Best Players Since You Started Following The Sport

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In sports, people talk all the time about who was the best player at this position or that position. A lot of these players were people we never actually saw play. So first say when you started watching a sport and then post a lineup of the best players you've seen since you starting watching.


I have been watching football since 1995.

QB: Peyton Manning (Colts)
RB: LaDainian Tomlinson (Chargers)
WR: Marvin Harrison (Colts)
WR: Randy Moss (Vikings/Raiders/Patriots)
TE: Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs)
G: Will Shields (Chiefs)
G: Alan Faneca (Steelers)
C: Jeff Saturday (Colts)
T: Willie Roaf (Saints/Chiefs)
T: Tarik Glenn (Colts)
DE: Reggie White (Eagles/Packers)
DE: Michael Strahan (Giants)
DT: John Randle (Vikings)
DT: Warren Sapp (Buccs/Raiders)
LB: Derrick Brooks (Buccs)
LB: Ray Lewis (Ravens)
LB: Derrick Thomas (Chiefs
DB: Darrell Green (Redskins)
DB: Champ Bailey (Redskins/Broncos)
S: Ed Reed (Ravens)
S: Bob Sanders (Colts)
K: Adam Vinatieri (Patriots/Colts)
P: Jeff Feagles (Cardinals/Seahawks/Giants)

[No spoken words]

Started watching baseball in 1975:

1B - Albert Pujols
2B - Roberto Alomar
SS - Ozzie Smith
3B - Mike Schmidt
LF - Rickey Henderson
CF - Ken Griffey Jr.
RF - Larry Walker
SP - Pedro Martinez
SP - Greg Maddux
SP - Randy Johnson
SP - Tom Seaver
SP - Steve Carlton
RP - Mariano Rivera

I'd have Clemens and maybe Bonds on here, but fuck them both.

NFL - Since 1975

QB - Joe Montana
RB - Walter Payton
FB - Moose Johnston
WR - Jerry Rice
WR - Charlie Joiner
TE - Kellen Winslow Sr.
G - John Hannah
G - Bruce Matthews
C - Dwight Stephenson
T - Anthony Munoz
T - Art Shell
DE - Reggie White
DE - Lee Roy Selmon
DT - Joe Greene
DT - Randy White
LB - Lawrence Taylor
LB - Jack Lambert
LB - Reggie Lewis
CB - Rod Woodson
CB - Mike Haynes
S - Ronnie Lott
S - Ed Reed
PK - Vinatieri
P - Ray Guy

NBA - Since 1979 or so

PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
C - Hakeem Olajuwon
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Charles Barkley

Bench

PG - John Stockton
SG - Clyde Drexler
C - Moses Malone
SF - Julius Erving
PF - Kevin McHale

Chris Mullin and Scottie Pippen round it out

[LMP]

NBA since around 2001 or so:

C - Shaquille O'Neal
F - Tim Duncan
F - LeBron James
G - The Mamba
G - Steve Nash
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C - Dwight Howard
F - Kevin Garnett
F - Amare Stoudemire
G - Chris Paul
G - Allen Iverson

Paul Pierce, Jason Kidd, and Gilbert Arenas almost made it. Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter can go sulk in the corner somewhere.

[GirlsAloudFan]

MLB since around 92/93:

1B - Albert Pujols
2B - Roberto Alomar
SS - Derek Jeter
3B - Robin Ventura
OF - Ken Griffey Jr.
OF - Ichiro Suzuki
OF - Barry Bonds
C - Pudge Rodriguez
DH - Frank Thomas

SP - Greg Maddux
SP - Johan Santana
SP - Randy Johnson
SP - Pedro Martinez
SP - John Smoltz
RP - Mariano Rivera

[GirlsAloudFan]

NBA since around the same time:

G - Michael Jordan
G - Kobe Bryant
F - Karl Malone
F - Tim Duncan
C - Shaquille O'Neal

Bench - Iverson, Kidd, Pippen, Garnett, D. Robinson

Football is too hard. I know Favre would be my QB and Barry Sanders would be my RB, though. And Dev Hes would be my kick returner.

[No spoken words]

Add Kobe to my NBA team, please, and remove Drexler.

GAF, it's not like doing my MLB list was "easy". What Would Hawk Do? He'd make the list......so.......do the football list or be forever scorned.

[GirlsAloudFan]

This is what convinced me...

Originally Posted by No spoken words What Would Hawk Do?

QB - Brett Favre
HB - Barry Sanders
FB - Tony Richardson
WR - Jerry Rice
WR - Cris Carter
T - Jonathan Ogden
T - Orlando Pace
G - Larry Allen
G - Steve Hutchinson
C - Olin Kreutz
TE - Tony Gonzalez

DE - Simeon Rice
DE - Jevon Kearse
DT - Warren Sapp
DT - John Randle

LB - Derrick Brooks
LB - Brian Urlacher
LB - Ray Lewis

CB - Deion Sanders
CB - Charles Woodson
S - John Lynch
S - Brian Dawkins

FG Kicker - Adam Vinatieri
Punter - Tom Tupa
Kick Returner - Devin Hester

[GirlsAloudFan]

NSW, you don't have a catcher listed on your baseball lineup. It's gotta be Pudge Rodriguez though, right?

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Originally Posted by No spoken words Add Kobe to my NBA team, please, and remove Drexler.

you disgust me.

[Hewson]

Originally Posted by GirlsAloudFan NSW, you don't have a catcher listed on your baseball lineup. It's gotta be Pudge Rodriguez though, right?

If he's been watching since '75, he has 2 choices, and though one is a "pudge", its the original, not Pudge light hold the steroids.

Bench or Fisk.

[Dalton]

Originally Posted by No spoken words Started watching baseball in 1975: 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Roberto Alomar SS - Ozzie Smith 3B - Mike Schmidt LF - Rickey Henderson CF - Ken Griffey Jr. RF - Larry Walker SP - Pedro Martinez SP - Greg Maddux SP - Randy Johnson SP - Tom Seaver SP - Steve Carlton RP - Mariano Rivera

Hey douche, unless your pitchers are real good at pitching to contact, you're going to need a catcher. I recommend Matt Nokes.

[Dalton]

Started watching baseball in 1984-85:

C - Jorge Posada (no roids)
1B - Albert Pujols
2B - Roberto Alomar
SS - Omar Vizquel
3B - George Brett
LF - Ricky Henderson (may be the best player I've seen)
CF - Ken Griffey Jr.
DH - Paul Molitor
RF - Vladimir Guerrero
SP - Pedro Martinez
SP - Jack Morris
SP - Randy Johnson
SP - Bert Blyleven
SP - Greg Maddux
RP - Mariano Rivera

NFL - Since 1985

QB - Joe Montana
RB - Barry Sanders
FB - Tom Rathman
WR - Jerry Rice
WR - Randy Moss
TE - Shannon Sharpe
G - Will Sheilds
G - Bruce Matthews
C - Dwight Stephenson
T - Anthony Munoz
T - Walter Jones
DE - Reggie White
DE - Bruce Smith
DT - Warren Sapp
LB - Lawrence Taylor
LB - Ray Lewis
LB - Mike Singletary
LB - Shawn Merriman
CB - Rod Woodson
CB - Dion Sanders
S - Ronnie Lott
S - Ed Reed
PK - Vinatieri
P - My teams don't punt

NBA - Since 1987

PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
C - Hakeem Olajuwon
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Karl Malone

Bench

PG - Alen Iverson
SG - Kobe Bryant
C - Kareem Abdul Jabbar
SF - Scottie Pippen
PF - The Chuck Waggon

[zonelistener]

Originally Posted by Hewson If he's been watching since '75, he has 2 choices, and though one is a "pudge", its the original, not Pudge light hold the steroids. Bench or Fisk.

Can I speculate on what NSW will say too?

He is a Yankee fan...and I would have to believe if he did not miss that runway, Thurman Munson would certainly rank up there with Bench and Fisk as one of the greats (if he doesn't already).

Munson would be on my list.



Billy and Thurman!

[MrPryck2U]

I starting paying attention to pro sports when I was a really little shit. Probably when I was 5 or 6, so 1978 or thereabouts.

MLB- Dave Winfield- Big Dave could do it all.
NFL- Lawrence Taylor- LT was The Man.
NBA- Michael Jordan- He saved the NBA.
NHL- Wayne Gretzky- There's only one Great One.
Tennis- Martina- She was The Woman.
Golf- Tiger Woods- Who else could it be?
Boxing- Mike Tyson- Before Don King took over his career, Tyson was unstoppable.
Pro Wrestling- Bret Hart- The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be.

[No spoken words]

I cannot believe that I overlooked Catcher. Jesus.

The sentimental pick would be Munson, but, I have to go with Bench.