West Point Guard 1.Baron Davis 2.Sam Cassell 3.Steve Nash 4.Tony Parker 5.Mike Bibby Shooting Guard 1.Kobe Bryant 2.Tracy Macgrady 3.Ray Allen 4.Michael Finley 5.Latrell Sprewell Small Forward 1.Peja Stojakovic 2.Andre Kirilenko 3.Shawn Marion 4.Carmelo Anthony 5.Corey Maggette Power Forward 1.Tim Duncan 2.Kevin Garnett 3.Dirk Nowitzki 4.Chris Webber 5.Elton Brand Center 1.Shaquille O'Neal 2.Yao Ming 3.Jamaal Magloire 4.Pau Gasol 5.Erick Dampier East Point Guard 1.Jason Kidd 2.Chauncey Billups 3.Stephon Marbury 4.Steve Francis 5.Gilbert Arenas Shooting Guard 1.Allen Iverson 2.Michael Redd 3.Richard Hamilton 4.Lebron James 5.Paul Pierce Small Forward 1.Vince Carter 2.Ron Artest 3.Lamar Odom 4.Antawn Jamison 5.Richard Jefferson Power Forward 1.Jermaine O'Neal 2.Kenyon Martin 3.Rasheed Wallace 4.Carlos Boozer 5.Kenny Thomas Center 1.Ben Wallace 2.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3.Emeka Okafor 4.Brian Grant 5.Mark Blount Your Thoughts?
Bibby 3rd... Andre Kirilenko 1st... Carmelo Anthony 3rd... Steve Francis ahead of Marbury... AI, James, Pierce, Hamilton, Redd... Rasheed Wallace ahead of Martin...
On second thought, here goes my own... West Point Guard 1.Baron Davis 2.Mike Bibby 3.Sam Cassell 4.Steve Nash 5.Jason Williams Shooting Guard 1.Kobe Bryant 2.Tracy McGrady 3.Ray Allen 4.Michael Finley 5.Latrell Sprewell Small Forward 1.Andre Kirilenko 2.Peja Stojakovic 3.Carmelo Anthony 4.Shawn Marion 4.Carmelo Anthony 5.Rashard Lewis Power Forward 1.Tim Duncan 2.Kevin Garnett 3.Dirk Nowitzki 4.Amare Stoudamire 5.Pau Gasol Center 1.Shaquille O'Neal 2.Yao Ming 3.Jamaal Magloire 4.Brad Miller 5.Erick Dampier East Point Guard 1.Jason Kidd 2.Chauncey Billups 3.Steve Francis 4.Stephon Marbury 5.Eric Snow Shooting Guard 1.Allen Iverson 2.Lebron James 3.Paul Pierce 4.Richard Hamilton 5.Michael Redd Small Forward 1.Vince Carter 2.Ron Artest 3.Lamar Odom 4.Antawn Jamison 5.Richard Jefferson Power Forward 1.Jermaine O'Neal 2.Rasheed Wallace 3.Kenyon Martin 4.Carlos Boozer 5.Kurt Thomas Center 1.Ben Wallace 2.Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3.Eddy Curry 4.Brian Grant 5.Samuel Dalembert
i guess that is how bad the east sucks now... tsk tsk... i miss those east-west rivalries... magic/bird, magic/mj... lakers/pistons, lakers/celtics... now its more of an interconference or interdivison rivalry.. lakers/kings, rockets/lakers, rockets/jazz, every team in the west/lakers or jazz, rockets/suns...
West Point Guard: Baron Davis Sam Cassell Steve Nash Andre Miller Mike Bibby Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant Tracy McGrady Ray Allen Michael Finley Joe Johnson Small Forward: Jamal Mashburn Andre Kirilenko Shawn Marion Peja Stojakovic Rashard Lewis Power Forward: Tim Duncan Kevin Garnett Dirk Nowitzki Chris Webber Elton Brand Center: Shaquille O'Neal Yao Ming Brad Miller Jamaal Magloire Theo Ratliff East Point Guard: Jason Kidd Stephon Marbury Steve Francis Chauncey Billups Dwayne Wade Shooting Guard: Allen Iverson LeBron James Vince Carter Michael Redd Allan Houston Small Forward: Paul Pierce Ron Artest Antawn Jamison Richard Jefferson Desmond Mason Power Forward: Jermaine O'Neal Rasheed Wallace Lamar Odom Kenyon Martin Donyell Marshall Center: Ben Wallace Zydrunas Ilgauskas Eddy Curry Emeka Okafor Uhh.... Dikembe Mutombo?
Melo goes ahead of the matrix. I hate Koby, mcgrady ahead. (biased) No way in hell Duncan is ahead of garnett Yao over shaq and most definitely Gasol over Magloire Steve is a top two point guard in the east.. that's messed up AI has dropped off. 1. pierce 2. James 3. AI-3 4. Hamilton 5. Redd Oh yeah, K-Mart is bankrupt, Sheed is the new shariff...
PGs in the East should go Marbury, Francis, Kidd, Billups. Kidd had knee surgery and if game 7 was any indication (papers in NY state he still can't go full speed), he's going to drop off tremendously this year, especially if (and when) Kmart goes to another team. AK's good, but I don't think that good. If this is for regular season, Peja's #1 at SF. If it's playoff, Peja isn't even ranked. "No way in hell Duncan is ahead of garnett" Duncan's won two Larry O'Brien tropehis, KG hasn't won any. Duncan's the better defender, better rebounder, and more clutch. In every aspect he's ahead of KG. He also serves his country when asked, and doesn't bow out like KG did this year becuase his body is so tired after getting out of the first round. Yao over Shaq I think is a joke somebody told me the other day. Please. Shaq's #1 until he retires. Mike Redd should be higher, he's a very good, underrated player.
This list was too damn big.. say top 5 for each position. Point Guard: Jason Kidd Baron Davis Stephon Marbury Mike Bibby Steve Francis (I omitted Cassell because he is too much of a defensive liability even though he had a break out season, and DWade only had this one good season) Shooting Guard: Tracy McGrady Kobe Bryant Allen Iverson Lebron James Paul Pierce Small Forward: Vince Carter Ron Artest Shawn Marion Peja Stojakovic Andre Kirilenko Power Forward: Tim Duncan Kevin Garnett Jermaine Oneal Dirk Nowitzki Elton Brand Center: Shaquille O'Neal Yao Ming Ben Wallace Brad Miller Erick Dampier J I think next year or the year after Yao will surpass Shaq as the most dominant center.. Shaq is on the decline and Yao is on the upswing. Yao is a year more experienced and it will make a huge difference this time around.
my top 5 Western Conference in BOLD Point Guards 1. Jason Kidd 2. Mike Bibby 3. Stephon Marbury 4. Steve Nash 5. Baron Davis Shooting Guards 1. Kobe Bryant 2. Tracy McGrady 3. LeBron James 4. Allen Iverson 5. Michael Redd Small Forwards 1. Peja Stojakovic 2. Carmelo Anthony 3. Andre Kirilenko 4. Ron Artest 5. Shawn Marion Power Forwards 1. Tim Duncan 2. Kevin Garnett 3. Jermaine O'Neal 4. Dirk Nowitzki 5. Rasheed Wallace Centers 1. Shaquille O'Neal 2. Yao Ming 3. Ben Wallace 4. Brad Miller 5. Rasho Nesterovic
McInnis plays point for the Cavs, LBJ occaisionally slides over to the 1, but is usually at the 2/3 spots.
My top 5 at each position PG 1. Jason Kidd 2. Mike Bibby 3. Stephon Marbury 4. Baron Davis 5. Steve Nash SG 1. Kobe Bryant 2. Tracy McGrady 3. Vince Carter 4. Allen Iverson 5. LeBron James SF 1. Peja Stojakovic 2. Andre Kirilenko 3. Ron Artest 4. Paul Pierce 5. Carmelo Anthony PF 1. Tim Duncan 2. Kevin Garnett 3. Jermaine O'Neal 4. Dirk Nowitzki 5. Elton Brand C 1. Shaquille O'Neal 2. Yao Ming 3. Ben Wallace 4. Brad Miller 5. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
My top 10 players 1. Kobe Bryant 2. Tim Duncan 3. Kevin Garnett 4. Tracy McGrady 5. Shaquille O'Neal 6. Jermaine O'Neal 7. Jason Kidd 8. Peja Stojakovic 9. Yao Ming 10. Vince Carter
Im just going to go w/ my top 5 in the NBA......too much typin PG Jason Kidd Stephon Marbury Baron Davis Steve Francis Mike Bibby SG Kobe Bryant Tracy McGrady Ray Allen Paul Pierce Vince Carter SF Peja Stojakovic Shawn Marion Andrei Kirilenko Ron Artest Rashard Lewis PF Kevin Garnett Tim Duncan Jermaine O'Neal Elton Brand Dirk Nowitzki C Shaquille O'Neal Yao Ming Ben Wallace Jamaal Magloire Zydrunas Ilgauskas