2nd Best Player Ever

[Gyp Rosetti]

I guess me and you are the only ones who think Kobe is. I sense a bias.

There are some many things to go off of. Like stats, rings, mvp's, etc... I just think Kobe was more skilled than any of the guys listed. The guy in his prime was a straight assassin. Kobe's only weakness was his attitude. I get the feeling he would be sitting on more rings if he would have matured earlier. And he still can add more rings with this next run.

Agreed. Jerry West called him the most skilled player he's ever seen, or something to that effect.

 

[Chad Feldheimer]

I know I'm in the minority here, but I honestly would put Jordan at #2, behind Magic, and I really despise the Lakers.

Just think if Magic hadn't retired at 31 and just kept playing. He retired when he was still in MVP or near MVP form.

 

[Hekate]

Well it's probably Magic for me. It's hard to choose between Magic,Wilt and Kareem. Bird is in back of my mind too.

I made up my mind and it's Magic.

 

[ema]

To me in this thread and poll, Wilt is overrated, Hakeem, Bill Russell and Bird is underrated and the others seem pretty much right.

 

[Hotdog]

Did anybody here actually see Wilt play?

 

[addictionary]

Oscar Robinson gets 1 vote. I am a good person.

 

[ema]

Did anybody here actually see Wilt play?

Haha, good question. Now I fade, good bye.

 

[addictionary]

Did anybody here actually see Wilt play?

Sure. On Kareem documentaries and flashback gamez. Funny, it always seemed to me as if Wilt took Bill's throne, Kareem Wilt's, and MJ everyone else's.

 

[ema]

Sure. On Kareem documentaries and flashback gamez. Funny, it always seemed to me as if Wilt took Bill's throne, Kareem Wilt's, and MJ everyone else's.

Do you think there will be a better player than MJ ever? I believe there will be, maybe in 10-15 years at the latest.

 

[addictionary]

Do you think there will be a better player than MJ ever? I believe there will be, maybe in 10-15 years at the latest.

Of course there will be. There are already better players and there have been others before. But not in the NBA. Michael Jordan is a product of advertisement revolution in the league. So many will not notice the better players because of the lack of spot lights.

 

[Hartsock]

Kobe is the best player I have seen in person. When Kobe scored 40+ in 8 or 9 games in a row I was at the one against the Jazz. He had a bum knee looked like he could barely walk and scored 45 on AK with ease. It was crazy.

 

[spycam1]

Interesting that Malone is the only player without a vote.