You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Like everyone else I would make a few changes. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 04. He lead a team of good role players to 60 wins with an incredible level of consistent performances throughout. The nine players Simmons has ahead of Curry are: Michael Jordan LeBron James Bill Russell Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Magic Johnson Larry Bird Tim Duncan Wilt Bill Simmons has several Celtics ranked considerably higher than ESPN. WebBill Sharman 50. employment services There are recruitment firms that will charge you for every successful hire completed or you can pay for a package when you need a large pool of talents. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4. People act like Bill Simmons is a mediocre basketball critic and writer by today's standards.. well he is. Then they discuss the Clippers blowout Game 3 win over the Jazz, best Finals narratives, Hawks-76ers, and more (52:00). Report this user for behavior that violates our Community Guidelines. although the one thing you can say is that curry is the goat shooter. His stats got dragged down because teams would just double or triple him every possession and he was still making shots. Learn more about this update, SLAM 500 Greatest NBA Players of All Time, All-NBA and All-NBA Team Selections by Player, Naismith Men's College Player of the Year Award, Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) Rankings, McDonald's High School Basketball All American Teams, USA Olympic Basketball Team Rosters and Stats, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history, Frequently Asked Questions about the NBA, WNBA and Basketball, Basketball-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Basketball: Get your first month FREE. It was not a slam dunk at all. I've read The Book of Basketball 4 or 5 times and the section where Simmons reconstructs the NBA Hall of Fame and ranks his Top 96 is probably the best part, so I just thought it would be interesting to see how his ranking matches up to his former employer's. Dont only look at scoring, look at the 2nd stats ( Rebounding, passing), http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/statistics?statsId=0020 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/stats?playerId=366. We've added shooting handedness for all players in WNBA history to player pages! These are subjective lists. James Harden John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images Kudos to him for increasing his scoring and seamlessly integrating seven new teammates into Phoenix's offense; in many ways, he was better than last season. This topic contains 36 replies, has 18 voices, and was last updated by YungmUNy 7 years, 2 months ago. In Part 2 of the two-part Sunday podcast, The Ringers Bill Simmons is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss Chris Paul and the Suns bouncing the Nuggets from the playoffs, why this Suns team is the perfect fit for Chris Paul, how this season ranks among old-guy title runs, and more (3:00). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. What are your thoughts on this list? Bill Russell (his rings and rebounds id prob put top 10) 3. Please. Something went wrong. Towns below Klay when hes picking for this season is probable cause to take away All-NBA voting rights. TIL fans have a REALLY hard team separating teams from individuals. Among their questions: Did the series just flip in the Bucks favor? Favorite. But the biggest question about Harden remainsand it wont be answered until the playoffs. the 7 year difference bothers me a lot when you're trying to compare the 2 lists. Please enter a valid email and try again. Magic On the most recent episode of his podcast, Simmons named (in order) his top 15 in the "Pantheon." Top 50 NBA Players Of All Time Can you name the Top 50 NBA Players Of All Time? But the two comments or recomendations I would make (def not criticism). He won six championships -- with the first and last coming 17 years apart -- and was named to 15 All He Do you have a blog? Bookmark Quiz Bookmark Quiz Bookmark. Last year I put him in, Simmons said to guest Joe House about where Curry ranked before this on his Pantheon. Anyway, that was a stacked MVP year. @BillSimmons and @housefromdc run through their top-10 lists and where Steph now fits in: pic.twitter.com/wDHmxe1Ko5. So rank the Top Dozen from each Decade.. Its fun debating but its impossible to compare players from different Eras, So 1970s Top 12 or 15: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dr.J Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Bill Walton, Bob McAdoo, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Elvin Hayes, Wes Unseld, Pete Maravich, Bob Lanier, Dave Cowens, Mychal Thompson, Bernard King, 1980s: Jordan, Magic, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, James Worthy, Kevin McHale, Dominique Wilkens, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond. Kobe and LeBron will be higher and that's it. Bob Cousy is important to developing the role of a Point Guard but he is not better than IT or Stockton. 50-26. Weve all been waiting for damn near 7 months for some sort of movement on Ben Simmons trade news. You may not agree with his takes but you can feel his passion for basketball in his writing. 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But if i saw gunna compile a best players list i would go by skill and athleticism and mmore towards this era because lets face it these are the best athletes in the world playing now and they could get by with that against some of the older players back in the day, People that need to be higher: Pistol pete changed the nba game forever Rodman- maybe im biased but hes got 5 rings and 2x defensive player of the year and 7 defensive first team and 7 time rebounding leader at 6 foot 7/8. Looks like a pretty good list to me. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It's interesting that on ESPN's more current list, kobe still wasn't able to crack the top 10. But this year? Kudos to ESPN. Larry Bird 7. Surprised to come into the comments and see negativity when compared to a lot of old Simmons takes, this has aged incredibly well. okay maybe i was wrong with malone ill admit my errors. According to ESPN, the expert panel voted on [] We present them here for purely educational purposes. Elvin Hayes 48. That's a smart and unbiased evaluation of the greats. Question No. Carmelo Anthony has stepped up last seasonmore years like that and hell be on the list, moses malone? He won the award, but shouldnt have. Ranking the greatest 75 NBA players of all time: Nos. In other words, we have a little hindsight bias with them. Adrian Dantley is one of the most prolific and efficient scorers of all time. (3:00) Then Bill and Ryen run through their much-alluded-to list of the top 40 NBA players (40:30). the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. The Warriors superstar already was an all-time player who had been a three-time champion, two-time MVP and one of the greatest players in NBA history. billy cunningham ahead of dwyane wadehas anyone even heard of billy cunningham, wades a champion (NBA and Olympic). It is what it is. God its so annoying that I can literally hear his voice from the first sentence. Host: Bill SimmonsGuest: Ryen RussilloProducer: Kyle Crichton, Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Stitcher / RSS. Answer: If you replaced Kobe with a decent 2-guard (someone like Jamal Crawford) for the entire 2005-06 Lakers season, they would have won between 15 and 20 games. Obviously the 7 year difference really affects the rankings, but I am glad Simmons tended to rely on retired players. Oops. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Where Barkley wanted teammates and wanted someone who he can defer to, Iverson drove teammates away from him and only passed if he had to. Ultimately, it's kind of fitting that the Philadelphia 76ers traded him to the Nets for the next guy on this list. He should have won the 2001(or 02?) Please enter your email address. Let the debate begin! Welcome to the Pantheon, Steph Curry. He was 16. James Worthy 47. Robert Horry..LOL He is not a top 200 basketball player of all-time. Wade has averaged 25 points, 6 assists, and almost 5 boards. In this list, we take a closer look at the top tenNBA playersof all time, examining their accomplishments, legacies, and impact on the sport. However, it seems well be consigned to refreshing Twitter and Reddit for the next couple of weeks. In fairness, everyone would have problems with anyone's list if it didn't match their own. I only included players on the 12-man playoff rosters. I know this is a spam generated bump, but for the fun of it, I like Simmons inclusion of Jason Kidd. He was lazy and overwieght but once he got traded to Pheonix, He put up 4 seasons that were ranked in the top 20 for a PF. Bill Simmons legitimately hates the Timberwolves and because of it has always had negative things to say about Karl. The players are in alphabetical order. Il propose des spectacles sur des thmes divers : le vih sida, la culture scientifique, lastronomie, la tradition orale du Languedoc et les corbires, lalchimie et la sorcellerie, la viticulture, la chanson franaise, le cirque, les saltimbanques, la rue, lart campanaire, lart nouveau. Of course, in order to vault up into the top 10, you have to pass some iconic NBA legends. 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