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Now that #1-10 have been voted for in a consensus sense, am curious to see people's personal 1-10s and how may they differ from the projects' results (no worries if participating or not).
I guess I can start:
1. LeBron James
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Michael Jordan
4. Bill Russell
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Tim Duncan
7. Wilt Chamberlain
8. Shaquille O'Neal
9. Magic Johnson
10. Kobe Bryant
I guess I can start:
1. LeBron James
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Michael Jordan
4. Bill Russell
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Tim Duncan
7. Wilt Chamberlain
8. Shaquille O'Neal
9. Magic Johnson
10. Kobe Bryant
Mogspan wrote:I think they see the super rare combo of high IQ with freakish athleticism and overrate the former a bit, kind of like a hot girl who is rather articulate being thought of as “super smart.” I don’t know kind of a weird analogy, but you catch my drift.
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1. LeBron James
2. Tim Duncan
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Bill Russell
7. Stephen Curry
8. Michael Jordan
9. Magic Johnson
10. David Robinson
2. Tim Duncan
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Bill Russell
7. Stephen Curry
8. Michael Jordan
9. Magic Johnson
10. David Robinson
Now that's the difference between first and last place.
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1.Michael Jordan
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3.Lebron James
4.Bill Russell
5.Tim Duncan
6.Magic Johnson
7.Wilt Chamberlain
8.Shaquille O’Neal
9.Hakeem Olajuwon
10.Kobe Bryant
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3.Lebron James
4.Bill Russell
5.Tim Duncan
6.Magic Johnson
7.Wilt Chamberlain
8.Shaquille O’Neal
9.Hakeem Olajuwon
10.Kobe Bryant
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Lebron
Duncan
KAJ
MJ
Shaq
Curry
Magic
Hakeem
KG
Bird
Or some such.
Duncan
KAJ
MJ
Shaq
Curry
Magic
Hakeem
KG
Bird
Or some such.
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By tier.
Russell/Jordan/Bird
Wilt/Duncan/Jabbar/James
Shaq/Hakeem/Magic
Curry/Jokic/Giannis/Luka (and a lifetime to go for Wemby, but since he is on a squad I’ll acknowledge him). These are the current guys that could challenge for a chance to crack into the top IMO.
Russell/Jordan/Bird
Wilt/Duncan/Jabbar/James
Shaq/Hakeem/Magic
Curry/Jokic/Giannis/Luka (and a lifetime to go for Wemby, but since he is on a squad I’ll acknowledge him). These are the current guys that could challenge for a chance to crack into the top IMO.
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ceiling raiser wrote:1. LeBron James
2. Tim Duncan
3. Kevin Garnett
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5. Hakeem Olajuwon
6. Bill Russell
7. Stephen Curry
8. Michael Jordan
9. Magic Johnson
10. David Robinson
I feel like I could reverse this list and it would be improved

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Strong GOAT arguments:
1. Bill Russell
2. LeBron James
Next best GOAT argument:
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Slightly prefer him over the next group (honestly fine with arguments for most of those players above him):
4. Michael Jordan
Interchangable:
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Shaquille O' Neal
7. Wilt Chamberlain
8. Tim Duncan
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
Could make it to the top of the above group with better longevity, rn unsure:
10. Stephen Curry
1. Bill Russell
2. LeBron James
Next best GOAT argument:
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Slightly prefer him over the next group (honestly fine with arguments for most of those players above him):
4. Michael Jordan
Interchangable:
5. Kevin Garnett
6. Shaquille O' Neal
7. Wilt Chamberlain
8. Tim Duncan
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
Could make it to the top of the above group with better longevity, rn unsure:
10. Stephen Curry
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Wasn't going to post but have time to burn.
1. Chamberlain
2. Russell
3. Jordan
4. Kareem
5. Lebron
6. Olajuwon
7. Duncan
8. Bird
9. Magic
10. Shaq
1. Chamberlain
2. Russell
3. Jordan
4. Kareem
5. Lebron
6. Olajuwon
7. Duncan
8. Bird
9. Magic
10. Shaq
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OK, I guess I'll post just since it actually changed over the course of the project:
1. LeBron
2. Jordan
3. Hakeem
4. Duncan
5. Kareem
6. KG
7. Shaq
8. Curry
9. Robinson
10. Giannis
1. LeBron
2. Jordan
3. Hakeem
4. Duncan
5. Kareem
6. KG
7. Shaq
8. Curry
9. Robinson
10. Giannis
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1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Lebron James
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Shaquille O’Neal
6. Bill Russell
7. Magic Johnson
8. Larry Bird
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Steph Curry
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3. Lebron James
4. Wilt Chamberlain
5. Shaquille O’Neal
6. Bill Russell
7. Magic Johnson
8. Larry Bird
9. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Steph Curry
Heej wrote:
These no calls on LeBron are crazy. A lot of stars got foul calls to protect them.
falcolombardi wrote:
Come playoffs 18 lebron beats any version of jordan
AEnigma wrote:
Jordan is not as smart a help defender as Kidd
These no calls on LeBron are crazy. A lot of stars got foul calls to protect them.
falcolombardi wrote:
Come playoffs 18 lebron beats any version of jordan
AEnigma wrote:
Jordan is not as smart a help defender as Kidd
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1. MJ
2. KAJ
3. LJ
4. Russell
5. Duncan
6. Hakeem
7. Wilt
8. O'Neal
9. Garnett
10. Curry
2. KAJ
3. LJ
4. Russell
5. Duncan
6. Hakeem
7. Wilt
8. O'Neal
9. Garnett
10. Curry
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I adjusted my model midway through the top 10, to focus a little more on peak. Anyways here’s mine.
Tier 1
Lebron
Tier 2
MJ / KAJ
Tier 3
Russell
Tier 4
Duncan / Hakeem / Shaq / KG / Wilt
Tier 5
Steph / Magic / Bird
That’s 12. I think you can argue between tiers, and someone could convince me to re-arrange the order within tiers. They’re pretty close.
Tier 1
Lebron
Tier 2
MJ / KAJ
Tier 3
Russell
Tier 4
Duncan / Hakeem / Shaq / KG / Wilt
Tier 5
Steph / Magic / Bird
That’s 12. I think you can argue between tiers, and someone could convince me to re-arrange the order within tiers. They’re pretty close.
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LeBron
Russell/Duncan/KAJ (I've flipped the order on this one several times)
KG
MJ
Shaq
Wilt/Hakeem (go back and forth on Wilt/Hakeem)
Magic
Russell/Duncan/KAJ (I've flipped the order on this one several times)
KG
MJ
Shaq
Wilt/Hakeem (go back and forth on Wilt/Hakeem)
Magic
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LeBron
Kareem
Jordan
Russell
Duncan
O'Neal
Olajuwon
Garnett
Wilt
Magic
Kareem
Jordan
Russell
Duncan
O'Neal
Olajuwon
Garnett
Wilt
Magic
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Russell
LeBron
Jordan
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Wilt
Kareem
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Duncan
Curry
Shaq
Magic
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Mikan
LeBron
Jordan
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Wilt
Kareem
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Duncan
Curry
Shaq
Magic
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Mikan
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Well, here we go!
1.) LeBron James
2.) Michael Jordan
3.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4.) Hakeem Olajuwon
5.) Bill Russell
6.) Shaquille O'Neal
7.) Tim Duncan
8.) Wilt Chamberlain
9.) Kevin Garnett
10.) Larry Bird
I should make it apparent that since I have a more peak/5-8 year prime quality-oriented eval perspective, the ranges for most of these players are pretty wide and there's more fluidity to their rankings as opposed to rigidity.
1.) LeBron James
2.) Michael Jordan
3.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4.) Hakeem Olajuwon
5.) Bill Russell
6.) Shaquille O'Neal
7.) Tim Duncan
8.) Wilt Chamberlain
9.) Kevin Garnett
10.) Larry Bird
I should make it apparent that since I have a more peak/5-8 year prime quality-oriented eval perspective, the ranges for most of these players are pretty wide and there's more fluidity to their rankings as opposed to rigidity.
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At present:
1. Bill Russell
2. LeBron James
3. Michael Jordan
4. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
5. Magic Johnson
6. Tim Duncan
7. Steph Curry
8. Larry Bird
9. Wilt Chamberlain
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
1. Bill Russell
2. LeBron James
3. Michael Jordan
4. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
5. Magic Johnson
6. Tim Duncan
7. Steph Curry
8. Larry Bird
9. Wilt Chamberlain
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
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1. LeBron
2. Jordan
3. Kareem
4. Russell
5. Magic
6. Wilt
7. Duncan
8. Kobe
9. Curry
10. Bird
2. Jordan
3. Kareem
4. Russell
5. Magic
6. Wilt
7. Duncan
8. Kobe
9. Curry
10. Bird
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1. MJ
2. KAJ
3. Russell
4. LBJ
5. Wilt
6. Magic
7. Bird
8. Hakeem
9. Duncan
10. Shaq
2. KAJ
3. Russell
4. LBJ
5. Wilt
6. Magic
7. Bird
8. Hakeem
9. Duncan
10. Shaq
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Doctor MJ wrote:At present:
1. Bill Russell
2. LeBron James
3. Michael Jordan
4. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar
5. Magic Johnson
6. Tim Duncan
7. Steph Curry
8. Larry Bird
9. Wilt Chamberlain
10. Hakeem Olajuwon
Interesting. Doc, when did you become lower on KG? And where do you have David Robinson?
Now that's the difference between first and last place.