tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post2834102792630054432..comments2023-07-15T15:31:06.011+01:00Comments on Basketball Journalist: RANKING THE TOP 100 PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORYWill Claptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-57447520710108095992015-11-17T03:21:12.293+00:002015-11-17T03:21:12.293+00:00Great thread. Would love to see an updated list. Great thread. Would love to see an updated list. Johnny V 22https://www.blogger.com/profile/01116288850264407085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-57374929281330253492015-01-27T23:10:10.612+00:002015-01-27T23:10:10.612+00:00It seems a lot of one dimensional stat machines we...It seems a lot of one dimensional stat machines were given priority pber one of the most special and revolutionary players ever, and that is manu ginobili, aleays thinking of how to help the team ein whether it made him look good or not. Sabeeeella-Sabeeella....(PGOPTALM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09284455179684571779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-47093082024992934092014-10-16T08:00:36.750+01:002014-10-16T08:00:36.750+01:00I love the quotes about the players that you’ve in...I love the quotes about the players that you’ve included in the list. It really made for some good reading and as a big fan of the game the list you’ve come up with is highly appreciated.<br /><a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time" rel="nofollow">best basketball players of all time</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05787053522959915612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-44503416349725906212014-10-13T11:21:38.370+01:002014-10-13T11:21:38.370+01:00Larry Bird is my favorite player in NBA. And I am ...Larry Bird is my favorite player in NBA. And I am happy to find his rank in <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-top-nba-players-of-all-time" rel="nofollow">top 10 nba players of all time</a>e. Apart from his rank, I would like to tell that he won many awards too in NBA. And one thing special about him is that he is also having a strong charming personality.<br />huinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990910746286983589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-53249281792762021122014-01-16T00:01:36.346+00:002014-01-16T00:01:36.346+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304974410050170019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-86201804408720181322014-01-16T00:00:33.880+00:002014-01-16T00:00:33.880+00:00I agree with iverson and ewing and hill, but as an...I agree with iverson and ewing and hill, but as an nba GM I would take russell 1st. Reggie Miller isn't top 60 because he only passed the 200 3 mark once (with a short 3 pt line) never won a ring despite having one of the best coaches ever in larry brown while playing in a diluted league, only averaged 18 3 and 3 for his career, and was a defensive liability.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304974410050170019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-83995452400599164672014-01-15T23:54:39.389+00:002014-01-15T23:54:39.389+00:00If I was an nba gm I would take russell 1st. Youre...If I was an nba gm I would take russell 1st. Youre right about Iverson and hill. I can't have reggie in the top 60 because he passed the 200 3 mark only once (with a shortened line) and averaged a mediocre 18 3 and 3 for his career. He never won a ring, despite playing for one of the best coaches ever in larry brown, played in a diluted league, and was a defensive liability.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17304974410050170019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-22246597005036527212013-12-26T14:28:03.235+00:002013-12-26T14:28:03.235+00:00Good list . Here is mine
1. Michael jordan
2. Bill...Good list . Here is mine<br />1. Michael jordan<br />2. Bill russell<br />3. Larry bird<br />4. Magic johnson<br />5. Kareem abdul jabbar<br />6. Wilt chamberlin<br />7. Kobe bryant<br />8. Shaquille O'Neal<br />9. Tim duncan<br />10. Jerry west<br />11. Hakeem olajuwon<br />12. Oscar Robertson<br />13. Lebron james<br />14. Moses malone<br />15. Elgin baylor<br />16. Julius erving<br />17. John havelchik<br />18. Charles Barkley<br />19. Dirk nowitski<br />20. Karl malone<br />21. Kevin Garnett<br />22. Bob pettit<br />23. Bob cousy<br />24. Dwayne wade<br />25. Isaiah Thomas<br />26. John stockton<br />27. Rick barry<br />28. David robinson<br />29. Scottie pippen <br />30. Bill walton<br />31. Kevin mchale<br />32. Walt frazier<br />33. Allen Iverson<br />34. Steve nash<br />35. Dave cowens<br />36. Willis reed<br />37. Wes unseld<br />38. Clyde drexler<br />39. George gervin <br />40. Patrick ewing<br />41. Jason kidd<br />42. Gary payton<br />43. Sam jones<br />44. George mikan <br />45. Dominique wilkins<br />46. Nate Thurmond<br />47. Hal greer<br />48. Jerry lucas<br />49. Paul pierce<br />50. James worthyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-65900738196917797202013-12-14T22:18:39.436+00:002013-12-14T22:18:39.436+00:00Like the list, although id have to put kareem over...Like the list, although id have to put kareem over wilt. Wilt might have been more dominate but kareem understood what it took to win more. Not nearly as selfish and played much longer. Besides that without nitpicking to much its a great educated list. Here is my top 30<br />1. Michael jordan<br />2. Bill russell<br />3. Larry bird<br />4. Magic johnson<br />5. kareem abdul jabaar<br />6. Kobe Bryant<br />7. Tim duncan <br />8. Shaquille oneal <br />9. Wilt chamberlin<br />10. Jerry west<br />11. Oscar robertson<br />12. Hakeem olajawon<br />13. Lebron james<br />14. Moses malone <br />15. Elgin baylor <br />16. John havelchick<br />17. Julius erving <br />18. Charles barkely<br />19. Dirk nowitski<br />20. Bob pettit <br />21. Kevin garnett <br />22. Karl malone<br />23. Isaiah thomas<br />24. Bob cousy<br />25. Dwayne wade <br />26. John stockton<br />27. Rick barry<br />28. David robinson<br />29. Scottie pippen<br />30. Walt frazier<br />31. Bill walton <br />32. Kevin mchale<br />33. Willis reed<br />34. Steve nash<br />35. Allen iverson<br />36. Jason kidd<br />37. Clyde drexler<br />38. George gervin<br />39. Patrick ewing<br />40. Elvin hayes<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-11431254661048145872013-11-16T23:02:42.691+00:002013-11-16T23:02:42.691+00:00Lakers fan by any chance? Goodrich was good... but...Lakers fan by any chance? Goodrich was good... but not worthy of a top 50 place. Meanwhile, much as I like West, it's hard to think of an argument to justify his inclusion in the top 5. Be my guest though - I'd like to hear it.Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-22948402048490273322013-11-16T22:56:03.725+00:002013-11-16T22:56:03.725+00:00Gail Goodrich is ranked much too low. He should b...Gail Goodrich is ranked much too low. He should be in the Top 50. And Jerry West should be in Top 5. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-46934916895718116682013-08-05T22:25:09.360+01:002013-08-05T22:25:09.360+01:00Hi Joe,
Are you really only 10 years old? You'...Hi Joe,<br /><br />Are you really only 10 years old? You've got great knowledge of NBA legends for a 10 year old!<br /><br />However, you need to remove Red Auerbach from the top 100 because he was the Celtics coach but didn't play basketball in the NBA.<br /><br />Also, it's surprising to see names like Justin Harper in your top 100.<br /><br />You've chosen some great players in your top 10 though! It's hard to argue with those.<br /><br />Who is your favourite player in the NBA today?Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-6197623386530295602013-08-05T22:05:43.622+01:002013-08-05T22:05:43.622+01:00Top 100 Nba greatest players of all time.
1. Micha...Top 100 Nba greatest players of all time.<br />1. Michael Jordan<br />2. Lebron James<br />3. Julius Erving <br />4. Bill Russell<br />5. Larry Bird<br />6.Wilt Chamberlain<br />7. Kareem Abdul Jubar<br />8.Magic Johnson<br />9. Kobe Bryant<br />10. Tim Duncan<br />11. Hakeem Olojuan<br />12 Nate Archibald<br />13 Red Aurabach<br />14. Karl Malone<br />15. John Stockton<br />16. John Havelchek<br />17 Reggie Miller<br />18. Paul Pierce<br />19. Kevin Garnet<br />20. Steve Nash<br />21. Bob Cousey<br />22. Isaiah Thomas<br />23. Charles Barkley<br />24. Ray Allen<br />25. Shaq<br />26 Jason Kidd<br />27. Dwayne Wade<br />28. Kevin McHale <br />29. David Robinson<br />30. Robert Parish<br />31 Jerry West<br />32 Kevin Durant<br />33 Dirk N<br />34 Patrick Ewing<br />35 Moses Malone<br />36 James Worthy<br />37 Dominique Wilkins<br />38 Clyde Drexler<br />39 CP3 (Chris Paul)<br />40 Dennis Johnson<br />41 Derrick Rose<br />42 Rajon Rondo<br />43 Russel Westbrook <br />44 Bernard King<br />45 Steve Kerr<br />46 Dwight Howard<br />47 Ralph Sampson<br />48 Dennis Rodman<br />49 Mutumbo<br />50 Spud Webb<br />51 Danny Ainge<br />52 Scottie Pippen<br />53 Derron Williams<br />54 Chris Bosh<br />55 Vince Carter<br />56 Al Jefferson<br />57 Rudy Gay<br />58 Pau Gasol<br />59 Marc Gasol<br />60 Joe Dumas<br />61 Gary Payton<br />62 Dave Cowens<br />63 Bill Walton<br />64 Manu Ginoblie<br />65 Tony Parker<br />66 Andre Iggy<br />67 Paul George<br />68 Allen Iverson<br />69 Steph Curry<br />70 Monte Ellis<br />71 Blake Griffin<br />72 Joe Johnson<br />73 Kenny Smith<br />74 Chris Webber<br />75 John Paxson<br />76 Grant Hill <br />77 Chris Mullin<br />78 Rick Barry<br />79 Kyrie Irving<br />80 James Harden<br />81 Brandon Jennings<br />82 Ricky Rubio<br />83 Ron Harper<br />84 Justin Harper<br />85 Zach Randolph<br />86 Carmelo Anthony<br />87 Kevin Love<br />88 Doc Rivers<br />89 Mike Conley<br />90 Joe Porter<br />91 David Thompson<br />92 Chris Kanman<br />93 Jeff Green<br />94 Amire Stodamire<br />95 Earl Monroe<br />96 Roy Hibbert<br />97 Avery Bradley<br />98 LaMarcus Aldridge<br />99 Demar Derozan<br />100 Ricky Davis<br /> Created By: Joe Vittorioso :-)<br />In my opinion<br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041164177961992282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-59184201294554862932013-05-19T08:07:19.078+01:002013-05-19T08:07:19.078+01:00Indeed he has! I will be re-doing this article in ...Indeed he has! I will be re-doing this article in the near future with updated rankings.Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-70004428695141508032013-05-18T22:12:16.728+01:002013-05-18T22:12:16.728+01:00LeBron has 1 title as of 2013! LeBron has 1 title as of 2013! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-79081436929995397512013-03-13T05:04:42.590+00:002013-03-13T05:04:42.590+00:00Great list, Will. I particularly like how you mer...Great list, Will. I particularly like how you merged together these divergent lists from other sources in your considerations. While I would not necessarily put every last player in the same place, I think you have credited a solid, respectable, consensus ranking.29-year-old-mcgovernitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046974092968951758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-52292783172805564092012-08-18T22:52:58.164+01:002012-08-18T22:52:58.164+01:00lol at no Vince Carter on the list.
don't kid ...lol at no Vince Carter on the list.<br />don't kid yourself he's in all time great. I grew up watchin the 90s Bulls so I got some knowledge of what it takes to be an all-time great. Vince is one of the most incredible players I've witnessed play. Probably the most talented, and most exciting player...for that he deserves to be on the list, top 75.. He did a lot for the league and his stats are easily good enough.<br /><br />pair him with Shaq in his prime and there wouldn't be any questioning. And how can you have Tmac on here but not Vince when Vince has had a better overall career?<br /><br />pretty good list otherwise I'll say. I think you underrate the wings of the early 2000s era. Tmac, Pierce, Vince, Allen, AI, Kobe all could do things no other player could in the past or present. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-54138202312365636152012-06-01T19:36:09.534+01:002012-06-01T19:36:09.534+01:00Vecsey's rankings aren't really argued or ...Vecsey's rankings aren't really argued or justified. However, he writes a paragraph about each player and offers his opinion. It's quite an unusually honest appraisal of each player.<br /><br />I've bought many publications since I wrote this article. Some of them feature rankings while others simply feature 'top 12 players' for example (and in no particular order). Here are the publications I will use in my updated rankings (which weren't used in my rankings last year):<br /><br />- Basketball's 100 Greatest Players (Wayne Patterson)<br /><br />- APBR (The Association For Professional Basketball Research) 100 Greatest Players<br /><br />- The Expert's Picks: Basketball's Best 50 Players in the Last 50 Years (Kenneth A. Shouler)<br /><br />- 100 Greatest Players of All Time (Sachare)<br /><br />- Basketball: A History of the Game (Wolff)<br /><br />- Biographical History of Basketball (Bjarkman)<br /><br />- Basketball Reference Hall of Fame Probability<br /><br />- Associated Press Player of the Century<br /><br />I will also probably factor in my own opinion this time around. I'm considering making it the best 100 players in basketball history, as opposed to just the best NBA players. I think players like Bobby McDermott, Pop Gates and Hank Luisetti deserve a mention.Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-63162272666994216542012-06-01T19:25:47.110+01:002012-06-01T19:25:47.110+01:00Looking forward to seeing updated rankings. Does u...Looking forward to seeing updated rankings. Does updated rankings mean new lists (though I'm not aware of any lists created since the original post until NBA List Jam by Pat Williams comes out) or an opinion based adjustment?<br /><br />Also I'm looking at acquiring the SPORT Magazine containing Pete Vecsey's 50 best players list on eBay, do you think it's worth getting it shipped to the UK? Are the rankings argued/justified or is it just potted biogs?Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-80801147229176907742012-05-27T09:16:52.089+01:002012-05-27T09:16:52.089+01:00Stay tuned for updated rankings this summer.Stay tuned for updated rankings this summer.Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-89676774400488156212012-05-26T20:59:37.804+01:002012-05-26T20:59:37.804+01:00I think kobe should be higher. I think after this ...I think kobe should be higher. I think after this last year Kobe should be regarded as top 5 player of all time just because of his clutch ability late in games and his consistency as regard to All Star games and 1st Team All NBA selections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-1052018163937717722012-04-05T18:09:54.114+01:002012-04-05T18:09:54.114+01:00I did something similar to that. The following art...I did something similar to that. The following article is a fantasy draft based on how good the players were at the age of 20.<br /><br />http://basketballjournalist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/nbas-ultimate-fantasy-draft.htmlWill Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-17666185803661795702012-04-05T18:00:18.632+01:002012-04-05T18:00:18.632+01:00Are you going to do a "who would you draft ov...Are you going to do a "who would you draft over who" list? Do you know of a good one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-21957020180208835812011-11-10T18:26:56.677+00:002011-11-10T18:26:56.677+00:00I really like Manu. I'd personally rank him ar...I really like Manu. I'd personally rank him around 125th best all-time. If you factor in his career in Europe and for Argentina in various international competitions, he's a future hall of famer.Will Claptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810656005281060264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879774424615288258.post-3923715565879947502011-11-08T19:14:45.920+00:002011-11-08T19:14:45.920+00:00Just asking.... Manu Ginobili???? where you rank h...Just asking.... Manu Ginobili???? where you rank him.. I have him in my top 1oo but maybe its just me. thanks and good work!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com