Top 10 greatest basketball players of all-time?

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   ballfan92posted 13 years ago

   Who do you think deserves to be listed in the top ten greatest basketball players of all time and in what order?

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      nick071438posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Top 10 NBA Players of All-Time 
      By Alex Shultz (Correspondent) on March 8, 2010
      
      1.Michael Jordan
      2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
      3. Magic Johnson
      4. Kobe Bryant
      5. Bill Russell
      6. Larry Bird
      7. Wilt Chamberlain
      8. Tim Duncan
      9. Hakeem
      10. Lebron James

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   ballfan92posted 13 years ago

   Interesting, but I think you left out a couple good players here's mine:
   
   1. Wilt Chamberlain
   2. Bill Russell
   3. Michael Jordan
   4. Oscar Robertson
   5. Jerry West
   6. Kareem
   7. Magic
   8. Kobe Bryant
   9. Larry Bird
   10. Elgin Baylor

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   nick071438posted 13 years ago

   This issue is a ticklish one.  We can't arrive at a really objective answer by letting just anybody inject his personal bias selection.  The best move is to submit the issue to a latest decision made by a truly legitimate basketball body like the NBA concurred in by a great majority of sportswriters and basketball fans or enthusiasts.  I hope somebody will post said 10 world's greatest basketball players following the preceding criteria.

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      LakeShow Tposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      There is no such thing. These types of rankings are almost never the same amongst sportswriters, people affiliated with the NBA, or people who have been die-hard basketball fans for decades. As such, you are correct in your thought that ranking the top 10 players of all-time is about as subjective as can be.  It's just so difficult to compare players who played in different decades because each decade in the NBA has been different. The game has evolved. Everyone's criteria for judging players is different and everyone has a little bit of bias of some sort in their rankings. Although these types of rankings are always fun to compose and debate, it's also frustrating when people believe their list is the ultimate be-all-end-all rankings and everyone else's is wrong.  That's something you'll commonly see on forums across the net and that's unfortunate.
      
      With all of that said, my list would be a little different in terms of the position of players than the one you posted, but out of all of the lists posted thus far mine would be closest to yours.

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   bgamallposted 13 years ago

   Wilt Chamberlain
   Michael Jordan
   Magic Johnson
   Larry Bird
   Labron James
   Kareem Jabbar
   Shaquille Oneill
   Julius Irving
   Oscar Robertson
   Jerry West
   Kobe Bryant
   
   I know that is eleven, but that is the top 10. Two guys tied.

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   Stevennix2001posted 13 years ago

   1. Michael Jordan
   2. Wilt Chamberlain
   3. Jerry West
   4. Magic Johnson
   5. Larry Bird
   6. Julius Irving aka Dr. J
   8. Oscar Robertson
   9. John Stockton
   10. Bill Russell
   11. Karl Malone
   12. Isiah Thomas
   13. Clyde Drexler
   14. Reggie Miller
   15. LeBron James
   16. Dwayne Wade
   16. Kareem Adbul Jabbar
   18. Shaquille O'Neal
   19. Tim Duncan
   20. Dirk Nowitzki
   21. Scottie Pippen
   22. Moses Malone
   23. Kobe Bryant
   24. Dennis Rodman
   25. Bob Cousy
   
   Okay, I know that's more than ten, so sue me.

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      bgamallposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Since you are going to have more than 10 you have to include Rick Barry. I saw him score 50 points before the 3 point line and I saw him pin a Willis Reed dunk against the backboard when he could jump like superman.

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         Stevennix2001posted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Oh yeah, I forgot about Rick Barry.  I'll definitely replace Rodman with him then.  Thanks for the heads up.

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            bgamallposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            Prudent choice.

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   LakeShow Tposted 13 years ago

   Here's my list:
   
   1. Michael Jordan
   2. Wilt Chamberlain
   3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
   4. Magic Johnson
   5. Kobe Bryant
   6. Larry Bird
   7. Hakeem Olajuwon
   8. Shaquille O'Neal
   9. Bill Russell
   10. Tim Duncan
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   11. Oscar Robertson
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   That top 10 has a lot of Championships.
   
   Honorable mentions (the next tier) in no particular order:
   Julius Erving
   Karl Malone
   John Stockton
   Jerry West
   Kevin Garnett
   Charles Barkley
   Elgin Baylor
   Isiah Thomas
   Rick Barry
   LeBron James
   Moses Malone
   Dwayne Wade
   Dirk Nowitzki
   Steve Nash
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   Very few championships in the honorable mentions + (no.11), but all of such players have great statistical resumes.

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   ballfan92posted 13 years ago

   Yes, the second tier of 10 players gets a little tricky I would have to think about that one.

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