Comments on: All-Decade Teams: The 2000s http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: godfather147 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-44433 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:31:50 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-44433 Billups over nash,get off the pipe buddy.

]]> By: Aaron D. http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-38501 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 23:34:01 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-38501 Your top 5:
1.Chauncey Billups
2.Kobe
3.Dirk Nowitzki
4.Tim Duncan
5. Shaq

My only disagreement is Dirk Nowitzki. Ofcourse, he has major talent and was (until this season) the best scoring PF in the NBA. No doubt, when he retires, he'll be the best European/overseas player to ever play in the NBA. But as far as this decade goes, I'm going to have to give that 3 spot to a real 3 in the NBA, LeBron James. Besides the fact that he has more MVP's than Dirk and the same amount of finals appearances, when it's all said and done, LeBron will be the BEST Small Forward to ever play. He's already being compared to Jordan and has made an instant impact on the league unlike Dirk who struggled his rookie. LeBron single-handlingly took a mediocre team in Clevland to the Finals at the age of 22. Ever since Dirk led his team to the Finals, he has yet to lead them PAST THE FIRST ROUND. All-Decade is given to the NBA's elite players from 2000-2010 and Dirk just hasn't done enough....My top 5:
1.Chauncey
2.Kobe
3.LeBron
4.Tim Duncan
5.ShaQ

]]> By: gebwel http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-14077 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:57:49 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-14077 nice article. i love reading the debate (the civil part) over nash v kidd vs billups and KG vs nowitzki. it amazes how so many people belittling dirk, especially when compared to KG. i like both players actually, but to say KG is head and shoulders over dirk is kinda mind-boggling. it looks to me that KG is actually better suited to play a complimentary role (a la scottie pippen), but he never had his jordan during his minny years. dirk, on the other hand, has proven that he can lead a team on his own (his trip to the finals after nash's departure). KG is probably the better overall player, but dirk is the go-to-guy when his teams needed points in a hurry.

]]> By: GURU http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-13823 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:02:52 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-13823 NASH VS BILLUPS??????
???????

BILLUPS is only better in steals 1 vs 0.8...ARE YOU RETARDED or what...

DID you look at NASH 3point %, is one of the best ever...His average is RAY ALLENs best season...
RAY ALLEN overated ( finishes games with 0/7 from the 3 point line)...JUST look closely at his 3point stats...

]]> By: Daniel Bui http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11118 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:21:52 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11118 Oh alright, thanks for clearing that up, Jason.

]]> By: Jason J http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11108 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11108 Daniel - Justin made the lists All-NBA style, which differentiates forwards and centers but not small forwards and power forwards or point guards and shooting guards. For instance, the 2000 All-NBA team was C: Shaq, F: Duncan, F: Garnett, G: Kidd, G: Payton. It just needs to have two guards, two forwards, and a center. So Duncan is there as a forward but is not specified as a PF or an SF.

]]> By: Daniel Bui http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11105 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11105 Wait,let me get this clear. Pau Gasol was snubbed because most people see him as PF, but in the 1st team, Tim Duncan is there at SF?

]]> By: KneeJerkNBA http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11088 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:11:59 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11088 @8- agreed. I'd love to see this comparison go back as far as stats allow.

]]> By: Justin Kubatko http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11086 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11086 FYI, I forgot to include coaches when I selected these teams, so I've covered them in this blog post.

]]> By: Dave http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997&cpage=2#comment-11076 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:24:25 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2997#comment-11076 Jon A.
I think we are evaluating over 10 seasons (00-09), but only allowing 1st Team votes seems a bit harsh to consider the decade cumulatively - you score a 1 if you are the top C or two top F, G or else you score 0 for that season? Could we not incorporate 2nd and 3rd team votes too? And won't this metric be biased against Cs (as only 1 position cf two for other positions F, G). You effectievly are evaluating a player's decade by the seasons where they were elected in the top for their position. We see for any one other than Shaq, Kobe and Duncan that is less than half the possible seasons.

At least Justin's metric attempts to capture some of the other seasons. Just an observation, do you think Billup's lack of award reflects his lack of recognition for playing winning basketball, or that WS unduely rewards him for playing on successful teams, unlike Kidd say (although It is hard to explain why Nash doesn't out perform him given he has both...).

It is interesting to note that Dirk and KG come out a dead heat in this metric too. In fact if you just use All-NBA awards then the only difference is Dirk was All-NBA third team twice to KGs once (I know, look at the all-defensive teams), with one MVP each.

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