top 20 players in the nba

[Money Shot]

this list is up for debate but here is my opinion. pick it apart as you wish

1. kobe bryant
2. lebron james
3. tim duncan
4. dwyane wade
5. steve nash
6. dirk nowitzki
7. gilbert arenas
8. kevin garnett
9. carmelo anthony
10. dwight howard
11. amare stoudemire
12. yao ming
13. carlos boozer
14. allen iverson
15. tracy mcgrady
16. vince carter
17. chris bosh
18. jason kidd
19. chauncey billups
20. paul pierce
21. tony parker
22. shawn marion
23. deron williams
24. chris paul
25. baron davis

edit: forgot about allen iverson so i just included him
edit: oh crap forgot about bosh and d.howard...ive just made it a top 25 instead

[JohnRambo]

Bryant
Nash
James
Wade
Nowitzki
Arenas
McGrady
Tony Parker
Duncan
Kidd
Iverson
Amerae Stoudemire
Boozer
Garnett
S. O'Neal
Marion
Pierce
Ray Allen
Carmello
B-B-B-B-Billips

[Clide Whit]

top 5 off the top of my head

nash
duncan
kobe
wade
james

[Money Shot]

top 5 off the top of my head

nash
duncan
kobe
wade
james

that was also my top 5 in my op

[IllumX]

why haven't i seen baron davis listed yet...did anyone watch the mavervicks vs warriors series... If he is healthy...Baron is the #2 PG...man you can even make an argument for #1 over nash.

[kooldude]

why haven't i seen baron davis listed yet...did anyone watch the mavervicks vs warriors series... If he is healthy...Baron is the #2 PG...man you can even make an argument for #1 over nash.

having one great series doesn't make him a top player.

[JohnRambo]

why haven't i seen baron davis listed yet...did anyone watch the mavervicks vs warriors series... If he is healthy...Baron is the #2 PG...man you can even make an argument for #1 over nash.

Baron is definitely a top player.. he would be in my top 25 for the league, and top 5 for Point men.

[BNR]

kobe
lebron
wayde
carmello
nash
kidd
duncan
garnett
shaq
yao
brand
mcgrady
pierce
allen
iverson
amare
bosh
parker
ginobli
arenas

[Propulsion]

having one great series doesn't make him a top player.

beating the mavs is something steve nash could never do. just sayin'

[BNR]

beating the mavs is something steve nash could never do. just sayin'

Don Nelson owns the Mavs

[KingCanuck]

Nash
Wade
Lebron
Duncan
Amare
Nowitziki
Iverson
Melo
Bosh
Kidd
Ben Wallace
Billups
Duncan
Parker
Pierce
Yao
TMac
Kobe
Arenas
Garnett

In no particular order.

[Bulldog0520]

No love for Dwight Howard anywhere?

And no, Baron isn't better than Nash, or Kidd...

[kooldude]

beating the mavs is something steve nash could never do. just sayin'

Nash have already beaten the Mavs in 2005. just sayin'

[Nicolasl]

robert jones

[kooldude]

kobe
lebron
wayde
carmello
nash
kidd
duncan
garnett
shaq
yao
brand
mcgrady
pierce
allen
iverson
amare
bosh
parker
ginobli
arenas

Dirk?

[BNR]

Dirk?

yea, I'd probably replace brand or bosh for Dirk. It's hard to list 20, Howard, Jermaine O'Neal, and Carter could even make the list.

[Ol Dirty Scrapper]

Dwight Howard over Amare? NO!
Gilbert Arenas over T-Mac? Another NO!

[JohnRambo]

Dwight Howard over Amare? NO!
Gilbert Arenas over T-Mac? Another NO!

You can make a much better argument for putting Arenas over T-Mac than you can with putting Howard over Amare.. (IMO)

[Money Shot]

Dwight Howard over Amare? NO!
Gilbert Arenas over T-Mac? Another NO!

what has t-mac done lately to show he is better than arenas? arenas has been much better over the last two years than the often injured mcgrady

also dwight howard is doing it all by himself in orlando. stoudemire has nash to help him out

[sohard88]

Am I the only one that thinks Nash is a little overated? He has so much talent on his team but he hasnt won a title yet and hes a pg so he runs the team.

[Money Shot]

Am I the only one that thinks Nash is a little overated? He has so much talent on his team but he hasnt won a title yet and hes a pg so he runs the team.

2 time mvp and if nash was replaced with any other pg in phoenix, they would take a huge step backwards

[sohard88]

2 time mvp and if nash was replaced with any other pg in phoenix, they would take a huge step backwards

i dunno about that their style just sets him up for so many assists because they run up and down the court and their games are all high scoring, I know he won 2 mvps in arrow thats why im saying hes over rated. If they gave the mvp's to players that team didnt do so well the mvp would of went to kobe. I think its fair to say kobe is more important to his team than nash.

[Aussie Flare]

Kobe is a one man team - put him in any team and he is going to own. Take away Kobe from the Lakers, and who stands out? Omar started good, but then got injured. Smush was good at times.

I love watching Nash play. He creates scenarios which other PG's do not. I am bias though... I'm a Suns follower! ;-)

[Clide Whit]

I recall reading that games played without Steve Nash the past 3 years, the Suns went 4-12 or something like that. I mean the lakers with Kobe they are average, barely above average. The suns with nash lineup gives them a very legit shot at a title every year.

[JH34PG]

Dwight Howard over Amare? NO!
Gilbert Arenas over T-Mac? Another NO!

howard is a monsterrrr center in the nba...give him another year and he will dominate even more than he is now...his offensive game is a little raw.

but no i wouldnt put tmac over gilbert

[Aussie Flare]

I recall reading that games played without Steve Nash the past 3 years, the Suns went 4-12 or something like that. I mean the lakers with Kobe they are average, barely above average. The suns with nash lineup gives them a very legit shot at a title every year.

Indeed.

For the suns to win a ring, they need to step up their rebounding. Nearly every time they play the Mavs or Spurs, they get owned on the boards.

[sohard88]

I Think Nash could be better if he hit the weights, he has like a 13 year olds body and hes 6'4'' or 6'3'' and he never dunks. If i was him I would hit the weights and do a lot of squats because I would be embarrassed doing lay-ups on wide open fastbreaks.

[kooldude]

2 time mvp and if nash was replaced with any other pg in phoenix, they would take a huge step backwards

key words.

[kooldude]

I Think Nash could be better if he hit the weights, he has like a 13 year olds body and hes 6'4'' or 6'3'' and he never dunks. If i was him I would hit the weights and do a lot of squats because I would be embarrassed doing lay-ups on wide open fastbreaks.

Nash had his best year last season and shoots over 53% from the field and over 45% from 3pt line. Simply remarkable for a guard. His scoring is absolutely fine.

[Clide Whit]

key words.

your missing the point, phoenix without nash is just an average-below average team with a low shot at the playoffs, with nash they are a shoe-in to the playoffs and have good shot at winning a title, refer to my post above to their record without nash, don't see why there is all this hate for him, if anything the nba isn't nearly as good as it was in the 90's because there are less guys out there like nash....