ESPN: Rank the 24 players from the 1992 and 2012 team.

[Indian guy]

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank...15/versionId/1

Rank 'em based on their level of play in '92 and '12. Don't do it based on "potential" or age or anything else.

My Rankings

1. Michael Jordan

2. David Robinson

3. Kevin Durant

4. LeBron James

5. Charles Barkley

6. Karl Malone

7. Kobe Bryant

8. Patrick Ewing

9. Chris Paul

10. Magic Johnso

11. Clyde Drexler

12. Scottie Pippen

13. Russell Westbrook

14. John Stockton

15. Kevin Love

16. Carmelo Anthony

17. Chris Mullin

18. Deron Williams

19. Blake Griffin

20. James Harden

21. Tyson Chandler

22. Christian Laettner

23. Andre Iguodala

24. Larry Bird

[DurantFor40]

Why Kevin Durant isn't at 2 is beyond me. Westbrook not top ten?

[Nash]

1.Jordan
2.Lebron

Whatever..

[G-Funk]

Wish D12, Wade & Rose were good

[StateOfMind12]

1. Jordan
2. Lebron
3. Robinson
4. Durant
5. Barkley
6. Malone
7. Drexler
8. Ewing
9. Magic
10. CP3
11. Kobe
12. Pippen
13. Stockton
14. Love
15. Westbrook
16. Mullin
17. Melo
18. Deron
19. Griffin
20. Bird
21. Chandler
22. Laettner
23. Iggy
24. Harden

I kind of bullshited after Griffin and just put them in random order but I'm pretty confident in that top 18.

[Wiirdo]

1. Jordan
2. Lebron
3. Robinson
4. Durant
5. Barkley
6. Malone
7. Drexler
8. Ewing
9. Magic
10. CP3
11. Kobe
12. Pippen
13. Stockton
14. Love
15. Westbrook
16. Mullin
17. Melo
18. Deron
19. Griffin
20. Bird
21. Chandler
22. Laettner
23. Iggy
24. Harden

I kind of bullshited after Griffin and just put them in random order but I'm pretty confident in that top 18.

Mine is very very similar.

[28renyoy]

1. Jordan
2. LeBron
3. Robinson(although he would impact the game more than any today)
4. Durant
5. Malone
6. Barkley
7. Paul
8. Ewing
9. Drexler
10. Pippen


After this it's debatable. But this is the top 10 without doubt.

Magic didn't play in 91-92 by the way, which is why he's not in my top 10

[AlonzoGOAT]

1. Jordan
2. LeBron
3. Robinson(although he would impact the game more than any today)
4. Durant
5. Malone
6. Barkley
7. Paul
8. Ewing
9. Drexler
10. Pippen


After this it's debatable. But this is the top 10 without doubt.

Magic didn't play in 91-92 by the way, which is why he's not in my top 10

Jeff whoever hacked him let it be

[BlackVVaves]

1. Jordan
2. Lebron
3. Robinson
4. Durant
5. Barkley
6. Malone
7. Drexler
8. Ewing
9. Magic
10. CP3
11. Kobe
12. Pippen
13. Stockton
14. Love
15. Westbrook
16. Mullin
17. Melo
18. Deron
19. Griffin
20. Bird
21. Chandler
22. Laettner
23. Iggy
24. Harden

I kind of bullshited after Griffin and just put them in random order but I'm pretty confident in that top 18.

You honestly think Drexler was a better player than Kobe right now? I'd like to dispute Barkley and Ewing as well, but I could maybe understand the reasoning behind ranking them higher due to the bigger impact big men could have in a game than wing players. I still think if you compare player to player though, Kobe is better than Ewing.

But, Drexler? Please tell me this isn't agenda-driven at all. Drexler?

[28renyoy]

You honestly think Drexler was a better player than Kobe right now? I'd like to dispute Barkley and Ewing as well, but I could maybe understand the reasoning behind ranking them higher due to the bigger impact big men could have in a game than wing players. I still think if you compare player to player though, Kobe is better than Ewing.

But, Drexler? Please tell me this isn't agenda-driven at all. Drexler?

27/5/5 on piss poor 43% shooting and losing in the 2nd round

or

25/7/7 on 47% shooting while leading your team into the finals

hmm....

[Zedja]

27/5/5 on piss poor 43% shooting and losing in the 2nd round

or

25/7/7 on 47% shooting while leading your team into the finals

hmm....

Lol you're full of shit. Kobe>Drexler.

[DatAsh]

Lol you're full of shit. Kobe>Drexler.

Kobe >>> Drexler, but 2012 Kobe is not a better player than 1992 Drexler.

[ShaqAttack3234]

1.Jordan
2.Lebron
3.Ewing
4.Malone
5.Robinson
6.Durant
7.Paul
8.Drexler
9.Pippen
10.Kobe
11.Barkley
12.Stockton
13.Mullin
14.Westbrook
15.Melo
16.Deron
17.Bird
18.Love
19.Griffin
20.Harden
21.Chandler
22.Iggy

I'm ranking them based on the '91-'92 and '11-'12 NBA Seasons. Barkley had a down year, that was when he wanted out of Philly and his play was subpar for his standards. Just about any other year from '88-'93, he'd be top 3. Magic didn't play in the '91-'92 season, but he'd be top 3 at his '91 level. Laettner also didn't play in the NBA in the '91-'92 season, but he'd be towards the bottom anyway. Bird only played in 45 games and barely played in the playoffs, but he was still a 20/10/7 player.

Kind of tough ranking 20 years apart.

[WockaVodka]

You honestly think Drexler was a better player than Kobe right now? I'd like to dispute Barkley and Ewing as well, but I could maybe understand the reasoning behind ranking them higher due to the bigger impact big men could have in a game than wing players. I still think if you compare player to player though, Kobe is better than Ewing.

But, Drexler? Please tell me this isn't agenda-driven at all. Drexler?

I hope you understand that the rankings being made in this thread were at their current states hence why Bird is near last in all of the rankings.

[BlackVVaves]

27/5/5 on piss poor 43% shooting and losing in the 2nd round

or

25/7/7 on 47% shooting while leading your team into the finals

hmm....

Numbers can be deceiving. I watched both Drexler in the 91-92 season, and Kobe this past season, and I'd personally rank Kobe ahead of Drexler.

28/5/5 btw**

I will say though that Drexler's 91-92 season was definitely his 2nd or third best season in the NBA. Though (like Kobe's past season), it wasn't one of his most efficent seasons.