#5 NBA Player Peak Of All-Time According to InsideHoops

[oolalaa]

Lebron James isn't even the worst vote in this thread.

I'm taking '06-'09 Kobe over Lebron, too. And I don't have to think twice.

It's interesting, no one has mentioned '02-'05 Duncan (You could extend it to '07 I guess). 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, only lost to the Shaq/Kobe led Lakers in the playoffs, 2 regular season MVPs. '03 Duncan was right up there with any single season in history.

[BuffaloBill]

Gonna go with Kobe here

[DatAsh]

I'm taking '06-'09 Kobe over Lebron, too. And I don't have to think twice.

It's interesting, no one has mentioned '02-'05 Duncan (You could extend it to '07 I guess). 2 championships, 2 Finals MVPs, only lost to the Shaq/Kobe led Lakers in the playoffs, 2 regular season MVPs. '03 Duncan was right up there with any single season in history.

I wasn't talking about 06-09 Kobe

[TheBigVeto]

Larry Bird

[oolalaa]

Yep, two bad series (including one...the 2011 series...that was more about Lebron's mental confusion of how to fit in with the team than his ability level) out of a period of four years means that this player was not an amazing player.

Wtf.

We are talking about peak level of play here. We aren't necessarily talking about how they performed. We only look at how they performed because that is the evidence to use when trying to evaluate a player's ability...and as said, two series out of four years is not indicative of a player's ability. Damn, i thought this was obvious.

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

Say it with me again....

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

One more time....

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

It's really that simple. His psyche was made out of paper mache.

[tmacattack33]

Hilarious.

It is well known that what makes Kobe have a case or top 10 in the legacy lists is his longevity.

At any one point in time, he had some things missing. Around 2005 and 2006, he was a terrible playmaker for his teammates. By the time 2008 rolled around and he learned how to facilitate, he wasn't so quick anymore.

Yet, because of fan boys, he has a chance to be top 5 peak of all time here with Kareem, Magic, and Bird hardly getting any votes.

[oolalaa]

We are talking about peak level of play here. We aren't necessarily talking about how they performed.

This is a dumb comment. You sure you don't want to take it back?

[oolalaa]

I wasn't talking about 06-09 Kobe

Yet, you still don't tell me who you were in fact talking about? Hmmmmm, okay.

I'm ignoring the Baylor vote. That's a little too idiotic. Kizzle seems to have deleted his post? Or maybe fpliii is seeing things?

[tmacattack33]

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

Say it with me again....

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

One more time....

You were not going to win a title with Lebron as your best player in 2010 or 2011.

It's really that simple. His psyche was made out of paper mache.

That's complete BS.

He got to the Finals as a 22 year old and the ECF as a 24 year old and had one of the best individual ECF's ever that year...yet he didn't have what it takes to win a championship. LOL.

Watch this video and stop saying stupid shit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjCgfDDIrU

[ThunderStruk022]

Larry Bird.



At Kobe getting five votes already. The power of the Kobe fanboys is strong.

[DatAsh]

Yet, you still don't tell me who you were in fact talking about? Hmmmmm, okay.

I'm ignoring the Baylor vote. That's a little too idiotic. Kizzle seems to have deleted his post? Or maybe fpliii is seeing things?

Sabonis

[tmacattack33]

This is a dumb comment. You sure you don't want to take it back?

No.

We are looking at the player's level of ability. Their performance is the evidence we use to evaluate that.


After the 2011 Finals, in the pre-season player rankings, most people still would have considered Lebron to be the best player or second best player in the league, even though he did not perform like that in the Finals. It was obvious that his Finals play was an aberration. He had just had 3 great playoff series prior to those Finals and was obviously an amazing player.

[oolalaa]

Sabonis

Ah, missed that one

[DatAsh]

Ah, missed that one

I'm assuming he had multiple tabs open and meant to post that in the "Best Passing Big Men" thread.

[Duncan21formvp]

Russell 1963-1965