Top 10 starting line-ups in the NBA

[jermaine7fan]

These are my top 10 starting units... not necessarily the 10 best teams...

1. San Antonio
5- Nazr
4- Timmy D
3- Bowen
2- Ginobili
1- Parker

2. Detrash
5- Ben
4- Rasheed
3- Tayshaun
2- Rip
1- Billups

3. Indiana
5- Foster
4- JO
3- Ron
2- Jackson
1- Tinsley/Sarunas?

4. CLE
5- Big Z
4- Marshall
3- LeBron
2- Hughes
1- D. Jones

5. Denver
5- Camby
4- K-Mart
3- Melo
2- Peirce
1- Watson/Earl?

6. Sacramento
5- Miller
4- Shareef
3- Peja
2- Bonzi
1- Bibby

7. Pheonix
5- Amare
4- Kurt Thomas
3- Marion
2- James Jones (they want to keep Jackson coming off the bench)
1- Nash

8. Houston
5- Yao
4- Swift
3- McGrady
2- D. Anderson
1- Sura

9. Miami (they get dropped so low cause of an obvious chemistry problem)
5- Shaq
4- Haslem
3- Walker
2- Wade
1- Williams

10. DAL
5- Dampier
4- Dirk
3- Van Horn/Howard?
2- Stackhouse/Christie/Daniels?
1- Terry


Honorable Mention:

- Philadelphia
5- Dalembert
4- Webber
3- Korver
2- Igoudala
1- Iverson

- New Jersey
5- Jackson
4- Krstic
3- Jefferson
2- Vince
1- Kidd

[DieMrBond]

My picks would be this. I dont rate clevland as high as you did

1. Detroit (overall, they are the best imo)
5- Ben
4- Rasheed
3- Tayshaun
2- Rip
1- Billups

2. San Antonio
5- Nazr
4- Timmy D
3- Bowen
2- Ginobili
1- Parker

3. Sacramento
5- Miller
4- Shareef
3- Peja
2- Bonzi
1- Bibby

4. Pheonix
5- Amare
4- Kurt Thomas
3- Marion
2- James Jones (they want to keep Jackson coming off the bench)
1- Nash

5. Denver
5- Camby
4- K-Mart
3- Melo
2- Peirce
1- Watson/Earl?

6. Miami
5- Shaq
4- Haslem
3- Walker
2- Wade
1- Williams

7. Indiana
5- Foster
4- JO
3- Ron
2- Jackson
1- Tinsley/Sarunas?

8. Houston
5- Yao
4- Swift
3- McGrady
2- D. Anderson
1- Sura

9 - Philadelphia
5- Dalembert
4- Webber
3- Korver
2- Igoudala
1- Iverson

10. CLE
5- Big Z
4- Marshall
3- LeBron
2- Hughes
1- D. Jones

11- New Jersey
5- Jackson
4- Krstic
3- Jefferson
2- Vince
1- Kidd

12. DAL
5- Dampier
4- Dirk
3- Van Horn/Howard?
2- Stackhouse/Christie/Daniels?
1- Terry

[toosmallshoes]

San Antonio and Miami have to be at the top of the list because they have Duncan and Shaq. Those guys are a starting five incarnate. Every other team is "who are the starting five". The Spurs and the Heat are "who are the other four guys"?

[xcoriate]

Come on Detroit for number 1?

Seriously. You can't be number 1 without a first option. Don't get me wrong Detroit is a good, no great team but they don't really have a superstar per se. They have five players that rank in between a 6/10 and 8/10.

I dunno...

Detroit.
Big Ben - 8/10
Rasheed 8/10
Prince - 6/10
Rip - 7/10
Billups - 8/10

Spurs
Nazr - 6/10
Td - 10/10
Bowen - 7/10
Manu -9/10
Parker 8/10

Seriously you can't say Detroit overall has the more talented starting five.

[MI21]

Bowen > Prince?

Big call.

[Knoxville Spur]

Nazr > anybody in the Detroit starting lineup?

Don't see it.

[Admidave50]

Nazr > anybody in the Detroit starting lineup?

Don't see it.

Yeah but I think he puts the grades regarding the positions, Nazr is sure not better than anybody in Detroit starting lineup but he's better than an average Center so he deserves a 6/10.
But it doesn't mean that he equals Prince 6/10 who is more talented, you just have to see following each player's position.

[FoxMulder]

Nazr > anybody in the Detroit starting lineup?

Don't see it.

Just think if you trade him... who should come in return...

Nazr<Big Ben
Nazr<Billups
Nazr=Rasheed

[z0sa]

1. SAS

5-nazr
4-tdunc
3-bruce
2-manu
1-tp

2. DET

5-bwallace
4-rwallace
3-prince
2-mask
1-chauncey

3. PHO

5-amare
4-kthomas
3-marion
2-jones?
1-nash

[ChumpDumper]

I'm not convinced Marshall will start in Cleveland.

[jermaine7fan]

I'm not convinced Marshall will start in Cleveland.

Me either... but I am leaning more that way

[SoupIsGood]

Detroit
Spurs
Pacers
Heat
Who cares

[Sense]

These are my top 10 starting units... not necessarily the 10 best teams...

1. San Antonio
5- Nazr
4- Timmy D
3- Bowen
2- Ginobili
1- Parker

2. Detrash
5- Ben
4- Rasheed
3- Tayshaun
2- Rip
1- Billups

3. Indiana
5- Foster
4- JO
3- Ron
2- Jackson
1- Tinsley/Sarunas?

4. CLE
5- Big Z
4- Marshall
3- LeBron
2- Hughes
1- D. Jones

5. Denver
5- Camby
4- K-Mart
3- Melo
2- Peirce
1- Watson/Earl?

6. Sacramento
5- Miller
4- Shareef
3- Peja
2- Bonzi
1- Bibby

7. Pheonix
5- Amare
4- Kurt Thomas
3- Marion
2- James Jones (they want to keep Jackson coming off the bench)
1- Nash

8. Houston
5- Yao
4- Swift
3- McGrady
2- D. Anderson
1- Sura

9. Miami (they get dropped so low cause of an obvious chemistry problem)
5- Shaq
4- Haslem
3- Walker
2- Wade
1- Williams

10. DAL
5- Dampier
4- Dirk
3- Van Horn/Howard?
2- Stackhouse/Christie/Daniels?
1- Terry


Honorable Mention:

- Philadelphia
5- Dalembert
4- Webber
3- Korver
2- Igoudala
1- Iverson

- New Jersey
5- Jackson
4- Krstic
3- Jefferson
2- Vince
1- Kidd

I like your list.

[yeahone]

spurs are number one

[Supergirl]

My list:

1. San Antonio - It's no contest, and we've got the ring to prove it.
Nazr/Rasho, Timmy D, Bowen, Ginobili, Parker

2. Detroit - Another no contest, but it's clear they don't have the edge over SA, although it's close. Timmy is the deciding factor.
Rasheed, Tayshaun, Ben, Chauncey, Rip.

3. Cleveland - This unit is excellent, defensively and offensively. But this will be their first year together.
Big Z, Marshall, LeBron, Hughes, D. Jones or Eric Snow

4. Houston - I thought they would go further this year than they did, and now they're even better.
Yao, Swift, McGrady, D. Anderson, Sura

5. Miami - I think that Williams may be their weakest link, defensively speaking and chemistry wise.
Shaq, Haslem, Walker, Wade, Williams

6. Denver - This unit was tough for us, and I think they'll be a year wiser and more experienced.
Camby, K-Mart, Melo, Miller, Nene

7. Indiana

8. Phoenix

9. Sacramento
Miller, Shareef, Peja, Bonzi, Bibby

10. Dallas

[jermaine7fan]

I like your list.

Thank you... I believe I will drop DEN's starting line up to right above Houston.

[Brodels]

Philadelphia?

[jermaine7fan]

Philadelphia?

Korver and Webber drop them... for me... they were both too inconsistant and horrible in big situations. I like Webber... I hope he can play better in Philly this year than he did last year... If Webber and Korver can step up this year... I'll bump them.

[Medvedenko]

What about my lakers:

A. Mac.
Kobe
Odom
Kwame
Mihm/Slava.....
Running the tri, not a bad line up.....remember someone needs to stop Kobe and Odom is playing his natural position. A very tall and athletic line-up.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

Come on Detroit for number 1?

Seriously. You can't be number 1 without a first option. Don't get me wrong Detroit is a good, no great team but they don't really have a superstar per se. They have five players that rank in between a 6/10 and 8/10.

I dunno...

Detroit.
Big Ben - 8/10
Rasheed 8/10
Prince - 6/10
Rip - 7/10
Billups - 8/10

Spurs
Nazr - 6/10
Td - 10/10
Bowen - 7/10
Manu -9/10
Parker 8/10

Seriously you can't say Detroit overall has the more talented starting five.

I think Detroit is even with SA when it comes to the starting 5, its SA's bench that is the difference.

About your rankings....

1. Tayshaun is better than Nazr.
2. I think that Billups is better than Parker.

IMO....

Detroit:

Ben: 8/10
Sheed: 8/10
Tay: 7/10
Rip: 7/10
Billups: 9/10

San Antonio:

Nazr: 6/10
Duncan: 10/10
Bowen: 7/10
Ginobili: 9/10
Parker: 8/10

Thoughts?

[sprrs]

I think the Spurs and the Pistons were even on the starting lineup and the bench. Ben Wallace is obviously a better choice for center than NAzr, but Timmy is without a doubt a better option than Rasheed.

Timmy made the difference in the finals, and he's got the MVP trophy to prove it

[jermaine7fan]

What about my lakers:

A. Mac.
Kobe
Odom
Kwame
Mihm/Slava.....
Running the tri, not a bad line up.....remember someone needs to stop Kobe and Odom is playing his natural position. A very tall and athletic line-up.

I'm sorry buddy... but I don't think that would make my top 10... you have a great three punch with Kobe, Kwame, and Odom... But IMO McKie and Mihm or Slava wouldn't start with most NBA teams... They bring your equation down alot IMO.

[jermaine7fan]

I think the Spurs and the Pistons were even on the starting lineup and the bench. Ben Wallace is obviously a better choice for center than NAzr, but Timmy is without a doubt a better option than Rasheed.

Timmy made the difference in the finals, and he's got the MVP trophy to prove it

I think the rest of your team made a difference too... Manu, Parker, Horry, Bowen... they all outplayed their Piston counterparts if you ask me

[The Artest Factor]

MY TOP-5

#1 Indiana Pacers
Jeff Foster - 6.8
Jermaine O'Neal - 8.8
Ron Artest - 8.8
Stephen Jackson - 7.4
Jamaal Tinsley - 7.4
TOTAL - 39.2

#2 Phoenix Suns
Amare Stoudemire - 8.7
Kurt Thomas - 6.8
Shawn Marion - 8.6
Jim Jackson - 6.4
Steve Nash - 8.6
TOTAL - 39.1

#3 Detroit Pistons
Ben - 8.1
Sheed - 7.8
Tay - 7.2
Rip - 7.7
Billups - 7.5
TOTAL - 38.3

#4 Miami Heat
Shaquille O'Neal - 9.3
Udonis Haslem - 6.8
James Posey - 6.8
Dwyane Wade - 9.1
Jason Williams - 7.0
TOTAL - 38.0

#5 San Antonio Spurs
Nazr - 6.4
Duncan - 9.6
Bowen - 6.6
Ginobili - 8.0
Parker - 7.3
TOTAL - 37.9

[mookie2001]

groundbreaking