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#8 Dominique Wilkins
Career Averages: 24.8 points, 6.7 Rebounds, 1.3 Steals
Honors: 9x NBA All-Star, 7x All NBA selections
Dominique Wilkins kicks off the list of greats who were simply unfortunate to play in the 80's and 90's. A great scorer, he was nicknamed the "Human Highlight Reel" for his explosive style of play. Wilkins was an incredible dunker and had a very good mid-range game. He ranks 13th all-time in the scoring.
Wilkins never made it to a Conference Final, but that had much to do with the competition. The Celtics and the Pistons were just too good in the 1980's and the Bulls came after them. His most memorable playoffs moment perhaps came in the 1988 Conference Semi-Finals against the Celtics. With Game 7 in Boston, Wilkins would engage in an incredible duel with Larry Bird. He scored 47 points, but Bird scored 20 in the 4th quarter and they fell just short losing 118-116.
To put some context into the difficulty of winning without a great supporting cast in Wilkins time, every team which won a title from 1987-97 managed to retain the title the following season. The Lakers, Pistons, and Rockets won back to back titles and The Bulls had 2 separate 3 peats. It was just too damn tough to win unless you could match the talent of some of those great teams.
