Who really is top 10 of all time?

[FKAri]

I can't imagine how Duncan can be better than Hakeem.

[24r2]

Wilt is a black guy in an era of whites

Bird is a white guy who dominated blacks

[jlauber]

1-Bird
2-Jordan
3-Kareem
4-Russell
5-Magic
6-Shaq
7-Duncan
8-Kobe
9-Hakeem
10-Moses
[COLOR="White"]Just made this to see if Jlauber would react lol[/COLOR]

I honestly KNEW that this couldn't be a legit post the second I saw it. I was thinking...that is aimed strictly at me...

[Jotaro Durant]

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2) Kevin Durant
3) KD
4) KD35
5) Kid Delicious
6) KDthunderup
7) Kevin
8) Durant
9) Durantula
10) KDurant35



Seriously though:

1) Michael Jordan
2) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3) Bill Russell
4) Magic Johnson
5) Wilt Chamberlain
6) Larry Bird
7) Shaquille O'Neal
8) Tim Duncan
9) Kobe Bryant
10) Hakeem Olajuwon

[magnax1]

I honestly KNEW that this couldn't be a legit post the second I saw it. I was thinking...that is aimed strictly at me...

[jlauber]

Wilt is a black guy in an era of whites

Bird is a white guy who dominated blacks

Yep...Russell, Thurmond, Bellamy, Reed, Hawkins, McAdoo, Lanier, Hayes, Oscar, Bing, Greer, Sam Jones, Gilmore, and Kareem to name a few.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Right now, this would probably be my list.

1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Shaquille O'Neal
4.Larry Bird
5.Hakeem Olajuwon
6.Tim Duncan
7.Magic Johnson
8.Bill Russell
9.Kobe Bryant
10.Wilt Chamberlain

Could alternate MJ and Kareem, or Duncan and Magic, and Russell is the toughest for me to rank, I could see him either higher or lower(but no lower than 9th).

After that, Jerry West would probably be 11th, while Lebron is already top 15 for me.

[Kurosawa0]

Let's have your criteria in selecting Bird over Wilt. Yes, he has a 3-2 edge in rings, playing on far more talented teams in his entire career...but after that Bird has virtually nothing on Wilt. Chamberlain went to more Finals, more Conference Finals, and played MUCH better in the playoffs AND Finals. Then, do you care to compare their regular season accomplishments? That would be truly laughable.

Basketball isn't just a game of numbers. It's also about intangibles. It's kinda the Shaq vs. Duncan argument to me. Shaq was better statistically, but I'm going to have a better franchise and culture with Duncan. Bird was just a better teammate and had more basketball character.

And besides, I've never been sold that you couldn't throw Hakeem or even David Robinson back in the 1960's and they wouldn't get similar results.

Finally, Wilt's career is defined more by disappointment than victory. He should've been much better and much more successful than he was. You'll ramble off all these numbers and stats, but I don't care. I'll take Larry Legend. In the end, it's just my opinion and think he was better.

You just need to settle down and realize that they're two of the top 10 ever and to have one over the other is not sacrilegious. Not everyone's going to agree with you.

[Doctor K]

Right now, this would probably be my list.

1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Shaquille O'Neal
4.Larry Bird
5.Hakeem Olajuwon
6.Tim Duncan
7.Magic Johnson
8.Bill Russell
9.Kobe Bryant
10.Wilt Chamberlain

Could alternate MJ and Kareem, or Duncan and Magic, and Russell is the toughest for me to rank, I could see him either higher or lower(but no lower than 9th).

After that, Jerry West would probably be 11th, while Lebron is already top 15 for me.

At Kobe over Wilt

[Nevaeh]

Wilt is a 7 Foot 2 inch black guy playing 48 minutes a game in an era of white guys who only played in the NBA part time while working other jobs as well

Bird is a white guy who dominated blacks

There you Go sir (It's been a minute since Jlauber got served on his Wilt Worship on these Boards)

[jlauber]

hard for me to rank them higher on my list due to competition when they played...and weren't there only 8 teams?

So instead of having the best players in the world on eight teams, you would have preferred bringing in many more mediocre players and make 30 teams? My god, what would Wilt have done to 25 crappy centers, instead of facing a HOF center in half of the games in the seasons in which he played? He would have been hanging 100 a every night on starting centers that would either have been backups, or not even in the league in an eight team league.

[Nobler]

1. Jordan
2. Wilt
3. Russell
4. Magic
5. Kareem
6. Kobe
7.Shaq
8. Bird
9. Duncan
10. Hakeem

[jlauber]

Right now, this would probably be my list.

1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3.Shaquille O'Neal
4.Larry Bird
5.Hakeem Olajuwon
6.Tim Duncan
7.Magic Johnson
8.Bill Russell
9.Kobe Bryant
10.Wilt Chamberlain

Could alternate MJ and Kareem, or Duncan and Magic, and Russell is the toughest for me to rank, I could see him either higher or lower(but no lower than 9th).

After that, Jerry West would probably be 11th, while Lebron is already top 15 for me.

Bird over Wilt???? Give me your criteria.

[Round Mound]

1-Wilt
2-MJ
3-Kareem
4-Shaq
5-Big 0
6-Bird
7-Magic
8-Barkley
9-Duncan
10-Garnett

[Kurosawa0]

So instead of having the best players in the world on eight teams, you would have preferred bringing in many more mediocre players and make 30 teams? My god, what would Wilt have done to 25 crappy centers, instead of facing a HOF center in half of the games in the seasons in which he played? He would have been hanging 100 a every night on starting centers that would either have been backups, or not even in the league in an eight team league.

So, by that logic, Wilt played in an inferior league than what we have had in recent years.