2 & Some Change - 10/20/11 - Kobe Bryant out of the Top 5 by ESPN (Sports)

[Cartera464]

Kevin Love gets no love

[bobathebeast]

D-rose number 1 then Lebron then Dirk

[ExilixE]

@bobathebeast

just becuz dirk won doesn't mean he's top 5, he's got no d. Even though I don't like lebron, he's pretty complete offensively AND defensively. Dirk's got mad offense, makes pretty jumpshots and FTs, but lebron's got more rebounds than him and he's a SF. it should be Lebron, D Wade, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Kobe.

[ExilixE]

Wade has stats like Lebron and he's only a 2-guard! mad Offense and D (not as much as lebron but more clutch than lebron) Chris Paul is JUST like Dirk, he can shoot like it's nobody's business (what makes him better is that he can pass like a monster, drive in very well, and leads league in steals almost every year (MAD offensive skills and MAD Defense) Dwight is just dwight, crazy rebounding and blocking. Kobe is VERY experienced and clutch. great shooting while contested and good D

[ExilixE]

Rose and Nowitski had a great team and bench to carry them towards their success. D-rose can only drive in very well along with his speed and Strength as a point guard. good passing, above avg shooting, descent FT and 3-pt, but not that great D nor experience. he's 6. Durant and Melo 7 & 8. they're both complete offensively, kevin durant is a more accurate shooter. so he's 7. Dirk is 9 cuz he contributes the least, he only shoots, and as of "right now", number 10 is either Love, Nash, or Bynum

[CooPx241]

d howard should not be top 5

[dshiznit12369]

my top 10:

10. Lebron 9. Dirk 8. Carmelo 7. Williams 6.CP3 5. Durrant 4.D-Rose 3.Wade 2. Howard 1. Kobe

[LeChokeJames6]

@dshiznit12369 true that

[bberger96]

Ray Allen at #10 and ain't even a celtics fan

[micmar24i]

I can tell these two dont watch many NBA in real life . Lebron TRAVELed

[Kbudo8]

Who the fuck is the person to the left? Amare stunk it up his last years??? Dude was averaging 23 and they went to the west finals. Ridiculous dude, ridiculous. Nd to top tht he made probably the best block I have ever seen on duncan game 4 of the 2005 west finals .

[SpaceCake4me]

This list was complete bullshit. I cant even explain myself. That is how bad this is.

[Maison2442]

Kobe Bryant at least 3 he has a unblockable turn around and he can still drive and he has 5 rings

[lena62586]

Come on guys Kobe is not # 8 no more he is old James is young if James can't win a champion in he's young age when he is going to reach Kobe's age he is done.

[TheDRCREAMPIE]

Carlos boozer at 10

[R2KificationRyan]

dirk nowizki ahead of kobe bryant, are you serious, lets talk about dirks defense, (whaat defense?)

[branmow]

This is the worst top 10 ever..that shouldn't even be a conversation weather or not Kobe should be in the top 3..he's the best in the world!!

[wannabeaballer41]

@iPlay2K Exactly my friend this ranking is about who is the best currently. Dirk was severely underrated by these guys although I would put him at least number 5 imo b/c kevin Durant although he "will" be better than Dirk he is currently not. I think Dirk's playoffs performance was near to legendary. Miami Heat Lebron and Wade are more talented than Dirk and i quote from an ESPN vid "it also takes heart" which Dirk has plenty of that. Screw it Dirk at number 3.

[InTecknicolour]

1. kobe

2. d rose

3. dirk

4. lebron

5. durant

6. wade

7. howard

8. melo

9. paul

10. kg

[mrdj34jones]

what about the freakin mvp D rose duh

[foxrlu]

i would put lamarcus aldridge or zach randolph in front of blake as of now

[MLGoudey]

Zach randolph. He was a fucking animal in the playoffs with the grizzlies this year

[treikilla1]

5. Dwight Howard

4. LeBron James

3. D. Wade

2. Kobe Bryant

1. Kevin Durant

I just cant see how LeBron can be #1 if he always choke in the 4th quarter...beleive me, if D.Wade had any1 of these other players he would have another ring

[AdogFSSB]

I think the black guy tries too hard to be funny .

[crosseyedCOBRA]

in my opinion.....1 of the best players in the league that gets no respect whatsoever is Danny Granger.....i think he should be in there

[HCRunner12]

ESPN ranked all the players in the NBA not jsut the top 10, smh be knowledegable

[CHITOWNBULL123]

my top ten based on skill and not being showoff 1 kobe 2 wade 3 dhoward 4 rose 5 meloman 6 stoudemire 7 lebron 8 bosh cudnt think of no one lol 9 steve nash 10 pierce

[exexterminator]

jmon

[ShinobiclanTV]

DRose is the man. Go Bulls in the lockout season!

[George35154]

Why Chris Paul?

[gangsta231t54]

No rondo,or blake in the top ten get outta here with that bullshit

[aprod33]

melo should be in there u r right

[novacev]

d rose yeah mane

[TheFunnyxSideUp]

This list is based on the CURRENT VALUE of each player on their team. Not 'who's better'...

[Jwilliams745able]

Then again how many times have Kobe took his team to the playoffs. Name 1 year Kobe hasn't went to the playoffs . Then, say he is out of the top 5. While he is in 30s still

[MrLeinad100]

@Jwilliams745able 2005 lol

[exexterminator]

@MrLeinad100 wow fking kobe hater... how many rings does kobe has?... 6 so.... daniel para!!!!!

[MrLeinad100]

@exexterminator 6 right u dont even know how many he has lol

[MrMinimegc]

Dirk-one

D-Wade-two

Kobe-three

Kevin Durant-four

Paul Pierce-five

[hariznl]

Blake in the top 10 the fuck ? He dunks nice but the rest is shit. Melo needs to be in the top 10 but also Rondo. But Rose 8 he is the motherfucking MVP

[yUNgM3llOW]

CARMELO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LEBRON

[Jackobe24]

ESPN is a fucking joke, just bunch Kobe haters and Lebron homers work there.

I mean they have their own ESPN Heat website. lol They make articles when Lebron makes tweets and shit. Then they only make articles to attack Kobe and bullshit.

That ranking is the most ridiculous thing there is...

Griffin in top 10?? KD, Kobe out of top 5?? and Dwight #2??

Kobe is at least top 3 still, KD for sure top 5, Dwight is the best big man in the league but his offensive game is way too shitty to be #2

[Jackobe24]

@Jackobe24 Once the lockout is over, Kobe is gonna bunch people look like retards again. Remember this is first time Kobe got some good rest in the past 3 years. Went to the Finals 3 straight time and plus some international basketball. Now he got rest and treatments in Germany for his knee, sure he won't be dunking like his prime time but he will so much better for sure. People don't realize how many injuries he had in past few seasons and he never had time to heal until now. so fuck u BSPN