Top 10 most skilled NBA players

[tmacman]

McGrady and Kobe are the most skilled. No one could top them. Maybe Wade, but those two are for sure up there...

[AIR_ball_Jordan]

For my picks

Duncan
Garnett
Kobe
Dirk
Billups
Nash
Diaw
Redd
Hill
Jamison

No particular order, but the players in bold are a must when metioned in coversation about "skill" others a debateable

[Younggrease]

Originally Posted by dejordan

i don't understand why baron davis is considered more skilled than steve nash. he's bigger, stronger, and more athletic, but in terms of skills i don't see where he'd be considered better. am i missing something? are we weighing post skills double?

unless you count defense as a skill nash is more skilled. But Davis is a much better ball handler and finisher as well.

[tmacman]

1. Kobe
2. T-Mac
3. D-Wade
4. Garnett
5. Naash
6. Monta Ellis
7. Jason Kidd
8. LeBron
9. Gerald Wallace
10. Iggy

[Timmy D for MVP]

Tim Duncan in my mind is the most skilled big man followed closely by Kevin Garnett.

[saKf]

Baron Davis is more skilled than Nash, but Nash is a better player.

Davis isn't more skilled than Nash.

Shooting, dribbling, passing - any of those where Davis is on Nash's level? No.

[tmacman]

Originally Posted by Younggrease

unless you count defense as a skill nash is more skilled. But Davis is a much better ball handler and finisher as well.

Yo, this is OT but how does your avatar match the color of the Background. Like, the dark gray background for the replies..

[saKf]

But Davis is a much better ball handler and finisher as well.

There's absolutely no way Baron Davis is a better ballhandler than Steve Nash. No way. Davis' "only legal in the NBA" dribble can't compare with sound fundamentals.

As for finishing, Nash shoots 64% in the closest zone in the nba.com hotzones chart. Davis shoots 57%.

[Dizzle-2k7]

ballhandling is a tossup between nash and baron.

baron doesnt have the luxury of the picknroll game with a marion/amare/etc type finisher. he relies on a 1on1 game that nash probably couldnt be as successful at.

though of course, nash is the better player. one category doesnt make up for all the other skills nash has.

my top skilled players:

kobe
duncan
nash
kg
jason kidd
ray allen
tmac
wade
melo
dirk

[Younggrease]

Originally Posted by tmacman

Yo, this is OT but how does your avatar match the color of the Background. Like, the dark gray background for the replies..

i think thats just the color of the avatar....

[Younggrease]

Originally Posted by saKf

There's absolutely no way Baron Davis is a better ballhandler than Steve Nash. No way. Davis' "only legal in the NBA" dribble can't compare with sound fundamentals.

As for finishing, Nash shoots 64% in the closest zone in the nba.com hotzones chart. Davis shoots 57%.

Davis is the best ball handler in the league(no homo)...bar none. And is a better finsiher than nash. You can throw whatever stat you want out their but i have seen them both play and Davis is a much better finisher.

[20 Dimes A Game]

This thread could be a bit more clear.

[StroShow4]

im not gonna make a top 10, but Jamal Crawford needs to be mentioned in this thread. He has the best handles and crossover in the NBA, he can shoot, pass, and get in the paint whenever he wants to. He makes some of the most amazing plays i have ever seen in the NBA... does anyoen else remember that move he made on the fast break vs. the hornets last year? ridiculous.

[itsmedamien]

Kobe Bryant
Steve Nash
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Tracy Mcgrady
Baron Davis
Chauncey Billups
Dwayne Wade
Dirk Nowitzki
Chris Webber

[L.Kizzle]

Originally Posted by LakersDynasty

Alright, just to clarify, this isn't about the 10 best players in the NBA, this is based on skill only.
T-Mac is more skilled than Lebron, but Lebron is a better player.