ESPN has been running the Top 25 college basketball players of all time, and the top 10 go like this:
1. Lew Alcindor
2. Oscar Robinson
3. Bill Walton
4. Bill Russell
5. Pete Marovich
6. Jerry West
7. Bill Bradley
8. David Thompson
9. Larry Bird
10. Wilt Chamberlain
Because I never saw any of these players play in college, I really don't have much of a leg to stand on here. But only Christian Laettner at No. 12 and Tim Duncan at No. 21 have played in the last 20 years. Michael Jordan is No. 13 and Patrick Ewing is No. 16 (although he should be much higher). The question here is hasn't anyone who played during the late 1990s and/or 2000s worthy of being on this list?
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Frankly, I think it's absurd to rank players across generations. For some reason, those in the national media feel the need to rank everything all the time.
Is Tiger Woods the greatest golfer of all time?
Where does Brett Favre rank among all-time QBs?
Are the Patriots the best NFL team ever? (well, we all know the answer to that now)
Is Kevin Garnett the best right-handed, bald, 6-11 basketball player with the initials KG ever?
Really, who cares?
Personally, I think I'm the greatest under-30 sportswriter from Wisconsin working in RI of all time.
The answer key: Yes, 6th, Yes and No (Kiki GVandeweghe .. the G is silent).
Kiki Vandeweghe is not bald, and there is no silent G. I'm not even going to address the other two answers that are completely absurd.
OK, I'll bite. Can the Super Bowl LOSER be considered among the great teams in the history of the game?
I won't dignify your Favre comment with a response.
Did you pose that question just for me? I think the Buffalo Bills teams from 1990-93 were among the best teams ever!
Yes it's a good thing Syracuse isn't in the tournament ...
Great work.
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