[bjcart53Participant]

I guess what I am asking is your top 5 players you have seen in your lifetime live during their careers. My personal list would be:

Michael Jordan

Magic Johnson

Larry Bird

Hakeem Olajuwon

Scottie Pippen

[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

Pippen over Shaq, Kareem, and Kobe??

[boshjonesfordParticipant]

not nessesarily the best players but players that i enjoy watching the most top 5

1) Vince Carter (prime) 

2) Allen Iverson

3) Derreck Rose

4) Dwight Howard

5) Dewane Wade

[bjcart53Participant]

I didn’t see kareem in my lifetime…and Shaq and Kobe are definitely arguble…I just went with Pippen’s overall game. But naw you are absolutely right. Had i seen kareem live he would be right up there over magic

[bjcart53Participant]

I seen the old kareem that played with magic…not the one with oscar robertson

[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

I was gonna say that if you had seen Magic, you most likely saw Kareem..

[PlatypusParticipant]

1. MJ

2. Kobe

3. Shaq

4. Tim Duncan

5. Allen Iverson

Most Under rated: Jason Kidd

[WizardofOzParticipant]

1. MJ

2. Kobe

3. Shaq

4. Magic

5. Larry Bird

[surveParticipant]

 

1) MJ

2) Lebron

3) Magic

4) Kobe

5) Hakeem

hurts me to leave off Duncan, Iverson, Shaq, Kidd.

my favorites

1) MJ

2) Magic

3) Dominque

4) Gervin

5) Hakeem

wish I could have put Michael Cooper, I was a big fan.  Dumars, loved his game.  Shawn Kemp (would love to seen prime Kemp vs Blake Griffin!), I loved Dr. J but he was slightly past his prime when I was watching, had I had seen him in the ABA, he would be up there with Jordan I am sure.

[Steven]

 hmm

nash

rose

jason williams

allen iverson

 carmelo anthony. 

if  i thought about it any longer, i would change my decision im sure of it. but i didnt think this question through that much.

[esperanzafleet69Participant]

jordan

hakeem

iverson

lebron

shaq+kobe

 

just the players i liked to watch play the most

[oden07Participant]

the best ive seen:

1. Lebron James

2. Shaquille Oneal

3. Kobe Bryant

4. Tim Duncan

5. Dwyane Wade

Honorable Mention: Dirk, J-Kidd

 

[JimmeredYaWabafetParticipant]

 Lebron

Wade

Timmay Duncan

Steve Nash

Kobe &$#%#&@! Bryant

[suddsParticipant]

Considering that everyone is naming their favs

 

1. MJ

2. Barkley

3. Penny ( I just loved watching him)

4. Magic

5.  Shaq

Just 5 seems unfair for a true fan. Kemp, Pippen, Hakeem, Bird, AI all great calls, VC and T-Mac always make me wonder what could have been…. I loved watching hustle players like Rodman, (and to a lesser degree) Camby, Vlade and now Noah, Dikembe wag his finger, Reggie talk shite, guys like KG, Webber…Duo’s like Stockton and Malone work their tag team, Duncan/ Robinson, Johnson/ Mourning, Ewing/ Starks and there sure there are a lot of great athletes now even to watch. These days with LBJ, Rose, Wade, Durant, Westbrook, Paul, Amare…etc..

I think each of our set of choices kind of date us to a degree though. Mine especially.

Isn’t basketball great though. So many choices, it would be a better post to ask who are your top 5 players you love that will probably not make it to the Hall.

This is why basketball is the greatest game on the planet!

[boxn1Participant]

sudds you right on with Penny,damn shame what injuries ca do to a career.

My top 5

M.J.

Tim Duncun

Zeke Thomas

Hakeem

Kobe

[EGbball3Participant]

1. Maravich

2. MJ

3. LeBron 

4.Iverson

5.Jason Williams

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