Who is the most respected player among players (as a person)?

[elementally morale]

Who do most NBA players look up to? Not skillwise. Not necesserily respecting them as hard workers or for having a winner's mentality on the court. Just general respect.

[talkingconch]

Duncan?

[WeGetRing2012]

No one knows because no one knows these players personally.

[(e)]

Tebow

[hammer2010]

[nash4eva!gosuns]

Tebow

This.

[elementally morale]

I do, Einstein. That's why I was asking the question in the first place. If you don't care you may as well not post in this thread. There are many others, you know.

[elementally morale]

No one knows because no one knows these players personally.

OK, I'm rephrasing the question then.
Who do YOU think is the most respected player among other players?

[AlphaWolf24]

I know I will get flamed...




but most players respect the time you put in to perfect your technique....and the heart you show to win.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt-f4...feature=relmfu


I think that weighs more heavily in the NBA for overall respect then off the court...most players in the league don't know or care to know each other off the court (outside of Teamates) to form solid opinions..

their opinion is formed on the battlefield...where it counts most.

[elementally morale]

most players respect the time you put in to perfect your technique....and the heart you show to win

I think you are right. This is the reason I wanted to block out these aspects. A guy like MJ must have commanded crazy respect due to these attributes, but was he respected as a person?

These NBA players are not rocket scientists, but still: They are humans and I'm sure they have some personal feelings towards one another.

[kenny817]

Dirkules

[DuMa]

players i can think of: Nash, Dirk, Duncan, Ray Allen.

[elementally morale]

I'm putting up some names. Do you think they are well respected as personalities?


Steve Nash
Shane Battier
Derek Fisher
Pau Gasol
Joakim Noah
Ray Allen
Grant Hill



Just 7 names off the top of my head to start with.

[hammer2010]

I do, Einstein. That's why I was asking the question in the first place. If you don't care you may as well not post in this thread. There are many others, you know.

Why doe?

[millwad]

Manute Bol, easily.
The man had a heart bigger than his size..

RIP MANUTE!
He gave away all his money to the poor and when he finally was hit in a car accident he barely had any money left for himself. If I recall correctly Golden State Warriors paid most of his hospital bills which was a class act thing to do after all Manute did for others..