Compare NBA players to soccer (football) players

[Grinder]

I'll start off...
Steve Nash - Xavi Hernandez
- Both have unbelievable vision, great creativity, are amazing passers, and like to keep possession of the ball

Tracy McGrady - David Beckham
- Both were spectacular superstars at one stage in their career but have since declined and are decent role players for irrelevant teams.

Dwight Howard - Nemanja Vidic
- Control the game defensively while still scoring goals

Michael Beasley - Mario Balotelli
- Both are supremely talented but constantly let attitude/off court issues hinder their progress and how the public views them.

Allen Iverson - Ronaldinho
- Incredible players at their prime but have seen a rather rapid decline and both have played in minor leagues most recently.

[DevilsAssassin]

I'll start off...
Steve Nash - Xavi Hernandez
- Both have unbelievable vision, great creativity, are amazing passers, and like to keep possession of the ball

Tracy McGrady - David Beckham
- Both were spectacular superstars at one stage in their career but have since declined and are decent role players for irrelevant teams.

Dwight Howard - Nemanja Vidic
- Control the game defensively while still scoring goals

Michael Beasley - Mario Balotelli
- Both are supremely talented but constantly let attitude/off court issues hinder their progress and how the public views them.

Allen Iverson - Ronaldinho
- Incredible players at their prime but have seen a rather rapid decline and both have played in minor leagues most recently.

:lol :lol

[AirTupac]

No way...

Mario Balotelli - Rodman / Artest

Crazy, Talented, Crazy and Crazy.

http://u.goal.com/49200/49295.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eHiZc0h5XdM/R0IIn9j-XII/AAAAAAAAADE/CIfI6nNhp90/s320/rodman_hair.jpg
http://ifuqswithron.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/artesthurr1.jpg

Edit: Forgot to mention troll. We all know Rodman and Artest are fine NBA trolls as is Balotelli in soccer.

[WillC]

Tracy McGrady/David Beckham is a poor comparison.

Nobody plays with as much passion and pride as Beckham.

The same certainly can't be said for TMac.

[Grinder]

I like the Artest - Balo comparison. :oldlol:

Monta Ellis - David Villa
- Small, explosive scorers

Deron Williams - Andres Iniesta
- Great fundamentals, handling, and capable scorers

Kevin Durant - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

[alenleomessi]

Wilt-Pele - inflated stats in the 60s

Bird-Cruyff - basketball/football magicians,both white with long hair :D

Westbrook-Dani Alves-both are fast and strong as hell, very good offensive players sometimes even forget to play defense, and sometimes are known for doing dumb mistakes

Lebron-Cristiano-both arrogant, streaky shooters, very skilled, can choke at big stage

CP3-Scholes-great passers and playmakers, can get dirty, great defenders too,both small

Kobe-Henry-great scorers, winning mentalities

[chains5000]

Tracy McGrady - David Beckham
- Both were spectacular superstars at one stage in their career but have since declined and are decent role players for irrelevant teams.
Beckham did win titles so :no:

Baron Davis - Ronaldinho or Ronaldo
- Always out of shape.

Rodman - Romario
- Always partying, yet always delivering.

Lebron - Ibrahimovic
- Need the team and system to be designed around them to shine. (Not hating)

[AirTupac]

Beckham did win titles so :no:

Baron Davis - Ronaldinho or Ronaldo
- Always out of shape.

Rodman - Romario
- Always partying, yet always delivering.

Lebron - Ibrahimovic
- Need the team and system to be designed around them to shine. (Not hating)

Please don't compare Ibra to LeBron. Ibra actually knows how to win. :pimp:

[RRR3]

Please don't compare Ibra to LeBron. Ibra actually knows how to win. :pimp:
Would neg you but you like 2Pac, so I won't. Lucky bastard. :mad:

[alenleomessi]

Beckham did win titles so :no:

Baron Davis - Ronaldinho or Ronaldo
- Always out of shape.

Rodman - Romario
- Always partying, yet always delivering.

Lebron - Ibrahimovic
- Need the team and system to be designed around them to shine. (Not hating)
its embarrassing to have baron freakin davis in the same sentence with those two football gods, doesnt matter if its about shape or whatever

[Grinder]

Wilt-Pele - inflated stats in the 60s

Bird-Cruyff - basketball/football magicians,both white with long hair :D

Westbrook-Dani Alves-both are fast and strong as hell, very good offensive players sometimes even forget to play defense, and sometimes are known for doing dumb mistakes

Lebron-Cristiano-both arrogant, streaky shooters, very skilled, can choke at big stage

CP3-Scholes-great passers and playmakers, can get dirty, great defenders too,both small

Kobe-Henry-great scorers, winning mentalities

I like all of these, I was going to put Lebron - Cristiano as well.



Beckham did win titles so :no:

Baron Davis - Ronaldinho or Ronaldo
- Always out of shape.

Rodman - Romario
- Always partying, yet always delivering.

Lebron - Ibrahimovic
- Need the team and system to be designed around them to shine. (Not hating)

Love the Rodman-Romario comparison. :applause:


Isiah Thomas - Zinedane Zidane
- Great players and phony nice guys.

Jamal Crawford - Robinho
- Have all the playground moves in the book, yet are never the best player on a winning team

Peja Stojakovic - Frank Lampard
- Insane range

[WillC]

Wilt-Pele - inflated stats in the 60s

Bird-Cruyff - basketball/football magicians,both white with long hair :D

Westbrook-Dani Alves-both are fast and strong as hell, very good offensive players sometimes even forget to play defense, and sometimes are known for doing dumb mistakes

Lebron-Cristiano-both arrogant, streaky shooters, very skilled, can choke at big stage

CP3-Scholes-great passers and playmakers, can get dirty, great defenders too,both small

Kobe-Henry-great scorers, winning mentalities

Excellent comparisons.

[e-LIMON-ators]

Derrick Rose - Lionel Messi

Absolutely sublime with the ball, starts winning at a young age. Messi is small for being a top 3 player. Rose is a pg who is a top 3 player.

[kaiteng]

Lebron-Cristiano-both arrogant, streaky shooters, very skilled, can choke at big stage

The best one so far. :applause:

[DFish]

Who are Rooney, Donovan, and Chicharito most like?

[Nash]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the biggest(tallest) player in soccer so he should be compared to a big man with finesse and game. Maybe Magic Johnson? Guys who are big for their position but who can score and playmake Also both are huge winners, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has won 8 titles in 8 years. Dude has won every league title since 2003! Sick!

Lebron - Cristiano Ronaldo, easy.

Kobe - Zidane.. Older but a champ

Jordan - Maradona.. GOAT'S

Carmelo Anthony - David Trezeguet.. Not so good at anything else but scoring.

Westbrook - Walcott... Both fast but stupid as hell.

Mutombo - Buffon.. Get that shit out of here!

Jan Koller - Illgauskas.. Big, bald and white and can't move for shit but can score sometimes.

Gattuso - Noah.. Hustlers, energy players, work their asses off.

[LBJ 23]

Kevin Durant-Peter Crouch....... almost identical body-type, offensive threat, great scorers

[SALFORD-RED]

Wilt-Pele - inflated stats in the 60s

Bird-Cruyff - basketball/football magicians,both white with long hair :D

Westbrook-Dani Alves-both are fast and strong as hell, very good offensive players sometimes even forget to play defense, and sometimes are known for doing dumb mistakes

Lebron-Cristiano-both arrogant, streaky shooters, very skilled, can choke at big stage

CP3-Scholes-great passers and playmakers, can get dirty, great defenders too,both small

Kobe-Henry-great scorers, winning mentalities
scholes defending was terrible tbh, he would always get booked for poor tackling.

[SALFORD-RED]

Dirk - Klinsmann. Both blonde long haired Germanic stars who are grear scorers with incredible tecnique and champions.

[Soultrane]

Luis Suarez - Ginobili: Incredibly skilled, crafty and amazing players. Have a bit of a nasty streak and pretty skilled in flopping/diving.

[MeLO MvP 15]

I've thought of the AI-Ronaldhino comparison before. Very similar careers.

Good thread.

[SALFORD-RED]

Torres - tmac great players/scorers, injury prone and never quite produce upto the level they are capable of consisently.

Ole gunnar solkskjaer - vinnie johnson guaranteed scoring off the bench. Will be subbed in anf **** shit up.

[SALFORD-RED]

Ruud gullit magic - big athletic guys with great ballhandling skills. Gullit could play defender, mid, wing, second striker/target man, magic could play 1-5 so both had incredible versatility. Coulde both facilitate and score and cause defences headaches with mismatches.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Henry - Kobe? Aside from the "rape" Kobe is nowhere near as much of a cheat...

[AirTupac]

Idk how well this comparison is but...

Dzeko - Nowitzski - Tall athletes, skillful, know how to score, extremely nice guys

:D

[SALFORD-RED]

Stockton - bergkamp - assist machines.

[chains5000]

I've thought of the AI-Ronaldhino comparison before. Very similar careers.

Good thread.
Both one man teams, yeah.

[chains5000]

Please don't compare Ibra to LeBron. Ibra actually knows how to win. :pimp:
:lol I only talked about how it's always that the team must adapt to them, and never the opposite.

[JGXEN]

Roy Keane-KG: Spiritual leaders of their team. Great defensively, commands their team like true floor general and both have passion for the game unrivalled. Menaces on the pitch/floor as well.

[JGXEN]

Henry - Kobe? Aside from the "rape" Kobe is nowhere near as much of a cheat...
Well both of them are probably the most skilled and exciting players at their prime so there's definitely some similarity to their dominance in their games

[Grinder]

Who are Rooney, Donovan, and Chicharito most like?

Landon Donovan - Mike Miller
Wayne Rooney - Carlos Boozer
Chicharito - no clue

[lakers_forever]

Pele = Michael Jordan (the greatest and first true superstar of their sport. loved by most fans all over the world when they played. Their names are almost synonym to their sport.
http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pele_michael_jordan.jpg

or Pele = Wilt + Russell (crazy stats + record titles).

In any case, he's the greatest.

Ronaldo = Shaq. Dominated in his prime. And even fat, could still deliver.

Ronaldinho = Mcgrady. Crazy 2-3 year peak, but went downhill after that.

George Best = Pete Maravich (never won much, but had a lot of skill)

Cristiano Ronaldo = Lebron. (physical with great stats, but some times is seen as a choker - even when undeserved)

Maradona = Magic ( a wizard with the ball. Could had achieved much more if not for his diasese - cocaine adiction and Aids).

[SALFORD-RED]

we need one for Daniel Passarella - a defensive specialist, dirty, would bring the ball up the pitch/court and score prolifically for a defence first player.

Anyone think of robert horry - role player who was clutch and won a shitload of trophies - I was thinking of phil neal of liverpool, total role player who won 4 x european cups with liverpool in 70s/80s and scored some important goals.

Ian rush , amare - tall, skinny scorers, rush benefitted playing with dalglish, amare nash.

[The_Yearning]

You can't compare Cristiano to Lebron. CR7 has actually won the CL and EPL.

I would say Cristiano is more durable and better Dwyane Wade.

[alenleomessi]

Pele = Michael Jordan (the greatest and first true superstar of their sport. loved by most fans all over the world when they played. Their names are almost synonym to their sport.
http://hoopeduponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pele_michael_jordan.jpg

or Pele = Wilt + Russell (crazy stats + record titles).

In any case, he's the greatest.

Ronaldo = Shaq. Dominated in his prime. And even fat, could still deliver.

Ronaldinho = Mcgrady. Crazy 2-3 year peak, but went downhill after that.

George Best = Pete Maravich (never won much, but had a lot of skill)

Cristiano Ronaldo = Lebron. (physical with great stats, but some times is seen as a choker - even when undeserved)

Maradona = Magic ( a wizard with the ball. Could had achieved much more if not for his diasese - cocaine adiction and Aids).
good ones

[Timmy D for MVP]

I've said this a bunch before:

Tracy Mcgrady = Didier Drogba.

Both supremely gifted physically. Both entirely unstoppable when they want to be, both generally nice guys away from the game... but both have mental lapses and at times do not seem to be involved in the game. Both were at one point elite scorers and known for their playmaking ability.

But neither, imo, reached their full potential because of their tendency to check out.

It seemed obvious to me at least.

[JGXEN]

You can't compare Cristiano to Lebron. CR7 has actually won the CL and EPL.

I would say Cristiano is more durable and better Dwyane Wade.
Precisely. Then again you can't really say CR9 is more of a 'winner' as compared to LeBron. Soccer and Basketball are rather different sports. For soccer, as long as your club has the finances to splurge on good players, you could win a championship like CR7/CR9 has since in Manchester, he had Rooney, a formidable backline of Ferdinand-Vidic-Evra and a great midfield as well. Even if CR shrinks in the spotlight like LeBron does, he has teammates who are very good to cover up his problem. However in Basketball, there is salary caps present and often times, having a rich owner doesnt translate to success like soccer does. You can't sign an entire all star starting 5 and have a sixth man of the year coming off the bench. Well you could but the owners wont be willing to pay those luxury taxes. If LeBron had the equivalent casts like CR had, he would definitely have won a championship or two at the very least.

Therefore... I guess comparing CR9 to LeBron is apt.

[yanix]

Lakers - Manchester United
Phil Jackson - Sir Alex Ferguson
Pele - Wilt Chamberlain
Derrick Rose - Messi
Kobe - Henry

[Mr Clutch Melo]

Landon Donovan - Mike Miller
Wayne Rooney - Carlos Boozer
Chicharito - no clue

C'mon son....stop disrespecting Rooney

[Mr Clutch Melo]

Please don't compare Ibra to LeBron. Ibra actually knows how to win. :pimp:

Ibra aka the champions league- choker

[sodap]

Ricky Rubio => Sergio Canales

Greg Oden => Arjen Robben

Derrick Rose => David Silva

[pauk]

whoever is the most productive-dominant best allround soccer player...? that is lebron

[alenleomessi]

Lakers - Manchester United
Phil Jackson - Sir Alex Ferguson
Pele - Wilt Chamberlain
Derrick Rose - Messi
Kobe - Henry
why is that?
good other choices though

[alenleomessi]

Ricky Rubio => Sergio Canales

Greg Oden => Arjen Robben

Derrick Rose => David Silva
come on man that exaggerating

[alenleomessi]

whoever is the most productive-dominant best allround soccer player...? that is lebron
that would be Cristiano, he is a choker too

[pauk]

that would be Cristiano, he is a choker too

just checked the rankings and...


LEBRON = MESSI

best players, most dominant-productive, best allround

[alenleomessi]

whoever is the most productive-dominant best allround soccer player...? that is lebron
messi is more like a modern era pistol pete of course with lots of mvps and rings

[alenleomessi]

just checked the rankings and...


LEBRON = MESSI

best players, most dominant-productive, best allround
u dont get the thread, u dont even watch football

[pauk]

u dont get the thread, u dont even watch football

i do... but its hard... these sports are completely different.. all players are around the same size, the positions dont play any monster factor-role compared to basketball, all players are more or less equally wellrounded but a bit better at some certain skills, like defense or striking and all of them are super passers-ballhandlers....

comparing that sport and its players to basketball would be like having 5 steve nashes....

pg-nash
sg-nash
sf-nash
pf-nash
c-nash

:lol

and finding someone equal to Lebron in soccer... would be:

someone who is the most athletic
someone who is the best-most productive
someone who is the most versatile, which in soccer terms would mean somebody who can efficiently play any position, even GOALIE...

so i mean is there such a soccer player? :D

[SunsCaptain]

comparing that sport and its players to basketball would be like having 5 steve nashes....

pg-nash
sg-nash
sf-nash
pf-nash
c-nash

:lol



Now thats a team. :cheers:

[pauk]

Now thats a team. :cheers:

o yea!

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Kobeve Nashryant
SF - LeSteve Nashames
PF - Stirk Nashitzki
C - Stwight Nashward

[kurple]

awesome thread.. but Balotelli is waaaaaaay more talented than beasley

[kurple]

just checked the rankings and...


LEBRON = MESSI

best players, most dominant-productive, best allround
Messi is winning every throphy availeble.. Lebron is more like Ronaldo (not the great brazillian)

[pauk]

Messi is winning every throphy availeble.. Lebron is more like Ronaldo

damn... who is Messi then? Dirk Nowitzki? :lol

[kurple]

Peter Crouch - That tall white guy that played on the Mavs some years ago

[kurple]

damn... who is Messi then?
do not know :lol

[kurple]

Manu and their piece of shit luck.. Everton just hit the crossbar

[Mr Clutch Melo]

that would be Cristiano, he is a choker too

No he is not, may not perform at the level Messi does in big games but still not a choker. Messi cant do shit for Argentina, while Ronaldo has taken his Portugal teams to places where Messi have never been.

[alenleomessi]

No he is not, may not perform at the level Messi does in big games but still not a choker. Messi cant do shit for Argentina, while Ronaldo has taken his Portugal teams to places where Messi have never been.
and where is that? :roll:

[Catastrophique]

No he is not, may not perform at the level Messi does in big games but still not a choker. Messi cant do shit for Argentina, while Ronaldo has taken his Portugal teams to places where Messi have never been.

And which places are those? :rolleyes:

Still, I do agree that calling Ronaldo a choker is quite idiotic. He may be not as good as Messi -hell, how many people have EVER been as good as Messi?- but he's one hell of a player and did take Manchester United to a few titles...

It's also funny how most people here don't know much about football players outside the petty Premier League... Which confirms that only what appears on TV does exist.

My contribution to the Thread:

Carles Puyol - Ben Wallace .- Both are physical beasts -though not as tall as it is common for those who play in their position- and help/lead their teams with their elite defence and fighter mentality.

Francesco Totti - John Stockton .- Both loyal players who played for the same team for almost 20 years. Both were (Totti still is, sort of) very good players, though not exactly the kind of flaired magician ala Ronaldinho/Pistol Pete. Both should have won more than they actually won (Totti's resume as a player for Roma certainly doesn't do justice to his talent).

[chains5000]

Messi - Karl Malone
- Both need a great player (Xavi/Stockton) passing them the ball to play well.
(Just exaggerating lol)

[Odinn]

Larry Bird - Zinedine Zidane

[Mr Clutch Melo]

And which places are those? :rolleyes:

Still, I do agree that calling Ronaldo a choker is quite idiotic. He may be not as good as Messi -hell, how many people have EVER been as good as Messi?- but he's one hell of a player and did take Manchester United to a few titles...



Semi-finals in WC 2006..Was Portugals best player. He was also good in the European Championships in Portugal where they lost in the final.

[alenleomessi]

Semi-finals in WC 2006..Was Portugals best player. He was also good in the European Championships in Portugal where they lost in the final.
portugal had a stacked team in 2006
messi can only dream of midfield (for argentina) like the one portugal had deco-maniche-figo-quaresma-simao-petit

[millwad]

Wilt Chamberlain - Anders Svensson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38078000/jpg/_38078536_despair300.jpg

[alenleomessi]

Wilt Chamberlain - Anders Svensson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38078000/jpg/_38078536_despair300.jpg
More like Jonas freakin Jerebko

[Mr Clutch Melo]

portugal had a stacked team in 2006
messi can only dream of midfield (for argentina) like the one portugal had deco-maniche-figo-quaresma-simao-petit

Only Deco was a WORLD-CLASS player of those you mentioned. The rest were good players, not much better than what Argentina had.

[TheMan]

Soccer players are fa.gg.ots

All soccer players=RuPaul

[skepticalsports]

Dennis Rodman -> Carles Puyol

[Bosnian Sajo]

Bryant - Zidane
Dzeko - Nowitzki
Gary Payton - Raul

[aitorito]

Xavi-stockton/nash
higuain-kevin love (statpaders)
Ronaldo (brazilian)-mcgrady
cr-lebron
messi-jordan
ronaldinho-jayson williams/maravich
bill russell-beckenbauer

[Grinder]

Bump.

Rudy Fernandez - Sergio Busquets

[FKAri]

Messi - Karl Malone
- Both need a great player (Xavi/Stockton) passing them the ball to play well.
(Just exaggerating lol)

lol Messi >>> Karl Malone

Messi would be like a rich man's Allen Iverson playing the game the right way.


EDIT - k saw the white text after posting :(

[blablabla]

anyone from the la clippers - anyone from fc barcelona (flopping fakkits)

[FindingTim]

I like the Artest - Balo comparison. :oldlol:

Monta Ellis - David Villa
- Small, explosive scorers

Deron Williams - Andres Iniesta
- Great fundamentals, handling, and capable scorers

Kevin Durant - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

wow, you really have an eye for body movement and style. Those are GREAT comparisons.

[Figlo]

Rodman - Jaap Stam : Both great defenders, both crazy

Eto'o - Blake Griffin : Great at scoring, great athletes. But lack the skill to be on the next levet

Torres - Melo : Was good on a bad team. But when under pressure they shrink(atleast for now). Overrated. But both still in their prime and have time to make up for it

Drogba - Pekovic : Stron mofos

[Jotaro Durant]

kevin durant - lionel messi - best in their sport

[blablabla]

Rodman - Jaap Stam : Both great defenders, both crazy

Eto'o - Blake Griffin : Great at scoring, great athletes. But lack the skill to be on the next levet

Torres - Melo : Was good on a bad team. But when under pressure they shrink(atleast for now). Overrated. But both still in their prime and have time to make up for it

Drogba - Pekovic : Stron mofos
:facepalm

[kerinth]

Mathieu Valbuena (Marseilles) - JJ Barea

Short, low center of gravity, fast, good dribble, executes 2-man game to near-perfection.

They have a passing visual resemblance, as well as similar body type and also style of movement (short limbs pumping, quick changes of direction, acceleration, can look awkward but effective). I think both are fouled relatively often too.

Images
Valbuena (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Olympique_de_Marseille_-_Association_de_la_Jeunesse_auxerroise_2007_2008_M athieu_Valbuena_Lorik_Cana.jpg) Barea (http://blog.eastbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/jj-barea.jpg)

Only recently a (world) football fan, but this comparison struck me the first time I saw Marseilles play.

[Celtic_Pride]

Larry Bird - Zinedine Zidane

:cheers:

The best comparison of this topic. Two magicians who can absolutely do anything!

[oolalaa]

C.Ronaldo = Kobe....Both take a tonne of shots and can be selfish at times. Both are great scorers.

Messi = Lebron....Ignore the mental side (messi is certainly no choker). Both are the most talented players in the world.

Iniesta = Paul....Both are play making maestros who come up clutch in big moments.

Xavi/scholes = Rondo....Great passers who don't score that much.

Giggs = K.Malone....Again, ignore the mental side. Both had/have insane longevity. Both had affairs :lol

Beckham = Bird....Both were slow and mediocre defensively, but hard working and all time great passers.

Beckenbaur = Russell....Both were great defensively and could ignite the offense with their passing. Both were the hub of their teams. Both were 'winners' and leaders.

Pele = Wilt....Both played in the 60s. Both were the most talented players of their era. Both had inflated stats.

[fubu05]

IMO Balotelli - Cousins. Both players with insane talent, athleticism, but just headcases.

[lakers_forever]

Beckham = Bird....Both were slow and mediocre defensively, but hard working and all time great passers.

Beckenbaur = Russell....Both were great defensively and could ignite the offense with their passing. Both were the hub of their teams. Both were 'winners' and leaders.

Pele = Wilt....Both played in the 60s. Both were the most talented players of their era. Both had inflated stats.

Love the Beckenbauer / Russell comparison.

Bird is a top 6 player ever. Beckham is not even top 100. Bad comparison.

Pele won a lot more titles than Wilt and always delivered in the finals. Pele would be Wilt plus Rusell (record scoring plus record titles) or Jordan (first global superstar and greatest ever).

[lakers_forever]

:cheers:

The best comparison of this topic. Two magicians who can absolutely do anything!

Bird was one of the best scorers of all time and Zidane was not a very good scorer with only like 100 career goals.

[FKAri]

Ronaldo (Brazilian) = Shaq

[sipitri]

Magic - Zidane: also a regular pass can look sublime when made by him

Shaq - Ibra: players who had a physical dominance that was astonishing

Ray Allen - Beckham: awesome players with unlimited range when open (free kick), nice people and very classy.

Roy Keane -B.Wallace: try to get past him, you'll get murdered in the process :D

Messi - Prime AI: yeah, he's short, you can't stop him anyway.

Inzaghi - Robert Horry: need a big goal on a big stage? Ask Superpippo! Not a great player, just a great winner (my fav player of all time)

[oolalaa]

Love the Beckenbauer / Russell comparison.

Bird is a top 6 player ever. Beckham is not even top 100. Bad comparison.

Pele won a lot more titles than Wilt and always delivered in the finals. Pele would be Wilt plus Rusell (record scoring plus record titles) or Jordan (first global superstar and greatest ever).

Not everything will match up perfectly. Yes, Bird was far better than Beckham but they do have similarities.

And I was ignoring the mental fragilities of Wilt.

[linZoMourning]

soccer blows

[Grinder]

John Wall - Neymar
Young, lightning quick, great handles and projected to be the second coming of a superstar

Carlos Tevez - Gilbert Arenas
Two douchebags with major character issues that are great player when they're healty.

Arjen Robben - Manu Ginobili
Always injured, crafty, are one of the best at their position when healthy

[Mr Clutch Melo]

John Wall - Neymar
Young, lightning quick, great handles and projected to be the second coming of a superstar

Carlos Tevez - Gilbert Arenas
Two douchebags with major character issues that are great player when they're healty.

Arjen Robben - Manu Ginobili
Always injured, crafty, are one of the best at their position when healthy

Robben is waay to selfish to be compared to Ginobili IMO.

[Mr Clutch Melo]

Vidic -Ben Wallace

Both are not the most skillful but they will stop you scoring at any cost. Tough and nononsens guys. :bowdown:

[alenleomessi]

i dont think you can compare messi with any basketball player
maybe iverson if he owned the decade in mvps and fmvps and if he was more efficient and unselfish, but that just didnt happen

[Teanett]

its embarrassing to have baron freakin davis in the same sentence with those two football gods, doesnt matter if its about shape or whatever
put in barkley instead.

[CardiacKemba]

i dont think you can compare messi with any basketball player
maybe iverson if he owned the decade in mvps and fmvps and if he was more efficient and unselfish, but that just didnt happen

This. When it's all said and done, Messi will have been the most dominant player to have ever played the game.

[DRose1899]

Xavi - Chris Paul, both are great playmaker that value possesion a lot, very efficient, can score when needed too.

Leader on their team, flopping n whining to refs a lot too :lol

[alenleomessi]

Xavi - Chris Paul, both are great playmaker that value possesion a lot, very efficient, can score when needed too.

Leader on their team, flopping n whining to refs a lot too :lol
Xavi doesnt flop

[DRose1899]

Xavi doesnt flop all bartha player flop :violin:

[Kiddlovesnets]

C. Ronaldo = Carmelo Anthony

[Jasi]

just checked the rankings and...


LEBRON = MESSI

best players, most dominant-productive, best allround

:roll: :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol:

You have made the worst possible comparison in this thread.

If the thread title was "pick an NBA player and fint his opposite in football", then one could reply Lebron/Messi.

Leading his team to every possible trophy:
Messi YES
LeBron NO

Winning with his national team:
Messi NO
LeBron YES

Outstanding, textbook-like technique with the ball:
Messi YES
LeBron :facepalm

Egomaniac attention-whore:
Messi NO
LeBron YES

Relies heavily on his athleticism
Messi :lol
LeBron YES

Has already a case for GOAT at 24
Messi YES
Lebron LOL




I'll add them as they come

[Pinkhearts]

Some terrible comparisons in here.

Ronaldinho won everything there is to win before proceeding not to give a ****. Name me a superstar in the NBA that does that. Iverson can't hold a candle.

Beckham is a spectacular role player and not a superstar. He is goodlooking and well marketed and plays with all his heart, but he isn't superstar talented.

[sipitri]

Beckham is a spectacular role player and not a superstar. He is goodlooking and well marketed and plays with all his heart, but he isn't superstar talented.

Call me when a role player ends 2nd in MVP votations.
You're forgetting how good he was in his manchester days. I'm not saying he's as good as messi or something but he certainly wasn't a glorified role player.

[Pinkhearts]

Call me when a role player ends 2nd in MVP votations.
You're forgetting how good he was in his manchester days. I'm not saying he's as good as messi or something but he certainly wasn't a glorified role player.

Since when did Beckham finish second in and world player awards?
Beckham - top set piece taker, amazing crosser, amazing work rate. That's it.

[Mr Clutch Melo]

:roll: :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol: :roll: :oldlol: :roll:

You have made the worst possible comparison in this thread.

If the thread title was "pick an NBA player and fint his opposite in football", then one could reply Lebron/Messi.

Leading his team to every possible trophy:
Messi YES
LeBron NO

Winning with his national team:
Messi NO
LeBron YES

Outstanding, textbook-like technique with the ball:
Messi YES
LeBron :facepalm

Egomaniac attention-whore:
Messi NO
LeBron YES

Relies heavily on his athleticism
Messi :lol
LeBron YES

Has already a case for GOAT at 24
Messi YES
Lebron LOL




I'll add them as they come

:roll: Why so mean bro ?

[arifgokcen]

Derrick Rose - Lionel Messi

Absolutely sublime with the ball, starts winning at a young age. Messi is small for being a top 3 player. Rose is a pg who is a top 3 player.
Messi is the best player on earth.
Rose is not even top 3.
Wade,Durant,Kobe,Lebron,Howard are all better than him.

[Teanett]

messi=steve nash

super skilled speedy player but physically inferior, thrives in a system that is designed to take advantage of his strength. in both cases, the system is heavily based on good decision making and needs smart players to succeed.

[Teanett]

madison square garden=wembley

[Lebron23]

LeBron already won a Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics. Check your facts @$$hole.

[Pinkhearts]

LeBron already won a Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics. Check your facts @$$hole.

And Messi won jack sh1t with Argentina.
Read carefully @$$hole.

[Nash]

Ibrahimovic - Magic
Both are the big guys but at the same time very skilled. Winners

Ronaldo - Lebron
Both big and talented as fu*k. Both have choking tendencies.

Maradona - Jordan
GOAT's

Pele - Wilt
Old goats.

Xavi - Nash
Playmakers

Messi - Wade
Small but with amazing individual skill

Kobe - Henry
Goalscorers, both coming to the end of their careers. Also, I think they look so much alike.

Vidic - Howard
Both big, strong and great defenders

Buffon - Ibaka
Shot blockers :D

And some teams..

Barcelona - Miami
The teams with the most talent.

Real Madrid - New York Knicks
Spend millions and millions every year just so they can win. Always end up failing.

Milan - Lakers
The champs, both old and in decline but can beat any team any time.

Arsenal - Minny
Always there to build around youth and try to play nice but it never works and they go into a new cycle.

Atletico Madrid - La Clippers
The small brother who is known to fail and fail and fail. Always a laughing stock and is sharing the city with a mega club.

Chelsea - Nets
Russian money! :D

[Teanett]

since when is ibra considered a winner?
:confusedshrug:

remember what happened when he went from inter to barca to win the champion's league?

[Teanett]

Real Madrid - New York Knicks
Spend millions and millions every year just so they can win. Always end up failing.


bullshit.
real is the winningest club by far.
are you 14 years old?

[blablabla]

since when is ibra considered a winner?
:confusedshrug:

remember what happened when he went from inter to barca to win the champion's league?
idk either maybe because he won some national championships but he never won the cl and he'll never win it

[Teanett]

idk either maybe because he won some national championships but he never won the cl and he'll never win it

yes. and he won in italy, which is always a three-team race and after juve was in shambles it came down to the 2 milano clubs. one of them was a retirement home...

eto'o is a winner.

[Teanett]

robert horry=clarence seedorf


that comparison is so good i must pat myself on the back for that.

[Lebron23]

And Messi won jack sh1t with Argentina.
Read carefully @$$hole.


I am not talking to you.

Ok


By the way Pauk shouldn't compare him to Messi. LeBron is a 6'8" forward while Messi is a 5'6 1/2" left wing.

[Nash]

since when is ibra considered a winner?
:confusedshrug:

remember what happened when he went from inter to barca to win the champion's league?
Ibra has won 8 titles in 8 years and 9 in 10 years. I'd call that a winner.

[Nash]

bullshit.
real is the winningest club by far.
are you 14 years old?
You don't think I know that, but I'm trying to compare the teams in how it is these days and not from from many years ago. And the comparisons are not literal. Last few years Real has spend a lot of money only to end up losing to Barcelona. Same thing with Knicks who always spend a bunch of money only to end up not winning.

[Nash]

robert horry=clarence seedorf


that comparison is so good i must pat myself on the back for that.
Only Seedorf was a quality midfielder while Horry was nothing more than a regular squad player.

[Teanett]

Ibra has won 8 titles in 8 years and 9 in 10 years. I'd call that a winner.
if you play for ajax, juve and inter you'll win a national championship by default.

[Teanett]

Only Seedorf was a quality midfielder while Horry was nothing more than a regular squad player.

???
quality player=regular squad player
same thing

[Nash]

???
quality player=regular squad player
same thing
No, Seedorf was for plenty of years one of the best midfielders and a star in football. Horry was never a star.

[Nash]

if you play for ajax, juve and inter you'll win a national championship by default.
comparing that to what? Spain where only Real or Barca win? Or England where Man Utd and Chelsea are the only teams winning? C'mon man, thats football for you. Also Ibra won with 5 different teams, Ajax, Juve, Inter, Barca and Milan. No fluke here, dude is just an amazing winner.

[Teanett]

comparing that to what? Spain where only Real or Barca win? Or England where Man Utd and Chelsea are the only teams winning? C'mon man, thats football for you. Also Ibra won with 5 different teams, Ajax, Juve, Inter, Barca and Milan. No fluke here, dude is just an amazing winner.

a national championship in soccer is like the lakers, clippers, kings, warriors plus college teams competing for the california championship. it's no more impressive than toronto being the basketball champions of canada.
the only thing comparable to the nba is the champions league.

[Teanett]

No, Seedorf was for plenty of years one of the best midfielders and a star in football. Horry was never a star.

c'mon man,
seedorf is a good player but hardly a top 10 midfielder at any point of his career.

[Jasi]

a national championship in soccer is like the lakers, clippers, kings, warriors plus college teams competing for the california championship. it's no more impressive than toronto being the basketball champions of canada.
the only thing comparable to the nba is the champions league.

You have no idea what you're talking about, stop it here.

[Teanett]

You have no idea what you're talking about, stop it here.

i know it holds a lot of weight, but you follow the leagues; all have traditional powerhouses who are miles ahead of the competition.
sorry dude, that's just how it is.

[krismas1211]

Odom and Berbatov-both highly skilled, unorthodox and creative when firing on all cylinders. However they may lack motivation at times and cannot sustain the high standard expected of them.

[sipitri]

Since when did Beckham finish second in and world player awards?
Beckham - top set piece taker, amazing crosser, amazing work rate. That's it.
1999 edition of ballon d'or if you ever heard of it.
He's been the most disrespected borderline superstar ever..
Ask Capello who saved his ass when he was on the Real Madrid's bench.
When he came to AC Milan everyone was saying his acquisition was only a commercial move, if you watched some games then you'll know it wasn't. (and he was 34)

[sipitri]

a national championship in soccer is like the lakers, clippers, kings, warriors plus college teams competing for the california championship. it's no more impressive than toronto being the basketball champions of canada.
the only thing comparable to the nba is the champions league.
Watch serie A and how hard is to win against the worst team.
Liga and Premier have more difference between the first and the last team though.

[Jasi]

Jason Kidd = Rui Costa. Classy playmaker, super high IQ, only won late in his career; respected by other players.

[B]Kevin Durant = Kak

[Kiddlovesnets]

A question: How many people posting in this thread are Europeans or Hispanics?

[Jasi]

1999 edition of ballon d'or if you ever heard of it.
He's been the most disrespected borderline superstar ever..
Ask Capello who saved his ass when he was on the Real Madrid's bench.
When he came to AC Milan everyone was saying his acquisition was only a commercial move, if you watched some games then you'll know it wasn't. (and he was 34)

I was thinking about a Ray Allen / Beckham comparison but Ray's not as glamorous. But they do have a lot in common.

[Lebron23]

[QUOTE=Jasi]Jason Kidd = Rui Costa. Classy playmaker, super high IQ, only won late in his career; respected by other players.

[B]Kevin Durant = Kak

[Jasi]

^ I was talking about on court. He's got great fundamentals and classy style of playmaking.

[Jasi]

Blake Griffin = Andy Carroll. Young, big, powerful, a beast in the air, all offense no defense, gets a lot of hype, doesn't seem to improve.

[Jasi]

Cesc Fabregas = Carmelo Anthony. Extremely versatile and talented. Been the young franchise guy for a team not in his hometown, but didn't win shit for years and years. Got back to his hometown to try and win :lol (but Cesc managed to).

[Teanett]

Watch serie A and how hard is to win against the worst team.
Liga and Premier have more difference between the first and the last team though.

serie a is closer than la liga and premier, but still- juve, inter and ac have won a combined 63 championships, the rest of the league? 30 or so?

[Nash]

Blake Griffin = Andy Carroll. Young, big, powerful, a beast in the air, all offense no defense, gets a lot of hype, doesn't seem to improve.C'mon man, thats not fair to Blake though. Andy Carroll is absolute shite..

[Jasi]

C'mon man, thats not fair to Blake though. Andy Carroll is absolute shite..

True that... comparisons can never be perfect :D I liked the "beast in the air" thing.

[Teanett]

True that... comparisons can never be perfect :D I liked the "beast in the air" thing.

blake = hulk

[alenleomessi]

blake is more like rooney

[Disaprine]

:confusedshrug:

[FKAri]

Johan Cruyff : Larry Bird

Godly ball IQ and understanding of the game; playmaking; scoring; and supremely skilled. Similarly ranked all-time in their respective sports (maybe Cruyff's a bit higher).