Basketball and what not.
I was in the gym when I found out. I will always remember that fact. After I received the text from my best friend back home, which read simply “Kobe?????”, I went straight to Google and clicked on probably five links before I allowed myself to accept it as true. I walked aimlessly out of …
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I'll be the first to admit that it is often necessary to use "the eye test" and other more subjective criteria when ultimately deciding who was better than who and how certain players fit into the history of the NBA. I stand by my previous rankings that don't necessarily coincide precisely with this one (though they …
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1 Michael Jordan - SG MVP Share WS/48 WS Titles Finals MVP Total Score - 202.26 8.115 0.251 214.02 6 6 Hall of Fame 1st Team 2nd Team 3rd Team DPOY All-Star 10 1 0 1 14 2 Lebron James - SF MVP Share WS/48 WS Titles Finals MVP Total Score - 188.67 8.066 0.237 …
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As you may have noticed, I like to rank things. I rank places I’ve been, movies I’ve watched, books I’ve read; but basketball is where my rankings border on the excessive. For whatever reason, I just can’t seem to watch a player without putting them in some kind of historic context. For most of my …
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2. Bill Russell (1956-1969) - C - 5 MVPs, 2 MVP Runner Ups, 3 time 1st team All-NBA, 8 time 2nd team All-NBA, 11 time champion (finals MVP was not awarded during his playing days), 4 time rebounding leader 1. Michael Jordan (1984-2003) - SG - 5 MVPS, 3 MVP Runner Ups, 10 time 1st …
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3. Lebron James (2003-Current) - SF - 4 MVPs, 3 MVP Runner Ups, 12 time 1st team All-NBA, 2 time 2nd team All-NBA, 3 time champion, 3 finals MVPs, 1 time scoring leader I wrote about the confused state of Laker fandom at the beginning of the season in response to Lebron joining the team. As …
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20. Dirk Nowitzki (1998-Current) - PF - 1 MVP, 4 time 1st team All-NBA, 5 time 2nd team All-NBA, 1 time champion, 1 finals MVP 19. Julius Erving (1971-1987) - SF - 1 MVP, 1 MVP Runner Up, 5 time 1st team All-NBA, 2 time 2nd team All-NBA, 1 time champion, 3 ABA MVPs, 2 time ABA champion …
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40. Dolph Schayes (1950-1964) – PF - 1 MVP Runner Up, 6 time 1st team All-NBA, 6 time 2nd team All-NBA, 1 time champion (finals MVP was not awarded during his playing days), 1 time rebounding leader 39. Dave Cowens (1971-1983) – C - 1 MVP, 1 MVP Runner Up, 3 time 2nd team All-NBA, …
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60. Kevin McHale (1981-1993) – PF - 1 time 1st team All-NBA, 3 time champion I have had a bit of an irrational dislike for Kevin McHale ever since I saw the clip of him clotheslining Kurt Rambis in the ’85 finals (Celtics = Bag Guys; Lakers = Good Guys; just so we are clear). …
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80. Earl Monroe (1968-1980) - SG - 1 time 1st team All-NBA, 1 time champion Earl the Pearl is a top ten all-time nickname (definitive list to come) and I love when guys have a go to move that is synonymous with their game, and The Pearl’s dribbling spin move definitely qualifies. 79. Carmelo Anthony …
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