Sports Daily: LeBron's Declaration

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The only people that will disagree with him are people who don't like him... Numbers don't lie

[Retropyro]

What do they expect these guys to say when asked the question? And he gets asked a lot. It really is a dumb question as you just can't compare the different era's of the game

[ojandpizza]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

The holy trinity of former players that are for some reason untouchable when it comes to fans today are: Scottie Pippen Hakeem Olajuwon Reggie Miller

This ain't no ****ing joke!

[RipCityAndy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ojandpizza

You listed off some great guys but completely lost credibility by mentioning Pippen, Malone, and Dr. J... Those 3 don't even compare with guys at the very top and probably wouldn't even crack most people's top 10 to 15 of all time.

Dr. J was phenomenal - he was the Michael Jordan of his time. Karl Malone is the #2 all-time leading scorer. Scottie Pippen won 6 titles with MJ. None of the three should be dismissed easily.

I didn't mention Bird, Magic, or MJ because LeBron already included them as the easy top 3.

[RipCityAndy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

I'd take LeBron over Malone, Kobe and Scottie Pippen (!?) without hesitation. As much as a love Duncan it's becoming pretty clear that LeBron is going to surpass him. No mention of Bird btw?

LBJ already mentioned Bird, Magic, and MJ - hence the omission.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Random but how come Tim Duncan never gets talked about being one of the top 4-5 players to have played the game? Always noticed his name never comes up in that conversation although it pops up when expanding it to Top 10 players of all time.

[RipCityAndy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ojandpizza

You listed off some great guys but completely lost credibility by mentioning Pippen, Malone, and Dr. J... Those 3 don't even compare with guys at the very top and probably wouldn't even crack most people's top 10 to 15 of all time.

Sorry... I need to elaborate more. I wasn't giving a list of my top players of all time, but rather a list of players (all elite) that LBJ is putting himself above when he says he's top 4. It puts things into perspective.

[AlexBrady]

Quote: Originally Posted by ProfessaPackMan

Random but how come Tim Duncan never gets talked about being one of the top 4-5 players to have played the game? Always noticed his name never comes up in that conversation although it pops up when expanding it to Top 10 players of all time.

Duncan plays a basic game. So basic that his specific skills are taken for granted.