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NFT: NBA Discussion/Question

Chris684 : 6/28/2018 3:34 pm

In 1997, the NBA named it's 50 greatest players of all-time. Of which, Shaq was the last active player.

Question is, in the roughly 20 years since (21 to be exact), who is worthy of being added to this list based on today and not future potential?

5 most obvious in no particular order:

Kidd
Kobe
LeBron
Dirk
Duncan

7 more who I don't think can be argued as of right now:

Nash
Iverson
KG
Ray Allen
Wade
Curry
KD
CP3

It's fairly easy to get to this point point. But from here?

Guys I think would make it:

Carmelo
Vince Carter
Pau Gasol

Guys I'm less certain about:

Pierce
Harden
Westbrook
Parker
Ginobili

Am I underrating Carmelo and Pierce because I don't like them?

Have Harden and Westbrook done/proven enough?

Am I overrating Parker and Ginobili because of the Spurs connection?

Am I missing anyone?

post the top 50 list

giants#1 : 6/28/2018 3:42 pm : link

Aside from the obvious ones (I think KG is in this group), it's hard to argue the others without knowing who they'd bump off.

I guess the premise is not necessarily

Chris684 : 6/28/2018 3:44 pm : link

to bump one of the original members off but more, who is in that class.

Top 50 List

slickwilly : 6/28/2018 4:06 pm : link

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Nate Archibald
Paul Arizin
Charles Barkley
Rick Barry
Elgin Baylor
Dave Bing
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Dave Cowens
Billy Cunningham
Dave DeBusschere
Clyde Drexler
Julius Erving
Patrick Ewing
Walt Frazier
George Gervin
Hal Greer
John Havlicek
Elvin Hayes
Magic Johnson
Sam Jones
Michael Jordan
Jerry Lucas
Karl Malone
Moses Malone
Pete Maravich
Kevin McHale
George Mikan
Earl Monroe
Hakeem Olajuwon
Shaquille O'Neal
Robert Parish
Bob Pettit
Scottie Pippen
Willis Reed
Oscar Robertson
David Robinson
Bill Russell
Dolph Schayes
Bill Sharman
John Stockton
Isiah Thomas
Nate Thurmond
Wes Unseld
Bill Walton
Jerry West
Lenny Wilkens
James Worthy

RE: I guess the premise is not necessarily

Jim in Fairfax : 6/28/2018 4:07 pm : link

In comment 14001827 Chris684 said:

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to bump one of the original members off but more, who is in that class.

You have to look at it that way. You have 21 guys on your list. You can�t have a top 50 with 71 players on it.

LBJ, Duncan, Dirk,

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/28/2018 4:14 pm : link

Kobe, KG, Nash, Wade, Durant, & Curry come to mind. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

I'd

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 6/28/2018 4:14 pm : link

probably put CP3 in the conversation too.

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26.2 : 6/28/2018 4:53 pm : link

"Guys I'm less certain about:

Pierce
Harden
Westbrook
Parker
Ginobili".

Pierce the only one I'd put on there from this list. I don't know if I'd put P. Gasol on there either.

Wonderful top 50

Alan in Toledo : 6/28/2018 5:31 pm : link

should be preserved as is -- probably with an epoch qualifier so a new-epoch list could be defined.

My alltime fave: John Havlicek

Westbrook

giantsfan44ab : 6/28/2018 8:03 pm : link

and Harden will likely surpass 10 All NBA selections, a list with only 23 players on it, and both won MVPs. Paul Pierce only made 4, and never on the first team (Harden is at 5 already and Westbrook has 2). As great as Pierce is he was on an all time team and never even sniffed an MVP.

You can make a case against Westbrook for lack of playoff success but Harden is assuredly going to make the list, as hateable as he is.