Can you name the Best players in NBA history by position? by alexthechicken

Can you name the Best players in NBA history by position?

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Best players in NBA history by position(Legit) Quiz

by alexthechicken

Created Jan 23, 2013 in Sports
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	NYYanks:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 11:46 GMT		12 points
	This is actually not good. Is there a source? Because this seems entirely based on opinion.

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	will:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 13:01 GMT		1 point
	I like it, and the parenthetical title insinuates that it IS a list based on opinion. Maybe put something in the Game Notes about compiling this list. I would've wanted McAdoo, Mutombo and Greer included, but its definitely a fun game since most of the players I guessed were answers.

	soshoreman:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 13:16 GMT		6 points
	Why is Abdul Jabbar the only one for whom you have type first and last name?

	gbv:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 15:18 GMT		2 points
	Among the many issues I have with these lists, John Stockton was not better than Oscar Robertson.

	bluewhite:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 15:22 GMT		4 points
	Somebody (Moise) hates the Celtics...Russell owned Chamberlain. And putting Pippen ahead of Bird is just psychotic.

	jamin67038:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 18:33 GMT		-3 points
	Isaiah has two A's, and Russell has two L's... gotta spell the names right, at the least.

	alexthechicken:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 18:45 GMT		3 points
	thanks for russell, but isiah thomas is spelt right, isaiah is some guy from the kings

	alexthechicken:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 20:51 GMT		2 points
	you sure cus i checked wikipedia and the it tells me that the real guy's name is isiah thomas, not with 2 A

	jrg09:	Jan 23rd, 2013 at 23:13 GMT		2 points
	Isiah, in this case is one a, but please fix Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. His last name was Abdul-Jabbar, not Jabbar, so Abdul-Jabbar should bring up his name. You could also accept Lew Alcindor for that answer, as he began his career under that pseudonym.

	Seggal1:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 00:36 GMT		0 points
	Nice to see Stockton get his respect here.

	Camden:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 01:06 GMT		1 point
	Isiah Thomas needs to be much higher. He is the only PG on this list (other than Magic) who was the best player on a championship team. He did it twice. John Stockton racked up big stats over a long career, but anyone who claims he was a better basketball player than Oscar Robertson is high (or just born in the 1980s). Oscar is one of the 7-9 best PLAYERS ever. Wade needs to be ahead of Gervin, Iverson, and Drexler. Wade won a title in his prime. Patrick Ewing does not belong on here. He was another guy that racked up stats over a long career. Never won anything. Willis Reed was a two-time finals MVP. He is the more deserving Knicks center. And Hakeem dominated Shaq whenever they played head-to-head.

	JRicoC:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 04:18 GMT		2 points
	No Parish, Jerry Lucas, Bing, Lanier, Issel. Basketball really did exist prior to 1982 ...

	NickD:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 05:48 GMT		0 points
	Good lord, I typed in "abdul jabar", "abdul-jabar", "abdul jabbar", "abdul-jabbar", "kareem", and "alcindor" before assuming you just had a vendetta against the guy. He'd be pretty pissed if he found out you thought "abdul" was his middle name.

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	cardspartan:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 05:52 GMT		-2 points
	I like this list for the most part, just four comments: I agree Stockton has a case over Oscar but Isiah should be over both. I like Iverson over Gervin, because Iverson's peak was better. Barry deserves to be higher because he was an offensive sorcerer and almost beat apex Wilt in a Finals. And finally, I like Hakeem over Shaq because Hakeem was the most destructive defensive player of the modern era and I think would have punked apex Shaq. The only omissions I think there are would be Durant (Reasonable) and Willis Reed, who I'd have in over Mikan.

	drj9879:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 05:58 GMT		-3 points
	This list is bad because it has glaringly horrible picks. 1. Bill Walton was NOT a great NBA center. He started 117 games his entire NBA career!!! The fact that you have him on your list just does not give much support that you have a vast knowledge of the NBA. Reed, Gilmore, Thurmond, McAdoo, Lanier and Bellamy all are not on your list and were WAY better than Walton. 2. Adrian Dantley is a top 10 SG and not on your list. Take Reggie Miller off. He was a scorer and still only averaged 18 pts per game. He was not a good defender, passer or rebounder. I can tell by this list that you are younger and don't have much knowledge of the historical NBA. 3. Clyde Drexler was a much better all-around SG than George Gervin and Allen Iverson. 4. Paul Pierce should not be on this list. Once again you have an obvious new NBA bias. Same goes for Dirk Nowitzki. He only does one thing well. That does not make him a great player. 5. Walt Chamberlain is the greatest center of all time and it isn't even close. Hakeem is the 3rd best center ever. Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabbar and then Hakeem.

	alexthechicken:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 06:19 GMT		-1 points
	sorry about abdul i fixsed it

	popkiller:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 06:49 GMT		2 points
	There is a pretty heavy recent player bias on this list. Though, who's to say that modern players aren't better than their forebears? Better training techniques (and I don't mean PEDs), better facilities, and a higher level of competition could be argued for players of the last 20 years over those who played in the 50s-70s. That being said, I've never seen those old guys play. But that's what's great about sports. Forever debatable.

	alexthechicken:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 08:22 GMT		-3 points
	All of you posting hate comments about certain players being omitted or being lower or higher than they should be, I will say it AGAIN, this was taken from several basketball websites, and since every list is opinionated, of course someone will have problems with the rankings no matter what they are. So stop complaining about my "new player bias" and go rage at the sources.

	Falcian:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 13:33 GMT		-1 points
	Paul Pierce? Good stuff otherwise.

	rjm28:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 16:37 GMT		4 points
	The number of people who don't understand how great Bill Russell was is sickening.

	purplehayes1986:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 18:19 GMT		5 points
	Oh, well as long as its legit

	Benjay:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 20:28 GMT		2 points
	I don't think that Pete Maravich should be on this list. While he had a great college career at LSU, it is a common misperception that he had a good NBA career.

	kidcanada:	Jan 24th, 2013 at 22:01 GMT		4 points
	Opinion quizzes are pretty much always the worst.

	hempick:	Jan 25th, 2013 at 00:46 GMT		2 points
	I agree that you should accept Lew Alcindor.

	drj9879:	Jan 25th, 2013 at 06:45 GMT		-1 points
	If you are making a list of players based off of the combination of several other lists, then you can only blame yourself for the dislike expressed by people here. Your opinion is expressed in the creation of one list from multiple sources. Still baffled how a player (Bill Walton) with only 117 career starts in the NBA makes your list as a top 10 center. He didn't even start 1.5 seasons in the NBA and made only 2 all-star teams.

	rjm28:	Jan 25th, 2013 at 20:42 GMT		3 points
	Basketball-Reference (or wherever you got the number 117) only tracks starters back to the 1982 season, after injuries had already taken their toll on Walton. He was a starter in Portland and during those two All-Star seasons he was dominating on a level few other players ever have.

	LaxSports:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 04:25 GMT		0 points
	Why isn't Durant in for Small Forward? You've got LeBron & Durant isn't far behind him

	gimpyracer:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 15:01 GMT		2 points
	saying durant should be on this list is idiotic. if this was 5 or 6 years from now then probably. but no way you can put someone in thats only been in the league for 5 years

	ggrani23:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 22:50 GMT		1 point
	durant is in a select few with the consecutive scoring titles and he has only done it in a short amount of time. he deserves to be on the list over paul pierce and reggie miller.

	jlynch67:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 21:51 GMT		-1 points
	These kind of lists illustrate just how overrated Kobe Bryant is. He is a career 45% shooter. He gets so much hype because he plays in L.A. and scores lots of points.

	Heat_361:	Feb 22nd, 2013 at 00:03 GMT		1 point
	http://www.hoopsmanifesto.com/articles/basketball/top-10-nba-power-forwards-of-all-time.html exact same list for power forwards