Best to ever play the game.

[mike lopez]

You can say what you like but to me and many people including pro players those two are wash ups. Kareem played against Russel during his time in Milwaukee for 1 year before Russell retired. Also Kareem was not in his prime when Parrish played him, you are not in your prime when you hit 40 lol.

[redeyes15]

michael is definitely the best player to ever play the game, tbh im sick of ppl comparing kobe to michael too, cuz kobe aint got **** on michael.




1 michael jordan
2 magic johnson(such a shame the way he had to end his career)
3 kareem
4 larry bird
5 wilt chamberlin
6 bill russel
7 oscar robertson
8 jerry west
9 shaq
10 tim duncan

[alengrew]

I'll vote for Micael Jordan.

[ultraviolet003]

I think kobe and bill russel are way overrated.

[Chinaamann]

I believe that in time, LeBron James will wedge his way in there.

[Inspector_Travis]

I'm going to try and revive this section as much as possible with some random, more educated posts than before. I was very ignorant and egotistical before when I ranted on and on about certain things. But I have grown up and realize many things and have learned a whole lot more about basketball and the history of the sport.

This is not to say that I am all knowing or know the right answer to an objectified question because that's obviously preposterous. But I just want to start a logical and intellectual conversation/debate about this question once again.

I realized that having a top 10 list of the best 10 basketball players is a flawed system. So I eventually made a list of 15 of, in my opinion, the best players. 5 for each position: 5 Guards, 5 Forwards, and 5 Centers. And here it is, if you have any comments, argument starters, disagreements, or anything of that nature I would be glad to discuss and debate this.

Guards:
Michael Jordan
Magic Johnson
John Stockton
Oscar Robertson
Gary Payton

Forwards:
Larry Bird
Elgin Baylor
Tim Duncan
Dennis Rodman(Very controversial I'll admit and a bit of favoritism but he has the stats and accolades to be put in here in my opinion.)
LeBron James

Centers:
Wilt Chamberlain
Shaquille O'Neal
Kareem Abdul - Jabbar
Bill Walton
Hakeem Olajuwon