11.24.2010
11.21.2010
Five greatest basketball players of all time?
The ever entertaining Charles Barkley had this to say about the top five of all time. Let the record reflect that Charles was a pretty damn good player, and an entertaining analyst in his own right, and he freely admits on national television that fans basically know nothing. So I give him credit for that and the courage to say that.
And for the record as an idiot fan myself I do not have Kobe in the top five players of all time. Basketball is deceptively funny in comparing players. To the casual observer they all seem to be doing the same thing, catch, pass, shoot, what else is there really? But to compare a center to a point guard, or even a point guard to a shooting guard does a horrible injustice to both. A nice starting point might be who did comparatively better at their position during their era than any one else in history.
1. Michael Jordan-In a game that's all about points he scored more per game than any one in history. Jordan also won six titles and arguably left to on the table while trying to hit a curve ball.
2. Wilt Chamberlain-Second all time to Michael in points per game he played in an era where they were harder to come by (at least for everyone else). Wilt also averaged 22.9 rebounds per game (first all time). A big man's job is to grab rebounds and score points, and there you have it.
3. Magic Johnson-god love you Larry, but Magic was better. The best per game assist man was also a quality rebounder and scorer. Incredibly versatile Magic was also the undeniable leader of one of the greatest dynasties in basketball history.
4. Oscar Robertson-Blah, blah, blah averaged a triple double over an entire season blah, blah, blah.
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabar-Not quite Wilt, but along with Bill Russell easily the best three big men in history.
6-10. Not as easy to sort out but I feel like John Stockton as a pure passer needs to be included here, Bill Russell as a big man, Larry Bird for outside prowess and leader of a great team, Jerry West top five in steals and points per game and I gotta' tell you I am saving a spot here for LeBron. The trouble with Kobe is that he is basically a pure scorer so it's hard to argue he is in the top five players of all-time when he is 11th all-time in points per game behind both Dwayne Wade and LeBron.
11.07.2010
On infrequent blogulations
Can a photo album serve as one's primary news source? Are you tired of looking at a map of the world as a background? Should I get my sports news from anyone other than ESPN or Yahoo? Does anyone other than me care?
I have used the best of the web directory (just Google "Best of the Web") to locate a couple of neat new toys. I am actually going to see how informed I can be using 10x10 as a news source and I am interested in how well informed Yard Barker is on sports.
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