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Originally posted by: alby
I believe a player cannot be classified as 'great' or the 'best' unless he takes his team to the championship, willing them over the top, and ultimately winning a ring. Just like when MJ was winning all his scoring titles and the rest of his individual accolades, his knock as a player was still one that 'couldnt win the big one' and thus, was never compared to Magic or Bird because of the lack of respect of a player who has never been at the pinnacle of his own sport. MJ is now claimed by many as the greatest of all time BECAUSE of six titles. If you are to based a player's greatness by stats, shouldn't Karl Malone be up there since he is second in scoring in the history of the NBA (laughing). Sorry, but it is quite ludacris to even mention KG's name in the same breath as Duncan, because the fact of the matter is Garnett has been out of the first round only one time in his career.
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I'm sorry.. but if you don't think Karl Malone and John Stockton.. two players without NBA titles... are all-time greats... you have absolutely no credibility as a judge of basketball talent.