Greatest Basketball Players Of All Time
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The most dominating and revolutionary players ever. Don't agree with the list? Vote for an existing item you think should be ranked higher or if you are a logged in, add a new item for others to vote on.
“Argue with me, I dare you...”
“There’s no way he wouldn’t number 1”
“he was and still is the definition of basketball...”
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2)
Kobe Bryant
“kobe bryant just ups the game and isn’t michael jordan getting worse like shaq?
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“you is the best”
“best clutch shooter ever!”
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3)
LeBron James
“lebron is just crazy... I don’t think he will be AS legendary now that he has gone to Miami and has to share the spot light with d-wade and bosh, but I believe he deserves ALOT more respect than right now. LBJ, MVP!”
“no one in the NBA can beat lebron james he’s amazing kobe is good but lebrons better he’s bigger faster and he will pass the ball to team mates instead of just shooting the whole game like kobe does lebron is a team player and my favorite basketbal player of all time give him a couple more years and he’s going to be better the MJ lebron has 20 triple double and kobe has 16 and kobe has played hundreds of more games then lebron has like jerry west said (Even though it’s hard for me to be objective, because I brought Kobe to Los Angeles, I do think LeBron has surpassed Kobe as a player.
" -- Jerry West
now thats all I gotta say about that”
“1. lebron
2. jordan
3. bryant
4. magic
5. bird”
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4)
Larry Bird
“Larry Bird is THE BEST no doubt about it. Whenever I hear his name Johnny Most comes into mind. XD”
“He was the best NBA player ever. Wilt and Oscar may follow after that. Bird wasn’t as athletic as Jordan, but was a better rebounder, passer, 3-point shooter, free throw shooter and was just as good of a clutch shooter. As rookies, Magic won the championship and Bird was the Rookie of The Year.”
“When magic johnson says he’s scared of a man
then that man is the best ever”
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“As long as we aren’t talkin practice, Allen Iverson is good.”
“he is only 6’1" and 130 lb but is the 3rd best scorer of all time that means he just knows how to get it done”
“a lot things to say for this basketball player... but only one thing is important that he is and he will be the best of all time...”
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“Would dominate in any era. Was faster and stronger and played 48 minutes both sides of the court.
Most fouled player of all time and never fouled out of one game.”
“Simply the most dominating player of his era. Rules were changed because of his dominance. Whether he could dominate in todays game is in question, he simply may not be fast enough. Then again Mike Jordan wouldn’t dominate if he played 25 yrs ago simply because back then they actually "called" traveling, palming, and offensive fouls. Not that is his fault but, he played so fast that refs simply couldn’t see him take that 3 and sometimes fourth step, the hop/step, the "up and down" plays he so frequently committed. Then again, thats todays game in general. Back when Wilt played, the competion level was so much higher because of the fact that there weren’t so many teams thus so many players. One last thing. I don’t think LeBron should be on this list just yet (he may be one of the most talented players but that does not equate into "best" of all time) He needs to play for several more years and continue putting up numbers. Then he can be considered on of the best.”
“THe Big Dipper is 4 me the greatest and biggest and of course most dominant force in NBA history. He would be nr 1 but most people of this time don´t know him because he played in the 60´s. Chamberlain 100 points in one game, and he said he even get more than 100 but he wanted that lucky number 100 too stay. Best Player check out the season 1961-62, What stats you find. RIP Wilt The Stilt”
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“No body came close to this dude when came to court vision except for maybe Stockton. Could have taken any team to the finals by himself, best passing/scoring guard in history.”
“Best Passer
that’s the best I could say”
“in one game, he played all 5 positions... I seen him throw the ball from one end of the court to the other on a buzzer beater and make it.. I love to watch him play”
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“#8?!?!?!?!? Holy crap! This guy scored the most points and is the coolest and most unique player ever. He invented the 1 arm hookshot!”
“Kareem vs jordan kareem creams jordan and jordan goes crying to his mama”
“No player represents the 70’s and 80’s as well as Jabbar. An amazing player. Will always remember is one arm hook shot, known as the Sky Hook, it made history.”
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“Amazing to watch! Should be:
1. Michael Jordan
2. Pistol Pete Maravich
3. Bill Russel
4. Larry Bird
5. Dr. J”
“he’s the best person I’ve ever know that played basketball”
“The Original Showtime!
He was Showtime before there was Showtime!”
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10)
Bill Russell
“Micheal Jordan was to scoring like Bill Russell was to defense. You won’t see this guy on any all-time scoring lists, but on every top ten list in NBA history. (Not to mention 5 MVPs and 11 rings, yikes!)”
“11 rings and 5 MVP awards in thirteen seasons. Not a great scorer, but he was a great rebounder and a great passer. He was also the greatest defensive player of all time.”
“I would simply like to say that with all due respect to the names listed here, you must remember that this is a TEAM game. If you wanted to talk about who is the best 1 on 1 player based on his individual talents and all around skills, then that is a different subject all together. The overall skill level of the game has certainly changed over the last couple of decades, but, some good, and some maybe not so good. The game was first played with much more physical play, and in most cases the player had more rules that restricted much of the modern day displays of athleticism, no doubt. But back to the main quest for who was the most dominant individual player of the game. There are only two names that stand out above all others, Statistically that should go to Wilt Chamberlain, but when you look at the ultimate goal for playing the game, it was to win a championship, and no one, not even M. J. , nor Kobe, came even close to the overall domination of the entire sport itself. Also remember that No rules were ever changed for M. J. , or Kobe, that would slow them down in there pursuit of excellence. Both Wilt & Russell did just that, they were so dominant, that the entire game was revamped in order to take away there athletic abilities, and that did not even change what Bill accomplished as a winner of the ultimate prize.
M. J. & KOBE, and all other modern day greats have had the rules enhanced in order to show case and favor there great athletic abilities, and never did they have rules which would take away there already physical advantages. So there you have it, if you are playing Golf, then stick with the man who won the most trophies, and Tennis the person who won the most titles, but when talking about a 5 man team, who else contributed more and accomplished more at every level of the game, College, 2 championships, Olympic Gold, 11 NBA championship out of 13 years playing, and the 2 years he did not win, he was injured. THIS IS A TEAM GAME, and the comparisons are right there in full view, the stats don’t lie, you tell me how was it possible for someone to dominate to that level, and then there is the additional social and society issues that these black players had to endure, that were not as prevalent in the more modern era. Different times, different circumstances. A lot of hype in those modern showcases, I would never count this man out as the most dominant player who made the biggest impact at every level of this game we call basketball, Collegiate player, Professional Player, Coach, and so on, life experiences, and the continued respect of the people who surrounded him.
In RUSSELL’S AUTO-biography, he writes: It was at a Thanksgiving family setting when my Grandson had asked me a question? , Grandpa? "were ever as good as Michael Jordon? , Grandpa Russell looked down at his grandson, and said, "son, you’ve got that question backwards, you should be asking, "if whether or not M. J. was ever as good as your GRANDFATHER? "
And the footnote in a joking gesture bill said he was thinking of writing his grandson out of his will, lol.”
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