Best NBA player of all time?

Originally posted by Linkalicious
Jordan is the greatest player in the NBA. Being a big man doesn't require nearly as much skills as playing as a guard. He was the overall package offense and defense...

being a big man requires everybit of skill as being a guard.....jordan wasnt even the best defendor on his team pippin was...i'm goin with wilt on this one

Has anyone read that book declaring Shaquille O'Neal as the best basketball player of all time with Wilt, Jordan, Kareem and Bird rounding out the top five.

Jordan was and is the best. He not only scored nearly 30 points a game throughout his career, but he also had the ability to make all of the players around him better. He was a great defender, on and off ball. And he was just about as clutch as they get...

Jordan - the most complete player of all time thus making him the best IMHO.

Anyone who said Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time do not what they are talkin about there is at least 4 players better than him. Those players being Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the best ever, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain. Jordan didn't know if he was a basketball player or a baseball player. Come on if he has to question his talent he can't be the best player ever.

Yeah, after that response i still going with MJ. 🙄

I don't think he tried Baseball because he questioned his talent. The man loved a challenge.

Exactly. Thats what made him the player he was. ✅

I'd have to say Wilt. 😉

I read an article about a year back about how Jordan and Wilt were discussing who was better during the 50 Greatest Players of All Time ceremony. They went back and forth but this is the note the conversation ended on. Wilt pointed out that the NBA kept making rules that made it easier for Jordan to score. They had to make rules for Wilt to try to stop him from scoring (it didn't work).

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If Kevin Garnett wins a championship sometime in his career, he definetely will be within the top 5 best players of all time. No player has ever been so versitile.

Originally posted by BigRube1417
Anyone who said Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time do not what they are talkin about there is at least 4 players better than him. Those players being Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the best ever, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain. Jordan didn't know if he was a basketball player or a baseball player. Come on if he has to question his talent he can't be the best player ever.

Shows how much you know, just because he played baseball dosesn't mean he wasn't great at bball, it means he had such determination and showed why he was the best basketball player ever. Larry Bird could only shoot, Magic couldn't play d, and Kareem was only a scorer and a rebounder. Wilt was great, but the only competition he had back then was Russell, and he didn't play Russell everyday. The reason he changed the rules was because he was over 7 ft tall, and even Russell was only 6' 10", no one could match his height, so no one could stop him.

double post.

Originally posted by wuTa
being a big man requires everybit of skill as being a guard.....jordan wasnt even the best defendor on his team pippin was...i'm goin with wilt on this one

Jordan was every bit as good of defender as Pippin in the early 90's, that's why he won defensive player of the year and lead the league in steals, in his later years, yes he wasn't as good of defender though, but still was a good defensive player.

Originally posted by cal31
The reason he changed the rules was because he was over 7 ft tall, and even Russell was only 6' 10", no one could match his height, so no one could stop him.

The point is that other people couldn't stop him so they needed rules to help the other players against him. I know that he appears to be extra dominant because people just weren't as good back then, but he would still rule all over the NBA today. Bill Russell seems to be the only guy who 'could' slow him down but thats all he did, slowed him down. And Russell was just as good as anybody from today.

Originally posted by BigRube1417
Anyone who said Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all time do not what they are talkin about there is at least 4 players better than him. Those players being Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the best ever, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain. Jordan didn't know if he was a basketball player or a baseball player. Come on if he has to question his talent he can't be the best player ever.

Magic Johnson - not a great on the ball defender, poor jump shooter.
Larry Bird - his defense wasn't known to create turnovers, poor ball handler
Kareem Abdul Jabar - Played 1/2 ass most of the game. Poor range, poor dribbling ability. Less than fabulous athleticism.
Wilt Chamberlain - Couldn't hit a free throw, didn't make his players around him better...he was just good enough alone.

of the four you named, i'd say Larry Bird was the most complete. The tall guys couldn't handle the ball nor were they good free throw shooters. Magic's jump shot and lack of consistant range hurts him.

Jordan...better free throw shooter than most of them, better on ball defender against a similar opponent, was a capable ball handler, had a pull up jump shot, a fade away jump shot, was the best finisher of the group you named, he was the most athletic, he played his ass off every night.

Apparently you don't know what you're talking about.

So we're all agreed Jordan is the best then?

Depends who you ask. 😄

I won't really argue against Jordan but I'm not saying that he is better than Wilt either. Jordan was better all around, but Wilt's dominance at certain aspects of the game still give him my vote.

as a piston fan i refuse to acknowledge jordan as the best player....jordan rules baby!...we shut his ass down..well we did until he starting relying on role players..but we still shut his ass down......detriot baby detriot!!!