Michael Jordan (out of category!!!), Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Patric Ewing, Larry Bird, David Robinson, Isiah Thomas, Reggie Miller, Dominique Wilkins, Mark Price, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton, John Starks, Scottie Pippen, Joe Dumars, Shaquille O'Neal,- '90 - the best time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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nmate said:
Pippin may be the most underrated and under appreciated player in nba history by the public. The bulls weren't expected to even make the playoffs after jordan left, yet they ended up one game away from the conference finals. Pippen was a strong contender for mvp, and he put up lbj type of numbers that year. They won 55 games without jordan there... give that thought, 55 without him. I personally think he was just as good as mj and if he had been the one drafted first, he would have been the number 1 on the team. That team will end up having 4 hall of famers on it, give that thought too. I think mj is the most overrated player in history. Feel the same way about kobe. As someone else said though, you can't really compare different era players. Teams lbj left won 56 games the next year... combined. Give lbj Pippin on his teams and he would have more than 6 championships right now, in a era where the players are bigger, faster, stronger, and with better equipment and facilities.
i've been a lebron hater ever since the decision but in the past few years i've swapped to thinking he has a legit shot at being the best of all time. he may or may not be right now (but if one includes playoff stats and advanced stats like "wins above replacement" or "championships gained" the argument could be made). if he stays healthy he'll be ahead of michael jordan in most statistical categories in the regular season and in the playoffs, he'll have more finals appearances (with terrible teams, as compared to michael jordan having multiple hall of famers on each team), and he'll have won championships with three different teams, multiple different coaches and will have done so after redesigning his own playing style to account for age and the changing of the game around him.
i never thought i would say that or think that, but the projections of his future stats have him near the top of nearly every statistical category.
i never thought i would say that or think that, but the projections of his future stats have him near the top of nearly every statistical category.