100 greatest players

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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:41pm #46083

willie wise fan
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1 Michael Jordan
2 Wilt Chamberlain
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4 Magic Johnson
5 Bill Russell
6 Oscar Robertson
7 Larry Bird
8 Kobe Bryant
9 Shaquille O’Neal
10 Elgin Baylor
11 Karl Malone
12 Tim Duncan
13 Hakeem Olajawon
14 Jerry West
15 Bob Pettit
16 Moses Malone
17 LeBron James
18 John Stockton
19 George Mikan
20 John Havlicek
21 Elvin Hayes
22 David Robinson
23 Jason Kidd
24 Nate Thurmond
25 Kevin Garnett
26 Charles Barkley
27 Julius Erving
28 Jerry Lucas
29 Bob Cousy
30 Isaiah Thomas
31 Willis Reed
32 George Gervin
33 Walt Frazier
34 Dirk Nowitzki
35 Scottie Pippen
36 Steve Nash
37 Rick Barry
38 Patrick Ewing
39 Artis Gilmore
40 Dominique Wilkins
41 Allen Iverson
42 Wes Unseld
43 Bob McAdoo
44 Dwyane Wade
45 Kevin McHale
46 Pete Maravich
47 Tiny Archibald
48 Walt Bellamy
49 Billy Cunningham
50 Reggie Miller
51 Dave Cowens
52 Bill Sharman
53 Clyde Drexler
54 Gus Johnson
55 Paul Arizin
56 Hal Greer
57 Dave Debusschere
58 Sam Jones
59 Bob Lanier
60 Dolph Schayes
61 Earl Monroe
62 Gary Payton
63 George McGinnis
64 Bernard King
65 Adrian Dantley
66 David Thompson
67 Dennis Rodman
68 Spencer Haywood
69 Dave Bing
70 Dan Issel
71 Dwight Howard
72 Jack Twyman
73 Lenny Wilkins
74 Robert Parish
75 Chris Paul
76 Mel Daniels
77 James Worthy
78 Carmelo Anthony
79 Connie Hawkins
80 Ray Allen
81 Bill Walton
82 Chris Mullin
83 Alonzo Mourning
84 Vince Carter
85 Paul Pierce
86 Lou Hudson
87 Zelmo Beaty
88 Joe Fulks
89 Alex English
90 Roger Brown
91 Rudy Tomjanovich
92 Tim Hardaway
93 Tracy McGrady
94 Joe Dumars
95 Tommy Heinsohn
96 Kevin Durant
97 Kevin Johnson
98 Cliff Hagan
99 George Yardley
100 Calvin Murphy
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:44pm #742769

Lebron’s Hairline
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Quick question, if LeBron was to break the scoring record and get both 10k rebounds and assists(which he is on pace to do) plus win 2-3 more rings, where would he end up when it’s all said and done?
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- Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:07pm #742786
  
  Sotos14
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  #2. Even if he does accomplish this, I still don’t see him getting 6+ rings to surpass Jordan. Plus Jordan did his damage with fewer seasons than most stars because of the early retirements.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:45pm #742770

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i changed a few things since i last posted it a few months ago mostly moving up current players like carmelo dwight howard lebron and chris paul because of what they have accomplished and they have all played just as many years as guys like bill walton and david thompson who i moved down slightly because of many of their years being affected by injuries
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:47pm #742772

willie wise fan
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well top 5 if he did that because that would give him 4 rings and he would be the scoring leader i am not a fan because i am a cavs fan but he is great
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:48pm #742773

JJeff6
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Kevin Durant>Dennis Rodman any day. except Rodman is 30 ranks higher.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:50pm #742774

willie wise fan
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durant has only played 5 years but in the future durant will be top 50 by the end of his career maybe much higher
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:53pm #742775

JJeff6
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yes but talent wise, I think he should already be much higher. When you say top 100 players ever, are you going based on accomplishment, experience, talent, character, all of that? or just pure top 100 on how good the player is?
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:55pm #742776

ZEO
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Yes wilt gets his respect!
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 4:59pm #742780

willie wise fan
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a mix i go by how many years they played total and how many good years they had but also look at potential some which is why david thompson is ahead of carmelo and dwight howard and chris paul and others because he had that top 20-25 potential and dont worry lebron will move up but not yet
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:02pm #742784

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Am i the only person that thinks its funny that 6 of the top 10 used to or are lakers.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:05pm #742788

willie wise fan
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i noticed that on my list but wilt averaged 50 points and once scored 100 kobe scored 81 and has multiple titles kareem is near the top on the scoring list magic jihnson is no doubt the greatest pg alltime shaq led the lakers to titles and elgin baylor even lacking a title was far ahead of his time athletically and dominated his era
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- Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:07pm #742793
  
  cavsfan1118
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  i agree and 8 are Celtics or Lakers
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- Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:07pm #742794
  
  cavsfan1118
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  i agree and 8 are Celtics or Lakers
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  - Posted on: Fri, 02/01/2013 - 9:09pm #743891
    
    nonowooa
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    Chris Paul
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:12pm #742798

raybeas
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Switch them and you are close on the top 10
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:32pm #742819

Lebron’s Hairline
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Is it just me or is Chris Paul too low? He’s got a career assist/turnover ratio that hasn’t been seen since Magic and John Stockton. It’s more amazing that he’s played majority of his career without a superstar or hall of hamer on his team
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:34pm #742815

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elgin baylor is too high. Malone, duncan, Olajuwon and west shoudl all be ahead of him imo. Of course take that from me being a person who never watched his career in person but is basing it on studying the history of the game.
Also Chris Paul should be higher. I wouldnt put dwight ahead of him.
I think gary payton and clyde drexler both should be ahead of reggie miller.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:40pm #742827

willie wise fan
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lebrons hairline if you dont like my list i would love to see yours
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- Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:41pm #742832
  
  JJeff6
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  I think he was just asking a question man… everybody is allowed to speculate.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:41pm #742831

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Yes I know Stock is the all-time steals and assist leader, but Kidd is also number 2 in both of those categories. Not to mention Kidd led a struggling franchise to two consecutive NBA Finals and was instrumental in helping Dallas and Dirk win their first. Stockton is great, but switch he and Kidd and Stockton could have never led that nets team to the finals.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:45pm #742833

willie wise fan
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kidd and stockton that could go either way
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 5:47pm #742840

willie wise fan
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i know he was just asking a question and it was a good opinion and i would love to see other peoples list and how they differ from mine
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 6:22pm #742868

NJHooper95
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Good job, there will always be different opinions, and I have mine as well, but good list
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 6:28pm #742869

JJeff6
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Overall, after looking at it a few times, its a good list. Ray Allen I think is low at 80. Id have him at least somewhere in the 60’s, hes the all time leader in 3’s
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:03pm #742881

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paul pierce behind carter…i dont know dude…and im from toronto (not the typical one that hates carter)
also pippen is prob way too far back and so is the dream…just my opinions
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:24pm #742885

BigChamp12
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No room for Penny Hardaway in the top 100?
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:31pm #742891

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Your love for the ABA is evident. Not only does your name show this, but I also believe your list does too. So, question #1, does this include time in the ABA as well? Because if it does, you’ve got the Doc way too low, but if it doesn’t then Artis is way too high.
Zelmo shouldn’t be on the list either way…. your Utah Stars love is definitely getting in the way of objectivity here.
Also, I’m the biggest Mailman fan alive, but Duncan and Hakeem were both better. Hakeem is #9 on my list after the obvious first 7 and Duncan. Hakeem is better than Shaq and Kobe. But, why on earth would you put Elgin above Karl? No idea why you would do that.
No way I put Kidd above Stockton. No way.
Garnett could be about 10 spots higher.
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 7:42pm #742893

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well i was never much of a julius erving fan he was very good but also overated in my opinion david thompson should have won the aba dunk contest and artis gilmore has the highest field goal percentage alltime and is one of few players to get 40 rebounds in a game and was one of the strongest players ever his one flaw was he was to nice and didnt play with the toughness he should have and zelmo should be in the hof i do appreciate your feedback
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Posted on: Tue, 01/29/2013 - 11:53pm #742931

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It boggles my mind that you have Duncan and Olajuwon at 12 and 13, yet you have Karl Malone at 11… Duncan and Olajuwon would eat Malone`s food, not only that they both have more titles (Hakeem 2 and Duncan 4). There`s no way Isaiah Thomas should be ranked behind Kidd or Stockton (I don`t care if he is the career leader in Assists). But what really hurts my feelings is that you have Elvin Hayes at 21 and Kevin Mchale at 45.. C`mon son! Do some research, learn the history of the game.
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 5:01am #742959

morestealsthanscores
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good fun to debate, so here’s my two cents:
how is bill russell only number 5?!?!?!?
the dude has eleven rings. ELEVEN. he matched up and beat wilt continuously, and he is potentially the greatest defensive player of all time.
To me, he’s number 2, right behind MJ.
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- Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:28am #743005
  
  ItsVictorOladipo
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  how is bill russell only number 5?!?!?!?
  the dude has eleven rings. ELEVEN. he matched up and beat wilt continuously, and he is potentially the greatest defensive player of all time.
  To me, he’s number 2, right behind MJ.
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  I know you’re asking the OP, but my top 8 All-Time list is pretty similar (I have Russell #5 too) so I figured I’d give it my best shot to answer.
  He did match up with Wilt but his team success doesn’t necessarily mean he was better than Wilt. The Warrior teams that Wilt played on were nowhere near the caliber of Russell’s Celtics, when Wilt finally played for a good team with the 76ers and later the Lakers he proved that he could be a winner and play a team game too.
  Eleven rings is very impressive no doubt, but you have to keep in mind that he did that during an era with 8 to 12 teams. Kareem won his 6 during an era with 17-23 teams, Magic won 5 during an era of 22-23 teams, MJ won 6 during an era of 27-29 teams and Kobe has won 5 during an era of 29-30 teams. IMO it’s simple math, but it’s more difficult to win multiple championships in more recents generations.
  Yeah, Russell is arguably the best defensive player in NBA history, and that’s pretty much the reason he is on most top 5 lists to begin with. His offensive game was just pretty good. If he was a more effective offensive center capable of 20+ PPG and close to 50 FG% he probably would be #2 on my list too.
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  - Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 9:46am #743008
    
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    i would still like to see your top 100 list when you complete it
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 5:04am #742960

morestealsthanscores
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oh, and durant has already done what t-mac couldn’t and led a team to the NBA finals. nice list though!
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 5:25am #742964

mcbailey
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I’d agree with the sentiment that Bill Russell is behind Jordan. He’s the only person who could make a case for even being number one, though I wouldn’t list him as such.
Also love that you gave Oscar Robinson some love, though I’d switch him and Bird.
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 5:57am #742974

joecheck88
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I give you credit because list are so hard to make. I personally think Kibe should be higher. Maybe at 6. Oscar was amazing but he isn’t win until he got Kareem on his team. Duncan I also think should be higher. Karl Maline never won and always played with Stockton. I think Paul Pierce should be higher and I would put Durant above McGrady. At 24 he has at least as many scoring titles as Mcgrady and way more playoff success than McGrady ever had.
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:20am #743002

MJBrown
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True basketball fans, not just the ones that like the highlights and the numbers — the one that have a real appreciation for the game in its entirety, frown when Bill Russell is not included in the top 3
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:24am #743004

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If Duncan is 12, there is no way that KG is only 25
If Kidd is 23, Payton has to be higher than 62.
Iverson has to be higher than 41
Just a couple things that stood out. Kudos on the project though
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Posted on: Wed, 01/30/2013 - 6:04pm #743218

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i would still like to see your top 100 list when you complete it
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Oh yeah, about that, I still have to finish that off. Here’s my top 50 list though which has been saved on my computer.
1 Michael Jordan
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3 Wilt Chamberlain
4 Magic Johnson
5 Bill Russell
6 Kobe Bryant
7 Larry Bird
8. Oscar Robertson
9. Shaquille O’Neal
10. Tim Duncan
11. Hakeem Olajuwon
12. Jerry West
13. Karl Malone
14. Julius Erving
15. Elgin Baylor
16. Moses Malone
17. Lebron James
18. John Havlicek
19. Isiah Thomas
20. Bob Petit
21. Rick Barry
22. John Stockton
23. David Robinson
24. Kevin Garnett
25. Bob Cousy
26. Charles Barkley
27. Scottie Pippin
28. Jason Kidd
29. Allen Iverson
30. George Mikan
31. Walt Frazier
32. George Gervin
33. Dirk Nowitzki
34. Elvin Hayes
35. Patrick Ewing
36. Dwyane Wade
37. Willis Reed
38. Dave Cowens (I find him and Reed almost impossible to distinguish between, their accomplishments are almost identical during the same era)
39. Gary Payton
40. Clyde Drexler
41. Steve Nash
42. Dominique Wilkins
43. Kevin McHale
44. Pete Maravich
45. Nate Thurmond
46. Dolph Schayes
47. Nate Archibald
48. Jerry Lucas
49. Ray Allen (Might seem a bit high but IMO he’s the greatest shooter in NBA history, his career accomplishments are superior to Reggie Miller and he was more versatile than Miller too)
50. Artis Gilmore
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Posted on: Thu, 01/31/2013 - 3:46am #743349

Ahkasi Clay
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kobe ranked ahead of Pippen?
I don’t get it,
I think Kobe is a glorified version of Pippen,
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- Posted on: Thu, 01/31/2013 - 6:56am #743401
  
  ItsVictorOladipo
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  kobe ranked ahead of Pippen?
  I don’t get it,
  I think Kobe is a glorified version of Pippen,
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  Wow. Just wow. Don’t even know what to say to that
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Posted on: Thu, 01/31/2013 - 8:58am #743437

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very well put together top 50 iverson is a little high in my opinion though and nate thurmond and jerry lucas 2 of only 4 players in nba history to get 40 rebounds in a game should probably be moved up but otherwise very well put together
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