Some of the selections… And definitely at the end when you see some of the players who didn't make the list but they got votes - LOLz!
1. Magic Johnson
2. Kobe Bryant
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4. Jerry West
5. Elgin Baylor
6. Shaquille O'Neal
7. LeBron James (tied)
8. George Mikan (tied w/James)
9. James Worthy
10. Wilt Chamberlain
11. Gail Goodrich
12. Pau Gasol
13. Vern Mikkelsen
14. Byron Scott (tied)
15. Jamaal Wilkes (tied w/Scott)
16. Michael Cooper
17. Slater Martin
18. Anthony Davis
19. Norm Nixon
20. Derek Fisher (tied)
21. AC Green (tied w/ Fisher)
22. Clyde Lovellette (tied)
23. Jim Pollard (tied w/ Lovellette)
24. Happy Hairston
25. Lamar Odom
26. Bob McAdoo (tied)
27. Robert Horry (tied w/McAdoo)
28. Rudy LaRusso
29. Vladi Divac
30. Kurt Rambis
31. Jim McMillan
32. Eddie Jones
33. Rick Fox
34. Andrew Bynum
35. Mychal Thompson
36. Metta Sandiford-Artest
37. Nick Van Exel
38. Sam Perkins
39. Cedric Ceballos
40. Elden Campbell
41. Dick Barnett
42. Kyle Kuzma
43. Adrian Dantley
44. Glen Rice
45. Luke Walton
46. Dwight Howard
47. Kentavious Caldwell Pope
48. Jim Chones
49. Frank Selvy
50. Brian Shaw
51. Julius Randle
52. Hot Rod Hundley
53. Tim Hawkins
54. Brandon Ingram
55. Pat Riley
56. Sedale Threatt
57. Dick Garmarker
58. Jordan Clarkson
59. Keith Erikson
60. Lucius Allen
61. Alex Caruso (tied)
62. Elmore Smith (tied with CaruGOAT)
63. Archie Clark
64. Leroy Ellis (tied)
65. Larry Foust (tied w/Ellis)
66. Cazzie Russell (tied)
67. Whitey Skoog (tied w/Russell)
68. Devean George
69. Connie Hawkins
70. Mike McGee
71. Lou Williams
72. Horace Grant
73. Mitch Kupchak
74. Trevor Ariza
75. Darrall Imhoff
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I know it's the 75th anniversary and such, but they really should have cut this list off earlier. By the time we got to Kyle Kuzma, it was a stretch. When the list came to Devean George, it was silly. But then comes Connie Hawkins, and you know that the shark has been jumped. _________________ Internet Argument Resolved
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:53 pm Post subject:
What is the methodology of this ranking? I don't really know how you quantify some of this stuff. For instance, by what criteria is Luke Walton ahead of Dwight Howard? 2012-2013 Dwight obviously had greater impact than Luke ever did, and so did even the 2019-2020 version of Dwight. Similarly, Odom had greater impact on the three straight finals teams (2008-2010) than Fisher did. _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
What is the methodology of this ranking? I don't really know how you quantify some of this stuff. For instance, by what criteria is Luke Walton ahead of Dwight Howard? 2012-2013 Dwight obviously had greater impact than Luke ever did, and so did even the 2019-2020 version of Dwight. Similarly, Odom had greater impact on the three straight finals teams (2008-2010) than Fisher did.
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Those casting ballots were former columnists J.A. Adande and Mark Heisler, former staff writer Steve Springer, current staff writers Broderick Turner and Dan Woike, and assistant sports editor Dan Loumena.
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Points awarded for each vote were 75 points for No. 1 descending to one point for No. 75. There were 47 unanimous selections, each among the top 49.
If you think Kurt Rambis is a more important Laker than LeBron James, a GOAT candidate who put a banner up and will have his jersey retired, then you may be overstating your education. _________________ 14-5-3-12
LeBron is here for his farewell tour and to enjoy L.A.. Yeah, he won
a championship, one and done. _________________ Lakers need to build a freaking team !
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:06 pm Post subject:
Batguano wrote:
Kobe should be #1 and even Magic (West, Shaq, Jeannie) all agree.
I love Kobe and there is nothing wrong with labeling him the greatest basketball player of all time and sure Laker as well.
But back to Greatest Laker , it’s more than how many championships you’ve won, how many scoring titles, all star appearances ext.
Magic was the leader at the beginning of the Dynasty Lakers in Los Angeles. (George Mikan leader of the Minny Dynasty Lakers) He changed the culture and automatically rearranged the Lakers image and tbh the entire basketball world as well the second he stepped onto an NBA floor. Winning his first championship his rookie year.
I love Kobe and will never argue with someone who calls him the GOAT but Kobe himself would probably even label Magic the greatest Laker of all time
Kobe should be #1 and even Magic (West, Shaq, Jeannie) all agree.
I love Kobe and there is nothing wrong with labeling him the greatest basketball player of all time and sure Laker as well.
But back to Greatest Laker , it’s more than how many championships you’ve won, how many scoring titles, all star appearances ext.
Magic was the leader at the beginning of the Dynasty Lakers in Los Angeles. (George Mikan leader of the Minny Dynasty Lakers) He changed the culture and automatically rearranged the Lakers image and tbh the entire basketball world as well the second he stepped onto an NBA floor. Winning his first championship his rookie year.
I love Kobe and will never argue with someone who calls him the GOAT but Kobe himself would probably even label Magic the greatest Laker of all time
True. Personally Magic is 2nd to MJ all time to me, and greatest Laker by that logic. But Kobe is damn close and up there as well.
About the list, i only saw the top, but James has no place there. Put him behind atleast Mikan and Worthy _________________ 48 49 50 52 53 54 72 80 82
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:15 pm Post subject:
Halflife wrote:
Bron as a laker
Title under unusual circumstances but nonetheless. I could argue AD>Bron but wont
Just really bad HL really bad and you always seem to keep outdoing yourself
Before the lockdown the 2020 Lakers where on pace to winning 65 games.
Beat the brakes off the clippers and bucks on the same weekend.
In the bubble every other team had the same 5 month recharge/hiatus
In the bubble the rims where still 10 feet tall and the courts where still 94 feet long.
AD was phenomenal but Lebron was better.
Lebron winning number 17 for the Lakers tying the all time high chip count with the celtics is hugggggggeeeeee.
Tbh I’m starting to really doubt if you and all the others who belittle that 2020 title as if it’s played at LA Fitness if you all are truly Lakers fans?
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Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:20 pm Post subject:
GOODRICH25 wrote:
KingKobe20 wrote:
Batguano wrote:
Kobe should be #1 and even Magic (West, Shaq, Jeannie) all agree.
I love Kobe and there is nothing wrong with labeling him the greatest basketball player of all time and sure Laker as well.
But back to Greatest Laker , it’s more than how many championships you’ve won, how many scoring titles, all star appearances ext.
Magic was the leader at the beginning of the Dynasty Lakers in Los Angeles. (George Mikan leader of the Minny Dynasty Lakers) He changed the culture and automatically rearranged the Lakers image and tbh the entire basketball world as well the second he stepped onto an NBA floor. Winning his first championship his rookie year.
I love Kobe and will never argue with someone who calls him the GOAT but Kobe himself would probably even label Magic the greatest Laker of all time
True. Personally Magic is 2nd to MJ all time to me, and greatest Laker by that logic. But Kobe is damn close and up there as well.
About the list, i only saw the top, but James has no place there. Put him behind atleast Mikan and Worthy
MJ only gets the GOAT title too most people imo because he changed the culture of the game as well. Because if we going off one on one assassin GOAT BEAN>>>>> MJ to me bro!
Kobe got better handles, three point shooting, and better playmaker than MJ
Athleticism MJ a bit above Kobe.
Midday game - Tie
Post Game- KOBE
Defense- Tie
Psychotic obsession with the game of basketball- Tie
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