Best fastbreak players ever?

[LosScandalous]

Who you taking?

for me it's

PG: Magic (GOAT @ the fastbreak)
SG: Wade
SF: LeBron
PF: Barkley
C: Wilt

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Worthy > half of your list.

[DuMa]

Jason Kidd deserves a mention.

[Bandito]

Kidd, Nash, Magic
Wade, Finley
Worthy, Lebron
Barkley, Suns Stoudamire
Wilt

[Solefade]

PG: Magic
SG: Jordan/Wade
SF: Bronbron
PF: Bronbron/Amare
C: The Admiral

[Round Mound]

As a Catch and Finish Player: Karl Malone
As a Get The Rebound Start a Break and Finish With a Dunk: Charles Barkley

Honorable Mentions: Dr J and James Worthy

[WayOfWade]

I like players who can run a fast break instead of just finishing it, guys who do more than just score on it, but pass adequately too. The best are MJ, Wade, Worthy, Magic, and LeBron.
This may handicap big men; but then again, fast breaks are pretty much guards play.

[1987_Lakers]

Magic
Jordan
LeBron
K. Malone
B. Walton (outlet pass)

[sportjames23]

Magic
MJ
Barkley
Malone
Lebron

[Aussie Dunker]

Magic,
Carter
Lebron
Worthy
Admiral

[Batz]

Derrick Rose is up there.

[Round Mound]

End To End After a Rebound Then Start The Break Ballhandling It and Finish It With a Dunk Charles Barkley > Any Player

[LongLiveTheKing]

Magic
Jordan/Wade
Lebron
Barkley
Tim Duncan

[lakerspng]

Magic, nobody in the history of the game ran a break better
Jordan, like pretty much every other aspect of the game he excelled.
LeBron, just a freight train of speed and power
Iverson, lightning fast and could finish at the rim
J Kidd, great court vision
Worthy, he and magic were just beautiful to watch
Kareem (75% of the Lakers fastbreaks were because of his amazing outlet passes)
Westbrook will be in this discussion soon, atheleticism, speed and finishing ability are ridiculous.

[The Rock]

Pg Jason Kidd
Sg Vince Carter
Sf Julius Erving
Pf Shawn Kemp
C Vlade Divac

Not Great Team Structure, But My Fantasy Fastbreak Team

Structured Team?

Pg Magic Johnson
Sg Ray Allen (fastbreak 3's Too)
Sf James Worthy
Pf Charles Barkley
C Wilt

[allball]

Dr J
Magic
Isiah
Norm Nixon
Byron Scott
Worthy
Bird
McHale
Paul Pressey
Ceballos
Barbosa
Nash
Nique
Drexler
Toney
Gervin
Lebron

[IGOTGAME]

Lebron is the best I've ever seen.

[thabisyo]

Lebron is the best I've ever seen.

Same here :bowdown:

[Scholar]

LeBron, VC, James Worthy & Dominique Wilkins all come to mind.

These are guys who seemingly could dunk on every possession running up the court.

[deja vu]

1. MJ
2. Magic
3. Worthy






1000. The rest.

[thabisyo]

1. MJ
2. Magic
3. Worthy






1000. The rest.

MJ :facepalm

Mj is not number 1 for everything you stupid stan

[deja vu]

MJ :facepalm

Mj is not number 1 for everything you stupid stan
Of course he's not even the best 3 point shooter, rebounder, shotblocker, stealer, passer, etc. :lol

I still think he's the best in fastbreaks though. Every time I see him on a fastbreak, I hold my breath expecting a masterpiece of epic proportions. Ending in a beautiful mesmerizing dunk or an amazing acrobatic layup. :bowdown: Often dunking on big guys and posterizing them.

I know your idol LeBron is good in the fastbreak but he's nothing compared to Jordan's fastbreak awesomeness. :applause:

[thabisyo]

Of course he's not even the best 3 point shooter, rebounder, shotblocker, stealer, passer, etc. :lol

I still think he's the best in fastbreaks though. Every time I see him on a fastbreak, I hold my breath expecting a masterpiece of epic proportions. Ending in a beautiful mesmerizing dunk or an amazing acrobatic layup. :bowdown: Often dunking on big guys and posterizing them.

I know your idol LeBron is good in the fastbreak but he's nothing compared to Jordan's fastbreak awesomeness. :applause:

Barkely was better than your MJ :facepalm

Lebron has not competition during his era that competes with him in fastbreaks :biggums:

[Horatio33]

Not saying Tim Duncan is in the all time starting 5 but he is great at getting out on the break. Barkley himself said Dunan and Webber were the best big man runners he'd ever seen.

[deja vu]

Barkely was better than your MJ :facepalm

Lebron has not competition during his era that competes with him in fastbreaks :biggums:
Barkley was one of the best fastbreak finishers but over MJ? :no:

MJ's artistry, creativity and ruthlessness as a fastbreak finisher is second to none.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfsAweF9QMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsFJFFI1YQ

[thabisyo]

Barkley was one of the best fastbreak finishers but over MJ? :no:

MJ's artistry, creativity and ruthlessness as a fastbreak finisher is second to none.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfsAweF9QMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJsFJFFI1YQ

yes over MJ. Barkley may have zero rings but dont mistaken that for MJ being better than Barkley when it comes to fast breaks :coleman:

You stans think MJ walked on water on the court

[andgar923]

I guess some players showcased it more than others, and it was mostly due to the type of offense they played in.

Magic and Worthy showcased it shitload more than others because that's the offense they ran. It also helps that Magic at 6'9 created so many mismatch issues and had great court vision, so credit is given to him as well. Not just anybody can run a break that way no matter what the coach draws up.

I'm not sure if I put Worthy on the list because he benefited from Magic more than any one player has in this instance.

Bron is an obvious choice for most, but while he's great on an open court he isn't as great as others when there's defenders in the way. Yes he's great but if it's not a dunk he has trouble finishing at times, which why some may have included Worthy on the list.

Kidd used to create breaks out of nowhere somehow. And he's not even a fast player compared to most point guards.

Are people forgetting how well Bill Russell ran the break? it was text book everything. From floor spacing, passing, having the proper timing, angles

[Dr.J4ever]

Julius Erving. No doubt. No one ran the wings better than the Doctor ever

[deja vu]

yes over MJ. Barkley may have zero rings but dont mistaken that for MJ being better than Barkley when it comes to fast breaks :coleman:

You stans think MJ walked on water on the court
:roll: Barkley was a freight train in the fast break, but in terms of creativity, artistry, ruthlessness and finishing, MJ >>> Barkley

I doubt you even watched the 90s NBA. :lol

I suggest you watch MJ and Pippen fastbreaks on YouTube that will educate you. :roll:

[MisterAmazing]

CWebb deserves a mention imo

[bdreason]

Not the best ever, but a nice lineup.


PG: JKidd
SG: VC
SF: LeBron
PF: Barkley
C: Shaq

[andremiller07]

As stupid as Javale McGee is in the open floor he can cover distance like few ever have.

[Round Mound]

Show Me a Better Rebound and Lead Fast Break and Finish Than This: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWldMhxzvdM

[Round Mound]

Not the best ever, but a nice lineup.


PG: JKidd
SG: VC
SF: LeBron
PF: Barkley
C: Shaq

PG: Magic
SG: MJ
SF: Lebron (honorable mentions, DR J and Worthy)
PF: Barkley (honorable mention K. Malone as a Catch and Finish Player)
C: Shaq

Those Are The Best Fast Break Players Ever At Their Respective Positions

[steelpulse]

ALL FASTBREAK TEAM

PG MAGIC
SG JORDAN
SF PIPPEN
PF LEBRON
C KEMP



MY PERSONAL GOAT TEAM

PG/SF LEBRON/PIPPEN
SG JORDAN
PF GARNETT
C HAKEEM

lacks the 3-ball, but who needs 3s if the it's a turnover/missed shot for the opponent team every possession

[dgnr8]

Prime Barbosa :bowdown:

[WillC]

Great topic.

C - David Robinson (ran the floor better than any center before or since)
PF - Shawn Kemp (just throw it towards the basket and he'll dunk it)
SF - LeBron James (can start or finish the break)
SG - Michael Jordan (who else?)
PG - Magic Johnson (sees the floor better than anyone)

6th man: Bob Cousy (the fastbreak pioneer and perfectionist)

[ThaRegul8r]

Dr J
Magic
Isiah
Norm Nixon
Byron Scott
Worthy
Bird
McHale
Paul Pressey
Ceballos
Barbosa
Nash
Nique
Drexler
Toney
Gervin
Lebron

I'll give Gus Williams a mention since his name is never brought up in this topic.

"[Julius Erving], Gus [Williams] and Magic are the best open-court players there are."

[no pun intended]

PG: Magic
SG: MJ
SF: Lebron (honorable mentions, DR J and Worthy)
PF: Barkley (honorable mention K. Malone as a Catch and Finish Player)
C: Shaq

Those Are The Best Fast Break Players Ever At Their Respective Positions
This. No question.

[Droid101]

Apr 13's don't know anything about Worthy.



Hilarious.

And yes, all you dumb teenagers, Shaq used to dribble up the ball on fast breaks and dunk on fools. Doesn't happen with centers these days.

[smush=mvp!]

no love for J-Will?

[Bird]

Pg Jason Kidd
Sg Vince Carter
Sf Julius Erving
Pf Shawn Kemp
C Vlade Divac

Not Great Team Structure, But My Fantasy Fastbreak Team

Structured Team?

Pg Magic Johnson
Sg Ray Allen (fastbreak 3's Too)
Sf James Worthy
Pf Charles Barkley
C Wilt

Not as great at the fast break as Magic, but John Stockton was NOTORIOUS for doing this. I don't remember too many people doing it while he did (at least in the mid-90's; my late-80's/early-90's memories are shrouded by being 10 years or younger). Something I have mimicked on the court and love that Ray Allen (and Jason Kidd) have definitely kept alive.


Magic
Jordan
LeBron
K. Malone
B. Walton (outlet pass)

Looks like you were the only one to mention him, but his outlet passing and ability to nab that defensive rebound and have it shot out to a streaking wing before the other team knew what was happening had to have been amazing to see in person. I have only seen them in youtube videos, but wish more bigs would do this today (obviously Bill Russell, Webber, Divac and Sabonis did it as well, but none aswell as Walton).


Great topic.

C - David Robinson (ran the floor better than any center before or since)
PF - Shawn Kemp (just throw it towards the basket and he'll dunk it)
SF - LeBron James (can start or finish the break)
SG - Michael Jordan (who else?)
PG - Magic Johnson (sees the floor better than anyone)

6th man: Bob Cousy (the fastbreak pioneer and perfectionist)

I don't want to start a mini-controversy, but I would argue Hakeem ran the floor just as well as The Admiral did. Not better, but just as well. I know Robinson had elite athleticism, but Hakeem may have been the MOST athletic NBA player of all time (until LBJ hit the scene).

Also, props on dropping Cousy in there. The guard who set the standard.

[ralph_i_el]

Best ever: Lebron

Coolest looking fastbreaks: Barkley

Current best: John Wall. He pulls down ~4 rebounds a game and he's just GONE after each one.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Wow 3 pages and barely any mentions of Allen Iverson. One of the greatest fastbreak players of all time

[Aussie Dunker]

A name I thought I would see in this thread but haven't - Latrell Sprewell

[EnoughSaid]

Dwyane Wade is not getting enough mentions in this thread. Dude is one of the greatest ever at finishing around the rim and getting down the court. :bowdown:

[ralph_i_el]

Wow 3 pages and barely any mentions of Allen Iverson. One of the greatest fastbreak players of all time
true true. All those steals leading to buckets :bowdown:

[pauk]

This was easy!

PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Lebron James
PF - Shawn Kemp
C - David Robinson

[Dr.J4ever]

Check this clip below as definitive, smoking gun evidence of who the GOAT fast break player is. This is a one man fast break of an in bounds after basket pass. Through a maze of defenders and finally a dunk over one of the great centers in NBA history. Enjoy!:bowdown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNg8odilDY

[La Frescobaldi]

Few guys going by decade
60s Havlicek, Sam Jones, Logo, Cazzie Russell
70s Havlicek, Walt Frazier & Pearl Monroe, Tiny Archibald, Dr J
80s Magic & Worthy, Bird & DJ, Sir C
90s Stockton, MJ & Scottie, Kidd
00s AI, Kidd, LeBron & Wade, Nash

[Lakers2877]

This. No question.
Nobody, I mean NOBODY was better at running the break than Magic

Also, no love for Clyde?

[Just2McFly]

Magic, nobody in the history of the game ran a break better
Jordan, like pretty much every other aspect of the game he excelled.
LeBron, just a freight train of speed and power
Iverson, lightning fast and could finish at the rim
J Kidd, great court vision
Worthy, he and magic were just beautiful to watch
Kareem (75% of the Lakers fastbreaks were because of his amazing outlet passes)
Westbrook will be in this discussion soon, atheleticism, speed and finishing ability are ridiculous.
Can't beat this list

[Just2McFly]

Wow 3 pages and barely any mentions of Allen Iverson. One of the greatest fastbreak players of all time
Probably the best player ever to be honest. His speed was ridiculous.

[LA Lakers]

Magic, Dr. J, Worthy, Barkley, never saw Wilt but I'm sure in his prime mid 60's he was leaping two strides across the court... For best outlet passes gotta go with Bill Walton. Yeah this would be a deadly team in transition.

[havoc33]

Too many people are leaving Pippen out of the discussion here. Pip was a one man wrecking crew in the open court. Impossible to defend basically. And as a center, David Robinson in his prime was spectacular. He was a supreme athlete, and had crazy speed and agility for a big guy. Go to youtube and look up some old clips of him, he was finishing like a forward on the break.

My top 5 fastbreak team:

PG Magic
SG MJ
SF Pippen
PF Worthy
C Robinson

[thabisyo]

Too many people are leaving Pippen out of the discussion here. Pip was a one man wrecking crew in the open court. Impossible to defend basically. And as a center, David Robinson in his prime was spectacular. He was a supreme athlete, and had crazy speed and agility for a big guy. Go to youtube and look up some old clips of him, he was finishing like a forward on the break.

My top 5 fastbreak team:

PG Magic
SG MJ
SF Pippen
PF Worthy
C Robinson

pippen over Lebron? :facepalm

Pippen is great and i hate I have to remove him but over Lebron? The only way to stop Lebron is tackle him like the Bulls did

[vinsanity2756]

anyone remember kerry kittles? Not one of the best fastbreak players ever. But an image from him and kidd comes to mind, nets and their fast breaking days in 2002.

[havoc33]

pippen over Lebron? :facepalm

Pippen is great and i hate I have to remove him but over Lebron? The only way to stop Lebron is tackle him like the Bulls did
I didn't say it's the best ever did I? It's MY selection. You could easily argue for Lebron to be at SF instead of Pippen, I do understand that. But growing up a Bulls fan i saw so many Pippen led fastbreaks I couldn't possibly leave him out. He could finish over ANYONE with his tomahawk jams, go for the sweeping layups with either hand or dish it off to his teammates at the exact right moment. No two-way combo has ever been more devastating in the open floor than MJ and Pip. They constantly stripped you and covered so much ground in the passing lanes that they were a constant threat.

[andgar923]

pippen over Lebron? :facepalm

Pippen is great and i hate I have to remove him but over Lebron? The only way to stop Lebron is tackle him like the Bulls did
Pip is more versatile at finishing than Bron.

Pip is also better at understanding timing and decision making. I've seen Bron give one to many bad passes or mess up a two on one situation because they tried to go for the highlight film play, instead of the correct play. At least compared to Pip in this instance.

Pip understood timing, spacing, and angles better.

They may not have always made an incredible play, but they made the correct play (by they I mean MJ and Pip vs Wade and Bron btw)

[Papaya Petee]

Iverson
Wade
Worthy
Barkley
Bill Russell

Cake.

[Papaya Petee]

Pip is more versatile at finishing than Bron.

Pip is also better at understanding timing and decision making. I've seen Bron give one to many bad passes or mess up a two on one situation because they tried to go for the highlight film play, instead of the correct play. At least compared to Pip in this instance.

Pip understood timing, spacing, and angles better.

They may not have always made an incredible play, but they made the correct play (by they I mean MJ and Pip vs Wade and Bron btw)

:roll: This is the most ridiculous and homer thing I have seen in a long long time. Please show me video evidence of LeBron and Wade ****ing up fast breaks. They have perfected the fast break to as good as it gets, and Scottie Pippen is not a comparable finisher to those two guys.

[TheReal Kendall]

Going end to end and finishing strong the GOAT at that has to be Sir Charles

[Solefade]

Pip is more versatile at finishing than Bron.

Pip is also better at understanding timing and decision making. I've seen Bron give one to many bad passes or mess up a two on one situation because they tried to go for the highlight film play, instead of the correct play. At least compared to Pip in this instance.

Pip understood timing, spacing, and angles better.

They may not have always made an incredible play, but they made the correct play (by they I mean MJ and Pip vs Wade and Bron btw)

Ironic how your avatar is also Tyrone Biggums :biggums:

[Miller for 3]

Anyone that doesn't have Drexler as the best fastbreak SG ever is either a troll, 12 year old, or Jordan jocker.

[Cali Syndicate]

A name I thought I would see in this thread but haven't - Latrell Sprewell


What about Monta? Probably the quickest in the NBA at one point. Quick as players like Barbosa or Brooks but had far superior finishing ability and midrange pull up. He was quite the player in the open court.

Nice highlight clip-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1iXKX3F8lw

[Lakers2877]

Magic



























Everybody else

[jcsrplumply]

Chris Mullin isn't bad either at cherry picking.

[kurple]

corey brewer should be #1 on everyones list.

it's literally the only thing he can do on a basketball court

[ScalabrineStan]

John Wall
Wade
Bronny
Durant
Cody Zeller

[SpurrDurr]

Ty Lawson and Lebron.

Honorable mention Heat and Nuggets team.

[FreezingTsmoove]

Anyone that doesn't have Drexler as the best fastbreak SG ever is either a troll, 12 year old, or Jordan jocker.

I got AI who is without a doubt a better SG fastbreak player

[stanlove1111]

Who you taking?

for me it's

PG: Magic (GOAT @ the fastbreak)
SG: Wade
SF: LeBron
PF: Barkley
C: Wilt


Not sure why anyone would put Wilt in there over Russell.

[La Frescobaldi]

Not sure why anyone would put Wilt in there over Russell.
Me either. Wilt was blazing fast all right, and the Lakers, especially, had a torrential fast break... I always figured that we were seeing the fine hand of Bill Sharman.

But Russell was phenomenal at starting the break and fast enough that he could fill the center lane to either snowbird the finish or blast in the miss from outside. Russ was an awesome offensive threat at all times and gets very little credit for that side of his game.

Somebody else that gets 0 credit but was truly amazing at starting the break? Kurt Rambis. His court vision was astonishing, his outlet passes often went to an unexpected lane.... and they translated into ez buckets downstream

[TheMan]

PG Magic
SG MJ
SF Pip
PF LBJ
C Admiral

Can you imagine Magic leading the fb with Jordan on one wing, Pip on the other and LBJ trailing:eek: Also, the D on that team would lead to endless fastbreaks:bowdown:

[TheMan]

MJ :facepalm

Mj is not number 1 for everything you stupid stan
MJ is one of the GOAT fastbreak players and finishers you noobie

[f0und]

magic
jordan
lebron
kemp
robinson

[TheMan]

Best ever: Lebron

Coolest looking fastbreaks: Barkley

Current best: John Wall. He pulls down ~4 rebounds a game and he's just GONE after each one.
Uh......no

[TheMan]

:roll: This is the most ridiculous and homer thing I have seen in a long long time. Please show me video evidence of LeBron and Wade ****ing up fast breaks. They have perfected the fast break to as good as it gets, and Scottie Pippen is not a comparable finisher to those two guys.
Talk about being a homer:facepalm Pip is just as good as Wade/LBJ at finishing a fastbreak. I would argue he's better.

MJ/Pip > Wade/LBJ

[f0und]

Talk about being a homer:facepalm Pip is just as good as Wade/LBJ at finishing a fastbreak. I would argue he's better.

MJ/Pip > Wade/LBJ

i watched both duos in their primes. mj/pip are clearly the better overall duo. but when it comes to fast breaking, wade/lbj takes the cake.

[LikeABosh]

Lebron is the best ever on the break. His combination of speed, ball handling, court vision, power, and finishing ability is unmatched

[TheMan]

i watched both duos in their primes. mj/pip are clearly the better overall duo. but when it comes to fast breaking, wade/lbj takes the cake.
I've been watching the NBA since the mid 80s...MJ/Pip > Wade/LBJ on fastbreaks.

[TheMan]

Lebron is the best ever on the break. His combination of speed, ball handling, court vision, power, and finishing ability is unmatched
That's your opinion, I disagree.

[inclinerator]

lebron goes down a few noches after getting stopped multiple times by danny green

[Greg Oden 50]

NO IVERSON ???:roll:

[Hoopz2332]

I've been watching the NBA since the mid 80s...MJ/Pip > Wade/LBJ on fastbreaks.


NO f'ing way:roll:

Wade and lebron as open court duo > Mj/pippen

THis play alone >>>*

Dwyane Wade Throws a 90-foot Alley-Oop


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJSHNxtSko

[TheMan]

NO f'ing way:roll:

Wade and lebron as open court duo > Mj/pippen

THis play alone >>>*

Dwyane Wade Throws a 90-foot Alley-Oop


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJSHNxtSko
Difference between your opinion and mine is...I watched both duos in their prime, you didn't.

MJ/Pip >

[Hoopz2332]

Difference between your opinion and mine is...I watched both duos in their prime, you didn't.

MJ/Pip >


I saw both groups in their prime. Find me better Pippen/mj plays than that:rolleyes:

[TheMan]

I saw both groups in their prime. Find me better Pippen/mj plays than that:rolleyes:
More spectacular doesn't mean better. Danny Green ain't stopping prime MJ/Pip.

6 fer 6 Finals > LBJ/Wade

[Trollsmasher]

More spectacular doesn't mean better. Danny Green ain't stopping prime MJ/Pip.

6 fer 6 Finals > LBJ/Wade
This argument really fits the fastbreak discussion:bowdown:


future negged, you idiotic *******

[KyleKong]

Anyone who doesn't have LeBron on their list is a moron.

[arifgokcen]

More spectacular doesn't mean better. Danny Green ain't stopping prime MJ/Pip.

6 fer 6 Finals > LBJ/Wade

Dude i dont participate in these jordan vs lebron or kobe vs lebron discussions because of all the trolling.

But i had to say it.Really your argument for better fastbreak:


6 fer 6 Finals > LBJ/Wade

:roll: :roll: :roll:

and you expect people to believe that you've really watched jordan/pippen

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[baller562]

Blake Griffin might be up there once he hangs it up... I've seen some crazy fastbreak dunks from him his whole career

[TheMan]

This argument really fits the fastbreak discussion:bowdown:


future negged, you idiotic *******
This fool mad:oldlol:

I don't give two shits about your opinion, junior. I've seen your posts and they are hot garbage, just like most Bron stans are...:pimp:

[TheMan]

Dude i dont participate in these jordan vs lebron or kobe vs lebron discussions because of all the trolling.

But i had to say it.Really your argument for better fastbreak:



:roll: :roll: :roll:

and you expect people to believe that you've really watched jordan/pippen

:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
So I went nuclear on these young punks. Yeah, 6 > 2 argument doesn't fit in this discussion but I added that to get a rise outta these cats and it worked but whatever.
MJ/Pip > DW/LBJ overall and on fastbreaks too. Don't hate the messenger.

And yeah, I started watching basketball in the mid 80s, first NBA Finals I really paid attention to was Boston Celtics vs Houston Rockets in 86.

[JBrizzy]

What are you talking about??

[Replay32]

Jordan and Pip ran the fastbreak beautifully. Both were so fundamentally sound on the break. Many times they would make 3-4 passes without the ball even touch the floor.

Wade and Bron are good. They tend to look for the lob a lot. IMO, Jordan and pippen were better at pressuring full court and running the break.

Jordan/Pip > Bron/Wade. It's close though.