Yes I agree: Lebron is a jerk, and that may even be an understatement. His “decision” to go to Miami, his fake coughs with D-Wade, and his inability to understand why people hate him is more then frustrating. Add that to his consistent failure to deliver in the clutch and a putrid performance in the 2011 NBA Finals and now you have given people a reason to forget his talent.
James is an unbelievable athlete and can seemingly score at will. He averaged 26.7 pts, 7.5 rebounds, and 7 assists in 2010-2011, and oh yeah, he shared the court with 2 other superstars in Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. He helped lead the Heat all the way to the NBA Finals, putting up big numbers against Boston and Chicago along the way. Throw in the fact that he not only shut down the “MVP” Derrick Rose at the end of numerous games in the Eastern Conference Finals, James made Rose look more like Malik Rose (my apologies to the former Knick).
So James shuts down Rose, his team advances further, but Rose is in the Top 5, and LeBron is not? That’s moronic. What terrible memory people have. Maybe we should be giving Coach Carlisle and the Mavericks credit for completely taking LeBron out of his rhythm and doing what so few have been able to do: make James look ordinary.
Obviously, LeBron is in my Top 5, but who joins him. I’ve always been a Dirk fan,and his run this playoffs, including a remarkable Game 1 against the Thunder, flu-like symptoms in the Finals, and a Finals MVP award has to make Dirk a part of my list. Dirk has somehow been flying under the radar for years, despite everyone knowing that the guy has game. Now that the monkey is off his back and the championship is his, he will never be dissed again. Although he is not the Top 10 all-time player his coach thinks he is, he is definitely a stud and at times the true definition of being unguardable.
My man the Black Mamba deserves to be on this list. I don’t care of you think he’s past his prime, and that the Lakers were a huge disappointment against Dallas this season, Kobe is the best shot-maker in the game. Oh and not to mention he has won 5 titles, including 2 and 3 years ago!!! People are talking as if the Lakers dynasty is over and the team needs to be broken up. Prior to this season, they had been to the Finals for three years in a row, and Kobe had lead them strongly. A clutch player with a tremendous work ethic, it’s hard not to like Bryant. Yes he made mistakes when he was younger, but for those not concerned with off the court drama and are just interested in Kobe Doin Work, Bryant cannot be passed up on this list. His career alone warrants at least another year on this list.
Next on my list is the Durantula, the Backpack kid, Kevin Durant.
It would be foolish to leave the NBA scoring champion of the past two seasons off this list. Durant led the young Thunder to the Western Conference Finals and battled with the Mavericks before eventually losing. Everytime he takes the court, Portland fans think about the possibilities of what could have been had they chose KD over the injury-prone Greg Oden. Durant can score the basketball better then anyone else, and he has to be included on this list.
This list cannot be complete without the only true dominant center in the NBA, and that is Dwight Howard. Superman is much more then just a former slam dunk champion, the man is a beast. His ability to rebound and his defensive intensity/shot blocking ability make him a feared player.
Although recently, Dwight seems to be drinking some of the LeBron/D-Wade immaturity juices and is creating a scene in Orlando, his dominance cannot be overlooked. In 2009 he led the Magic to a NBA Finals appearance and he has only continued to improve his play.
Players just falling short of the list include Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Derrick Rose.
I was very impressed by CP3’s ability to lead a mediocre Hornets team to battle the defending champion Laker team in this year’s playoffs. However, I soon became less impressed as even JJ Barea had his way with the Lakers in the next round of the playoffs. D-Wade is just way too into himself and never looks to even be trying on the court. Yes, he’s incredibly talented, but I’d still take LeBron of D-Wade and I can’t take two players from the same team. That wouldn’t be fair. D-Rose lost all points from me for getting completely destroyed late in games by LBJ and Miami and looked borderline pathetic. I know his supporting cast isn’t the greatest, but it’s called passing the ball. Why was Russell Westbrook crucified for taking too many shots when surely Rose’s were much worse in the playoffs. D Rose got rejected by James numerous times and it was getting close to embarrassing. Sorry Derrick, you just miss the cut.
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