2014 Anger General Geatest of All Time: #6 selection

[Deez]

Bird.

And you all suck for voting Wilt over Bird.

Like for realz.

Wilt should have been 4 on the list.

If not #3.... but definitely no lower than 4.

Yes that's what i meant, no lower than 4.

[kobeunderbite]

Kobe Bryant.

[elmouse03]

I'm surprised at no votes for Shaq.

No Shaq fans out there.

[Shill Jackson]

I'm surprised at no votes for Shaq.

Can you name a season where Shaq played hard from the first game to the last playoff game?

[Bush4Ever]

I'm surprised at no votes for Shaq.

Can you name a season where Shaq played hard from the first game to the last playoff game?

Shaq shouldn't be quite this high, but what is the sense of that statement?

It is perfectly possible to lunge around and still be more productive than a eager beaver who tries hard all the time.

Shaq was the genius, rich snot who could have had a 4.0 with a strong work ethic, but coasted to a 3.5.

I would still take that guy over the guy who busted humps to get a 3.0, so to speak.

The end result is what counts.

[Deez]

llikely i wouldn't fight anyone here. I wouldn't actually want to. This board is all fun and i bet half of us would get beers and laugh our asses off talking about this site if we met up.

[Macrotus]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

[Deez]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

Doesn't matter if they would draft him first, he's the GOAT. Nobody would draft a SG over a dominant center but that doesn't mean that a center is better just cause of draft order. Stupidity

[Y2K]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

It's not all about skills and potential though. Accolades and career achievements play huge parts. That's why it's "greatest" players of all time and not "best" players of all time.

[Macrotus]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

It's not all about skills and potential though. Accolades and career achievements play huge parts. That's why it's "greatest" players of all time and not "best" players of all time.

Accolades and individual career achievements are mostly circumstantial. Imagine, had MJ, Kareem, Wilt & Russell played in the same era on a different teams...would MJ have all those hardware? Most likely not.

[vcsgrizzfan]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

It's not all about skills and potential though. Accolades and career achievements play huge parts. That's why it's "greatest" players of all time and not "best" players of all time.

Accolades and individual career achievements are circumstantial. Imagine, had MJ, Kareem, Wilt & Russell played in the same era on a different teams...would MJ have all those hardware? Most likely not.

Russell would still have more than the rest of them.

[876Stephen]

Bird destroying the competition

[Y2K]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

It's not all about skills and potential though. Accolades and career achievements play huge parts. That's why it's "greatest" players of all time and not "best" players of all time.

Accolades and individual career achievements are mostly circumstantial. Imagine, had MJ, Kareem, Wilt & Russell played in the same era on a different teams...would MJ have all those hardware? Most likely not.

That's why I try to use add much context as I can when looking at each player. Era, competition and rules are just a few things that I take into account.

[BooyaKasha77]

Larry Bird and apparently, it's not even close.

[Shill Jackson]

Bird was a routine 50/40/90 threat once Fitch left the Celtics and the team incorporated the three-pointer into the offense.
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Bird did this TWICE. That is not "routine".

[elmouse03]

Honestly this whole ranking thing is kinda bull. If you knew the skills and potential of each player listed. And if they all entered the same draft today...who here would draft MJ over Kareem, russell or Wilt?

I would draft Kwame Brown over all of them.

[Y2K]

Bird was a routine 50/40/90 threat once Fitch left the Celtics and the team incorporated the three-pointer into the offense.
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Bird did this TWICE. That is not "routine".

But he also said "threat" meaning likely but not absolutely.

[Y2K]

My vote is Bird.

[Y2K]

This round may officially end today, as there is an overwhelming majority leader currently.

[Deez]

This round may officially end today, as there is an overwhelming majority leader currently.

Might as well end it after today. #7 will be more interesting i'll bet.