2015 Anger General Greatest post-merger Players of All Time #42

[Y2K]

The results are in. In a runoff, Reggie Miller was voted as the #41 greatest post-merger player of all-time.

Each thread will be stickied to the general board until the given round is over. Nominations will be open for the remainder of the project.

1. Michael Jordan
2. Tim Duncan
3. Earvin Magic Johnson
4. Larry Bird
5. Shaquille O'Neal
6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
7. Kobe Bryant
8. Hakeem Olajuwon
9. Lebron James
10. Moses Malone
11. Kevin Garnett
12. David Robinson
13. Dirk Nowitzki
14. Karl Malone
15. Dwyane Wade
16. Julius Erving
17. Charles Barkley
18. Scottie Pippen
19. Isiah Thomas
20. John Stockton
21. Patrick Ewing
22. Clyde Drexler
23. Steve Nash
24. Kevin McHale
25. Kevin Durant
26. Gary Payton
27. Jason Kidd
28. George Gervin
29. Chris Paul
30. Allen Iverson
31. Paul Pierce
32. Bill Walton Dwight Howard
34. Robert Parish
35. Pau Gasol
36. Alonzo Mourning
37. Dominique Wilkins
38. Dennis Rodman
39. Dennis Johnson
40. Stephen Curry
41.Reggie Miller


Begin by casting your vote for #42 from these candidates:


Alex English -

Tony Parker - 2

James Worthy - 6

Dikembe Mutombo - 1

Ray Allen - 1


Total Votes: 10

[americaninfidel]

Tony Parker has more hardware than anyone on that list, beating Worthy by a ring. He gets my vote.

[Y2K]

My vote is for Ray Allen.

[Odogg]

Worthy.

James Worthy.

[elmouse03]

Mutombo

[876Stephen]

Worthy.

[PhutureDynasty]

Big game James Worthy.

[Havlicekstealsit]

I'll go with Parker. He's got more rings & more all-league teams than Worthy.

Worthy should be next though. Very similar accolades, just feel like Parker had more responsibility QBing his teams.

[Y2K]

I'm not understanding Worthy over Ray Allen at all. A FMVP and 1 more ring shouldn't be that heavy of a factor...

[americaninfidel]

I'm not understanding Worthy over Ray Allen at all. A FMVP and 1 more ring shouldn't be that heavy of a factor...

To be honest, I don't understand Allen over either Worthy or Parker. Both have more hardware, and both at least one time were important enough to the team success to garner FMVP. Allen is a great role player, but he's never been more than that, at least not on a championship team.

[Shill Jackson]

Worthy.

[Odogg]

I'm not understanding Worthy over Ray Allen at all. A FMVP and 1 more ring shouldn't be that heavy of a factor...

Worthy's rings, particularly the last two once Kareem was on the downside, carry a lot more weight than Ray's.

[Y2K]

I'm not understanding Worthy over Ray Allen at all. A FMVP and 1 more ring shouldn't be that heavy of a factor...

To be honest, I don't understand Allen over either Worthy or Parker. Both have more hardware, and both at least one time were important enough to the team success to garner FMVP. Allen is a great role player, but he's never been more than that, at least not on a championship team.

All of that is based on circumstances though.

Ray Allen was a more productive player and superior shooter that just happened to not be fortunate enough to play with really good teams until Boston. Worthy got to play with the #3 guy and #6 guy on this list and Parker the #2 guy on this list.

That's how I see it....but that's just me.

[Robceltsfan]

Worthy

[Deez]

Worthy, he got robbed behind Reggie

[Y2K]

Worthy, he got robbed behind Reggie

Robbed how? Worthy wasn't even on the ballot.

[Deez]

Worthy, he got robbed behind Reggie

Robbed how? Worthy wasn't even on the ballot.

Damn well should have been if Reggie was.

[Y2K]

If there is any question about my thoughts on James Worthy, let me clear it up.

James Worthy played his role very well. In his earlier years, he was a great outlet scorer in the Showtime Offense. As time went on, he became a better midrange shooter and had that nice baseline spin move in the post.


However, to be 6'9, he wasn't a great rebounder. To be pretty athletic, he wasn't anything better than average at best defensively. He scored at pretty decent clip over his career but had below average shooting range. His FG% plummeted after having to be the main guy. He ended up out of the league by age 32, mainly due to injury.

I can't think of a guy on this list whose career accomplishments are so tied into his circumstances rather than him being that special talent that was able to create a winning environment.

[Odogg]

If there is any question about my thoughts on James Worthy, let me clear it up.

James Worthy played his role very well. In his earlier years, he was a great outlet scorer in the Showtime Offense. As time went on, he became a better midrange shooter and had that nice baseline spin move in the post.


However, to be 6'9, he wasn't a great rebounder. To be pretty athletic, he wasn't anything better than average at best defensively. He scored at pretty decent clip over his career but had below average shooting range. His FG% plummeted after having to be the main guy. He ended up out of the league by age 32, mainly due to injury.

I can't think of a guy on this list whose career accomplishments are so tied into his circumstances rather than him being that special talent that was able to create a winning environment.

Thanks for the comments. The flip side is, give him credit for fitting his game into the team that drafted him, to maximize team success.

And the sample size for measuring him as a lead dog was very small, by the time he got the chance he had a lot of mileage, and like you even said, had injuries to deal with. If you are going to factor in circumstances, at least factor them in consistently (applying them to the good and the bad).

[Y2K]

Voting for the round closes at 10 pm CST.