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    Default Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    The consensus Top 10 in ISH in no order is usually:

    Michael Jordan
    Kareem Abdul Jabbar
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Bill Russell
    Magic Johnson
    Larry Bird
    Shaquille Oneal
    Tim Duncan
    Kobe Bryant
    Hakeem Olajuwon

    So, let us discuss our Top 11-20 lists. Here are some of the criteria we should consider.

    -Peak Play
    -Longetivity
    -Over all Impact (Including making team mates better)
    -Dominance (Including NBA Accolades)
    -Playoffs Success (Not necessarily a Ring)

    Here is my List:

    11. Oscar Robertson: Still the only player in history to average a triple-double in a season, he averaged 26.5 PPG, 9.5 APG and 7.5 RPG. He won 1 MVP and was a 12x All-Star.

    12. Jerry West: He won 1 Championship but made the NBA Finals ten times. He made 13 All-Stars games and averaged 27 PPG, 6.7 APG.

    13. Lebron James: He won 1x NBA Championship, 3x MVP and an 8x All-Star.

    14. Moses Malone: In 20 years he won 3 MVPs, 11 All-Stars and a NBA championship. He averaged 20.6 PPG and 12.2 RPG.

    15. Bob Cousy: He was a 6x NBA Champion, 13-time All-Star and 1x MVP.

    16. John Havlicek:
    He was a 8x NBA Champion, 13x All-Star and made 26k+ career points.

    17. Isiah Thomas:
    He was a 2x NBA Champion, 12x All-Star and averaged 19.2 PPG and 9.3 assists for his career.

    18. Julius Erving:
    He won 1 NBA Championship, 1 MVP and was an 11x All-Star while averaging 22 PPG during his career.

    19. David Robinson:
    He won 2x NBA Championships, 1xMVP, 10x All-stars and 1x DPOY.

    20. Kevin Garnett: 1x NBA Champion, 1x MVP, 14x All-Star, 1x DPOY and he led the NBA in rebounds for 4 seasons. He also made it to 12 All NBA defensive Teams.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    No order:

    LeBron James
    Moses Malone
    Jerry West
    Oscar Robertson
    Charles Barkley
    Kevin Garnett
    Karl Malone
    George Mikan
    Dirk Nowtizki
    Julius Erving

    Including what they did in their era. I only feel a bit uncomfortable with my Mikan ranking, but I feel he did a lot too for his era and changed the game.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    did this quickly, let me know if there are any glaring omissions

    11 Robertson
    12 West
    13 LeBron
    14 Moses
    15 Erving
    16 Isiah
    17 Havlicek
    18 Garnett
    19 Wade
    20 Dirk
    21 Baylor
    22 Pippen
    23 Robinson
    24 Rodman
    25 Barkley
    26 Drexler
    27 Pettit
    28 Karl Malone
    29 Cousy
    30 Stockton

    (before you ask about Mikan not being on this list at all and Cousy's low placement, I don't count the pre-shot clock NBA in GOAT lists)
    Last edited by fpliii; 08-04-2012 at 01:01 AM.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Just saying that Wade is not there yet, but he is in the Top 25 guaranteed. Another Finals MVP and he jumps in the Top 20 definitely.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by EnoughSaid
    Just saying that Wade is not there yet, but he is in the Top 25 guaranteed. Another Finals MVP and he jumps in the Top 20 definitely.
    another FMVP and he's top 15

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    11. LeBron James
    12. Julius Erving
    13. Jerry West
    14. Oscar Robertson
    15. Moses Malone
    16. Kevin Garnett
    17. Karl Malone
    18. Dirk Nowitzki
    19. David Robinson
    20. Charles Barkley

    I'm stuck in the last three with Dirk, Robinson, and Barkley. I think Robinson is above Barkley but I'm not sure about Dirk and Barkley. I think I might move Robinson above Dirk.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by fpliii
    another FMVP and he's top 15
    Especially if he puts up another 25/5/5 season. Dude is going to jump to that 3rd best shooting guard spot.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by EnoughSaid
    Especially if he puts up another 25/5/5 season. Dude is going to jump to that 3rd best shooting guard spot.
    he could be there already...it depends on if you classify West as a PG or SG

    typically he's placed at the 2, but enough people have him at the point that we can put him in the discussion now

    two more Finals MVPs, and, well...not gonna get into that because you know in which direction this thread would head

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    I would say the next 5 players, to round up the Top 25 would be (no order):

    David Robinson
    John Havlicek
    Elgin Baylor
    Dwyane Wade
    Bob Pettit (Actually, re thinking about it... I would replace Mikan with Pettit)

    @fplii

    Why Pippen over Robinson and Barkley ? I think Zeke's too high, as well.

    Dude is going to jump to that 3rd best shooting guard spot.
    Hmm, I don't see it... but more power to them if Wade can keep it up for a couple of years.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by Legends66NBA7
    I would say the next 5 players, to round up the Top 25 would be (no order):

    David Robinson
    John Havlicek
    Elgin Baylor
    Dwyane Wade
    Bob Pettit (Actually, re thinking about it... I would replace Mikan with Pettit)

    @fplii

    Why Pippen over Robinson and Barkley ? I think Zeke's too high, as well.
    haven't put much thought into it...11-15, 16-20, 21-30 are the three tiers of this list, ordering within them is relatively arbitrary

    EDIT: I think Pippen, Admiral, Barkley are all close to each other, though; as for Zeke, he established himself as a super-elite passing PG, as well as a great first option on a championship team...if he doesn't go down in 88, even with Worthy going nuts, he has another Finals MVP and the Bad Boys have a threepeat
    Last edited by fpliii; 08-04-2012 at 01:15 AM.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by fpliii
    haven't put much thought into it...11-15, 16-20, 21-30 are the three tiers of this list, ordering within them is relatively arbitrary
    Fair enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Legends66NBA7
    Fair enough.
    edited my post with Isiah reasoning...in general, I have him multiple echelons above Stockton, to whom he's often compared

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by fpliii
    did this quickly, let me know if there are any glaring omissions

    11 Robertson
    12 West
    13 LeBron
    14 Moses
    15 Erving
    16 Isiah
    17 Havlicek
    18 Garnett
    19 Wade
    20 Dirk
    21 Baylor
    22 Pippen
    23 Robinson
    24 Rodman
    25 Barkley
    26 Drexler
    27 Pettit
    28 Karl Malone
    29 Cousy
    30 Stockton

    (before you ask about Mikan not being on this list at all and Cousy's low placement, I don't count the pre-shot clock NBA in GOAT lists)

    Just curious, but wanted to know your thoughts on Wade over Dirk. Did the 2nd title give him the edge?

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by Legends66NBA7
    I would say the next 5 players, to round up the Top 25 would be (no order):

    David Robinson
    John Havlicek
    Elgin Baylor
    Dwyane Wade
    Bob Pettit (Actually, re thinking about it... I would replace Mikan with Pettit)

    @fplii

    Why Pippen over Robinson and Barkley ? I think Zeke's too high, as well.



    Hmm, I don't see it... but more power to them if Wade can keep it up for a couple of years.

    I think Wade is a lock to go down as the 3rd best SG ever. 2 rings and counting, one of the greatest Finals performances, best shot-blocking SG ever, etc. The only thing really hurting him is no MVP award, but I don't think that stops him from going down as the 3rd best.

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    Default Re: Top 11-20 NBA Players of all time

    Quote Originally Posted by SilkkTheShocker
    Just curious, but wanted to know your thoughts on Wade over Dirk. Did the 2nd title give him the edge?
    it didn't make much of a difference, he was already there after last season; Dirk's never had a season like 08-09, and (despite the biased ref claims, which I'm not going to deal with here) Wade had an amazing postseason in 06

    Wade's also come close twice...if he doesn't go down in 05 he'd have another ship (Shaq probably wins the Finals MVP that season, I actually think he would've won MVP if he was healthy or if the voting shook out differently, which would've jumped him ahead of Bird AND Kobe); last season LeBron's poor Finals robbed him of a second Finals MVP (he outscored and outshot Dirk for the series, and even though he didn't equal Nowitzki in 4th quarters, he was still HUGE)

    Quote Originally Posted by SilkkTheShocker
    I think Wade is a lock to go down as the 3rd best SG ever. 2 rings and counting, one of the greatest Finals performances, best shot-blocking SG ever, etc. The only thing really hurting him is no MVP award, but I don't think that stops him from going down as the 3rd best.
    he wins it in 08-09 if LeBron doesn't have an all-time great season...Wade wins the MVP 90% of other seasons

    do you count West as a PG or SG? if he's the former, then as I said above, Wade is already 3rd

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