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Posted August 15, 2008 on rofman's Blog:
The Original Top 50 NBA Players of All-time
PLAYERS: Tim Duncan,  Kobe Bryant,  Allen Iverson,  Kevin Garnett
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the NBA polled a bunch of people to determine who the 50 best players of all-time were, without regard to rank. See how many of the players you can name in 5 minutes. Hint: This list is obsolete in some sense because it does not include Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, and a few other current players who probably belong on it.

Average Score: 28.1 (56%)

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1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2 Nate Archibald
3 Paul Arizin
4 Charles Barkley
5 Rick Barry
6 Elgin Baylor
7 Dave Bing
8 Larry Bird
9 Wilt Chamberlain
10 Bob Cousy
11 Dave Cowens
12 Billy Cunningham
13 Dave DeBusschere
14 Clyde Drexler
15 Julius Erving
16 Patrick Ewing
17 Walt Frazier
18 George Gervin
19 Hal Greer
20 John Havlicek
21 Elvin Hayes
22 Magic Johnson
23 Sam Jones
24 Michael Jordan
25 Jerry Lucas
26 Karl Malone
27 Moses Malone
28 Pete Maravich
29 Kevin McHale
30 George Mikan
31 Earl Monroe
32 Hakeem Olajuwon
33 Shaquille O'Neal
34 Robert Parish
35 Bob Pettit
36 Scottie Pippen
37 Willis Reed
38 Oscar Robertson
39 David Robinson
40 Bill Russell
41 Dolph Schayes
42 Bill Sharman
43 John Stockton
44 Isiah Thomas
45 Nate Thurmond
46 Wes Unseld
47 Bill Walton
48 Jerry West
49 Lenny Wilkens
50 James Worthy

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    tcbailey24 said August 16, 2008

    20 out of 50

    • tjordan20 replied February 21, 2009

      28/50... dont kno why i blanked out so much... too many quizzes in one day i guess
  • taurasi3fan3

    taurasi3fan3 said August 16, 2008

    36/50
  • SnitchinBubs
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    SnitchinBubs said August 16, 2008

    35 - needed more time.
  • EAGLESxFAN1933

    EAGLESxFAN1933 said August 21, 2008

    26/50 can't believe i forgot clyde drexler

  • osubuckialum said September 09, 2008

    30....seeing some of these names, it's even more of travesty now that Dominique Wilkins was left off

  • mrmag08 said September 11, 2008

    39/50, couldn't spell DeBusschere

  • killabeez85 said September 24, 2008

    whew..at first I thought this was player rankings but it's just in alphabetical order.
  • RAVENOUS52

    RAVENOUS52 said September 28, 2008

    Bill Walton does NOT belong on this list!

    Dominique Wilkins and Alex English DO belong on this list!

  • iam4iu42 said October 04, 2008

    All I know is that it is damn tough to cut the list to 50. I would hope that Reggie Miller would garner some recognition for a top 50 selection if the list was made today - top 15 all-time scoring list, 3-point records galore, whole career with one team, and an incredible clutch performer in the playoffs. Hard to leave him off the list in my opinion.
  • tailgater

    tailgater said October 06, 2008

    scored a 24 but i'm giving myself a 25 because i couldn't spell olajuwon correctly.

  • scoonman said November 02, 2008

    OMG, I missed Baylor and he is the reason I am a Laker fan today, and I missed Bing and Hal Greer and being from Syracuse that is unforgivable. I stink lol.
  • lsutigerfan19

    lsutigerfan19 said November 05, 2008

    30/50 this time
  • mcbrink26

    mcbrink26 said November 06, 2008

    As a Knicks fan, I never liked the guy, but no Reggie Miller? Bill Walton makes the list but Reggie Miller does not? AWFUL.
  • drewnotsocore

    drewnotsocore said November 07, 2008

    23 but also couldn't get olajuwon right, still can't spell it right without looking

  • louisian said December 03, 2008

    too easy...45/50...incredible
  • jleeaccuscore

    jleeaccuscore said December 03, 2008

    the biggest omission from this list was dominique wilkins. reggie miller was still in the middle of his career when this list came out.

  • iam4iu42 said December 04, 2008

    I would agree that the lack of Dominique Wilkins is a complete slap in the face to not only the player, but the Hawks franchise. I bet Larry and Michael would agree that 'Nique deserved to be on this list.
  • Vestintraining

    Vestintraining said January 04, 2009

    31. Spelling what was tripping me up.

  • ShortyC94 said January 19, 2009

    33...spelling messed me up too but I should be ashamed....some of the players I missed..I own their jerseys...smh.

  • dasportsnut2 said January 27, 2009

    25/50...typed robinson but it didnt register. sadly i missed some great players like abdul jabbarr, gervin, and bill russel. no wilkins or reggie miller?

  • celticsnumber9 said February 02, 2009

    wheres Dominique Wilkins

  • nvbdnfjkg said February 19, 2009

    I cant believe I forgot Magic and Bird

  • kolton said February 25, 2009

    i am only 14 and got 50/50
  • herr_mask

    herr_mask said February 27, 2009

    Talk about wilkins, talk about miller, both should be there, maybe gp as well, but honsetly, NO BILL RUSSEL?!? He won 11 rings and is the best interior defender ever to play in the league. Come on.

  • krathod said February 27, 2009

    49/50- Could not believe I forgot about good 'ol Bill Walton

  • dantley said March 05, 2009

    26/50

  • dantley said March 31, 2009

    32/50

  • 23mjbball said April 19, 2009

    46 out 0f 50! How could i forget jabbar and bird!

  • portoale said May 24, 2009

    47/50, forgot nate thurmond(easy), elvin hayes and dolph shayes
  • CItalia

    CItalia said June 03, 2009

    I got 49 and couldn't remember dave cowens.

  • JukaiBallin said 9 days ago

    42... DeBusschere and Sam Jones got on this list? But no English and Wilkins? Really odd.

    Gervin and Monroe slipped my mind
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