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NEW YORK -- A month after the 2002 NBA finals, writer Elliott Kalb found himself sitting next to the legendary Jerry Rice on a shuttle bus heading out to a celebrity golf tournament. Kalb turned to Rice and asked, "Are you an NBA fan?" "Yes, a big one," replied Rice. "Who’s the greatest NBA player of all time?" Kalb went on to ask. "MJ, of course," was his response. When Rice asked Kalb’s opinion, he gave him an answer of someone who has watched NBA basketball for more than 30 years. He confidently answered, "Shaquille O’Neal." Rice’s jaw dropped. Another celebrity golfer began yelling at Kalb, "There isn’t a player alive or dead who is close to Michael Jordan."
Welcome to Kalb’s new book, Who’s Better, Who’s Best in Basketball?
The ultimate NBA historian and authority in armchair athletes’ disputes, Kalb interweaves numbers, facts and anecdotes to flesh out the central question in every sports fan’s mind: Who’s the Best? His choices are provocative [Michael Jordan isn’t #1], framed by discussions with unorthodox sources and respected NBA experts, players and coaches.
Who’s Better, Who’s Best in Basketball? is an informed, opinionated, and irreverent study of the NBA’s greatest players. The book utilizes a running dialogue with some of the greatest minds in the game; as well as offering never-before-seen documentation of some of the superstars greatest achievements.
As the NBA named a "50 Greatest List" back in 1996, the media and fans have clung to that outdated list, in which the great players are not ranked. Who’s Better, Who’s Best in Basketball? is meant to update that list to include the great stars like Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant who made their mark since that original list was introduced.
"I have spent a lifetime asking questions of various players, coaches, writers and executives connected with the NBA," says Kalb. "For this book, I have canvassed the opinions of some of the most respected experts in NBA history."
The author's reputation as a numbers cruncher notwithstanding (he is the stat geek for ABC and ESPN and, before that, compiled NBC's pro hoops stats for 15 years), his choices turn out to be, in their own way, as subjective as anyone else's. But Kalb promises to inform his choices with the weight of statistics, and, to a certain extent, he does.
The book name is "Who's Better, Who's Best." Here's the top 10:
1) Shaquille O'Neal 2) Wilt Chamberlain 3) Michael Jordan 4) Bill Russell 5) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6) Larry Bird 7) Magic Johnson

Oscar Robertson 9) Tim Duncan 10) Bob Cousy
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