simple question...who was the greatest athlete you have ever seen in your life?

[BlueStreak]

84. That's an interesting choice.

Almost nobody would put him anywhere near the top 10. But I think it is fair to say that he has made a real innovation to the point guard position -- probably the most significant change since Isiah Thomas.

I couldn't put Nash in front of James on the basis of skills or ability to take over a game. But if the question is how a player changed the way the game is played, I would definitely put Nash ahead of James.

James hasn't changed anything and he is not an innovator. He is just bigger, stronger, quicker, etc than others doing the same old boring stuff. The basic play is to put your head down and do a bull rush for the rim -- hoping that the refs will call a foul. And if your name is James, they always will. Absolutely unwatchable as an entertainment product.