Who ARE THE 10 best players right now!?

[Ghazi]

Hey I was curious who you guys think ARE the TOP 10 PLAYERS right now. Perceptions seem to change from year to YEAR and I'm sure it's ben done BEFORE but I'm just curious who you think are the top 10 PLAYERS.

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. D-Whistle the primadonna wheelchair faggot who doesn't have a ring
5. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
7. Brandon Roy
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Kevin Durant
10. Andre Iguodala-This guy is UNDERRATED. Can pass, elite defender, creates high volume of immediate basket area shots and makes over 72% of them. Only question is his OUTSIDE SHOOTING. SERIOUS

I always go back and FORTH on the last 2-3 . DISCUSS AMONGST YA SELVES

[lefty]

Hey I was curious who you guys think ARE the TOP 10 PLAYERS right now. Perceptions seem to change from year to YEAR and I'm sure it's ben done BEFORE but I'm just curious who you think are the top 10 PLAYERS.

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. D-Whistle the primadonna wheelchair faggot who doesn't have a ring
5. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
7. Brandon Roy
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Kevin Durant
10. Andre Iguodala-This guy is UNDERRATED. Can pass, elite defender, creates high volume of immediate basket area shots and makes over 72% of them. Only question is his OUTSIDE SHOOTING. SERIOUS

I always go back and FORTH on the last 2-3 . DISCUSS AMONGST YA SELVES


:lmao

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Lebron
Kobe
Dwayne Wade
Dwight Howard
Dirk
Carmelo Anthony
Brandon Roy
Tim Duncan
Paul Pierce
Kevin Durant

[stretch]

1. Lebron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwayne Wade
4. Chris Paul
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Dwight Howard
7. Tim Duncan
8. Paul Pierce
9. Kevin Durant
10. Brandon Roy

[lefty]

Lebron
Wade
Duncan
Kobe
Dwight
Dirk
Melo
Brandon Roy
Joe Johnson (underrated IMO)
Lamarodomwhenheeatscandies


Damn, there is no PG in my list !!!!

[Ghazi]

I probably shoulda put D WILL in there instead of IGGY.

Only PG I would put in TOP 10 THOUGH. PG's who shoot 40% in the playoffs and commit 5 turnovers a game the year after they let Jannero fucking PARGO take 13 4th quarter shots aren't in the elite class IMO IMHO.

[KSeal]

I know the Lakers and Magic are the two best teams right now, that's all that matters.

[benefactor]

Lebron
Kobe
Dwayne Wade
Dwight Howard
Dirk
Carmelo Anthony
Brandon Roy
Tim Duncan
Paul Pierce
Kevin Durant
:tu

[IronMexican]

roy over CP3?


Bron
Kobe
Wade
CP3
Dirk
Melo
Duncan
Howard
KG
Durant

[kamikazi_player]

Lebron
Kobe
Wade
CP3
Duncan
Dwight
KG
Deron Williams
Carmelo Anthony
Dirk

LOL @ people putting Durant on the list.

[manufan10]

1. Lebron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwayne Wade
4. Dwight Howard
5. Carmelo Anthony
6. Tim Duncan
7. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Kevin Durant
9. CP3
10. Tony Parker

[gaKNOW!blee]

I know the Lakers and Magic are the two best teams right now, that's all that matters.

Dont be a queer dude, if you dont wanna answer or comment on the question, dont respond to the thread.

1. Lebron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. CP3
5. Howard
6. Dirk
7. Melo
8. Duncan
9. Roy
10. Durant

[benefactor]

LOL @ people putting Durant on the list.
I'd take Durant over Chris Paul without hesitation.

[RsxPiimp]

1. bron
2.kobe
3.dwight
4.wade
5.cp3


the rest

[RsxPiimp]

I'd take Durant over Chris Paul without hesitation.

:lol

[Rip-Hamilton32]

I'd take Durant over Chris Paul without hesitation.

+1 future MVP

[manufan10]

:lol

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/cpflop.gif

[benefactor]

Paul is a great player...but he is overrated. Durant will be a franchise player leading his team deep in the playoffs in a couple seasons if OKC keeps their core together.

[stretch]

LOL @ people putting Durant on the list.

why not? the guy has some serious balls and has hit a shitload of clutch shots already (unfortunately his team is young and shitty so they would always end up giving up a big shot the next play to lose the game, so durants shots got overshadowed quite a bit. i cant count how many times that happened this year). he has one of the most complete offensive skill sets in the league already. he is a great athlete. has great size considering he has guard-like skills. i think he needs to bulk up a bit more, but i gotta admit, i underestimated the guy quite a bit. i think either next year or the year after, he could most definitely make a jump into top 5 in the NBA.

[stretch]

the chris paul hate is ridiculous. the guy is a fucking baller

[kamikazi_player]

Paul is a great player...but he is overrated. Durant will be a franchise player leading his team deep in the playoffs in a couple seasons if OKC keeps their core together.
He hasn't done anything right now. He's shooting percentage is horrible and he doesn't contribute that much outside of scoring. Yes, he has gotten better, but top 10? CP3 is way better than him, I would put Durant in the top 20, but nowhere near the top 10.

[sam1617]

LeBron
Kobe
Howard
Wade
Duncan (Healthy version)
Nowitzki
Roy
Paul
Durant
Anthony

[kamikazi_player]

the topic is the best 10 players right now, i just don't see him being better than deron williams or chris paul.

[RsxPiimp]

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u296/emotionless2007/cpflop.gif

paul can be a bitch on the court, true, but that doesnt make durant better than him.

[manufan10]

paul can be a bitch on the court, true, but that doesnt make durant better than him.

Maybe some people would rather not have that "bitch on the court" on their team.

[Ghazi]

He hasn't done anything right now. He's shooting percentage is horrible and he doesn't contribute that much outside of scoring. Yes, he has gotten better, but top 10? CP3 is way better than him, I would put Durant in the top 20, but nowhere near the top 10.

His shooting percentage was horrible LAST year. I think he shot in between 47-49% this year. His offensive efficiency is quite imperssive.

At this point though he's just a scorer, a pretty DAMN good scorer though. The rest will come with time.

[gaKNOW!blee]

He hasn't done anything right now. He's shooting percentage is horrible and he doesn't contribute that much outside of scoring. Yes, he has gotten better, but top 10? CP3 is way better than him, I would put Durant in the top 20, but nowhere near the top 10.

47% overall and 42% from 3 is horrible?

[stretch]

He hasn't done anything right now. He's shooting percentage is horrible and he doesn't contribute that much outside of scoring. Yes, he has gotten better, but top 10? CP3 is way better than him, I would put Durant in the top 20, but nowhere near the top 10.

I think it was evident from the get-go that you don't know what the hell you are talking about. But this crap only made it worse.

[Allanon]

Lebron
Wade
Duncan
Kobe
Dwight
Dirk
Melo
Brandon Roy
Joe Johnson (underrated IMO)
Lamarodomwhenheeatscandies


I dunno about the rest of your list but that's the damn truth right there. :lol

[PBEEZY]

LBJ
Kobe
D-Wade
D12
CP3
Dirk
Melo
B-Roy
Timmy
Paul Pierce

[Kai]

The lack of Yao Ming over the likes of Joe Johnson, Iguadala, and even Carmello is very disturbing.

[Ghazi]

http://www.82games.com/0809/ONSORT6.HTM

[stretch]

I dunno about the rest of your list but that's the damn truth right there. :lol

When Odom plays to his potential, he is Scottie Pippen but better. He is easily a top 10 player in the NBA, maybe even top 5 when at his best. unfortunately that doesn't happen very often. but he is one of the most versatile players ive ever seen.

[stretch]

The lack of Yao Ming over the likes of Joe Johnson, Iguadala, and even Carmello is very disturbing.

how so? he is 7'6, and cant do anything consistently other than shoot jumpers. inconsistent defender, inconsistent post scorer, inconsistent rebounder...

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Lebron
Kobe
Dwayne Wade
Dwight Howard
Dirk
Carmelo Anthony
Brandon Roy
Tim Duncan
Paul Pierce
Kevin Durant

Ok CP3 should be there instead of Pierce. I still think Durant is a top 10 player. He's clutch as fuck and shot 48% on a team where he had to create virtually all of his shots.

Everyone talks about Portland being the future of the west but I think OKC's future is brighter.

[Spursfan092120]

Brandon Roy and Iguodala do not..I repeat...do NOT belong above Tony Parker...and Nowitzki at number 1? Please tell me you're joking..even as a joke that's an insult.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

how so? he is 7'6, and cant do anything consistently other than shoot jumpers. inconsistent defender, inconsistent post scorer, inconsistent rebounder...

Agreed. Also the fact he can't stay on the court plays a role.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Brandon Roy and Iguodala do not..I repeat...do NOT belong above Tony Parker

Iguodala def. does not but Brandon Roy is a different story. If you don't believe me look who made the all NBA 2nd team and look who made the all NBA 3rd team.

[stretch]

Brandon Roy and Iguodala do not..I repeat...do NOT belong above Tony Parker...and Nowitzki at number 1? Please tell me you're joking..even as a joke that's an insult.

Roy >> Parker

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Brandon Roy averaged 22.6 points on 16.9 shots
Tony Parker averaged 22.0 points on 17.5 shots

Roy is also the better defender and was by far the best player on a 54 win team.
Parker was the 2nd best (shut up all you Tony Parker homo groupies Duncan > Parker) player on a 54 win team.

[dirk4mvp]

Roy > Parker


lol at whoever said Durant percentages are horrible. 47% and 42% from 3 is incredible for a perimeter player, it's an insane number when you factor in some of the shots he takes.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Roy > Parker


lol at whoever said Durant percentages are horrible. 47% and 42% from 3 is incredible for a perimeter player, it's an insane number when you factor in some of the shots he takes.

And the amount of attention the defense gives him because other than Westbrook and Green there's really no other offensive presence on that team. Whoever said his percentages suck are retarded, especially when you compare his percentages to almost all players in their 2nd season.

[Bukefal]

Lebron
Wade
Kobe
Howard
Parker
Duncan
Nowitzki
Anthony
Paul
Durant

[kamikazi_player]

I think it was evident from the get-go that you don't know what the hell you are talking about. But this crap only made it worse.
LOL, why don't you stop looking up espn.com for your stats, fucking prick.
Yes, he has improved his shooting in the 2nd half of the season.
BUT GUYS, CHECK OUT THE FIRST FUCKING HALF OF THE SEASON! He was horrendous, i had him for fantasy basketball, i should know.
He was mediocre, I gave him credit that he stepped up and has shot better, but first half, he was shooting horrible. He was around 37% i believe. Also he's improving no doubt, but he's not in the top 10 like you guys think he is.

[kamikazi_player]

Roy >> Parker
This tells us how much you know basketball :hat

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

LOL, why don't you stop looking up espn.com for your stats, fucking prick.
Yes, he has improved his shooting in the 2nd half of the season.
BUT GUYS, CHECK OUT THE FIRST FUCKING HALF OF THE SEASON! He was horrendous, i had him for fantasy basketball, i should know.
He was mediocre, I gave him credit that he stepped up and has shot better, but first half, he was shooting horrible. He was around 37% i believe. Also he's improving no doubt, but he's not in the top 10 like you guys think he is.

So you're only adding to our argument that he is a top 10 player since his 2nd half surge is a sign of better things to come.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

This tells us how much you know basketball :hat

How the hell is Parker better than Roy?

[kamikazi_player]

So you're only adding to our argument that he is a top 10 player since his 2nd half surge is a sign of better things to come.
yes he's improved, but the question is, who is the best right now? not in the future, not 10 years from now.

[Bukefal]

How the hell is Parker better than Roy?

He just is. End of discussion. :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Lebron
Wade
Kobe
Howard
Parker
Duncan
Nowitzki
Anthony
Paul
Durant

:lmao

[IronMexican]

Some spurfans think Parker is better than CP3

[sprrs]

Brandon Roy averaged 22.6 points on 16.9 shots
Tony Parker averaged 22.0 points on 17.5 shots

Roy is also the better defender and was by far the best player on a 54 win team.
Parker was the 2nd best (shut up all you Tony Parker homo groupies Duncan > Parker) player on a 54 win team..

Not disagreeing with you on Roy > Parker, but doesn't the fast that he's a second option make his numbers that much more impressive?

Edit: Think I quoted the wrong post.

Edit: Fixed.

[gaKNOW!blee]

LOL, why don't you stop looking up espn.com for your stats, fucking prick.
Yes, he has improved his shooting in the 2nd half of the season.
BUT GUYS, CHECK OUT THE FIRST FUCKING HALF OF THE SEASON! He was horrendous, i had him for fantasy basketball, i should know.
He was mediocre, I gave him credit that he stepped up and has shot better, but first half, he was shooting horrible. He was around 37% i believe. Also he's improving no doubt, but he's not in the top 10 like you guys think he is.

Well I hate to keep using espn....but Kevin Durant shot 47% and scored 25.5 pts a game PRE ALL STAR (first fucking half of season)

[dirk4mvp]

Only spursfans would say that Parker is better than Roy.

[ElNono]

I see there's no love for Matt Bonner or Oberto... you guys suck... :lol

[stretch]

LOL, why don't you stop looking up espn.com for your stats, fucking prick.
Yes, he has improved his shooting in the 2nd half of the season.
BUT GUYS, CHECK OUT THE FIRST FUCKING HALF OF THE SEASON! He was horrendous, i had him for fantasy basketball, i should know.
He was mediocre, I gave him credit that he stepped up and has shot better, but first half, he was shooting horrible. He was around 37% i believe. Also he's improving no doubt, but he's not in the top 10 like you guys think he is.

first off, if he shot 37% for the first half, and finished the season at 47%, he must have shot about 57% for the second half of the year, which is fucking incredible. you are making yourself look stupider by the second.

even worse, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about. he played a total of 74 games, so i did his shooting calculations for the first 37 games, and he took 685 shots, and made 329. simple math concludes that he shot 48% in his first 37 games.

go fuck yourself.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

lol the Spurs went 7-3 this year when Parker was injured.

[stretch]

This tells us how much you know basketball :hat

lol, durant shooting 37%

[sook]

Hey I was curious who you guys think ARE the TOP 10 PLAYERS right now. Perceptions seem to change from year to YEAR and I'm sure it's ben done BEFORE but I'm just curious who you think are the top 10 PLAYERS.

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. D-Whistle the primadonna wheelchair faggot who doesn't have a ring
5. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
7. Brandon Roy
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Kevin Durant
10. Andre Iguodala-This guy is UNDERRATED. Can pass, elite defender, creates high volume of immediate basket area shots and makes over 72% of them. Only question is his OUTSIDE SHOOTING. SERIOUS

I always go back and FORTH on the last 2-3 . DISCUSS AMONGST YA SELVES

Add amare over Dirk though :lol

[kamikazi_player]

first off, if he shot 37% for the first half, and finished the season at 47%, he must have shot about 57% for the second half of the year, which is fucking incredible. you are making yourself look stupider by the second.

even worse, you dont know what the fuck you are talking about. he played a total of 74 games, so i did his shooting calculations for the first 37 games, and he took 685 shots, and made 329. simple math concludes that he shot 48% in his first 37 games.

go fuck yourself.
Go Check the Game logs on yahoo. douche. you'll see that most of his games he shoots horrible. especially in the first part of the season.

[redzero]

1.) Kobe
2.) LeBron
3.) Wade
4.) Paul
5.) Howard
6.) Duncan
7.) Dirk
8.) Carmelo
9.) Williams
10.) Roy

[stretch]

Go Check the Game logs on yahoo. douche. you'll see that most of his games he shoots horrible. especially in the first part of the season.

thats where i got my stats. 48%. do the math, faggot.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Go Check the Game logs on yahoo. douche. you'll see that most of his games he shoots horrible. especially in the first part of the season.

He shot 48% pre-all star break

http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/psplit.cgi?player=duranke01&year=2009

You can deny it all you want but the numbers are right there.

[stretch]

even by month... November he shot 46%. December he shot 47%.

seems like he pretty consistently shot around 46%-48%. not bad at all, especially for a guard-type player.

[cornbread]

LOL @ people putting Durant on the list.

Have you watched Kevin Durant play against the Spurs?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

His pre all star stats are actually better than his post all star stats.....kamikazi_player is just talking out of his ass.

[dirk4mvp]

lol durant

[dirk4mvp]

His pre all star stats are actually better than his post all star stats.....kamikazi_player is just talking out of his ass.

But he was on his fantasy team!

[kamikazi_player]

His pre all star stats are actually better than his post all star stats.....kamikazi_player is just talking out of his ass.
Don't you have an Amare bash thread you have to attend to?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Don't you have an Amare bash thread you have to attend to?

lol you just got your salad tossed in an argument so you try to change to subject.

[stretch]

Don't you have an Amare bash thread you have to attend to?

:lmao cant handle the ownage

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I wonder what's the next completely unrelated to the argument post. Probably a random 4 > 0 comment.

[stretch]

lol kamikazi player

lol owned

lol 37%

lol really shot 48%

lol shitty pre-allstar stats

lol really shot equal if not better in pre-allstar stats

[JamStone]

Lol kamikazi player in lefty denial.

[stretch]

lol 4 > 0

[kamikazi_player]

Listen, I admit that he shoots better, there were games he messed up. I consider myself being wrong and I'll admit it. :tu to you guys proving me wrong. I don't hate Durant by any means, fuck I wanted him to be the next best thing and I thought Blazers were stupid to pick Oden instead of Durant. But I still see that he's not that good yet to be top 10 IMO. Deron and CP3 did better and everyone's bashing them. Next year, we'll see. FUck the Thunder was fucking 23-59 this season. I know their team has a horrible roster. But even KG and other players had horrible rosters and still had a better record. He's still young, so I'll be watching him more closely next year.

[IronMexican]

Lol kamikazi player in lefty denial.

Lol Durant is just as good as Rashard Lewis

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I consider myself being wrong and I'll admit it

That's all you had to say and I would have stopped making fun of it.

[kamikazi_player]

It's hard to admit that i was wrong in this subject, I had expected so much for him, but even then I deserve the bash. :)

[Findog]

LeBron and Kobe are 1A and 1B, I don't care which way you rank them. An argument can be made for either of them. Wade is a centimeter below them. So there's your top three.

The next four in no particular order are Dirk, Duncan, Dwight and CP3.

The final three is kind of like the All Star game...You only have 3 slots, but there's about 8 guys who deserve to be considered Top 10 caliber.

[kamikazi_player]

That's all you had to say and I would have stopped making fun of it.
Last year and this year, he started out horribly
This year,.357, .550, .333, .400, .600, .429, .481, .381, .333, in his first 10 games of the season, one which he did not take part of.

[Findog]

Listen, I admit that he shoots better, there were games he messed up. I consider myself being wrong and I'll admit it. :tu to you guys proving me wrong. I don't hate Durant by any means, fuck I wanted him to be the next best thing and I thought Blazers were stupid to pick Oden instead of Durant. But I still see that he's not that good yet to be top 10 IMO. Deron and CP3 did better and everyone's bashing them. Next year, we'll see. FUck the Thunder was fucking 23-59 this season. I know their team has a horrible roster. But even KG and other players had horrible rosters and still had a better record. He's still young, so I'll be watching him more closely next year.

They were like 2-22 at one point and got off to a horrible start under PJ. The 23-59 is not a reflection on Durant.

[JustBlaze]

Hey I was curious who you guys think ARE the TOP 10 PLAYERS right now. Perceptions seem to change from year to YEAR and I'm sure it's ben done BEFORE but I'm just curious who you think are the top 10 PLAYERS.

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. D-Whistle the primadonna wheelchair faggot who doesn't have a ring
5. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
7. Brandon Roy
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Kevin Durant
10. Andre Iguodala-This guy is UNDERRATED. Can pass, elite defender, creates high volume of immediate basket area shots and makes over 72% of them. Only question is his OUTSIDE SHOOTING. SERIOUS

I always go back and FORTH on the last 2-3 . DISCUSS AMONGST YA SELVES
No Melo? Trash.


1. Wade
2. LeBrick
3. Howard
4. Duncan
5. Kome
6. CP3
7. Melo
8. DWill
9. Yao
10. TP

[kamikazi_player]

Yahoo fantasy basketball=serious business

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

They were like 2-22 at one point and got off to a horrible start under PJ. The 23-59 is not a reflection on Durant.

Next year they win at least 35 games I bet.

[JamStone]

Lol Durant is just as good as Rashard Lewis


I actually think I said he was a poor man's Rashard Lewis. But, yeah, that was dumnity jones. I still don't think he's as great as some of you do, but I was pretty stupid when I made those comments... although, Rashard Lewis is looking pretty good lately lol.

[baseline bum]

1. LeBron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. CP3
5. Howard
6. Duncan
7. Dirk
8. Roy
9. Durant
10. Garnett

[JamStone]

Here are mine:

1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dwight Howard
5. Chris Paul
6. Dirk Nowitzki
7. Tim Duncan
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Brandon Roy
10. Deron Williams

I think KG, Tony Parker, and Paul Pierce are borderline top 10 players. I'd like to see how KG returns next season before assuming he'll still be a top 10 player in the league. Next tier also includes guys like Yao, Joe Johnson, Pau Gasol, and Chris Bosh. Durant is a lot better that I had thought a year ago, but I don't put him in the top 10 yet.

[LnGrrrR]

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Lebron James
3. Dwayne Wade
4. Dirk Nowitzki
5. Chris Paul (flopping and all)
6. Deron Williams
7. Tim Duncan
8. Dwight Howard
9. Brandon Roy
10. Kevin Durant
11. Paul Pierce (homer pick alert!)

[IronMexican]

I actually think I said he was a poor man's Rashard Lewis. But, yeah, that was dumnity jones. I still don't think he's as great as some of you do, but I was pretty stupid when I made those comments... although, Rashard Lewis is looking pretty good lately lol.

I don't mind as long as people own up. I've said some pretty stupid shit in the past.

[JamStone]

I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. I'll argue to death if I still think I'm right (when it might be arguable either way), but if I realize I'm wrong or if I clearly make a stupid mistake, got no problem admitting my stupidity.

Some people here think Durant will be a top 5 player in the next couple seasons. I won't go that far. He's been much better than what I thought and said, but I don't think he's going to own the league.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

^He's ultimately going to need to address his lack of muscle, unfortunately that might fuck up his jumper in the process.

[mavs>spurs2]

1. Lebron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. Dirk
5. Cp3
6. Dwight
7. Carmelo
8. Duncan
9. Kevin Durant
10. Deron Williams/Danny Granger/Brandon Roy

[lil_penny]

Here are mine:

1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dwight Howard
5. Chris Paul
6. Dirk Nowitzki
7. Tim Duncan
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Brandon Roy
10. Deron Williams



agreed.

[stretch]

Melo = Trash

[mookie2001]

10 dirk, al jefferson
9 durant
8 amare
7 kg
6 duncan
5 wade
4 d howard
3 lebron
2 paul
1 kobe

[baseline bum]

I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. I'll argue to death if I still think I'm right (when it might be arguable either way), but if I realize I'm wrong or if I clearly make a stupid mistake, got no problem admitting my stupidity.

Some people here think Durant will be a top 5 player in the next couple seasons. I won't go that far. He's been much better than what I thought and said, but I don't think he's going to own the league.

Durant is too athletic for me to think he's not going to become an amazing player. 6'10" and he can get to the basket like a guard. Then again, maybe I'm conditioning on Finley guarding him. (not too much other TV coverage for the Thunder so far :lol )

[jacobdrj]

In no particular order, and subject to a little bit of wiggle room:

Dirk
KG
Timmay
CP3
Deron
Dwight
Kobe
LeBron
D-Wade
Paul Pierce

10+5:
Roy
Melo <--A little more maturation, and he moves up to 2nd tier
Yao
Rip
Joe Johnson

[BRHornet45]

He hasn't done anything right now. He's shooting percentage is horrible and he doesn't contribute that much outside of scoring. Yes, he has gotten better, but top 10? CP3 is way better than him, I would put Durant in the top 20, but nowhere near the top 10.

:)

[BRHornet45]

Maybe some people would rather not have that "bitch on the court" on their team.

son you are a fucking Manu fan ... yet you are whining about Paul being a bitch on the court? take a good look at Manu and stop being such a homer you dumbass ... its funny how you only replay that ONE flop by Paul though. for every flop you find of Paul, there are twice as many from that bald spot boy.

[BRHornet45]

1. Lebron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. Dirk
5. Cp3
6. Dwight
7. Carmelo
8. Duncan
9. Kevin Durant
10. Deron Williams/Danny Granger/Brandon Roy

finally a legit list.

[BRHornet45]

1. Kobe Bryant (despite that his shooting percentage is poor and it takes him 25 shots to score 30 points)
2. Lebron James (even with all the help from the refs and media)
3. Dwayne Wade (phantom whistles and all)
4. Dirk Nowitzki (LMAO ok this is a joke I know)
5. Chris Paul (flopping and all)
6. Deron Williams
7. Tim Duncan
8. Dwight Howard
9. Brandon Roy
10. Kevin Durant
11. Paul Pierce (homer pick alert!)

fixed

[Findog]

10 dirk, al jefferson
9 durant
8 amare
7 kg
6 duncan
5 wade
4 d howard
3 lebron
2 paul
1 kobe

Amare is barely a Top 20 player, let alone the 8th best player in basketball.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Amare is barely a Top 20 player, let alone the 8th best player in basketball.

It's a good sign only one person has been dumb enough to consider him top 10.

[Hornets1]

the chris paul hate is ridiculous. the guy is a fucking baller

Its just stupid.
durant over CP? Melo over CP? really? Durant and anthony beat paul in one stat, scoring. IGGY OVER CP? Ghazi is a fucking idiot

[Hornets1]

Lebron
CP3
Kobe
Dwade
D12
Dirk
Parker
Deron
Roy
Melo

[Lars]

Lebron
Wade
Kobe
Paul
Howard
Dirk
Mello
Durant
Roy
Parker
Duncan

[Ghazi]

It's a good sign only one person has been dumb enough to consider him top 10.

AMare was top 10 last year!! His efficiency was off the charts after the Shaq trade!

[Ghazi]

The WEIRD thing about DIRK is he IS a top 5-8 player and was probably (DEFINITELY) a top THREE player from 2005-2007. yet I KID you NOT I have seen some stupid opinions about beloved Dirk at times, such as J-Ho being the best PLAYER on the team (Tim Legler may have said this) or even JASON TERRY (Mashburn?). I've also seen people claim he's not a top fifteen PLAYER and question his hall of fame CREDENTIALS and consider him a STAR, not a superstar. a CROCK all of it I tell you.

Now there are some legitimate criticisms about his marginal DEFENSIVE impact but I think the bottom line is, if you LEAD a team to an NBA CHampionship, like dirk did in 2006, you ARE a world class PLAYER. The CHOKER label holds no merit because 2007 appears to be an ANOMALY rather than the TREND.

[timtonymanu]

1. LeBron
2. Kobe
3. Wade
4. Duncan
5. Howard
6. Dirk
7. CP3
8. Roy
9. Melo
10. Durant

[sonic21]

1-lebron/kobe
3-wade
4-howard
5-dirk
6-duncan
7-cp3
8-garnett
9-roy
10-melo

[Spursfan092120]

This tells us how much you know basketball :hat
Him and Dirk4mvp...but not necessarily that they're ignorant about basketball, because they're not..it just shows they're Spurs haters...

[Hornets1]

I'm sorry spurs fans, but I think TP is better than TD now. Both are great, but TP is now the team's MVP

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I'm sorry spurs fans, but I think TP is better than TD now. Both are great, but TP is now the team's MVP

lol they must be one dominant team if they were 7-3 w/o their "MVP" this season.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Him and Dirk4mvp...but not necessarily that they're ignorant about basketball, because they're not..it just shows they're Spurs haters...

Saying Roy > Parker doesn't make you a Spurs hater it makes you someone who thinks the best player on a 54 win team is generally better than the 2nd best player on a 54 win team.

[tlongII]

Saying Roy > Parker doesn't make you a Spurs hater it makes you someone who thinks the best player on a 54 win team is generally better than the 2nd best player on a 54 win team.

It also makes him right.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

It also makes him right.

I'm the one that's saying Roy > Parker.

[tomtom]

Hey I was curious who you guys think ARE the TOP 10 PLAYERS right now. Perceptions seem to change from year to YEAR and I'm sure it's ben done BEFORE but I'm just curious who you think are the top 10 PLAYERS.

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Lebron James
3. Kobe Bryant
4. D-Whistle the primadonna wheelchair faggot who doesn't have a ring
5. Dwight Howard
6. Tim Duncan
7. Brandon Roy
8. Kevin Garnett
9. Kevin Durant
10. Andre Iguodala-This guy is UNDERRATED. Can pass, elite defender, creates high volume of immediate basket area shots and makes over 72% of them. Only question is his OUTSIDE SHOOTING. SERIOUS


Agreed except Garnett and Iguodala for Parker, Yao, or Granger

[BUMP]

i think Duncan is a top 10 player on offense. trust me as a Mavfan, if i see him take that double pump fake, sweeping hook that bounces off the front of the rim, then the back, then front, backboar and then goes in, one more time i'll puke.

his defense has definitely regresed due to the combination of age and injury

[Ghazi]

On 2nd thought I overrated Iguodala.

He would be top FIVE if he had a jumper though.

[Rogue]

No Melo? Trash.


1. Wade
2. LeBrick
3. Howard
4. Duncan
5. Kome
6. CP3
7. Melo
8. DWill
9. Yao
10. TP
:lol a 7'6 piece of shit being listed the 9th best player in NBA, though he is perhaps among the top 20 players along his teammate Ron Artest. Melo and Tony Longoria are both controvacial candidates, and it's also ridiculous two top-10 players work on the team which didn't even make the second round this season.

Dirk
Lebron
Dwright
Kobe
Derrick Rose
Duncan
KG
Kevin Durant
Pau Gasol
Jason Kidd

[Nash2TimeMVp]

1/2: Lebron/Kobe
3: Dwyane Wade
4: Dirk
5:Tim Duncan
6: Steve Nash
7: Dwight Howard
8: Chris Paul
9: Carmelo
10: Kevin Durant

[ginobili's bald spot]

In no particular order:

Kobe
LeBron
D-Whistle
Howard
Duncan
Dirk
Paul
Roy
Durant
JJ Hickson

[KSeal]

In no particular order:

Kobe
LeBron
D-Whistle
Howard
Duncan
Dirk
Paul
Roy
Durant
JJ Hickson

:rollin

Don't believe what those people on the Cavs boards tell you!!!!

[Chieflion]

1. LeBron James
2a. Dwayne Wade
2b. Kobe Bryant
4a. Dwight Howard
4b. Chris Paul
6a. Tim Duncan
6b. Dirk Nowitzki
8. Brandon Roy
9. Carmelo Anthony
10. Kevin Durant

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

1/2: Lebron/Kobe
3: Dwyane Wade
4: Dirk
5:Tim Duncan
6: Steve Nash
7: Dwight Howard
8: Chris Paul
9: Carmelo
10: Kevin Durant

Eat shit and die you retarded pile of dog douche.

[LnGrrrR]

fixed

:lol

Thanks for the help BR :D :tu

[Sportstudi]

Here are mine:

1. LeBron James
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Dwight Howard
5. Chris Paul
6. Dirk Nowitzki
7. Tim Duncan
8. Carmelo Anthony
9. Brandon Roy
10. Deron Williams

I think KG, Tony Parker, and Paul Pierce are borderline top 10 players. I'd like to see how KG returns next season before assuming he'll still be a top 10 player in the league. Next tier also includes guys like Yao, Joe Johnson, Pau Gasol, and Chris Bosh. Durant is a lot better that I had thought a year ago, but I don't put him in the top 10 yet.

:tu

[dirk4mvp]

People still putting Duncan over Dirk on their lists are on dope.

[resistanze]

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Kobe
4. CP3
5. Howard
6. Dirk
7. Duncan
8. Roy
9. Durant
10. Melo

[manufan10]

son you are a fucking Manu fan ... yet you are whining about Paul being a bitch on the court? take a good look at Manu and stop being such a homer you dumbass ... its funny how you only replay that ONE flop by Paul though. for every flop you find of Paul, there are twice as many from that bald spot boy.

Son, re-read my post. I was quoting someone else who called him a "bitch on the court." They said they would take Durant over Paul. RsxPimp laughed, and I posted the gif. Then he said:
paul can be a bitch on the court, true, but that doesnt make durant better than him. That is when I said some people wouldn't want a "bitch on a court." Sure Manu flops, everyone in the league does. But that flop by CP3 was horrendous. I would suggest you take some reading lessons before calling people out.

[redzero]

Come on, people.

The top five definitely consists of LeBron, Kobe, Wade, Paul, and Howard.

[Nash2TimeMVp]

Eat shit and die you retarded pile of dog douche.
please get the fucking sand out of your vagina shithead.

you're a fucking childish pussy you meltdown at any sign of the words steve or nash. so please stop posting. you suck at being a suns fan and a person, so please kindly stfu you stupid douchebag.

[tlongII]

Personally I don't think Wade is top 3. Too many turnovers.

[Tacker]

Statistical wise (PPG/RPG/APG) The top 10 players are

1. LeBron James
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Chris Paul
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Dwight Howard
7. Al Jefferson
8. Chris Bosh
9. Kevin Durant
10. Danny Granger

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

please get the fucking sand out of your vagina shithead.

you're a fucking childish pussy you meltdown at any sign of the words steve or nash. so please stop posting. you suck at being a suns fan and a person, so please kindly stfu you stupid douchebag.

hey fag bait, don't call me a bad Suns fan when you're the one that wants to extend their mediocrity by extending Nash's contract.

[Nash2TimeMVp]

:rollin