Who is your ALL-TIME DREAM TEAM?

[mlewinth]

Love all this historical discussion today with Robinson and Stockton. This made me think, if I was to rate the top three players of all time (including current), at each position who would I choose:

CENTER
1) Wilt Chamberlin
2) Shaquille O'Neal
3) KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR - (YEA I SAID IT!!!, better than Rusell)

POWER FORWARD
1) Tim Duncan
2) Larry Bird
3) Karl Malone

SMALL FORWARD
1) LeBron James
2) Elgin Baylor
3) Julius Erving

SHOOTING GUARD
1) Michael Jordan
2) Dwayne Wade - Won a title as the best player on a shitty team. If he is healthy for the remainder of his career, I think he will have a better overall career than Kobe, about 90% as good as MJ.
3) Kobe Bryant

POINT GUARD
1) Magic Johnson
2) Oscar Robinson
3) Jerry West - If Chris Paul keeps up what he is doing, I truly think he can become #3

 

[Riker]

Oh, so you think it's a groundbreaking thing to say Kareem was better than Russell?

Also, when did Larry play the power forward spot?

Jerry West a playmaker...





Damn.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Riker wrote:

Oh, so you think it's a groundbreaking thing to say Kareem was better than Russell?

Also, when did Larry play the power forward spot?

Jerry West a playmaker...





Damn.

Riker you never have a bad thing to say on this board, i am shocked.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

I will do it differently:

C. Shaq
PF. Malone
SF. Pippen
SG. Jordan
PG. Magic
Bench
C. Russel
PF. Rodman
SF. Lebron (ugh)
SG. Kobe
PG. Kidd

two reserves: Duncan and Stockton

 

[Riker]

Newskoolbulls wrote:
Riker you never have a bad thing to say on this board, i am shocked.[/quote]

Go write "Riker Rules".


and no, there's no debate if Russell is better than Kareem, because he's not even close. That's one.

Two, Larry never played the PF spot. Three Jerry West is one of the NBA's most renown shooting guards.

So what's he doing on a playmaking spot is beyond me.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Riker wrote:

Newskoolbulls wrote:
Riker you never have a bad thing to say on this board, i am shocked.

Go write "Riker Rules".


and no, there's no debate if Russell is better than Kareem, because he's not even close. That's one.

Two, Larry never played the PF spot. Three Jerry West is one of the NBA's most renown shooting guards.

So what's he doing on a playmaking spot is beyond me.[/quote]


Chapter 1. How Riker first got the stick stuck up his ass :laugh:

 

[Riker]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Chapter 1. How Riker first got the stick stuck up his ass :laugh:[/quote]


Hill-larry-ous.

 

[mlewinth]

Riker wrote:

Newskoolbulls wrote:

Chapter 1. How Riker first got the stick stuck up his ass :laugh:

Hill-larry-ous.[/quote]

All the positions were taken from Basketball Reference.com. As we all know as bball fans, many players play many positions in their careers. Instead of being a bitter little bitch, why don't you make a list yourself.

 

[Riker]

Basketball reference is not some god given holy scripture of basketball. So, not everything on that site is 100% right.

OK, my list...

C
Hakeem
Shaq
Kareem

PF
Malone
Duncan
Barkley

SF
Pippen
Bird
Wilkins

SG
Jordan
Iverson
Drexler

PG
Stockton
Magic
K. Johnson

I watched many games from all of these guys back in the day so...they would make MY dream team.

 

[mlewinth]

Riker wrote:

Basketball reference is not some god given holy scripture of basketball. So, not everything on that site is 100% right.

OK, my list...

C
Hakeem
Shaq
Kareem

PF
Malone
Duncan
Barkley

SF
Pippen
Bird
Wilkins

SG
Jordan
Iverson
Drexler

PG
Stockton
Magic
K. Johnson

I watched many games from all of these guys back in the day so...they would make MY dream team.

Well I can tell from your list that your obviously a basketball reference in yourself. Iverson as a top 2 guard...please!!!! Maybe you need to watch a few more games Tinkerbell.

 

[Riker]

I believe the thread title had the "YOUR" somewhere in it.

And two - so, let me get this straight. Majority of people here constantly knocked on Gordon, and kept saying how Jerk Hinrich is better than him and all that hoopla.


And now, you're going to tell me that Iverson wasn't one of the best shooting guards that ever played? I'm talking about 76ers Iverson, Iverson that carried those SCHMUCKS to Finals in 2001 and was the ONLY one who defeated the Lakers in their run to the championship.

I'm talking that Iverson, Iverson who played every night 46 minutes, got banged up by everyone, but still found a way to drag that miserable bunch through the playoffs.

Anyway, that's MY dream team...so there.

 

[TheStig]

Riker wrote:

I believe the thread title had the "YOUR" somewhere in it.

And two - so, let me get this straight. Majority of people here constantly knocked on Gordon, and kept saying how Jerk Hinrich is better than him and all that hoopla.


And now, you're going to tell me that Iverson wasn't one of the best shooting guards that ever played? I'm talking about 76ers Iverson, Iverson that carried those SCHMUCKS to Finals in 2001 and was the ONLY one who defeated the Lakers in their run to the championship.

I'm talking that Iverson, Iverson who played every night 46 minutes, got banged up by everyone, but still found a way to drag that miserable bunch through the playoffs.

Anyway, that's MY dream team...so there.

There is a reason that no one want AI today. He hasn't shown that he could play within a team concept. I hope he does spring back and do that but even without that I would say Kobe and Wade's defense put them over AI.

Also Hakeem is a must have on that list, he just had horrible teams.

 

[Diddy1122]

mlewinth wrote:

Riker wrote:

Basketball reference is not some god given holy scripture of basketball. So, not everything on that site is 100% right.

OK, my list...

C
Hakeem
Shaq
Kareem

PF
Malone
Duncan
Barkley

SF
Pippen
Bird
Wilkins

SG
Jordan
Iverson
Drexler

PG
Stockton
Magic
K. Johnson

I watched many games from all of these guys back in the day so...they would make MY dream team.

Well I can tell from your list that your obviously a basketball reference in yourself. Iverson as a top 2 guard...please!!!! Maybe you need to watch a few more games Tinkerbell.

Riker's list is pretty spot on to my list. SF would be LeBron, Bird, then Pip. And Kobe would be #2 on SG followed by Jerry West at #3. Other than that, it's like he lifted the list straight from my mind.

And yes Mark, AI was a 2 guard. Remember who was the starting PG on those AI Sixers teams, Eric Snow, that's who. AI has played the majority of his career at the 2. And honestly Mark, your list seems pretty ridiculous to me too. Bird was not a PF, Erving was a SG, & West was never a PG, he was one of the greatest 2's of all time. And basketball-reference doesn't list specific positions, it's just guard, forward, or center. As Fred would say, I think you need to put the bong down Mark.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I'll go with
C
Hakeem
Wilt
Shaq

PF
Duncan
Barkley
Malone

SF
Pippin
Bird
LeBron

SG
MJ
West
Kobe

PG
Magic
Stockton
Robertson

 

[??? ??????]

PG-Magic Johnson/John Stockton/Isiah Thomas
SG-Michael Jordan/Dwyane Wade/Kobe Bryant
SF-Lebron James/Larry Bird/Scottie Pippen
PF-Tim Duncan/Karl Malone/Kevin Garnett
C- Shaquille O'neal/Hakeem Olujawon/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

[houheffna]

PG
Magic
Isiah
Oscar

SG
Jordan
Kobe
Wade

SF
Lebron
Bird
Pippen

PF
Malone
Garnett
Duncan

C
Kareem
Olajuwon
Moses

 

[Bullsman24]

C

Hakeem (best and most complete center ever in my opinion)
Kareem (Sky Hook to the rescue!!!)
Shaq (probably the most physically dominant player ever)
Honorable Mention: Wilt the Stilt

PF

JOAKIM!!! (hey, it's my team isn't it plus it kicks timmy d off the list, which=good)
Karl Malone
Rodman (no doubt the best rebounder ever)
Honorable Mention: Horace Grant

SF

LeBron (most dominant SF ever)
Pippen (most complete SF ever)
Dr J (most exciting player, no matter what position he played)

SG

His Airness (weren't expecting that, were you )
D-Wade (heat would win <5 games without him.
Kobe (nice fadeaway)

PG

Magic (greatest PG ever)
Oscar (most complete PG ever)
Stockton/Nash (some of the greatest playmakers ever)

 

[TheStig]

??? ?????? wrote:

PG-Magic Johnson/John Stockton/Isiah Thomas
SG-Michael Jordan/Dwyane Wade/Kobe Bryant
SF-Lebron James/Larry Bird/Scottie Pippen
PF-Tim Duncan/Karl Malone/Kevin Garnett
C- Shaquille O'neal/Hakeem Olujawon/Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Solid list, the only change I would make is probably Oscar instead of Stockton.

 

[pinkizdead]

Center

The Dream
Shaq
kareem

Pf
Duncan
Karl Malone

sf
lebron
pippen
bird

sg
jordan
kobe
wade

pg
cp3 (in 2-3 seasons. i'm perdicting he's going to grow as a player)
Rose ( in a couple seasons. a guy can dream)
magic
stockton

 

[flipcyde23]

The 92 Dream Team just replace Laettner with Shaq.