Top 5 Shooting Guards of All-Time

1. Michael Jeffrey Jordan When the greatest players in NBA history are brought up the name Michael Jordan is sure to follow. He transcended the game. He made Lebron James 90 million dollars out of high school. Young kids in urban cities took the chance of losing their lives to wear his shoes. Gatorade and Hanes are gargantuan companies because he endorsed them. He was the 90's version of the Beatles and the new millennium version of Tiger Woods. Did i mention he could do some pretty incredible things on the court too.
So how could i have a top shooting guard list without his "Airness". "Air Jordan" burst into the league in 1984 and averaged an incredible 28.2 points per game. Rookies don't average 28 ppg. Kevin Durant is one of the higher scoring rookies of the last couple years and he is only putting up 19.4 a game. Keep this in mind, Durant is getting his 19 on about 17 shots per game while shooting 40% from the field which is expected from a rookie. Jordan shot a remarkable 51% from the field while shooting about 20 shots per game. That is what i call efficient. In his third season he decided to average 37.1 ppg which was the fifth highest total in league history only behind Wilt. Michael not only could score the rock, he could stop it. Michel would hound players into turnovers with his long arms and that is where he got to make the highlight reel dunks. Jordan is second all-time in steals and third all-time in points. If he didn't retire twice he would have both records.
Jordan was a winner and winning is what gets you into greatest of all-time conversations. Everyone thinks Dan Marino was a great quarterback but when the greatest comes up he is overshadowed by Joe Montana and Tom Brady because of their rings even though Marino has stats that blow them off the radar. Jordan won 6 championships and i go back to his retirement because he should have at least 8. Michael Jordan was the ultimate competitor. He fought teammates he wanted to win so bad. He was a degenerate gambler because of his addictive behavior. All of that combined makes him the greatest shooting guard in league history, for now.

2. Kobe Bean Bryant Kobe Bryant has done things Michael Jordan will never do. He was the first guard drafted out of high school. He was the youngest player to score 10,000 and 20,000 points in his career. I almost forgot, Kobe scored 81 points in a game. Only Wilt has had a higher total in a game. Kobe Bryant is no Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant is the new Kobe Bryant.
Kobe is the best player we have seen since Michael. He has all the moves and some. He can bury the three and is money from the line. He can cram it down your throat or fade you up like kid n play. The kid can lock down a teams best scorer like he is in Alcatraz. There is nothing on the basketball court that Kobe Bryant can not do. So why isn't he the best? My answer is because Michael came first and the only way Kobe can change that is if he wins 7 titles overall to go with the three he already has. He would have to win at least 3 MVP's and that still would not be enough. Kobe Bryant is the most polished player we are ever going to witness (Lebron is the most talented) and we are going to waste it away saying how he is no Michael.

3. Jerry West aka "The Logo" They call him the logo folks and for good reason. His body makes up the NBA logo. He did more than just pose for pictures. West averaged 27 points per game throughout his career and made 9 championship series winning 1. West was a great passer dishing out 6 assist per game. West also played a little sticky on the defensive of side also helping himself to almost 3 steals per game.
The thing i most remember Mr. West for is building the three peat Laker team of Shaq and Kobe. For that i love Jerry West. I wish i could of seen him play. If West had won more rings he could of been a little higher on this list.

4. Allen Iverson Allen Iverson has been nothing but heart since coming to the league from Georgetown. He is listed at 6' 180 pounds and that is pushing it. AI is more like 5'11", 165 pounds. What he lacks in size he makes up with his huge heart. Iverson won Rookie of the Year in 97 and has won 4 scoring titles since. Iverson also plays the passing lanes better than most in history stealing 2.3 per game. Although Iverson doesn't enjoy "Practice" too much he brings it every night and continues to be a league leader in minutes per game. He single handedly drove the Sixers to the finals in 01 and now is searching for his ring with the Nuggets. Good luck AI.

5. "Pistol" Pete Maravich The story of Pete Maravich is what legends are mad of. Pete Maravich is a legend. I am not going to tell you the stories of how Pete became the man he did but it is up to you to do the research. It is well worth it. Pete did things with the ball that we would not see for another 15 years. He blew peoples minds. He played absolutely no defense but no one cares because his offense was so potent. He averaged 24.2 points per game and it would of been a lot more if he didnt finish his career with a string of injuries. If you have never heard of Maravich then there is something wrong with you but please do some research and learn about one of the greatest players in league history.

Mathew Borges