who's the best NBA player of all time?
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I have to agree with GISMCIERI.  Each decade has its player-of-all-time, but it's pretty hard to argue against Jordan.
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Allen Iverson in hoops, Shaun Alexander in football.\n\nMy all-time favorite player is Patrick Ewing.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.  He's also has the most amount of points in the NBA ever.  The guy is a king.
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Jordan with any of the second teir stars is the best.  He is the one player who could not be stopped in the clutch.  His defense was simply awesome and his leadership equal to Larry and Magic.
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Currently, Bryant. Kobe is THE BEST player in the league right now, no doubt about it.
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obviously it's the shaq man. shaq should be in the top 5. kobe, arguably the most talented player on the planet.
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Bradley and Yao Ming are the tallest at 7'6. \nAs for the best -\n\nThe most skilled offensively is Kobe Bryant. He can score from anywhere on anyone.\n\nThe best passer is Steve Nash. Leads the league in assists again, even without Amare this year.\n\nThe best defender is Ron Artest. Strong, quick and tough. Can guard point guards to power forwards. Nobody wants him covering them.\n\nThe best rebounder is Ben Wallace. Strong, quick, athletic and always in good position. \n\nThe best shot blocker is Andrei Kirelinko. He doesn't lead the league in blocks but he recovers quickly and, at 6'9 gets more than his share.\n\nThe most complete player is LeBron James. He scores, passes, rebounds, defends... There's nothing he doesn't do.\n\nBut the best overall player is still Kobe. Besides being the best offensive player, he is a tough defender, a creative passer and an excellent ball handler. Plus he has a combination of size, speed and athleticism that matches with anyone. Combine that with his knowledge of the game and clearly he is the best in the game right now.
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Michael Jordan. Best ever. Always will be.
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my own opinion I would have to say (based on the win loss %) u would have to go with Lebron right now , but my best player hands down is Mac- T-Mac
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No I think Bill Russell was the greatest.\n\nCoach
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Pound for Pound, I would have to say Allen Iverson. He is an amazing player for his size and he has great heart. He has a "Never say die" attitude that makes him a competitor. He isn't even six foot tall, and yet he still averages over 30 points a game in a leage that the average height is more around 6'5". He is an all around, truly amazing player. Not to mention my idol!
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THE 50 GREATEST PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY \n\n\n\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar\nNate Archibald\n\nPaul Arizin\n\nCharles Barkley\n\nRick Barry\n\nElgin Baylor\n\nDave Bing\n\nLarry Bird\n\nWilt Chamberlain\n\nBob Cousy\n\nDave Cowens\n\nBilly Cunningham\n\nDave DeBusschere\n\nClyde Drexler\n\nJulius Erving\n\nPatrick Ewing\n\nWalt Frazier\n\nGeorge Gervin\n\nHal Greer\n\nJohn Havlicek\n\nElvin Hayes\n\nMagic Johnson\n\nSam Jones\n\nMichael Jordan\n\nJerry Lucas\n\n Karl Malone\nMoses Malone\n\nPete Maravich\n\nKevin McHale\n\nGeorge Mikan\n\nEarl Monroe\n\nHakeem Olajuwon\n\nShaquille O'Neal\n\nRobert Parish\n\nBob Pettit\n\nScottie Pippen\n\nWillis Reed\n\nOscar Robertson\n\nDavid Robinson\n\nBill Russell\n\nDolph Schayes\n\nBill Sharman\n\nJohn Stockton\n\nIsiah Thomas\n\nNate Thurmond\n\nWes Unseld\n\nBill Walton\n\nJerry West\n\nLenny Wilkens\n\nJames Worthy
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I think Kobe is the best player in the league.  He can score at will, & plays hard-nosed defense.  He also has the "IT" factor where he can perform under pressure & win the close games at the end.  He already has 3 rings; yes, Shaq had something to do with it, but all the greats in the history of the NBA had their counter parts (Jordan/Pippen, Magic/Kareem, etc.).  The only other player you can make an argument for is Lebron.  However, he has yet (not saying he won't) to prove himself.
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Michael Jordan\n\nWilt Chamberlain\n\nOscar Robertson
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you guys dont know your basketball..\nkobe bryant is the best basketball player ever\nthat isnt an opinion\n\nif the question is "who is the best player in the nba?" its kobe bryant without a doubt\n\ni think he overcame more than anyone in this league and loves this sport more than anyone\n\nhe practices far more than a normal human should and i think that shows\n\nstat wise .. "oh hes a ball hogger" haha .. or the fact that he wont get a mvp award \n\nis because of his team\ndont even start with me\n\nkobe bryant overcame jordans accomplishments \n\nkobe is a better player than micheal \nwanna argue? i dare you\n\nkobe is #1\n\nlebron doesnt know a thing about defensive switches and weak offensive help\nhe isnt #1 now he is way too young \nbeing #1 doesnt look upon their stats .. rookies..\n\nwade is going to hurt himself he is skillful in SOME ways but in others he is ignorant and immature \nhe'll get hurt in no time as a.i experienced\nquote me on that\n\noverall\nkobe is #1 as of now\n\ndirk nowitski is getting there\n\n#1 - kobe bryant\n#2 - steve nash\n#3 - dirk nowitski
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Of All Time?  His Airness.  Michael Jordan elevated his play to a level no one at the time could attain.\n\nNowadays, however, there are a select few.\n\nI'd have to go with Tim Duncan.  He does it all, night in and night out!
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1. MJ; obviously\n2. Stilt; maybe the best rebounder/scorer of all time\n3. Big O; produced the best all-around season ever by averaging a triple-double\n4. Bill Russell; "11 rings; 10 fingers"\n5. Kareem Abdull-Jabar; the sky-hook and they outlawed dunking when he was college because he was so dominate.