Who would it be??? Debated this for a while last night.

 

Rules: you cannot place two individuals that played the same position on the team (for instance, Tim Duncan and Karl Malone are both PFs... you could only take one or the other... BTW, struggled the most with PF).

 

 

PG:

SG: I guess we can pencil in Jordan here

SF:

PF:

C:

C- Wilt Chamberlain

PF-Karl Malone

SF-Larry Bird

SG-His Airness

PG-Magic

 

Bird and Jordan were no brainers.

Kind of a tough pick at the point between Magic and Isaiah to me. I went with the personal favorite though.

Wilt, Bill Russell and Kareem are all very deserving at center, but Wilt did some unreal things so I went with him.

PF is really tough. Most of the great big guys were centers. I suppose I went with Malone b/c where would the Jazz have been without him for all those years. That and I'm probably an 80's-90's NBA homer.

PG: Oscar Robertson

SG: Jerry West

SF: Julius Erving

PF: Karl Malone

C: Bill Russell

PG: Oscar Robertson

SG: Jerry West

SF: Julius Erving

PF: Karl Malone

C: Bill Russell

I know he is the logo, but come on man, West over Jordan?

PG: Big O

SG: Kobe

SF: Jordan

PF: Tim Duncan (David Robinson was the center at the time)

C: Wilt

PG: Big O

SG: Kobe

SF: Jordan

PF: Tim Duncan (David Robinson was the center at the time)

C: Wilt

When did Jordan play SF?

When did Jordan play SF?

I debated on that because there were many times that Scottie ran point, Paxson/Hodges was the other guard which left Jordan at SF. That was my reasoning and I am sticking to it. :thumb:

I debated on that because there were many times that Scottie ran point, Paxson/Hodges was the other guard which left Jordan at SF. That was my reasoning and I am sticking to it. :thumb:

Its hard to really say that, b/c of how the triangle worked. It's very debateable and I dont think you could really say Pippen was ever the point. He might have been a "point forward" type like Antoine Walker has been at times. I think you would have a very hard time arguing Jordan as anything but an SG to basketball purists and historians.

 

Basically with your team, you are saying Kobe is a better SG than Bird was a SF. Thats what I get from it.

Its hard to really say that, b/c of how the triangle worked. It's very debateable and I dont think you could really say Pippen was ever the point. He might have been a "point forward" type like Antoine Walker has been at times. I think you would have a very hard time arguing Jordan as anything but an SG to basketball purists and historians.

 

Basically with your team, you are saying Kobe is a better SG than Bird was a SF. Thats what I get from it.

I cannot stand Kobe but acknowledge his talent as one of the greatest ever.

 

Some great players are going to be left out. The only three that I would stand firm on would be Big O, Jordan and Chamberlain. Others I could be swayed.

 

I hate leaving Magic off this team as I feel he is one of the top 5 players ever but he and Big O play that same position.

 

Now I could go with Magic at 1, some justification that Big O was a 2 and Jordan at 3.

C- Wilt Chamberlain

PF- Charles Barkley

SF- Larry Bird

SG- Michael Jordan

PG- Magic Johnson

 

It's tough to leave Pippen out in my opinion. It was also tough to select a power forward but Barkley was 6'4" and had an MVP under his belt.

 

Second Team

 

C- Bill Russell

PF- Karl Malone

SF- Scottie Pippen

SG- Jerry West

PG- Isiah Thomas

C- Wilt Chamberlain

PF- Charles Barkley

SF- Larry Bird

SG- Michael Jordan

PG- Magic Johnson

Funny that point guard AND small forward is about a half of a foot taller than power forward.

 

And 4 of the 5 was on the original dream team.

I cannot stand Kobe but acknowledge his talent as one of the greatest ever.

 

Some great players are going to be left out. The only three that I would stand firm on would be Big O, Jordan and Chamberlain. Others I could be swayed.

 

I hate leaving Magic off this team as I feel he is one of the top 5 players ever but he and Big O play that same position.

 

Now I could go with Magic at 1, some justification that Big O was a 2 and Jordan at 3.

???

What has he done to cement that legacy? I just dont see it and I love today's NBA!

Center- Wilt Chamberlin... So good they had to change rules to slow him down.

 

Shooting Forward- Larry Bird...Desire, talent, shooting ability and just a winner.

 

Power Forward- Bill Russell...Rebounder, shot blocker and like Bird a winner.

 

Shooting Guard-Michael Jordan...The most complete player in NBA history. Score, defend and never lost in the Finals.

 

Point Guard- Oscar Robertson...Nearly averaged a triple double for his career and at the time he retired was number two in scoring and number one in assists.

Center- Wilt Chamberlin... So good they had to change rules to slow him down.

 

Shooting Forward- Larry Bird...Desire, talent, shooting ability and just a winner.

 

Power Forward- Bill Russell...Rebounder, shot blocker and like Bird a winner.

 

Shooting Guard-Michael Jordan...The most complete player in NBA history. Score, defend and never lost in the Finals.

 

Point Guard- Oscar Robertson...Nearly averaged a triple double for his career and at the time he retired was number two in scoring and number one in assists.

Russell was a center, not a PF.

PG- Oscar Robertson

SG- Michael Jordan

SF- Julius Erving

PF- Karl Malone

C- Wilt Chamberlin