What is the most skilled player in the last 2 decades? 4 me it's still pre-injury Grant Hill.... your thoughts?
<div class="quote_poster">durvasa Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'll be boring and say Michael Jordan.</div> Yeah, either Jordan or Kobe.
Shaq???...he was dominant but when it comes to pure skill my list goes like this 1. Jordan 2. Olajuwon 3. Kobe 4. Duncan 5. Lebron
<div class="quote_poster">whomikejones Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I'll be boring and say Shaq</div> that has to be a joke. There are 30 guys in the league right now that are more skilled than Shaq. Here are some of the Most Skilled of the last 15 years: 1. Kobe 2. Jordan 3. Ray Allen 4. Steve Nash 5. Vince Carter 6. Manu Ginobili 7. Dwayne Wade Dream, I'm not feeling LeBron's skillset. Nash is streets ahead of him in my opinion in terms of skill. And Duncan's not a good shooter, so... I guess it's all how you define skill. For me, ability to use both hands is a key aspect of skill level as is creativity, ball handling, shooting accuracy, ability to draw contact, body control, etc.
Duncan not a good shooter?....since when???....he doesn't have 3 point range, but he's always been an excellent mid-range jump shooter.....Lebron makes the list because of his size,strength,speed,ability to run and offense, etc....that equals skill in my eyes.
<div class="quote_poster">THE DREAM Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Duncan not a good shooter?....since when???....he doesn't have 3 point range, but he's always been an excellent mid-range jump shooter.....Lebron makes the list because of his size,strength,speed,ability to run and offense, etc....that equals skill in my eyes.</div> sizs and strength are more genetic advantages i think than "skills" that a player has developed. When I think of a skilled athlete, i think of a pitcher who can throw 95mph fastballs in a tiny strike zone, ballers who shoot in the 90s from the line, guards whose left-handed layup is as strong as their right-handed layup etc.....
well in addition to his size, the dude is quick as a cat, has improved his jumper, can get to the basket at will, can run an offense, etc....I think he deserves to be here. EDIT I forgot about A.I....and Nash.
<div class="quote_poster">THE DREAM Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">well in addition to his size, the dude is quick as a cat, has improved his jumper, can get to the basket at will, can run an offense, etc....I think he deserves to be here. EDIT I forgot about A.I....and Nash.</div> I second AI and i"ll raise you a Rip Hamilton
hmmmm Rip is talented, but I don't know if he falls into a category of most talented before someone like a D-Wade
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">sizs and strength are more genetic advantages i think than "skills" that a player has developed. When I think of a skilled athlete, i think of a pitcher who can throw 95mph fastballs in a tiny strike zone, ballers who shoot in the 90s from the line, guards whose left-handed layup is as strong as their right-handed layup etc.....</div> Based on that definition of skills, I think Steve Nash might be the most skilled. He's an absolute wizard with the basketball. And you put Jordan, Kobe, Vince, and Wade on your list. They don't have ridiculous genetic advantages?
<div class="quote_poster">durvasa Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Based on that definition of skills, I think Steve Nash might be the most skilled. He's an absolute wizard with the basketball. And you put Jordan, Kobe, Vince, and Wade on your list. They don't have ridiculous genetic advantages?</div> no, they have huge genetic advantages, they just also have a ton of skills too. I agree with Steve Nash. He has Zinedine Zidane level skills.
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">no, they have huge genetic advantages, they just also have a ton of skills too. I agree with Steve Nash. He has Zinedine Zidane level skills.</div> Look at it this way. Suppose Jordan (in his prime, say the 1990 version) woke up in the morning, and suddenly he had the body of Steve Nash. Would he be as good as the real Steve Nash? And if Nash woke up and had Jordan's body, how would he compare to the real Jordan? That player would be scary.
Depends on how you define skill. A skill is like ability to shoot, pass, box out? or would driving be a skill? would post up moves be a skill? would blocking shots be a skill? How do you define skills? If no definition comes up, I'd just guess Michael Jordan.
