[CadBane]

All the talk about Dirk and his place in history made me think, how would I rank the 25 greatest? This is a place for you to put your personal list of Top 25 all-time. Obviously everyone's is going to be quite different. For me, I valued the following more heavily:

- Importance of playoff success. Not just rings, but great playoff numbers.

- Offensive slightly over defensive

- Individual dominance

- Advanced stats

- Long prime over short prime

- Longevity

- I hold the 40s and 50s guys in less regard.

Without further ado:

1. MJ
2. Kareem
3. Wilt
4. Magic
5. Bird
6. Russell
7. Shaq
8. Hakeem
9. Duncan
10. West
11. Kobe
12. Oscar
13. Moses Malone
14. Dirk
15. Julius Erving
16. David Robinson
17. Karl Malone
18. Charles Barkley
19. Kevin Garnett
20. Rick Barry
21. Patrick Ewing
22. Bob Petit
23. Isiah Thomas
24. John Stockton
25. Scottie Pippen