Hejira
07-16-2008, 02:06 PM
1. Magic Johnson - duh
2. Isiah Thomas - also obvious, imo
3. Dennis Johnson - super defender and clutch player on 2 championship teams.
4. Maurice Cheeks - solid all decade, floor general for one of the greatest teams of all time (82/83 Sixers)
5. Fat Lever - a walking triple-double at 6'3", 18 ppg scorer, and could D-up. Injuries cut his career a little short, but he had a great 4 year peak.
6. John Stockton - 3 huge years at the end of the decade after 3 seasons as the best backup point in the league
7. Michael Ray Richardson - one of the more spectacular, exciting players of the early 80s and a drug casualty. Turnover prone, but knew how to play
8. Norm Nixon - backcourt mate with Magic for several years before being traded to the other LA team
9. Derek Harper - solid 18-8 guy on some good Dallas teams
10. Sleepy Floyd - put up 53 on the Lakers in one of the more memorable playoff games of the decade
Honorable mentions: John Lucas, Ricky Green, Gus Williams, Johnny Moore
Too soon: Mark Price, Kevin Johnson, Terry Porter
2. Isiah Thomas - also obvious, imo
3. Dennis Johnson - super defender and clutch player on 2 championship teams.
4. Maurice Cheeks - solid all decade, floor general for one of the greatest teams of all time (82/83 Sixers)
5. Fat Lever - a walking triple-double at 6'3", 18 ppg scorer, and could D-up. Injuries cut his career a little short, but he had a great 4 year peak.
6. John Stockton - 3 huge years at the end of the decade after 3 seasons as the best backup point in the league
7. Michael Ray Richardson - one of the more spectacular, exciting players of the early 80s and a drug casualty. Turnover prone, but knew how to play
8. Norm Nixon - backcourt mate with Magic for several years before being traded to the other LA team
9. Derek Harper - solid 18-8 guy on some good Dallas teams
10. Sleepy Floyd - put up 53 on the Lakers in one of the more memorable playoff games of the decade
Honorable mentions: John Lucas, Ricky Green, Gus Williams, Johnny Moore
Too soon: Mark Price, Kevin Johnson, Terry Porter