http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-GreatestSGs I'm ok with this list, but on the bottom of the panelist voting D-Whistle has more votes than T-mac but both did not make the top 10.. still pretty shocking though.
why is ESPN obsessed with ranking players. they constantly compare players it's nothing but annoying. is the game not enough?
I don't really know about that - there's a hell of a lot of talent on that list, not to mention that the modern SG position really didn't exist until the late 60's.
Drexler should be 3.The Iceman didn't play any D and West was great but surrounded with a better supporting cast. ...and Reggie Miller shouldn't even be on this list.His sister was as good as he was.
No love for Calvin Murphy. He is top 5 in my book! 1. Jordan 2. West 3. Reggie 4. Kobe 5. Calvin Murphy
Hmm...sounds like maybe you just have something personal against him. He's hit more threes than anyone in history, played consistent basketball over 17 years, and was on good teams nearly every year of his career, despite not being surrounded by any other stars (other than Jermaine O'neal late in his career). He had solid players around him, but never anybody they depended on as much as him.
he's a clutch version of stojakovic. couldn't defend, rebound, pass, make his teammates better... so no. guards supposed to do more than scoring if they want to be great.
He may not have been a staple on the all-defensive team, but he was a fundamentally sound defender. He was no Jason Kidd or Steve Nash, or even Kobe handling the ball but that doesn't mean he "couldn't pass". He was a pure shooting guard, and did it well for 17 years missing very little time. There's something to be said for someone that played at a high level for that long, especially when he was the best player on so many good teams.
Nothing personal at all.I watched him play his whole career. But..beyond being able to hit the J like nobody's business and coming up with some clutch shots,I just wouldn't put him with these other guys.He was the focal point of an OK Indiana team and had an 18 year career...He had longevity and could stick the J.....Yes...13 - 17,but not here. ....and Cheryl WAS one helluva player. I will say this about Reggie.I remember thinking at one point..alright he's finally out of her shadow and I admired that.But when you look at the names on this list,and there are others that could be here (as already mentioned Mitch for one)....Reggie doesn't jump out...at least for me.It doesn't mean he wasn't a heck of a player.And perhaps I am influenced a bit by the incessant b****ing and cheap shots...esp. with MJ .
Reggie is the classic example of a guy who was second or third tier star that gets credit for being good for a long time but never great. You never heard anyone say Reggie was doing a poor job carrying his team like you hear/heard about Tmac. That is because Reggie was never considered the type of player who was good enough to carry a team. So he gets an exaggerated legacy because he was so not great that he flew below the radar and didn't get the criticism heaped on the truly elite players of the game. How he is number 7 all time when he wasn't even top 3 among shooting guards while he played is beyond me. Again, I guess it is better for your legacy to be good and not get any criticism than to be great and have your legacy tainted for not being as good as Mike.
Wade, Tmac and Richmand are better than some of those guys (Reggie & Dumars for sure). I guess they don't consider Oscar an SG. If so he would be #2. I think if you count West as an SG, you can count Oscar, they were really more combo guards, no?
Weren't all guards combo guards back then? I remember reading that guards in those days shared responsibility for bringing the ball up the court and setting up the offense. There was not "point guard" and "shooting guard" designation.
Yeah, Reggie Miller doesn't really cut it for me to be on that list... but I am impressed how he was able to stay with one team for that long of a career
