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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 20:56:55 GMT
First Team
PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Larry Bird
Second Team
PG - Stephen Curry
SG - Kobe Bryant
C - Akeem Olajuwon
PF - Kevin McHale
SF - Julius Erving
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:03:56 GMT
So Doc was better than LeBron and Durant?
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:06:44 GMT
So Doc was better than LeBron and Durant? I went back and forth between KD and DrJ. Could have gone either way. No, Lebron was not even in contention. |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:11:45 GMT
So Doc was better than LeBron and Durant? I went back and forth between KD and DrJ. Could have gone either way. No, Lebron was not even in contention. I love McHale - Barkley actually said he was the greatest player he ever played against - but you'd take McHale over Barkley, Malone and Nowitzki? |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:23:10 GMT
I went back and forth between KD and DrJ. Could have gone either way. No, Lebron was not even in contention. I love McHale - Barkley actually said he was the greatest player he ever played against - but you'd take McHale over Barkley, Malone and Nowitzki? Yeah, I would choose McHale because he was tall and long, great shot blocking timing, could shoot, and those post moves were the best I've seen. Who would you pick? |
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:27:04 GMT
I love McHale - Barkley actually said he was the greatest player he ever played against - but you'd take McHale over Barkley, Malone and Nowitzki? Yeah, I would choose McHale because he was tall and long, great shot blocking timing, could shoot, and those post moves were the best I've seen. Who would you pick? Would take Barkley, Malone and Nowitski all over McHale - but that's what makes these debates fun. |
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Post by harpospoke on May 6, 2018 21:29:19 GMT
Let's see. I'm going to cheat a little.
C-Wilt
PF-Russell (he could adapt easy)
SF-Lebron
SG-Jordan
PG-Magic
C-Kareem
PF-Duncan (same as the Russell pick)
SF-Bird
SG-Oscar
PG-Jason Kidd (Jerry West right there too)
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2018 21:34:26 GMT
Let's see. I'm going to cheat a little. C-Wilt PF-Russell (he could adapt easy) SF-Lebron SG-Jordan PG-Magic C-Kareem PF-Duncan (same as the Russell pick) SF-Bird SG-Oscar PG-Jason Kidd (Jerry West right there too) Love the Jason Kidd pick. Where do you put Ewing in terms of All-Time Centers? Got to be Top 10, right? (at least IMO) - I think he always gets overlooked when mentioning the greatest Centers of All-Time - probably because those 90s Knicks never managed to bring home a title. He played in a era with beasts though - Robinson, Shaq, Moses on his way out, Hakeem - even respectable bigs like Smits.... |
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 6, 2018 22:56:34 GMT
C - Russell
PF - Duncan
SF - James
SG - Jordan
PG - Johnson
C - Chamberlain
PF - Malone
SF - Bird
SG - Bryant
PG - Robertson
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Post by harpospoke on May 7, 2018 5:28:22 GMT
Let's see. I'm going to cheat a little. C-Wilt PF-Russell (he could adapt easy) SF-Lebron SG-Jordan PG-Magic C-Kareem PF-Duncan (same as the Russell pick) SF-Bird SG-Oscar PG-Jason Kidd (Jerry West right there too) Love the Jason Kidd pick. Where do you put Ewing in terms of All-Time Centers? Got to be Top 10, right? (at least IMO) - I think he always gets overlooked when mentioning the greatest Centers of All-Time - probably because those 90s Knicks never managed to bring home a title. He played in a era with beasts though - Robinson, Shaq, Moses on his way out, Hakeem - even respectable bigs like Smits.... I guess I'm not a huge fan. I thought he got a little more attention playing in NYC than if he had played in Portland. Kinda like Robinson...big guys so of course they could effect a game...but not the first names that pop into my mind. Hmmm...interesting. Top 10 centers....I'll just throw it out and see if I change my mind later.  1-Wilt/Russell/Kareem/Duncan (I'm not buying that "power forward" claim) 5-Hakeem/Moses 7-Shaq I would need to know more about guys like Willis Reed, Walt Bellamy, Artis Gilmore, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes to fill out a top ten really. |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 7, 2018 12:04:12 GMT
Center - Chamberlain
PF - Duncan
SF- Bird
SG - Jordan
PG - Magic
Center - Olajuwon
PF- McHale
SF- LeBron
SG - Big O
PG - Kidd
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Post by harpospoke on May 7, 2018 17:30:51 GMT
I love McHale - Barkley actually said he was the greatest player he ever played against - but you'd take McHale over Barkley, Malone and Nowitzki? Yeah, I would choose McHale because he was tall and long, great shot blocking timing, could shoot, and those post moves were the best I've seen. Who would you pick? That is a good point about McHale. He was like a snake in the low post twisting opponents into knots. |
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2018 17:37:56 GMT
Yeah, I would choose McHale because he was tall and long, great shot blocking timing, could shoot, and those post moves were the best I've seen. Who would you pick? That is a good point about McHale. He was like a snake in the low post twisting opponents into knots. He hasn't aged well.  |
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 7, 2018 18:49:41 GMT
Yeah, I would choose McHale because he was tall and long, great shot blocking timing, could shoot, and those post moves were the best I've seen. Who would you pick? That is a good point about McHale. He was like a snake in the low post twisting opponents into knots. I actually had a tough time with my teams because I kept switching logic between 'Who was the best' and 'Which guys would work best together on the floor,' the latter of which shouldn't be the criteria on an all-time list. With that in mind, I got a kick out of Hakeem and McHale being on the floor on the same time. The amount of twists, turns and up fakes in the post would cause vertigo in the crowd, let alone their opponents. |
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Post by DC-Fan on May 8, 2018 2:27:56 GMT
First Team
Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Tim Duncan
LeBron James
Second Team
Jerry West
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
Kevin Durant
Larry Bird
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Post by harpospoke on May 8, 2018 3:08:17 GMT
That is a good point about McHale. He was like a snake in the low post twisting opponents into knots. I actually had a tough time with my teams because I kept switching logic between 'Who was the best' and 'Which guys would work best together on the floor,' the latter of which shouldn't be the criteria on an all-time list. With that in mind, I got a kick out of Hakeem and McHale being on the floor on the same time. The amount of twists, turns and up fakes in the post would cause vertigo in the crowd, let alone their opponents. Oh man...that would be hilarious to watch.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 22:37:59 GMT
Center - Chamberlain PF - Duncan SF- Bird SG - Jordan PG - Magic Center - Olajuwon PF- McHale SF- LeBron SG - Big O PG - Kidd Wow, a lot of love for Jason Kidd. A fine player, but I never thought him an all-time great. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2018 23:10:15 GMT
Center - Chamberlain PF - Duncan SF- Bird SG - Jordan PG - Magic Center - Olajuwon PF- McHale SF- LeBron SG - Big O PG - Kidd Wow, a lot of love for Jason Kidd. A fine player, but I never thought him an all-time great. Would you go - Stockton, Nash, the REAL I.T. over Kidd? What about Maurice Cheeks and Dennis Johnson? I think you can argue the above - and I'll get hated on this like my opinions on Bird, McHale, Parrish in regards to D.J.- but they were such a tremendous unit that fed off of each other (which is why I put Barkley, Malone, Nowitzki over McHale) - but I think those Celts teams individual 'Icon Status' results are more of them being such a collective unit of terrific players and superior ballplayers rather than the best in the game. i.e. - take D.J. off of these Celts teams and is he really TJ McConnell? Take Bird off of these Celts teams and is he really Robert Covington? Take Parrish off of these Celts teams and is he really Amir Johnson? Take McHale of those Celts teams and is he really Ersan Ilysova? <--- Prepares to get tomatoes thrown at him. |
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Post by shadyvsesham on May 9, 2018 5:16:50 GMT
OK Ill do mine:
First Team
PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
C - Hakeem Olajuwon (YES IM TAKEN ONE HOMER PICK, BITE ME!)
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Larry Bird
Second Team
PG - Robertson
SG - Kobe Bryant
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
PF - Russell (If that's cheating, I cant decide between Malone and Barkley)
SF - Lebron James (Sigh.....cant deny the douche nugget)
Third team (WHY NOT!)
PG - Curry (Or maybe Nash)
SG - C. Drexer (Homer pick 2!)
SF - J. Erving
PF - Malone or Barkley
C - Shaq
Now for some fun: Top 5 all star teams of the NBA RIGHT NOW!
PG - Curry
SG - Harden
SF - Durant
PF - L. James
C - KAT
Team 2:
PG - Kyrie
SG - Beal
SF - G. Ant
PF - A. Davis
C - Embiid
Team 3:
PG - Westbrook
SG - Olapido
SF - Klay Thompson
PF - B. Simmons (So many good guards)
C - Capela
Team 4:
PG - Lillard
SG - K. Walker
SF - P. George
PF - D. Green
C - Gobert (He just got out played by Capela...prisoner of moment...maybe)
Team 5
PG - CP3
SG - K. Lowry (If him and Harden can work why not Kyle L!)
SF - Demar D
PF - Horford (He could do it)
C - Cousins (Gotta see what he does now)
This is going off the top of my head. Sorry guys like Dragic and Drummond. Adding Simmons was hard too because he's so unique. Personally I think Simmons is more talented than Embiid but that's the position game. This was me bsing.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 0:39:45 GMT
Wow, a lot of love for Jason Kidd. A fine player, but I never thought him an all-time great. Would you go - Stockton, Nash, the REAL I.T. over Kidd? What about Maurice Cheeks and Dennis Johnson? I think you can argue the above - and I'll get hated on this like my opinions on Bird, McHale, Parrish in regards to D.J.- but they were such a tremendous unit that fed off of each other (which is why I put Barkley, Malone, Nowitzki over McHale) - but I think those Celts teams individual 'Icon Status' results are more of them being such a collective unit of terrific players and superior ballplayers rather than the best in the game. i.e. - take D.J. off of these Celts teams and is he really TJ McConnell? Take Bird off of these Celts teams and is he really Robert Covington? Take Parrish off of these Celts teams and is he really Amir Johnson? Take McHale of those Celts teams and is he really Ersan Ilysova? <--- Prepares to get tomatoes thrown at him. I would pick the real IT over Kidd, yes, no question. Never been much of a fan of either Stockton or Nash. I realize they were very talented but I have no enthusiasm for either. Even though he didn't have the careers of either, I would rather have someone like Mark Price. I thought Maurice Cheeks the perfect fit for the Sixers. He only needed to be able to hit the mid-range shot (which he did) and keep the offense going, surrounded by players like Toney, Dr J and Malone. Any team that can sweep the 80s Lakers in the Finals needs to get more recognition. Dennis Johnson was an all star before he ever got to Boston and very underrated. No ego at all. He was the ultimate team player and when he teamed up with Bird it was devastating for other teams. Not a great deep shooter but an excellent mid-range shooter. I think Bird even said he was the best player he ever played with. |
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