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Look at the percentages on the poll. Only 94.3% of people voted for MJ.
Top 10 NBA Player List: Round 1 (POLL AND VOTES)
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finally I understand what these weird ass percentages mean...should have known lol
thanks breh
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if you read the OP, you'll know I'll be introducing more player options later on
and if you read the OP, you'll know that you have to vote for 10 players, the top 10 according to the poll choices available
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Alright y'all this poll was a success, now when I bring in the next rounds I hope for the same success!
Yep - being the greatest 2nd-option ever is not really top-ten worthy.
And I don't think it's even true that the 2000-2002 version of Kobe was the greatest 2nd-option ever, unless you're counting just point-scoring.
Sam Jones - From 1964-1968 was a 22-5-3 guy on 46% shooting, 8 titles under Russell, averaged 29-5-3 on 46% shooting in the 1965 playoffs and 27-5-3 on 46% shooting in the 1967 playoffs, 23+ ppg in every playoff run from 1963 to 1967, a stretch that included 4 titles.
Kareem - From 1980-1986 was a 24-9-3 guy on 58% shooting with 2+ blocks/game, 4 titles under Magic, averaged 32-8-4 on 57% shooting with 4 blocks in the 1980 playoffs, averaged 26-27 ppg in the playoffs in 3 other seasons with Magic and 3-4 blocks in three other playoff runs too.
McHale - From 1985 to 1991 was a 22-8-2 guy on 58% shooting with about 2 blocks/game, 3 titles under Bird, averaged 25-9-3 on 58% shooting and 2.5 blocks/game in the 1986 playoffs and 25-8-2 on 60% shooting and 2 blocks/game in the 1988 playoffs.
Pippen - From 1991-1998 was a 20-8-6 guy on 47% shooting with 2+ steals and 1+ blocks a game, 6 titles under Jordan, averaged 22-9-6-3-1 on 50% shooting in the 1991 playoffs and was about the same in 1992 and 1993 as well, arguably best perimeter defender in the league AND primary ball handler for the Bulls AND second-best scorer while rebounding well for a 3 too.
What's your argument for putting Kobe over Magic?
Much more lethal shooter and superior defender
I agree on the defense.
But you had said, "If we're talking strictly skill and game, my list would look almost completely different".
Magic Johnson had less shooting skill than Kobe, but he was a 52% shooter for his career. His worst shooting season was as good as Kobe's best. All of Kobe's shooting skill still only translated into him being a 33% career three-point shooter....
In what they actually did on the court, it's no contest. Magic was the NBA MVP three times and the NBA Finals MVP three times (Kobe only has 1 and 2). Magic was top-3 in MVP voting a record 9 straight years (Kobe was only top-3 five times TOTAL, and 3 of those times were a distant third). Magic was clearly the best player and leader of five championship teams and made it to the Finals 9 times in just 12 seasons (Kobe-led teams only got past the 2nd round three times in twelve seasons, and only won it all twice).
You could make the argument that the 1980s were a much weaker league than the 2000s, and that Magic had a completely stacked team (which he did). But then I have trouble seeing how Wilt stays on top of your list, or how Kareem is #3, when they played in as weak or weaker eras.