Top 10?

[Mark Padgett]

Parade Magazine came out today with their list of the top ten all-time NFL players (in alphabetical order). I thought it might be interesting for us to list our top ten all-time NBA players.

Here's mine (in alphabetical order):
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Elgin Baylor
Larry Bird
Wilt Chamberlain
Bob Cousy
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
George Mikan
Oscar Robertson
Bill Russell

I probably could really make a top 20 or 30 (or 40, etc). And don't give me any grief about George Mikan. He was twice as good as the next closest player of his era, which is a good way to compare players of different eras. There probably wouldn't even be an NBA without him.

Yeah - I know a lot of you would put others on this list (Nate Archibald, Hakeem Olajiwon, etc.) but remember if you put someone else on, you have to take one of the others off. That's what makes it so tough.

Oh yeah - I hope someone suggests Paul Mokeski just for fun.