All Time Basketball Dream Team

CollectorAtWork

With Karl Malone's recent fiasco of not including Michael Jordan on his starting 5 and then reversing, Link, who would be on your All Time Dream Team? This would be your 12 man roster, so you couldn't load up TOO much at one position. Here is mine although I took the liberty of putting Bill Russell as a power forward:

Starting 5
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Wilt Chamberlain - C
Bill Russell - PF
Lebron James - SF
Michael Jordan - SG
Magic Johnson - PG

Bench
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Shaquille O'Neal
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Larry Bird
Julius Erving
Jerry West
Pete Maravich
Oscar Robertson

PSASAP

Not a bad 12, but I would substitute Kobe for Maravich.

1985fan

Shaq, Duncan, Lebron, Magic, Jordan.

Nobody's beating that team.

TheCARDKid

On another sports board I visit, people were debating Duncan top 10 all time. If he's not there, it's close.

Starting 5,

Kareem (in his prime)- C
Chamberlain - PF
Lebron - SF
Jordan - SG
Magic - PG

Bench,

Shaq
Russell PF
Bird
O Robertson
Kobe
West
Duncan PF

coinkat

In all fairness, it seems that there should be a separation based on how the game has changed- perhaps a pre 1976 team and a post 1976 team.

While this may not be the best cut off date to some, it just seems comparing certain players from the 1940s through the early 1970s to more recent times may not be reasonable

3BoyzTrading

Magic Johnson-PG
Michael Jordan-SG
Larry Bird-SF
Charles Barkley-PF
Shaquille O'Neal-C

John Stockton-PG
Kobe Bryant-SG
Tim Duncan-PF
Karl Malone-PF
Wilt Chamberlain-C
Bill Russell-C
Hakeem Olajuwon-C

1985fan

<< <i>Magic Johnson-PG
Michael Jordan-SG
Larry Bird-SF
Charles Barkley-PF
Shaquille O'Neal-C

John Stockton-PG
Kobe Bryant-SG
Tim Duncan-PF
Karl Malone-PF
Wilt Chamberlain-C
Bill Russell-C
Hakeem Olajuwon-C >>



Where's Lebron?

Estil

No Sixth Man designation? They've had a Sixth Man of the Year award since the late 80s after all.

cardbender

My team consists of only retired players :

C Bill Russell
F Larry Bird
F Elgin Baylor
G Magic Johnson
G Michael Jordan

C Wilt Chamberlain
C Abdul-Jabbar
C-F Akeem Olajuwon
F Bob Pettit
F Julius Erving
G Jerry West
G Oscar Robertson

Hated to leave off these 15 players :

C Moses Malone
C David Robinson
C Shaq O'Neal
C George Mikan
F Dolph Schayes
F Karl Malone
F Charles Barkley
F Elvin Hayes
F Rick Barry
F-G John Havlicek
G George Gervin
G John Stockton
G Scottie Pippen
G Bob Cousy
G Walt Frazier

NVbaseball

<< <i>In all fairness, it seems that there should be a separation based on how the game has changed- perhaps a pre 1976 team and a post 1976 team.

While this may not be the best cut off date to some, it just seems comparing certain players from the 1940s through the early 1970s to more recent times may not be reasonable >>



Refusing to compare them is boring

the 12 I would take
Magic, Robertson, Jordan, Bryant, James, Bird, Erving, Duncan, O'Neal, Chamberlain, Abdul-Jabar, Russell

3BoyzTrading

<< <i>Where's Lebron? >>



He got knocked into the next century by the The Round Mound of Rebound!

jdip9

Nice thread...here's mine...

Magic Johnson-PG
Michael Jordan-SG
Larry Bird-SF
Tim Duncan-PF
Bill Russell-C

Wilt Chamberlain-C
Hakeem Olajuwon-C
LeBron James-PG/SG/SF
Scottie Pippen-PG/SG/SF
Kobe Bryant - SG
Kevin Garnett - PF
Isiah Thomas - PG

MBMiller25

Fun thread, Here is mine:

Starters:

Wilt Chamberlain-C
Tim Duncan-PF
Lebron James-SF
Michael Jordan-SG
Magic Johnson-PG

Bench:

Bill Russell-C
Shaquille O'Neal-C
Abdul Jabbar-C
Larry Bird-SF
Julius Erving-SF
Oscar Robertson-PG
Kobe Bryant-SG

sportscardstop

I will list my team, then explain.

C: Bill Russell
PF: Tim Duncan
SF: Larry Bird
SG: Jordan
PG: Stephen Curry

Bench

C: Wilt
C: Olajuwon
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
SF: Lebron
SG: Reggie Miller
PG/SG: Jerry West
PG: Magic

I decided to not pick the 5 best players, but to pick the 5 best to make up a well rounded team. Then have a bench that can fill similar roles. Having too many guys on the floor at once that demand the ball doesn't work IMO. You will always have guys standing around and watching until its their turn on the next possession.

My team would center around Michael Jordan on offense, with him having the ball a majority of the time. I wanted 2 great shooters to space the floor (Bird and Curry), 2 bigs to rebound, 1 of which has the ability to score in the post (Duncan). On defense, I have 2 great defenders inside, and one of the best on the ball defenders in Jordan. Currys defense is lacking, but he is in there to spread the floor on offense. He has 2 big guys defending the rim.

For my bench, I went with 2 bigs, 1 PF that can shoot outside, the all around guys like magic/LeBron, and spread the floor again w/ a great shooter like Miller. Jerry West is another all around guy to fill the bench.

PSASAP

That's an excellent point. The best "team" would not have the five best players on it, but rather the players who compliment each other's skill set the best. There is only one ball, and you can't have a team full of players who need x amount of shots per game to be effective. Dennis Rodman would be the ideal guy to have on the team for his lock down defense, uncanny ability to rebound the ball on both offensive and defensive ends, and his unselfishness. I've never seen a player so indifferent to scoring points as Rodman, which was the perfect ego to have on the great Bulls teams of the late 1990's.

1985fan

<< <i>

<< <i>Where's Lebron? >>



He got knocked into the next century by the The Round Mound of Rebound! >>



You can't honestly believe you'd rather have Charles over Lebron, can you?

NVbaseball

<< <i>That's an excellent point. The best "team" would not have the five best players on it, but rather the players who compliment each other's skill set the best. >>



The definition of the best players are whomever will best help the team win. There are quite a few who would do that better than Curry or Miller

larryallen73

Wilt, Magic, Mike and then I don't know. Those are the three clear cuts to me.

I might go LeBron next!?

sportscardstop

<< <i>

<< <i>That's an excellent point. The best "team" would not have the five best players on it, but rather the players who compliment each other's skill set the best. >>



The definition of the best players are whomever will best help the team win. There are quite a few who would do that better than Curry or Miller >>



Obviously I think Stockton, Magic, Robertson, and Lebron are much better than Stephen Curry overall. But when you have Jordan on your team, you don't need someone to run the point. Just a guy with good handles who can bring the ball up, and can spread the floor. Having Lebron and Magic out there together doesn't make sense. They both need the ball to be effective and they don't do well moving without the ball. That's why a guy like Curry works within my team, because he can move without the ball and spread the floor. Lebron and Magic aren't legitimate outside threats like Reggie Miller and Stephen Curry.

I'd have no problem building a team around Lebron or Magic or Jordan. I just don't see all 3 fitting well together. Just look at how bad the Heat offense is in the half court. Wade and Lebron need the ball in their hands and like to control an offense. They look great when they cause turnovers and get out on the break, but in a half court set it is rough.

nam812

This thread doesn't even exist until someone puts Oscar Robertson in the starting 5.

corncobb

Bird
Russell
Parish
McHale
Big O

Jordan
Hondo
Dr. J
Walton
Van Lier
George McGinnis
James Worthy

stown

C: Hakeem Olajuwon
PF: Otis Thorpe
SF: Robert Reid
SG: Clyde Drexler
PG: Kenny Smith