if you had to put a team of 5 of the same guy together

[stretch]

who would your team be?

my team would be 5 scottie pippens.

however i WOULD say 5 lamar odoms though if it was lamar playing at a motivated level. a motivated lamar odom is arguably the most versatile player in NBA history.

[Venti Quattro]

5 Goran Dragics

[mavs>spurs2]

5 Hakeem Olajuwons

[Unforgivable]

Dylan
Dylan
Dylan
Dylan
Dylan


'cause I spit hot fire

[xtremesteven33]

5 Jacque Vaughns

[Unforgivable]

In all seriousness, probably 5 Tim Tebows

[ginobili's bald spot]

It needs to be someone who can handle the ball, shoot from the outside and has a post game.

[Fun n Gun]

Five Steve Nash's.

[mardigan]

Five Magic Johnson's.

[Leetonidas]

This easily goes to Magic Johnson

[ginobili's bald spot]

Five Magic Johnson's.


I've been thinking about it and that's the best I could come up with. Didn't want to look like a homer though. :lol

[Venti Quattro]

How bout 5 Larry Birds?

[mardigan]

I've been thinking about it and that's the best I could come up with. Didn't want to look like a homer though. :lol

:lol
Eh, you can't help all the greatness that has gone through your team. Kobe would be up there too.

Although five Larry Birds wouldn't be too shabby either.

[Ghazi]

five DIRK NOWITZKIS!!!

[mavs>spurs2]

All these teams with 5 guards would get beasted in the post. Hakeem could steal the ball and dribble it down himself on the fast break, and was money from 18-20 feet. And wouldn't get beastmoded inside.

[Venti Quattro]

five DIRK NOWITZKIS!!!

And you have a team softer than tissue paper

[mardigan]

All these teams with 5 guards would get beasted in the post. Hakeem could steal the ball and dribble it down himself on the fast break, and was money from 18-20 feet. And wouldn't get beastmoded inside.

That team would only dominate against the five man David Robinson team.

[baseline bum]

1) 5 Xavier McDaniels
2) 5 Charles Oakleys

[mavs>spurs2]

That team would only dominate against the five man David Robinson team.

And Larry Bird is going to defend Shaq or Tim Duncan in the post?

[ginobili's bald spot]

:lol
Eh, you can't help all the greatness that has gone through your team. Kobe would be up there too.

Although five Larry Birds wouldn't be too shabby either.

Ya, I think Bird and Magic are the two best answers.

If LeBron had a post game the answer would be him.

[jacobdrj]

5xMagic vs. 5xEuroMagic(Toni Kukoc)

[mojorizen7]

Five M.J.'s.
Five players that refuse to lose should be enough.

[An Unbiased Fan]

5 Sasha "The Machine" V.

because who can't get enough of that Sasha(no homizzle)

[stretch]

Five Magic Johnson's.


This easily goes to Magic Johnson


How bout 5 Larry Birds?

No defense. No thanks.

[Brazil]

5 Wilt !

[stretch]

5 Hakeem Olajuwons

this was actually my next choice.

[stretch]

It needs to be someone who can handle the ball, shoot from the outside and has a post game.

which is why I say 5 motivated Lamar Odom's (or if the "motivated" factor goes out the window", 5 Pippens)

[Venti Quattro]

5 JJ Bareas! Rick Carlisle would be the rightful coach of this team.

[ginobili's bald spot]

which is why I say 5 motivated Lamar Odom's (or if the "motivated" factor goes out the window", 5 Pippens)


I just envision a 24 second violation on every offensive possession for that team. Aggressiveness or motivation or whatever you want to attribute it to... It's just not in him.

An aggressive and motivated Lamar Odom isn't Lamar Odom. It's probably a hall of famer. So I agree with you in the sense of how talented and skilled he is. But theorizing about a motivated or aggressive Lamar Odom is like talking about a racially tolerant Adolf Hitler. It goes against everything he is.

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honestly, 5 Dirks isnt that bad of a team. he is versatile as hell, and as big of a mis-match nightmare as anyone. guards could torch him, but he could torch guards just as easily, if not worse. he can at least decently guard big-men, but there really isnt any big men that can guard him because he is too versatile. offensively, 5 Dirks might be the toughest team to defend.

[stretch]

I just envision a 24 second violation on every offensive possession for that team. Aggressiveness or motivation or whatever you want to attribute it to... It's just not in him.

An aggressive and motivated Lamar Odom isn't Lamar Odom. It's probably a hall of famer. So I agree with you in the sense of how talented and skilled he is. But theorizing about a motivated or aggressive Lamar Odom is like talking about a racially tolerant Adolf Hitler. It goes against everything he is.

i agree, which is why i said i would pick scottie pippen

although thinking harder, 5 hakeems, 5 dirks, or 5 round mounds of rebound would be pretty hard not to take

[baseline bum]

To answer the question honestly, 5 copies of a young Arvydas Sabonis

You'd have
- top notch post scoring
- great defense
- great rebounding
- good athleticism
- ridiculous passing
- great outside shooting

[pauls931]

5 LBJs

[stretch]

To answer the question honestly, 5 copies of a young Arvydas Sabonis

You'd have
- top notch post scoring
- great defense
- great rebounding
- good athleticism
- ridiculous passing
- great outside shooting

I thought the same thing

[stretch]

5 LBJs

i would normally say this is very impressive, but thinking about it, Lebron doesnt seem to be very good at playing off the ball unless hes running the fast break for an alley-oop. He doesn't really move well without the ball. He stands around too much.

[nkdlunch]

5 Manute Bols

[stretch]

5 nkdlunches

[boston.balla]

5 shaqs and i'd run and gun and fun the hell out of their fat asses :downspin::downspin::downspin:

[ChrisRichards]

5 kevin garnetts would own all y'all bitches

[SamoanTD]

5 barkleys

[Sportstudi]

5 Manute Bols

You would deny any basket, but you wouldn't score either :lol

[SamoanTD]

5 barkleys anyone? lol

[LnGrrrR]

5 Wilts? Sure, no passing, but if all five are Wilt does it matter? :lol

[Goran Dragic]

Probably 5 Lebrons. Yeah maybe he has no post game, but he's big enough to guard pretty much anyone other than Shaq, quick enough to guard anyone besides Chris Paul, and has the offensive tools to be an allstar PG, SG, SF or PF. Obvious choice IMO.

[TheMACHINE]

5 LBJs

5 james standing around the top of the 3 point line for 22 seconds..its gonna get crowded.

[iilluzioN]

i would normally say this is very impressive, but thinking about it, Lebron doesnt seem to be very good at playing off the ball unless hes running the fast break for an alley-oop. He doesn't really move well without the ball. He stands around too much.

are you kidding me?

5 LBJ would dominate

[ginobili's bald spot]

5 Wilts? Sure, no passing, but if all five are Wilt does it matter? :lol



Wilt averaged 8.6 assists per game in '68 and he led the league.

[stretch]

5 barkleys anyone? lol

already said it

[stretch]

5 games standing around the top of the 3 point line for 22 seconds..its gonna get crowded.

i hate saying it, but i kinda agree. lebron is not very good without the ball in his hands. he needs to learn how to move around without the ball a little better.

[stretch]

are you kidding me?

5 LBJ would dominate

shut up

[pauls931]

I picked 5 LBJs because he has the size to go inside, outside/mid range shooting. The size to guard most players and if shaq is there another LBJ can just come over to double while the other 3 LBJs scramble.

I see a lot of people choosing bigs, but what about getting back on D vs fast teams?

[JamStone]

5 Chris Webbers would make for an interesting team. Perimeter skills not as good as Magic or LeBron, but more than adequate, he's a really good passer, can go in the low post and high post, and is a good jump shooter up to 20-22 feet.

Magic or LeBron probably still a better choice, but Chris Webber's versatile game does deserve some mention.

[lil_penny]

5 prime grant hills please

[mogrovejo]

5 LeBron James would destroy every other team. It's all about matchups.

[Will Hunting]

i hate saying it, but i kinda agree. lebron is not very good without the ball in his hands. he needs to learn how to move around without the ball a little better.


We have no idea how good Lebron is without the ball in his hands since he's never had a teammate who can effectively manage ball handling duties. I don't see why Lebron wouldn't be effective as someone who could play off another player as a cutter, if anything that'd be less wear and tear on his body producing more easy scoring opportunities. And his jumper is good enough these days where people have to respect his spot up ability. IMO, a big weakness for the Cavs is not having another player on the team who he can play off as a slasher and get easy shots.

[Brazil]

5 Wilt !

reb passing scoring defense the whole package

5 david robinson would be great too

[Tacker]

Shut the fuck up bitch you owe me 100 bucks

[Will Hunting]

5 Troy Murphys
5 Dirk Nowitzki.

Got every aspect of the game covered.


Except for the whole "quickness" or "athleticism" part.

[cobbler]

5 Wilts without a doubt.

The other team would not score. And whoever said he couldn't pass obvioously never watched him play. He could do anything he wanted. Ask Magic about the pick up game at UCLA years after Wilt retired.

Of all his memories of Wilt Chamberlain, the one that stood out for Larry Brown happened long after Chamberlain's professional career had ended. On a summer day in the early 1980s, when Brown was coaching at UCLA, Chamberlain showed up at Pauley Pavilion to take part in one of the high-octane pickup games that the arena constantly attracted. "Magic Johnson used to run the games," Brown recalled Tuesday after hearing that Chamberlain, his friend, had died at 63, "and he called a couple of chintzy fouls and a goaltending on Wilt. "So Wilt said: 'There will be no more layups in this gym,' and he blocked every shot after that. That's the truth, I saw it. He didn't let one [of Johnson's] shots get to the rim." Chamberlain would have been in his mid-40s at the time, and he remained in top physical shape until recently

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain

[Darthkiller]

5 yao

[Culburn369]

5 Magics. He's as close as yer gonna get to doing all 5 with quality justice to each.

[LnGrrrR]

Wilt averaged 8.6 assists per game in '68 and he led the league.

Wow, didn't realize that. Wilt was a beast on offense and defense. Don't think he took many threes but I don't think he would need to. I like my teams pounding it in the paint.

[mogrovejo]

I thought about 5 Magics, but they wouldn't have enough outside shooting for today's game. 5 LeBrons would pack the lane and have size advantage defending the post. Plus they'd dominate the rebounding and have good rim-protection.

As for Wilts and Sabonis... do people actually remember those guys playing? Like, say, their ball-handling? If you think any of them could actually bring the ball up against a pressure by 5 LeBrons you're delusional.

[mogrovejo]

Wow, didn't realize that. Wilt was a beast on offense and defense.

The game was played at a furious pace, lots of possessions. Russell still raped his ass, as usual. Wilt was great putting up numbers, winning is more than that.

Anyway:


Don't think he took many threes but I don't think he would need to. I like my teams pounding it in the paint.

Good luck with getting the ball inside without having shooters on the outside.

[JJ Hickson]

The game was played at a furious pace, lots of possessions. Russell still raped his ass, as usual. Wilt was great putting up numbers, winning is more than that.

Anyway:



Good luck with getting the ball inside without having shooters on the outside.


Russell had far superior teammates. That might have something to do with why he won so much.

[MiamiHeat]

Five prime Shaquille O'Neal's


don't forget, Shaq CAN DRIBBLE, he can pass....

[fevertrees]

5 Devin Browns

[ffadicted]

Oh, this is 5 LBJs for sure, no doubt about it. I can't even imagine how much havoc that team would wreck

[HarlemHeat37]

Obviously Lebron..every other player that has been mentioned has some serious flaws..

guys like Wilt and other big men can't handle the ball nearly well enough to make plays for teammates or to dribble against pressure..

Lamar Odom is very overrated when people talk about how he would look if he was "motivated"..

KG is a possibility, but even though he's a great ball-handler for a big man, he probably wouldn't cut it consistently on the perimeter..

Magic is probably #2, but that team would play little D..

Lebron is obviously the best option..he has the least amount of flaws in this comparison..

[Chieflion]

5 Vlade Divac. Why? The other team would foul out due to the grandfather of flopping.

[ginobili's bald spot]

Obviously Lebron..every other player that has been mentioned has some serious flaws..

LeBron has flaws just like everyone else. He has no post game whatsoever. ZERO. And he pretty much has to play with the ball in his hands and everyone else playing off of him. You will learn that when he goes to New York next year and you jump back on the Knicks bandwagon.

[mystargtr34]

I dont think you can go past 5 LeBron's.

[ffadicted]

LeBron has flaws just like everyone else. He has no post game whatsoever. ZERO. And he pretty much has to play with the ball in his hands and everyone else playing off of him. You will learn that when he goes to New York next year and you jump back on the Knicks bandwagon.

True enough, but any post player mentioned would have zero chance guarding Lebron on the perimeter or the fast break, which I can sort of see James using his size and hops to rebound and defense the post with some success.

[HarlemHeat37]

LeBron has flaws just like everyone else. He has no post game whatsoever. ZERO. And he pretty much has to play with the ball in his hands and everyone else playing off of him. You will learn that when he goes to New York next year and you jump back on the Knicks bandwagon.

As I said, his flaws are much less in comparison to anybody else if you're "cloning" him for a team..his post game wouldn't matter much when every one of them will blow by everybody else and stretch the offense out against other bigs..

LOL @ New York comment..

[Cry Havoc]

Magic
Lebron
A healthy young Grant Hill

Durant should also deserve some mention in this thread. He can truly do it all.

[BUMP]

5 Lebrons he is quick and big enough to guard almost anybody when he wants to

[Def Rowe]

I'll go with 5 Oscar Robinsons. People always sleep on him .

[cherylsteele]

5 Jordans

[picc84]

Probably 5 Lebrons. He's quick enough to cover a point guard and strong enough to do an acceptable job on a C or PF. Plus there'd be five guys on the court for the refs to protect so the other team wouldn't be able to hide their star player on anyone, and all five Lebrons dancing after a bucket would be awesome. They could do jackson 5 numbers, and practice old New Edition routines. The NBA would have to put a disco ball in the scoreboard.

[jag]

David Robinson or Dirk Nowitzki or Hakeem.

Gotta stick with the versatile big men.

[jacobdrj]

To answer the question honestly, 5 copies of a young Arvydas Sabonis

You'd have
- top notch post scoring
- great defense
- great rebounding
- good athleticism
- ridiculous passing
- great outside shooting

Honestly, I was thinking this. But he never did it in the NBA, so does it count?
He was so great, even on Portland, he was so much fun to watch...

[DieMrBond]

Why would I need that, I would be unstoppable on offense

So would the other team... :downspin:


I'll go with 5 Oscar Robinsons. People always sleep on him .

That would probably be my choice as well, or Scottie Pippen (as previously mentioned).

[jacobdrj]

5 Ben Wallaces: Nobody would score ;)

[duhoh]

5 Vlade Divac. Why? The other team would foul out due to the grandfather of flopping.

:tu

ding ding ding!

[ulosturedge]

I'd have to go with the athletic centers.

So 5 Wilts, DRobs, or Hakeems.

[boston.balla]

5 lebrons is just too balanced. Who said he can't play without the ball should rewatch the games at the olympics.

[Brazil]

Where is Phila when you need him ? 5 Wilt would be unstoppable