Best players of the 2000's vs. best players right now.

[Upgrayedd]

Who wins?

2000's:

C: Shaq/Yao
PF: Duncan/Garnett
SF: Paul Pierce/Tracy McGrady
SG: Kobe/Vince Carter
PG: Jason Kidd/Steve Nash

Now:

C: Dwight Howard/Joakim Noah
PF: Blake Griffin/LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: LeBron James/Durant
SG: Wade/Harden
PG: CP3/Westbrook

[bizil]

Who wins?

2000's:

C: Shaq/Yao
PF: Duncan/Garnett
SF: Paul Pierce/Tracy McGrady
SG: Kobe/Vince Carter
PG: Jason Kidd/Steve Nash

Now:

C: Dwight Howard/Joakim Noah
PF: Blake Griffin/LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: LeBron James/Durant
SG: Wade/Harden
PG: CP3/Westbrook

Gotta run with the 2000s team and quite easily! Reason being are the power positions. They are simply on another level than the current team's up front power guys. But the current guys would have the edge at SF and arguably at PG.

[iamgine]

In a few years 2010s might be able to match. The monsters are growing up. KD/Davis/Drummond/Embiid/Wiggins/Russ/PG/Irving/Kawhi/Lillard/Wall/Love

[RoundMoundOfReb]

00s

[JohnFreeman]

I think the second group would make 2000's very tired.

[Quickening]

Comparing 10 year stretch to 4 years?

[iamgine]

Comparing 10 year stretch to 4 years?
VS one year actually, right now.

If we include 2010 till now, the players were pretty awesome.

Lebron
KD
Dwight
Wade
Dirk
Pau
Duncan
KG
Kobe
Curry
Allen


CP/Curry
Wade/Kobe
Lebron/KD
Dirk/KG
Dwight/Duncan

can hang with anybody.

[played0ut]

00's for now.


Too many young bucks on the new team. The talent is there, but it's a bit too raw and unrefined. Ask me again after they all hit 30.

[christian1923]

Nash over iverson??:no:

2000's would win. They got shaq and kobe

[T_L_P]

Have it like the 2000 (2001?) All-Star game: Shaq at C, Duncan at PF, Garnett at SF. Unstoppable.

[GimmeThat]

Who wins?

2000's:

C: Shaq/Yao
PF: Duncan/Garnett
SF: Paul Pierce/Tracy McGrady
SG: Kobe/Vince Carter
PG: Jason Kidd/Steve Nash

Now:

C: Dwight Howard/Anthony Davis
PF: Kevin Love/LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: LeBron James/Durant
SG: Wade/Harden
PG: CP3/Westbrook

It's closer than people think

[JohnMax]

I remember Duncan and Garnett single handily winning All Star game for the West.

[JohnFreeman]

If only Blake Griffin had a longer arms and could shoot like Durant. He would easily be the best player on either team and would lock down Shaq on defense.
:biggums:

[Verticality]

Comparing 10 year stretch to 4 years?

Most of those in the 2000s list were in their primes during the first 4 years of the 2000s anyway.

[Iceman#44]

No Iverson? Are you 14?:biggums:

[masonanddixon]

2000s would crush the current crop....also replace Garnett with Dirk, who is the better player.

[Meticode]

No Iverson? Are you 14?:biggums:
Maybe put him in Vince Carter's spot?

Iverson no way in hell gets taken over Kidd or a 2 time MVP who is one of the greatest shooters ever at that the PG.

He's listed as a PG, but McKie ran the ball up a ton of times while Iverson worked without the ball. So I say put him at SG then as backup.

[aj1987]

No Iverson? Are you 14?:biggums:
AI doesn't fit in that team.

[Just2McFly]

Maybe put him in Vince Carter's spot?

Iverson no way in hell gets taken over Kidd or a 2 time MVP who is one of the greatest shooters ever at that the PG.

He's listed as a PG, but McKie ran the ball up a ton of times while Iverson worked without the ball. So I say put him at SG then as backup.
AI>Nash and Kidd in real life tho

Honestly I can see the current team WREAKING havoc

[masonanddixon]

AI>Nash and Kidd in real life tho

Honestly I can see the current team WREAKING havoc

Maybe in And I, not in real basketball.

[Just2McFly]

Maybe in And I, not in real basketball.
yeah yeah....its funny how you mention and 1 yet AI routinely roasted both of them during their careers and had a greater peak

[masonanddixon]

yeah yeah....its funny how you mention and 1 yet AI routinely roasted both of them during their careers and had a greater peak

Roasted them how...by leading his team to the lottery and multiple 1st rd exits in the East?

Ask 100 players and 100 will tell you they'd play with Kidd/Nash over Iverson

[Just2McFly]

Roasted them how...by leading his team to the lottery and multiple 1st rd exits in the East?

Ask 100 players and 100 will tell you they'd play with Kidd/Nash over Iverson
You can't talk about playoffs when Steve Nash has had some of the most talented rosters known to man and has never made the finals. I'm guessing it has something to do with his lack of defensive effort tho

[tpols]

You can't talk about playoffs when Steve Nash has had some of the most talented rosters known to man and has never made the finals. I'm guessing it has something to do with his lack of defensive effort tho

what about kidd leading the nets deeper than philly every year except 01(when kidd wasnt on the nets)?

[Jlamb47]

Iverson/ Nash
Kobe/ Carter
Tmac/ Pierce
Duncan/Dirk
Shaq/KG

[Just2McFly]

what about kidd leading the nets deeper than philly every year except 01(when kidd wasnt on the nets)?
Let's conveniently disregard the fact that their teams weren't the same in quality. In fact, I'm not even responding to you because you always find some new compartment in your gaping asshole to pull shit from. You should put that ass to good use and make some money being a drug mule or something.

[tpols]

damn.. struck a nerve that quick :oldlol:

You must like iverson more than I thought for that question to offend you..

[rzp]

Have it like the 2000 (2001?) All-Star game: Shaq at C, Duncan at PF, Garnett at SF. Unstoppable.

KG is amazing but no fkin way he would work at SF spot, no 3pt shot for the team, only kobe could hit to save his life (assuming Kidd as a starter).

[tpols]

KG is amazing but no fkin way he would work at SF spot, no 3pt shot for the team, only kobe could hit to save his life (assuming Kidd as a starter).

kidd isnt a bad spot up shooter.. he just cant shoot off the dribble. He's top five made 3s all time I think. KG and Duncan have good range out to just before the three.

[rzp]

better imho

C: Shaq/Yao
PF: Duncan/Garnett
SF: Paul Pierce/Ray Allen
SG: Kobe/Iverson
PG: Jason Kidd/Steve Nash

vs

C: Dwight Howard/ ***cone***
PF: Lebron/LaMarcus Aldridge
SF: Durant/Melo
SG: Wade/Westbrook
PG: CP3/Parker