This starting five will beat any five in history, think of one that beats mine..

[tgan3]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.

[JohnFreeman]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.
Unless it's the playoffs or 6,4 Tony Allen is on him

[Smook A.]

Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Hakeem Olajuwon
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Your team just got raped. Hard.

[ralph_i_el]

My team that beats yours:

Allen Iverson (who will guard him?)
MJ
Bird
KG
Hakeem

[JohnFreeman]

Shaq
Duncan
LeBron
MJ
Magic

[NJW1247]

Dirk/Durant/Magic cant guard or hope to stop any of the all time great perimeter players, sorry bro.

Enjoyed the bedtime fantasy though

[tgan3]

Shaq
Hakeem
LeBron
MJ
Magic

Lebron will disappear in the 4th quarter and last I remembered in the Finals vs Nowitzki he loss, so Nowitzki with 4 other hall-of-fame players will easily trash Lebron.

[Marchesk]

Pippen
MJ
Hondo
Duncan
Russell

36 > ...

[JohnFreeman]

Lebron will disappear in the 4th quarter and last I remembered in the Finals vs Nowitzki he loss, so Nowitzki with 4 other hall-of-fame players will easily trash Lebron.
Yeah, because Durant can defend players :oldlol:

[tgan3]

My team that beats yours:

Allen Iverson (who will guard him?)
MJ
Bird
KG
Hakeem

Iverson is a low percentage shot-jacker, no one needs to guard him. In fact let him shoot and get the rebound.

[noob cake]

Lebron will disappear in the 4th quarter and last I remembered in the Finals vs Nowitzki he loss, so Nowitzki with 4 other hall-of-fame players will easily trash Lebron.

Why do you need LeBron to take any shot in the 4th? You have MJ and Hakeem for that.

[ralph_i_el]

Iverson is a low percentage shot-jacker, no one needs to guard him. In fact let him shoot and get the rebound.

Well if you coach your team they'll lose so this thread is pointless

[played0ut]

OP problem is you have TWO liabilities down low in the 4th. They can hack any of them.

Other than that probably most unguardable team.





I would go with team ultimate competitors-- the most ruthless players who would die to win.

Magic
Jordan
Bird/Pippen
Hakeem
Russell


These are some of the smartest and craftiest NBA players that can outsmart you, and are bloodthirstingly ruthless at wanting to win.

You can't ever underestimate the power of will in a game.

[dubeta]

Any all time starting 5 that doesnt have Bron and MJ is a complete fail. The rest of the positions are debatable both not those 2

PG- Bron
SG- MJ
SF- Bird
PF- Hakeem
C- Kareem

IMO this team would beat OP's team even though OP's team is full of shooters.

MJ can blow past Durant, and Bron would abuse Magic, Bird is a better Dirk, and Hakeem and Kareem nullify Shaq and Wilt

Watch the finals highlights to see Hakeem owning Shaq

[SillyRabbit]

Unless it's the playoffs or 6,4 Tony Allen is on him

Durant averaged 30 PPG in the Memphis series.

[JohnFreeman]

Durant averaged 30 PPG in the Memphis series.
Empty stats, we all saw him getting bullied

[Natureland]

Empty stats, we all saw him getting bullied
"Empty stats" in a series his team won? :roll:

[NJW1247]

Durant averaged 30 PPG in the Memphis series.

On severely lower FG% than the regular season...

[JohnFreeman]

"Empty stats" in a series his team won? :roll:
Thank Westbrook and Ibaka for that one

[dubeta]

"Empty stats" in a series his team won? :roll:

It took 7 games and a Zach Randolph suspension to beat a 7th seed team, durant choked deal with it

[Natureland]

Thank Westbrook and Ibaka for that one
Westbrook was better for the series, but Durant was the best player in the final two games.


It took 7 games and a Zach Randolph suspension to beat a 7th seed team, durant choked deal with it
So it's Durant's fault Randolph was a dumbass and punched Adams? Oh and he punched him in a game where Durant had finally pulled his head out of his ass and decided to be aggressive going to the basket. The result? OKC blowing out Memphis. They would have won Game 7 even if Randolph played.

It took Memphis 3 overtime games to get their three wins. OKC at one point in 3 of their 4 victories had comfortable leads. Plus Memphis was far better than their 7th seed record indicates, who beats them out East besides Miami?

[Natureland]

And OP I don't like the idea of Durant at the 2 nor Dirk at the 3 really. That's easily exploitable by a MJ/LeBron combo at the 2/3 by a team. Plus I question how well a Wilt/Shaq PF/C combo would co-exist as well.

[hangintheair]

PG: Earl Boykins
SG: Steve "Blake Mamba" Blake
SF: Brian "White Mamba" Scalabrine
PF: Matt "Red Rocket" Bonner
C: Chuck Hayes

Eat shit with this

[livingby3's]

Didn't want to take the players Op listed.
So I got

Gary Payton
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Kareem Jabber

[tgan3]

Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Hakeem Olajuwon
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Your team just got raped. Hard.

Its 50/50. Individually your players are better. But, im creating a team concept. Like how spurs can beat heat (even though heat is more talented on paper).

Mine is an inside-outside game, which statistically are the best shots to take.

[Beastmode88]

I guess OP forgot there's something called defense in the game. :facepalm

[CAstill]

Kobe
Jordan
Rodman
Kemp
Shaq

Good luck lol

[La Frescobaldi]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.

We're close. My all time starting 5:

Chamberlain C
Jabbar PF
West PG
Jordan SG
Bird SF

Magic off the bench - he can play any position so he's the ultimate 6th man.

* Shaq and #13 would be a battle royale for sure but Chamberlain wins it, he had far more moves and was more athletic not to mention the best defense I ever saw from anybody. Shaq isn't stopping Wilt, ever.

* Jordan destroys every molecule of Durant. KD would probably cry.

* Jabbar & Chamberlain at the 4 would be the hardest match..... I saw them duke it out plenty of times they were incredible, both of them.

* Bird wouldn't be able to stop the Ostrich, but my other two frontline guys do. At the other end, Dirk can't guard anyone on my team at all.

* Magic vs. Logo??? wow another fight for the ages right there. Logo was indomitable.

You have a great team, OP, but mine will conquer all!!!

[La Frescobaldi]

Its 50/50. Individually your players are better. But, im creating a team concept. Like how spurs can beat heat (even though heat is more talented on paper).

Mine is an inside-outside game, which statistically are the best shots to take.
Heat isn't more talented than Spurs, even on paper. Only LeBron

[tgan3]

Didn't want to take the players Op listed.
So I got

Gary Payton
Michael Jordan
LeBron James
Kevin Garnett
Kareem Jabber

No perimeter shooters, dare them to shoot, clog up the lane.

[Milbuck]

2012 Lebron
2003 Kobe
1991 Jordan
2003 Duncan
2000 Shaq

Coach: Pop

[Beastmode88]

2012 Lebron
2003 Kobe
1991 Jordan
2003 Duncan
2000 Shaq

Coach: Pop

I'd take isiah over kobe.

[tmacattack33]

If you want tall players to produce mismatches, you gotta also think of the other side of the court when your team is on defense.

Magic and Durant aren't really the best defenders...especially against quick guards.

Take Magic out and put in Jason Kidd. Kidd is still 6'4 and would easily post up 6 footers, but he can also defend those quick PG's on the other side. Or use Penny.

And for the same reason, you can take Durant out of there and put in T-mac/Kobe/Jordan.

[mr4speed]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.

You have a great team but I think this one can beat them. PG = Oscar - he is the greatest point guard ever not Magic. Oscar could handle Magic but Magic would not be able to handle the big O. SG = Jordan, he would destroy Durant. SF = Bird, tougher, better passer & rebounder and defender than Dirk. PF = Kareem to matchup with Wilt - this would be fun to watch-could go either way. C = Hakeem vs Shaq, another great matchup. No way to "prove" any of this. Too many good players to think any 5 are a lock.

[ralph_i_el]

Its 50/50. Individually your players are better. But, im creating a team concept. Like how spurs can beat heat (even though heat is more talented on paper).

Mine is an inside-outside game, which statistically are the best shots to take.
Your team gives up quickness at every perimeter position. Going to get exploited off the dribble

[Flash31]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.


Wait

Dirk at SF,KG at SG

um an all time team means not having James Harden or Joel Hands of Stone Anthony you do know that

Unless they re guarding traffic cones or trying to score on James HARDEN THAT team will get massacred.


An Wilt and Shaq with Wilt playing PF

Teams will play Hack a Shaq,Wilt
the whole game if they somehow can't stop them which in turn makes KD,DN ineffective

and All teams will pressure Magic and no one else on that team can handle the ball

Are you just going to high pass it,fo overhead passes
Shaq and Wilt basically take up the same spaces and Dirk at SF :facepalm
:oldlol:


Tony Allen,Chris Paul trouble KD and Durant couldn't guard Mario Chalmers and Mike Miller

Dirk got locked down by Udonis Haslem
Magic wasn't ever a good defender



Oscar
Jordan
Rodman
Karl Malone
Kareem

will murk that team

Jordan destroys KD phsyically and mentally
Rodman near kills Dirk
Oscar would shut Magic Down and well Magic would not be able to guard Oscar

They wouldn't need to shoot 3s
to even win

Dirk at SF,KD at SG,and Magic
Defense huh

[Bimbo Coles]

PG - Pop's pick
SG - Pop's pick
SF - Pop's pick
PF - Pop's pick
C - Pop's pick

Coach - Pop

You haven't a chance.

[kennethgriffin]

imaginary starting 5's?

mine takes the cake

PG - Spiderman
SG - The Flash
SF - Green Lantern
PF - Superman
C - the Hulk

6th man - Neo

[Flash31]

2012 Lebron
2003 Kobe
1991 Jordan
2003 Duncan
2000 Shaq

Coach: Pop


1964 Wilt
1995 Karl Malone
2009 Wade
1988 Isiah Thomas
1985 Larry Bird

Coach---Pat Riley

Offense,playmaking,defense,rebounding

[Fiddlesticks]

Magic Johnson
Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Josh Smith
Shaq

[dannysc305]

PG- Allen Iverson
SG- Michael Jordan
SF- LeBron James
PF- Dirk Nowitzki
C- Shaquille O'Neal

[dannysc305]

2012 Lebron
2003 Kobe
1991 Jordan
2003 Duncan
2000 Shaq

Coach: Pop

Stay true to position MJ is not a SF he's a SG. Same for Bron.

[Milbuck]

Stay true to position MJ is not a SF he's a SG. Same for Bron.
So OP can put KD at SG, Dirk at SF, and Wilt at PF but I can't make one little position change? MJ is totally capable of playing the 3, he's done it a lot in his career.

And Lebron is the prime example of a player transcending position. Confining him to one spot goes entirely against his game.

[Anaximandro1]

Pippen
Jordan
Garnett
Duncan
Robinson

[Mure]

PG: Bron
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: Duncan
C : Wilt

[Marchesk]

imaginary starting 5's?

mine takes the cake

PG - Spiderman
SG - The Flash
SF - Green Lantern
PF - Superman
C - the Hulk

6th man - Neo




PG Magneto
SG Sylar
SF Apocalypse
PF Doomsday
C Dr Manhattan

6th man - Agent Smith

[ZaaaaaH]

Stockton
West
Bird
McHale
Walton

GG

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Magic
MJ
LeBron
Bird
Russell

GG

[Marchesk]

Cousy
Arizin
Yardley
Schayes
Mikan

[Killbot]

PG: Steve "Blake Mamba" Blake
SG: Brandon "Yellow Mamba" Roy
SF: Brian "White Mamba" Scalabrine
PF: Matt "Red Rocket" Bonner
C: Glen "Fat Mamba" Davis

Eat shit with this

Fixed.

[Killbot]

imaginary starting 5's?

mine takes the cake

PG - Spiderman
SG - The Flash
SF - Green Lantern
PF - Superman
C - the Hulk

6th man - Neo



Coach Batman

[Marchesk]

Coach Batman

And I'll take Bane.

[Killbot]

And I'll take Bane.

You should have went with Ra's Al Ghoul.

[Marchesk]

You should have went with Ra's Al Ghoul.

D'oh!

[GimmeThat]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)



Jordan
Kobe
Lebron
Hakeem
DRob

(All in peak form)

[That_Admiral]

PG: Magic
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: Duncan
C: Russell

[La Frescobaldi]

Coach Batman
no Mr. Fantastic the genius dude of comics

[GimmeThat]

PG: Magic
SG: Jordan
SF: Bird
PF: Duncan
C: Russell

at least we both agree that UCLA products are best at being the 6th man on the best finals team ever.

[ReturnofJPR]

Iverson is a low percentage shot-jacker, no one needs to guard him. In fact let him shoot and get the rebound.

Lmfao

Prime iverson had the best crossover in the history of the game and drove the lane harder than anyone playing in the league today. He was fearless and didn't care about injuries. No one on the OP's team could guard a prime AI.

Iverson is called The Answer for a reason...

Young guns these days have no respect

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf3Ju1gT91k

[StephHamann]

PG Magic Johnson 6'9
SG Kevin Durant 6'10
SF Dirk Nowitzki 7'0
PF Wilt Chamberlain 7'1
C Shaq 7'1

(All in peak form)

Magic is the best point guard in NBA history, self-explanatory. The average height of PGs is 6'1. Magic can back down any PGs easily using strength and he has the height advantage when it comes to seeing over his man and passing. Defense wise, he will create trouble just based on his height alone. Outside shooting is not stellar but doesn't need to when there's Durant and Nowitzki to defer and Wilt and Shaq in the post.

Durant is tall lanky and unstoppable when pulling up 3's with his length. Super scorer who does it with incredible efficiency. Nowtizki, same thing and can back up any SF that guards him.

Wilt and Shaq in the post, do not need to explain much. Two most dominant big man of all time, they can just bully their way everytime in the post, or pass out from the high post to the open man. You probably need 4 NBA big men to guard these two in the post, even then good luck.

To sum it all, just the post presence of the two most dominant men who can pass out to two super lanky sharpshooters outside (virtually unstoppable given their height and length), and given the best PG in history to orchestrate the attack this five is a unstoppable force.

Jason Kidd
Michael Jordan
Bird
Duncan
Russell

Kidd guarded Lebron 2011 , so he can guard Magic

Jordan self explaining

Bird self explaining

Duncan owns dirk

Russell owns Wilt