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bears can smell it
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by TimmyDuncan
None of them played in the last 5 years and no current C has the potential to join that list
Exactly.
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Reign of Error
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Duncan, LeBron, Kobe, Dirk, KG, Wade are almost locks. Nash is arguable but essentially retired.
In the new generation:
PG: CP3 (Westbrook, Rose?)
This generation's PG are some of the most talented ever to play, but there's also high turnover from one year to the next. CP3 is the only one so far to have had a consistent enough career... and what a career it has been. But after him, the revolutionary freaks like Rose and Westbrook haven't completely delivered on the promise yet. Rose, because of the injury... which he might still recover from, so there's still hope, as he's one of the few PGs to have ever won MVP... Westbrook is a superstar masquerading as a sidekick, similar to early 00s Kobe, but the position is historically deeper than you'd think. You have to compete with Magic, Oscar, Stockton, Kidd, Isaiah, Payton, Nash, and now CP3...
SG: No one active
It's that bad. Harden is the only franchise player at the position, but a top 5 SG has to find room next to the likes of Jordan, Kobe, Jerry West and D-Wade...
SF: Kevin Durant
The greatest player of his generation, who's shown he can compete with one of the best to ever play the game.
PF: Anthony Davis
If they stay healthy Griffin and Love will be HOFers one day... I think Griffin can be a poor man's Malone and Kevin Love a slightly richer man's Jerry Lucas. This is all very good and will make this generation another PF-rich one, but the position is historically stacked, as you need to compete with the likes of Duncan, KG, Barkley and Malone.
Davis has accomplished less than those two so far, but his potential is through the roof. He's the only player with that kind of ceiling.
C: No one "active" (very, very remote possibility for Embiid, who at least looks like we might want to give him a chance before we rule him out)
C is the greatest position in NBA history, and not only the top 5 but the top 6 is well set. Kareem, Russell, Wilt, Shaq, Hakeem, Moses... these are absolute titans of the game. That top 6 doesn't include ridiculously dominant players like David Robinson... The best center from this era, Dwight Howard, is barely top 10.
We're talking about extremely select groups, it's not open to anyone.
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MH!
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by BigTicket
SG position is weaker than SF.
After Jordan, Kobe and West, who are the other members of the top 5 ?
SF has Bird, Lebron and Dr. J as the top 3, with Pippen, Baylor, Havlicek and Durant competing for the last two spots.
If we're talking about all time, it's MJ, Kobe, West, and Wade in the top 4. Then we have Drexler, AI, Gervin, Pistol, and T-Mac.
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One of the Goodfellas
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by played0ut
Top 5 centers is nigh impossible to break into now.
Top 5 PF's is probably 2nd most stacked position of all time.
3rd is SG's.
PG's could be making history now...
You wanna make top 5 better quickly be a PG or an SF
After them there's still Ewing and Robinson
yeh. 00's era of the PF's. (They're all getting old anyway). 10' is PG's turn.
early 2000 western conference power forwards including rasheed before he went to Detroit.
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All For *One* For All
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by J Shuttlesworth
PG: CP3, Westbrook
SG:
SF: Durant
PF: Love, Griffin
C: Anthony Davis
Davis is a natural PF. And he'll finally be starting that spot this year with Asik on the team.
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Curry fam
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by Meticode
Davis is a natural PF. And he'll finally be starting that spot this year with Asik on the team.
Ssmall ball league.
Asik and Davis may be better off playing separately.
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Local High School Star
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Centers---NOT Happening period
Wilt,Kareem,Russell are goat candidates
Then you have Shaq,Hakeem,Malone
Then Mourning,Robinson,Ewing,Mikan,Thurmond
An all star C or great C nowadays barely cracks 15,10
much less 25-30 ppg,along with 10-15 rbs along with all the accomplishments,awards,WINNING
PF--Do not see anyone aside from Dirk and maybe Bosh if he wins more getting there
Duncans 1st
Duncan,Barkley,Karl Malone,Mchale,Baylor,Garnett,Dirk
so PF NOT Happening unless Griffin can Win an put up stats or has longevity
PG--NOT HAPPENING PERIOD aside from CP3.
Oscar,Stockton,Magic no ones passing
Then you got Kidd,Isiah,Cousy,Frazier,Payton,Hardaway
SG--No One in league will surpass Kobe,Wade,Jordan so
Ya got West,Goodrich,AI,Havlivek,McGrady,Carter,Gervin,Al len
no sg in the league is even close to Top 5 aside from Wade,Kobe so
NoNE
SF-LeBron,possibly Durant
SF i easiest to break into top 5 if youre great
Bird,Pippen,Dr J,Rodman,Worthy
A couple of MVPs,rings,stats and top 5
Pippen was a good 2nd option,Rodman didnt have much offense,
The Best SF only has 3 Rings and the two with more
Pip,Worm are seen as less than so
PG-CP3 maybe
SG-none
SF-KD
PF-Griffin maybe
C--Absolutely 0
Kobe,Wade,TD,Dirk,KG,LJ in Top 5 already
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Mullin >>> Bird
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by played0ut
Totally crappy team that needs a star, pick Barkley
Duncan made a conference finals and won a ring under those circumstances.
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Gambling expert
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by KyleKong
Who are not already considered top 5 now? Hmm.
C's: Howard
Russel Chamberlain Shaq, Abdul-Jabbar, Dream , Walton, Sabonis, Robinson, Ewing, Mourning Mikan Parish and Mutombo
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Very confused as to why people are listing Cliff Paul
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MH!
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by Nowitness
Duncan made a conference finals and won a ring under those circumstances.
His teammates sucked ass in the PO's (and Duncan literally carried them), but they didn't have a garbage team.
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The Special One
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
Originally Posted by navy
Are we only listing current players?
Lebron-lock
Wade-lock
Kobe-lock
Nash-Lock
Durant
Duncan-lock
Dirk
KG
Aaah Kids
Replace CP3 by Nash
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Good High School Starter
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
PG - Dante Exum
SG - Zach Lavine
Swingman - Andrew Wiggins
PF - Julius Randle
SF - Jabari Parker
C - Joel Embiid
F/C - Noah Vonleh
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Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
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Coach
Re: NBA players that can break into top 5 ever in their positions
PG - Magic, Stockton, Isiah
Don't know who you pick after: Payton, Kidd, Nash, Frazier, KJ, T. Hardaway etc.
CP3 could break in if things begin to go his way. Derrick missed 2 years of prime due to injury, we'll see how things shake out. Outside chance for Westbrook.
SG - Kobe, and Wade (MJ, West, and Drexler)
SF - LeBron, and Durant (Bird, Baylor, and Big O)
PF - KG, and Duncan (Barkley, Malone, and Moses)
C - No Chance In HELL
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