Whos the Greatest Basketball Player?

Answer 1

Me..seriously,I got game.

Answer 2

Id have to say its between Bill Russell and Mike, there are similarities...although bill made his impact sooner...led USF to two championships with a 55 game streak, led Olympic gold medal team BEFORE going pro, won at pro level right away (Magic did also winning a title as a rookie) 11 titles in 13 years (perhaps 12 if he had not gotten injured during one finals), battling Wilt in his prime , Wilt always had numbers but Bill made his team a champion many times, had the mind set that 'scoring is not the most important facet of playing winning basketball' and proved it by being the original facilitator of the 'famous celtic fast break' and was so highly regarded that he was made the head coach of the Celtics, the first black coach in any major american sport ...IN BOSTON OF ALL CITIES and at at time when he and his black teammates couldnt even room or eat with the white ones!!!!...now as for Mike, its well documented what Mike did (after the great Celtic and Laker teams got old...and few teams were good enough to make repeat visits to the finals...and dont give me that Knicks coulda woulda shoulda if mike hadnt )now dont get me wrong, I like Mike, but are you even AWARE of that information I posted about Bill?

Answer 3

Wilt Chamberlain

100 points in a game against the New York Knicks in 1962 and even in the almost defenseless NBA today that is a record that will probably never be broken. In that one night he set eight NBA records that still stand (Most points in a game (100), most points in a half (59), most field goals made (36) and most field goals attempted (63).) In that same season he averaged 50.4 points a game and for 7 consecutive seasons led the league in scoring. He played under 7 coaches, played on 2 teams and was said to be able to play with any 4 guys you could put on the court with him.

I think you can credit Michael Jordan for making the Bulls one of the best teams of all time. But I'm a firm believer that without the players the Bulls front office put around him and one of the best coaches in the NBA he doesn't win all those championships. Championships are for teams and records are for individuals. Don't get me wrong I'd have him as my #2 for sure. But Chamberlain is #1 in my book as an individual, hands down.

Answer 4

Michael Jordan was probably the greatest of all time. Oscar Robertson and Ben Russell both are up there, but I think MJ just brought the sport to a new level and is probably the best all around competitor.

Answer 5

Jordan is the easy answer, so I'll take Kobe. Kobe has a complete game and had the highest scoring average last year since Jordan in '88, plus he dropped 81 on the Raptors. And he took a bad lakers team to the playoffs the last two years. People hate him, but he is great, and he already has three rings. By the time he retires him and Jordan will be interchangeable.

Answer 6

bill russell was a winner in grade school, high school, college and the nba....maybe its because he belongs to the era long time past but these people who think of others as the greatest never bother to look up russell's winning accomplishments.... ..and remember michael jordan did not win his first title until he was six years in the league and bird, magic and kareem were fading or away from the battles....11 rings in 13 nba campaigns says it all and he even played in 12 finals....no player ever has ever achieved 12 finals in 13 seasons and to say no one will ever again is a safe bet....being great should never be about personal records, flashy plays, or scoring many points...it should be about winning and there is no bigger winner than the great Bill Russell

Answer 7

Wilton Norman Chamberlain

Answer 8

Michael Jordan.

Answer 9

Bill Russel & Michael Jordan

Answer 10

His accomplishments speak for itself: six championships, six playoff MVP's, five regular season MVP's, countless first team, all-defensive team and all-star team selections, defensive player of the year (1988), holder of several statistical records that are too many to mention. He was the fiercest competitor the game has ever seen and most of all, he made his teammates better players. With that, no one comes close to Michael Jordan.

Answer 11

Spud Webb