Top 5 All-Time at each position prime wise

[1987_Lakers]

Discounting career achievements. Who are your top 5 players of All-Time at each position in terms of peak play.

C
1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Bill Russell

PF
1. Tim Duncan
2. Charles Barkley
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Karl Malone
5. Dirk Nowitzki

SF
1. Larry Bird
2. LeBron James
3. Julius Erving
4. Rick Barry
5. Elgin Baylor

SG
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Jerry West
4. Dwyane Wade
5. Allen Iverson

PG
1. Magic Johnson
2. Oscar Robertson
3. Isiah Thomas
4. Gary Payton
5. John Stockton

[L.Kizzle]

Discounting player achievements ... where is T-Mac

Prime, some of these are all wrong. In George Gervin's prime, he was getting four straight 30 ppg seasons.

Baylor should be higher than 5.

Bob Pettit is missing.

Oscar should be number 1, in his peak he averaged a triple double.

[1987_Lakers]

Oscar should be number 1, in his peak he averaged a triple double.

Averaging a triple double in 1962 isn't as impressive as some might think. Put Magic & LeBron in that era an they would average a triple double guarantee.

[John Smith]

Averaging a triple double in 1962 isn't as impressive as some might think. Put Magic & LeBron in that era an they would average a triple double guarantee.

Then why is Wilt #1 on your list? He was a horrible ball hog. Make some sense already! By your crazy logic Dwight Howard should be #1 because he would have dominated in Wilt's era.

And Stockton is better than Payton.

[1987_Lakers]

Then why is Wilt #1 on your list? He was a horrible ball hog. Make some sense already! By your crazy logic Dwight Howard should be #1 because he would have dominated in Wilt's era.

1967 Wilt wasn't a ball hog.

[GP_20]

And Stockton is better than Payton.

Not primes

[L.Kizzle]

Averaging a triple double in 1962 isn't as impressive as some might think. Put Magic & LeBron in that era an they would average a triple double guarantee.

Wilt scored 100 in 1962 ...

[dyna]

Discounting career achievements. Who are your top 5 players of All-Time at each position in terms of peak play.

C
1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Bill Russell

PF
1. Tim Duncan
2. Charles Barkley
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Karl Malone
5. Dirk Nowitzki

SF
1. Larry Bird
2. LeBron James
3. Julius Erving
4. Rick Barry
5. Elgin Baylor

SG
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Jerry West
4. Dwyane Wade
5. Allen Iverson

PG
1. Magic Johnson
2. Oscar Robertson
3. Isiah Thomas
4. Gary Payton
5. John Stockton

I Prefer David Robinson to Bill Russell in his prime.

[kurple]

Averaging a triple double in 1962 isn't as impressive as some might think. Put Magic & LeBron in that era an they would average a triple double guarantee.

Your guarantee is worthless.

[plowking]

Dwyane Wade > Jerry West's prime.

Wade put up 30/5/8 in a slow league on 50% shooting while West put up 31/5/8 in an extremely fast league. I'll take Wade.

[Coach A]

Dwyane Wade > Jerry West's prime.

Wade put up 30/5/8 in a slow league on 50% shooting while West put up 31/5/8 in an extremely fast league. I'll take Wade.

Wade's team was a 1st round exit team. And West's team was a championship contending team. Just saying.

Wade's team he got the ball quite often. West's team, compared to Wade, he took far less % of the team's shot and had the ball less far less possessions. As with all other superstars from the past. Which counteracts the higher pace. Just saying.

[L.Kizzle]

Dwyane Wade > Jerry West's prime.

Wade put up 30/5/8 in a slow league on 50% shooting while West put up 31/5/8 in an extremely fast league. I'll take Wade.

LOL, West was doin' that with a teammate names Elgin Baylor.

[Gundress]

Honestly, this thread is real pointless because everyone will agree to disagree and it's more like a personal opinion thread.

[godofgods]

Payton is not even top 10 PG of all time. And no, he's not better than Stockton.

LOL @ Kobe at number 2.

[plowking]

LOL, West was doin' that with a teammate names Elgin Baylor.

Yeah... There were 16 more points to go around on his team.

You could use Wade's 27/6/7 season on 50% with Shaq on his team. Either way...