The Top 15 NBA Basketball Players of All Time

15. Charles Barkley- 18th all time in career points, 16th in rebounds, and 18th in steals. Barkley won two gold medals as part of the NBA Dream Team. Was voted League NBA in 1993. Retired in 2000 as one of four NBA players to have 20,000 points, 10,000 rebounds, and 4,000 assists. Barkley was voted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2006.

14. Moses Malone- 6th all time in points, 5th in rebounds, and 21st in blocks. Malone was a three time MVP and won the NBA Finals and Finals MVP in 1983 as part of the Philladelphia 76ers.

13. John Stockton- 1st all time in assists and steals. Won two gold medals as part of the NBA Dream Team. Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2009.

12. Hakeem Olajuwan- 8th all time in points, 11th in rebounds, 8th in steals, and 1st in blocked shots. Olajuwon won two NBA Finals with the Houston Rockets and is the only player to win MVP, Defensive MVP, and NBA Finals MVP all in one year when he did it in the 1992-1994 season. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

11. Earvin "Magic" Johnson- 4th all time in assists and 15th all time in steals. Magic won 5 NBA Finals with the Lakers including one his rookie season when he also was the Finals MVP. Is the NBA all time leader in assists per game with 11.8 Was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.

10. LeBRON James- Won MVP in 2009. Has made All-Star team in every season except his rookie season. Became youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a game, 1,000 career points, and 10,000 career points.

9. Shaquille O'Neal- is 5th all time in points, 15th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks. Has won four NBA Finals and one MVP.

8. Karl Malone- 2nd all time in points and 6th in rebounds. Won two MVPs. Known as one of the greates power forwards to ever play the game.

7. Kobe Bryant- 17th all time in points and 27th in steals. Since his second year in the league Bryant has started in every All-Star game. Won MVP in 2008 and has won two NBA finals and possibly a third as he has brought the Lakers back to the Finals this year. Is one of the clutchest players to ever play the game.

6. Oscar Robertson- 9th all time in points and 5th in assists. Is only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for an entire season. Won the NBA Finals in 1970-1971 and has won one NBA MVP. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006.

5. Larry Bird- 24th all time in points. Won three straight NBA MVP awards. Also won three NBA Finals and two NBA FINALS MVPs. Red Aurebach refers to Bird as the best player to ever play the game. Bird was elected to Hall of Fame in 1998.

4. Wilt Chamberlain- 4th all tim in points, and 1st in rebounds. He is the only player in NBA history to average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. Chamberlain has the NBA record for most points in a game with 100 and also most rebounds in a game with 55. He won four League MVPs. Was elected to Hall of Fame in 1976.

3. Bill Russell- 2nd all time in rebounds. Won a record 11 NBA Championships. Also won five NBA MVPs. Elected to Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2009, the NBA announced that the NBA Finals MVP would be named the Bill Russel NBA FInals Most Valuable Player in honor of Russell.

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- 1st all time in points, 3rd in rebounds, and 3rd in blocks. Abdul-Jabbar won six MVPs and six NBA finals, two in which he was also Finals MVP. Jabbar was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007.

1. Michael Jordan- 3rd all time in points and 2nd in steals. Won two olympic gold medals as part of the dream team. Won six NBA Championships and six NBA Finals MVPs. Won league MVP five times. Ranked #1 by ESPN Sportscentury's Top 100 Athletes of the 20th century. The most clutch player to ever play the game. LINK: Youtube

Water tower overlooking Target Field honors Killebrew

The historic water tower on top of the Wyman-Partridge building across the street from Target Field has a new, killer look. A banner featuring Harmon Killebrew’s No. 3 will be wrapped around the tower for the next five weeks, coming down on July 4th. LINK

Tolliver Spreads Holiday Cheer

Anthony Tolliver teamed up with the Salvation Army for a holiday opportunity to give back to the local community. Ten families were chosen to receive gifts from Tolliver as well as pregame dinner and enjoying a Timberwolves game in a suite. LINK: Youtube

Spin Time Instead of Records On This Old Turntable

Etsy seller Pixelthis is doing a mean trade in clocks, some of which are the usual hard-drives you've seen before, but there are a few nice turntables too, like this subtle Sanyo and an ultra-retro 1960s one. [Etsy, Via: BB-Blog], Via: Gizmodo

R2D2 Nikko Projector DVD Player

R2D2 Nikko Projector DVD Player, LINK: Youtube

Fastest violin player

The fastest violinist is David Garrett (Germany) who played "Flight of the Bumblebee" in 1 min 5.26 sec on the set of Guinness World Records: Die GroBten Weltrekorde in Germany, on 20 December 2008. LINK: Youtube

Pro Soccer PLayer ONLY 10 yrs old

Soccer player not as good as ronaldinho== but close. LINK: Youtubevid

Mauer: 'Love Putting on a Twins Uniform'

Reigning AL Most Valuable Player Joe Mauer made his eight-year, $184 million contract extension with the Twins official Monday. The St. Paul, Minnesota native is a three-time batting champion. (March 22). LINK: Youtube

A Record Player Made from a Cardboard Box and a Pencil

The Vancouver-based sound studio Griffiths, Gibson and Ramsay Productions is using a clever advertising gimmick. The company’s ad firm, Grey Canada, is mailing out cardboard boxes that can be used as record players. Just place the record on the peg, lower the needle, and spin the record with a pencil. The gadget then plays a recording of the children’s story “A Town That Found Its Sound.”

Via: Fast Company | Company Website | Photo: Ads of the World | Via: Neatorama

Major League Baseball Players Who Have Hit 3 Home Runs in a Game 4 Times

Photo of Babe Ruth signed "Yours truly, Babe Ruth"

Three hundred and thirty-two major league baseball players have hit 3 home runs in a game since 1922. But only 15 of those players have managed to hit 3 home runs in a game 4 different times in their careers.

Some of the biggest names ever to play baseball are on this list like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ernie Banks. The list also includes three of the biggest steroid cheats in baseball Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

Of the 15 players on the list 4 managed to hit 3 home runs in a game 5 times while 2 other players hit 3 home runs in a game an amazing 6 times though one of the two is one of the steroid cheats.

Link, Via: Neatorama

Steampunk CD Player

Steampunk (Neo-Victorian) modification of CD player. Its actual streampunk name is "Prof. Emilio Zuntaras' Bi-Orbital Spectral Audiometer." LINK: Youtube

Boxee Integration App Lets Boxee and Windows 7 Media Center Play Nice

Windows 7 Media Center and Boxee each has its own strengths, and now the Boxee Integration App gives you access to both with minimal hassle.

It's a Windows Media Center plug-in that's simplicity itself to use. Just click on the Boxee option in the WMC main menu to close WMC and open Boxee, and when you're done watching your content just close out to automatically bring up WMC again. Even better: the switch can be made with your remote, so you never have to leave your La-Z-Boy.

You can get it as a free download now from here, but know that it's only compatible with Windows 7 and, sadness, won't work on your Xbox. [Boxee Integration App, Via: Lifehacker], Via: Gizmodo

Eggs by the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players

This is my wonderful video to the amazing song Eggs by the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players. LINK

Larry Cotton's MIDI Marimba

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Larry Cotton created a 3-octave "player marimba" and added MIDI control via two Highly Liquid MD24 MIDI Decoders. LINK: Youtube

NBA TV Top 10: December 11th

NBA's Top 10 Plays for December 11th, 2009. LINK: Youtube

College Baseball Player Found Dead in Calif.

A Cal State Long Beach baseball player who disappeared over the weekend has been found dead in a creek near where he was last seen walking his girlfriend's dog. (Dec. 15). LINK: Youtube

This is really sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Very young kid is a great ukulele player

He barely knows how to talk yet, but he can already play a ukulele pretty dang good. LINK, Via: Youtube

Echo by Matt Stevens

I may have already posted this, but it is worth it. Love it.

Football Player Takes Flight

In all the footballs games I have seen, I have never seen this. LINK

Vocal Guitar Player

Competition for Mouth Guitar Guy? LINK, Via: Youtube