What would be the best duo?

[EnoughSaid]

Let's say if you could pair up any two players from any era DURING their prime, who would you pair up and why? :confusedshrug:

[MJ(Mean John)]

Let's say if you could pair up any two players from any era DURING their prime, who would you pair up and why? :confusedshrug:

Mj and Hakeem

As a duo, they'd kill. That's hard to stop.
Theyd make others better and they wouldn't take away from each others game

[iggy>]

http://blogimages.thescore.com/tbj/files/2011/10/allen-iverson-larry-hughes.jpg

[FreezingTsmoove]

From this era D-Wade and D-Howard. Wade would split that pick and roll all day long and he would still have Howard for a lob.

[red1]

jordan and shaq

[Chief Keef]

Kobe

[JaggerCommaMick]

Shaq and Bird seem like the quintessential compliments, mates.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Hakeem and Bird.

[Flagrant 2]

Kobe

[gtfomyface]

2003 kobe and 2008 kobe :lol

[MrWarrior]

Kobe and LeBron ? :confusedshrug:

[scandisk_]

Air and Dream easily :pimp:

or you can throw in Bird and Duncan too

[SyRyanYang]

Lebron and Durant?

[kkb_12]

Ron Artest and MWP

[SourPatchKids]

Muggsey and Manute :bowdown: :bowdown: Oh wait.... :roll:

[jongib369]

Michael Jordan and Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and LeBron James, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird, Hakeem and Magic, Kareem and Duncan, Bill Russell and Duncan, Wilt and Hakeem (played PF also)

[bfrombleacher]

Ron Artest and MWP

In his head?

Edit: Before you ban me, nothing but love for the guy even though I don't like his team. Like JRSportbrief said, he's a nice dude but there's something wired wrong up there.

[WeGetRing2012]

Shaq and Kobe minus the arguments...

[Kews1]

Shaq & KG

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/1130/bos_g_kg-shaq-1_576.jpg

[iggy>]

metta world peace and world b free

[snipes12]

manute ball and shawn bradley = domination

[PullupJay]

Jordan and shaq

[archkiller]

lebron and durant

[robmendez25]

Magic - Shaq
Nash - Duncan
Pippen - Kobe (I think I'd be funny to see if they have more success)
Grant Hill - T-Mac (I was left with the boner of watching them play together)
JKidd - Dwight
CWebb - Iverson

[Nash]

Kobe Lebron. Lebron playmakes and Kobe shoots all day

[Rubio2Gasol]

I think Jordan and Shaq would be better than Jordan and Dream.

Shaq could get his off offensive Boards and let Jordan Work and the same goes for Jordan, he could get his off cuts and slashes.

Dream would work better with Bird, he's accustomed to the inside out game , with Mchale.

[pauk]

12 Lebron and 00 Shaq...


ouch..

[Horatio33]

Jordan and Duncan.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Lebron and Shaq wouldn't fit that well.

[pauk]

Lebron and Shaq wouldn't fit that well.

How come? If Shaq could fit with Kobe, he would fit with Lebron even more considering he is much more unselfish

Imagine that pick n roll? I can see Lebron just constantly driving in and lobbing it up to Shaq and if no help comes then Lebron is open for a dunk or Lebron just giving it in the post to Shaq and if he gets double/triple teamed then Lebron cuts in and voila (Shaq was a great passer from there).... surround them with just shooters and now you have a team that would scramble the opposing defenses more so than anything ever :pimp:

[alenleomessi]

pistol pete and ricky rubio

:D

[BigMic]

Kobe


Kobe
I knew he was schizophrenic :D


P Maravich & J Williams (White Chocolate, not the murderer from NJ!)

[Rubio2Gasol]

How come? If Shaq could fit with Kobe, he would fit with Lebron even more considering he is much more unselfish

Well I see a couple problems.

Shaq in the Lane really reduces the space Lebron has to work with on his drives.His mid range J isn't elite and he's never really worked weakside.

The way Shaq and Kobe worked sometimes, it was clear that Phil wanted Kobe to work more Iso's and take the midrange J's to clear up the lane and let Shaq get his on the boards.

Lebron would likely have to change his game alot , in terms of immediately posting Shaq and then waiting....

Pick and roll is a fantasy, the reality is that Shaq always hated Pick and Roll in his prime, he was not mobile enough to maximize his effectiveness in it.

Maybe with Shooters it could work to be honest, but I don't like it , It takes away from Brons game and what he can do for me, Iso scorers who can slash are a better fit with Shaq.

[Swaggin916]

Magic and Shaq

with 3 athletic Swingmen to run and shoot.

Would be the most entertaining thing ever with Magic running the break and Shaq just dunking on people down low in the halfcourt.

[Story Up]

Magic and Wilt.

[JuicyJay78]

LeBron and Dirk.

[franchiez]

Young Shaq & Lebron

[pauk]

Well I see a couple problems.

Shaq in the Lane really reduces the space Lebron has to work with on his drives.His mid range J isn't elite and he's never really worked weakside.

The way Shaq and Kobe worked sometimes, it was clear that Phil wanted Kobe to work more Iso's and take the midrange J's to clear up the lane and let Shaq get his on the boards.

Lebron would likely have to change his game alot , in terms of immediately posting Shaq and then waiting....

Pick and roll is a fantasy, the reality is that Shaq always hated Pick and Roll in his prime, he was not mobile enough to maximize his effectiveness in it.

Maybe with Shooters it could work to be honest, but I don't like it , It takes away from Brons game and what he can do for me, Iso scorers who can slash are a better fit with Shaq.

Could workout that way to indeed

[RaininTwos]

Lebron and David Robinson would be epic.

[Alan Shore]

hakeem olajuwon and walt frazier. complete players, clutch, savvy, made others better, unselfish.

seems like a lot of answers are for the best two on two pairing not the best pairing within a five on five.

[Chalkmaze]

Michael Jordan & Wilt Chamberlain

- Wilt from when he was averaging 50.4 ppg, 25.7 rebounds, and surely a bunch of block.

- Young Jordan with around 35 ppg, 6 assists, 2.5 steals etc...

Wilt scores inside and can't be stopped, rebounds, plays great defense.

Jordan does was Jordan does.

[Go Getter]

Shaq and Bird seem like the quintessential compliments, mates.
Bird and Shaq in their primes could beat prime MJ and Hakeem, idk m. That might be the first thing I've agreed with this sock account on.

[swi7ch]

Jordan + (insert whoever here)

When you have the GOAT, that's all you need.

[pauk]

Reggie Miller & Larry Bird

:lebronamazed:

[HardwoodLegend]

They wouldn't be the best, but for some reason I would love to see prime T-Mac paired with prime KG.

I hate that we basketball fans didn't get to see prime T-Mac and prime Grant Hill come to fruition for a whole couple seasons.

[DaHeezy]

Shaq and Duncan.

No other team would have won in the 00's

[hangintheair]

manute ball and shawn bradley = domination


Mugssey and Boykins in their backcourt!!

[kennethgriffin]

2006 kobe and 2000 shaq


if young kobe and prime shaq were that dominant with little to no help except for a few solid role players

imagine their impact if kobe was absolute prime instead of boarderline

i also say this because kobe and shaq have proven they compliment each other well and kobe can average 30ppg as a 2nd option.

its hard to say if any other guy whos never played behind anyone that well could do the same

[fpliii]

not sure if they're the best, but what about peak Moses + ABA Doc?

[SourPatchKids]

pistol pete and ricky rubio

:D
:D

[UtahJazzFan88]

Scalebrine and Morrison. DYNASTY. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[imnew09]

Kobe and Jordan

[Suckafree]

I liked the following the most so far in this thread
Shaq + Bird
Lebron + Robinson
Shaq + KG
KG + Tmac
AI + Webber
D-Wade + Howard

[ILLsmak]

Let's say if you could pair up any two players from any era DURING their prime, who would you pair up and why? :confusedshrug:

Shaq and Bird.

-Smak

[HardwoodLegend]

KG + Tmac

Thanks man.

I wonder if playing with KG as a defensive anchor would have inspired T-Mac to go back to his Scottie Pippen-esque lockdown defense potential displayed in Toronto.

Very intriguing combo of two long, versatile players.

[chairman]

OP is 16, barely knows what basketball is

[#number6ix#]

Lebron and Reggie miller
Lebron and durant

[ganja0710]

op doesnt know 80% of the players you guys are listing. :oldlol:

and im still waiting on a heat fan to say "lebron and wade". :roll:

[Flash31]

Shaq & Wilt

UnFreakingStoppable

Nobody is scoring in the paint and Shaq and
Wilt would obliterate the front court of any team and would
foul out all their frontline players and then they'll have to get worse extremely mismatched replacements which would get destroyed.Itll be two points AUTOMATICALLY and if they miss they'll keep possession cause nobody is getting any rebounds over them.Even Fast Breaks wouldn't necessarily work all the time either c Wilt was known as a world class sprinter and Shaq wasn't really slow either.

The opponents would just have to really on them missing their free throws and shooting an extremely high percentage which not likely.


They would get 40 ft a game,40 rbs a game,10+blocks a game and just be
UTTERLY UNSTOPPABLE.!


Wilt&R Miller
Bird&Duncan
Wade&Bird
Wade&Wilt
Lebron&D Robinson
MJ and Shaq
.

[ganja0710]

Shaq & Wilt

UnFreakingStoppable

Nobody is scoring in the paint and Shaq and
Wilt would obliterate the front court of any team and would
foul out all their frontline players and then they'll have to get worse extremely mismatched replacements which would get destroyed.Itll be two points AUTOMATICALLY and if they miss they'll keep possession cause nobody is getting any rebounds over them.Even Fast Breaks wouldn't necessarily work all the time either c Wilt was known as a world class sprinter and Shaq wasn't really slow either.

The opponents would just have to really on them missing their free throws and shooting an extremely high percentage which not likely.


They would get 40 ft a game,40 rbs a game,10+blocks a game and just be
UTTERLY UNSTOPPABLE.!


Wilt&R Miller
Bird&Duncan
Wade&Bird
Wade&Wilt
Lebron&D Robinson
MJ and Shaq
.
:wtf: :oldlol:

at least go with players that play a different position than the other. OH NOEZ I GOT MJ AND KOBE

[poido123]

Surprised alot of posters havent said Jordan/Shaq or Jordan/kareem. Hell even a guard combo of Jordan/Bird or Jordan/Magic would be nasty as hell.

As far as an inside/outside duo of domination, you would have to pick Jordan and Shaq.

[Gabuyaux]

KG + Tmac
YES.

[TheBigVeto]

Shaq and Bird seem like the quintessential compliments, mates.

This is actually a very logical pairing, and if Shaq had made it to the 92 Dream Team, we would've been able to see it.

[bizil]

If I'm picking a perimeter player and big guy who each can literally have all the bases covered on offense, versatility, and defense, then I gotta go with MJ and Hakeem. KG was close to being my big, but I gotta have Dream's dominance on the block.

If I'm picking the best fit, then Bird and Shaq would be EPIC! Bird could space the floor great and he's also arguably the greatest passing forward ever. Shaq is a great passer outta of double teams off the block. It's a perfect fit and Bird can also help Shaq on the boards as well. Bird can even slide to the PF and drop sick dimes from the high post to Shaq. Shaq could still kick out to Bird in the midrange-elbow area to do damage.

In terms of the most physically dominant permieter-big man tandem, u gotta go with Lebron-Shaq! In terms of pairing a great PG who can pass great and shoot great along with a great player who's a stretch PF, then look no further than Nash-Dirk!

[dyna]

Right now:

http://images.sneakhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nike-coolrain-lebron-james-kevin-durant-kobe-bryant-figures-10-418x630.jpg

http://images.sneakhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nike-coolrain-lebron-james-kevin-durant-kobe-bryant-figures-1-418x630.jpg

[Mr. Jabbar]

Magic Johnson + Shaq.

[bdreason]

MJ and Hakeem aka the two best players I've ever watched play in their prime (I watched Magic/Kareem/Bird towards the end of their careers).

[Big_Dogg]

Magic Johnson + Shaq.

Amen,

Magic and Shaq
or
Magic and Howard

Epic :bowdown: