The Great Carlton Debate: NBA

Published: Feb. 12, 2016, midnight

This NBA debate is between two brothers. The elder; IB Network founder: RC Carlton and his younger brother Cory Carlton. Argument and debate between the two is almost as old as their relationship itself. In fact, their determination in choosing the opposite side of arguments has shaped many of their long-held sports beliefs.\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nQuestions\n\n1.\xa0ESPN just released a controversial top 5 players all-time. Who are yours?\n\n2.\xa0Who is the best all-around player in the league?\n\n3.The pace of today\u2019s game has picked up, everyone seems to want to run. Will we see the classic center position that used to be so important disappear in this era?\n\n4.Who has the better all-time rank? Tim Duncan or Kobe Bryant?\n\n5.\xa0The 2005 collective bargaining agreement introduced what we know as the \u201cone-and-done rule.\u201d Do you feel that this rule has helped, or hurt professional basketball?\n\n6.\xa0Sticking with the theme of younger players; Cory, in your opinion which player under 23 has the most upside?\n\n7.The Lakers are one of the NBA\u2019s most important franchises. Who is the greatest Laker of all-time?\n\n8.Just like the NBA has given us some amazing players, most of these players have had some incredible coaches behind them as well. Who is the better coach all-time? Pat Riley or Gregg Popovich?\n\n9.Shifting back to players, let\u2019s talk about a couple of great quick scoring performances. hich was better Reggie Miller\u2019s 8 points in 9 seconds against the Knicks, or Tracy McGrady\u2019s 13 points in 35 seconds against the Spurs?\n\n10. Is LeBron currently the best player in the league, and if not who is and where do you rank Lebron?