxinbotemill:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 01:57 GMT	0 points
	Who is the shortest on the list? Hayes at 6'9"? Jermaine O'Neal will crack this list soon.

	emh:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 02:03 GMT	4 points
	Too bad there's no way of knowing how many Russell and Chamberlain had.

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	thegrimreaper:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 03:28 GMT	3 points
	LOL i can't believe i got theo ratliff but somehow forgot hakeem! terrible!!

	mkgrenwel:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 03:53 GMT	5 points
	Impressive showing by Georgetown on this list.

	radiosilence:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 04:35 GMT	3 points
	I've shaken hands with three seven-footers, Chamberlain, Bol and Bill Cartwright. With Wilt Chamberlain, it seemed like his fingers nearly reached my elbow. Dude was just a freak. Too bad they didn't count blocks back then.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Mar 10th, 2009 at 06:27 GMT	2 points
	Considering the faster pace of the game back then and their dominance in other areas, I wouldn't be surprised if Russell and Chamberlain had seasons when they averaged 6 or 7 blocks per game. They might very well blow away everyone on this list. Alas we may never know for sure.

	pbrown:	Apr 6th, 2009 at 20:30 GMT	-1 points
	thought for sure Wilt would be on this list

	db2496:	May 13th, 2009 at 06:21 GMT	2 points
	I have a feeling that Wilt and Russell would make the top five on this list. Russell for sure, as he was noted as just the most dominant defender of his era. Wilt was obviously more known for his scoring/rebounding, but I don't think anyone other than Russell could challenge him and not get tossed 4 or 5 times per!

	drhaase:	Jul 10th, 2009 at 15:13 GMT	1 point
	manute bol...hahahaha...i remember that guy

	Jaws12185:	Jul 16th, 2009 at 16:40 GMT	6 points
	watch out people, josh smith is only 24 years old and has already cracked the top 100 all-time blocks list

	Elliott:	Jul 27th, 2009 at 20:06 GMT	1 point
	Theo Ratliff's expiring contract...

	Kazbar:	Aug 19th, 2009 at 21:50 GMT	1 point
	Had Eaton's knees not fallen apart, I feel like he'd be even higher on this list.

	JukaiBallin:	Nov 23rd, 2009 at 18:57 GMT	2 points
	Every quiz I take, I forget about Larry Nance... man...

	omnipotent1:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 22:06 GMT	3 points
	I don't understand why the leagues- all of them- don't review all past footage to get numbers for statistics that started later. Of course, with the NBA, there probably aren't that many games on tape from before the 70s. Funny to think that Wilt Chamberlain broke 100 points in the 60s, and not only was it not on television, it was in a rinky dink arena in Hershey. Oh, the NBA has come a very long way indeed.

	Rahul:	Jan 11th, 2010 at 00:02 GMT	2 points
	I got 12, and I dont think anyone's gonna catch Olajuwon for a long time, since Mutumbo's retied. Manute Bol ftw! =]

	SportsGuy21:	Jan 26th, 2010 at 16:57 GMT	-1 points
	Time for an update. haven't seen Ratliff or Mutombo playing recently.