5/11/24 - Suns hire Mike Budenzolzer as head coach for 5 years, $50 million
5/10/24 - Hornets hire Boston assistant Charles Lee as head coach
5/10/24 - Suns fire Frank Vogel after one season
4/22/24 - Nets hire Jordi Fernandez as head coach
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
top 50 basketball players of all time
[7/28/13] this is a subjective list (meaning your list is just as valid as his) created by Riley Schmitt in February.
Let's see how it matches up with mine. Here's my top 10 (off the top of my head):
1 - Wilt Chamberlain [8/22/23] (though I know Michael Jordan tops everybody else's list and many/most have him below Bill Russell) [7]
2 - Michael Jordan [1]
3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [2]
4 - LeBron James (maybe not now, but will be looking back) [15]
5 - Oscar Robertson [10]
6 - Bill Russell (since he's number 6) [6]
7 - Magic Johnson [3]
8 - Larry Bird [4]
9 - Kobe Bryant [8]
10 - Bob Pettit [19]
11 - Jerry West [9]
12 - George Mikan [38]
13 - Shaquille O'Neal [12]
14 - Julius Erving [17]
15 - Kevin Durant (maybe not now, but...)
18 - Isiah Thomas [23]
21 - Kevin Garnett (he was a beast in his first 8 or so years) [18]
22 - Tim Duncan [5]
23 - George Gervin [37]
24 - Elgin Baylor (used to be my favorite player) [16]
25 - John Stockton [25]
26 - Allen Iverson [30]
27 - Dominique Wilkens
28 - David Robinson [29]
29 - John Havlicek [13]
30 - Chris Paul (maybe not yet though)
31 - Dwight Howard (ditto)
32 - Walt Frazier [33]
33 - Elvin Hayes
34 - Earl Monroe
35 - Wes Unseld [42]
36 - Scottie Pippen [24]
I'm probably missing somebody. Yeah, I missed West and Shaq on the first pass. Elgin Baylor and Dominique too. Probably missing a lot. OK, make it top 36. Have seven current players in there (LeBron, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Durant, Paul, Howard). Still probably forget two or three.
Now let's put the numbers of this guy in parentheses.
Who did I leave off?
50. Dennis Johnson
49. James Worthy
48. Paul Pierce
47. Billy Cunningham
46. Dave DeBusschere
45. Nate Thurmond
44. Clyde Drexler
43. Dwyane Wade
42. Wes Unseld
41. Patrick Ewing
40. Jason Kidd (?)
39. Gary Payton
36. Sam Jones (?)
35. Steve Nash (forgot about him)
34. Kevin McHale (him too)
32. Dave Cowens (I wouldn't put him above McHale)
31. Will Reed (ditto)
28. Bill Walton (I wouldn't put him this high, due to his injuries)
27. Dirk Nowitzki (forgot Dirk too)
26. Rick Barry (forgot him too, he would probably rank somewhere in the 20s for me too)
22. Bob Cousy (wouldn't rate him close to this high, then again I rated Mikan way up there)
OK, a lot of the current players I chose aren't on the list: Durant, Paul, Howard. But I'm surprised Dominique didn't make the guy's top 50 (shafted again / here's a cool picture). Also from my list not making it were Elvin Hayes and Earl Monroe.
Here's Jesse Dorsey's list (at least he had Dominique at 50). And this guy has him #28. And Elvin Hayes #17. And this guy has them 39 and 37.
*** [2/22/18]
And here is Harris Ahmadzai's list of the top 32 (with my ranking from 4-1/2 years ago)
32. Chris Paul (30)
31. Scottie Pippen (36)
30. Rick Barry (see above)
29. Jason Kidd (unranked)
28. Bob Pettit (10)
27. Kevin Garnett (21)
26. Kevin McHale (forgot)
25. David Robinson (28)
24. John Stockton (25)
23. Elgin Baylor (24)
22. Jerry West (11)
21. Charles Barkley (19)
20. Isiah Thomas (18)
19. Stephen Curry (unlisted 4-1/2 years ago)
18. Kevin Durant (15)
17. Dirk Nowitzki (forgot)
16. Karl Malone (20)
15. Dwyane Wade (didn't make my list, he ain't better than Jerry West)
14. Moses Malone (17)
13. Julius Erving (14)
12. Hakeem Olajuwon (16)
11. Oscar Robertson (5)
10. Larry Bird (8)
9. Bill Russell (6)
8. Tim Duncan (22 - not better than Russell, Bird, Robertson)
7. Shaquille O'Neal (13)
6. Kobe Bryant (9 - see Duncan)
5. Wilt Chamberlain (1)
4. Magic Johnson (7)
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3)
2. LeBron James (4)
1. Michael Jordan (2)
I still like my list better.
Let's see how it matches up with mine. Here's my top 10 (off the top of my head):
1 - Wilt Chamberlain [8/22/23] (though I know Michael Jordan tops everybody else's list and many/most have him below Bill Russell) [7]
2 - Michael Jordan [1]
3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [2]
4 - LeBron James (maybe not now, but will be looking back) [15]
5 - Oscar Robertson [10]
6 - Bill Russell (since he's number 6) [6]
7 - Magic Johnson [3]
8 - Larry Bird [4]
9 - Kobe Bryant [8]
10 - Bob Pettit [19]
11 - Jerry West [9]
12 - George Mikan [38]
13 - Shaquille O'Neal [12]
14 - Julius Erving [17]
15 - Kevin Durant (maybe not now, but...)
16 - Hakeem Olajuwon [11]
17 - Moses Malone [14]18 - Isiah Thomas [23]
19 - Charles Barkley [20]
20 - Karl Malone [21]21 - Kevin Garnett (he was a beast in his first 8 or so years) [18]
22 - Tim Duncan [5]
23 - George Gervin [37]
24 - Elgin Baylor (used to be my favorite player) [16]
25 - John Stockton [25]
26 - Allen Iverson [30]
27 - Dominique Wilkens
28 - David Robinson [29]
29 - John Havlicek [13]
30 - Chris Paul (maybe not yet though)
31 - Dwight Howard (ditto)
32 - Walt Frazier [33]
33 - Elvin Hayes
34 - Earl Monroe
35 - Wes Unseld [42]
36 - Scottie Pippen [24]
I'm probably missing somebody. Yeah, I missed West and Shaq on the first pass. Elgin Baylor and Dominique too. Probably missing a lot. OK, make it top 36. Have seven current players in there (LeBron, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Durant, Paul, Howard). Still probably forget two or three.
Now let's put the numbers of this guy in parentheses.
Who did I leave off?
50. Dennis Johnson
49. James Worthy
48. Paul Pierce
47. Billy Cunningham
46. Dave DeBusschere
45. Nate Thurmond
44. Clyde Drexler
43. Dwyane Wade
42. Wes Unseld
41. Patrick Ewing
40. Jason Kidd (?)
39. Gary Payton
36. Sam Jones (?)
35. Steve Nash (forgot about him)
34. Kevin McHale (him too)
32. Dave Cowens (I wouldn't put him above McHale)
31. Will Reed (ditto)
28. Bill Walton (I wouldn't put him this high, due to his injuries)
27. Dirk Nowitzki (forgot Dirk too)
26. Rick Barry (forgot him too, he would probably rank somewhere in the 20s for me too)
22. Bob Cousy (wouldn't rate him close to this high, then again I rated Mikan way up there)
OK, a lot of the current players I chose aren't on the list: Durant, Paul, Howard. But I'm surprised Dominique didn't make the guy's top 50 (shafted again / here's a cool picture). Also from my list not making it were Elvin Hayes and Earl Monroe.
Here's Jesse Dorsey's list (at least he had Dominique at 50). And this guy has him #28. And Elvin Hayes #17. And this guy has them 39 and 37.
*** [2/22/18]
And here is Harris Ahmadzai's list of the top 32 (with my ranking from 4-1/2 years ago)
32. Chris Paul (30)
31. Scottie Pippen (36)
30. Rick Barry (see above)
29. Jason Kidd (unranked)
28. Bob Pettit (10)
27. Kevin Garnett (21)
26. Kevin McHale (forgot)
25. David Robinson (28)
24. John Stockton (25)
23. Elgin Baylor (24)
22. Jerry West (11)
21. Charles Barkley (19)
20. Isiah Thomas (18)
19. Stephen Curry (unlisted 4-1/2 years ago)
18. Kevin Durant (15)
17. Dirk Nowitzki (forgot)
16. Karl Malone (20)
15. Dwyane Wade (didn't make my list, he ain't better than Jerry West)
14. Moses Malone (17)
13. Julius Erving (14)
12. Hakeem Olajuwon (16)
11. Oscar Robertson (5)
10. Larry Bird (8)
9. Bill Russell (6)
8. Tim Duncan (22 - not better than Russell, Bird, Robertson)
7. Shaquille O'Neal (13)
6. Kobe Bryant (9 - see Duncan)
5. Wilt Chamberlain (1)
4. Magic Johnson (7)
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3)
2. LeBron James (4)
1. Michael Jordan (2)
I still like my list better.
***
5/2/24 - 11-20
5/2/24 - where does Steph Curry rank now?
The Athletic Top 75 list (2022)
40. Allen Iverson
39. Bob Cousy
38. Steve Nash
37. Patrick Ewing
36. Jason Kidd
35. George Mikan
34. Kawhi Leonard
33. James Harden
32. Scottie Pippen
31. Bob Pettit
30. Chris Paul
29. John Havlicek
28. Dwyane Wade
27. Rick Barry
26. Isiah Thomas
25. John Stockton
24. Giannis Antenteokounmpo
23. Elgin Baylor
22. Charles Barkley
21. Dirk Nowitzki
20. David Robinson
19. Julius Erving
18. Moses Malone
17. Kevin Garnett
16. Karl Malone
15. Stephen Curry
14. Jerry West
13. Kevin Durant
12. Oscar Robertson
11. Harkeem Olajuwon
10. Kobe Bryant
9. Tim Duncan
8. Shaquille O'Neal
7. Larry Bird
6. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Magic Johnson
4. Bill Russell
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. LeBron James
1. Michael Jordan
I'd rate Cousy, Mikan, Pettit, Barry, Oscar, Wilt higher. And where do you rank Jokic now?
***
[5/10/24] R.W. Jonasson (quora)
Thursday, May 09, 2024
NBA 2023-2024
1/24/24 - Doc Rivers to be hired as new Milwaukee head coach
1/23/24 - Adrian Griffin fired by Milwaukee after going 30-13
1/23/24 - Terry Rozier reportedly traded from Charlotte to Miami for Kyle Lowry and first round pick
1/18/24 - Pascal Siakam traded from Toronto to Indiana for Bruce Brown and two first round picks
11/29/23 - Mark Cuban selling majority stake of Mavericks
10/31/23 - James Harden, PJ Tucker, Filip Petrusev traded from Philadelphia to Clippers for Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, and multiple draft picks (2028 first round pick, 2024 second round pick, 2029 second round pick, first-round pick swap, and a 2026 first round pick from Oklahoma City)
10/23/23 - Giannis signs three-year $186 million extension
10/14/23 - Celtics hire Jeff Van Gundy as senior consultant
10/1/23 - Jrue Holiday traded from Portland to Boston for Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, 2024 first round pick (via Golden State) and 2029 first round pick
9/27/23 - Damian Lillard traded from Portland to Milwaukee. Portland receives Jrue Holiday (from Milwaukee), Deandre Ayton (from Phoenix), Toumani Camara (from Phoenix), Milwaukee's 2029 first-round pick, and Milwaukee swap rights in 2028 and 2030. Phoenix receives Jusuf Nurkic (from Portland), Grayson Allen (from Milwaukee), Nasir Little (from Portland), Keon Johnson (from Portland)
9/6/23 - Christian Wood signs with Lakers for two years, $5.7 million
8/4/23 - Anthony Davis to remain with Lakers for three years, $186 million
7/25/23 - Jaylen Brown signs 5 year, $304 million extension, richest in NBA history
7/8/23 - Patty Mills went from Brooklyn to Houston to Oklahoma City to Atlanta in 10 days
7/2/23 - Russell Westbrook stays with Clippers for the biggest pay cut in history
6/30/23 - Middleton re-signs with Bucks for three years, $102 million
6/30/23 - D'Angelo Russell to remain with Lakers for $37 million, 2 years
6/30/23 - Lakers re-sign Austin Reaves for $56 million, 4 years
6/30/23 Lakers re-sign Rui Hachimura for $51 million, 3 years
6/30/23 - Jerami Grant returns to Portland for $160 million, five years
6/30/23 - Draymond Green to remains with Warriors for $100 million, four years
6/30/23 - Gabe Vincent leaves Heat for Lakers for $33 million, three years
6/30/23 - Toronto signs Dennis Schroder $26 million, two years
6/30/23 - Fred VanVleet leaves Toronto for Houston for $130 million, three years
6/30/23 - Bruce Brown leaves Nuggets for Pacers for $45 million, two years
6/30/23 - ESPN cutting Jeff Van Gundy and Jalen Rose
6/26/23 - Atlanta trading John Collins to Utah for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick
6/25/23 - Minnesota keeps Naz Reid for $42 million three-year contract
6/22/23 - Washington to trade Chris Paul to Golden State for Jordan Poole, 2030 first-round pick and 2027 second-round pick
6/22/23 - Portland takes Scott Henderson with the third pick
6/22/23 - Charlotte selects Brandon Miller with the second pick
6/22/23 - San Antonio selects Victor Wembayana with the first pick of the 2023 NBA draft
6/22/23 - Bradley Beal, Isaiah Todd, Jordan Goodwin traded from Washington to Phoenix for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, first round pick swaps in 2024, 2026, 2028, 2030, second round picks in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, and cash
6/21/23 - Three team trade: Boston receives Porzingis from Washington, no. 25 pick from Memphis, 2024 first round pick (via Warriors), Memphis receives Marcus Smart from Boston, Washington receives Tyus Jones from Memphis, Gallinari from Boston, Muscala from Boston, no. 35 pick from Boston.
6/16/23 - Golden State names Mike Dunleavy Jr.. as new GM
6/16/23 - Michael Jordan to sell majority stake in Charlotte Hornets
6/16/23 - NBA suspends Ja Morant 25 games
6/13/23 - Toronto unveils Darko Rajaković as next head coach
6/2/23 - Suns to hire Frank Vogel as next head coach
6/1/23 - Monty Williams to be head coach of Detroit for $78 miPollion, 6 years
5/30/23 - Bob Myers to step down as president and general manager of Golden State
5/30/23 - Philadelphia to hire Nick Nurse as head coach
5/29/23 - Three possible paths for the Lakers
5/28/23 - Milwaukee to hire Adrian Griffin as head coach4/25/23 - Rockets name Ime Udoka as new head coach
Friday, May 03, 2024
University of Hawaii Football 2024
5/3/24 - Jamar Sekona, DL, joins Hawaii from USC
3/1/24 - June Jones inducted into UH Circle of Honor
2/24/24 - 2024 Recruiting breakdown
2/11/24 - Roman Sapolu, Jacob Yoro leaving Hawaii (for Miami Dolphins and Missouri)
1/28/24 - How Dennis Thurmond wound up as Hawaii's defensive coordinator
1/24/24 - Anthony Arceneaux hired as running backs coach
1/23/24 - KJ Hallums, offensive lineman, accepts 2025 scholarship
1/20/24 - Hawaii hires Dennis Thurmond, Dan Morrison, Jeff Reinebold / Chris Brown promoted, Kel Crowdus, wide receiver, transfers from Kentucky
1/18/24 - Boogie Henderson, offensive lineman, commits to Hawaii
1/17/24 - Raiola and Alejado back in Hawaii for Polynesian Bowl
1/9/24 - Hawaii back to age-old plan for hiring coaches
1/8/24 - Hawaii is eyeing Thurmond, Morrison, Reinebold / Cam Barfield, RB, transferring from Boston College, Fabian Ross, defensive back, transferring from USC
1/3/24 - Hawaii won't retain three coaches
12/24/23 - Schager withdraws from transfer portal and will return to Hawaii12/21/23 - 14 sign to play with Hawaii
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