Tag: great
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Is Kobe Bryant a top 3 all-time NBA player?
Kobe fans would have you believe he was the 2nd greatest all time after Jordan, because he’s ‘the closest to Jordan’. You often see Kobe put into the GOAT convo by a lot of casual fans online. The reality is that he is a fringe top 10 player. His fanboys will hype up every moment…
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Was Elgin Baylor a better player than Julius Erving?
No, I don’t think so. Nor do I think Baylor is a better player than Rick Barry or John Havlicek either. I know a lot of oldheads might disagree with me and they all think Baylor was one of the best basketball players ever, and sure he was a great individual talent, but for me…
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Can you make a case for anyone other than Wayne Gretzky as being the best hockey player of all time?
Sure, Mario Lemieux. With all due respect to Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr, they played in an era much different from the modern era. Mario Lemieux was talent-wise arguably the greatest player ever – including Bobby Orr who openly said Mario was the greatest talent he’s ever seen. Not only was he a big player…