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• AllThatJazz/Amar Posted: Jul.17 at 2:55 pm
  I fail to see Bynum (in his current incarnation) as a Top 5 center in the L right now. I’m not trying to be a dick, but asides getting injured every year (including high school) he hasn’t really made headlines. If he was on any other team he’d get more touched, but vastly less media regard. I’d take Nene or Memo over him because they are men and they do their jobs. (Nene bangs and plays inside, Memo’s 17/8 isn’t anything bynum is getting right now either, plus memo shot 40+% from three last year and makes his FTs / his a clutch performer)

• Marion's ghost Posted: Jul.17 at 2:58 pm
  Not sure if the german mag will catch this but Shawn Marion doesn’t play for the Heat anymore (thankfully)

• myles brown Posted: Jul.17 at 2:59 pm
  Lamar Odom > Josh Smith.

• Cheryl Posted: Jul.17 at 2:59 pm
  Man, that looks like a goooood grilled cheese. Makes me wanna go make one now!

• Cheryl Posted: Jul.17 at 3:00 pm
  Well, okay, so basketball really wasn’t an emphasis for me right now…

• Steve Posted: Jul.17 at 3:06 pm
  Mike Bibby???

• Steve Posted: Jul.17 at 3:08 pm
  Josh Smith> Lamar “Dissapreaing Act/ I want more $$$ than i’m worth” Odum

• Darksaber Posted: Jul.17 at 3:09 pm
  oh my, Lang. Get ready for an avalanche of comments on this post. You saw what happened yesterday on the Odom to Miami post. 280 comments cause we got into Wade-Bron comparisons. And BASKET used to be the only other baller Mag i bought when i lived in Europe. But a few years ago they totally ripped off Slam. I mean layouts (yep, they have their version of Noyz for example) and even took your stories and translated them. Then they had one of you slammers play the columnist role (can’t remember, Russ i think) thats when i stopped buying.

• madamerica Posted: Jul.17 at 3:11 pm
  Jameer Nelson is too high. No way he’s better than Billups. Jameer just had half a good season, he hasn’t proven anything. I’d take Rose and Billups over him any day.

• larrylegend Posted: Jul.17 at 3:12 pm
  ha ha, time for discussion. BASKET, mhn, they copied SLAM’s article in the past…hope you guys get money for that.

• Darksaber Posted: Jul.17 at 3:12 pm
  as for the lists, i’ll take a stab at it later. It’s 3am here and i just got home. Be interesting to see what the list experts here *ahem, Juks* have commented when i get up tomorrow. Night.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Jul.17 at 3:13 pm
  Amar, I hear you, but you’re underrating Bynum a bit. Bynum/Nene/Memo have all missed time the last few years. I go with Bynum because of his youth.

• Ben Osborne Posted: Jul.17 at 3:14 pm
  I like the subtle quoting of Chuck D. Don’t like Jameer Nelson’s ranking.

• larrylegend Posted: Jul.17 at 3:15 pm
  damn, dark, i was too slow . i am with you on the copying thing, and they copied bad. never touched another bball mag besides SLAM after that.

• jdn41 Posted: Jul.17 at 3:15 pm
  Definate hawks bias on the list cmon now Al Horford 4th best center in the league…

• Darksaber Posted: Jul.17 at 3:15 pm
  oh, last thought for now: Dallas has 4 of the best players at their respective positions on their roster. Ftw? They better figure their mess out soon.

• Darksaber Posted: Jul.17 at 3:19 pm
  you bet, larry. It was toooo obvious. So gotta catch some Z’s now (not of the Iglauskas kind.)

• JD Posted: Jul.17 at 3:21 pm
  Jameer Nelson is ranked far too high. And how can you completely forget about Kendrick Perkins? He nearly played Dwight Howard evenly throughout the entire Boston-Orlando series. He’s better than Brad Miller, Al Horford and he’s certainly as good as Andrew Bynum, who is easily the most overrated player in the league.

• Heims Posted: Jul.17 at 3:22 pm
  Lang, I know you didn’t come up with the list of who plays which position, but can you explain to me why Duncan and Gasol are PFs? I never felt really satisfied with calling either a PF, but at least it was defensible 10 years ago when Duncan was playing next to Dave Rob. That was the NBA game 10 years ago – post dominant. Different story now, tho. 7 footers, solid build (not rail-skinny), does most of their damage in the paint, defends the rim . . . what is the difference between a PF and a C? I understand why Rashard Lewis isn’t a C, but TD and Gasol? If they’re PFs then why isn’t Jefferson, Howard, or Okur (for example)? Especially when Duncan’s playing next to Matt Bonner!

• Tyrone Shoelaces Posted: Jul.17 at 3:28 pm
  Caron Butler > Shawn Marion x2.

• Marcnificent Posted: Jul.17 at 3:29 pm
  Will people please stop making Duncan out to be a Power Foward…He is not, and will always be a Center…He has fooled most of you all for years. This has to be debated at some point…It comes up every year with the allstar selection, where to put Duncan, and also it will come up with what position he will be inducted to the Hall of Fame as.

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Jul.17 at 3:32 pm
  @Heims: Gasol starts at PF, right? So technically I guess he’s a PF. Same for Duncan. And I really don’t see either guy as a center in the classical sense of the position.

• Dirtybird Posted: Jul.17 at 3:33 pm
  I don’t see why Duncan wouldn’t be a C full time in 09-10, or in previous seasons.

• Brad Long Posted: Jul.17 at 3:37 pm
  The only part I really have a problem with is the PG list. Jameer is way high and I’d put Deron in front of Tony Parker. I also don’t think Rondo would be on the list if he played for pretty much any other team besides the Celtics. I’d take Devin Harris over him and Jameer in a heartbeat.

• Brad Long Posted: Jul.17 at 3:41 pm
  Wait I missed something. You have Shawn Marion at #8 small forward. Shawn Marion is a Decepticon. Your whole list fails because of this.

• jdote Posted: Jul.17 at 3:43 pm
  duncan bein a power forward is cool i guess, but Pau ahead of Dirk?

• Heims Posted: Jul.17 at 3:49 pm
  @ Lang – That’s kind of what I’m wondering, what is the classical sense of either position? Especially now when Lamar Odom and Rashard Lewis log major minutes at PF?

• wayno Posted: Jul.17 at 3:56 pm
  For PG’s, switch Billups and Nelson around and Deron and Parker around and I agree with it. for PF/C I don’t see how Rasheed Wallace doesn’t make either of those lists. Sheed’s numbers have dropped, but his defense and big play ability should keep him on the list. Also, Jefferson, Okur, and Nene should all be above both Al Horford and Andrew Bynum.

• wayno Posted: Jul.17 at 3:58 pm
  Also, I’d take Richard Hamilton over Allen Iverson at this point any day of the week. AI is done being a top tier SG.

• wayno Posted: Jul.17 at 3:59 pm
  Also, Michael Redd was on the list despite being injured the majority of last season…ok, I’m done now.

• Jer Boi Posted: Jul.17 at 4:00 pm
  RONDO OVER BILLUPS!?

• Diesel Posted: Jul.17 at 4:21 pm
  Let me get this straight… I want to use a non-stick pan so my chesses doesn’t stick?

• Diesel Posted: Jul.17 at 4:22 pm
  That mess of letters is supposed to spell cheese

• AllThatJazz/Amar Posted: Jul.17 at 4:23 pm
  now i’m going to check the stats right now, but nene/memo have averaged double doubles in the playoffs. (memo only played in 2 games in the playoffs this year, both while injured, so his recent playoff stats aren’t so hot — but he still managed to get 5 rpg, more than bynum did) bynum is young, but dude, when shaq was his age he was killing it with 20/10. age isn’t an excuse for poor production now.

• Brad Long Posted: Jul.17 at 4:31 pm
  List of Small Forward’s I’d rather have on my team right now besides Shawn Marion who aren’t on the list:Rudy Gay, Paul Pierce, Lamar Odom, Jeff Green, and Trevor Ariza.

• Bryan Posted: Jul.17 at 4:33 pm
  I don’t like nash’s ranking but whatever what I LOVE is Kevin Durants ranking!

• call me li Posted: Jul.17 at 4:37 pm
  i will never fail at grill cheese again. and nas is much better than jigga for “tryna kick knowledge”.
  dre miller deserves that spot after last season and hopefully jrue turns into just as steady a player..potentially better (more skilled) obviously but we’ll take it slow

• Oli Posted: Jul.17 at 4:43 pm
  @Marion’s ghost: since the matrix is on the same squad with the only german in the league, i bet they’ve figured it out by now. @JerBoi: Lang went with youth this time. He didn’t do this when he was asked which woman he’d like to be together (for all of you who can’t remember: he picked eva mendes)

• hillbilly Posted: Jul.17 at 4:46 pm
  I’ll trade you my t-shirt for a grilled cheese!

• rainman10 Posted: Jul.17 at 4:48 pm
  Pierce is number 4 on that list B-Long. I like the list, was Monta on an original list, and was he a PG or a shooting guard? To me he is up there with Gordon and Terry, minus clutch play.

• Bryan Posted: Jul.17 at 5:05 pm
  Marion isn’t top ten anything.

• Bryan Posted: Jul.17 at 5:08 pm
  Oo I take it back : marion is the number one malcontent in the league.I rank him even above stephon marbury.

• max Posted: Jul.17 at 5:11 pm
  Imo the NOW part was kind of forgotten when ranking the PFs, because i would ,right now, rather build a team around Dirk than any other pf in the game. Duncans getting old (at least thats what it looked like to me last season) and more injury prone, and i think that pau and dirk rank even in most parts of the game, but dirk has the 3 and other teams have to really adjust when playing dirk. And then theres that All-NBA first team…

• Anton Posted: Jul.17 at 5:19 pm
  Shaq > Dwight

• TONEY BLARE Posted: Jul.17 at 5:21 pm
  did they pay russ in…RAMSTEIN??

• jdote Posted: Jul.17 at 5:23 pm
  i actually don’t mind ai being in the top ten, since a lot of the list seems 2005ish. The Matrix being a top ten sf and Kidd being a top ten point has to be more about careers than right now. Im not sure D Rose is better than Billups or even Rondo. I luv the kid but his defense is suspect.

• Jordan Posted: Jul.17 at 5:24 pm
  After this season Danny will be up to at least 4 on the SF list.

• Brad Long Posted: Jul.17 at 5:25 pm
  I saw Paul and tried to delete it last min. dammnit.

• Brad Long Posted: Jul.17 at 5:25 pm
  I saw Paul and tried to delete it last min. dammnit.

• Jackie Moon Posted: Jul.17 at 5:43 pm
  @Lang Thanks for the Grilled Cheese Sandwich Video! mmmmm cheeese.

• JermareoDavidson Posted: Jul.17 at 5:44 pm
  I cant see how RJ is even in the top ten. Come on my man Gerald Wallace needs sum love

• Tzvi Twersky Posted: Jul.17 at 6:03 pm
  When Jameer was in college, I was playing ball about two miles away myself. I always loved and emulated his game. Truth is, if I were allowed to have a favorite current player, it would be him (or PP34). Still, though, I think his lack of height and finishing ability, both things he worked around in college, deem him below par on D and around the rim. I have him 7th, skills-wise, on the PG list. But in Lang’s spot, or higher, for his heart.

• Bryan Posted: Jul.17 at 6:15 pm
  I think nash only realistically belongs higher than rose and nelson. Seriously if you’re building for the future rose is the obvious choice but if I needed a guy to run my team this second I’ll take nash’s 16 and 9 over rose’s 16 and 6 any day.

• Bryan Posted: Jul.17 at 6:17 pm
  And I’m betting in the near future Kevin Durant overtakes melo and moves into the top 5 player in the league discussion.

• JL Posted: Jul.17 at 6:23 pm
  Do your own list! I like mine better PG
  Chris Paul
  Deron Williams
  Steve Nash
  Tony Parker
  Chauncey Billups
  Devin Harris
  Rajon Rondo
  Derrick Rose
  Jason Kidd
  Jose Calderon SG
  Kobe Bryant
  Dwyane Wade
  Brandon Roy
  Vince Carter
  Ray Allen
  Joe Johnson
  OJ Mayo
  Kevin Martin
  Ben Gordon
  Eric Gordon SF
  Lebron James
  Carmelo Anthony
  Kevin Durant
  Danny Granger
  Paul Pierce
  Caron Butler
  Rashard Lewis
  Ron Artest
  Shawn Marion
  Rudy Gay
  Gerald Wallace PF
  Kevin Garnett
  Dirk Nowitzki
  Pau Gasol
  Tim Duncan
  Chris Bosh
  Amare Stoudemire
  David West
  Elton Brand
  Carlos Boozer
  Josh Smith C
  Dwight Howard
  Al Jefferson
  Shaquille Oneal
  Andris Biedrins
  Marcus Camby
  Al horford
  Mehmet Okur
  Emeka Okafor
  Nene
  Andrew Bynum

• JustPuked Posted: Jul.17 at 7:10 pm
  How did you leave Andris Biedrins off your top 10 Center list? At worst he’s better than Brad Miller, Marcus Camby, and Tyson Chandler.

• Ed Posted: Jul.17 at 7:34 pm
  Man has any position list looked as weak in any period of time as the center position does today especially without Yao? It is like Heavyweight Division in Boxing. You got a couple of Klitschkos at the top and then everyone else. Also, I love Red Bull Cola. I’m not sure if it qualifies as an energy drink like a Monster, Regular Red Bull, or Rockstar but if so, it is the only one I drink.

• Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.17 at 7:40 pm
  caron butler is def. top 10 sf, lang, you really messed up this one. baron, gil, yao, etc i can understand, but butler HAS to be on there

• Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.17 at 7:41 pm
  and andris biedrins is better than chandler, maybe camby and brad too.

• Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.17 at 7:44 pm
  Lang Whitaker Posted: Jul.17 at 3:13 pm
  Amar, I hear you, but you’re underrating Bynum a bit. Bynum/Nene/Memo have all missed time the last few years. I go with Bynum because of his youth lang, didnt you say its sposed to be ranked as they are right now? not what they were or will be? so your reason for bynum being that high violates the guidelines. bynum is center no. 8 or 9

• rainman10 Posted: Jul.17 at 7:55 pm
  Am I allowed to say that Jamison should be on the PF list and Boozer or West be left off?

• rainman10 Posted: Jul.17 at 7:59 pm
  And where is Iggy on any of these lists!?!?

• thesubwayconnection Posted: Jul.17 at 7:59 pm
  I really agree with Tarzan about Caron. He’s better than Marion, no question. Shawn doesn’t even have a jump shot.

• rainman10 Posted: Jul.17 at 8:00 pm
  ok I see your mention of Iggy, Lang…my b. I was lookin for him at SG ya the SF was tough.

• Hursty Posted: Jul.17 at 9:50 pm
  Lang, where would Bogut end up on that list?
  Thanks.

• NBA kid Posted: Jul.18 at 1:55 am
  JL: if you have Tim Duncan as not the best pf in the league (or top 3) something’s wrong. If you have Jose calderon above jameer nelson, something’s wrong. If you have Danny granger ahead of Paul pierce, something’s wrong.

• davidR Posted: Jul.18 at 3:20 am
  lang, how’re you gonna address the non-existant kings fans about kevin, when monta is the real dominant sg of the bay? the moped incident really set him back, but that injury paragraph really should’ve been for monta, not kevin. he was never injury prone before the moped thing, and he won the MIP award. plus, he came back still averaging 19pts+ on 45% shooting. not bad for coming back rusty.

• davidR Posted: Jul.18 at 3:26 am
  and lang, you’re telling me that if your team needed a sf right NOW, you would take shawn marion over caron, or rudy, or ariza, or iguodala?

• davidR Posted: Jul.18 at 3:42 am
  and there’s no way you can rank the extremely durable, cp3 dependent tyson chandler over andris biedrins. biedrins is a one man rebound gang for the warriors, plays great d, has shown flashes of being able to dribble the ball to the rim for a dunk, works great with the pick and roll, and is extremely high% when within 5 feet of the basket. tyson, IF healthy, catches a bunch of cp3 orchestrated alley-oops, gets rebounds, and swats shots. that’s all

• Negetivekreep Posted: Jul.18 at 4:03 am
  Devin Harris???

• Negetivekreep Posted: Jul.18 at 4:44 am
  POINT GUARDS
  1. Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets)
  2. Deron Williams (Utah Jazz)
  3. Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
  4. Chauncey Billups (Denver Nuggets)
  5. Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls)
  6. Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns) 7. Jameer Nelson (Orlando Magic)
  8. Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics)
  9. Devin Harris (New Jersey nets)
  10.Jason Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) SMALL FORWARDS
  1. LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
  2. Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets)
  3. Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder)
  4. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics)
  5. Ron Artest (L.A. Lakers)
  6. Andre Iguodala (Illadelphia 76′ers)
  7. Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers)
  8. Caron Butler (Washington Wizards)
  9. Hedo Turkoglu (Toronto Raptors)
  10.Josh Howard (Dallas Mavericks) These were the only 2 catagories i had a prob with.

• Negetivekreep Posted: Jul.18 at 4:46 am
  Thats kinda how i feel about Jameer on my list.

• WTF Posted: Jul.18 at 5:37 am
  WTF
  jameer nelson 3? RJ>iguodala/butler WETF WHITAKER YOU FAT RETARD WTF

• nate the great Posted: Jul.18 at 5:47 am
  pgs.
  nash
  chris paul
  nate rob
  rondo
  d-wills
  sgs
  dwade
  brandon roy
  eric gordon
  courtney lee
  jamal crawford/eddie house
  sf’s
  batum
  anthony randolph
  melo
  gereld wallace
  danny granger
  pf’s
  josh smith
  michael b easy
  amare
  vintige kmart aka new jersey
  c’s
  dwight
  horford
  yao
  shaq
  oden/pryz
  haha and ryan hollins

• t2c.wah Posted: Jul.18 at 5:48 am
  TP #2 on your PG list, Lang!?!
  Wow! As a French citizen I like that… but do you take into account Tony’s wifey?
  ’cause even for me he’s a lil’ too high on this list as he’s not a pure assist PG…
  I hope he will prove me wrong later this summer with the French national team which is close to disapear if they miss the qualification for Euro…

• Gerard Himself Posted: Jul.18 at 10:37 am
  I think I would’ve put Devin Harris’ in Miller’s spot, and Caron Butler instead of Shawn Marion.
  I really like your point guard list, and that you ranked Vince Carter quite high, I can only agree with that.

• Gerard Himself Posted: Jul.18 at 10:37 am
  oh, and that NASA link is just great, wow.

• Gerard Himself Posted: Jul.18 at 11:01 am
  “nate the great”: your list of power forwards: you think that they are all better than Duncan, Pau, Dirk and KG? Forget it, now that I look at your list again, it’s a joke.

• wayno Posted: Jul.18 at 11:42 am
  nate the great put together the most rediculous list I have ever seen…Nate Rodinson is now the third best PG in the league…wow…I’m suprised you didn’t put Carlos Delfino on that list…

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Jul.18 at 12:03 pm
  Love all the interaction, people. Thanks!

• tom Posted: Jul.18 at 12:34 pm
  on top of my list is that cheese sandwich.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Jul.18 at 12:35 pm
  Nate, your list is a freakin joke. Co-sign Gerard. Horford one of the best centers? Over Yao? LMFAO what an idiot.

• Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Jul.18 at 12:37 pm
  Oh and for Lang’s list. Overall I like it, but for point guards, Ben Gordon over Allen Iverson? Never. Ever.

• wayno Posted: Jul.18 at 1:06 pm
  C’mon Teddy, BG is better than AI is right now. Did you watch the playoffs? BG played outta his mind. AI is dunzo as a major piece of a contender. He’ll be an above average role player for a contender or a below average star for a bad team for the rest of his career. A couple years ago, AI is ahead of BG no questions asked, but now, BG deffinitely has the advantage.

• Michael Posted: Jul.18 at 1:21 pm
  Shawn Marion makes the SF list but LO doesn’t. Lamar beasted Marion two years in a row in the playoffs. And theres no way in hell Jameer Nelson is the b4th best pg in the league. He’s played a half of a good season.

• ISH Posted: Jul.18 at 1:28 pm
  I think I speak for all of InsideHoops when I say that this list is a horror to mankind. Whoever created this, must be found and obliterated off the surface of this planet if we hope to ever have decent basketball conversation ever again. Thank you.

• Kadavour Posted: Jul.18 at 2:03 pm
  the comments section of that rap/IR post was a damn good read.

• Alex Posted: Jul.18 at 3:15 pm
  Odom and Igoudala both missing on SF list, which is probably the worst list of the 5. Odom is the only player in the L who could play 1,2,3,4. Maybe even 5 though most C’s would dominate him for any lengthy period. Iguodala would just make my list at #10 for his dunking, ability to be clutch in any game, he’s pretty much been 20p/6r/6a/2s for last couple of seasons. He hits all the catergories, which is what a SF should do. Bynum as a top 10 center is dubious but arguable. But hell no to being top 5, or even top 3. What the f has he ever done to deserve such an accolade? And Pau is not better than KG or Bosh or Amare. The spaniard has very little D for such a big guy

• Josh D Posted: Jul.18 at 3:15 pm
  PG SG
  1 Chris Pual 1 Kobe Bryant
  2 Deron Williams 2 Dwayne Wade
  3 Tony Parker 3 Brandon Roy
  4 Chuancey Billups 4 Joe Johnson
  5 Jameer Nelson 5 Ray Allen
  6 Rajon Rondo 6 Manu Ginobili
  7 Devin Harris 7 Vince Carter
  8 Derrick Rose 8 Andre Iguodala
  9 Mo Williams 9 O.J Mayo
  10 Steve Nash 10 Michael Redd SF PF
  1 LeBron James 1 Tim Duncan
  2 Carmelo Anthony 2 Dirk Nowitski
  3 Pual Pierce 3 Kevin Garnett
  4 Danny Granger 4 Chris Bosh
  5 Kevin Durant 5 Pua Gasol
  6 Rashard Lewis 6 Amare Stoudemire
  7 Hedo Turkoglu 7 David West
  8 Ron Artest 8 Carlos Boozer
  9 Richard Jefferson 9 Elton Brand
  10 Josh Smith 10 Antawn Jamison
  C
  1 Dwight Howard
  2 Shaquille O’Neal
  3 Al Jefferson
  4 Nene
  5 Andrew Bynum
  6 Al Horford
  7 Tyson Chandler
  8 Marcus Camby
  9 Brad Miller
  10 Jermaine O’Neal

• DP Posted: Jul.18 at 3:38 pm
  I didn’t read all the way because I’m off to work but this isn’t in order right? Because I personally believe rondo sh%ts on nelson and half of that list up there expect williams and paul. play wit it.

• Justin Posted: Jul.18 at 3:58 pm
  My suggestion to you is to never write a blog again… Maybe if you saw Devin Harris’s impact on the Nets you would understand… Also
  Brad Miller over Bargs and Lopez is just pathetic

• Simmy Sosa Posted: Jul.18 at 4:13 pm
  Caron Butler belongs on that list for Small Forwards. Shawn Marion does not. I will challenge anyone to a fist fight who disagrees.

• Quail Posted: Jul.18 at 5:27 pm
  Trade Shaq for that grilled cheese……

• Bro D. Posted: Jul.18 at 7:32 pm
  So Emeka Okafor is one of a handful to average a double double and he can’t crack top 10 in the center category? C’mon, that is uncalled for.

• Bro D. Posted: Jul.18 at 7:33 pm
  Lang, were you high when you concocted this list? If so, that would explain the grilled cheese munchies and the space thing.

• Jack Posted: Jul.18 at 7:42 pm
  Jameer Nelson seems too high . . . hasn’t he really only played a few months of very good basketball? Prior to the middle of this season, he’s had a pretty mediocre career, and hasn’t really had any break-out playoff performances (though probably not his fault). I don’t know if he’s legitimately good or if those few months of good ball were an aberration.

• Jay in O-Town North Posted: Jul.18 at 9:31 pm
  8. Shawn Marion (Miami Heat)??? You mean Dallas Mavericks. And #8??? Dude isnt even in the top 20 anymore (and I thought he was easily the most over-rated All-Star to begin with.) Dude is a system player that’s lost without Nash, and two years out, dude done. Best thing TO did was dump him off on Dallas. And for the best grilled cheese use 1 inch thick slices of french bread and three kinds of cheese: cheddar, mozzarella and havarti…lots of each. Then, dont use butter, use extra-virgin olive oil, truffle oil or some other flavored oil and pour it right in the pan over medium heat. You’ll need to reload the oil when you flip the bread, but saturation is not a bad thing. Seriously. Best freakin grilled cheese sandwich you’ll ever have, I swear to God… Oh, and dont use Ketchup. Use HP Sauce (for the Canadians in the house) or A1 if you cant get HP in the States. Marion sucks!

• iLL wiLL Posted: Jul.18 at 9:41 pm
  Dammit, I’ve been putting butter on the pan for years! Thanks lady!

• the big ticket Posted: Jul.18 at 10:06 pm
  i hate the NBA, when i cant watch it w. a legit grilled chease…which i hav been making 1/2 ever since i can remember!damn!

• davidR Posted: Jul.18 at 10:38 pm
  bro d., good observation. lang prolly was lit when he made this post

• renz Posted: Jul.18 at 11:11 pm
  this is not true

• Lang Whitaker Posted: Jul.19 at 12:28 am
  Bro: No.

• John Hayman Posted: Jul.19 at 1:20 am
  couple things: first, that grill cheese video was whack. second, derrick rose is better than jameer…at least in my opinion. third, devin harris right now is better than andre miller and jason kidd. finally big al jefferson should be second. he’s definitely better than horford and bynum and i would take him right now over shaq.

• what Posted: Jul.19 at 4:07 am
  1. I’m a Hawks fan, but Al Horford is the 4th best center in the league? Uh, no. 2. Dre Miller over Bibby? 3. Jameer Nelson better than Rose, Rondo AND Billups? Pass the blunt. 4. You really would rather have David West on your team than Rasheed Wallace or Antawn Jamison?

• Yann Blavec's wife's husband Posted: Jul.19 at 8:06 am
  I know I piss off people saying that but I think Tim duncan plays center (gasol, too), so Nowitzki is the best pf in the nba.

• Darksaber Posted: Jul.19 at 10:10 am
  ooooh Yann, now you’re gonna get it. Dirk-Bashers on slamonline live for such statements

• Boing Dynasty aka Free Lester Hudson Posted: Jul.19 at 10:54 am
  Jose Calderon isnt a top 10(or 14) point?

• Tarzan Cooper Posted: Jul.19 at 10:59 am
  wheres meka?

• Rusty Posted: Jul.19 at 10:19 pm
  RJ over Caron? for real?

• Simmy Sosa Posted: Jul.19 at 11:50 pm
  Calderon is top ten fantasy but it doesn’t translate.

• Hisham Posted: Jul.20 at 9:19 am
  Bleh

• Jukai Posted: Jul.20 at 9:23 am
  PG;
  1, Chris Paul
  2. Deron Williams
  3. Tony Parker
  4. Chauncy Billups
  5. Derrick Rose
  6. Steve Nash
  7. Rajon Rondo
  8. Jameer Nelson
  9. Jason Kidd
  10. Devin Harris
  ——————–
  SG:
  1. Dwayne Wade
  2. Kobe Bryant
  3. Brandon Roy
  4. Vince Carter
  5. Joe Johnson
  6. Ray Allen
  7. Michael Redd
  8. Allen Iverson
  9. Kevin Martin (this irked me the most… how do Ben Gordon and Jason Terry do more than Kevin Martin? None of them play defense, all three of them only score!)
  10. Ben Gordon
  ——————–
  SF:
  1. Le-Brick Shames
  2. Carmello Anthony
  3. Kevin Durant
  4. Paul Pierce
  5. Ron Artest
  6. Hedo Turkoglu
  7. Danny GRanger
  8. Caron Butler
  9. Andre Iguodala
  10. Lamar Odom
  ——————–
  PF:
  1. Tim Duncan
  2. Dirk Nowitzki
  3. Kevin Garnett
  4. Pau Gasol
  5. Amare Stoudemire
  6. Chris Bosh
  7. Carlos BOozer
  8. Rashard Lewis
  9. Josh Smith
  10. David West
  ——————–
  C:
  1. Dwight Howard
  2. Shaquille O’Neal
  3. Al Jefferson (number five is downright insulting)
  4. Nene
  5. Al Horford
  6. Emeka Okafor
  7. Marcus Camby
  8. Mehmet Okur
  9. Andrew Bynum
  10. Tyson Chandler
  ———————–
  Overall not a stellar list from Lang, considering the criteria. Still, I loved the conversation it spurred.

• Hisham Posted: Jul.20 at 9:23 am
  here’s how i know that i don’t pay much attention to hip-hop anymore. Jay-Z and Game are beefing?

• J.C. Posted: Jul.20 at 9:57 am
  Nene needs to be higher, I’d take him over Bynum right now. I’d probs put Chauncey above Rondo and maybe Rose too.

• Daniel Posted: Jul.20 at 10:15 am
  David West and his balky back over LaMarcus Aldridge and his ability to run the floor? I’ll go with LaMarcus, thanks.

• Jukai Posted: Jul.20 at 11:10 am
  Daniel: Forgot about Aldridge… hmmm.. sort of a toughie. I guess if I had to choose one for just one season, I’d still choose West, but that really is a tough one.

• bbaby Posted: Jul.20 at 11:53 am
  Um, Dirk should definitely be ahead of Pau. But that’s just me…

• Yesse Posted: Jul.20 at 12:40 pm
  Couldnt really even put Bynum on top 5 right now.He was a disappointment after he came back from an injury.

• Yann Blavec's wife's husband Posted: Jul.20 at 12:42 pm
  Le Roquefort is better.

• BETCATS Posted: Jul.20 at 5:23 pm
  Gerald Wallace is better then Richard Jefferson or Shawn Marion

• Jimbo Posted: Jul.20 at 5:42 pm
  Game dissing Jay? Sounds to me like someone is about to drop a new album…

• Simmy Sosa Posted: Jul.20 at 6:33 pm
  Who wants to sex Mutumbo!!

• E. Posted: Jul.20 at 7:41 pm
  Bynum is not a top 10 center. He had playoff games where he didn’t get 1 rebound or got 1-3. All he does is hack. You said you put him there because of his youth but at the top u said it didn’t matter about potential. Irk Nowitzki before KG? Thats just funny.

• Jesse Posted: Jul.20 at 8:06 pm
  Wait… Al Jeff is lower than Bynum?

• JESSEG Posted: Jul.20 at 9:00 pm
  Amare is definitly better than Chris Bosh.

• Rusty Posted: Jul.20 at 10:30 pm
  Theres not much i would argue with in Jukai list.

• wayno Posted: Jul.21 at 11:30 am
  My only beef with Jukai’s list is AI being #8…Kevin Martin and Ben Gordon were both better than him last year. Kevin Martin’s injury was alot more convincing too…

• Mr.2012 Posted: Jul.21 at 12:59 pm
  Top Ten Rappers Alive
  Lil Wayne
  Nas
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  Game
  Kanye
  Cassidy
  Jeezy
  Ice cube
  Eminem
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• d Posted: Jul.29 at 7:23 pm
  iverson . . . hahaha. where marbury?

• jeremy Posted: Jul.30 at 8:09 am
  josh howard you on crack that guys a head case always injured cant shoot the 3 turnovers
  chaunncy nash and kidd are ahead of jameer nelson he played well this year for 50 games
  how andre igoudala didnt make a list confuses me
  carmelo anthony decided to play defense for a little this but didnt play as well as he did years previous paul pierce is number 2 sf
  andrew bynum cant string together a full season did you miss the lakers in the playoffs
  okur horford and jefferson are they really legit centres
  this list is horrible