Build Your Own NBA Starting Lineup

[timvp]

If you had to assemble a NBA starting lineup that consisted of players who were born in the same year, what players would you put on it? I haven't begun to research on this, but I'd be interested in seeing some squads people could come up with.

:drunk

[timvp]

Team 1976

STARTING LINEUP
C Brad Miller
PF Tim Duncan
SF Kevin Garnett
SG Bonzi Wells
PG Chauncey Billups

BENCH
C Rasho Nesterovic
PF Antawn Jamison
SF Matt Harpring
SG Raja Bell
PG Andre Miller
PF Danny Fortson
PG Earl Boykins


:smokin

[Kori Ellis]

Damn, I started building a 1976 team that was similar. Okay, I'm going to pick a different year.

[SpursWoman]

I'm in deep shit....I picked my year.... 1971. The team of old, rickety farts:

Nick Van Exel, Guard
Allan Houston, Guard
Eddie Jones, Forward
Bruce Bowen, Forward
Aaron Williams, Center

Reserves

Rodney Rogers, Forward
Vin Baker, Forward
Brent Barry, Guard

[Kori Ellis]

1982

Starters:
Tony Parker
Gilbert Arenas
Dwyane Wade
Emeka Okafor
Amare Stoudamire

Reserves:
Beno Udrih
Tyson Chandler
Eddie Griffin
Eddy Curry
Chris Wilcox
Nene
Jameer Nelson

[tekdragon]

1976, baby!

Year of the Dragon

:smokin

[Kori Ellis]

1974
Starters:
Ben Wallace
Rasheed Wallace
Jerry Stackhouse
Derek Anderson
Derek Fisher

Bench:
Tony Delk
Jeff McInnis
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Chucky Atkins
Kelvin Cato
Malik Rose

[SlovenianGuy]

1978

PG: M. Bibby
SG: K. Bryant
SF: S. Marion
PF: D. Nowitzki
C: J. Magloire

Bench:
J. O'neal
D. Gadzuric
R. Hamilton
J. Tinsley
S. Jackson
S.Claxton
D. Brown

[timvp]

Team 1972

STARTING LINEUP
C Shaquille O'Neal
PF Brian Grant
SF Eric Williams
SG Aaron McKie
PG Howard Eisley

BENCH
C Yinka Dare (It was either him or Shawn Bradley and even though Dare sucked and is dead [R.I.P.], he can't be any worse than Bradley:) )
PF Alan Henderson
SF Tony Dumas (The only thing I remember about his NBA career is he was in the slam dunk contest and was supposed to do a dunk called the 'Texas Tornado' ... but got out in the first round)
PG Khalid Reeves (Damon Stoudamire's backcourt mate at Arizona. Never made it in the league.)
PG Rick Brunson
PF Dickey Simpkins (Gotta have Michael Jordan's best friend on the team.)
PF Bill Curley (He allowed the Spurs to get Sean Elliott. Thanks, Bill :smokin)

[RobinsontoDuncan]

Team 1976

STARTING LINEUP
C Brad Miller
PF Tim Duncan
SF Kevin Garnett
SG Bonzi Wells
PG Chauncey Billups

BENCH
C Rasho Nesterovic
PF Antawn Jamison
SF Matt Harpring
SG Raja Bell
PG Andre Miller
PF Danny Fortson
PG Earl Boykins


:smokin

you hate Rasho, what gives?

[Useruser666]

Uh maybe we could limit our selves to one lineup? You know give some others a chance to pick people? :lol

[MaNuMaNiAc]

1978

PG: M. Bibby
SG: K. Bryant
SF: S. Marion
PF: D. Nowitzki
C: J. Magloire

Bench:
J. O'neal
D. Gadzuric
R. Hamilton
J. Tinsley
S. Jackson
S.Claxton
D. Brown

UUH I like this one!

[whottt]

Team 1962

C - Kevin Willis

[FromWayDowntown]

Team 1962

C - Kevin Willis

nice. :lol

[RobinsontoDuncan]

Starters
5) Tim Duncan
4) Lamar Odom
3) Bruce Bowen (I would put Artest here if we were talking perfect world)
2) Manu Ginobilli
1) Steve Nash
Bench
5) Ben Wallace
4) Tyson Chandler
3) Grant Hill
2) Jason Terry
1) Luke Ridnor

Tim Duncan-I think Tim is the best center in the league and because i think championships begin and end with the low post, unless your last name is Jordan, I am going to make him the key player on my team

Lamar Odom-It was a toss up to me between Nowitzki and Odom but I chose Odom due to range AND athleticism, plus better defence, plus we know Odom can defer to other players, unlike a KG or Nowitzki. (Ben Wallace mkaes his lack of size a non-issue)

Bruce Bowen- I think scoring from the 3 is the least important part of an offense, however that no team can be succesful defenseivly (under 90 ppg) without a lock down perimeter defender.

Manu Ginobilli- Only option anywhere because his energy and defense, as well as his ability to score from anywhere on the court, makes him the perfect role player for this calibur a team.

Steve Nash- Orignially I was going to go with a Beno Udrih starting PG and a Bobby Jackson backup, but desided to go with Nash due to his quickness and range, this is a great defensive team so they don't need a stopper here, it would actually be good if the opposing PG was the leading scorer, because it keeps the other team from getting everyone involved. Luke Ridnour is quick, has range, and is pass first, I was debating he and Beno but desided to go with Ridnour because he is a higher energy player, and with Nash as the starter I was worried there would be too much drop off when Beno went into the game, I need an electric PG here.

Ben Wallace- I like his versatility, I can start him against the Jermaine O'Neals, Kevin Garnetts, and Rasheed Wallaces, and he is the first man off the bench to add rebounding, physical play, and shot blocking. The perfect 6th man

Tyson Chandler- Athletic and smart, he has developed a defensive game that plays well into our scheme, can score when needed and rebounds beautifully

Grant Hill- has a great defensive game and is automatic between 12-18 feet. He isn't starting due to durability issues.

Jason Terry- great energy player off the bench, I need a shooter and penetrator (the only reason I chose him over Parker here is his better range) who can provide instant scoring. Nick Van Excel also works here but he shoots for a lower percentage.

Luke Ridnour- see above.

[whottt]

Team 77
Steve Francis
Manu Ginobili
Peja Stojakovic
Kenyon Martin
Nazr Mohammed

Bench
Stephon Marbury
Paul Pierce
Vince Carter
Tim Thomas
Jeff Foster

[whottt]

nice. :lol

Thanks...was tough to do all that research.

[ALVAREZ6]

Team 77
Steve Francis
Manu Ginobili
Peja Stojakovic
Kenyon Martin
Jeff Foster

Bench
Jason Terry
Wally Szczerbiak
Vince Carter
Brian Cardinal
Jake Voskuhl
Manu, Carter, Francis, Martin.... hell of a dunk squad right there.

[Shelly]

If you had to assemble a NBA starting lineup that consisted of players who were born in the same year, what players would you put on it?

[FromWayDowntown]

Starters
5) Tim Duncan
4) Lamar Odom
3) Bruce Bowen (I would put Artest here if we were talking perfect world)
2) Manu Ginobilli
1) Steve Nash
Bench
5) Ben Wallace
4) Tyson Chandler
3) Grant Hill
2) Jason Terry
1) Luke Ridnor


Not a bad group, but they were born in several different years, methinks.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

we're suppose to pick one year?
WTF

[Dre_7]

1978

PG: M. Bibby
SG: K. Bryant
SF: S. Marion
PF: D. Nowitzki
C: J. Magloire

Bench:
J. O'neal
D. Gadzuric
R. Hamilton
J. Tinsley
S. Jackson
S.Claxton
D. Brown

I like this one too, but I would have J O'neal starting at PF and Dirk at SF. And cuz I HATE Kobe, He would have Rip at SG and Kobe on IL :lol Well not really, but I still hate him.

[whottt]

Team 68(My Year)
Gary Payton
Michael Curry
Toni Kukoc
Antonio Davis
Vlade Divac

Scott Williams
Elden Campbell


Don't laugh! At least I can still get a starting lineup out of my year!

[ALVAREZ6]

1975

Best Team Ever!

C- Mamadou N'diaye / Vitaly Potapenko
PF-Zendon Hamilton
SF-Ryan Bowen
SG-Billy Thomas
PG-Brevin Knight / Jacque Vaughn


^ Best Team Ever ^

[Useruser666]

1965

Starters:

David Robinson 29.8ppg 10.7 rpg 4.8 apg 3.3 bpg 1.7spg
Reggie Miller 24.6 ppg 3.6 rpg 3.8 apg 1.3 spg
Scottie Pippen 22.0 ppg 8.7 rpg 5.6 apg 0.8 bpg 2.9 spg
Kevin Johnson 20.4 ppg 4.2 rpg 12.2 apg 1.7 spg
Charles Smith 20.0 ppg 8.2 rpg 1.8 apg 2.0 bpg 1.1 spg

Bench:

Reggie Lewis 20.8 ppg 4.3 rpg 3.7 apg 1.0 bpg 1.5 spg
Brad Daugherty 21.5 ppg 10.4 rpg 3.6 apg 1.1 bpg 0.9 spg
Mitch Richmond 25.9ppg 3.9 rpg 4.2 apg 1.5 spg
Kenny Smith 17.3 ppg 2.8 rpg 7.7 apg 1.3 spg
Rony Seikaly 20.7 ppg 10.0 rpg 1.3 apg 1.7 bpg
Horace Grant 15.1 ppg 11.0 rpg 3.4 apg 1.2 bpg 1.1 spg
Steve Kerr 8.6 ppg 1.6 rpg 2.6 apg 0.9 spg

Towel Boys:

Tom Tolbert
Vernon Maxwell

[Useruser666]

1963 is a VERY good year too!

[Useruser666]

1963 WoW!!!

Starters:

Michael Jordan 32.5 ppg 8.0 rpg 8.0 apg 0.8 bpg 2.9 spg
Charles Barkely 28.3 ppg 11.9 rpg 3.2 apg 1.3 bpg 1.2 spg
Karl Malone 31.0 ppg 11.1 rpg 2.8 apg 0.6 bpg 1.5 spg
Hakeem Olajuwan 26.1 ppg 13.0 rpg 3.5 apg 4.2 bpg 1.8 spg
Terry Porter 17.7 ppg 4.5 rpg 9.5 apg 1.8 spg

Bench:

John Koncak 12.8 ppg 9.6 rpg 0.8 apg 1.6 bpg
Chris Mullins 29.4 ppg 5.9 rpg 4.5 apg 1.4 bpg 1.8 spg
Xavier Mcdaniel 23.0 ppg 8.6 rpg 2.5 apg 0.6 bpg 1.4 spg
Jeff Hornacek 20.1 ppg 5.0 rpg 5.1 apg 0.4 bpg 2.0 spg
Detlef Schrempf 19.1 9ppg 9.5 rpg 6.0 apg 0.4 bpg 1.0 spg
Joe Dumars 20.4 ppg 2.4 rpg 5.5 apg 1.1 spg
Charles Oakley 14.5 ppg 13.1 rpg 3.6 apg 0.4 bpg 1.0 spg

[Jimcs50]

1959

Magic Johnson PG
Tom Chambers PF
Rolando Blackman SG
Larry Nance C
Mark Aguirre SF

Bench:

Gene Banks
Danny Ainge
Orlando Woolridge
Herb Williams
Jay Vincent
Albert King

Not a bad little team here. Not in the same class as 63, but not bad.

[IcemanCometh]

Team 1963

Jordan
Malone
Barkley
Hakeem
Mullin
Dumars
Oakley
Terry Porter

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

My year...1980. Fuck, it's a ton of forwards.

F - Al Harrington
F - Josh Howard
F - Tayshaun Prince
F - Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
F - Troy Murphy
C - Yao Ming
F - Caron Butler
F - Pau Gasol
G - Mike Miller
G/F - Richard Jefferson
G - Alex Garcia (14th Man)
G - Jamal Crawford
G/F - Quentin Richardson
F - Vladimir Radmonovic

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

My year...

Dr. James Naismith

[Jimcs50]

Josh Howard plays guard too.

[Useruser666]

So we can put 3 guys on IR too? Shit!

[T Park]

Hey Whottt, he was on your fantasy build your own starting lineup thing, but now its a bad trade?!??!!?

[T Park]

Team 77
Steve Francis
Manu Ginobili
Peja Stojakovic
Kenyon Martin
Nazr Mohammed

Bench
Stephon Marbury
Paul Pierce
Vince Carter
Tim Thomas
Jeff Foster



youve got two of the 12.


Good trade :smokin

[T Park]

bump.

[exstatic]

I'm not sure who wins this thread, but Isaiah Thoms gets an automatic L for putting a team of 5 undersized PFs on the floor.

[T Park]

Whottt should be happy, he wanted the guy in his dream starting five!!!! :)

[TNT21]

Why does it have to be the same year? Wouldn't they all retire about the same time? What would you do then?

[whottt]

TPark...I just don't think this was a good trade to give us a better chance at winning a title.

You want to say it helps us financially...fine I'll agree. You want to say it makes sense for the future because Mohammed is younger...fine I'll agree.

Just don't tell me it gives us a better chance at winning a title this season...

This cocksucker doesn't know how to win, he doesn't know anything about winning. How can he increase our chances of winning if he has no experience at doing it?

This guy is used to losing...he's not a supporting guy that makes a title contender more of a champion, mentally...Malik is.

[ChumpDumper]

This guy is used to losing...Says the guy who used Mercer's NCAA championship as a reason to keep him.

Who else was on that team?

I wonder....

[ChumpDumper]

I don't see where you get off dissing Mercer...at least Mercer has won something before.link (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8827&page=1&pp=26&highlight=Mercer)

Nazr won twice. I don't see where you get off dissing him.

Unless you're a hypocrite.

[whottt]

Says the guy who used Mercer's NCAA championship as a reason to keep him.

Who else was on that team?

I wonder....I wasn't using it as a reason to keep him over Malik Rose now was I?

[whottt]

link (http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8827&page=1&pp=26&highlight=Mercer)

Nazr won twice. I don't see where you get off dissing him.

Unless you're a hypocrite.

Um he hasn't won two NBA titles like Malik has.


Mercer won in college...Hedo hasn't won shit. And we really weren't forced to give up Mercer.

Heal won in Australia...Carter hadn't won shit.

More importantly...these guys were being asked to be minor supporting characters...third on the depth chart. All they were going to be asked was to hit open shots under pressure, something they had both done...a universal skill that translates across leagues...

This guy is gonna be fucking asked to guard Shaq...he wasn't doing that at Kentucky.