Skip Bayless and Rob Parker top 5 NBA Players List Today

[mavsfan1000]

1. Dirk
2. Dwight
3. Durant
4. Wade
5. Kobe

[Ghazi]

1. Dirk
2. Dwight
3. Durant
4. Wade
5. Kobe

Dirk is not a superstar

[BoricuaCJA]

My list would have to be:
1. Lebron
2. Dirk
3. Wade
4. Dwight
5. Kobe/Chris Paul

[Barfunk]

1. Dirk (Fresh off a le as the leading man with role players.)
2. Wade
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Lebron James
5. Derrick Rose/Kevin Durant/Manu Ginobili (lol, uh oh)

[Proxy]

um, why the are you guys leaving out Rose?

[Barfunk]

um, why the are you guys leaving out Rose?

lol, forgot about Rose. I have my blinders on with Gino.

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

lol really. people still think kobe is a top 5 player right now. he can make a case for top 10 or 15. fanboys

[Proxy]

lol, forgot about Rose. I have my blinders on with Gino.

well, skimming through everyone's rankings.... I saw Rose listed once or twice... I wasn't trying to single you out by any means.

I would say... Dirk and Rose are the only clear cut players to be in a legitimate 'top 5 players right now' list. I would put Lebron in there, even with mavs in his mouth, he's beast when he's at the top of his game, which was all year minus the finals.

1 Dirk
2 Lebron
3 Rose
4 KD
5 CP3

[4>1rings]

Skip Bayless:

1. Dwyane Wade
2. Dirk Nowitzki
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Kevin Durant
5. Carmelo Anthony

Rob Parker:

1. Dirk Nowitzki
2. Dwyane Wade
3. Derrick Rose
4. Kevin Durant
5. Zach Randolph

No Lebron

1. Dirk
2. Wade
3. Lebron
4. Howard
5. Durant
6. Rose
7. CP3
8. Melo
9. Kobe
10.Amare
11.Randolph

[dirk4mvp]

well, skimming through everyone's rankings.... I saw Rose listed once or twice... I wasn't trying to single you out by any means.

I would say... Dirk and Rose are the only clear cut players to be in a legitimate 'top 5 players right now' list. I would put Lebron in there, even with mavs in his mouth, he's beast when he's at the top of his game, which was all year minus the finals.

1 Dirk
2 Lebron
3 Rose
4 KD
5 CP3

tbh good list except I think CP3 or Durant has to be taken out in favor of Wade.

[Proxy]

tbh good list except I think CP3 or Durant has to be taken out in favor of Wade.

I can't disagree. I just have a hard time putting two players of the same team in the top 5.

[joshdaboss]

um, why the are you guys leaving out Rose?

Paul >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rose

[joshdaboss]

For all of you putting Dirk Nowitzki at #1 on your lists, you should lose your credibility card forever.

[FkLA]

1.Rose
2.Dwight
3.Wade
4.Dirk
5.LeChoke

[DubMcDub]

The only three shoe-ins for the top 5 are Dirk, Wade, and Kobe (no particular order). For the last two spots, you could make a reasonable argument for Howard, LeBron, Durant, Rose, and healthy CP3. Take your pick.

at anyone trying to put Carmelo on the list. Especially if you say Dirk shouldn't be on there because he "doesn't play defense." (BTW, Dirk's defensive win-shares are top 20 in the league.)

[Henke]

1.LeBron
2.Wade-Dirk-Howard
5.I don't know.It's a toss up between Paul and Rose imho.
If CP3's playoffs this year,were a sign that he's healthy,it's very hard to argue against him.
Actually,if he's back,he's up there with Wade,Dirk and Howard.

[Sisk]

Terrible lists.

[Nathan89]

The only three shoe-ins for the top 5 are Dirk, Wade, and Kobe (no particular order). For the last two spots, you could make a reasonable argument for Howard, LeBron, Durant, Rose, and healthy CP3. Take your pick.

at anyone trying to put Carmelo on the list. Especially if you say Dirk shouldn't be on there because he "doesn't play defense." (BTW, Dirk's defensive win-shares are top 20 in the league.)

If the criteria to make top 5 is getting ass-raped by Trevor Ariza and getting swept out the playoffs, Kobe is a shoe-in.

[Joel Anthony]

For all of you putting Dirk Nowitzki at #1 on your lists, you should lose your credibility card forever.

I agree, he's being vastly overrated now.

1. LeBron
2. Wade
3. Howard
4. Dirk
5. Durant

[Silver&Black]

Top 5 players in the NBA today:

1. Matt Bonner
2. The Red Rocket
3. Matty B.
4. The Sandwich Hunter
5. #15 for the Spurs

[Barfunk]

For all of you putting Dirk Nowitzki at #1 on your lists, you should lose your credibility card forever.

(Fresh of a le as the leading man with role players) He got it done period. For NOW, in my humble opinion, Dirk is 1.

[Joel Anthony]

lebron and wade are so much better than dirk that he kicked their asses with a much lesser supporting cast

convincing argument scro

crofl you're an idiot

[Proxy]

crofl you're an idiot

says the Miami fan

[Joel Anthony]

I'm a

[endrity]

I can easily see why Rose and Durant are out of the top 5 in some people's lists. They were both slightly disappointing during the playoffs. Their physical game is all there, they just need to get smarter out there.

What I can't understand is a lot of people leaving Howard out. I think you can make the best case that he is the top player in the league right now. Top 5 should be automatic for him.

And yes, it's only fair that LeBron's stock as the unquestioned number one goes down after a very ty Finals.