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Best offensive player in NBA history?


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Best offensive player in NBA history   

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  1. 1. Best offensive player ever

    • Michael Jordan
    • Larry Bird
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    • Kevin Durant
    • Steph Curry
    • Nikola Jokic
    • Tim Duncan
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    • Kobe Bryant
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    • Other


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4 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Surely Bron deserves a mention, too.

lmao, i was like, “why do i have this feeling that i’ve left off someone obvious?” kept coming back to Magic, but was like, “nah.”

i voted for KD, but im not dying on that hill. i just think that at 7 feet tall with his handle, his ability to get to the rim, and his ~50/40/90 profile that he’s got to be the toughest guy to ever guard on the perimeter. that said, had they grown up with a three point line then MJ would be my answer and Larry might eclipse KD for me.

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As with all things Basketball, it largely depends on what rules you're playing under.  Steph isn't a game changer if he was playing in the 80s, even if he wanted to put up as many 3s as possible. 

I'd pick Wilt as the best offensive player ever based on the type of rule changes they made to stop him. Among other things, I believe they widened the lane and banned dunking on Free Throws to stop Wilt.  For Jordan, the NBA got $mart and changed defensive rules to showcase him. 

 

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I love Tim, he was a great offensive player, but the only way he’s getting a vote is if someone misreads the poll and is choosing him based on how “offensive” it is that he’s on there with those other players.

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8 minutes ago, Kermit said:

I love Tim, he was a great offensive player, but the only way he’s getting a vote is if someone misreads the poll and is choosing him based on how “offensive” it is that he’s on there with those other players.

lol i honestly just added him and kobe to see if any spurs/kobe fans would vote for them. they are the two that really probably don’t deserve to be there for me. and then i leave out lebron. lulz. derka’d.

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i have to go with the joker. his efficiency is unreal. he creates and scores at the highest efficiency i have ever seen, in the highest/greatest offensive period of the league. Other players are better scorers, sure, curry with space/3s, MJ with 1 on 1 scoring, same with kobe. But if you value playmaking it pushes Joker over the top. He is a walking instant NBA offense all by himself. 

Put 4 average offensive NBA Jags on any of these players and tell me who gets their team the most points? Its joker. 

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1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Surely Bron deserves a mention, too.

He's 2nd, imo.

 

So here is how I look at it...

Jordan played in the 80s when hand checking and beating the shit out of the guy with the ball was celebrated.

Jordan played in the 90s when the NBA had a, "Wait a minute, this shit is actually entertaining when it's not hockey."

Jordan came out of retirement in the 2000s, as an old man, and scored 20ppg. 

It took Kobe 20 years to do what Mike did in 15... and Kobe was the shit.

Steph Curry would have been murdered in the 80s. Derek Harper wouldn't have let Curry cross half court... ever.

KD would have been a center or PF in the 80s... They'd call him Lil Sampson. He would be a deadly mid-range jump-shooter.

Lebron would have played in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, etc and been Lebron.

Luka is next up if he gets his body right. Dude is a fucking problem on the court. (That is 'jive' for very fucking good.)

Michael Jordan would be the scoring king if he started in the 2000s instead of the 80s... because he would have averaged 50ppg and been able to play for 20 years instead of 15.

 

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I don't see how you could watch the last Olympics and pick anyone except Steph.  Jordan was by far the better all around player, but Steph edges him on the offensive end.  What he does to space the floor is just incredible.

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1 hour ago, Slacks said:

Steph Curry would have been murdered in the 80s. Derek Harper wouldn't have let Curry cross half court... ever.

Steph Curry moves better off the ball than just about any player in history. Derek Harper would have been run through about 10 screens before Curry got wide open 3s. Just like he does today.

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10 minutes ago, HookEm said:

Steph Curry moves better off the ball than just about any player in history. Derek Harper would have been run through about 10 screens before Curry got wide open 3s. Just like he does today.

I'll allow that.

So Steph Curry is now lLil Reggie.

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2 hours ago, staboner said:

i have to go with the joker. his efficiency is unreal. he creates and scores at the highest efficiency i have ever seen, in the highest/greatest offensive period of the league. Other players are better scorers, sure, curry with space/3s, MJ with 1 on 1 scoring, same with kobe. But if you value playmaking it pushes Joker over the top. He is a walking instant NBA offense all by himself. 

Put 4 average offensive NBA Jags on any of these players and tell me who gets their team the most points? Its joker. 

So.... You're picking teams... You have 4 guys, I have 4 guys...  Jordan and Jokic walk into the gym. It's your pick...

First bucket wins. 

Last bucket wins. 

Most buckets win. 

Who are you picking?

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Oh, and Jokic is a baller for real.
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