Top 10 players in your franchise's history

[Findog]

Here's mine for the Mavs, in no particular order:

1. Dirk
2. Mark Aguirre
3. Rolando Blackman
4. Derek Harper
5. Jason Kidd
6. Michael Finley
7. Steve Nash
8. Jason Terry
9. Josh Howard
10. Sam Perkins

[stretch]

Here's mine for the Mavs, in no particular order:

1. Dirk
2. Mark Aguirre
3. Rolando Blackman
4. Derek Harper
5. Jason Kidd
6. Michael Finley
7. Steve Nash
8. Jason Terry
9. Josh Howard
10. Sam Perkins

Pretty good, although I'd put Kidd ahead of Harper. Harper might have a little more nostalgia factor, but Kidd accomplished more for the Mavs. I think Nash and Terry could be interchangable as well (even though Nash is definitely a better player, Terry has done a lot for the franchise as well, and been with the team a longer time now)

[Findog]

It wasn't a straight ranking, I was just listing them as I thought of them. I'd put Kidd ahead of Harper too, since he was an integral part of a championship team, but Harper had his best years in Dallas. The opposite is true of Kidd.

[lefty]

Duncan
Robinson
Gervin
Ginobili
Artis Gilmore
Sean Elliott
Dennis Rodman
Paul Pressey
Horry (lol)
James Gist !

[clambake]

try to imagine a drug-free tarpley.

[lefty]

try to imagine a drug-free tarpley.
What could have been...

He was good

[ElNono]

Duncan
Manu
Robinson
Ginobili
Gervin
Manu
Sean Elliott
Bruce Bowen
Ginobili
Tommy Nunez

[djohn2oo8]

Hakeem
Malone
Elvin Hayes
Calvin Murphy
Drexler
Sampson
Rudy T
Thorpe
McGrady
Francis

[baseline bum]

1. Duncan
2. Robinson
3. Gervin
4. Parker
5. Ginobili
6. Bowen
7. Elliott
8. Silas
9. Cummings
10. Kenon

[LnGrrrR]

Bird
Russell
Pierce
McHale
Havlicek
Cousy
Parish
KG
DJ
Ainge

I know I'm leaving out some old timers, and Ray Allen just missed this list too. Left out Bill Walton since he only had a few years with us, and he is more associated with the Blazers.

[baseline bum]

Ainge? Not seeing it. I'd take Dave Cowens, Ray Allen, Sam Jones, JoJo White, and Tom Heinsohn over him easily... maybe even Rondo.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Ainge? Not seeing it. I'd take Dave Cowens, Ray Allen, Sam Jones, JoJo White, and Tom Heinsohn over him easily... maybe even Rondo.

Correct. You got carried away with the Rondo part but the rest were all better than Ainge.

[lefty]

Ainge? Not seeing it. I'd take Dave Cowens, Ray Allen, Sam Jones, JoJo White, and Tom Heinsohn over him easily... maybe even Rondo.
This (well, except for Rondo, of course)
Ainge was good, but there were better Celtics

I like Cowens, and he would be higher than Pierce in my Celtics list
He was an undersized centers and did very well and bigger talented centers
All hustle, toughness and he has a pretty good outside shot

[jacobdrj]

Bob Lainer
Dave Bing
Isiah Thomas
Joe Dumars
Bill Laimbier
Ben Wallace
Chauncy Billups
Rip Hamilton
Rasheed Wallace
Grant Hill

HM to Dennis Rodman, Adrian Dantley, Vinney Johnson, and Corliss Williamson

[LnGrrrR]

Ainge? Not seeing it. I'd take Dave Cowens, Ray Allen, Sam Jones, JoJo White, and Tom Heinsohn over him easily... maybe even Rondo.

That's my bad. I was including his contributions as a GM too. Take Ainge out and throw Tommy Heinsohn in.

[ginobili's bald spot]

In no particular order


Magic
Kobe
Kareem
Shaq
The Logo
Mikan
Wilt
Worthy
Baylor
Pau

[Axe Murderer]

From when i started watching the Mavs (00-present)

1. Dirk
2. Finley
3. Terry
4. Nash
5. Howard
6. Kidd
7. Chandler
8. Dampier
9. Harris
10. Marion

[JoeTait75]

1.) LeBron James
2.) Mark Price
3.) Brad Daugherty
4.) Larry Nance
5.) Ron Harper
6.) Austin Carr
7.) Jim Chones
8.) Terrell Brandon
9.) Zydrunas Ilgauskas
10.) World B. Free

We've had some other good players come through town (Kevin Johnson, John Johnson, Mike Mitchell) but they weren't around long enough to be considered.

[Lincoln]

Stackhouse>dampier imo

[Nick Manning]

Charles Oakley...bad man

[Axe Murderer]

Stackhouse>dampier imo

Dampier was more vital imho

we all gave him shit towards the end but he was a great defensive presence in the paint his earlier years

[Lincoln]

Nigga had points in the season where he was beast mode and averaged a double double IMHO, but my favorite memory of damp was det corner 3 he made against dem spurs tbh.

Damp was pretty swole though compared to other dog shit that played at da C like Bradley, wang zhi zhi and devean dick breath George :lmao

[dirk4mvp]

Dampier was more vital imho

we all gave him shit towards the end but he was a great defensive presence in the paint his earlier years

true tbh I loved Dampier when he first got here since he was such a big difference from Dallas' previous centers but he slowly wore off his welcome as he didn't even look like he wanted to be on the court sometimes.

[Dex]

1) Duncan
2) Robinson
3) Gervin
4) Ginobili
5) Elliott
6) Parker
7) Bowen
8) Silas
9) Gilmore
10) Cummings
Honorable mention: Moore, Johnson, Horry, Porter

If we could do a Top 10 Spurs All-Prime Team:
1) Duncan
2) Robinson
3) Gervin
4) Ginobili
5) Parker
6) Elliott
7) Wilkins
8) Malone
9) Finley
10) Gilmore

[The Gemini Method]

1.)Magic
2.)Kareem
3.)Kobe
4.)Wilt
5.)Shaq
6.)West
7.)Baylor
8.)Worthy
9.)Mikan
10.)Gasol

No order...just the one that they popped up in my head.

[FkLA]

That I've actually seen play:

1.Duncan
2.Robinson
3.Ginobili
4..Elliott
5.Parker
6.Bowen
7.Horry
8.Rose
9. S. Jackson
10. G. Hill :(

[FkLA]

Hakeem
Malone
Elvin Hayes
Calvin Murphy
Drexler
Sampson
Rudy T
Thorpe
McGrady
Francis

Yao should be in there.

[jacobdrj]

Ok, that would be very different: A 'That I have seen play, while on my team' list would be a bit different:

Grant Hill
Ben Wallace
Rip Hamilton
Chauncy Billups
Tayshaun Prince
Rasheed Wallace
Antonio McDyesse
Corliss Williamson
Jerry Stackhouse
Lindsay Hunter

HMs go out to Jon Barry and Mike James, and a past-his-prime Joe Dumars...

[Blake]

10 greatest Clippers of all time:

[pass1st]

Magic (Was the orchestrator of the team that beat the Celtics twice)
Kareem (The offensive force in the 80s for the lakers)
Kobe (The greatest Laker of the 2000s)
Shaq (Main reason for the 3-peat)
West (The first true franchise player for LAL)
Baylor (One of the most entertaining Lakers, deserved to ring)
Worthy (Gave us showtime)
Fisher (Was always there, running the triangle and making clutch plays)
Gasol (Was the guy the Lakers needed to take the scoring pressure off Kobe)
Mikan (Dominance that gave the first chip)

Honorable mention - Wilt, Goodrich, probably more

[Findog]

10 Greatest Braves/Clippers:

- Bob McAdoo
- Elton Brand
- Randy Smith
- Danny Manning
- Corey Maggette
- Ken Norman
- Loy Vaught
- Ron Harper
- Chris Kaman
- World B. Free

[lefty]

Mikan (Dominance that gave the first chips)
To Minnesotta

[pass1st]

To Minnesotta

The Minneapolis what? Say it.

[lefty]

The Minneapolis what? Say it.
LAKERS


LAKERS


Because of the LAKES in MINNESOTTA


How can you be bragging about those 1st titles since ou are not from there?

[pass1st]

LAKERS


LAKERS


Because of the LAKES in MINNESOTTA


How can you be bragging about those 1st titles since ou are not from there?

Right, the Lakers. Why would I brag about a team? I didn't contribute anything to them, except some ticket sales over the years. I like the team, them being local didn't influence my decision to like them. I like them for reasons such as Magic being my favorite player and the Laker-Celtic rivalry being my favorite rivalry in the NBA history.

Sorry for not being a bandwagon fan.

[lefty]

Right, the Lakers. Why would I brag about a team? I didn't contribute anything to them, except some ticket sales over the years. I like the team, them being local didn't influence my decision to like them. I like them for reasons such as Magic being my favorite player and the Laker-Celtic rivalry being my favorite rivalry in the NBA history.

Sorry for not being a bandwagon fan.
No prob

[DMC]

Right, the Lakers. Why would I brag about a team? I didn't contribute anything to them, except some ticket sales over the years. I like the team, them being local didn't influence my decision to like them. I like them for reasons such as Magic being my favorite player and the Laker-Celtic rivalry being my favorite rivalry in the NBA history.

Sorry for not being a bandwagon fan.

I liked the Magic era Lakers, since Magic was my favorite all time player. I also liked the Billups era Pistons, but not the bad boys era because I didn't like Laimbeer.

[Koolaid_Man]

I liked the Magic era Lakers, since Magic was my favorite all time player. I also liked the Billups era Pistons, but not the bad boys era because I didn't like Laimbeer.

who cares what you like DMC? Absolutely NO one....:lol

now...this is one of my older classic posts....I keep them filed away for quick retrieval.

Spurs First Team vs Lakers First Team

If 50 years of gauranteed money and pussy were on the line which team would you pick. Let’s examine the line-ups:


SG - GEORGE GERVIN VS. KOBE BRYANT
PG - TONY PARKER VS. MAGIC JOHNSON
SF - BRUCE BOWEN VS. ELGIN BAYLOR
PF - TIM DUNCAN VS. WILT CHAMBERLAIN
C - DAVID ROBINSON VS. KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR

While the Spurs first team would be great in an alternate universe they'd get skull fucked...The Lakers win every matchup on this first team decisively in my opinion. The Lakers TWIN TOWERS line-up on would eviscerate Timmy and Robbie ...:lol


Spurs Second Team: vs Lakers Second Team ( This Spur 2nd unit could cause the Laker all time 2nd unit some problems)
SG - MANU GINOBILI VS. GAIL GOODRICH
PG - ALVIN ROBERTSON VS. JERRY WEST
SF - MIKE MITCHELL VS. JAMES WORTHY
PF - LARRY KENON VS. PAU GASOL
C - BILLY PAULTZ VS. SHAQUILLE ONEAL

Jerry West and Pau Gasol on the same court is almost like a wet dream, and Shaq would just shit all over the Spur second unit.


These 1st and 2nd Laker units would work well against any team combinations imaginable and any extra Laker players outside of this could be anyone in the world because they would probably never see the court anyway. These Lakers units are sick with it’s Power, Speed and Versatility.


Coaches: Gregg Popovich and Bob Hill vs Pat Riley and Phil Jackson

[Blake]

10 Greatest Braves/Clippers:

- Bob McAdoo
- Elton Brand
- Randy Smith
- Danny Manning
- Corey Maggette
- Ken Norman
- Loy Vaught
- Ron Harper
- Chris Kaman
- World B. Free

that might be the saddest list I have ever seen.

[frodo]

10 greatest grizzlies:
Pau Gasol
Shane Battier
Rudy Gay
Mike Conley
O.J. Mayo
James Posey
Z-Bo
Marc Gasol
Damon Stoudmire
Jason Williams

[JoeTait75]

10 Greatest Braves/Clippers:

- Bob McAdoo
- Elton Brand
- Randy Smith
- Danny Manning
- Corey Maggette
- Ken Norman
- Loy Vaught
- Ron Harper
- Chris Kaman
- World B. Free

Terry Cummings started his career as a Clipper, too. They traded him to Milwaukee for a drugged-out Marques Johnson iirc.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

10 Greatest Braves/Clippers:

- Bob McAdoo
- Elton Brand
- Randy Smith
- Danny Manning
- Corey Maggette
- Ken Norman
- Loy Vaught
- Ron Harper
- Chris Kaman
- World B. Free
I think Sam Cassell's 2006 season where his play was mediocre but he provided veteran savvy that got them to the 2nd round of the playoffs makes him a top 10 Clipper of all time :lol

[JoeTait75]

Top 10 SuperSonics (RIP):

1.) Gary Payton
2.) Shawn Kemp
3.) Dennis Johnson
4.) Gus Williams
5.) Jack Sikma
6.) Freddie Brown
7.) Spencer Haywood
8.) Xavier McDaniel
9.) Lenny Wilkens
10.) Dale Ellis

[lefty]

Fuck, Detlef was better than X-man

[FkLA]

what about McMillan too, wasnt he known as Mr. Sonic or something ?

[lil_penny]

1. Drexler
2. walton
3. Porter
4. Lucas
5. Buck
6. Wallace
7. Wicks
8. Paxson
9. Sabas
10. Uncle cliffy
11.cant forget Rider!!!

[lefty]

1. Drexler
2. walton
3. Porter
4. Lucas
5. Buck
6. Wallace
7. Wicks
8. Paxson
9. Sabas
10. Uncle cliffy
11.cant forget Rider!!!

Oden should be in there too, even though he hasnt retired yet

[JoeTait75]

Fuck, Detlef was better than X-man

Who's more synonymous with the Sonics- Detlef or the X-Man?

[lefty]

Who's more synonymous with the Sonics- Detlef or the X-Man?

Det dpent 7 years there and 1 Finals appearance

Xavier, 6 seasons, 0 finals

[Findog]

Schrempf isn't the main reason they made the Finals.

[Findog]

I have to go with X-Man over Schrempf on account of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiHxIdkjA5U

[lefty]

Schrempf isn't the main reason they made the Finals.

Well it always takes a team to get there

And im sure he did more than contributing with his great all-around game

[Findog]

that might be the saddest list I have ever seen.

Pretty much. it's pathetic when Ken Norman and Loy Vaught are easily in the conversation for top 10 in franchise history.

[Findog]

Terry Cummings started his career as a Clipper, too. They traded him to Milwaukee for a drugged-out Marques Johnson iirc.

Tom Chambers was originally a Clipper. I would have put Walton, but did he even play in half of all possible games when he was with the Clips?

[Ashy Larry]

1.)Magic
2.)Kareem
3.)Kobe
4.)Wilt
5.)Shaq
6.)West
7.)Baylor
8.)Worthy
9.)Mikan
10.)Gasol

No order...just the one that they popped up in my head.


I think these are the core ten .....

[baseline bum]

1. Drexler
2. walton
3. Porter
4. Lucas
5. Buck
6. Wallace
7. Wicks
8. Paxson
9. Sabas
10. Uncle cliffy
11.cant forget Rider!!!

No Kersey?

[Killakobe81]

1. Magic
2. Kareem
3. Kobe
4. West (never saw play live but gets bonus points as GM)
5. Shaq
6. Baylor (never saw but based on highlights)
7. Wilt
8. Worthy
9. Mikan
10. Goodrich
11. Horry/Fisher/Cooper/Pau all have strong cases ...

[resistanze]

Vince Carter
Chris Bosh
Tracy McGrady
Damon Stoudamire
Antonio Davis
Morris Peterson
Doug Christie
Alvin Williams
Andrea Bargnani
José Calderón

Can you make a sadder list than the one above?

[Spursnlego]

1. Timmy
2. D Rob
3. Ice Man
4. Manu
5. TP
6. Sean
7. Little General
8. Artist Gilmore
9. NEAL WIT IT
10. Dice

[baseline bum]

LOL @ Alvin Williams and Bargnani being top 10 players in franchise history. Ouch; I think I'd move Ed Davis into one of those slots or something.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

For the Suns, it's pretty easy to make a group of the 10 best players ever, but impossible to order them. One reason why they're ringless is their best players have always been 1.5 options and they've rarely had more than one 1.5 option on the same team.

Nash and Barkley are the top 2 since they're the two who have played at an MVP level with the Suns and showed flashes of being a franchise player.

After that tho there's a group consisting of Amare, Marion, KJ, Walter Davis, Paul Westphal, etc. that had several all star seasons in Phoenix but were never really considered franchise players.

Amare would have easily been on the same tier as Nash and Barkley and probably would have become the best Sun ever if Sarver gave him the contract he deserved.

[resistanze]

LOL @ Alvin Williams and Bargnani being top 10 players in franchise history. Ouch; I think I'd move Ed Davis into one of those slots or something.

Bargnani is already the 4th leading scorer in franchise history. Yup.

[Venti Quattro]

Magic
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
West
Wilt
Worthy
Mikan
Pau
Cooper

Honorable mention: SLAAAAVVAAAAAAAA

[Girasuck]

No particular order...

Karl Malone
John Stockton
Mark Eaton
Jeff Hornacek
Adrian Dantley
Rickey Green
Pete Maravich
Andrei Kirilenko
Darrell Griffith
Deron Williams

[lefty]

Magic
Kareem
Kobe
Shaq
West
Wilt
Worthy
Mikan
Pau
Cooper

Honorable mention: SLAAAAVVAAAAAAAA
Coop over Baylor seems about right

[jacobdrj]

For purposes of mental exercise:

Bobcats top 10...

Should be interesting:

Stephen Jackson
Emeka Okafor
Tyson Chandler
Raymond Felton
Gerald Wallace
Raja Bell
Earl Boykins
Nazr Mohammed
Boris Diaw
Brevin Knight

Feel free to correct me if I am missing someone...

[lefty]

For purposes of mental exercise:

Bobcats top 10...

Should be interesting:

Stephen Jackson
Emeka Okafor
Tyson Chandler
Raymond Felton
Gerald Wallace
Raja Bell
Earl Boykins
Nazr Mohammed
Boris Diaw
Brevin Knight

Feel free to correct me if I am missing someone...
Not too bad if those guys are healthy

[Findog]

Knicks:

- Patrick Ewing
- Walt Frazier
- Willis Reed
- Bernard King
- Allan Houston
- Earl Monroe
- Bill Bradley
- Charles Oakley
- Dick Barnett
- Richie Guerin

[z0sa]

Vince Carter
Chris Bosh
Tracy McGrady
Damon Stoudamire
Antonio Davis
Morris Peterson
Doug Christie
Alvin Williams
Andrea Bargnani
José Calderón

Can you make a sadder list than the one above?

:lol

[jacobdrj]

Knicks:

- Patrick Ewing
- Walt Frazier
- Willis Reed
- Bernard King
- Allan Houston
- Earl Monroe
- Bill Bradley
- Charles Oakley
- Dick Barnett
- Richie Guerin

I would've expected to see Dave DeBuescher on that list...