Best 1 on 1 player in the world would be Stephen Curry...Not Shaq/Lebron/Kobe..

[Harison]

Curry wouldnt be able to get shot off against any quick tall defender, Hakeem, KG, Lebron, MJ, etc. So you can forget 45%.

On the other side, anyone from above with decent ball handling and good finishing will get near 100% 2PT against Curry.

[Unbiased_one]

In a 1 on 1 game, 3 points are worth 2. 2 points 1.

Curry is a career 0.45% 3 pt shooter. Therefore, his opponent has to score 90%fg or better from inside the 3 point line to equal his scoring output (Which is next to impossible).

Shaq would score every time on curry

[Chrono90]

[pauk]

[Mass Debator]

Orlando Shaq would be the best 1 on 1 player ever. I would say prime LA Shaq, but the younger Magic version was capable of getting up and down the floor quicker, was more mobile. That would come in handy when guarding the smaller quicker players.

Bigger players, especially the athletic ones, have the advantage over smaller, more 'skilled' players. All Shaq would have to do is man the paint, maybe even get out on the perimeter once in a while, force his man to rely solely on his shooting (when playing guards/forwards). On offense, in the paint... come on.

Case in point: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WagLsOTNlF8

Doc, one of the absolute best offensive perimeter weapons, couldn't do a damn thing against Kareem, a skilled and athletic big man.

A great big man>a great little man.

This post speaks truth.

I honestly would love to see a prime Kareem vs a prime Yao.

[Nero Tulip]

It's not just about percentage. In 1V1 you keep the ball when you score.

Shaq would score 100% of the time against Curry, therefore whenever he gets the ball he'd automatically win.

[DonDadda59]

its a combination of things.What i mean by that, in the video you provided if Kareem was against a guy that could match him when backing down(not completely but he wouldn t get dominated either)a guy like melo would you think that kareem would still win?Doc was an ugly shooter and in this video kinda slow.Put a melo type player and he would win
To me the best 1vs1 player would be a sf/pf that can play iso and be strong enough to not let the other guy score whenever he backs down at the post or start running so he can have an open shot.That s why i think melo would be the best 1v1 player in the league right now.Lebron is up there as well.what he lacks in fundamentals and post moves he gains in power,muscle.height and weight.Durant is very good too and a nightmare to defend but he s very skinny and he would be murdered when try to defend some1 stronger.Kobe is good too but he is shorter and not that strong

There is literally nothing Carmelo, a piss poor defender to begin with, could do to stop a prime Kareem from scoring. Absolutely nothing.

And Kareem being 7'2" with a monster wingspan, quick reflexes, excellent shot blocking fundamentals would make life miserable for Melo on the offensive end. Frankly I don't think that contest would be all that close.

And young-prime Shaq outright dominates anyone in NBA History in a 1 on 1. Check him out playing the greatest perimeter player on both ends of the court in the History of the game:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NwgNLW9ASQ

That's a half assed effort too. No one would be able to stop him and it'd be hell trying to score on him inside the 3 point line if he went all out.

[PHILA]

In a 1 on 1 game, 3 points are worth 2. 2 points 1.

Curry is a career 0.45% 3 pt shooter. Therefore, his opponent has to score 90%fg or better from inside the 3 point line to equal his scoring output (Which is next to impossible).

Wilt Chamberlain can just back him into the paint and dunk it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O3kE95tBZU

[LosBulls]

If 1v1 games were official there would be classes set in place.

I'm sure it would be Guards vs Guards (Chris Pauls,Derrick Roses,Monta Ellis,DWade,Steph Curry,Kobes)
Forwards Vs Forwards (LeBrons,Durants,Garnetts,Griffins,Nowitzkis)
Centers (Dwights,Hibberts,Lopez,Noahs)

[4 Inches]

Few years later who y'all picking ?

[72-10]

Best one on one player would be Allen Iverson. He might even beat Michael Jordan on some plays.

[RRR3]

Shaq LeBron and Kobe all would destroy Curry 1-on-1