Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jun 17, 2022 12:06 am

Eye test, Stats, Championships won, League MVP's, Finals MVP's, Overall wins, Longevity, Leadership, and how Dominant the player was/is at their position.

Top 10 as of June 1st, 2023
1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4. LeBron James
-That is the Mt Rushmore, mine anyway.

5-10
5. Kobe Bryant

6. Larry Bird

7. Shaq O'Neal

8. Steph Curry

9. Tim Duncan

10. Hakeem Olajuwon
-That is post-merger since the 1977 season.

Honorable Mention's - Moses Malone, Dwyane Wade, Karl Malone
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:45 am

3Peatkb24 wrote:Eye test, Stats, Championships won, League MVP's, Finals MVP's, Overall wins, Longevity, Leadership, and how Dominant the player was/is at their position.

Top 10 as of June 1st, 2023
1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4. LeBron James
-That is the Mt Rushmore, mine anyway.

5-10
5. Kobe Bryant

6. Larry Bird

7. Shaq O'Neal

8. Steph Curry

9. Tim Duncan

10. Hakeem Olajuwon
-That is post-merger since the 1977 season.

Honorable Mention's - Moses Malone, Dwyane Wade, Karl Malone


I thought I would just say hey to everyone and this list still stands. Remember this is since the 1977 season = Post-merger.

I have kept in touch with Kenny and Rev via phone, we are all doing well. Hopefully the rest of you are doing well.
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Wed May 10, 2023 6:06 am

Site is still up, just checking it now. If you forgot your password I think you need to get with Kenny?

So far Lakers up 3-1 over the Warriors in the Semi-Finals. Lakers behind LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the many good role players they have making a push for #18 in franchise history! What a fun ride it has been so far.
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby Lakers4Life » Wed May 10, 2023 7:47 am

Lakers got the defending champs down 3-1. Now we need to bring out our Mortal Kombat and .......FINISH HIM!!!!
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu May 11, 2023 6:30 am

Lakers4Life wrote:Lakers got the defending champs down 3-1. Now we need to bring out our Mortal Kombat and .......FINISH HIM!!!!


We need to close them out in Game 6. We can't screw around. Warriors are dangerous. Media is making a huge deal about AD right now, mentioning concussion protocol which would keep him out of Game 6. Chris Haynes already reported that AD doesn't have a concussion, if the league puts him in protocol that would be complete bull shit. That just tells me the league wants the Warriors to win.
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:00 am

My Top 5 Head Coaches post-merger, 1977 to now: June 1st, 2023,
1. Phil Jackson
2. Pat Riley
3. Gregg Popovich
4. Chuck Daly
5. Steve Kerr

- To finish, we made the WCFinals but ran into a machine in Denver. Hell of a season, fun ride, proud of the guys. Take care Brethren.
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jun 02, 2023 9:14 am

Everything updated as of June 1st, 2023.
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby Lakers4Life » Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:35 pm

3Peatkb24 wrote:My Top 5 Head Coaches post-merger, 1977 to now: June 1st, 2023,
1. Phil Jackson
2. Pat Riley
3. Gregg Popovich
4. Chuck Daly
5. Steve Kerr

- To finish, we made the WCFinals but ran into a machine in Denver.
Hell of a season, fun ride, proud of the guys. Take care Brethren.







Can't complain here when my top 2 coaches are 1 and 2 on your list. Jackson may or not be the best coach but Riley is my personal favorite
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby Lakers4Life » Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:38 pm

Beating a great team like the warriors made these playoffs enjoyable to watch. Unfortunately Denver is playing great ball. We'll bounce back stronger next year
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Re: Top 10 greatest players post-merger, 1977 to now

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:42 am

3Peatkb24 wrote:Eye test, Stats, Championships won, League MVP's, Finals MVP's, Overall wins, Longevity, Leadership, and how Dominant the player was/is at their position.

Top 10 as of June 1st, 2023
1. Michael Jordan

2. Magic Johnson

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4. LeBron James
-That is the Mt Rushmore, mine anyway.

5-10
5. Kobe Bryant

6. Larry Bird

7. Shaq O'Neal

8. Steph Curry

9. Tim Duncan

10. Hakeem Olajuwon
-That is post-merger since the 1977 season.

Honorable Mention's - Moses Malone, Dwyane Wade, Karl Malone


Joker and Giannis both are on the rise but as of now aren't better than any of these guys I have on my list. I would also say Dirk Nowitzki is better than both as well (post-merger), he has just over 30000 points and a League MVP + a Finals MVP/Championship. Karl Malone is the only guy I have mentioned in this discussion that hasn't won a Championship but he belongs here. He lost to Jordan/Pippen/Rodman/Phil twice in the Finals otherwise he would have at least 1 or 2 Championships. Sometimes circumstance prevents a player from winning one. Malone lost to not only the greatest player of all-time but the greatest Coach of all-time. His game spoke for itself = 36,928 points and 2 League MVP's.

Joker now has 1 Championship, 1 Finals MVP, 2 League MVP's, so does Giannis. It will be interesting to see who has the better career. As of now Kevin Durant has more Championship's but played on loaded teams to get those. He is tough to rank because of that move he made to go to the Warriors. My eye test tells me he belongs in the top 20 players of all-time but that is debatable. LeBron's move to go to Miami in his prime is why he can never be the GOAT, JMO.
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