who's the best basketball player of all-time?
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Will E Worm
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Jordan was global and brought the game to the world especially at the 1992 Olympics and is still probably the most recognizable athlete and basketball player in the world even though he is retired....I would say Jordan he made the game exciting and just his presence could make or change any game...6 championships, 5 Regular Season MVP's, 6 time finals MVP, Olympic gold medal...and a Baseball average of .202 3HR's 51 RBI's and 30SB....great athlete a legend
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It had to be Jordan...but don't count out Lebron James when its all said and done.
dave_rhino
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MJ's basketball was only outdone by his acting.
Jordan never scored 100 points in a single game, because the game of basketball was much different durning his time. There is no way you can say Chamberlin was a better player because he had one phenominal game. That would be like saying Mark Whitten is a better baseball player than Alex Rodriguez because Whitten has four home runs in a single game and A-Rod doesn't. Michael Jordan is the best there ever was and it's not even close.
Will E Worm
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UM, not because of one game.
Chamberlain was double and triple teamed and still no one could stop him. Jordan wouldn't have been able to stop Wilt the Stilt either.
UM, not because of one game.
Chamberlain was double and triple teamed and still no one could stop him. Jordan wouldn't have been able to stop Wilt the Stilt either.
Chamberlain was 7'1", Jordan was 6'6". It is easier to score when you are 7'1" especially in the time period Chamberlain played in. You Might have an argument if Chamberlain had scored more points or had a better PPG, but he doesnt.
Will E Worm
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We could play that game but I'm not going to. :tongue:
Chamberlain and Kareem were better.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I definitely think you could argue that Kareem was as good or better than Jordan. I just want to know one stat that makes Chamberlain better.
It's too hard to compare Chamberlain and Jordan fairly. Not only did they play different positions, and there are problems when you compare a center to a non-center in basketball, just like you can't compare a goalie to a non-goalie in hockey, but basketball wasn't what it was now in Chamberlain’s time. In that era there was Bill Russell and Chamberlain and that was about it. Chamberlain could just physically dominate opponents by his size for cheap points. If Chamberlain was transported in a time machine to the 1990s he wouldn't have done nearly as well as he did back when he played although he probably still would have been good. I'd place him somewhere above a person like Shaq, in that he was a big and unlike Shaq had skills other than being just big, (which is still pretty excellent when you think about it) but probably below Jordan.
Bill Russell. He won a shit load and COACHED a Championship. Jordan/Magic couldn't do that. Bird was a decent coach but a better GM.
Bill Russell is STILL the greatest winner ever in American Pro Sports. To be a winner, you have to be a great player WHEN IT MATTERS!
Yes, Jordan was a freak on the court. It's hard to separate the marketing myth from the real man....in my opinion.
Bill Russell is STILL the greatest winner ever in American Pro Sports. To be a winner, you have to be a great player WHEN IT MATTERS!
Yes, Jordan was a freak on the court. It's hard to separate the marketing myth from the real man....in my opinion.
I like the list but I went with Michael Jordan because he made me watch a game. I was never a basketball fan and I'm still not but when I saw Jordan play I was literally in awe of what he could do. After he left the Bulls and I saw what was left in the NBA I stopped watching basketball again. Yeah there was that time with the Wizards but let's never speak of that.
