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

[oolalaa]

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.

It was the biggest choke job in Finals history, and do you know how I know it wasn't merely an "aberration"? It's because he choked in 2010 against the Celtics, too.

PAPER MACHE.

[ScalabrineStan]

LeBron

[DatAsh]

Russell 1963-1965

There we go

[KingBeasley08]

king james

[ThatCoolKid]

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

No I was completely aware of what thread this was.

[tmacattack33]

It was the biggest choke job in Finals history, and do you know how I know it wasn't merely an "aberration"? It's because he choked in 2010 against the Celtics, too.

PAPER MACHE.

Yet he still had 3 great playoff series in 2011, and one in 2010 before those two series u mentioned.

And 4 is greater than 2 obviously. So i have more evidence that he was great. And if you want to total in 2009 and 2011, he had 7 more great playoff series there. So 11 to 2 is our fight...i believe I win there.


And also, someone could just as easily vote for Lebron 2007-2009 here...so your argument here is just pointless.

[tmacattack33]

2012* ^

[scandisk_]

errrr Bird

[KG215]

This has to be Larry Bird in my opinion. I'd say either '84-'85 through '87-'88 or '85-'86 through '87-'88. Probably go with the latter.

After that, I'm down to Magic, Russell, and LeBron but I'm not sure on the order.

[tmacattack33]

"4 - Larry Bird 84-87 (AK47DR91, MiamiThrice, dyna, tmacattack33)"



I don't think I ever voted for Bird (i think you misread my comment in the last thread about Hakeem, Bird, and Magic), but I'll let it stand.

[Vertical-24]

Kobe Bryant at his peak was nearly unstoppable when it came to the offensive end. I'm gonna go with one of the leagues premier, all time scorers, Mr. Bean.

[KOBE143]

Kobe Bean Bryant

[#number6ix#]

Lebron

[Thorn]

Russell

[chazzy]

Kareem