whats your opinion on the greatest player of the modern era (2000 - 07)
2007-01-24 01:13:50 · 13 answers · asked by stefan 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
personally my i would have to say kobe bryant. despite his ways and criticism he has numbers to back him up. 1 of the best not to have mvp
2007-01-24 01:36:42 · update #1
fellas and ladies. when i say greatest they have to be a great. shaq, kobe, iverson have accomplished so much in a colourful career. wade and lebron and stars of today and the future, there stats are amazing at present but got nothing on the older players.
2007-01-24 21:59:44 · update #2
Lebron James, I don't know how anybody that has seen him play can pick anybody else. As far as greatest accomplishments, I'll go with Shaquille O'Neal.
2007-01-24 08:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by Candi 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kobe Bryant
2007-01-25 02:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by xengold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four years ago you ask me this question and I say Kobe hands down, but the times are a changing my friend and their is a new gun slang-er in town and he goes by the name of D-Wade. Wade is the best right now he's on top of the league. He's athletic, smart and clutch. He is a defending world champion. For those Kobe fanatics Wade out performs Kobe every Christmas on national television for all to see. Wade is best for now!
2007-01-24 13:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by hayden_mail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe
2007-01-24 10:08:36 · answer #4 · answered by no longer waiting 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant has to be I love Jordan but he never scored 81 points in a game.
2007-01-25 15:56:49 · answer #5 · answered by TD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dwayne Wade
2007-01-24 11:17:10 · answer #6 · answered by ropemancometh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gotta be Shaq.
4 championships between 2000-2007, on 2 different teams. One additional trip to the finals in which they lost to Pistons.
Accomplishments/milestones
(from Wikipedia)
Joins Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to lead the league in field goal percentage for
nine seasons
five consecutive seasons (1998–2002)
Only player in NBA history to:
average at least 20 points per game and 10 rebounds per game in a season for 13 consecutive seasons, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Hakeem Olajuwon, all with 12 consecutive seasons.
reach 4,700 points, 2,200 rebounds, 500 assists, 400 blocks, and 100 steals in his playoff career while shooting at least 55% from the field.
One of five players in NBA history to be selected to the NBA All-Star Game for 13 consecutive seasons; the others are Jerry West, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, and Karl Malone.
One of three players in NBA history to reach 24,500 points, 11,000 rebounds, 2,600 assists, and 2,300 blocks in his career (the others are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon; note that the NBA did not record blocked shots as an official statistic until the 1973-1974 season).
One of four players in NBA history to be awarded the NBA Finals MVP three times (the others are Magic Johnson (3), Tim Duncan (3), and Michael Jordan (6) [4])
Joins Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to win three consecutive NBA Finals MVP awards (2000, 2001, 2002)
Also, ranked 15th all-time in points, highest among active players.
2007-01-24 09:26:34 · answer #7 · answered by H_A_V_0_C 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lebron James
he is tall athletic and can handle the ball
also he can jump out of the gym
2007-01-24 09:45:22 · answer #8 · answered by andrew g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kobe Bryant Hands Down: He's a 2-time NBA regular-season leader, points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832)
2-time NBA regular-season leader, field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978)
NBA regular-season leader, field goals attempted: 2006 (2,173)
NBA regular-season leader, free throws made: 2006 (696)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team: 1997
NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion: 1997
2nd highest single-game point total in NBA history: 81, set on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors. (The record is 100 points set by Wilt Chamberlain on March 2, 1962.)
7th highest single-season point total in NBA history: 2,832, 2005-06 (Top 6 held by Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan)
9th highest single-season scoring average in NBA history: 35.4, 2005-06 (Top 8 held by Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Michael Jordan, and Rick Barry)
Career 40+ Point Games (Regular Season): 74
6th in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain (271), Michael Jordan (173), Elgin Baylor (88), Allen Iverson (77), and Oscar Robertson (77). [11]
Career 50+ Point Games (Regular Season): 14
T-3rd in NBA history, behind Wilt Chamberlain (118), Michael Jordan (31), and Elgin Baylor (14). [12]
Career triple-doubles (as of 2006): 14 [13]
Career statistics (as of 2006): 23.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.5 apg, 0.61 bpg, 1.50 spg, .451 FG%, .336 3FG%, .834 FT% [14]
Career playoff statistics (as of 2006): 22.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.5 apg, 0.73 bpg, 1.34 spg, .438 FG%, .329 3FG%, .791 FT% [15]
On February 18, 2006, Named one of the Next 10 Greatest Players on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the release of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team by the TNT broadcasting crew
2007-01-24 09:38:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Timmy Ducan from the Spurs
2007-01-24 09:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by 400lbtwins 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋