Inspired by the pitching thread and 2000 draft thread, what would be your all time NBA starting 5.

c - Shaquille O'Neal
F - Larry Bird
F - Oscar Robertson
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Michael Jordan

I know a lot of people will argue Wilt instead of Shaq. But keep in mind that Wilt didn't have to play 82 games and there were only 8 other teams in the league. Shaq doen't shoot free throws well but then again Babe Ruth didn't steal bases well.

5/16/2007 2:54:59 PM

id rather make a current list

PG-Steve Nash
SG-Kobe Bryant
SF-Carmelo Anthony
PF-Kevin Garnett
C-Amare Stoudamire

I think that would be a "functional" team with the exception being Kobe's willingness to give up shots

his replacement would be LeBron James

5/16/2007 3:01:41 PM

where the fuck is Hodge on these lists?

5/16/2007 3:02:21 PM

and tom gugliotta???

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:03 PM. Reason : ..]

5/16/2007 3:03:16 PM

hell, Todd Fuller?

5/16/2007 3:03:40 PM

It was hard not to include John Stockton

5/16/2007 3:05:20 PM

Oh we're going all time with this

I'd never have Jordan and Kobe on the same team because you only play with one basketball.

I'd run a 3 guard line up College style with two bigs

Magic
Jordan
Oscar
Garnett
Shaq

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:09 PM. Reason : had Duncan instead of KG, but he would bog down the otherwise up-tempo offense]

5/16/2007 3:07:40 PM

Current players:

Duncan
Nowitzki
Garnett
Bryant
Kidd

would be a great team on offense and defense

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:10 PM. Reason : ]

5/16/2007 3:09:00 PM

I think you need a true starting PG

PG - Magic/Cousy/Maravich/Nash
SG - Jordan/Kobe
SF - Robertson/Bird
PF - Kareem/Russell
C - Shaq/Wilt

5/16/2007 3:09:09 PM

C-Tom Burleson
PF-Ronnie Shavlik
SF-David Thompson
SG-Rodney Monroe
PG-Chris Corchiani

Todd Fuller, Googs, Chucky Brown, Spud Webb, and Vinny Del Negro are 2nd 5.

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:11 PM. Reason : someone had to do it]

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:21 PM. Reason : second team]

5/16/2007 3:11:03 PM

I like my list more and more as I look at it

damn they would be big, and to speed it up if needed, slide out one of the PF/C and move Oscar down and put in a Pippen or Melo type player (not saying they are the same type)

^ Chucky Brown ?

5/16/2007 3:15:24 PM

C - Mike Smrek
F/C - Joe Wolf
F - Brent Barry
G - Mike Penberthy
G - Tony Bennett

BALLERS

[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 3:23 PM. Reason : .,]

5/16/2007 3:22:37 PM

rasheed wallace
chris webber
tayshawn prince
rip hamilton
chauncey billups

5/16/2007 3:49:30 PM

C- Nash
F- Nash
F- Nash
G- Nash
G- Nash

I mean, we all know that Steve Nash makes his team better, amirite? So here, he would just keep making himself better and better in an infinite loop! They'd be unstoppable!

5/16/2007 3:54:59 PM

fail

5/16/2007 3:56:00 PM

Nash
Heinrich
Nocioni
Dirk
Brad Miller



WHITE POWER

5/16/2007 3:56:42 PM

i already did that, but my team is way better

5/16/2007 3:59:28 PM

^your team is way funnier but his is way better at basketball

current:

Starter/Backup

Nash/Billups
Kobe/Wade
Carmelo/Lebron
Duncan/Dirk
Garnett/Stoudamire

alltime:

Big O
MJ
Larry Legend
Big Dipper
Big Bill

best frontcourt ever

5/16/2007 4:00:22 PM

pssssssh, you're from charlotte

you watched joe wolf and tony bennett, you know what's up


my team will be BALLIN'











couldn't find a pic of bennett in action, lol


[Edited on May 16, 2007 at 4:10 PM. Reason : .,]

5/16/2007 4:03:09 PM

Quote :

"current: Starter/Backup Nash/Billups Kobe/Wade Carmelo/Lebron Duncan/Dirk Garnett/Stoudamire "

thats pretty solid,, well done

5/16/2007 4:10:55 PM

Current

T. Duncan
S. Nash
L. James
K. Garnett
D. Wade


III

5/16/2007 4:28:20 PM

PG- Chauncey Billups/Gilbert Arenas
SG- Michael Redd/Dwayne Wade
SF- Tracy McGrady/Gerald Wallace
PF- Shawn Marion/Caron Butler
C- Amare Stoudemire/Dwight Howard

small ball

5/16/2007 4:28:46 PM

i'd go small as well...all players could actually play the position assigned.
PG - nash
SG - d. wade
SF - kobe
PF - lebron
C - duncan

5/16/2007 4:50:56 PM

Quote :

"Carmelo/Lebron"

No fucking way Carmelo starts over Lebron.

5/16/2007 4:51:02 PM

^i could start lebron over nash at PG but i'm not going for that

5/16/2007 4:53:21 PM

All time::

Hakeem
Bill Russell
Larry
Jordan
J-Kidd

Current

Dwight Howard
Duncan
Lebron
Kobe
Nash

First three off the bench:: Wade, Carmelo, KG

I had to start Nash instead of Wade because of the long range shooting but I hate how he and Kobe would both dominate the ball. I chose Howard to start over KG, because I think KG is a little soft and wanted a true big man next to TD.

5/16/2007 5:45:19 PM

C - Shaq
F - Duncan
F - Bird
G - Jordan
G - Magic

5/16/2007 6:26:48 PM

Michael Jordan and 4 midgets. I guarantee you that they'd at least make the playoffs.

5/16/2007 8:47:11 PM

Shaq
Russell
Bird
Jordan
Magic

5/16/2007 8:57:22 PM

remind anyone else of Tyler Hansdouche?

5/16/2007 9:18:10 PM

All time:

Rodman
Garnett
Kobe
Jordan
Magic

Current:

Dwight Howard
Garnett
Lebron
Kobe
Nash

5/16/2007 9:22:21 PM

^^ haha yeah actually

5/16/2007 10:26:41 PM

All-time

G Kidd
G Jordan
F Pippen
F Duncan
C Shaq

Current

G Allen Iverson
G KobeBryant
F Lebron James
F Tim Duncan
C Shaq

5/16/2007 11:19:09 PM

G Dylan
G Dylan
F Dylan
F Dylan
C Dylan

5/16/2007 11:27:12 PM

Nash
Vick
Ditka
Stanley from The Office
God

5/16/2007 11:49:19 PM

Garnett is not that good fuckers. what has he done? his stats should be AMAZING to be on a team and never win. but they are OK all time and he has never won

5/20/2007 1:20:40 AM

^9 years in a row of at least 20 PPG and 10 RBG and 4 Assists for a big man.

Plus he is on a weak team so he faces double-teams and is pressured more than the others.

And he has led the league in rebounding for like 5 years straight too.

5/20/2007 8:44:09 AM

PG - Magic
SG - Jordan
SF - Bird
F - Robertson
F - Chamberlain

with Kareem "The Dream" subbing in regularly for the forwards
and Lebron subbing in regularly for the guards

I'd also have Charles Barkley on my team just for entertainment

5/20/2007 10:24:23 AM

Shaq - for inspiring the Burger King "Shaq Paq" meal
Kobe - for being named after Japan's most succulent beef
The Busdriver from the Alltel commercials - 'cause he's takin you to school, kid
Tim Duncan - for being the only guy to ever get ejected for laughing on the bench
and finally....



























































Kwame Brown - for being the worst 1st ever

5/20/2007 12:28:16 PM

PG Jason Kidd
SG Ray Allen
SF Kobe Bryant
PF Shawn Marion
C Tim Duncan

[Edited on May 20, 2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason : .]

5/20/2007 12:39:36 PM

PG - Penny Hardaway
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Michael Cooper
PF - Tim Duncan
C - Shaq Daddy

5/20/2007 12:55:15 PM

Quote :

"All-time G Kidd G Jordan F Pippen F Duncan C Shaq Current G Allen Iverson G KobeBryant F Lebron James F Tim Duncan C Shaq"

You don't really understand basketball, do you?

5/20/2007 1:24:27 PM

^ The current roster he has could work, but Lebron would have to play a point forward type role, and do most of the distributing.

And I don't see what's bad about the all-time roster, other than the fact that Kidd and Pippen probably shouldn't be on there.

5/20/2007 1:36:16 PM

Current Players (at the height of their career)

1- Jason Kidd
2- Kobe Bryant
3- Lebron James
4- Timmy Duncan
5- Shaq Daddy aka The Big Aristotle

5/20/2007 1:44:51 PM

Jordan
Shaq
Lebron
Bird
Magic

5/20/2007 1:48:57 PM

my point is with a backcourt of Kobe (shoot first), AI (shoot first), Lebron (Mails in big games)... you're not going to be as successful as you would be if you had players with a team mentality handling the ball.

Not to discount that LeBron is avg. 26-8-8 these playoffs. that is impressive, but with him scoring 14 in the 1st Q last game, then only getting 9 more over the rest of the game... that's kinda shitty. With his speed, power, and jumping ability, there is no reason for him not to be dunking on people 5+ times a game. He really could average 35-10-8 if he played with more intensity.

5/20/2007 2:09:08 PM

Quote :

"Kwame Brown - for being the worst 1st ever"

I think Kwame is a whole lot better than OLOWOKANDI

5/20/2007 5:01:13 PM

I do understand basketball and prefer to have Kidd and Pippen on my all-time team.

5/20/2007 5:07:14 PM

^your team would lose

5/20/2007 5:11:10 PM

If you are building a "team"....that might be a pretty good idea.

A team like

Kidd
Jordan
Pippen
Rodman
Shaq

Not the best players at each position, but put together, I'm not sure if this team isn't better than every other team listed.

5/20/2007 5:30:48 PM