Which of these all-time great starting 5's would you choose?

[SouBeachTalents]

Team 1
PG- Oscar
SG- Kobe
SF- Baylor
PF- Barkley
C- Russell

Team 2
PG- Kidd
SG- Jordan
SF- Dr. J
PF- Malone
C- Wilt

Team 3
PG- Stockton
SG- West
SF- Bird
PF- Duncan
C- Kareem

Team 4
PG- Isiah
SG- Drexler
SF- LeBron
PF- KG
C- Shaq

Team 5
PG- Magic
SG- Wade
SF- Havlicek
PF- Dirk
C- Hakeem

[senelcoolidge]

Team 2. Jordan and Wilt pretty much can dominate anyone else. Now would their ego's clash not so sure. Wilt could be the #1 option or just defend and rebound if he had to. Dr. J seems underrated on these boards. He was a great player. I'm not a Kidd fan but he was always a terrific distributor..he wouldn't have to score anyway with that team. Wilt and MJ could lock down anyone. Malone could not be stopped in the post and he had the mid range game.

[inclinerator]

team 3

[russwest0]

Team 2.

GOAT Player alltime (Jordan)
GOAT PF (Malone)

Surrounded with Kidd who is a perfect fit
Dr. J who could fit in just fine
and Wilt, who may or may not fit but will dominate regardless.

[BigTicket]

I would take team 3. It has by far the best shooting, Duncan/Kareem in the post is unstopable, and Stockton would be the perfect unselfish distributor.

[dubeta]

Team 4


Bran and Shaq together??

[VengefulAngel]

Team 4 is pretty damn awesome, but have to go with Team 2.


1)Team 2
2)Team 4
3)Team 3

[Milbuck]

Team 3...Bird/Duncan/Kareem with Stockton feeding them, and West/Bird in the clutch? Just absurd.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

Team 3
PG- Stockton
SG- West
SF- Bird
PF- Duncan
C- Kareem


Stockton pick/roll with Duncan/Kareem = rape
Then you got West, Stockton and Bird spreading the floor out for bigs that already have decent midrange jumpers and nigh-unstoppable post moves.

Team 3 rapes harder than a sexually depraved black man in prison.

IMO: Team 3>Team 2>Team 1>Team 4>Team 5<<---They got Hakeem, but aside from him no one else can defend at least at sub-elite levels. They drop the soap first.

[L.Kizzle]

Right off the bat, Team 1 is too small. You got four players between 6'5 and 6'6 and your center is 6'9.

Than, team 5 is while bigger than Team 1 is not strong enough down low.

That leaves Team 2, 3 and 4 as your options.

You got frontlines of Wilt, K. Malone and Doc vs. Kareem, Duncan and Bird or Shaq, KG and Bron. Bird will stretch the floor vs. Bron and Doc running the wings.

It's really a toss-up between the middle teams. Team 3 has the shooting of Stock, West and Bird but don't really have that athletic wing and Team 2 and 4 have two is Jordan and Doc vs. Drexler and LeBron.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

2 and 4 seem to have the two best defenses, imo.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

Right off the bat, Team 1 is too small. You got four players between 6'5 and 6'6 and your center is 6'9.

Than, team 5 is while bigger than Team 1 is not strong enough down low.

That leaves Team 2, 3 and 4 as your options.

You got frontlines of Wilt, K. Malone and Doc vs. Kareem, Duncan and Bird or Shaq, KG and Bron. Bird will stretch the floor vs. Bron and Doc running the wings.

It's really a toss-up between the middle teams. Team 3 has the shooting of Stock, West and Bird but don't really have that athletic wing and Team 2 and 4 have two is Jordan and Doc vs. Drexler and LeBron.
What are they gonna do? Drive into Karl/Wilt or Duncan/Kareem all the time? I have no doubt that MJ can get his against these bigs, but I'm unsure of the other athletic wings. At least MJ, and to an extent Drexler had a solid jumper to rely on if they can't attack the paint effectively. Lebron and Dr. J are basically upgraded Niques.

[L.Kizzle]

What are they gonna do? Drive into Karl/Wilt or Duncan/Kareem all the time? I have no doubt that MJ can get his against these bigs, but I'm unsure of the other athletic wings. At least MJ, and to an extent Drexler had a solid jumper to rely on if they can't attack the paint effectively. Lebron and Dr. J are basically upgraded Niques.
Once they use their quickness, first steps and get passed their defenders someone is gonna come to help. Drexler drives past West and gets to the lane where Duncan or Kareem is waiting. One of them is going for the block and when they do, Clyde was a great passes, dumps it off to KG or Shaq for the easy deuce.

No one is getting double teamed, but when someone gets by their man, help will be on the way. That's when the athletic wings come into play,

[pauk]

Prime Shaq + Lebron is just way to OP, ill go with Team 4.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

Once they use their quickness, first steps and get passed their defenders someone is gonna come to help. Drexler drives past West and gets to the lane where Duncan or Kareem is waiting. One of them is going for the block and when they do, Clyde was a great passes, dumps it off to KG or Shaq for the easy deuce.

No one is getting double teamed, but when someone gets by their man, help will be on the way. That's when the athletic wings come into play,
If Clyde drives, then passes, the bigs would clog up the paint and deny it for ANYONE. He could give it to KG since he has a solid jumper, but Shaq needs to have the net right under him to score.

He was MDE backing down the likes of Divac, old Mutombo, Mourning, Wallace, but against Kareem/Duncan or Wilt/Malone, he's a 27/12 at best which is still great.

Then you got Thomas who was more a passer with an OK at best jumper and Lebron who's streaky shooter. Hot in some nights, cold in others.

[TheReal Kendall]

Team 2 or 3. If I had to only pick one it would probably be Team 3. Would love to see these teams play each other in a tournament.

[scm5]

Team #4 is incredibly stacked

[That_Admiral]

Team 3!

[Harison]

1. Team 3 for me.

Dominant and well balanced offense, dominant defense (prime Kareem was a monster too), two of the clutchiest players ever in Bird and West. Very good range and floor spreading.

Great overall passing, unselfish players who can play well off-the-ball too.

They have no weaknesses to exploit, and to top all of that, I think their chemistry would be great too.

2. A tie between T4 and T2. Great great teams, but IMO would lose to T3 in the series.

4. Team 1.

5. Team 5.

[rmt]

Team 3 - no ego problems

[robert_shaww]

team 3.

not even close.

(top C ever, top PF ever, top SF ever and 2nd PG ever)

[JohnFreeman]

team 4

[Fudge]

Team 3 and 5 are the best ones, IMO. They'd actually work.

[T_L_P]

Team 3*
Team 2
Team 5
Team 4
Team 1

*Pass first PG, two clutch scorers who can pass, defensive anchor with an elite post game, best big man ever. :bowdown:

[Leroy Jetson]

Team 3 is unstoppable.

[Graviton]

Team 3 has the perfect combination, and all of them know their roles. Team 4 won't have enough shots to go around, they are all #1 options.

[RRR3]

Team 3 seems like it would work well together at least I think so based on my meager basketball knowledge

[Fudge]

Team 5 getting low key underrated. Dirk and Hakeem big man combo doe. :biggums:

[bigt]

Team 3. I love the Dirk/Hakeem and Bron/Shaq combos, but as a complete, well rounded and near unstoppable team 3 is built really well. Best frontcourt of the bunch, would love to watch the passing between Duncan and Bird alone, not to mention the pick n rolls with Stockton.

Magic, Wade and Hakeem on the fastbreak would be a heck of a sight though

[ImKobe]

That first team is interesting

Kobe, Oscar & Baylor on the perimeter, no1 can stop them in their primes, prime Russell owned the entire league, including Wilt, Barkley is a ****ing beast.

Shaq was only as great while playing next to Kobe, I don't know if he'd be as good with Lebron.

So underrated.

[bizil]

I would say team 3 because they can space the floor in a manner the other teams can't. Plus Stockton and West is a very scrappy and heady defensive backcourt. They say West was really 6'4, so I guess he wouldn't give up as much height as many would think. But any defensive problems would be fixed with Duncan and Kareem in back protecting the paint. And on offense, Kareem, and Duncan would work excellent with each other. The High-Low game would be murder. And they are two of the top four technicians on the block ever ALONG with Hakeem and McHale. This team can legit say they have FIVE GREAT PASSERS on the court.

However that doesn't mean the other teams couldn't beat them in a series either. Especially the squad with Jordan and Wilt. But on paper, I would pick team 3 because they would gel the best.

[VengefulAngel]

Could we have year's please?

[miles berg]

Team 2 would dominate. Jordan & a Wilt together...wow.

[ninephive]

Team 4


Bran and Shaq together??
We've already seen what Lebron & Shaq together results in: a second round exit in a weak Eastern Conference.

:bowdown:

[riseagainst]

We've already seen what Lebron & Shaq together results in: a second round exit in a weak Eastern Conference.

:bowdown:

:lol

[Demitri98]

Team 3 would destroy everyone else with their teamwork and passing.

Here's the question: Who is team captain? :eek:

[MrC1991]

Honestly Team 3.

[zoom17]

Team 3 with Team 4 being a close second.

[SouBeachTalents]

Standings so far, Team 3 running away with it

Team 1: 0
Team 2: 4
Team 3: 18
Team 4: 5
Team 5: 0

[moe94]

That first team is interesting

Kobe, Oscar & Baylor on the perimeter, no1 can stop them in their primes, prime Russell owned the entire league, including Wilt, Barkley is a ****ing beast.

Shaq was only as great while playing next to Kobe, I don't know if he'd be as good with Lebron.

So underrated.
:biggums: