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Top 50 Snubs: Joe Johnson, Vince Carter, etc.

During the publication of my conceited effort to rate the NBA's Top 50, I saw a lot of comments and emails about those left out. A big slice of feedback also came in the form of criticizing the relative placement of various players, but that has been addressed within the posts themselves. The snubs need their due, though,...

NBA Top 50: LeBron James (No. 1)

FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA.For all the accolades and endearment offered to Kobe and KG, Chris Paul and Tim Duncan, Wade, Yao and Dirk ... there is simply no player alive who more often strikes awe in of a wider swath of fans, analysts and peers than LeBron James.Other players,...

NBA Top 50: Chris Paul (No. 2)

FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA.Last spring, I made a case under this banner for Chris Paul to be included in any future consideration for Next G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time). People had bandied about comparisons to Isiah Thomas and suggested Paul could maybe someday find himself...

NBA Top 50: Kobe Bryant (No. 3)

FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA.Kobe Bryant will never quiet his critics, and it has nothing to do with his personality, his jersey or his legal history. Kobe's divisiveness can be traced to the most basic quark of sport, the certain theme in one's observation of any game with...

NBA Top 50: Kevin Garnett (No. 4)

FanHouse's Tom Ziller argues his ranking of the top 50 players in the NBA.Thanks to my overwhelming ego, I have not dared say this yet in our journey from 50 to 1: this choice, Kevin Garnett, won a coin toss against Tim Duncan. When I looked at the 2008-09 season and who I felt would be the best players in the NBA, I...