The best NBA players of all time
By Ed Rendell
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 2:22 AM
先給名單...
PG： Magic Johnson
SG： Michael Jordan
SF： LeBron James
PF： Tim Duncan
C： Wilt Chamberlain
以下為評選原因...
Center: The competition boiled down to Chamberlain, Russell, Kareem Abdul
Jabbar and O'Neal. It was awfully hard to choose. You could make a case for
all four of them. Jabbar had a great field goal percentage at 56 percent,
shot well from the line, scored almost 25 points per game and won six
championships. O'Neal was a dominant defender and a points/rebounds machine.
He shot an even better 58 predent from the field. But in the end, the choice
came down to Russell vs. Chamberlain. Russell averaged 15 points per game,
whereas Wilt averaged an incredible 30.1 points per game. Both claimed more
than 22 rebounds a game. The advantage shifts to Russell when you consider he
led his team to 11 championships, while Wilt won only two. But in the end,
Wilt wins my vote because he was a very good defender and perhaps the most
incredible offensive force ever to play the game. Just for example take the
1961-1962 season when Wilt averaged 50.4 points per game - no one has ever
come close to those figures.
中鋒：在這位置上的人選有張伯倫、Bill Russell、Jabbar、O'Neal，這真的很難選。
他們四個都有入選的理由。
Jabbar 生涯FG%高達56%，場均25分，6個總冠軍。O'Neal在攻防兩端都具統治力，
生涯FG%更是達58%，但最終還是必須得在張伯倫及 Russell 間做出選擇。
Russell 場均得分只有15分，張伯倫則高達30.1分，兩人場均都超過22籃板。
Russell 帶領球隊拿下11個冠軍，張伯倫只有2個冠軍。
最終我還是選了張伯倫，因為他是個非凡的防守者及在比賽中無與倫比的攻擊力。
舉例，1961-62球季，張伯倫場均拿下50.4分，前無古人。
Power forward: I considered four players in making my selection here - Elvin
Hayes, Karl Malone, Moses Malone and Tim Duncan. Again, all had great numbers
and were pretty equal in rebounds and assists, but in the end, it was a
pretty easy choice to go along with my friend Hal and select Tim Duncan. He
won the statistical war by virtue of having already blocked 2,652 shots,
which is almost 900 more than any of the other three. But even more
important, his teams have won four championships. Some he won with the help
of another great big man, David Robinson, and some he won without any
dominant center, and we may well be watching him win his fifth.
大前鋒：這位置上有Elvin Hayes, Karl Malone, Moses Malone, Tim Duncan 等人選。
這些人都有著大量的得分+籃板+助攻。但最終我選了 Duncan。
TD 的火鍋已經達到2652個，比其他三人都多出大約900個，更重要的是，
Duncan的球隊已經得到4個總冠軍，現在大家可能會看到他贏下第5個總冠軍。
Small forward: This was the cast that had the most great players. Players
such as George Gervin, Billy Cunningham, John Havlicek and Rick Barry didn't
even make the final group. There were four contenders, our very own Charles
Barkley and Erving, Bird and James. Doctor J was the first NBA player to play
above the rim, and he changed the game forever. Bird was the consummate team
player who did everything well. Charles was a fine scorer and an incredible
rebounder considering his 6-4 height. But LeBron was the clear choice here.
Not only has he scored more points by far than any of the other three, but no
one can compete with his rebound and assist total, which he has accomplished
in only 10 seasons! But the thing that distinguishes him the most from anyone
else is his defense. LeBron is without a doubt the most dominant non-center
defensive player in NBA history.
小前鋒：我考慮過 George Gervin, Billy Cunningham, John Havlicek 和 Rick Barry
等候選人，但最終都沒進入這名單。
最後剩下 Barkley + J博士 + 大鳥 + LBJ 等四人在競爭。
J博士是第一個在籃框上打球的人，改變了比賽的型態。
大鳥是一個完美的團隊球員各方面都出色。
Barkley 考慮到他的身高，一個不錯的得分好手及籃板怪物。
但最終我選了 LBJ，LBJ 的得分比其他三個人要多，且籃板和助攻沒人能與他
抗衡。LBJ 最與眾不同的是他的防守，毫無疑問，他是NBA歷史上非中鋒位置
最具統治力的防守球員。
Shooting guard: There are only three contenders for this category- the great
Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Jerry West. Surprisingly, West stacked up
fairly well statically. He averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.7 assists.
Kobe was 25.5, 5.3 and 4.8, respectively. And although Michael scored more
points, 30.1 points per game, West was close in rebounds and surprisingly had
more assists. When you realize that West scored his points without the
benefit of the three-point shot (at which he would have been unbelievable)
his stats are even more impressive. But he won only one championship as
opposed to Jordan's six and Kobe's five. And wasn't anywhere close to Kobe
and Michael as a defender. Statistically, Kobe and Michael are very close and
in some ways it's hard to distinguish, but Michael may have been the best
defending guard in the history of the NBA, andthe best clutch performer so he
wins.
得分後衛：這位置上只有三個人選