If you have difficulty understanding Diego’s handwriting, here’s the typed list:
Top 10 NBA Players of All-Time
- Michael Jordan
- Kobe Bryant
- Wilt Chamberlain
- Magic Johnson
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Shaquille O’Neal
- Larry Bird
- Bill Russell
- Julius Erving
- Karl Malone
Top 10 NBA Players Playing Today
- Kobe Bryant
- LeBron James
- Chris Paul
- Dwyane Wade
- Dwight Howard
- Danny Granger
- Paul Pierce
- Kevin Garnett
- Tracy McGrady
- Amare Stoudemire
Top 5 NBA Teams Playing Today
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Boston Celtics
- Orlando Magic
- San Antonio Spurs
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- Top Five NFL Teams 2009-2010
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One thing I LIKE about this list: LBJ, in some circles known as LeBron James or King James, is not in the top ten historical, as I believe, like many in the know, that he is a weak player that will never benefit any NBA team enough to bring home a championship. He does know how to dance to bad music, however.
One thing I DON’T like about this list: Rick Barry isn’t in the top ten historical.
Someone argued last night that LeBron would dethrone MJ as the best player ever within a few years. Agree?
In defense of Rick Barry, who should be amended into your top ten historical list:
Most points scored in a six-game series:
Jerry West
Michael Jordan
Rick Barry
LeBron James
(sorry, i don’t remember the precise number. i do remember that all range somewhere in the 200s)
Are you 5 years old? Kobe and Julius have no business being on this list! Where are Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson? Michael Jordan was all hype and was given half what he deserved in this league because he was marketable. Beating up Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton is child’s play and the boy was 1-11 or so w/o Pippen in the playoffs. Magic should be on top of this list. Hakeem was a better center than Shaq is today, swept him in ‘95. And yes, I think when it’s all said and done, Lebron will probably be considered the greatest in NBA history, too bad he didn’t allow his teammates to handle more responsibility during their series against Orlando…But the whole idea of the debate is bias and skewed because each generation plays with different rules and stats can be deceiving. It’s all relative and proportionate. But- Magic won 5 titles with an aging Kareem and a cast of players he made good in a league with Moses, Isaiah, Bird, Julius, Hakeem, Malone and Stockton, Drexler, Wilkins, Dantley, English, Ewing, Barkley, Gervin, Gilmore, King, KJ, Pippen and of course Jordan and probably would have won 8 titles had LA not suffered injuries in 91, 89, and 83 Finals.
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Oscar Robertson
4. Michael Jordan
5. Larry Bird
6. Jerry West
7. Wilt Chamberlain
8. Bill Russel
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Rick Barry
Lebron James will be at the top of that list when he is done playing.
LEBRON IS #1
KOBE IS #11
W00T
LEBRON IS THE PERFECT NBA PLAYER
MICHEAL JORDAN IS 3RD.