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I'd take either line-up against them.
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I'd take either line-up against them.
You'd lose 10 out of 10 times. No joke.
Great passing and shooting > Hero ball
maravich "great passing"
he made flashy passes that made highlight reels but is considered by his peers a ballhog and chucker
You might want to go back & check on how bad Larry was on defense after his back injury. He couldn't even guard Jordan for a single possession.
Maravich was a hybrid of Manu/Curry dude destroyed the NCAA.
he made flashy passes that made highlight reels but is considered by his peers a ballhog and chucker
A lot of guys have destroyed the NCAA. Doesn't mean they deserve to be on the all-time starting 5....
maravich was more turnover prone than manu and as big a chucker as kobe, while not being a good defender
but but, i saw his youtube highlight videos and he was steve nash ahead of his time
Both of those teams would get their pushed in.
The second team would get beat by 30+...
MJ would destroy that backcourt. And Shaq vs. Walton....
Yea seems like his goal with second team was to make an all white boy team for some reason.The second team would get beat by 30+...
MJ would destroy that backcourt. And Shaq vs. Walton....
Stockton used to get sonned by pre-injury Kevin Johnson, PRIME Payton & end-of-career Zeke (not to mention getting styled on by Kenny Smith in the postseason). Kidd would be dared to make open shots all day & we all know he wouldn't be able to dominate the ball playing w/ superstars thus he would be a liability on offense. Maravich was a mediocre defender & would get lit up by Magic/Kobe/Jordan. Bill Walton also stood no chance of containing Shaq as he used to get abused by Kareem even during his MVP run in "77.
Besides, Pierce is a 2nd tier superstar who was dwelling in mediocrity during his prime while Iverson was carrying a bunch of bums to the Finals. If it wasn't for KG/Ray Pierce's would have never come up in this discussion.
You might want to check on Curry's turnover rates & defense along w/ his propensity to chuck. Curry is basically the modern day Maravich in a sense that he was unstoppable in college & changed the pro game from the guard position. Nash is a bas version of Maravich & could never dominate the game scoring wise. Nash is Stockton w/o the defense.maravich was more turnover prone than manu and as big a chucker as kobe, while not being a good defender
Stockton is the all-time steals leader. Are you really trying to sell a myth that he was a bad defender? BTW, he was nicknamed The Glove before Payton stole the nickname.
If you thinking I'm making it up then just go look it up. Zeke got pissed off after Stockton got picked over him for the Dream Team & went at him until his achilles imploded. Kevin Johnson beat Stockton/Malone in 91 . I never said Stockton was a defensive liability, just that he got outplayed by other all-star point guards. Stockton was simply the most consistent all-star point guard not necessarily the guy who was outright the top point guard at a certain season. There are a handful of point guards whose peak is better than John Stockton's peak.
No way I'd take Jim over Malone.
Of course you wouldn't but most people would in reality...
NBA's all-time starting five. Who cares about olympic teams?
Lakers FO this off-season "We like our chances. We got a second meeting with Aldridge, something that the Spurs and Suns have not gotten..."
Lakers FO next off-season "Kevin Durant has three Lakers in his all-time starting five, that's clearly a sign we have a lot of chances of signing him."
Probably the best NCAA player of all time - 43ppg 7rpg and 4 apg. Set tons of scoring records, shot mid 40%, chucker, maybe, would be interesting to see what he would have done with a 3pt line.
A lot of guys have destroyed the NCAA. Doesn't mean they deserve to be on the all-time starting 5....
? Steve Nash is highly regarded as the best shooting PG.
Thats 5 talking.
vanessa took malone too
Not a bad list but unfortunately has 2 very high volume players at the 2 and 3 with average outside shooting who make each other redundant.
Lots of options at C, Shaq is the single most dominant force we'll ever see but with one massive flaw that could be exposed at any time and the flow of the game up (FT obviously)
Left out Mr Triple Double, Oscar Robertson who has just about the greatest stats we'll ever see but obviously never watched him play.
Kareem
Duncan
Bird
Jordan
Magic
A small lack of 3 point shooting there but I can't work my way around that.
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