GiOperation...I'd have to disagree with you ranking Kobe #4.

First, KG doesn't bring the ball up courts. He depends on you getting him the ball, then he can do his thing. Why is this important? B/c if you play good pressure defense on KG, you can limit him; MORE IMPORTANTLY, in close games, when you need that shot in the last seconds to win, you still need to GET him the ball so he can score.

As for Iverson....you can slow this dude down. Look at what Tyron Lue of the Lakers (bench player for most of the season) did against him in the 2001 Finals. It was a good enough performance that got Lue a rich contract. If you double team Iverson, you definitely can slow him down.

T-Mac has got the skills to bring the ball downcourt, which is very important in close games; and he's proven he can hit the last second shots.

Kobe --- when you look at what he's done in the play-offs for the past 3 years, it's just mind-boggling. He makes the right plays in key moments at the end of ball games. KG has not shown he can do that (of course, KG has a terrible group of players; but KG should be taking last-second shots, NOT looking to pass the ball).

So, here's Top 5

#1 - Shaq ---- no one has the size and power to match up. This makes him unstoppable b/c he can score even if you put 3 players on him

#2 - Kobe --- b/c of his play for the past 3 years in the play-offs; and for the multiple times he has hit that last-second shot to tie or win ball games. When the game is close, Lakers stay away from Shaq (horrible free-throws) and go solely to Kobe.

#3 - T-Mac... if T-Mac does for the next few years what he is doing this year, I move T-Mac ahead of Kobe.

Remember, one year is only one year, and this was McGrady's breakout year. now, do it again, and again, and again.

#4 - Tim Duncan

$5 - KG (inside post presence is not as good as Duncan, who can post you up, and shoot from the perimeter)