Top 10 Players of the 80's

[1987_Lakers]

1. Magic Johnson
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2. Larry Bird
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3. Moses Malone
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4. Michael Jordan
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5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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6. Isiah Thomas
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7. Julius Erving
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8. Hakeem Olajuwon
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9. Kevin McHale
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10. Charles Barkley
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Honorable Mentions: Dominique Wilkins, Clyde Drexler, George Gervin, Bernard King, & Alex English.

[DinoRadja40]

1. Jordan
2. Bird
3. Magic


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[stephanieg]

Malone won back to back MVPs with different teams and won a title but Jordan is ahead of him? Meh.

[1987_Lakers]

1. Jordan
2. Bird
3. Magic


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[1987_Lakers]

Malone won back to back MVPs with different teams and won a title but Jordan is ahead of him? Meh.

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[DinoRadja40]

jordan is the greatest player of any era, even those he wasnt physically present in, because he blew and now dominates their minds.

[Chalkmaze]

Alex English at least goes over Barkley (no brainer) if not more players.

[1987_Lakers]

jordan is the greatest player of any era, even those he wasnt physically present in, because he blew and now dominates their minds.

MJ was the greatest player during the 90's but not 80's. The media has done a great job making people like you believe MJ was the best player in the world once he first entered the NBA in '84 until the time he left the NBA in '98.

[dirkdiggler41]

Jordan was great in the 80's. One hell of a scorer, but he was not such a good shooter and defender as in the 90's

[IversonMelo2K7]

terry cummings, adrian dantly, mark aguire, and joe dumars deserve honerable mentions

and alex english scored more points than anyone else during the 80s, considered the greatest decade in NBA history. he should be highter on the list.

[Sir Charles]

1. Larry Bird & 2. Magic Johnson

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3. Michael Jordan & 4. Charles Barkley

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5. Hakeem Olajuwon

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6-Isiah Thomas

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7.Moses Malone & Kareem Abdul Jabbar

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8-Clyde Drexler & Patrick Ewing

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9-Dominique Wilkins

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10-Kevin McHale

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Its More like that :rolleyes:

Honorable mentions to...

Ofcoruse the Doctor upcomming Stars Karl Malone and John Stockton. And important Semi Stars James Worthy, Bernard King, Chris Mullin, Ralph Sampson and Adrian Dantley.

[Shep]

1. larry bird
2. magic johnson
3. michael jordan
4. kareem abdul-jabbar
5. julius erving
6. hakeem olajuwon
7. moses malone
8. isiah thomas
9. clyde drexler
10. robert parish

honorable mentions: charles barkley, fat lever, alex english, dominique wilkins, michael ray richardson

[Manute for Ever!]

Charles is not top 10 in the '80's, more like Alex English in his place

[Chalkmaze]

My criteria is based on who played the best for about the whole 80's, not just for 5 years of it.

- Magic Johnson
- Larry Bird
- Alex English
- Isiah Thomas
- Adrian Dantley
- Mark Aguirre
- Moses Malone
- Kevin McHale
- Rolando Blackman
- Kareem Abdul Jabar

Something close to that.

honorable mentions to Terry Cummings, James Worthy, Reggie Theus, Dr. J, Robert Parish, Dominique Wilkins, Bernard King, Walter Davis, and Michael Jordan (wasn't there long enough, but his impact was major in the late 80's)

[Manute for Ever!]

My criteria is based on who played the best for about the whole 80's, not just for 5 years of it.

- Magic Johnson
- Larry Bird
- Alex English
- Isiah Thomas
- Adrian Dantley
- Mark Aguirre
- Moses Malone
- Kevin McHale
- Rolando Blackman
- Kareem Abdul Jabar

Something close to that.

honorable mentions to Terry Cummings, James Worthy, Reggie Theus, Dr. J, Robert Parish, Dominique Wilkins, Bernard King, Walter Davis, and Michael Jordan (wasn't there long enough, but his impact was major in the late 80's)

Seems fair and a good list considering your criteria

[guy]

My criteria is based on who played the best for about the whole 80's, not just for 5 years of it.

- Magic Johnson
- Larry Bird
- Alex English
- Isiah Thomas
- Adrian Dantley
- Mark Aguirre
- Moses Malone
- Kevin McHale
- Rolando Blackman
- Kareem Abdul Jabar

Something close to that.

honorable mentions to Terry Cummings, James Worthy, Reggie Theus, Dr. J, Robert Parish, Dominique Wilkins, Bernard King, Walter Davis, and Michael Jordan (wasn't there long enough, but his impact was major in the late 80's)

No offense, but I don't really like that criteria. For example, what if a player was at least a top 3 player for a 10-year span, possibly the for the 2nd half of one decade and the 1st half of the next decade. Does that player not deserve to be mentioned in the top 10 of at least one of those decades? Cause that would've been the case for Jordan if he never came back after 93, and I can see that possibly happening with someone like Lebron.

[Chalkmaze]

No offense, but I don't really like that criteria. For example, what if a player was at least a top 3 player for a 10-year span, possibly the for the 2nd half of one decade and the 1st half of the next decade. Does that player not deserve to be mentioned in the top 10 of at least one of those decades? Cause that would've been the case for Jordan if he never came back after 93, and I can see that possibly happening with someone like Lebron.

I've made the exact same arguments myself. Those players just get left off the list. I think these lists are completely flawed since you are only measuring a players worth during point A to B. So I do it more for fun, and have tried to be as accurate as possible none the less. I do agree with you, but my answer to correct the situation would be to not have "best of 80's", type of lists to begin with.


Seems fair and a good list considering your criteria

Yeah, you could swap a player or two perhaps, but I think it's pretty close.

[guy]

I've made the exact same arguments myself. Those players just get left off the list. I think these lists are completely flawed since you are only measuring a players worth during point A to B. So I do it more for fun, and have tried to be as accurate as possible none the less. I do agree with you, but my answer to correct the situation would be to not have "best of 80's", type of lists to begin with.



Yeah, you could swap a player or two perhaps, but I think it's pretty close.

I see what your saying. I guess we could also do "best of 85 - 95", "best of 95 - 05", etc.

[Sir Charles]

Charles is not top 10 in the '80's, more like Alex English in his place

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[AllenIverson3]

1. Jordan
2. Bird
3. Magic


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um no......
Jordan didnt do **** during the 80's. All he did was ballhog
it's
Bird
Magic
Jordan

[feyki]

Larry
Magic
Erving
Moses
Jordan
Hakeem
Kareem
Isiah
Gervin
Barkley

[72-10]

I think I agree with the entire list. And the honorable mentions are choice too.:cheers: