Fav 5

[remingtonbo2001]

What's your top 5 lineup of all-time?

C- David Robinson (Best Biceps) (Russel with Offense)
PF- Tim Duncan (Best PF)
SF- Larry Bird (Greatest Shooter)
SG- Michael Jordan (Greatest Competitor)
PG- John Stockton (Best Pure PG)

[sribb43]

PG - Magic
SG - MJ
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Karl Malone
C - Hakeem

[Amarelooms]

What's your top 5 lineup of all-time?

C- David Robinson (Best Biceps) (Russel with Offense)
PF- Tim Duncan (Best PF)
SF- Larry Bird (Greatest Shooter)
SG- Michael Jordan (Greatest Competitor)
PG- John Stockton (Best Pure PG)

Ok Spurs homer....Duncan maybe but Robinson...biceps?????????? Have you heard of Kareem, Wilt or maybe Hakeem? :elephant

[remingtonbo2001]

Kareem would've have been my second choice. My choice of Robinson was b/c his post defense is complementary to Duncan's weakside defense.

I've never seen Wilt play, so it would be difficult for me to comment. Hakeem was an amazing center, but I wanted variety, as Duncan and Hakeem have a similar style.

I'm not going to choose the 5 most talented players, I'm going to choose the 5 players I think would benefit from each other's skills.

[LakeShow]

Wilt - Center
Malone- Best PF
Magic - Best PG
MJ - Best SG
King - SF

[Vinnie_Johnson]

You are all too young leaving DR J off the list.

[themvp]

C- Bill Russell
PF- Tim Duncan
SF- LeBron James
SG- Michael Jordan
PG- Magic Johnson

[LakeShow]

You are all too young leaving DR J off the list.

Why is it that he is not remembered for the great player that he was. I do remember Doc and you're right he should be on my list, at least but I forgot about him. You think maybe because MJ took over his reign as greatest highflier that everyone sort of forgot Doc?

[dirk4mvp]

Desanga Diop at C and Devin Harris at PG first and foremost.

PF-KVH
SF-Antwan Jamison
SG- Nick Van Exel

[Don Quixote]

My All-Ugly Fave 5 ...

Delonte West
Sam Cassell
Chris Kaman
Jared Jeffries
Adam Morrison

[z0sa]

C - Wilt
PF - Tim
SF - Bird
SG - MJ
PG - Big O

[peskypesky]

C - Kareem
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Elgin Baylor
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Oscar Robertson

[z0sa]

even against much lesser competition, wilt was the most rebounding/scoring mfer the NBA has ever seen.

in his case, the stats really DONT lie.

[Medvedenko]

This is the fav top 5, not who's the best...remember that.

Magic
Kobe
Pistol Pete
Worthy
Kareem

yes, I'm a laker homer, but this lineup would get torched, but have no trouble scoring. :)

[peskypesky]

How about a Small Favorite 5? The best short players at each position?

PG - Muggsy Bogues 5'3"
SG - AI 6'0"
SF - John Havlicek 6'5"
PF - Charles Barkley 6'5"
C - Wes Unseld 6'7"

[JamStone]

My Fav 5 now:

Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan

*was very tempted to put Manu, but I'm not very good at Spanish, so I don't want to talk to him on the phone


My Fav 5 then:

Isiah Thomas
Dominique Wilkins (I know he's a SF, but I hated Jordan)
Bernard King (I hated Larry Bird)
Charles Barkley
Hakeem Olajuwon

[ElNono]

C - JamStone
PF - Findog
SF - Medvedenko
PG - Amarelooms
SG - Jeff

[clambake]

special non-stop players

brad davis
moses malone
bernard king
adrian dantley
roy tarpley (-the blow)

[baseline bum]

G Magic Johnson
G Michael Jordan
F Larry Bird
F Tim Duncan
C Hakeem Olajuwon

[Bob Lanier]

All-time favorites?

G Clyde Frazier
G Jerry West
F Dennis Rodman
F Hakeem Olajuwon
C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Now

G Baron Davis
G Kobe Bryant
F Ron Artest
F Rasheed Wallace
C Tim Duncan

[Matchman]

PG Kenny Smith
SG Clyde Drexler
SF Mario Elie
PF Robert Horry
C Hakeem Olajuwon

Bench:
Yao Ming
Charles Barkley
Sam Cassell
Vernon Maxwell
Otis Thorpe
Ralph Sampson

[spursRgay]

PG-Magic
SG-His Airness
SF-Larry Legend
PF-Stupid Tim Duncan
C-Wilt The Stilt

[SenorSpur]

1st Team:
F - Julius Erving
F - Tim Duncan
C - Hakeem Olajuwon
G - Michael Jordan
G - Magic Johnson

2nd Team:
F - Dominque Wilkins
F - Larry Bird
C - David Robinson
G - Rod Strickland
G - George Gervin

3rd Team:
F - Marvin Barnes
F - LeBron James
C - Moses Malone
G - David Thompson
G - Alvin Robertson

[21_Blessings]

James Worthy
Sedale Threatt
Magic
Charles Barkley
Kobe

[sribb43]

Desanga Diop at C and Devin Harris at PG first and foremost.
PF-KVH
SF-Antwan Jamison
SG- Nick Van Exel

ya according to people on this board Devin and Diop are the greatest of all-time

[stretch]

depends on if you are just listing the best 5 at each position, or if you are building a team.

Best 5 by position:

PG - Magic
SG - Jordan
SF - Bird
PF - Duncan
C - Shaq

If I was building a team though... this would be my lineup...

PG - Nash
SG - Jordan
SF - Pippen
PF - Duncan
C - Hakeem

My reasoning for that team... Jordan and Duncan are obvious shoe-ins.

Nash gives you everything you could want offensively in a PG... shooting, passing, vision, penetration. The shooting is probably what I like most out of him. Greatest shooter in NBA history IMO. And can you imagine the open shots he will get with guys like Duncan and Jordan, as well as the easy buckets he can find for those guys? He can average 20 ppg on wide open 3's ALONE.

Pippen gives you a versatile lockdown defender, who doesn't need the ball to be effective, but can also score points when needed to, and is very athletic, leading to easy scores, especially with someone like Nash running the point.

Hakeem is probably the most versatile C ever, and can do anything you want a center to do. And with him and Duncan manning the middle, then it doesn't really matter how poor of a defender Nash is, as long as Nash doesn't leave anyone open for jumpers (which shouldn't be a problem since if someone gets by him, Duncan and Hakeem will give them a warm greeting)

[JMarkJohns]

Am I constructing a team to win? Is it simply to be a list of my favorites at each position? Do positions even matter?

Overall...

PG: Magic
SG: West
SF: Jordan
PF: Duncan
C: Hakeem

I'd run a three-guard lineup to space the floor and be quicker in transition. Though a bit smallish, they would be a great rebounding team due to the fundamentals of the bigs, the size of their wings and the athleticism of Jordan and Hakeem. They'd be very good defensively with Jordan shutting down the best offensive wing and Duncan defending man-to-man the best offensive post with Hakeem there to swat any attempt within range with his rotation defense. Having two posts capable of 20-10 a night is HUGE for the inside-out halfcourt game, while having three capable facilitators from the wing will benefit the transition game immensely. West was a great long-range shooter and Jordan was pretty solid and capable of getting hot quickly, but more importantly, each of the big men can step back to 20-feet and knock down a jumper.

And yes, I've put a lot of thought into this.

If it's a lineup of my favorites at each position then...

PG: Kevin Johnson
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: Duncan
C: Hakeem

[ratm1221]

Ain't nobody named pookey gettin' in my Fav 5.

[nsrammstein]

PG - Pete Maravich
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Tom Chambers

That team would average 150ppg

[Amuseddaysleeper]

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

[JMarkJohns]

PG - Pete Maravich
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Tom Chambers

That team would average 150ppg

That team would give up 150 points as well.

Running Chambers out there at C is what those in the industry call "D'Antoniin'" a lineup. Love Chambers, but his best mismatch potential is PF, because he's a decent enough rebounder to hold his own nightly, but was so quick off the dribble he'd net your slow-of-foot PF into foul trouble in no time. At center, he'd likely get as many fouls as he'd draw.

Chambers could throw it down, though. With authority!!!

[JMarkJohns]

depends on if you are just listing the best 5 at each position, or if you are building a team.

Best 5 by position:

PG - Magic
SG - Jordan
SF - Bird
PF - Duncan
C - Shaq

If I was building a team though... this would be my lineup...

PG - Nash
SG - Jordan
SF - Pippen
PF - Duncan
C - Hakeem

My reasoning for that team... Jordan and Duncan are obvious shoe-ins.

Nash gives you everything you could want offensively in a PG... shooting, passing, vision, penetration. The shooting is probably what I like most out of him. Greatest shooter in NBA history IMO. And can you imagine the open shots he will get with guys like Duncan and Jordan, as well as the easy buckets he can find for those guys? He can average 20 ppg on wide open 3's ALONE.

Pippen gives you a versatile lockdown defender, who doesn't need the ball to be effective, but can also score points when needed to, and is very athletic, leading to easy scores, especially with someone like Nash running the point.

Hakeem is probably the most versatile C ever, and can do anything you want a center to do. And with him and Duncan manning the middle, then it doesn't really matter how poor of a defender Nash is, as long as Nash doesn't leave anyone open for jumpers (which shouldn't be a problem since if someone gets by him, Duncan and Hakeem will give them a warm greeting)

We were typing ours up at roughly the same time. I love your thoughts on Nash. It's awesome to read. I agree with Hakeem as well. I know other centers were maybe more physical, and therefore more dominant, or were bigger/stronger and had better overall careers, but Hakeem from 1990-through-1996 was the best big man I've ever seen.

[spurms]

C-Tim Duncan
F-Luis Scola
F-Lebron James
G-Michael Jordan
G-Isiah Thomas

[Cloud786]

Hakeem
Duncan
Lebron
Jordan
Magic

[rAm]

Ain't nobody named pookey gettin' in my Fav 5.


hahaha... nice

duwayne, here is my fav 5:

Tony Parker
Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili
Tim Duncan

[Don Quixote]

F- Uwe Blab
F- Dwayne Schintzius
G- Willie Anderson
G- Negele Knight
C- Cadillac Anderson