NBA Survey

Answer every question with an All-Time answer, and an Active answer.

Best Player?

Best Coach?

Best Defender?

Best Team (One Season)?

Best Rebounder?

Best Passer?

Best Duo?

Best Trio?

Best Shooter?

Smartest NBA Player?

Most Clutch NBA Player?

Most Under-Rated Player?

Most Over-Rated Player?

Best Player?
Active: Dwyane Wade
All-Time: Michael Jordan

Best Coach?
Active: Jerry Sloan
All-Time: Pat Riley

Best Defender?
Active: Ron Artest
All-Time: Michael Jordan

Best Team (One Season)?
Active: Los Angeles (obviously)
All-Time: 96 Chicago Bulls

Best Rebounder?
Active: Dwight Howard
All-Time: Bill Russell

Best Passer?
Active: Steve Nash
All-Time: Magic Johnson

Best Duo?
Active: Bryant/Gasol
All-Time: Jordan/Pippen

Best Trio?
Active: Bryant/Gasol/Bynum
All-Time: Johnson/Worthy/Jabbar

Best Shooter?
Active: Ray Allen
All-Time: Reggie Miller

Smartest NBA Player?
Active: Kobe Bryant
All-Time: Earvin Johnson

Most Clutch NBA Player?
Active: Kobe Bryant
All-Time: Michael Jordan

Most Under-Rated Player?
Active: Ron Artest
All-Time: Hakeem Olajuwon

Most Over-Rated Player?
Active: Yao Ming
All-Time: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar[/quote]

Best player:

PG/SG/SF/PF/C. Magic
PG. Stockton
SG. Jordan
SF. Bird
PF. Duncan
C. Kareem

Now: LeBron James

Coach:

Active: Jerry Sloan
All-time: Pat Riley (though I hate him)


Best defender:

perimeter: Battier/ post: Howard
all-time: perimeter: Pippen/ post: Rodman


Best passer:

Active: Steve Nash
All-time: Magic Johnson


Best duo:

Active: Kobe/Pau
All-time: Stockton/Malone


Best trio:

Active: Duncan, Manu, Parker
All-time: MJ, Pippen, Rodman


Best shooter:

Active: Ray Allen
All-time: Ray Allen or Larry Bird


Smartest player:

Active: Tim Duncan
All-time: Isiah Thomas


Most clutch:

Active: Tim Duncan (does it in more ways than just scoring. Though he scores in clutch as well)

All-time: Jerry West


Most underrated:

Active: Manu Ginobili
All-time: Allan Houston (somewhat biased but exceptionally underrated)


Most overrated:

Active: Andre Iguodala
All-time: Reggie Miller

Too many questions

It's 13 questions.

All you have to do is list... 32 words really...

...
Too many questions

Come on. You've made explanations of players on the effing Draft Game that would be twice as long as answering 13 questions.

How about I make two separate posts for active and all-time

It would make me feel better while doing it

Answer every question with an All-Time answer, and an Active answer.

Best Player? Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Best Coach?Chuck Daly. Coached the most mixed matched players in the NBA to two rings. All of his players on every team he's ever coached would take a bullet for the man. His passion and coaching. His flair. His soundbites. He could switch defense to offense on the fly and more than anything else... he was a father to his players. Everyone loved playing for Chuck.

Best Defender? Dennis Rodman tied with Hakeem Olajuwon. Both were never the tallest or strongest at their position, but both never let a play get past them. Rodman in particular studied the way each teammates rebound came off the rim... he memorized how each players shot would come off the rim. He guarded Shaq to Gary Payton and never complained. The best defenders in the game don't care what position they're defending. They just do what needs to be done.

Best Team (One Season)? Fuck 72 -10... that was versus a watered down league that was still filling out its rosters. The 85-86 Celtics were the best team ever. Bar none.

Best Rebounder? Dennis Rodman. 6'7" 228 pounds and outworked everyone. Every game. 7x rebounding champ and 7x frist team All-Defense. Weird as hell, but when the whistle blew he gave you more than almost any player on the court. Did the dirty work and loved it.

Best Passer? John Stockton. Magic had the flair. John had the fundementals and if you were on a elevator with him you'd never know he was a NBA player.

Best Duo? Jordan/Pippen. Watching them play together is watching two players that are in perfect harmony of each others game.

Best Trio? Magic, Worthy, Kareem. All shared Finals MVP awards. All knew their roles... none gave a shit who won the MVP as long as they won.

Best Shooter?... Hmm... thats a long list dude. Miller, Jordan, Ray Allen, Jerry West... thats just too long of a list.

Smartest NBA Player? Bill Russell. Beat you with mind games then beat with the game.

Most Clutch NBA Player? Robert Horry. Nuff' said.

Most Under-Rated Player? Again... a really really really long list.

Most Over-Rated Player?Derrick Coleman. Chris Webber. Bob Cousy. Pete Maravich. Charles Barkley. Wilt Chamberlain. Oscar Roberson. Karl Malone... and so many more.. Welcome to the list... LeBron James.

Okay, go ahead.

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

ACTIVE:

Best Player? Kobe Bryant

Best Coach? Jerry Sloan or Pop

Best Defender? Dwight Howard (DPoYs don't lie)

Best Team (One Season)? I dunno if by "season" it means regular or total, but it sounds like regular, so the) Cleveland Cavaliers

Best Rebounder? Dwight Howard

Best Passer? Steve Nash

Best Duo? Kobe+Gasol

Best Trio? Paul Pierce+Ray Allen+Kevin Garnett

Best Shooter? Ray Allen

Smartest NBA Player? I'm assuming smartest as in bball IQ? Timmy Duncan

Most Clutch NBA Player? Kobe Bryant

Most Under-Rated Player? Hmmm...Aaron Brooks!

Most Over-Rated Player? Andre Iguodala. Dude can't hit 3 jumpers in a row to save his life...

ALL-TIME:

Best Player? Michael Jordan

Best Coach? Phil Jackson

Best Defender? idk...Dennis Rodman?

Best Team (One Season)? I forget what year, but the 72-10 Chicago Bulls

Best rebounder? Wilt Chamberlain?

Best Passer? John Stockton?

Best Duo? John Stockton/Karl Malone, even though they never won a ring together

Best Trio? idk that much...

Best Shooter? Reggie Miller

Smartest NBA Player? idk...

Most Clutch NBA Player? Michael Jordan

Most Under-Rated Player? idk...

Most Over-Rated Player? Bill Russell

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Yeah, I know. I know shit about history in NBA

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Yeah, I know. I know shit about history in NBA

It's not that...

You know basketball. So it's not that. It's that Magic could've scored 30 a game. Eveyone that ever watched him play knows that. Magic Johnson defered to Kareem... even when he played center when Jabbar was injured in the deciding game 6 vs. Philly... But he played to his teammates strengths. He made the game easier for everyone, even at the expense of his own numbers. To me that is the greatest thing a player can do. Sacrifice to win. When he became the "MAN" in L.A. he never changed. He still just played his game in the most competitive era in NBA history.

I've never been a fan of who's the greatest talk. I just think that there are greats, not greater than... I'm just trying to fill out your list with what I've seen and my opinion.

I'd be wrong myself to say that any great is better than the other. My belief is that there is no player better than Earvin Johnson. That's me though. It's semi-biased. I was never a fan of Jordan. For the first 7 years of Mike's career he was about himself. Fuck the team it's all about me. When he finally gave in to the triangle and Phil Jackson's philosophy he became the player that everyone reverees today. Magic got that from the get go. It took Jordan a while to catch on to that.

That for me gives Magic the edge. He just wanted to win.

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Yeah, I know. I know shit about history in NBA

It's not that...

You know basketball. So it's not that. It's that Magic could've scored 30 a game. Eveyone that ever watched him play knows that. Magic Johnson defered to Kareem... even when he played center when Jabbar was injured in the deciding game 6 vs. Philly... But he played to his teammates strengths. He made the game easier for everyone even at the expense of his own numbers. To me that is the greatest thing a player can do. Sacrifice to win. Whe he came the "MAN" in L.A. he never changed. He still just played his game in the most competitive era in NBA history.

I've never been a fan of who's the greatest talk. I just think that there are greats, not greater than... I'm just trying to fill out your list with what I've seen and my opinion.

I'd be wrong myself to say that any great is better than the other. My belief is that their is no player better than Earvin Johnson. That's me though. It's semi-biased. I was never a fan of Jordan. For the first 7 years of his career he was about himself. Fuck the team it's all about me. When he finally gave in to the triangle and Phil Jackson's philosophy he became the player that everyone reverees today. Magic got that from the get go. It took Jordan a while to catch on to that.

That for me gives Magic the edge. He just wanted to win.

Well, for one, that just changes everything I've known about NBA history. Never knew that about Magic or Jordan. Although I still think that Jordan had the better talent to score, to defend, to hustle. And although Magic still gets him with ball handling, with rebounding, with passing, I see Jordan having the better skillset. Just, like I said, Magic is the better overall player. He's the better teammate. The better person in general. And with that, I'd take a Magic-based team over a Jordan-based team any day, only to the fact that, like you said, Magic will not only bring his skills to your team, but he will improve pretty much everyone else's skills on the team.

Like, for example, if I had to choose between Gilbert Arenas and, let's say, Mo Williams. Obviously, Arenas has the better skillset, yet I'd still take Mo. Mo, because he doesn't create problems for himself, for his teammates, or his team in general. I'm not saying Jordan created problems for everyone, but I'd balance a player's ability to be a good teammate to the point where it matters the same as a player's skill.

P.S., Mo Williams is an amazing teammate. Always cared for the other players on the team.

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Yeah, I know. I know shit about history in NBA

I can help you with that

It depends on how do you look at things and for who are you making your case

If i were to praise Magic as the G.O.A.T,i would use his passing,making team mates better,winning(best percent ever),versatility,triple doubles,impact and resume as my main arguments

If i were to praise Jordan as the G.O.A.T,i would use his competitiveness,clutch factor,resume,stats,impact,winning and legacy

And so on SK.Depends on who are you really making case for

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

SK wrote:

Nick C wrote:

Magic Johnson. Only player who could play all five postions and dominate.

Eh. Talent-wise you could easily say Jordan was the best. But as a person, teammate, or anything else, I could also easily say Magic was the best. Just depends on how you're looking at it.

Overall Player: Johnson
Talent, Skill, Ethic: Jordan

Um... yeah... sure...

Yeah, I know. I know shit about history in NBA

It's not that...

You know basketball. So it's not that. It's that Magic could've scored 30 a game. Eveyone that ever watched him play knows that. Magic Johnson defered to Kareem... even when he played center when Jabbar was injured in the deciding game 6 vs. Philly... But he played to his teammates strengths. He made the game easier for everyone, even at the expense of his own numbers. To me that is the greatest thing a player can do. Sacrifice to win. When he became the "MAN" in L.A. he never changed. He still just played his game in the most competitive era in NBA history.

I've never been a fan of who's the greatest talk. I just think that there are greats, not greater than... I'm just trying to fill out your list with what I've seen and my opinion.

I'd be wrong myself to say that any great is better than the other. My belief is that there is no player better than Earvin Johnson. That's me though. It's semi-biased. I was never a fan of Jordan. For the first 7 years of Mike's career he was about himself. Fuck the team it's all about me. When he finally gave in to the triangle and Phil Jackson's philosophy he became the player that everyone reverees today. Magic got that from the get go. It took Jordan a while to catch on to that.

That for me gives Magic the edge. He just wanted to win.

It's ok Nick

Magic Johnson can be argued as the G.O.A.T because he's an all time great.I really want to hear guys with polite opinion on this topic like when they have answers like Kareem/Magic/Russell are the best of all time and really others.To me,it won't be a crime if you praise LeBron as the game's greatest when it's all said and done and to say that there's no better than Shaq,Timmy or Kobe through the history of the game

I love talking about history,it's just players from different eras with different playing styles,impact are compared in different way

Best Player?:Currently:LeBron James,because he's mix of all time great basketball players,who has the ability to make his team mates better and has amazing court vision like Magic,body of Karl Malone and ability to finish near to the basket like Jordan.He will soon become winner and champion and will finish as one of the biggest legends ever

All time,is really matter of opinion,case can be made for Jordan,MAgic,Bird,Russell,Shaq,Timmy etc,i will go with Shaq

Best Coach?[b]:I'm going with Phil Jackson for both currently and all time.Although he had benifit out of some players,still they weren't champions without him.MJ,Shaq,Kobe when they were without Jackson they didn't win anything,insert the Zen Master and bam,everybody happy.Nuff said

Best Defender?Bill Russell.He wasn't the tallest,strongest on his position and in his era.He was simply skilled defender,superb in the post,on his man,as a presence and was the best shot blocker of all time because he mastered timing,pure block and blocking it for himself/team mates.He changed the game for that and that's what makes him the game's top defender of all time.Hakeem Olajuwon and Dennis Rodman come in second/third

Right now,even though my fave is Oden,i'm going to give the edge to Howard

Best Team (One Season)?Well,it's almost obvious.The Chicago Bulls of all time because of 72-10,plus a title and the Lakers now

Best Rebounder?Wilt Chamberlain.This guy was a monster on the boards,fantastic vertical jump,strength,long hands made him a threat on the boards any time and he had the stamina to play over 45 minutes per game in his career to get the amount of rebounds he had.He played great rebounders along side him in his career such as Russell,Thurmond,Cowens,Kareem but no one won 11 rebound titles like he did...

As of presently,it's Dwight Howard.The Orlando's Magic center who is consider to be the most fantastic in the league despite beeing only what 24,is almost as a machine who has consistently led the league in it and sets franchise's and NBA records for that.

Best Passer?Although Stockton holds the all time records,the flair that Magic had,how he made his team mates better and put fear in the players/teams alone with passing,made him the top choice for this

As of now,it's Rondo or Nash.I say Rondo

Best Duo?The best duo now is Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant,all time:Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen

Best Trio?Kobe Bryant,Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom as of now,through the history it's Showtime baby,Magic/Kareem and Worthy

Best Shooter?Steve Nash,this guy's percents are fantastic.Of all time,Larry "Legend" Bird

Smartest NBA Player?Right now,Tim Duncan.He's on the decline,is starting to lose his skills,relies on fundamentals and pure IQ which still make him a 20/10 threat in the late stages of his career

As for all time,it's between the 2 Celtics,Russell and Bird,i'm going to give the edge to Larry because aside of IQ and brain,he couldn't relie on anything else

Most Clutch NBA Player?As of now Kobe Bryant,not just for making clutch shots but for winning as well

As of all time,Bill Russell and Michael Jordan share #1

Most Under-Rated Player?As of now,i think it's Carmelo Anthony

As of all time Wes Unseld,Artis Gilmore and so on.Most underrated superstars are Shaq,Timmy,Walton and Kareem easily

Most Over-Rated Player?Andre Iggy and as for all time,none

Best Player?
Active: Kobe Bryant
All-Time: Michael Jordan
Best Coach?
Active: Greg Popovich
All-Time: N/A
Best Defender?
Active: Dwight Howard
All-Time: Bill Russell
Best Team (One Season)?
Active: Boston Celtics '10 Season
All-Time: N/A
Best Rebounder?
Active: Dwight Howard
All-Time: Wilt Chamberlain
Best Passer?
Active: Rajon Rondo
All-Time: John Stockton
Best Duo?
Active: Bryant/Gasol
All-Time: Jordan/Pippen
Best Trio?
Active: Big Three
All-Time: N/A
Best Shooter?
Active: Ray Allen
All-Time: Larry Bird
Smartest NBA Player?
Active: Kobe Bryant/Jason Kidd
All-Time: Earvin Johnson/Larry Bird
Most Clutch NBA Player?
Active: Kobe Bryant
All-Time: Michael Jordan/Larry Bird
Most Under-Rated Player?
Active: Gerald Wallace
All-Time: N/A
Most Over-Rated Player?
Active: Amare Stoudamire
All-Time: N/A

Best Player?
Now: Kobe
Ever: MJ

Best Coach?
Now: Phil Jackson
Ever: Phil Jackson IMO

Best Defender?
Now: Man to man shane battier, help defense and presence dwight howard
Ever: Man to man scottie pippen, help defense and inside presence bill russell

Best Team (One Season)?
Now: Lakers(one a championship)
Ever: 85 Celtics(and this is coming from a lakers fan they one 67 games with no expansion teams where the bulls got automatic wins from, 1996 bulls and 1987 lakers soon follow.

Best Rebounder?
Now: Dwight Howard
Ever: Wilt

Best Passer?
Now: Steve Nash
Ever: Stockton

Best Duo?
Now: Kobe/Gasol
Ever: MJ/Pippen

Best Trio?
Now: Kobe/Gasol/Bynum until the heat prove they work together
Ever:

Best Shooter?
Now: Nash/Ray Allen
Ever: Reggie Miller

Smartest NBA Player?
Now: Duncan
Ever: Bird

Most Clutch NBA Player?
Now: Kobe
Ever: Bird

Most Under-Rated Player?
Now: Luis Scola(tried to pick a player to never be an all star)
Ever: Gail Goodrich

Most Over-Rated Player?
Now: J.R. Smith
Ever: Ralph Samphson

Best Player?
LBJ+Jordan

Best Coach?
Phil Jackson for both

Best Defender?
Dwight+Hakeem

Best Team (One Season)?
72 win bulls+last years Lakers

Best Rebounder?
Dwight+i have no idea. I'll say Rodman cuz Nick gave a good explanation lol

Best Passer?
Stockton+Nash

Best Duo?
Stockton/Malone+Kobe/Pau

Best Trio?
lebron/wade/bosh+Magic/Kareem/Worthy?

Best Shooter?
Ray Allen+Reggie Miller

Smartest NBA Player?
Isnt Foyle real smart? Yeah him. And uh...bill russell.

Most Clutch NBA Player?
Kobe+Jordan

Most Under-Rated Player?
There's a lot.

Most Over-Rated Player?
There's a lot.

Best Player?-Kobe Bryant,Michael Jordan

Best Coach?-Phil Jackson,Pat Riley(or Phil Jackson)

Best Defender?-Dwight Howard,Bill Russell

Best Team (One Season)?-The Lakers last season.Nick C( Fuck 72 -10... that was versus a watered down league that was still filling out its rosters. The 85-86 Celtics were the best team ever. Bar none.) I agree with him


Best Rebounder?-Dwight Howard,Dennis Rodman

Best Passer?-Steve Nash,John Stockton

Best Duo?-Kobe Bryant,Pau Gasol Magic Johnson ,Kareem Abdul Jabaar

Best Trio?-Ray Allen ,KG,Pierce ,Magic Johnson,James Worthy and Kareem

Best Shooter?-Ray Allen ,Reggie Miller

Smartest NBA Player?-Tim Duncan,Bill Russell

Most Clutch NBA Player?-Kobe Bryant,Michael Jordan or Larry Bird

Most Under-Rated Player?- Greg Oden , Nate Thurmond

Most Over-Rated Player?-Andre Iggy ,Pistol Pete Maravich

I completely forgot about Magic+Kareem