I am 25 and have been watching basketball for 15 years now. I love it, and it is definitely my favorite sport. I have always defined greatness as when you watch someone, and you just think "wow...this guy is great!" rather than someone who just puts up good numbers. For example, as a New Yorker, Patrick Ewing always put up big numbers but watching him for so many years there were not too many times (if any) that I thought "wow...this guy is great!" But anyway, here are the top 10 basketball players I have ever seen in my 15 years of watching hoops. What are yours?
1. Michael Jordan (AKA God disguised ad Michael Jordan)
2 (Tie) Magic Johnson
2 (Tie) Larry Bird
(I don't really think it is fair to pick one or them over the other, do you?)
4. Shaquille O' Neal
5. Charles Barkley (Never won a championship but when you watched him you often thought "wow....."
6. Isiah Thomas (Clutch)
7. Hakeem Olaujowon (The Dream Shake was awesome)
8. Kobe Bryant (Although I think Tracy McGrady is probably better than him right now)
9. Tim Duncan (The Big Fundamental)
10.Karl Malone (Even with his great numbers I hesitated to put him on here because I never thought of him as "clutch"
So what do you think of this list? How does yours compare.
I give honorable mention to:
Robinson, Ewing, Stockton, Pippen, Payton, and Kidd.
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1. Michael Jordan (AKA God disguised ad Michael Jordan)
2 (Tie) Magic Johnson
2 (Tie) Larry Bird
(I don't really think it is fair to pick one or them over the other, do you?)
4. Shaquille O' Neal
5. Charles Barkley (Never won a championship but when you watched him you often thought "wow....."
6. Isiah Thomas (Clutch)
7. Hakeem Olaujowon (The Dream Shake was awesome)
8. Kobe Bryant (Although I think Tracy McGrady is probably better than him right now)
9. Tim Duncan (The Big Fundamental)
10.Karl Malone (Even with his great numbers I hesitated to put him on here because I never thought of him as "clutch"
So what do you think of this list? How does yours compare.
I give honorable mention to:
Robinson, Ewing, Stockton, Pippen, Payton, and Kidd.
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Live As If You'll Die Tomorrow, Dream As If You'll Live Forever