#9 NBA Player Of All-Time According to InsideHoops

[Rubio2Gasol]

This is a joke.

Hakeem ffs.

[Dragonyeuw]

If you had asked me who was the #8 player today, I probably would have picked Duncan. Honestly I flip between him and Kobe ranking wise every week.

Having said that, gotta go with Duncan here. I feel Hakeem at his peak was the better overall player, but the differences in their abilities isn't as much a gap as the difference in their resume. Duncan has clearly had the more accomplished career and really when I look at his achievements, #9 just seems too low right now.

[raprap]

Tim Duncan

[thelucifer69]

do tim duncan fans ( well.. he doesnt really have any, or verry few... people just cheer for whoever kobes matched up with )

do any of you realise this ?






and he was TNT player of the decade voted by the fans


where has tim been for the last 5-6 years?

kobes still one of the top 3 players in the nba.. putting his name possibly in a finals mvp conversation down the road

He plays for Lakers

He's MJ No.2

He's good looking

He's flash

[lakers_forever]

Tim Duncan.

Ojaluwon is overrated.

IMHO, Hakeem had two post-season series in which his entire career was built. He outplayed Ewing in '94, and he pounded Robison in '95 (and Robinson basically matched him in their 42 other H2H's.) And you will never convince me that he outplayed Shaq in the '95 Finals (when Hakeem's TEAMMATES just overwhelmed Shaq's) In fact, Shaq ABUSED Hakeem in the majority of their H2H's. He was only regarded as the best player in the league in ONE season, and only a top-4 player FOUR times in his 18 season career, and in fact, was not even listed as top-10 in EIGHT. He also led his teams to eight first-round exits.

Olajuwon could not make the All NBA FIRST TEAM for 3 straight years in his prim:. 1990, 1991 and 1992, when he was 27, 28 and 29 years old.

Which of Kobe, Duncan, Moses and Shaq also failed to do so? He wasn't considered the consensus best center for a good part of his prime (and it was not like he was battling Kareem and Wilt , it was Ewing and Robinsons for that All nba first team spot in those years).

[INDI]

Tim Duncan

[INDI]

[QUOTE=Dragonyeuw]If you had asked me who was the #8 player today, I probably would have picked Duncan. Honestly I flip between him and Kobe ranking wise every week.

Having said that, gotta go with Duncan here. I feel Hakeem at his peak was the better overall player, but the differences in their abilities isn't as much a gap as the difference in their resume. Duncan has clearly had the more accomplished career and really when I look at his achievements, #9 just seems too low right now.[/QUOTE/]

I really don't think where taking into perspective that there are THOUSANDS of players that played in this league. Hundreds of them were really good, about 50 of em were good enough for this spot, and about 20 of em have a good enough resume.


Duncan has always been at 9 to me so this is perfect

[pegasus]

Duncan.

[KOBE143]

The Dream

[INDI]

How is Kobe higher than Duncan, lol.

Better player, better career, more accolades and championships, more praise from other current/former players and coaches. He also edges out duncan gor player of the decade. Pretty easy to answer

[Asiantastic]

Has to be Hakeem. Anything else would be a sham

[Dragonyeuw]

I really don't think where taking into perspective that there are THOUSANDS of players that played in this league. Hundreds of them were really good, about 50 of em were good enough for this spot, and about 20 of em have a good enough resume.


Duncan has always been at 9 to me so this is perfect

Actually I am taking thousands of players into perspective. And you'd be hard-pressed to find 10 better overall players or careers than Tim Duncan. Duncan has as good a case as anyone to be in the 6-9 range. Of course this is all subjective and people have different criteria.

[INDI]

Actually I am taking thousands of players into perspective. And you'd be hard-pressed to find 10 better overall players or careers than Tim Duncan. Duncan has as good a case as anyone to be in the 6-9 range. Of course this is all subjective and people have different criteria.

I gotcha, wasn't trying to insult you, I was just thinking that 9 is pretty good and where he fit best

[Dragonyeuw]

I gotcha, wasn't trying to insult you, I was just thinking that 9 is pretty good and where he fit best

It's cool, I didn't take your comment as an insult.

[riseagainst]

Duncan