Top 50 All-Time List - Shot Clock Era = #9

[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 - Tim Duncan
#9 - NOW VOTING

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

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)

[Manny98]

Bird

[dankok8]

I vote for Hakeem. His longevity is just much better than Bird's and I'm not even sure Bird was the better player in their primes.

[1987_Lakers]

Bird

[SouBeachTalents]

http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/11EU4UwMSD0p3O/giphy.gif

[jalbert009]

Kobe. Really hard this one but Kobe has Longetivity on his side of the argument.

[ELITEpower23]

Hakeem

[jlip]

Bird

[L.Kizzle]

I vote for Hakeem. His longevity is just much better than Bird's and I'm not even sure Bird was the better player in their primes.
Bird beat Hakeem in his prime.

[8Ball]

Bird.

Hakeem is next.

[8Ball]

I vote for Hakeem. His longevity is just much better than Bird's and I'm not even sure Bird was the better player in their primes.

Bird won 3 mvps in a row in the 80s. That is one of the most difficult feats ever.

[Kenny Griffin]

Hakeem and he should have been way higher. who the hell is taking lebron over hakeem in a draft and that's your 2nd pick lmao.. ish is a fan forum. not a knowledge forum

[Ryoka Narusawa]

The Dream for me

Hakeem O

[1987_Lakers]

Oh man, we are so close to witnessing Kobe miss the top 10. The anticipation is too much.

[Kenny Griffin]

Oh man, we are so close to witnessing Kobe miss the top 10. The anticipation is too much.

theres no hope for you. you will die alone. your passion is too strong. you care more about kobe than I ever did. he drives you and others here crazy. it's the only reason you guys even make these polls since lebron is not gonna catch mj. its your consolation prize to see kobe ranked outside the top 10. kobe is the only guy with a ton of fans like mj and you take your anger out on him for lebron failing to catch MJ in accomplishments


you're basically a kid that tortures cats because your older brother or parents abused you. I studied psychology and this is a classic example of deflection blaming and resentment

[1987_Lakers]

theres no hope for you. you will die alone. your passion is too strong. you care more about kobe than I ever did. he drives you and others here crazy. it's the only reason you guys even make these polls since lebron is not gonna catch mj. its your consolation prize to see kobe ranked outside the top 10. kobe is the only guy with a ton of fans like mj and you take your anger out on him for lebron failing to catch MJ in accomplishments


you're basically a kid that tortures cats because your older brother or parents abused you. I studied psychology and this is a classic example of deflection blaming and resentment

Meltdown

:roll:

[hold this L]

Bird.

Also Wilt is way too far up the ranks.

[Kenny Griffin]

Meltdown

:roll:

but you know it's true. deep down you know that kobe isnt worth your time. hes not even a threat to lebron. yet you hate him so much. if jordan was reachable you would focus all your hate on him and after jordan got the #1 spot you wouldn't bother with this. so you stick around to see where kobe gets voted because it's your only victory since no other player ranked ahead of kobe on this list has a cult following. you need kobe and his fans to feel good about lebrons failed legacy


you know it's championship or bust. you know if he doesn't catch MJ it was all for nothing because #2 doesn't get remembered. Kareem is never brought up on sports shows. its always about the current guy vs MJ

so you're angry and using kobe as a crutch

[1987_Lakers]

but you know it's true. deep down you know that kobe isnt worth your time. hes not even a threat to lebron. yet you hate him so much. if jordan was reachable you would focus all your hate on him and after jordan got the #1 spot you wouldn't bother with this. so you stick around to see where kobe gets voted because it's your only victory since no other player ranked ahead of kobe on this list has a cult following. you need kobe and his fans to feel good about lebrons failed legacy


you know it's championship or bust. you know if he doesn't catch MJ it was all for nothing because #2 doesn't get remembered. Kareem is never brought up on sports shows. its always about the current guy vs MJ

so you're angry and using kobe as a crutch

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[dankok8]

Final Vote Tally

Larry Bird - 21 (Wally450, colts19, Lebron23, MadDog, Thenameless, Gudo, kuniva_dAMiGhTy, jlip, Nike D'Antoni, L. Kizzle, coastalmarker99, Phoenix, Airupthere, Overdrive, LBJ, francesco totti, Manny98, SouBeachTalents, 1987_Lakers, jlip, 8ball, hold this L)
Hakeem Olajuwon - 5 (RRR3, dankok8, ELITEpower23, Kenny Griffin, Ryoka Narusawa)
Kobe Bryant - 1 (jalbert009)

Bird takes this one. Thread #10 is open.