Best NBA player of all time?

Little known fact.... When Hakeem retired he was the only person to be in the top 10 in points, assists, rebounds, steals and blocks(No. 1).

That is all-around dominace.
Not to mention the quad-double he had (18 points, 11 blocks, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists.) Oh, and another little know fact, 15-4 against MJ. He's got my vote.

MJ. But, I could understand if someone said Wilt.

To include anyone else in the discussion, and you don't really know much about basketball. If one mentions LeBron, then we'll worry about it 15 years from now, not today, which is when this question is asked.

And even then, I don't think he'll ever be as complete as Jordan on the defensive end.

Jordan was a great defender no doubt but i think having Pippen (who i think is an even better defensive player) certainly helped.

Definitely.

Sure, having Pippen helped. But my gosh, when Pip was a brand spanking rookie out of Arkansas popping zits on his face, it was MJ who was winning scoring titles, his first of 5 NBA MVPs, and NBA defensive player of the year award. Let's not forget forget MJ almost missed his entire 2nd season because of a broken foot. His LeBronesque dominance was postponed a season too.

"There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us."

-- Magic Johnson

In additon, many people forget that Hakeen won some titles because Micheal decided to pick up a baseball bat. Otherwise, it is conceivable to think the Bulls could have won 8 straight. Count it people....eight.

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possibly... i think the rockets woulda had a chance though. while teh glyde aint no match up compared to jordan... he had enough offence in him to keep jordan busy, horry was just as good late in the game back then as he is now, and hakeem woulda ripped any center the bulls put him against. it woulda been well sweet to watch though i know that... i'd still woulda gone with the bulls winning... just.

MJ.

Originally posted by BobbyD
Sure, having Pippen helped. But my gosh, when Pip was a brand spanking rookie out of Arkansas popping zits on his face, it was MJ who was winning scoring titles, his first of 5 NBA MVPs, and NBA defensive player of the year award. Let's not forget forget MJ almost missed his entire 2nd season because of a broken foot. His LeBronesque dominance was postponed a season too.

"There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us."

-- Magic Johnson

In additon, many people forget that Hakeen won some titles because Micheal decided to pick up a baseball bat. Otherwise, it is conceivable to think the Bulls could have won 8 straight. Count it people....eight.

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hakeems team with clyde the glide could have gave the bulls trouble

Larry Bird, Magic Johnson,Julius Ervining, Isiah Thomas, Hakeem the dream, Moses Malone, Kareem, Wilt, Bill, and Oscar

Where's Jordan in that list? Do you honestly believe all those guys are better than MJ?

Originally posted by Myth
Where's Jordan in that list? Do you honestly believe all those guys are better than MJ?

No I just am listing runner ups

i'd put shaq on there... i know a lot of people have beef against him but hes still one teh more dominant players in the nba, and hes won rings

Originally posted by darth_royke
i'd put shaq on there... i know a lot of people have beef against him but hes still one teh more dominant players in the nba, and hes won rings

I listed people already retired

i meant in general... not in response to ur post.... s'all good man

Originally posted by Droopy
hakeems team with clyde the glide could have gave the bulls trouble

Hakeem's Rockets were like 25-6 against the bulls, just a bit of trouble.

Originally posted by flabmaster
Hakeem's Rockets were like 25-6 against the bulls, just a bit of trouble.

Bulls dont have big guy to give the dream trouble clyde and guys like sam cassal make this a 7 game series. The rockets would have been tougher than utah seattle or L.A. in the finals

The Bulls were playing against the Knicks and knocking them out all the time. What's the difference? They also knocked off the Shaq-led Magic. The key to the Bulls' success in defending against a big name center was to use all of their centers' 18 fouls at their disposal and beat this person into submission, while Jordan & Pip darted all over the floor. It would have been no different. At the end of the day Pip and Clyde maybe wash each other out...even then Pip still had the advantage, defensively. But MJ would have 40 and The Dream would have 25-that's the problem. The rest of both teams would wash out. It makes no difference, seriously.

The Shaq-led Magic were nothing compared to the 94 and 95 Rockets though. Rockets beat them just like the Bulls did so that comparison doesn't really work that well. However, I do agree that the Bulls probably would have beat them.

Michael Jordan