Order these players by their IQ

[ForceOfNature]

Go from highest to lowest. Based on interviews, etc., order these guys from highest to lowest in terms of their IQ (intelligence):

Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Chris Paul
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Steve Nash
Gilbert Arenas
Amare Stoudemire
Tracy McGrady
Paul Pierce
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard
Chris Bosh
Shaquille O'Neal
Carmelo Anthony

Go!

[Figlo]

Basketball IQ or just normal IQ

[ForceOfNature]

Basketball IQ or just normal IQ

Normal IQ, not basketball IQ.

[JD_TO]

I don't get how you can judge someone's IQ who you have nevver spoken to off camera before

[Valliant13]

Normal IQ, not basketball IQ.

How are we supposed to rate the IQ of people we've never spoken to, and only seen in the context of sports related soundbytes?

We might a well try and judge their pottery making skills.

[ForceOfNature]

I don't get how you can judge someone's IQ who you have nevver spoken to off camera before

How are we supposed to rate the IQ of people we've never spoken to, and only seen in the context of sports related soundbytes?

You can tell how smart people are by they speak. People judge you that way.

[Rekindled]

Go from highest to lowest. Based on interviews, etc., order these guys from highest to lowest in terms of their IQ (intelligence):

Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Chris Paul
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Steve Nash
Tracy McGrady
Paul Pierce
Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard
Chris Bosh
Shaquille O'Neal
Carmelo Anthony

Go!

nash
duncan

the rest

[Valliant13]

You can tell how smart people are by they speak. People judge you that way.

No, you can't. Many people are nervous speaking on camera, are non-native English speakers, or have very strong Math/spatial perception/analytic ability...but a poor verbal capacity.

Is Dirk stupid because he doesn't speak eloquent English?

[ForceOfNature]

Guys, this is based on what you believe, it doesn't have to be their real IQ's, just what you think is the order. Here's what I think:

Chris Bosh
Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant
Tim Duncan
Gilbert Arenas
Dwyane Wade
Dirk Nowitzki
Kevin Garnett
Shaquille O'Neal
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Paul Pierce
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Tracy McGrady
Carmelo Anthony

[Maniak]

A guy who never went to college is #3???

[big baller]

A guy who never went to college is #3???

wow, it really doesent matter if u have gone to college or not.....he dident go because some1 was offering him million's a year, and hell id take that rather than college. thr r ,many smart people who have not gone to college.....mabye they got smart's, but dont got cash....

[xTozer]

Supposedly Dwight Howard is incredibly smart....so Ive heard.

[ForceOfNature]

Supposedly Dwight Howard is incredibly smart....so Ive heard.

Really? Where'd you hear that? I don't doubt it, just wondering.

[xTozer]

Ive heard it on Broadcasts, I dont know the whole Deal with American Schools, but he was like an Acedemic All-American or something like that...I dunno if thats bogus or whatnot, but something like that.

Really smart, thats what I recall, could be someone else though.

[Real Men Wear Green]

A guy who never went to college is #3???

Bryant went to UCLA for a few summers, just didn't play for them. And seeing as the NBA (and pro sports in general) is loaded with guys that never actually graduated and only went to college to launch their pro careers it really doesn't mean much whether these guys wet to college or not. If so-and-so has a degree with a high GPA in a tough major it means something, but that's not what most players go for. Anyhow, I agree with the sentiment that you can't tell how smart these players are by just seeing them in a few interviews. Sometimes an interview will show that someone's a little ignorant or a poor speaker, but you learn little else.