by Drew12 on Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:51 am
That is such BS.
Everyone knows Kobe is the top dog. For all of Wade's improvements and LeBron's greatness Kobe is on another level. Those that don't agree just have memory problems. Kobe is the most feared player in the league in terms of clutchness. Bar none. No one is more dominant in every facet of the game than Kobe. He defends with the best of them. He has one of the purest shots in the game. He is a rediculously underrated distributor and his toughness and basketball IQ simply can not be questioned.
All of these other 2s are extremely valuable players and any one of them could end up being the top dog in 4 or 6 years. Carmelo, Wade, Areanas, and LeBron are all tied for 2nd in my book.
In terms of Big Men, Dirk over Tim is a joke and warrants no explanation. The numbers can do all the talking. KG slipping so far is really hard to fathom if you think back a couple of years. His game is still improving every year but it goes to show you that if your team doesn't win, no one will notice. For all the respect I have for KG (enough to rank him above Dirk) I still have no doubt that if you switch places for Tim and KG, Tim would have a bigger impact and far greater success even with the 2nd rate supporting cast KG has.
I'd go
1. Kobe
2. Tim
3. Wade
4. LeBron
5. KG
6. Dirk
7. Carmello
8. Arenas
9. AI
10. TMac