According to the lastest issue of the Sporting News: 1. Shaquille O'Neal 2. Kobe Bryant 3. Tim Duncan 4. Kevin Garnett 5. Tracy McGrady 6. Allen Iverson 7. Vince Carter 8. Chris Webber 9. Jason Kidd 10. Gary Payton 11. Ray Allen 12. Dirk Nowitzki 13. Paul Pierce 14. Michael Jordan 15. Karl Malone 16. Steve Francis 17. Rasheed Wallace 18. Michael Finley 19. Peja Stojakovic 20. Dikembe Mutombo 21. Jerry Stackhouse 22. Baron Davis 23. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 24. Antoine Walker 25. Elton Brand 26. Stephon Marbury 27. David Robinson 28. Reggie Miller 29. John Stockton 30. Alonzo Mourning 31. Glenn Robinson 32. Grant Hill 33. Latrell Sprewell 34. Jermaine O'Neal 35. Andre Miller 36. Steve Nash 37. Jalen Rose 38. Sam Cassell 39. Antonio McDyess 40. Shawn Marion 41. Antawn Jamison 42. Jamal Mashburn 43. Wally Sczerbiak 44. Allan Houston 45. Vlade Divac 46. Nick Van Exel 47. Terrell Brandon 48. Keith Van Horn 49. Antonio Davis 50. Lamar Odom I think that Cuttino Mobley should be on the list and Dikembe Mutumbo shouldn't even be on it. Francis should be higher than Iverson. Iverson shouldn't be in the top 10. I think Francis should. Jalen Rose should be higher than Miller, because when they were both on the Pacers, Rose was the best player on his team.
no cat? keith van friggin horn on the list? mutumbo higher than elton brand? david robinson ahead of andre miller? what has sprewell done lately and he's higher on the list than shawn marion? jason kidd, this year's runaway mvp, numer NINE? come on. sporting news sucks.
the list isnt all that bad...i dont think vlade should be on it or david robinson, grant hill, or mcdyess. if your injured your arnt that good...rip hamilton should be on there somewhere but other than that not many complaints here...mobely should be on the list to and while im at it andre miller should be higher on the list...ok done.
Man this totally messed up my vision of Michael Jordan. A few years ago I would've been apalled had they put Jordan at 14, but now I look up the list and I think of him playing for the wizards this year and I think they're right. Should've never came back.
He took the Wizards, last year's second or third worst team, and made them a playoff team. He has made Rip, Whitney, Jahidi, Haywood, much better than they would have been.
Well, one mistake is Shaq at number one. I don't care how big and dominant he can be, I refuse to acknowledge someone who can't make free throws as the best player in the game. When the game is on the line, Kobe has to carry the Lakers, because LA can't afford to have Shaq sent to the line. Sound arguments can be made for Kobe, Duncan, and McGrady. Also, anyone who would rank David Robinson ahead of Jermaine O'Neal, Antawn Jamison, and Shawn Marion is a ****ing moron...
These guys are WAY too high. This was accurate may 4 years ago. Allen better than Dirk or Pierce or Francis--Heck No. Finley isn;t even the 2nd best player on his team. Also, Cat is better than Miller, Stockton, Houston, Van Horn or Brandon, that is a joke. UNDERRATED 12. Dirk Nowitzki 13. Paul Pierce These two are better than Allen or Payton. 25. Elton Brand Brand is way better than SAR or Dikembe 39. Antonio McDyess 49. Antonio McDyess Who does this other McDyess play for? I do agree Mobley should be on the list, somewhere between 45-50 IMO. Clearly, clearly better than the guys mentioned above and whomever is this other McDyess fellow.
Grant Hill can't hold a candle to Dan Langhi in how to sit on the bench. He needs to injure his ankle. Langhi has bonded with the bench. If he got into 10% of the games he would develop post-partem depression.
D Robinson in the top 0 with Divac? This is an obvious attempt to pupulate the field with some big men even when they don't deserve to be there. How could Mobley not be on this list? Gasol should also be on this list!
I like the list for the most part. Nobody's going to be able to make a list like that, and not have every other person in the universe disagree with individual parts. I'd rate Payton, Finley, Mutombo, Baron Davis, Abdur-Rahim, David Robinson, and Reggie Miller lower. I'd rate Andre Miller and Rasheed Wallace a bit higher. But still a decent job, all together.
I think Francis coming in at 16 wasn't that far fetched. But once the Rockets start winning again, I expect Francis to be top 7.
Couldn't put Steve ahead of Pierce. I think Jordan is a bit high, but I don't like the guy. Is Odom on the list because of his potential? I think Finley is awesome, and talent wise, should be in the top tne. But this year, I would put Peja ahead of him. Dallas with 4 in the top 50?
Hey guys that are complaining about this list: TSN di not make this list up. They interviewed GMs from around the NBA and they compiled the list. The GM's were asked who they would want on their team, not necessarily who is the best.
