[TRC1991Participant]

I am just trying to conduct a survey to see which position in the NBA is the hardest to determine who the best player is.

I think it is pretty clear that only Dwight Howard has his respective position secured and for the majority of the season, Kobe had the 2 spot locked up but after this impressive post-season D-Wade is making a case.

What about the 3 spot? LeBron? Or are you just super impressed by the scoring ability of Durant or how amazing Carmelo is in the clutch.

Now to the point guard spot, Derrick Rose was all but unanimous…that is…until Chris Paul decided to go off the wall this postseason.

One of the most challenging positions to decipher is that elusive power forward spot…Dirk? KG? Amare? Gasol? My oh my how there are so many quality 4’s…not to mention those new punks who are pushing the oldies like Blake Griffin and Kevin Love. Cant forget those in between borderline all-stars like Zach Randolph, David West, Lamarcus Aldridge, Carlos Boozer and Chris Bosh.

 

So here is what we do. Everyone vote. I want it to look like this:

1) top point guard

2) top shooting guard

3) top small forward

4) top power forward

5) top center

 

and this will help us collect the evidence on what position is the hardest to agree upon and also which player is most unanimous:

Ok I will begin

 

1) Derrick Rose

2) Kobe Bryant

3) LeBron James

4) Dirk Nowitzki

5) Dwight Howard

[ProudGrandpaParticipant]

1) Derrick Rose

2) Kobe Bryant

3) Lebron James

4) Dirk Nowitzki

5) Dwight Howard

This is kind of pointless…

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 1. Deron Williams
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Lebron James
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Dwight Howard

[Gmoney686Participant]

1.) Derrick Rose – I don’t know if you could say he was number 1 before this season but the way he is ballin now he is the choice for this position

2.) Kobe Bryant – top player but Dwade is right there with him

3.) Lebron James– is clear #1 in this position

4.) Amare Stoudmire – This is the hardest position to pick for I give STAT the slight nod ova Dirk but you make tha case for a few others at this position as well 

5.) Dwight Howard – He clearly is the best center but my question is who is second??

[Michael.S.Participant]

1) top point guard- Rose.

2) top shooting guard- Wade.

3) top small forward- LeBron.

4) top power forward- Nowitzki.

5) top center- Howard.

[Im Your FatherParticipant]

1. Chris Paul 

2. Dwayne Wade

3. Lebron James 

4. Dirk Nowitzki 

5. Dwight Howard

[mikeyvthedonParticipant]

PG: Derrick Rose

SG: Kobe Bryant

SF: LeBron James

PF: Dirk Nowitzki

C: Dwight Howard

 

I think that the guard positions might have fluctuation, with Paul or Deron Williams at PG, or D-Wade at 2, but the front court is locked down. No real close seconds there right now, in my opinion. 

[goat27Participant]

Paul

Wade (Before these playoffs I would have said Kobe)

Lebron

Dirk

Howard

[BKKnicksfanParticipant]

How is Derrick Rose the best point guard in the league? I’m curious…

How is Kobe Bryant….today….better then Dwyane Wade?

 

Anywho….

• Chris Paul
• Dwyane Wade
• LeBron James
• Dirk Nowitzki
• Dwight Howard

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

PG: Derrick Rose – He’s the MVP and a top five player in the NBA. Right now, it’d be wrong to not put him at the top.

SG: Dwayne Wade – He still doesn’t have the complete game that Kobe has nor is he as skilled, but he’s younger and producing in more areas. Kobe has old/tired legs and has had surgery on that right knee at least three or four times.

SF: LeBron James – And it’s not very close between the next couple of players, which are Durant and Anthony.

PF: Dirk Nowitzki – I’d have said Gasol until he turned into to Gumby during the playoffs. You have to give Nowitzki his due.

C: Dwight Howard – He doesn’t even have a challenger. He’s lucky he isn’t playing in the early-mid 90’s though…

[JimmeredYaWabafetParticipant]

1) Chris Paul

2) Dwyane Wade

3) Lebron James

4) Blake Modafawkin Griffin

5) Dwight Howard

[BKKnicksfanParticipant]

How is Derrick Rose the best point guard in the league? Because he won MVP?

What is D-Wade’s game missing?

[ProudGrandpaParticipant]

yeah

[MagikKnickParticipant]

 Blake Griffin? I love his game, think he’ll EARN the right to be on this list in 3-4 years, but how is he better than Dirk, STAT, Gasol, KG, and ZBo right now?

[IndianaBasketballParticipant]

I didn’t write Wade’s game was necesarily missing anything. I wrote he doesn’t have the complete game that Kobe has nor is he as skilled.

To be honest… The only thing he has on Kobe is athleticism and young legs. A prime Kobe would eat his ass for breakfast. An old Kobe has been eating him for breakfast to be honest. Even at Kobe’s old age, it’s still a debate. 

And I think it’s funny how people are back on Paul’s bandwagon after he destroyed the Lakers. Why was him destroying the Lakers surprising? Every point guard destroy’s the Lakers lol.

There are things he does better than Rose, but Rose had the better season. He’s the most dominant player at his position and will only get better next season. Rose is the best point guard in the NBA right now.

[ProudGrandpaParticipant]

I dare you

 

[Malik-UniversalParticipant]

 PG-Rose (I was gonna put paul, but rose is just simply amazing this yr, its debatable i think)

SG-I’m going to say tie between kobe and wade (never under estimate kobes abilites. true he is old, but u know he will come back next yr and look to prove everyone wrong)

SF-easy, lbj

PF-dirk (ive always thought dirk was better than pau, easy one there for me)

C-d12 (yeah)

[CheesusParticipant]

PG – I’d have to say Rose is the easy choice

SG – Wade, but only slightly ahead of Bryant

SF – King James, another easy one, but I think Durant is closing the distance

PF – This is the hardest position to decide, but I would take Nowitzki, there  are a lot of PF that are slightly behind him 

C- Howard, don’t think there is anyone else worth mentioning.  

 

 

[DemarDerozanParticipant]

PG – Anthony Carter

SG- Trey Johnson

SF- Matt Carrol

PF- Sean Marks

C- Aaron Gray

 

Just sayin..

[JimmeredYaWabafetParticipant]

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkguysHQeg1qiaw26o1_400.jpg

[starpyParticipant]

PG- Chris Paul- Capable of completely taking over a game with his scoring or his passing. Not to mention an absolute nightmare in the passing lanes and quite a strong perimeter defender as well.

SG- Dwyane Wade- Can explode for 30 on any given night, statistically dominant SG in every category. Good passer, very good rebounder for 6’4, great defense, and very possibly the best shot blocking SG in the league.

SF- Lebron James- Can do everything on the court, scores in every way possible, athletic freak who definitely makes use of his athleticism. Passing skills of  a PG and Rebounding of a PF. While I feel he is over rated as a defender, he is still a good defender who blocks shots and gets in the passing lanes.

PF- Amare Stoudemire- The guy was an MVP candidate until the Melo trade, dominant inside presence on offense with a money mid range jumper. Was a good shot blocker this year. Not a fantastic rebounder and defender, but still good enough to beat out Dirk in my eyes, although this was easily the closest position.

C- Dwight Howard- Could it have been anybody else? The guy is an athletic freak. Dunks at will over anybody, blocks and alters shots with the best of them, and a fantastic rebounder on both ends. 3 consecutive years being the defensive player of the year. Easily the best C in the league and was my vote for MVP, although I have no problem with Rose winning it.

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

I think the only 3 positions on Lock are center,small forward and maybe shooting guard..

1.Derrick Rose..CP3 hasnt been completely healthy the past 2 years and Deron Williams is still getting use to his new team…John Wall will be in this conversation in 2 years….

2.Kobe Bryant..Kobe has had this spot on lock for years..But Wade will be the top shooting guard next season

3.Lebron James..nobody else is close…

4.Blake Griffin..This position has no clear-cut favorite but Blake showed he’s manning this spot for the next decade…..

5.Dwight Howard…nobody else is close

[JoeWolf1]

 pg – Derrick Rose

sg – Kobe Bryant

sf – Lebron James

pf – Dirk

c- Dwight Howard

pretty boring considering it’s the NBA 1st team, but I agree.

[Charlie SheenParticipant]

PG- Chris Paul- when fully healthy and a solid supporting cast nobody is f!uckin wit him

SG- Dwyane Wade- Kobe is still a great player but even still Wade has a firs unlike any player in the NBA

SF- Carmelo Anthony- I dont go by numbers I go by skill set. The thing is LeBron relies on his athleticsm too much and doesnt have a consistent jump shot. Melo has a scoring set unlike anybody and when he defends like he can he’s the best player in basketball(Billups said this and I agree)

PF- Dirk Nowitski- Most obvious choice

C- Dwight Howard- Come On Man (Chris Carter voice)

[B EazyParticipant]

 1. CP3

2. Wade

3. LBJ

4. Dirk

5. Dwight

[HaleParticipant]

Chris Paul is 1a and D-Rose is 1b

Dwyane Wade

LeBron James

Dirk Nowitzki

Dwight Howard

[TRC1991Participant]

PG: Rose has 11 votes; Chris Paul has 8; Deron Williams 1 (gave a point to both rose and paul when someone claimed it was a tie..same with kobe and wade)

SG: Dwyane Wade has 12 votes; Kobe Bryant has 8

SF: LeBron with 18 votes…Matt Carroll with 1

PF: Dirk Nowitzki 15 votes; Blake Griffin with 2 votes; Amare Stoudemire with 2 votes

C: Dwight Howard with 18

[natedogggParticipant]

pg Chris Paul

sg D Wade

sf Lebron

Pf Dirk

C Howard

 

imagine if this team took the court together…

[blood]

1. D-Rose

2. Wade ( someone wrote that wade doesnt posses skill level of kobe…omfg,wade is the completest sg in league,stronger,better slasher,and far better defensive player…kobe was always overrated on defense)

3. James

4.Amare

5. Howard(because there isnt a center in nba…Bynum ? -.-,ODEN ?!?….SHAAQ OMFG WE REALLY NEED C)

[topotamolderParticipant]

1- Andre Miller

2- Wes Matthews

3- Gerald Wallace

4- LaMazing Aldrige

5- Marcus Camby

[Scottoant93Participant]

1) top point guard- Rose

2) top shooting guard-Wade

3) top small forward- Lebron

4) top power forward- Dirk

5) top center- Howard

 

[Sasha4MVPParticipant]

1. Chris Paul

2. Kobe Bryant

3. LeBron James

4. Dirk Nowitzki

5. Dwight Howard 

 

[Sasha4MVPParticipant]

 "SF: LeBron with 18 votes…Matt Carroll with 1"

LOL classic

[nateoak10Participant]

 1. CP3

2. Wade

3. James

4. Dirk/Zbo

5. Dwight

[nateoak10Participant]

PG – Smush Parker

SG – Matt Carroll

SF – Najera

PF – Vlad

C – Armstrong

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

PG:  Rose, CP3 in a close second.

SG:  Wade, at this point of their careers (compared to Kobe), Wade is a better slasher, better finisher, better post player, better rebounder, better passer, more hustle, more athletic, stronger, better defender on the perimeter, and is a better defender in the post.  The only thing Kobe really has on him is his midrange shooting and his 3ball.  And their footwork is a toss up.  Offensively, Kobe has more.  But overall game, at this point of their careers, Wade is capable of doing more things.  He’s probably a better passer, rebounder, and defender than Kobe ever was, simply because of the fact that Kobe is pretty passive on defense while Wade makes it his 2nd priorty, along with scoring as his first.

SF: L. James

PF:  Nowitzki

C:  Howard

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