2006-07-11 13:00:35 · 25 answers · asked by allaboutdepp 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
That is a silly question. There are so many great players out there. You can't choose just 3. Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, and Michael Jordan are in the top 7 or 8 on my list. You also have to consider other great offensive and defensive players.
2006-07-11 13:04:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson
2006-07-11 13:02:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jose Lima 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jordan, Wilt Chimberlain, Larry Bird
2006-07-12 06:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul Jabbar), UCLA (1966-69) -- You want individual honors? How about a consensus first team All-American in each of his three seasons in Westwood? How about the consensus National Player of the Year as a junior and a senior? How about Sporting News Player of the Year as a sophomore? How about a three-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player? How does career averages of 26.4 points, 15.5 rebounds and a .639 field goal percentage strike you? He was a terror at both ends of the floor, an unstoppable offensive threat, a dominant rebounder and simply impenetrable low post defender.
Of course, what the 7-2 New Yorker was always about was winning and no one did it better than Alcindor. His UCLA teams captured three NCAA championships and compiled an 88-2 record on his watch. As one voter put it, "when Alcindor played, it just wasn't fair. You had no chance." Which is why they play the games. And why none was ever better than the future Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
2. Bill Walton, UCLA (1971-1974) -- The San Diego native was as imposing a competitor as the college game has ever seen. Walton was part of a UCLA team that captured 88 consecutive victories and he was named National Player of the Year three times. Walton was at his best in the big games, twice winning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors, including 1973 when he shot a ridiculous 76.3 percent from the floor for the tourney. That included his historic 21 for 22 effort against Memphis State in the 1973 National Championship Game. The gifted, multitalented 7-2 center averaged 20.3 points, 15.7 rebounds and a .651 field goal percentage for his career.
3. Bill Russell, San Francisco (1952-56) -- The greatest winner in the history of professional basketball, Russell got his start in the NCAA by leading a small Catholic school to consecutive undefeated national championships in 1955 and 1956. The Dons won 55 in a row those two years as Russell became National Player of the Year in 1956. The consummate team player, the 6-10 Russell managed to average nearly as many rebounds (20.3) as points (20.7) during his four-year career. "That's what has always set him apart," said one former coach. "Russell surveyed the game and decided, 'What will it take to win?' Then he did it."
2006-07-11 13:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by azaan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Kareem Abdul jabbar
2. Wilt Chamberlain
3a. Michael Jordan
3b. Magic Johnson
2006-07-11 13:02:40 · answer #5 · answered by Nate d o double g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3. Larry Bird
2. Shaq
1. Michael Jordan
2006-07-11 15:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by LedZeppelin4ever1955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julius Earving, Michael Jordan, Spud Webb
2006-07-11 13:05:00 · answer #7 · answered by Dudeson 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson
2006-07-11 13:03:02 · answer #8 · answered by Jonah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic Johnson (Greatest Point Guard)
Larry Bird (Greatest Celtic of All time)
Micheal Jordan (Greatest Basketball Player of all time)
2006-07-12 12:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Pajmalbert 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Larry Bird.... The most complete all around player of all time.
He could do anything on the court, but always within the
framework of the team
2. Magic Johnson....Right up there with Bird. Reinvented the point
guard position.
3. Wilt Chamberlain... The most dominating player of all time.
2006-07-11 15:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by Hoopfan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋