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When picturing the NBA's Mount Rushmore, not everyone will agree on the four players. However, when talking about the greatest player in NBA history, most people can agree that it is Michael Jordan.

Shaquille O'Neal is in the minority of people who don't consider Jordan the greatest player ever.

In an interview with The Antenna's Abe Schwadron, the Big Diesel dished on who he thought the greatest player in NBA history was. He didn't go with Jordan, LeBron James or even Kobe Bryant. He went with someone whose name doesn't often come up in the conversation.

"It’s a matter of opinion," O'Neal said, via Schwadron. "To me, Dr. J was the greatest player ever. But I ask other people, they say Jordan, some say Kobe, some people say LeBron. It’s always going to be a matter of opinion."

In the mind of The Big Aristotle, Julius Erving is the greatest player in NBA history. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. 

 

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i happen to agree with shaq. Dr. J may not have invented the dunk.. but he made it what it is, today. that's pretty badass. and this had me thinking.. who, in your opinion, is the best boxer, baseball player, basketball player, football player *college or pro.. and if you wish to ... tell us why you think it to be so.

i just thought this might be a fun topic!

 

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by Crash.Override:

When picturing the NBA's Mount Rushmore, not everyone will agree on the four players. However, when talking about the greatest player in NBA history, most people can agree that it is Michael Jordan.

Shaquille O'Neal is in the minority of people who don't consider Jordan the greatest player ever.

In an interview with The Antenna's Abe Schwadron, the Big Diesel dished on who he thought the greatest player in NBA history was. He didn't go with Jordan, LeBron James or even Kobe Bryant. He went with someone whose name doesn't often come up in the conversation.

"It’s a matter of opinion," O'Neal said, via Schwadron. "To me, Dr. J was the greatest player ever. But I ask other people, they say Jordan, some say Kobe, some people say LeBron. It’s always going to be a matter of opinion."

In the mind of The Big Aristotle, Julius Erving is the greatest player in NBA history. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. 

 

http://bleacherreport.com/arti...programming-national

_______________________________________________

i happen to agree with shaq. Dr. J may not have invented the dunk.. but he made it what it is, today. that's pretty badass. and this had me thinking.. who, in your opinion, is the best boxer, baseball player, basketball player, football player *college or pro.. and if you wish to ... tell us why you think it to be so.

i just thought this might be a fun topic!

 

 

 

 

This is almost impossible! But I'll give it a go

 

bball: MJ(easiest, IMO)

boxing: ali

baseball: Pete rose(let the guy in the HOF!)

nfl: jerry rice 

cfb: Hershel walker

college bball: pistol Pete!

 

baseball was the toughest, IMO. Could very easily have gone with babe Ruth or willie mays or about 5 others! 

 

Originally Posted by Red Baron:

Dr J helped to make the game what it is today. But the GOAT is Kareem Abdul Jabbar IMO

 

Pro Football Jerry Rice

Baseball Ty Cobb

College Football Herschel Walker

 

All very subjective and easy to dispute. It might be easier if you break it down by position

Ty Cobb is a very good call. However, he has to be one of the biggest aholes to every play the game. 

 
 
Originally Posted by Kenny Powers:

So no one else likes to talk sports on this board??

 

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Back in 2010, the sports forum was very active with NashBama and Peter Rielly sparring during the SEC season.  Peter had his ways, but I've never read a poster with more football knowledge or so lucky.  He brought the 24th ranked Tigers to the NC with reason and logic while Bammers tried to find the Bag Man and hollered Roll Ducks.

 

Don't know what happened to Peter.  Guess he was, like us, burned out at the end of that season and lost all interest in 'haters."

 

2012 IB came and went gracefully but 2013 lingers and rightfully so.  The untainted recognition speaks for itself.

 

 

 

 
 
Originally Posted by Kenny Powers:

I will go with MJ as the best athlete ever.

 

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While I'll not disagree MJ was one hell of a basketball player, I would not go so far as to crown him best athlete ever.

 

To me in order to be the greatest, an athlete should express his talents in more than one sport.  For instance, the winner of a triathlon or maybe a decathlete.  Don't hear much about those, so for the sake of staying with the aforementioned sports in college and pro and those athletes who are multitalented in a least two to the level of being recognized on both levels, I nominate as best athlete a "home boy"

 

From Bessemer Alabama.

 

In high school is was an outstanding tri-athlete:  track & field, football and baseball.  So good in fact that he was recruited by MLB right out of high-school.  Other's felt strongly he should forgo a professional career and go to college and play football.  The first to recognize his talent and recruit him to his college was legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant.  Bryant, being honest, told his recruit he couldn't play him till his sophomore, maybe junior year.  Another rival coach, Pat Dye of Auburn told this recruit he could play his freshman year.  The recruit responded only if he could play baseball as well.

 

During college, he wins the Heisman and sets SEC records in baseball.  After college, he is one a very few who play dual professional sports  NFL and MLB.  Rookie season, he is selected to go to the NFL Pro Bowl and the MLB All Star game.  No dual athlete has done that.

 

His pro career was cut short not by drugs, or betting on his team, or by STD's or crimes of violence.  During a game he had an on the field career ending injury ...  which he tried to overcome and stage an unsuccessful comeback.

 

Career ended, this man reverted by to his Alabama roots.  His home, not the bar scene, is where spends his time with the same passions many of us do.  No tooling around in expensive cars and wearing tons of bling, but being outdoors, celebrating nature like many of us do.

 

Not so caught up in himself , this family man is a true humanitarian helping out folks where disaster strikes.  Alabama and Auburn alike

 

If you don't know this,

 

Then you don't know Bo.

 

Best all around athlete bar none. 

 

 

Originally Posted by budsfarm:
 
 
Originally Posted by Kenny Powers:

I will go with MJ as the best athlete ever.

 

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While I'll not disagree MJ was one hell of a basketball player, I would not go so far as to crown him best athlete ever.

 

To me in order to be the greatest, an athlete should express his talents in more than one sport.  For instance, the winner of a triathlon or maybe a decathlete.  Don't hear much about those, so for the sake of staying with the aforementioned sports in college and pro and those athletes who are multitalented in a least two to the level of being recognized on both levels, I nominate as best athlete a "home boy"

 

From Bessemer Alabama.

 

In high school is was an outstanding tri-athlete:  track & field, football and baseball.  So good in fact that he was recruited by MLB right out of high-school.  Other's felt strongly he should forgo a professional career and go to college and play football.  The first to recognize his talent and recruit him to his college was legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant.  Bryant, being honest, told his recruit he couldn't play him till his sophomore, maybe junior year.  Another rival coach, Pat Dye of Auburn told this recruit he could play his freshman year.  The recruit responded only if he could play baseball as well.

 

During college, he wins the Heisman and sets SEC records in baseball.  After college, he is one a very few who play dual professional sports  NFL and MLB.  Rookie season, he is selected to go to the NFL Pro Bowl and the MLB All Star game.  No dual athlete has done that.

 

His pro career was cut short not by drugs, or betting on his team, or by STD's or crimes of violence.  During a game he had an on the field career ending injury ...  which he tried to overcome and stage an unsuccessful comeback.

 

Career ended, this man reverted by to his Alabama roots.  His home, not the bar scene, is where spends his time with the same passions many of us do.  No tooling around in expensive cars and wearing tons of bling, but being outdoors, celebrating nature like many of us do.

 

Not so caught up in himself , this family man is a true humanitarian helping out folks where disaster strikes.  Alabama and Auburn alike

 

If you don't know this,

 

Then you don't know Bo.

 

Best all around athlete bar none. 

 

 

Deion Sanders had a better career in both sports than Bo did.

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