since it's the most shallow position, I thought it would be interesting to see people's different points of view on thisBirdBaylor Dr J Grant HillLebronRodmanDantleyGervinScottie PippenRick BarryIn no particular order, these are my top ten
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 29 2006, 10:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No Scottie Pippen?</div>I was just about to say that.
Do not put LeBron James on the list right now. Sure, he's a young phenom, but as of right now he has not accomplished anything except statistical milestones. It's quite insulting to put him on the list over some of the All-Time greats at this point. And, of course, by favorite SF of all time - Scottie Pippen should definitely be on the list, but that has already been clarified.
Dr.J is over Baylor, before MJ, he was known as the single greatest player ever......atleast from what ive seen from oldschool people and shows.
I think Rodman is a PF. I count George Gervin as a SG.1. Larry Bird2. Julius Erving3. Scottie Pippen4. Elgin Baylor5. Dominique Wilkins6. James Worthy7. Rick Barry8. Grant Hill9. Adrian Dantley10. Mark Aguirre
1. Larry Bird2. Scottie Pippen3. Elgin Baylor4. Dominique Wilkins5. Julius Erving6. Rick Barry7. James Worthy8. Adrian Dantley9. Grant Hill10. Mark Aguirre
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Dec 30 2006, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>1. Larry Bird2. Scottie Pippen3. Elgin Baylor4. Dominique Wilkins5. Julius Erving6. Rick Barry7. James Worthy8. Adrian Dantley9. Grant Hill10. Mark Aguirre</div>That's fair, I'll give you that. We still had the same top ten, just in different order. But I don't see how Dominique Wilkins was better than Dr. J.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Memphis Fan @ Dec 30 2006, 12:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dr.J is over Baylor, before MJ, he was known as the single greatest player ever......atleast from what ive seen from oldschool people and shows.</div>I already said that the list is in no particular order <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Dec 30 2006, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do not put LeBron James on the list right now. Sure, he's a young phenom, but as of right now he has not accomplished anything except statistical milestones. It's quite insulting to put him on the list over some of the All-Time greats at this point. And, of course, by favorite SF of all time - Scottie Pippen should definitely be on the list, but that has already been clarified.</div>Lebron already had one of the ten best statistical seasons of all time. name one SF who isn't on that list who at his best was better than a 21 year old lebron
I think Rick Barry gets jipped in things like these. I'd put him in my top 3. He averaged 36 and 9 in 1967. He single handedly carried a team full of scrubs to the championship in 1975 when he averaged 31/6/6 and was the leader of one of the biggest upsets in history when the Warriors swept the Bullets.1. Larry Bird- No brainer. None of these other guys led a team to 3 championships.2. Scottie Pippen- The best second option in history gets the nod over Barry because of how dominating he was on the defensive end.3. Rick Barry- I already said what I needed to say about Barry.4. Julius Erving- If his years in the ABA were spent in the NBA, he might be number one or two on this list. But I can't help but bump him down because his best years came against a slightly weaker league.5. Elgin Baylor- He's so low on my list because of winning. He was a great individual talent, there's no getting around that, but according to most everybody who had to work with him, he was extremely detrimental. He was selfish, he was a ballhog, and he was a big reason as to why the Lakers could never get over the hump in the 60's against the Celtics. It's no coincidence that the year he retired, the Lakers finally broke through.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">1. Larry Bird2. Julius Erving3. Scottie Pippen4. Dominique Wilkins5. Elgin Baylor6. Alex English7. Rick Barry8. James Worthy9. Billy Cunningham10. George Gervin</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Jan 5 2007, 02:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why do you guys think Julius Erving is better than Scottie Pippen? Please give an explanation...</div><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">For myself, I find Julius Erving to have been a better scorer than Scottie. Yes, Scottie did play better D than Erving, but c'mon! It's Dr. J! He could score unexpectedly, giving highlight reel after highlight reel, which can still be viewed today due to sheer amazement. Other than that, I'm not sure.. I just put the Doc over Pippen because I like the Doc more.. I suppose I was being biased.</span>
