ABC"s and ESPN"s "Mr. Stats" ranks the NBA"s greatest players of all time in this provocative and comprehensive book "Elliot Kalb"s work is beyond excellent. He thinks in story lines and uses numbers and history to make compelling and often original points." --Bob Costas "...a book that any hardcore basketball fan can savor." -- San Francisco Chronicle When the NBA released its supposedly authoritative list of the top 50 players, basketball fans everywhere begged to differ. In Who"s Better, Who"s Best? Elliot Kalb, known to TV viewers as ABC"s "Mr. Stats," enters the fray. The ultimate NBA historian and authority in armchair athletes" disputes, Kalb interweaves numbers, facts, and anecdotes to flesh out the central question in every basketball fan"s mind: Who"s the best? His choices are provocative (Michael Jordan isn"t #1; he"s not even #2), framed by discussions with unorthodox sources and respected NBA experts, players, and coaches. A tremendously satisfying book for anyone hungry for statistics and debate, this is the ultimate behind-the-numbers story of the best of the NBA. (20031129)