Top 10 NBA players ALL-TIME:

[PPhan]

If Shaq has the work ethic of a Jordan or Bryant, he'd be the best ever..

Word!

And it wouldn't even be close. Shaq at his best was something else.

 

[HammerDown]

Wilt the Stilt was the most dominant athlete of our lifetime. Just imagine The Big Aristotle and Wilt, at their primes, in the league at the same time.

I saw Shaq in probably 30 games at Staples and every time he walked onto the floor preceded by ".......annnnnnnnnnnd at Center, 7' 1" from LSU, Shaquiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile O'Neal" I got goosebumps.

 

[Nosferatu]

I'd have to find room for Hakeem somewhere in the top 10

 

[DJ]

I'd have to find room for Hakeem somewhere in the top 10

Trust me, I tried but who gets bumped? Arguments can be made for all 10.

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

You can always bump Russell.


Most over-rated player in history. Akeem would have chewed him up and spit him out.


speaking of the number 11, did you know.....

 

[wlk3]

We had an all time draft once and you had to game plan vs your opponent... I had Shaq, he had Russell... I said we would pound it with Shaq until they doubled, his gameplan said he would never double Russell would take Shaq 1on1...

 

[UK Cowboy]

We had an all time draft once and you had to game plan vs your opponent... I had Shaq, he had Russell... I said we would pound it with Shaq until they doubled, his gameplan said he would never double Russell would take Shaq 1on1...

In his prime, the only thing that could stop Shaq was a team smart enough to tackle him every time he got the ball down low and rebound the bricks clanking off the backboard from the charity stripe

 

[Wamu]

I think they are pretty much on par with each other except that Lebron has probably been on HGH/Steroids since High School

 

[DJ]

Realistically, seven of the top 10 best to ever play the game did so in the purple 'n gold. Amazing.

Other than Larry Bird, ain't no green anywhere in this discussion unless you want to consider M.L. Carr.

LAKERS, BABY!!!

 

[DJ]

*Whispers Johnny Football*

 

[Wamu]

*Whispers Johnny Football*

Hey DJ how ya been?

 

[rmilia1]

1. MJ
2. Magic
3. Big O
4. Wilt
5. Kareem
6. Bird
7. Duncan
8. Kobe
9. Lebron
10. Shaq

 

[Wamu]

1. Sam Bowie
2. Greg Oden
3. Adam Morrison
4. Danny Ferry
5. Pervis Ellison
6. Darko Milicic
7. Kwame Brown
8. Jonathan Bender
9. Michael Olowokandi
10. Ed O'Bannon

 

[SJ76]

DJ you Homer. 1991 Finals man. Pippen raped Magic.


1. Jordan
2. Wilt
3. Magic
4. Bird
5. Oscar
6. Russell
7. Shaq
8. Dr. J
9. Pippen
10a. Clyde
10b. Hakeem

 

[SJ76]

In his prime, the only thing that could stop Shaq was a team smart enough to
tackle him every time he got the ball down low and rebound the bricks clanking
off the backboard from the charity stripe.

When I compare players, I look at weakness. Shaq's was his BBall IQ and the free throw line. You could stop Shaq by slowing down the game and fouling him. Jordan's Bulls would have done exactly that.

Back to weaknesses:

Bird - was quick but not fast, great bball IQ tho
Oscar - don't know if had any
Magic - wasn't a great defender, but was good enough
Wilt - women
Duncan - I can't think of many
Kareem - I left him out, but I would say his goggles
Lebron - wears panties and isn't very discipline
Kobe - ball hog
Jordan - Casinos. But he'd still drop 40 on Starks after 3 hours sleep and playing poker in Atlantic City!

 

[rmilia1]

Any list without Oscar Robertson is invalid. May actually be the greatest player ever. His first 8 years were certainly the best first 8 years of any career ever. If he hadnt gotten hurt who knows but even now there is no way he isnt top 5 at a minimum

 

[SJ76]

The late 80's - 90's the NBA was at it's peak. So many good players I could go on and on.
I. Thomas
Mail Man
Barkley
Stockton
Worthy
Kemp
The glove
Mullin
Robinson
Ewing
Alonzo


Just a different, more physical game back then. Not as many whistles. Better product.

 

[tducey]

1) Jordan
2) Kareem
3) Wilt
4) Magic Johnson
5) Russell
6) Larry Bird
7) Robertson
8) Shaq
9) Duncan
10) Kobe

 

[HammerDown]

In his prime, the only thing that could stop Shaq was a team smart enough to tackle him every time he got the ball down low and rebound the bricks clanking off the backboard from the charity stripe

Can you even IMAGINE Shaq with even a 70% FT percentage? Yeah, paid goons like Scott Pollard and Greg Ostertag wouldn't have been quite so effective.

Speaking of which...

Greg Ostertag > Bill Russell

 

[HammerDown]

1. Sam Bowie
2. Greg Oden
3. Adam Morrison
4. Danny Ferry
5. Pervis Ellison
6. Darko Milicic
7. Kwame Brown
8. Jonathan Bender
9. Michael Olowokandi
10. Ed O'Bannon

Wrong thread. You're looking for the "list players better than Bill Russell" thread.