My Top 5 Teams In NBA History

[1987_Lakers]

1. 1986 Boston Celtics
http://www.celtic-nation.com/images/team_photos/85-86-film.jpg
They had the best player in the NBA at that time in Larry Bird who was at the height of his career, McHale who was one of the most unguardable players in NBA History. Parish was an All-Star center, Ainge was very reliable, D.J. who is considered to be one of the greatest defensive guards in NBA History and Bill Walton was the NBA's top sixth man, and he was healthy for virtually the entire season. That team could play defense, they could rebound, they could run and score on the fast break, and they had the greatest half court offense in NBA History. They were completely unselfish on offense and moved the ball as well as any team I have ever watched. And as Bill Walton said, if things bogged down, you could just kick it out to Larry and he would hit a 3. This team virtually had no weaknesses.

2. 1987 Los Angeles Lakers
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/lala/1987Lakers.jpg
After their crushing defeat to the Rockets in the 1986 WCF, the Lakers recharged and made some changes. They inserted A.C. Green into the starting line-up, got rid of Maurice Lucas, and they changed their offense and gave Magic more responsibility. Magic Johnson and James Worthy were both in their absolute prime. Kareem was still an All-Star Center. Michael Cooper won DPOY and the lakers traded for Mychal Thompson, a reliable back up for Kareem.

3. 1996 Chicago Bulls
http://www.kurinczky.zoomshare.com/files/challenge_photo_bulls1996.jpg
This was Michael Jordan's first full year back from retirement and during the off season. Chicago required Dennis Rodman during the off season. This was one of the greatest defensive teams in NBA History. 3 of the Bulls starters made the All-Defensive First Team. They dominated the league winning an NBA record 72 games. They also had Toni Kukoc who won 6MOY.

4. 1967 Philadelphia Sixers
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This team featured a prime Wilt Chamberlain who sacrificed his scoring for his team. The team was stacked and they had size. They had Luke Jackson as the PF who would have been Center for any other team. They won an NBA record at that time 68 games and they finally got passed the Celtics beating them in 5 games. They also had Hall of Famer Bill Cunningham coming off the bench and hall of fame guard Hal Greer.

5. 1972 Los Angeles Lakers
http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/lala/1972Laker.JPG
Team featured Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, & Gail Goodrich. They won an NBA record 33 games in a row. And beat the New York Knicks in the Finals in 5 games.

Honorable Mentions
1983 Philadelphia Sixers
1992 Chicago Bulls
1989 Detroit Pistons

[Al Thornton]

96 Bulls are number 1.

[Godfather]

96 Bulls are number 1.

For real...

Celtics and Lakers before them...

Don't be a homer.

[DuMa]

haha that 87 laker pic is hilarious. just the thought of tall black people on a boat. its hilarious

and that 96 bulls pic. still amazing to me how they got the best regular season record with all those scrubs playing next to the famous starting 5.

[HisJoeness]

^ This and I think the 92-93 Bulls are the best of their championship teams.

[D-Rose]

Good insight.:applause:

[theballerFKA Ace]

The 87 Lakers win more GOAT team polls than any other team by far. How can you be a poster named "1987_Lakers" and have the Celts at #1? :confusedshrug:

[1987_Lakers]

The 87 Lakers win more GOAT team polls than any other team by far. How can you be a poster named "1987_Lakers" and have the Celts at #1? :confusedshrug:

1987 Lakers are my favorite team in NBA history, but the '86 Celtics were better. I'm not bias.

[97 bulls]

1987 Lakers are my favorite team in NBA history, but the '86 Celtics were better. I'm not bias.
lol yes you are. if you werent youd admit the bulls are the best.

[theballerFKA Ace]

1987 Lakers are my favorite team in NBA history, but the '86 Celtics were better. I'm not bias.

No one can accuse you of bias tho because the 87 Lakers are considered the GOAT more than any other team. So why would you have the hated rival Celts at #1? Are you an American?

[Mikaiel]

It's hard to call the '96 Bulls the greatest team in NBA history when they were the only GREAT team that season. They didn't have to compete with a team that was on the level of those Lakers/Celtics teams.

And the '86 Celtics lost only one home game all season, including the playoffs. I'd say this is pretty good.

[1987_Lakers]

lol yes you are. if you werent youd admit the bulls are the best.

This is funny coming from you. Let's look at the anti 80's / bias things you've said...

- "I would take Rodman over Kevin McHale"
- "Scottie Pippen was on the same level as Larry Bird"
- "Kevin McHale is overrated"
- "Robert Parish is overrated"
- "Kevin McHale is Rasheed Wallace with no range"
- "MJ was more dominant than Wilt Chamberlain"
- "90's Bulls had equal amount of fire power than the 80's Lakers"
- "James Worthy is equal to Shawn Marion"
- "Pau Gasol is better than Kevin McHale"

[Xsatyr]

This is funny coming from you. Let's look at the anti 80's / bias things you've said...

- "I would take Rodman over Kevin McHale"
- "Scottie Pippen was on the same level as Larry Bird"
- "Kevin McHale is overrated"
- "Robert Parish is overrated"
- "Kevin McHale is Rasheed Wallace with no range"
- "MJ was more dominant than Wilt Chamberlain"
- "90's Bulls had equal amount of fire power than the 80's Lakers"
- "James Worthy is equal to Shawn Marion"
- "Pau Gasol is better than Kevin McHale"
Wow I can't believe people are allowed to post such things.

[BirdOverrated]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs


Talk about overrated. 80s celtics were a joke,

Ainge -JJ. Reddick
Bird-Dirk (shorter with uglier form, better passer)
Mchale- David Lee/Mark Madsen

3 White players on starting 5 in NBA today? They would get killed today.

[97 bulls]

This is funny coming from you. Let's look at the anti 80's / bias things you've said...

- "I would take Rodman over Kevin McHale"
- "Scottie Pippen was on the same level as Larry Bird"
- "Kevin McHale is overrated"
- "Robert Parish is overrated"
- "Kevin McHale is Rasheed Wallace with no range"
- "MJ was more dominant than Wilt Chamberlain"
- "90's Bulls had equal amount of fire power than the 80's Lakers"
- "James Worthy is equal to Shawn Marion"
- "Pau Gasol is better than Kevin McHale"
lol it has been a great year so far huh?:lol and were only in feb. but im just joking wit you bro. and none of those things are anti 80s.

[Scott Pippen]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs

:confusedshrug:

Also to add I would place 1996 & 1997 Bulls in front of the 2001 Lakers

[Xsatyr]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs


Agreed:applause:






Just kidding

[theballerFKA Ace]

1. 1986 Boston Celtics
http://www.celtic-nation.com/images/team_photos/85-86-film.jpg
They had the best player in the NBA at that time in Larry Bird who was at the height of his career, McHale who was one of the most unguardable players in NBA History. Parish was an All-Star center, Ainge was very reliable, D.J. who is considered to be one of the greatest defensive guards in NBA History and Bill Walton was the NBA's top sixth man, and he was healthy for virtually the entire season. That team could play defense, they could rebound, they could run and score on the fast break, and they had the greatest half court offense in NBA History. They were completely unselfish on offense and moved the ball as well as any team I have ever watched. And as Bill Walton said, if things bogged down, you could just kick it out to Larry and he would hit a 3. This team virtually had no weaknesses.



OK. I thought I smelled a rat....


Is this you?


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BECAUSE THE BOLDED TEXT WAS TAKEN WORD FOR WORD FROM A POST THIS GUY MADE! AND GUESS WHAT? DUDE IS A SELF-DESCRIBED "life-long Boston sports fan

[BirdOverrated]

:confusedshrug:

Also to add I would place 1996 & 1997 Bulls in front of the 2001 Lakers


Inside-Outside threat>>>Outside-Outside threat

Shaq/Kobe>>Jordan/Pippen

[97 bulls]

Inside-Outside threat>>>Outside-Outside threat

Shaq/Kobe>>Jordan/Pippen
but what about the rest of the the 2 teams rosters?

[97 bulls]

[QUOTE=theballerFKA Ace]OK. I thought I smelled a rat....


Is this you?


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BECAUSE THE BOLDED TEXT WAS TAKEN WORD FOR WORD FROM A POST THIS GUY MADE! AND GUESS WHAT? DUDE IS A SELF-DESCRIBED "life-long Boston sports fan

[1987_Lakers]

Inside-Outside threat>>>Outside-Outside threat

Shaq/Kobe>>Jordan/Pippen

IDK. The Bulls faced alot of teams with better inside game, but they still doiminated.

[BirdOverrated]

but what about the rest of the the 2 teams rosters?

Harper was on both teams, both teams had great defensive players.

Rodman was a plus for bulls, but he had no offense.

I'd still rank 2001 lakers ahead of them.

[Scott Pippen]

but what about the rest of the the 2 teams rosters?
Yes, even then, I would disagree with him. In 1997 Jordan/Pippen were perfectly in sync, even more than 1996 in my opinion. Let us not forget Dennis Rodman, serviceable center with midrange touch in Luc (not a scrub like many think), and of course the fact that they were better defensively. 1-4. I believe it would be great series but Bulls would take it in 6 or 7 games. :applause:

[Xsatyr]

IDK. The Bulls faced alot of teams with better inside game, but they still doiminated.
To be fair though Hakeem had no problem with the Bulls in the regular season for his career and he did not have an elite wing man, obviously never faced in the playoffs. So you never really know I guess...

[Lakers]

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BECAUSE THE BOLDED TEXT WAS TAKEN WORD FOR WORD FROM A POST THIS GUY MADE! AND GUESS WHAT? DUDE IS A SELF-DESCRIBED "life-long Boston sports fan – I was raised on Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics"!!!!



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:roll:

[97 bulls]

To be fair though Hakeem had no problem with the Bulls in the regular season for his career and he did not have an elite wing man, obviously never faced in the playoffs. So you never really know I guess...
but in the east, they played shaq, ewing, mourning, smits. all very good or great centers.

[HisJoeness]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs


Talk about overrated. 80s celtics were a joke,

Ainge -JJ. Reddick
Bird-Dirk (shorter with uglier form, better passer)
Mchale- David Lee/Mark Madsen

3 White players on starting 5 in NBA today? They would get killed today.

-25,000

[BirdOverrated]

Yes, even then, I would disagree with him. In 1997 Jordan/Pippen were perfectly in sync, even more than 1996 in my opinion. Let us not forget Dennis Rodman, serviceable center with midrange touch in Luc (not a scrub like many think), and of course the fact that they were better defensively. 1-4. I believe it would be great series but Bulls would take it in 6 or 7 games. :applause:


LOL, it took bulls 6 games to beat Malone and Stockton, LOL

You think they could beat Kobe and Shaq? :roll:

[Xsatyr]

but in the east, they played shaq, ewing, mourning, smits. all very good or great centers.
And Hakeem was better than all of them. Shaq was still young which was evident when his team was the number 1 seed and was still swept by the 6th seed Rockets. So having to go against a prime Shaq and Kobe would be a lot harder than some of the teams they faced, imho. But in the end we can only assume, I just give the nod to Jordan's mental toughness.

[theballerFKA Ace]

Hey "1987_Lakers". Are you even going to address why your post was taken word for word from a hardcore Boston fan's post? You phuckin Lakers fan-posing-Boston-loving doppelganger F@GGOT!

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5060/bostonfg2.jpg

[Scott Pippen]

LOL, it took bulls 6 games to beat Malone and Stockton, LOL

You think they could beat Kobe and Shaq? :roll:
Yes when looking at both teams overall. This is a game of match-ups also. Bulls had more versatile players with players like Pippen, Kukoc, etc. No real specialists besides Kerr (3 pt. shooting) and Randy Brown (defense). Again I believe it would be very close series.

[Xsatyr]

LOL, it took bulls 6 games to beat Malone and Stockton, LOL

You think they could beat Kobe and Shaq? :roll:
Pistons did and I would rather have MJ's bulls any day so you never know.

[BirdOverrated]

Pistons did and I would rather have MJ's bulls any day so you never know.


2004 Pistons were most balanced team in NBA History, as well as the greatest defensive team in NBA history.

6 All-Stars (Billups, Hamilton, Prince*, Rasheed, Wallace, Okur)
4 Time DPOY
Mike James, Linsdey Hunter, Elden Campbell, Corlis Williamson off bench!
Larry Brown
Great shooer
Great defenders
Held Kobe/Shaq to 25 points, Lakers as a team to 68 points , not giving up more than 19 poitns in ANY quarter in game 3

[HisJoeness]

2004 Pistons were most balanced team in NBA History, as well as the greatest defensive team in NBA history.

6 All-Stars (Billups, Hamilton, Prince*, Rasheed, Wallace, Okur)
4 Time DPOY
Larry Brown
Great shooer
Great defenders
Held Kobe/Shaq to 25 points, Lakers as a team to 68 points , not giving up more than 19 poitns in ANY quarter in game 3

:oldlol:

[1987_Lakers]

2004 Pistons were most balanced team in NBA History, as well as the greatest defensive team in NBA history.

6 All-Stars (Billups, Hamilton, Prince*, Rasheed, Wallace, Okur)
4 Time DPOY
Larry Brown
Great shooer
Great defenders
Held Kobe/Shaq to 25 points, Lakers as a team to 68 points , not giving up more than 19 poitns in ANY quarter in game 3

'04 Pistons were a very balanced team, but '86 Celtics were more balanced. If I Can think of any weakness for the '04 Pistons it would be their lack of inside scoring, but in every other category they were very good.

[Scott Pippen]

2004 Pistons were most balanced team in NBA History, as well as the greatest defensive team in NBA history.

6 All-Stars (Billups, Hamilton, Prince*, Rasheed, Wallace, Okur)
4 Time DPOY
Mike James, Linsdey Hunter, Elden Campbell, Corlis Williamson off bench!
Larry Brown
Great shooer
Great defenders
Held Kobe/Shaq to 25 points, Lakers as a team to 68 points , not giving up more than 19 poitns in ANY quarter in game 3
I would say '86 Celtics, '87 Lakers, or even '67 76ers are the most balanced, and the '96 or '97 Bulls are the greatest defensively. :applause:

[97 bulls]

'04 Pistons were a very balanced team, but '86 Celtics were more balanced. If I Can think of any weakness for the '04 Pistons it would be their lack of inside scoring, but in every other category they were very good.
dude someone called you out. defend thy self.

[EllEffEll]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs


Talk about overrated. 80s celtics were a joke,

Ainge -JJ. Reddick
Bird-Dirk (shorter with uglier form, better passer)
Mchale- David Lee/Mark Madsen

3 White players on starting 5 in NBA today? They would get killed today.

They swept MJ out of the playoffs more than once. Two of those three white guys were damn great players by any standards. Deal with it. The only team that truly had an obvious bias for white players even though they weren't that good at that time was the Phoenix Suns. It took them quite a while to get with the times. Remember the Van Arsdales(sp?)? Ugh...

[97 bulls]

I would say '86 Celtics, '87 Lakers, or even '67 76ers are the most balanced, and the '96 or '97 Bulls are the greatest defensively. :applause:
the 97 bulls were balanced.

[theballerFKA Ace]

Why do I get the feeling this is like one guy with 3 different accounts talking to himself? :rolleyes:

[Scott Pippen]

the 97 bulls were balanced.
Yes of course. I want to put more emphasis on the older teams. Many people think they could not compete in modern era.

[BirdOverrated]

'04 Pistons were a very balanced team, but '86 Celtics were more balanced. If I Can think of any weakness for the '04 Pistons it would be their lack of inside scoring, but in every other category they were very good.




Not even close.

80s' Celtics were complete trash defenisvely.
3 White Players on your starting 5 won't get the job done in today's NBA.

[1987_Lakers]

Not even close.

80s' Celtics were complete trash defenisvely.
3 White Players on your starting 5 won't get the job done in today's NBA.

What are you smoking? 80's Celtics were top 5 in every defensive category through out the 80's.

[BirdOverrated]

What are you smoking? 80's Celtics were top 5 in every defensive category through out the 80's.

Go watch some games, it was standstill defense, no bent knees- weak, slow skinny unathletic players - complete joke.

LMAO at "Categories in 80s" - thats like saying " Look this is the biggest piece of garbage in the dumpster."
Weak era.

[1987_Lakers]

Go watch some games, it was standstill defense, no bent knees- weak, slow skinny unathletic players - complete joke.

3 of the Celtics starters made the All-Defensive team atleast three or more times during their careers and sixth man Bill Walton also made a couple of All-Defensive teams earlier in his career, you are judging them by skin color, not skill. In 1986 the Celtics were #3 in scoring defense and #1 in FG% defense.

[HisJoeness]

Not even close.

80s' Celtics were complete trash defenisvely.
3 White Players on your starting 5 won't get the job done in today's NBA.

I have an honest question? What are your thought processes whenever you decide debate basketball. Where do you gather your info from? How do you construct your thoughts? Do you read any dissenting views on the subject? Do you do any critical thinking?

I really want to know.

[theballerFKA Ace]

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[BirdOverrated]

I have an honest question? What are your thought processes whenever you decide debate basketball. Where do you gather your info from? How do you construct your thoughts? Do you read any dissenting views on the subject? Do you do any critical thinking?

I really want to know.

What do you mean, I watch games.

Go watch the 1987 finals and watch weak slow pathetic defense from supposedly two of best teams ever (LOL)

I just laugh at how player like Wade, Kobe, Lebron, Shaq, Garnett, Duncan and even Joe Johnson, Manu Ginobili, etc (pretty much everyone) would tear those guys to shreds.

[97 bulls]

Go watch some games, it was standstill defense, no bent knees- weak, slow skinny unathletic players - complete joke.

LMAO at "Categories in 80s" - thats like saying " Look this is the biggest piece of garbage in the dumpster."
Weak era.
lol kinda has a point

[HisJoeness]

What do you mean, I watch games.

Go watch the 1987 finals and watch weak slow pathetic defense from supposedly two of best teams ever (LOL)

I just laugh at how player like Wade, Kobe, Lebron, Shaq, Garnett, Duncan and even Joe Johnson, Manu Ginobili, etc (pretty much everyone) would tear those guys to shreds.

I assumed you watched games. I'm talking about going deeper than that.

I never brought the '87 Finals up nor did I bring up players from today's era. So I don't know what that has to do with your response.

[BirdOverrated]

I assumed you watched games. I'm talking about going deeper than that.

I never brought the '87 Finals up nor did I bring up players from today's era. So I don't know what that has to do with your response.

Ainge - JJ. Reddick
Bird - Dirk (3 inches shorter, not as a good a shooter, but better passer)
Mchale - David Lee/Mark Madsen

How would a core of Reddick, Dirk, Lee do? You tell me? :oldlol:

[1987_Lakers]

Ainge - JJ. Reddick
Bird - Dirk (3 inches shorter, not as a good a shooter, but better passer)
Mchale - David Lee/Mark Madsen

How would a core of Reddick, Dirk, Lee do? You tell me? :oldlol:

You can't be serious.

[HisJoeness]

Ainge - JJ. Reddick
Bird - Dirk (3 inches shorter, not as a good a shooter, but better passer)
Mchale - David Lee/Mark Madsen

How would a core of Reddick, Dirk, Lee do? You tell me? :oldlol:

What does that have to do with my original question?

[BirdOverrated]

I have an honest question? What are your thought processes whenever you decide debate basketball. Where do you gather your info from? How do you construct your thoughts? Do you read any dissenting views on the subject? Do you do any critical thinking?

I really want to know.


I look at players skills, their completeness as a player - evaluate their strengths, their weaknesses, their competition, and their era.

[97 bulls]

I look at players skills, their completeness as a player - evaluate their strengths, their weaknesses, their competition, and their era.
me too.

[97 bulls]

You can't be serious.
i think he exagerrating a little. the bird one is close. but the ither 2 are way off. im trying to think of some players now that are similar to mchale and ainge. and the only 1s ican think of is gasol and mchale. and maybe mike miller for ainge.

[1987_Lakers]

i think he exagerrating a little. the bird one is close. but the ither 2 are way off. im trying to think of some players now that are similar to mchale and ainge. and the only 1s ican think of is gasol and mchale. and maybe mike miller for ainge.

Dirk is no where near the passer Bird was. Bird was also a better defender.

[97 bulls]

Dirk is no where near the passer Bird was. Bird was also a better defender.
but dirk is CLOSE. not the same, but close. i mean, your not gonna find anyone that is the exact equal. when doing a before and now comparison

[97 bulls]

hey 87, shouldnt you be changing your name to 86 celtics?

[HisJoeness]

I look at players skills, their completeness as a player - evaluate their strengths, their weaknesses, their competition, and their era.

Good stuff. Thanks.

[1987_Lakers]

but dirk is CLOSE. not the same, but close. i mean, your not gonna find anyone that is the exact equal. when doing a before and now comparison

I was really responding to BirdOverrated.

He said Dirk was a better passer, but in reality Bird was a MUCH better passer than Dirk. I really don't think Dirk is "close" depending how you define "close". Bird is a top 5 player All-Time, Dirk isn't even Top 40.

[97 bulls]

are you a celtics fan 87 lakers?

[1987_Lakers]

are you a celtics fan 87 lakers?

Are you a 80's hater 97 bulls?:oldlol:

[97 bulls]

Are you a 80's hater 97 bulls?:oldlol:
lol that a bad sign dog. answering a question with a question. i just want to know for the next time we have another debate.

[1987_Lakers]

lol that a bad sign dog. answering a question with a question. i just want to know for the next time we have another debate.

No.

Now please answer my Q. Be honest now.:D

[juju151111]

2001 Lakers
1996 Bulls
2004 Pistons
2008 Celtics
1999 Spurs


Talk about overrated. 80s celtics were a joke,

Ainge -JJ. Reddick
Bird-Dirk (shorter with uglier form, better passer)
Mchale- David Lee/Mark Madsen

3 White players on starting 5 in NBA today? They would get killed today.
llol i guess david Lee has goat footwork and a midrange jumper? :oldlol: How the **** is the 2001 LA better then the 1996 bulls ?

[97 bulls]

No.

Now please answer my Q. Be honest now.:D
lol no, im not an 80s hater. in fact i would say that the 80s was the most exciting decade. the only thing i dont like is when people say that the 90s and 00s are weak eras. i dont believe team a is better than team b solely cuz team a played in the 80s.

now, lol do you live in boston? hmm

[1987_Lakers]

lol no, im not an 80s hater. in fact i would say that the 80s was the most exciting decade. the only thing i dont like is when people say that the 90s and 00s are weak eras. i dont believe team a is better than team b solely cuz team a played in the 80s.

Fair enough.:cheers: