[MiamiHeat03]

Originally Posted by CubanLaker

No Odom led the Heat to the playoffs. Wade just had a couple of good series.

no!!
If was Eddie Jones that lead the team to the playoffs and Odom and Wade were huge part contributing to that.
Wade as rookie attacked the rim the same but with less attempts because at that time SVG though EJ and Odom were better so they were the 1st and 2nd option. Later on SVG gained respect to Wade and Miami then went for like 19-5 to end the season and with the 4th seed.

[bootstrenf]

Originally Posted by g-dog-rice#2

1. Kobe - 35 ppg is unheard of; better defender than Wade or Lebron
2. Lebron - better all around game than Wade
3. Wade - always attacks, not fearful of anything
4. Duncan - dropped a notch in my book, but had a good series against Dallas
5. Dirk - risen on my list. He outdeuled Duncan in game 7 in SA; can do it all
6. Iverson - still puts up 33 and 7
7. KG - if only he were on a better team..

Those 7 are players who I consider top-tier. I would rank them in that order, with Lebron and Wade being interchangeable. I might be overrating Dirk a little bit.

Why is Kobe number 1? Kobe is the only guy I have ever seen shut down Lebron, Wade, or T-mac. He outdeuled Lebron in a game earlier this season, with 3 clutch over him. He always gets the better of Wade whenever they play, he usually has better stats and does a decent job of staying in front of Wade. And T-mac? I've witnessed Kobe abuse him on the court too many times.

Not to mention, Kobe is more clutch than any of these guys, and a better defender...oh, and a champion!

speak on it rook!!!!!!

[abwowang]

nice g-dog-rice#2...

however.. KG deserves to be higher on the list... we're talking about best PLAYERs in the league right?.. not whos team has the best record...

but whatever... the biggest problem i have about your list is duncan... he shouldnt be that high.. or even on this list!!!

[Sir Patchwork]

Originally Posted by abwowang

but whatever... the biggest problem i have about your list is duncan... he shouldnt be that high.. or even on this list!!!

Blasphemy. Duncan is top 5 and no worse than that.

[blh5387]

Well, I think it's safe to consider Wade the best player now. At least top 3, anyway.

[nickrock23]

it's kobe, wade, lebron, duncan, in no particular order. garnett is 5th but i don't think he can dominate like those other guys. if garnett had more help, he'd be up there dont get me wrong.
i'd wait til they all retire, see who has the most rings and then determine who's really the best.

[Dissonance19]

Originally Posted by Sir Patchwork

Blasphemy. Duncan is top 5 and no worse than that.

Yeah, especially with what he did in these playoffs and against the Mavs too. He just didn't get enough help. Even if he didn't do that well, still you can't drop him yet anyway.

[The MAMBA]

- Kobe
- Bron
- Nash
- Wade
- Duncan

[The MAMBA]

Kobe and Bron are definetely the best players. Batman / Superman, like Kobe / LeBron. World's Finest.

[EHL]

Wade averaged 28/6/6/2/50%FGP this postseason and 35/8/4/47%FGP in the Finals. Yeah, he's the best player in the league currently. Better than Duncan, LeBron, Bryant, or anyone else. It's a small advantage, but you have to give it to Wade because he has had a Finals only Duncan has matched once and LeBron and Kobe have never had. Duncan, LeBron, and Kobe have had very similar overall postseasons to Wade (though LeBron has only played in one, he will have many, many more), but Wade's is arguably every bit as good even though he isn't the defender Duncan is (and Bryant less so).