[Th3rd]

I realize most will say MJ. lets go top 10 though.

what are your thoughts. a couple of us had some twitter stuff on it

[ToTheLeft]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

[flamesbball84]

does this include international ballers too - Arvydas Sabonis chiefly comes to mind.

[Schfourteenteen]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

Uhhhhhh.

Oscar Robertson?

[flamesbball84]

10 is too difficult. i'd end up having a list with like 20 people tied for 10th. while nat holman and joe lapchick wouldnt thrive at all in today's game, to name a couple examples, the monumental impact they had on the game back in the 1920's is undeniable.

[Liberty4Life]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

How can it change daily, has Kareem been lighting it up on a nightly basis, to sway your vote?

Top 10, Starting Lineup:
C - Wilt Chamberlain
PF - Bill Russell
SF - Larry Bird
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Magic Johnson

BENCH
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Elgin Baylor
SG - Kobe Bryant (over LeBron James, for the time being)
PG - Bob Cousy

Apologies to Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Pete Maravich, and Oscar Robertson.

[ToTheLeft]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

Uhhhhhh.

Oscar Robertson?

I agree, but who do you take out?

[olldflame]

I would definately take the Big O over Cousey, and possibly over Bird on my first team. That's a tough call.

[ALUmnus]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

How can it change daily, has Kareem been lighting it up on a nightly basis, to sway your vote?

Top 10, Starting Lineup:
C - Wilt Chamberlain
PF - Bill Russell
SF - Larry Bird
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Magic Johnson

BENCH
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Elgin Baylor
SG - Kobe Bryant (over LeBron James, for the time being)
PG - Bob Cousy

Apologies to Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Pete Maravich, and Oscar Robertson.

If you're gonna go all positional, you can't make Russell a power forward just to fit him on your team, that's called cheating.

[flamesbball84]

In no order...

MJ, Kobe, Russell, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, Wilt, Tim Duncan, Bird, Hakeem

I said in no order, but that's pretty close to the order for me... it changes daily tho.

How can it change daily, has Kareem been lighting it up on a nightly basis, to sway your vote?

Top 10, Starting Lineup:
C - Wilt Chamberlain
PF - Bill Russell
SF - Larry Bird
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Magic Johnson

BENCH
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Elgin Baylor
SG - Kobe Bryant (over LeBron James, for the time being)
PG - Bob Cousy

Apologies to Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Pete Maravich, and Oscar Robertson.

If you're gonna go all positional, you can't make Russell a power forward just to fit him on your team, that's called cheating.

Russell is a C indeed. Switch out Russell for Karl Malone if you want to keep it positional.

[Liberty4Life]

It's my list and I can do whatever the heck I want. So cram it.

[olldflame]

If you are doing an "all-time greats" team, I don't think you go by "position". Those 1-5 roles/slots are more a fabrication of college recruiting gurus than a reflection of the reality on the court anyway.

Chamberlain
Russell
Jordan
Robertson
Magic

Yeah, that's 3 "guards", but they average like 6'7 between them, and all of them could match up defensively and on the boards with any small forward in the league (and of course dominate on offense.)

Larry Bird was a GREAT player, but IMHO, the Big O is just a notch above him.

[dompennix]

1. Magic Johnson
2. Michael Jordan
3. Oscar Robertson
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Pistol Pete
6. Kareem Abdul Jabar
7. Larry Bird
8. Shaq Oneal
9. Karl Malone
10. Kobe or LeBron (I will have to wait till they retire to confirm them in my true top 10)

Honorable Mention:
Tim Scarborough
Lisa Leslie (Women's)

[TDDance234]

1 - MJ
2 - Wilt
3 - Russell
4 - Robertson
5 - Magic
6 - Bird
7 - Duncan
8 - Kareem
9 - Duncan
10 - Shaq

[blwall1416]

Open up a "best college basketball player" discussion & I'm all over it...although some of these players will be on that list, as well.

[TDDance234]

Open up a "best college basketball player" discussion & I'm all over it...although some of these players will be on that list, as well.

I think we've done of those before...but I can't remember. However, that list begins and ends with Christian Laettner (...just for you).

[blwall1416]

I think we've done of those before...but I can't remember. However, that list begins and ends with Christian Laettner (...just for you).

See Thompson, David.

[Th3rd]

blwall just for you.

you can also pick a top 10 ncaa basketball list


i will say this 2 people who appear on both my NBA and NCAA list Pistol Pete and MJ

[blwall1416]

In no order...

1. Lew Alcindor
2. Pistol Pete
3. David Thompson
4. Oscar Robertson
5. Michael Jordan
6. Christian Laettner
7. Bill Russell
8. Bill Walton
9. Patrick Ewing
10. Ralph Sampson

[olldflame]

In no order...

1. Lew Alcindor
2. Pistol Pete
3. David Thompson
4. Oscar Robertson
5. Michael Jordan
6. Christian Laettner
7. Bill Russell
8. Bill Walton
9. Patrick Ewing
10. Ralph Sampson

Excellent list. I would put Waymon Tisdale in ahead of (gasp!..............sacrelige!) Jordan.

[olldflame]

1. Magic Johnson
2. Michael Jordan
3. Oscar Robertson
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Pistol Pete
6. Kareem Abdul Jabar
7. Larry Bird
8. Shaq Oneal
9. Karl Malone
10. Kobe or LeBron (I will have to wait till they retire to confirm them in my true top 10)

Honorable Mention:
Tim Scarborough
Lisa Leslie (Women's)

I loved Pistol Pete, and he was an amazing college player, but his pro career didn't measure up to the others on that list.

[dompennix]

1. Magic Johnson
2. Michael Jordan
3. Oscar Robertson
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Pistol Pete
6. Kareem Abdul Jabar
7. Larry Bird
8. Shaq Oneal
9. Karl Malone
10. Kobe or LeBron (I will have to wait till they retire to confirm them in my true top 10)

Honorable Mention:
Tim Scarborough
Lisa Leslie (Women's)

I loved Pistol Pete, and he was an amazing college player, but his pro career didn't measure up to the others on that list.

I mainly put him up there because of college, but also because he was a pioneer to streetball and the fancy highlight dribbling and passing

[Th3rd]

NBA All-Rookie Team
All-NBA First Team (1976, 1977)
All-NBA Second Team (1973, 1978)
Five-time NBA All-Star (1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Scored 15,948 points (24.2 ppg) in 658 games
Top 16 scoring average NBA history (24.2)
Led the NBA in scoring (31.1 ppg) in 1977, his career best
Scored a career-high 68 points against the New York Knicks on Feb. 25, 1977
Shares NBA single-game record for most free throws made in one quarter (14) on Nov. 28, 1973 against Buffalo
Shares NBA single-game record for most free throws attempted in one quarter (16) on Jan. 2, 1973 against Chicago
#7 jersey retired by the Utah Jazz (1985)
#7 jersey retired by the Superdome (1988)
NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996)
#7 jersey retired by the New Orleans Hornets (2002), even though he never played for them—one of only four players to have a number retired by a team they did not play for.

G - 658
FG% - .441
3PFG% - .667
FT% - .820
Rebs - 2,747
RPG - 4.2
Asts - 3,563
APG - 5.4
Stls - 587
Blks - 108
Pts - 15,948
PPG - 24.2

for not 'matching up' he did pretty well for himself in the NBA. Had he not had knee troubles he would have played longer as well. and had the NBA not screwed him he would have won at least 1 ring. He had Dr. J on his team for some exhibition games and they dominated. unfortunately the NBA moved him to Phila.

and i dont really have to talk about his collegiate stuff. i mean 44 ppg, nuff said.

[flamesfilmguy]

I only have two words for this discussion...

Michael

Jordan.

That is all

[PAmedic]

not a hoops guy but I'm gonna say Wilt, Maravich, Dr.J or John Havlicek

Because I can.