Quick. name the first 5 names that come to mind in Basketball history

[kennethgriffin]

for me in basketball its

- Kobe
- Jordan
- Magic
- Bird
- Wilt

and i think most of the planet would say

- Jordan
- Kobe
- Magic
- Bird
- Lebron

honorable mention - shaq

i think 50 years from now not a single center will be as remembered as those 5 guys ( one thing i'l give lebron credit for. hes polarizing like kobe and jordan were )

[rlsmooth775]

Lebron>>>>>Kobe

[kennethgriffin]

Lebron>>>>>Kobe


i'm giving credit to lebron for have a polarizing effect on society and you're still mad?
:lol

[Marchesk]

Wilt
West
Dantley
Baylor
Arizin

[dubeta]

Mikan
Wilt
Russell
Bernard King
Pistol Pete

[SouBeachTalents]

Russell
Kareem
Magic
Jordan
LeBron

[Straight_Ballin]

Jordan
Bird
Magic
Dr J
Pee Wee Kirkland

[kennethgriffin]

buncha lyin a**'s in here lmao


even i said lebron is a possible top 5 recognizable name linked with basketball



you guys thought too much about it and started naming favorites


hell shaq might be top 5

[rlsmooth775]

i'm giving credit to lebron for have a polarizing effect on society and you're still mad?
:lol

No I just like stating the fact that hurts you so much

[JohnFreeman]

Lebron
Webber
Magic
Jordan
Bird

[kennethgriffin]

No I just like stating the fact that hurts you so much

why would your opinion hurt.. and how do i even know if its actually your opinion since you based it on the possibility of hurting me so much

for all i know if my most disliked player was luke walton you might say hes better than kobe

so i dont even know how legitimate anything you say is based on your own admition of spiteful responses

[atljonesbro]

Staying true to the thread first five names that popped in my mind:

LeBron James
Lou Williams
Steve Blake
Rudy Gay
Pero Antic

[Spaulding]

Wilt
MJ
Bird
Magic
Russel

[Spaulding]

Staying true to the thread first five names that popped in my mind:

LeBron James
Lou Williams
Steve Blake
Rudy Gay
Pero Antic

Keyword was History...

[rlsmooth775]

why would your opinion hurt.. and how do i even know if its actually your opinion since you based it on the possibility of hurting me so much

for all i know if my most disliked player was luke walton you might say hes better than kobe

so i dont even know how legitimate anything you say is based on your own admition of spiteful responses

Lol your post just confirmed how hurt you were over my fact

[kennethgriffin]

Lol your post just confirmed how hurt you were over my fact

if an opinion is fact. then wouldnt mine contradict all reason and judgement?

[Keno]

jordan, magic, bird, kareem, lebron.

[That_Admiral]

Russell
Wilt
Bird
Magic
MJ

[Straight_Ballin]

I don't know what's worse. LeBron's passiveness or the fact that more people know who he is as opposed to this legend:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee_Wee_Kirkland

[kennethgriffin]

i made this thread to prove just how spiteful people are about kobe

it worked like a charm

you guys can't even admit that the 2nd biggest name in the last 60 years is a top 5 name to basketball

:rolleyes:

[Marchesk]

I just thought of another 5.

Barkley
Fisher
Kemp
Vandeweigh
Smush Parker

[Angel Face]

Jordan
Pippen
Rodman
Kukoc
Harper

[kennethgriffin]

I just thought of another 5.

Barkley
Fisher
Kemp
Vandeweigh
Smush Parker
what on earth made you think of those players

if thats what you're coming up with as the most synonymous to basketball.. then may god have mercy on your soul

[Spaulding]

Russell
Wilt
Bird
Magic
MJ

My exact five I posted on first page :P

[DatAsh]

Mark Eaton
Elgin Baylor
Pau Gasol
Bob Pettit
Shawn Bradley

[Raj Da Dodge]

Jordan
Stockton
Hakeem
Duncan
Pippen

[Deuce Bigalow]

Kobe
Magic
MJ
Bird
Wilt

[rhowen4]

Shaq
Deveon George
Derek fisher
Rick fox
Mark madsen

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Russell
Jordan
Bird
Magic
Dr J

This sort of word association doesn't really prove that much, I was watching some early 80's 76ers earlier today otherwise Dr J probably wouldn't be in there. There's a bunch of things that can affect what people's answers are, or if they are even being honest. Hell you being a Kobe stan probably leads some people to negatively associate Kobe with you.
Luckily, I don't want to shit on the legacy of Kobe by associating him with the likes of you or any other loser on here.

[russwest0]

Jordan
Bird
Magic
Shaq
Kobe

[Marchesk]

Seriously though, nobody thinks of the Logo?

My top 5 depends on whether I've been thinking about basketball at the moment ask, or if it's out of the blue. If I just read a thread on guys from the 60s, I'm going to think of those dudes.

But probably I'd say something like

Kobe
Lebron
Durant (or Magic)
MJ
Kareem (or Wilt)

in some order. (happy, Kenneth?)

[KG215]

i made this thread to prove just how spiteful people are about kobe

it worked like a charm

you guys can't even admit that the 2nd biggest name in the last 60 years is a top 5 name to basketball

:rolleyes:
:oldlol:

It really is amusing how you try and pass off this type of stuff about Kobe as fact and expect anyone to take you seriously.

[Myth]

Larry Bird
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jeff McInnis

^ No joke. I had the thought, "what player would be odd to come to mind" as I was thinking and McInnis was actually the 3rd to come to mind behind Bird and Magic before my mind finished off with Jordan and Kareem.

[Quizno]

LeBron James
LeBram Jam
LeBronze Jamison
The King
Lebanon Jones

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Wow this definitely proves it: Kobe is top 50 all time

[deja vu]

Not Wilt. Vast majority of basketball fans don't even know him.

[That_Admiral]

My exact five I posted on first page :P
hahah oh shit i didn't even see that

[NumberSix]

Jordan
LeBron
Shaq
Kobe
Bird

[L.A. Jazz]

Kobe
Russell
Jordan
Bird
PJax

[SexSymbol]

Jordan
Iverson
McGrady
Kobe
Shaq

[Threethrows]

Keyword was History...

All of those names are part of basketball history, and the 5 that came to mind for him. :confusedshrug:

[the mesiah]

Naismith
Jordan
Wilt
Magic
Bird

[joeyjoejoe]

Mj
Magic
Bird
Barkley
Malone