NBA’s Top 10 Players 2008
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Who are the top 10 players in the NBA today? Really? Let’s get all the bias opinions aside and really take a look at who the top 10 players are in the NBA. Forget Marc Stein and his power rankings (which he does for teams not players, but he’s still mostly wrong anyway) and forget all the stupid analysts like Charles Barkley.
- Kobe Bryant – Need I say more? The best player in the game period. Can shoot, pass, defend, he’s clutch, he’s a winner, he’s unstoppable, stop me someone please.
- Lebron James – Charles Barkley is right about something. The fact that Kobe Bryant is superman, but Lebron James is “tuggin on his cape”. Lebron has had a fantastic individual season this year with many more to come.
- Tracy McGrady – when he’s healthy, and when his team gives him the ball he’s as good of a player offensively than anyone in the NBA. We don’t talk about Tmac a ton these days with all the talk about all the other guys around the league, but Tracy McGrady has put together a fantastic season. Showing yet again that’s he’s right there behind Kobe and Lebron.
- Allen Iverson – It’s sad that the Denver Nuggets might not make the playoffs this year. But it won’t be because of the play of AI. He brings it every game of every season. The guy is fantastic.
- Tim Duncan – I hate to say it. But yes Timmy makes number 5. I am a certified Spurts Hater all the way. But you can’t ignore the 4 championships Tim Duncan has won in his career.
- Steve Nash - Two MVP’s says enough. Even though one of those deserved to go to Kobe Bryant. But you gotta give the little white guy his props. One of the most creative and fascinating offensive players of our time.
- Dwayne Wade – The last couple of seasons people were trying to compare Dwade to Kobe. Now we have a little better of an idea of some of Dwayne Wade’s weaknesses now that he’s without Shaq. But, he still can dominate games and can get to the basket at will.
- Dirk Nowitzki – A very deserving MVP winner from last season. Dirk seems to have solid seasons every single year. He’s a competitor, shoots the lights out, and has learned to play some descent defense.
- Kevin Garnett – Many people would place him higher. I don’t. I think he’s a fantastic player. But has some obvious limitations. But overall a great competitor and will continue to do well with Pierce and Allen at his side.
- Shaquille O’Neal – I know he’s getting old and dried up. But with 4 rings and still at an old age helping the Suns get better, you have to keep the Diesel on your top ten list. He still wins more than the other so called superstars that are not on this list.
Notice who’s at the top of this list? Yeah that’s right it’s Kobe Bryant. Is there any question? I’d like to see anyone challenge me on this subject.
Sorry, I’ll take Amare Stoudemire over ALL of them…
This list is really stupid. You could argue Kobe v. Lebron all day, but if you’re not smart enough to Put Chris Paul in the top 10 let alone #1 where he belongs, why should anyone bother reading this? Dwayne Wade? Shaq? REALLY?
Amare over all of them? What? And oh boy another Chris Paul bandwagon. That’s all we need here. How about NO to putting people on the list who have are going for the 1st playoff run. Dwayde and Shaq are Champs are they not? Where’s Chris Paul’s ring? Where’s Amare’s ring? Didn’t think so.
if you didnt notice, rings arent really what this is about. if you look closely only 4 of these players have rings. Its not always about rings. I would take all of these players over Robert Horry. wouldnt you?
dude chris paul? num 4 behind t-mac dude chris paul is better steve nash and dirk omg dont say anything u dont know
chris paul?number 4 omg he is better then nash and dirk omg dont say nothin u dont know…………..
I have to say Kobe is number one, but Garnett should be atleast #6.And Shaq is a good player,but he shouldn’t be in the top ten. Why you tim hater? He is a superstar with a great attitude and a good teamate.Wade lost it when he got injured sure he puts up 18 pts every now then,but he use to put 30 every game. AI is a great explosive player which the nuggets need him to be.
heres my top 10….1 kobe 2 lebron 3 chris paul 4 kevin garnett 5 steve nash 6 tracy mcgrady 7 dwight howard 8 dirk 9 melo 10 tim duncan
In my believe, Kobe is the overall best, no question. HeRE IS MY LIST. 1. KB24 2. LBJ 3. DIRK NOWITSKY 4. CHRIS PAUL 5. KEVIN GARNET 6. ALLEN INVERSON 7. AMARE STOUDEMIRE 8. STEVE NASH 9.DWAYNE WADE 10. TIM DUNCAN 11. TMAC 12. YAO MING 13. HOWARD 14. GASOL 15. BARON DAVIS
look you guys are crazy allen iverson should be number 2 or number 1. This man has been bringin his a game since he was a rookie lets be serious here.
This is not a bad list..if you want to talk about top ten of this year of course chris paul would be top three….however if youre talking top ten players proven year end and year out this is a solid list. I hate some of these players, but their game speak for itself!
1.LBJ 2.KB24 3.AI 4.Steve Nash 5.Chris Paul 6.KG 7.AMARE STOUDEMIRE 8.Tim Duncan 9.Howard 10.YAO MING
Yeah right man everyone of you guys are wrong lebron james will neverd win a ring like some of the other great playerr. My top ten list will be #1 D,Wade, #2 Kobe, #3 Dirk, #4 Steve, #5 Kevin, #6 Chris Paul, #7 T Mac, #8 Ai, #9 Tim duncan Last #10 Manu . Now this is a list of stars man. of champions and future champions.
DIS IS NOT TRUE U KNO THAT YAO SHOULD BE THERE AND THAT LEBRON SHOULD BE NO 1
This isnt bad at all. I agree with most of it but i would make a few changes and definitely include Chris Paul
#1 Kobe Bryant – Kobe Bryant(though i dont like him as much as others may he deserves it)
#2 Lebron James – LBJ(he may not be a clutch player and has no shots, he is still in the beginning of his career, he’ll get better)
#3 Tracy McGrady – T-mac(he was good, he is good, and will be until he retires what more can i say)
#4 Allen Iverson-Chris Paul( as much as AI is good he is the old days put him back in the day with jordan and he’s pretty good but now its the younger more improved players)
#5 Tim Duncan – Steve Nash( my idol, though still trailing behind trying to show some life hopefully gets traded or something)
#6 Steve Nash – Tim Duncan( although i too hate the spurs, they wouldnt have those championships without him)
#7 Dwayne Wade – KG(Underrated and can finish when you need him to)
#8 Dirk Nowitzki – Dirk Nowitzki
#9 Kevin Garnett – Dwayne Wade( a very good player although just stunk this season due to injuries)
#10 Shaquille O’Neal – Deron Williams( no one ever talks about him though he has made as much of an improvement as Chris Paul, also i would never put Shaq here, he just made the suns worst)
You are right about kobe he is the bestand he has been the best for a wile. You are also right steve nash should not have goten the Mvp that year with kobe geting 81 points. But you suck on marth 26th is right chris paul should be in the top three.
You are right about kobe he is the best and he has been the best for a wile. You are also right steve nash should not have goten the Mvp that year with kobe geting 81 points. But you suck on marth 26th is right chris paul should be in the top three.
Top 15 This Season(+ Playoffs)
#1-Kobe Bryant(Best Play in the nba.[period]
#2-LeBron James(30.0 PPG 7.8 RPG 7.6 APG. Only 24)
#3-Chris Paul(21.1 PPG 11.6 APG 2.7 SPG.Best Point guard)
#4-Allen Iverson(26.8 PPG. Could win the scoring champ every year but is so unselfish.)
#5-Kevin Garnett(Defense,Offense,Shooting,Post,dunker)
#6-Tracy McGrady(Closest thing to kobe yes kobe.can shoot drive pass rebound defend just like kobe except kobe does it better
#7-Steve Nash(the second best pg chris is just too nice)
#8-Paul Peirce(If you watched the playoffs you know what he did)
#9-Tim Duncan(4 Championships, Remember that three pointer)
#10-Dwight Howard(average scorer excelent rebounder,blocker
close to making it
Carmelo Anthony-great year but others were better
Dwayne Wade-Bad Team Season
Manu Ginobili-great year but others were better
Amare Stoudemire-great year but others were better
Shaquille O’Neal-Too Old But still 15th in the nba
T-Mac is better then all of them
where is Baron Davis or Gilbert Arenas or Dwight Howard they should at lease be in the bottom and please put Chris Paul on there..
this is the top 10
1. Lebron James (has ben in the leauge 3 years and is already better than kobe)
2.Paul Pierce (he is one of the best players i have ever seen so dominant)
3.Chris Paul
4. AMARE STOUDEMIRE
5. Kobe Bryant
6. Carmello Anthony
7.Kevin Garnett
8. Dwayne Wade
9. Baron Davis
10. Shaq
i hate kobe bryant!i mean, where’s stoudimire,anthony?and give steve nash some credit i mean come on!!kobe is nothing but a stuck up pig!
WOW there are som idiots in here 1.kobe 2.james 3.wade-right now hes 3rd because hes free of injuries take lebrons or kobes shoulder off and see how they do. 4.pual 5.dwight 6.kg 7.tim duncan 8.steve nash After these guys who even cares
Here is the real deal
1)Kobe Bryant – only man who is compared to MJ
2)Lebron James – stronger than kobe and thats about it
3)Chris Paul – must be here with
4)Kevin Garnett – always a good player who can play 3, 4, or 5
5)Tracy McGrady – he is as good as kobe and lebron if not hurt
6)Dwayne Wade – a real quick guard who can get to the hole
7)Dwight Howard – one crazy superman
8)Allen Iverson – this short man scores some points
9)Dirk Nowitzki – seven foot man who can shoot
10)Carmelo Anthony – he was supposed be as good as Lebron
Just missed the cut in no order
Tim Duncan
Vince Carter
Chris Bosh
and some other ppl too
i would say LBJ is the best putting his team to the finals even his teammates are not strong,2nd KB,3rd Dirk Nowitski,4th KG,5th Paul Pierce,6th Tim Duncan,7th Chris Paul,8th Deron Williams,9th T-MAC,10th Steve Nash. Believe me this is the real top 10 of 07′-08′ base on their performance.I always watch them play and hey guys look their stats on the internet and you’ll believe me soon.
hey this is my oppion
#1 Kobe bryant
#2 Lebron James
#3 Dwayne Wade
#4 Carmello Anthony
#5 Pual Pearce
#6 Kevin Garnet
#7 Allen Iverson
#8 Ray Allen
#9 Jim Jhonson
# Derick Rose
damn people u don,t know anything about the NBA players
so just watch me
1. Kobe
2. Lebron james
3. Dwayne Wade
4. Ray Allen
5. Melo
6. Derick Rose
7. Pearce
8. A.I
9. Garnet
10. Chris Pual
This is my list of the current 2008-2009 so far:
Tracy Macgrady (Without a doubt, he is one of the legends that people are slowly forgetting. If you haven’t seen his basketball miracle, go see it now… I mean it. 13 pts in 35 seconds… WHAT THE F**K!!!???)
1)Kobe Bryant (although he hasn’t lived up to his reputation this season yet, he is still the most skillful player in the league)
2)Lebron James (if only this guy learns to make clutch shots/free throws)
3)Dwyane Wade (Heeeeeee’s back! have u seen him play lately, especially against the nets? His team was down 10 in the last 5 minutes when he decided to score 14 pts with 4 1/2 minutes to go and win the game by 5. HOLY CRAP!)
4)Chris Paul (He is without a doubt, the best point guard in the league. Period.)
5)Dwight Howard (He is the most dominant center in this league so far. But his free throw shooting sucks bad)
6)Paul Pierce (If winning an NBA championship wasn’t enough, did you see him last night against the Hawks? GAME WINNER with like 0.05 seconds left!!!)
7)Chris Bosh (He is a very dominant player in the league, but he still lacks the “take over the game part late in a game” I’ve only seen him do it once this year, only once)
9)Allen Iverson (He is a scoring legend… and now he is on the Detroit Pistons… Allen Iverson will finally get close to getting his ring… but not quite)
10) This spot reluctantly goes to Carmelo Anthony (He is finally on a winning team, and now he has a true point guard to work with. Lets see if he can move his way up this list)
1.kobe
2.lebron
3.bosh (most under rated suprstar rigt now. he should play for lakers or knicks. he needs more public atntion and gasol sucks anyway.
4.wade
5.garnet
6.howard
7.cp3
8.williams
9.redd (great shooter but plays on a team that SUCKS!!!!)
10.otny parker (overshadowed but bettter than duncan)
chris should be no 3
Tracy McGrady is the best small forward in the NBA…1.T-MAC,2.LeBRON James,3.Dwight Howard,4.Amare Stodemire,5.Dwyane Wade,6.Kobe Bryant…
#1.Kobe(he is the best player in the nba no more to be said.)
#2.tracy Mcgrady(he is a great player when hes not hurt he is the full package pass, rebound, defend, shooter,and clutch.)
#3.lebron james.(he is the most overrated player in the nba.)
#4.kevin Garnett.he has been doing it for a long thime now and is finally getting he credit one of my fav Players0.
#5. allen iverson.a player that play’s more min than any player in the nba game to game he put’s in work he has a nfl type career.
1 kobe unstobbale when hes on
2 lebron to strong and athletic
3 dwade leading scorer of the nba
4 cp3 best point guard
5 paul pierce if he stayed in shape he would be #1 but when hes on hes insane
6 tmac(when he’s healthy)13 points in 35 seconds enough said
7 allen iveron will always be able to light it up
8 amare stoudemire too dominant has a very strong all around game
9 joe johnson most underrated in the nba
10dwight howard=straight beast
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You guys are crazy! end of this argument over the list, my list is the right one.
1. Me
2. My cat
3. my grandma
4. The squire that lived in the tree in my backyard
5. that annoying 11 years old that live next door to me
6. King Kong
7. jesus
8. your mom
9. All the player in the NBA
10. you
How you not going to hav cp3 in the top 10, this list is silly
HEY DWIGHT HOWARD IS THE BEST. ALTHOUGH KOBE, LEBRON, CHRIS PAUL, CARMELLO ANTHONY, GARNNET, DUNCAN, SHAQ, PEIRCE, TRACY, DWYANE, ODOM, RAY ALLEN, STOUDAMIRE ARE ALSO VERY GOOD.
ray allen is better than paul pierce.
my top 10
kobe
lebron
DWade
dwight
chris paul
tim duncan
kevin garnet
ray allen
steve nash
chris bosh
you guys are fu**in dumb.
lebron
kobe
dwyane
carmelo
tracy
dwight
garnett
chris
tim
I wanna hate Kobe but I cant. He’s just too good. He’s undoubtedly the number one player right now. He’s got it all.
Lebron is good but i’d go for Tmac for sure!!
#1-lebron james
#2-kobe bryant
#3-d wade
#4-dwight howard
#5-paul perice
#6-chris paul
#7-kevin garnet
#8-chancy billups
#9-amare stoudemire
#10-shaq
1st. Jobe Bryant
2nd. Lebron James
3rd. Tracy McGrady
4th Dirk Nowitizi
5th. Dwanye Wade
6th. Steve Nash
7th. Baron Davis
8th. Dwight Howard
9th.Chris Paul
10th. undecided because its alot of players that fit into this spot overall….
people are so determined to rate the most talked about players its the quiet players that is the deadless….. for example
Manu G., Allen Iverson, Brandon Roy, Micheal Redd, Baron Davis,Tracy McGrady,Chris Bosh, Amarie Stodemire, Tony Parker, Paul Pierce, Paul Gasol, its alot its numerous amounts of player that isnt stated here…
i usually go by class
Overall: Kobe Bryant
Dunking: Vince Carter
Shooting Inside: Dirk Nowitizki
3 Point Shooter: Peja Stojavick (hands down!)
Dribbling and Ball Handling: Steve Nash and Chris Paul (its a close fight for it but dont forget about Allen Iverson)
In the Hole: Dwight Howard or Amarie Stodumire
its so many catagories you can place them in its ridiculous but to me its impossible to name the top spots without having ties in positions… Ohhhh and the best lefty in the game is Manu Ganobli or either Micheal Redd!
So argue if you choose but if you watch basketball their skills and tatics will tell it all!
I am also wondering why are everybody so determined to say Lebron James is the best in the league!?!?!?!?!?!
The best my ass Kobe is the best player ever… to me i respect Micheal and he is from my home town but that kid Kobe is about re-god-damn-diculous he is unstoppable Lebron dont have no where neara the abilities that Kobe has for one lebron cant even shoot a fucking freethrow for god sakes a fucking free throw…. let alone a jump shot! yeah he got him in point percentage but overall game kobe has it…
the speed, the dunking abilities, the shooting(which lebron doesnt have at all),the beastness, just his skills is overally dominate in this League
and when he win his ring this year i hope everyone shut up about this Kobe need Shaq to win a ring that shit is dead and it will always be dead! metaphorically speaking!
Ohhhh and when lebron james get a ring thats when he will have a chance to even be tied with kobe bryant
kid me not the kid got skills but better then “KOBE BRYANT”???? Ann anaanana
#1 Tracy McGrady (when not hurt)+ 13pts in 35 seconds.. who else can do it??
#2 Kobe Bryant.. I got to give it to him.. he’s good 81pts say it all
#3 Lebron James.. Talent, and very strong in the paint but was walked out by the spurs and cant shoot free throws..
#4 Dirk.. great inside shooter.. the best in the leauge.. but the Mavs aint doing to much right now..
#5 Steve nash.. wow two mvps.. how about that..
#6 D-Wade.. a great drive to the whole.
#7 chris paul.. young pg… great scorer, and good passer.
#8 Shaq.. damn he is still playing and can hold it down in the paint
#9Dwight Howard.. who else can make shaq flop…
#10 Kevin Garnett.. damn Defense player of the year… and great leader for boston
For sho, all i know is that The top three is between Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and Tracy McGrady/ Dirk Nowiztiki
No love for Brandon Roy ?!?
i hate basketball all togather sooo… and if you argue over stupid things like this. it’s a sad world
1. Allen Iverson
2.Kobe Bryant
Allen Iverson and Kobe are the best,especially A.I.
Fuck the rest !!!!
obviously the guy who made the top 10 is a doush bag ………
heres my list of whos gonna be the best
1. lebron james
2. dwane wade
3. kobe
4. allen iverson
5. chris paul
6. steve nash
7. vince cater
8. tracy mCgrady
9. dwight howerd
10. tony parker
Carmelo has to be on that list. People underrate this dude so bad. He is just as good as Lebron
this is the real top 10
1 Lebron James
2 Kobe Bryant
3 Kevin Garnett
4 Amare Stoudimire
5 Dwayne Wade
6 Allen Iverson
7 Dirk Nowitzki
8 Chris Paul
9 Paul Peirce
10 Shaquille Oneal
IT0 ang tama lahat kay0 mali ito ang tutuo
KObe ang best si kobe meron na finals mvp pero si lbj,tmac,carmelo,gilbert paul at si dwight wala pa championship mvp pero si kobe bryant or black mamba meron na baka yung sinasabi nyo na lbj the king baka lbj the queen bryant dapat ang king
1.Kobe Bryant
2.Dirk Nowitzki
3.Amare Stoudamire
4.Ray Allen
5.Pau Gasol
6.Dwight Howard
7.Ron Artest
8.Lamar Odom
9.Andrew Bynum
10.LeBron James