Top 50 All-Time List - Shot Clock Era = #8

[dankok8]

List:

#1 - Michael Jordan
#2 - Lebron James
#3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
#4 - Bill Russell
#5 - Wilt Chamberlain
#6 - Magic Johnson
#7 - Shaquille O'Neal
#8 - VOTING NOW

This is the player pool:

https://i.postimg.cc/VN7jY7Zz/Top-10-Candidates.jpg

For a full player pool and vote breakdowns see the link (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ARaI3VCNauULLYL1Yu24HIRY768FYQdip56sp6uRFGk/edit?usp=sharing).

Everyone may post in this thread but only votes from serious contributors will be considered. Not everyone has to write an essay but there should be some justification or explanation and some coherent arguments being presented. I encourage people to be open-minded and willing to adjust their rankings in response to strong evidence. Debate and discussion is encouraged.

Opening Vote Tally

Tim Duncan - 12 (8Ball, Jasper, Manny98, Magic is Magic, Nowitness, ELITEpower23, SaintzFury13, DevBooker'sMask, nayte, Dbrog, TheCorporation, Nowitness)
Larry Bird - 6 (Wally450, colts19, Lebron23, MadDog, Thenameless, Gudo)
Moses Malone - 1 (Kenny Griffin)

[SaintzFury13]

My vote is still Duncan but it's amazing that we're this far in and Larry Bird hasn't been slotted yet.

[SouBeachTalents]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/38/84/b8/3884b8456b4131bfdb8c30e28eac094b.jpg

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Bird is the word

[jlip]

Larry Bird

[RRR3]

Hakeem.

[Nike D'Antoni]

Larry Bird

[L.Kizzle]

Larry Bird man.

[1987_Lakers]

Duncan. Although Larry's peak was amazing, his lack of longevity hurts him, crazy to think he didn't even reach 900 regular season games.

[Ryoka Narusawa]

Shaq is in now we can vote for === Timothy Duncan

[Kenny Griffin]

kobe sucks

hes not even top 15

/thread

[coastalmarker99]

I am going with Bird through it is a close call.


As with his playoff underperformance and lack of longevity.


You can make a case that Duncan was better than him.

[RRR3]

kobe sucks

hes not even top 15

/thread
Meltdown

[Kenny Griffin]

Meltdown

its 2021 and you're still afraid of kobe

[Kenny Griffin]

i vote for moses malone

[RRR3]

its 2021 and you're still afraid of kobe
I’m sorry you missed it but the debate now is LeBron versus Jordan. Kobe is irrelevant. We don’t worry about him he can be debated with the likes of Jerry West.

[Kenny Griffin]

I’m sorry you missed it but the debate now is LeBron versus Jordan. Kobe is irrelevant. We don’t worry about him he can be debated with the likes of Jerry West.

then why do you people spend more time talking about kobe and trying to rank him out of the top 30

[Phoenix]

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[Airupthere]

Bird is already low as it is. How can this next spot not be Bird?

[Kenny Griffin]

Bird is already low as it is. How can this next spot not be Bird?

ya how can it not be

[8Ball]

Because Duncan has a better career that's why.

[Kenny Griffin]

Because Duncan has a better career that's why.

you will see why that doesn't matter soon enough. how else can we put Kobe 12th or 14th if we use logic

[Overdrive]

Bird

[MadDog]

then why do you people spend more time talking about kobe and trying to rank him out of the top 30

You're the only poster making it about Kobe. :confusedshrug: You literally brought him up. Most mainstream lists have him in their top 10, and he'll probably finish 9th or 10th here. No shame in that when looking at the names mentioned. Some of these dude's primes and especially peaks were just that good.

[dankok8]

Very close between Timmy and Bird. Let's get a couple of more votes.

[Kenny Griffin]

Very close between Timmy and Bird. Let's get a couple of more votes.

moses

[Phoenix]

The fukk? I didn't really look at the vote breakdown before. It looks like Duncan is going to win #8 and, not arguing at this point whether he should be ranked over Larry Legend or not........how is Magic 3 spots above him on any GOAT list?! They played the same number of years. Bird was probably individually better overall for like the first 9 years( until his back derailed the end of his prime), 3 MVPs in a row. Championship count or H2H shouldn't really count here because you can't convince me a Bird/Kareem/worthy trio can't duplicate 5 chips in the 80's if they flipped teams, and the H2H would likely favor Larry in that case.

[LBJ]

Larry Bird is a greater all-around player. And has the ability to make his teammates better. Offensively far better than Duncan.

Voting Larry Bird.

[jalbert009]

Tim Duncan

[ELITEpower23]

Very close between Timmy and Bird. Let's get a couple of more votes.

16 to 14 after 50 votes but "we still need moar because I want Bird to win"

Terrible...

[Honor Boost]

If its not over with a Duncan with then Ill begrudgingly cast one more vote for Tim Duncan. He leaned on Kawhi to carry out his twilight career years and this lead to netting TD one more ring for the 2014 good try nice effort ring. Kawhi was the reason San Antonio won the series but Duncan gets the 5th ring credit.

[francesco totti]

Larry Bird.

[dankok8]

I'm voting for Timmy. Bird's longevity just isn't good at all with like 5 prime years. I will also vote for Hakeem and Kobe over him.

Final Vote Tally

Tim Duncan - 18 (8Ball, Jasper, Manny98, Magic is Magic, Nowitness, ELITEpower23, SaintzFury13, DevBooker'sMask, nayte, Dbrog, TheCorporation, Nowitness, SouBeachTalents, 1987_Lakers, Ryoka Narusawa, jalbert009, Honor Boost, dankok8)
Larry Bird - 16 (Wally450, colts19, Lebron23, MadDog, Thenameless, Gudo, kuniva_dAMiGhTy, jlip, Nike D'Antoni, L. Kizzle, coastalmarker99, Phoenix, Airupthere, Overdrive, LBJ, francesco totti)
Moses Malone - 1 (Kenny Griffin)
Hakeem Olajuwon - 1 (RRR3)

Timmy wins. Thread #9 is now open.

[dankok8]

16 to 14 after 50 votes but "we still need moar because I want Bird to win"

Terrible...

Actually it was 15-14 when I let it continue. It should be a win by at least two votes. I myself voted for Duncan. I didn't realize I hadn't voted.

[hold this L]

Duncan