All Decade Team 50s vs 60s vs 70s vs 80s vs 90s vs 00 vs 10s

[Round Mound]

Which Decade Wins The Most Battles?

- (Bench)

50s

PG: Bob Cousy (*)
SG: Bill Sharman (Paul Arizin)
SF: Maurice Stokes (Neil Johnston)
PF: Bob Pettit (Dolph Schayes)
C: Bill Russell (George Mikan)

60s

PG: Oscar Robertson (Hal Greer)
SG: Jerry West (Dave Bing/Earl Monroe)
SF: Elgin Baylor (Jerry Lucas)
PF: Willis Reed ("could shoot from a far, kinda of a stretch 4,/ Wes Unseld)
C: Wilt Chamberlain (Bill Russell)

70s

PG: Walt Fraizer (Nate Archibald)
SG: Jerry West (Earl Monroe)
SF: Julius Erving (John Havlizek/Rick Barry)
PF: Elvin Hayes/Bob McAdoo
C: Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Bill Walton)

80s

PG: Magic Johnson (Isiah Thomas)
SG: Michael Jordan (Clyde Drexler)
SF: Larry Bird (Julius Eving/Dominique Wilkins)
PF: Kevin McHale (Charles Barkley/Karl Malone/Ralph Sampson)
C: Moses Malone (Hakeem Olajuwon/Kareem Abdull Jabbar)

90s:

PG: John Stockton (Gary Payton/Jason Kidd)
SG: Michael Jordan (Penny Hardaway/Mitch Richmond)
SF: Charles Barkley (Scottie Pippen/Grant Hill)
PF: Karl Malone (Shawn Kemp/Chris Webber/Vin Baker)
C: Hakeem Olajuwon (Shaquille O Neal/David Robinson/Patrick Ewing)

00s:

PG: Jason Kidd (Steve Nash/Allen Iverson)
SG: Kobe Bryant (Dwyane Wade/Tracy McGrady)
SF: Kevin Garnett (Lebron James)
PF: Tim Duncan (Dirk Nowitzki)
C: Shaquille O Neal (Yao Ming)

10s:

PG: Chris Paul (Russel Westbrook/Derrik Rose)
SG: James Harden (Dwyane Wade/Kobe Bryant)
SF: Lebron James (Kevin Durant)
PF: Tim Duncan (Pau Gasol/Blake Griffin)
C: Dwight Howard (Andrew Bynum)

WHO WINS MOST TIMES?

40s Decade Anyone?

[SHAQisGOAT]

Putting it that way, I think it's definitely the 80's squad...

Shouldn't repeat players to make it more interesting.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Why is Kevin Garnett starting at SF? And Durant is not starting at the 2 for team 10s?

[Im Still Ballin]

Which Decade Wins The Most Battles?

- (Bench)

50s

PG: Bob Cousy (*)
SG: Bill Sharman (Paul Arizin)
SF: Maurice Stokes (Neil Johnston)
PF: Bob Pettit (Dolph Schayes)
C: Bill Russell (George Mikan)

60s

PG: Oscar Robertson (Hal Greer)
SG: Jerry West (Dave Bing/Earl Monroe)
SF: Elgin Baylor (Jerry Lucas)
PF: Willis Reed ("could shoot from a far, kinda of a stretch 4,/ Wes Unseld)
C: Wilt Chamberlain (Bill Russell)

70s

PG: Walt Fraizer (Nate Archibald)
SG: Jerry West (Earl Monroe)
SF: Julius Erving (John Havlizek/Rick Barry)
PF: Elvin Hayes/Bob McAdoo
C: Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Bill Walton)

80s

PG: Magic Johnson (Isiah Thomas)
SG: Michael Jordan (Clyde Drexler)
SF: Larry Bird (Julius Eving/Dominique Wilkins)
PF: Kevin McHale (Charles Barkley/Karl Malone/Ralph Sampson)
C: Moses Malone (Hakeem Olajuwon/Kareem Abdull Jabbar)

90s:

PG: John Stockton (Gary Payton/Jason Kidd)
SG: Michael Jordan (Penny Hardaway/Mitch Richmond)
SF: Charles Barkley (Scottie Pippen/Grant Hill)
PG: Karl Malone (Shawn Kemp/Chris Webber/Vin Baker)
C: Hakeem Olajuwon (Shaquille O Neal/David Robinson/Patrick Ewing)

00s:

PG: Jason Kidd (Steve Nash/Allen Iverson)
SG: Kobe Bryant (Dwyane Wade/Tracy McGrady)
SF: Kevin Garnett (Lebron James)
PF: Tim Duncan (Dirk Nowitzki)
C: Shaquille O Neal (Yao Ming)

10s:

PG: Chris Paul (Russel Westbrook/Derrik Rose)
SG: Kobe Bryant (James Harden/Dwyane Wade)
SF: Lebron James (Kevin Durant)
PF: Tim Duncan (Pau Gasol/Blake Griffin)
C: Dwight Howard (Andrew Bynum)

WHO WINS MOST TIMES?

40s Decade Anyone?
Malone is a PF and was 2nd to Malone. He was only relevant for barely half of the 90's anyways. Pippen starts at SF. Change it.

[Round Mound]

Why is Kevin Garnett starting at SF?

Cause he played some SF seasons in 00s and because he was too good to be a bench player just under Duncan. Very similar scenario betwen Chuck and Karl in the 90s. Both Kevin and Duncan have a very similar level of play: Duncan edges in the rebounding, ballhandling, rim protection and post play department; while Garnett edges in the passing, fiinishing, mid range shooting and floor defense department.

[Round Mound]

Malone is a PF and was 2nd to Malone. He was only relevant for barely half of the 90's anyways. Pippen starts at SF. Change it.

Barkley could play SF instead of Pippen during half court situations. Fast pace game, yup...Pippen is the SF.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Cause he played some SG seasons in 00s and because he was too good to be a bench player just under Duncan. Very similar scenario betwen Chuck and Karl in the 90s. Both Kevin and Duncan have a very similar level of play: Duncan edges in the rebounding, ballhandling, rim protection and post play department; while Garnett edges in the passing, fiinishing, mid range shooting and floor defense department.
Then why is Durant not starting at 2 for team 10s? And lol at Kobe being better than Harden or even Wade this decade...And Rose over Curry?

[Round Mound]

Then why is Durant not starting at 2 for team 10s? And lol at Kobe being better than Harden or even Wade this decade...And Rose over Curry?

Durant is in the bench as a SF for 10s, he still has not passed Lebron but you a re probably right in the case of Kobe being better than Harden or Wade. :applause:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Durant is in the bench as a SF for 10s, he still has not passed Lebron but you a re probably right in the case of Kobe being better than Harden or Wade. :applause:
Durant is very capable of starting at the 2, though. and has played there in his career. much like KG at SF...except his skillset is even more suited to it

[Round Mound]

Durant is very capable of starting at the 2, though. and has played there in his career. much like KG at SF...except his skillset is even more suited to it

True but mostly offensively not so much defensively. Durant will own the late 2010s and early-mid 2020s though...

[bdreason]

Late 80's is the pinnacle of the sport. I was raised on 90's (defensive) basketball though, and I like the balance of that team, so I'll take them. That 90's squad is the best defensively of all-time, no doubt about that.

[Chief Keef]

why is bynum there but no marc gasol

[Pushxx]

I'll take the 80s team for sure.

[Crystallas]

Havlizek


Who?

[sundizz]

This is stupid.

You need to make realistic "teams" not just all-star squads, cuz that wouldn't be the best possible team. Impossible without knowing the players well though.

For example for the 10's I'd put as the best "team" but not necessarily the best players:

Curry
Durant
James (but basically plays point guard)
Bosh
Gasol

This way Lebron's ball dominant style is complemented by knock down/efficient shooters in Curry, Durant and Bosh. The secondary option of playing through Gasol in the post takes advantage of the cutting etc. The fast break option of Lebron with Curry on a wing and Durant is basically unstoppable. You get at worse 2 points and likely 3 points.

That'd beat every other team (of the 10's) out there because they'd outscore everyone and play the best team ball.

[LAZERUSS]

Jerry Lucas was basically a PF, ala Kevin Love, and like Love, had legitimate 3pt range ("the Lucas Layup.")

And I would have had Rick Barry as the backup SF (albeit, he only played two seasons in the NBA.)

[LAZERUSS]

I would take the 80's team.

IMHO, the most talented era, with the greatest teams.

The Sixers of the first half of the decade; the "Bad Boys" in the last half of the decade; and the Celtics and Lakers in the entire decade.

And those rosters were generally stacked from top-to-bottom, too.

[swagga]

I would take the 80's team.

IMHO, the most talented era, with the greatest teams.

The Sixers of the first half of the decade; the "Bad Boys" in the last half of the decade; and the Celtics and Lakers in the entire decade.

And those rosters were generally stacked from top-to-bottom, too.

the old man is right on this one. The 80s was beyond stacked.

[HOoopCityJones]

00's squad is beating everyone.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

00's squad is beating everyone.

Prime Duncan.

:bowdown:

[julizaver]

I would take the 80's team.

IMHO, the most talented era, with the greatest teams.

The Sixers of the first half of the decade; the "Bad Boys" in the last half of the decade; and the Celtics and Lakers in the entire decade.

And those rosters were generally stacked from top-to-bottom, too.

The so called Golden Era ...

[Round Mound]

90s and 00s Team Are My 2 Favorites. Although As a Whole...The 80s Was The Best Era In General

[Straight_Ballin]

The 80's for sure

[G0ATbe]

00s stomp everyone else. Prime 81be, nuff said.

[ShawkFactory]

I'm all for the Golden Age but that 2000s team is TOUGH. Bron, Wade, and TMac off the bench? Those three guys had some of the best peaks of all time in those years. And Kidd is the perfect PG to deal with all the commotion. They'd be tough to beat.

[Round Mound]

Out of the topic: I wonder how this team would do against the 90s and 00s teams?

C: Wilt Chamberlain
PF: Bill Russell
SF: Elgin Baylor
SG: Jerry West
PG: Oscar Robertson

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[97 bulls]

Which Decade Wins The Most Battles?

- (Bench)

50s

PG: Bob Cousy (*)
SG: Bill Sharman (Paul Arizin)
SF: Maurice Stokes (Neil Johnston)
PF: Bob Pettit (Dolph Schayes)
C: George Mikan

60s

PG: Oscar Robertson (Hal Greer)
SG: Jerry West (Dave Bing/Earl Monroe)
SF: Elgin Baylor (Jerry Lucas)
PF: Willis Reed ("could shoot from a far, kinda of a stretch 4,/ Wes Unseld)
C: Wilt Chamberlain (Bill Russell)

70s

PG: Walt Fraizer (Nate Archibald)
SG: Jerry West (Earl Monroe)
SF: Julius Erving (John Havlizek/Rick Barry)
PF: Elvin Hayes/Bob McAdoo
C: Kareem Abdul Jabbar (Bill Walton)

80s

PG: Magic Johnson (Isiah Thomas)
SG: Clyde Drexler
SF: Larry Bird (Dominique Wilkins)
PF: Kevin McHale (/Ralph Sampson)
C: Moses Malone (Kareem Abdull Jabbar)

90s:

PG: John Stockton (Gary Payton)
SG: Michael Jordan (Penny Hardaway/Mitch Richmond)
SF: Charles Barkley (Scottie Pippen/Grant Hill)
PG: Karl Malone (Shawn Kemp/Chris Webber)
C: Hakeem Olajuwon (/David Robinson/Patrick Ewing)

00s:

PG: Jason Kidd (Steve Nash/Allen Iverson)
SG: Kobe Bryant (Dwyane Wade/Tracy McGrady)
SF: Kevin Garnett
PF: Tim Duncan (Dirk Nowitzki)
C: Shaquille O Neal (Yao Ming)

10s:

PG: Chris Paul (Russel Westbrook/Derrik Rose)
SG: James Harden
SF: Lebron James (Kevin Durant)
PF: Pau Gasol(/Blake Griffin)
C: Dwight Howard (Andrew Bynum)

WHO WINS MOST TIMES?

40s Decade Anyone?
Fixed. Going with 90s

[jongib369]

60s

C-Wilt-Kareem-Thurmond-Bellamy
PF-Russell-Pettit-Reed-Hayes
SF-Barry-Elgin-Johnson-Havlicek
SG-West-Jones-Greer
PG-Oscar-Frazier-Cousy-Rodgers-KC Jones

[secund2nun]

I'd pick the 2000s.

For the starting lineup I'd have this:

CP3
Wade
Lebron
Duncan
Shaq

With a bench of:

Nash, Kidd, Kobe, KG, Dirk, Tmac, Ming, Howard.




No one would be able to stop the front court of Peak Shaq and Peak Duncan. Throw in peak KG and 2009 Lebron and it would be scary.

I wonder how the OP's idea of KG as SF would work. If doing that I'd have the following lineup:

CP3
Lebron
KG
Duncan
Shaq

[LongLiveTheKing]

The 2010 team is constructed horribly.
It should be
CP3/Westbrook/Curry
Wade/Harden
Lebron/KD
Bosh/Griffin/Aldridge
Dwight/Marc Gasol/Cousins

[Round Mound]

Charles Barkley & Karl Malone vs Lebron James & Tim Duncan.

That Would Be An Epic Forward Matchup :applause:

[Smoke117]

What a bunch of ****ing horse shit. You actually make it say SF not Forward and than pick Charles Barkley? He has never been known as anything BUT A PF. You can't just put him there to fit your stupid goddamn charles barkley ccok sucking agenda.

[Round Mound]

What a bunch of ****ing horse shit. You actually make it say SF not Forward and than pick Charles Barkley? He has never been known as anything BUT A PF. You can't just put him there to fit your stupid goddamn charles barkley ccok sucking agenda.

Same Thing Many do Putting Bill Russel at PF Having Wilt or Kareem at Center for the All Time Team. I Have No Agenda Since Having Karl Malone and Charles Barkley at Forwards on a Face Paced Breakaway Team....Would Be Insane! (it did happen on the Dream Team sometimes!)

Charles did however play SF from 89-91

[KobesFinger]

I'd have Pippen starting over Chuck at SF because he won rings there and played with Jordan, whereas Chuck played there for 3 years as you say. His best years were at the 4, so I'd put him there.

LeBron would start at SF. The 00s team would be

Kidd (Nash)
Kobe (Wade, Allen)
LeBron (McGrady, Pierce)
Duncan (Garnett, Nowitzki)
Shaq (Yao)

But in terms of chemistry and fit I'd have KG or Dirk starting over Duncan and Pierce starting over LeBron just because Shaq means Duncan and LeBron's games are impacted.

[L.Kizzle]

Neil Johnston is a center, not SF.
Stokes was a PF.
Bob Davies for back-up PG.


Cousy/Davies
Sharman/
Arizin/George Yardley/Cliff Hagan
Schayes/Joe Fulks/Stokes
Mikan/Johnston/Ed Macauley

[Round Mound]

Till now the most awaited matchup would probably be the 90s vs the 00s. :applause:

[LAZERUSS]

How about ONE season, and including the ABA players?

Say 12 players.

1971-72...

West
Frazier
Goodrich
Archibald
Cowens
Issel
Barry
Dr. J
Haywood
Gilmore
Wilt
Kareem

[Round Mound]

How about ONE season, and including the ABA players?

Say 12 players.

1971-72...

West
Frazier
Goodrich
Archibald
Cowens
Issel
Barry
Dr. J
Haywood
Gilmore
Wilt
Kareem

:bowdown: :applause:

[ciaguy23]

why is garnett at the 3?

[jaybee682]

Idk which team would win. Each team is great. With me it's a tossup between the 80's or 90's with 00's a close third.

[deja vu]

1. 90s
2. 2000s
3. 80s
4. 70s
5. 60s
6. 50s

Not including the 2010s because we're still halfway there.