sports rivalries?

Question

what are top 10 indivdual player rivalries?


ex: larry bird and magic johnson

Answer 1

Magic vs. Bird (The rivalry that started from school to the Pros)

Jordan vs. Miller (Bulls vs Pacers)

Jordan vs. Isiah Thomas (Bulls vs. Pistons)

Jordan vs. John Starks (Bulls vs. Knicks)

Jordan vs. Clyde Drexler (Bulls vs. Blazers)

Jordan vs. Charles Barkley ( On court only they really are best buds)

Jordan vs. Kobe (The never ending debate)

Hakeem Olajuwon vs. David Robinson

Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Shaquille O' Neal

Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Patrick Ewing

Dennis Rodman vs. Scottie Pippen (Bulls vs. Pistons)

Dennis Rodman vs. Frank Brikowski (Bulls vs. Sonics)

Dennis Rodman vs. Karl Malone (on the wrestling ring and on the court)

Bill Rusell vs. Wilt Chamberlain (The Battle for all-time supremacy)

PJ Brown vs. Charlie Ward (The infamous Brown tackle)

Lebron vs. Carmelo vs. D-Wade (The better pick)

Lebron vs. Kobe (who's the real next MJ?)

Scottie Pippen vs. Larry Johnson (The word-war)

Kobe vs. Shaq (From friends to enemies)

Alonzo Mourning vs. Larry Johnson ( The Charlotte Hornets supremacy)

Jaon Kidd vs. Rick Fox vs. Jim Jackson (The battle for Vanessa Williams)

Jason Kidd vs. Grant Hill ( Who's the real deserving ROY awardee?)

Karl Malone vs. Kobe Bryant (Respect for the veteran's issue)

Allen Iverson vs. Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing (Alumni issues)

Yao Ming and Shaq (Modern day Chamberlain vs. Russell)


Lastly, and the most sensational of all:

Stephen Jackson, Jermaine O' Neil and Ron Artest vs. The whole Detroit Pistons crowd (Talk about chaos this one steal all rivalries!!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UKiquoolEo

Answer 2

Currently, there aren't really any great rivalries, just artificial ones created by the media. Kobe vs. Raja? Maybe some animosity between the two, but for it to be a great rivalry, both players really should be on the same level, or close to it, and, say what you will about Kobe, he's on a level that Raja Bell will never see, so it's more that they just don't like each other than a rivalry.

LeBron and DWade? Not even close. Maybe in the future, but right now, it's not there. Kevin Garnett vs. Tim Duncan has some real potential to build into a great rivalry in the near future.

Magic and Bird
Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan vs. the Pistons and the Jordan Rules
Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning

Answer 3

1. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell
2. Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing
3. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson
4. LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony
5. Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller
6. Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Robert Parish
7. Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol
8. Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson
9. Kobe Bryant and Dwayne Wade
10. Tim Duncan and Amare Stoudemire

Answer 4

Chamberlain vs Russell
Magic vs Bird
Reggie Miller vs NY Knicks
Dr. J vs Bird
Jordan vs Isaiah Thomas
Jordan vs Ewing
Jordan vs Malone
Shaq vs Duncan
Shaq vs Hakeem
Barkley vs the NBA

Answer 5

Malone Vs. Rodman
Steve Nash Vs. Dirk ( very competitive, always fun to watch)
Kobe Vs. Raja (they just don't like ech other)
Kobe Vs. Shaq (From friends to enemies)
Kobe Vs. Malone( word war)
Jordan Vs. Dominique Wilkins
Jordan Vs. Miller
Jordan Vs. The Pistons
Barkley Vs. Shaq
Jordan Vs. Payton

Answer 6

Bird and Magic and Russell and Wilt are the only two worth even mentioning. It is all B.S. anyway because it's a team game and three of those four were the best team players in history. (Actually, Wilt became a great team player too in his final years).

Answer 7

Russel and Chamberlain
Magic and Bird
Jordan and Drexler
Miller and Mullin (Shooters)
Celtics and the Lakers
Rick Barry and Pete Maravich
Bob Cousy and Sam Jones
Barkley and Malone
O'neal and Duncan
Bryant and James

Answer 8

try, karl malone/charles barkley, try john stockton/isiah thomas. in basketball, individual rivalries dont matter much because it is such a team sport. but you could also say that it has great effects. look at shaq and kobe, look what it did to the lakers. i hope this helps

Answer 9

I don't know about 10, but here are some I know:

1. Kobe and Raja Bell
2. LeBron and D-Wade
3. Shaq and Ben Wallace
4. MJ and Charles Barkley?
5. Bill Russell and Wilt?

Answer 10

Individual rivalries worth noting are rare in the NBA. You only have 2: Wilt and Russ, Bird and Magic.

As for teams . . . . well:
Boston Celtics (Bill Russell and co.) vs. St. Louis Hawks (Bob Petit and co.)

Boston Celtics (Bill Russell and co.) vs. Philadelphia/Frisco Warriors(Wilt Chamberlain and co.)

Boston Celtics (Bill Russell and co.) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (Wilt Chamberlain and co.)

Boston Celtics (Bill Russell and co.) vs. LA Lakers(West, Baylor and co.)

New York Knicks (Reed, Frazier and co.) vs. LA Lakers(West, Chamberlain and co.)

Milwaukee Bucks(Kareem, Oscar and co.) vs. LA Lakers(West, Chamberlain and co.)

Boston Celtics (Larry Bird and co.) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (Dr. J and co.)

Philadelphia 76ers (Dr. J and co.) vs. LA Lakers(Magic and co.)

Boston Celtics (Larry Bird and co.) vs. LA Lakers(Magic and co.)

Chicago Bulls (Jordan, Pippen and co.) vs. Detroit Pistons (Thomas, Dumars and co.)

Chicago Bulls (Jordan, Pippen and co.) vs. Utah Jazz(Malone, Stockton and co.)