Is it the Lakers?
The Timberwolves?
The Heat?
The Clippers, OKC cannot be counted out. D Cousins looks most monstrous but as his front-line team altogether?
I got favorites like anybody but who is the 2011-12 best so far ?
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Is it the Lakers?
The Timberwolves?
The Heat?
The Clippers, OKC cannot be counted out. D Cousins looks most monstrous but as his front-line team altogether?
I got favorites like anybody but who is the 2011-12 best so far ?
Bulls IMO. Because they have a good bench. something the Knicks, Heat, Lakers, Clippers doesnt have
If the Knicks can get their shit together, then Melo, STAT, and Tyson are certainly one of the best.
[QUOTE=Sarcastic]If the Knicks can get their shit together, then Melo, STAT, and Tyson are certainly one of the best.[/QUOTE]
I'm total bias on these Knicks - either
A) that coach gets Carmelo Anthony to play team ball, or
B) that coach gets canned, or
C) the Knicks will be more of the last 35 years i.e., Drano tasted better
[QUOTE=Sarcastic]If the Knicks can get their shit together, then Melo, STAT, and Tyson are certainly one of the best.[/QUOTE]
forgot harrelson and jefferies
bulls
deng, booz, noah, taj, asik, brewer, korver
too much
Bulls
As far as starting gotta go with the Jazz. Jefferson/Millsap combination is deadly & severely overlooked by the casual fan.
forgot jazz.. but their frontline seems a lot better on paper than IRL
[QUOTE=Clocian-IGN]bulls
deng, booz, noah, taj, asik, brewer, korver
too much[/QUOTE]
I thought the Bulls were Rose, and only Rose?
[QUOTE=Sarcastic]I thought the Bulls were Rose, and only Rose?[/QUOTE]
theres more to the game than offense. rose is still the one who creates a lot of the offense, although will be reduced some by rip.
To use as a human shield? Wizards.
If not, the best one is Bulls.
[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]Is it the Lakers?
The Timberwolves?
The Heat?
The Clippers, OKC cannot be counted out. D Cousins looks most monstrous but as his front-line team altogether?
I got favorites like anybody but who is the 2011-12 best so far ?[/QUOTE]
How do you forget to mention the team with the best front court in the NBA. Deng Boozer Noah Taj Asik ?
[QUOTE=chairman]How do you forget to mention the team with the best front court in the NBA. Deng Boozer Noah Taj Asik ?[/QUOTE]
I should edit the thing and just list off the whole league.........I was just aiming to put out some suggestions.
Overall it's Chicago. I wouldn't give them the best starting front line, but the combination of their starters and bench guys, they're though to beat.
I personally wish they got just a little more out of them offensively, but what they do on the glass, defensive side of the ball, and even their ball movement can't be overlooked.
I wouldn't say there the best, but I think the addition of Kenyon Martin puts the Clippers up there.
The only team with a superstar which is the Knicks. Orlando too but their pf is soft. And why do people include sf as a frontcourt. They play outside. Frontcourt should only be centers and pfs.
I take the Jazz.
Hayward, Miles, Jefferson, Millsap, Kanter, Favors
The Knicks and Bulls right behind them
It's still Lakers and don't let insecure Kobrick stans tell you otherwise...if Bynum and Gasol got more touches and had offense run through them, they would still be raping the league
lakers, jazz. if zbo comes back then memphis is right back up there.
bulls have best depth
knicks have good players, but amar'e and tyson don't play like real big men on offense
it is still the lakers but they haven't been utilizing it right, imo.
The Lakers, it's just a shame that no one passes to them.
Best frontcourt? Lakers ezzz
Best depth? Jazz
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[QUOTE=colorz]I wouldn't say there the best, but I think the addition of Kenyon Martin puts the Clippers up there.[/QUOTE]
+1
Dj, Blake Griffin, Caron Butler, Kenyon Martin, Reggie Evans
Healthy Grizzllies: Gasol, Z-bo, Gay, Arthur, Speights, Haddadi, Cunningham, Young, Pondexter is one of the best. But they always have injury problems.
Gay, Zach Randolph, Gasol.. Gotta give a shoutout to Memphis.
Chicago have the best.
Miami have quality players. Lebron, Bosh, Haslem, Battier, Anthony, Mike Miller, James Jones. Definitely the best defensive front line. Then there is Curry, Juwan Howard and Pittman that don't get tat much playing time.
clips
Clippers followed by Jazz
Bulls and Jazz.
whichever jeremy lin runs.
[QUOTE=CeltsGarlic]whichever jeremy lin runs.[/QUOTE]
:bowdown:
Why are people including wing players here? Mike Miller, Korver, James Jones? Hell, even Gay, LeBron, or Deng are arguably wing players.
Anyway, defensively its Chicago. Offense goes to Lakers IMO. Depth Chicago.
[QUOTE=nightprowler10]Why are people including wing players here? Mike Miller, Korver, James Jones? Hell, even Gay, LeBron, or Deng are arguably wing players.
Anyway, defensively its Chicago. Offense goes to Lakers IMO. Depth Chicago.[/QUOTE]
Older heads (like mine) would think of front-line to be both Forwards and the Center, i.e., some GOAT front-lines would be -
Jackson, Chamberlain, Walker
Sanders, Russell, Havlicek
McHale, Parish, Bird
Garnett, Perkins, Pierce
sure, we are seeing the resurrection of the swing man - prototype John Havlicek - but that's just smart basketball
Butler, Griffin, Jordan make up a top 3 productive frontline in the NBA. Then you have Evans and Martin off the bench as two of the most productive back up bigs in the NBA. I'd say the Clippers belong in the discussion.
[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]Older heads (like mine) would think of front-line to be both Forwards and the Center, i.e., some GOAT front-lines would be -
Jackson, Chamberlain, Walker
Sanders, Russell, Havlicek
McHale, Parish, Bird
Garnett, Perkins, Pierce
sure, we are seeing the resurrection of the swing man - prototype John Havlicek - but that's just smart basketball[/QUOTE]
I'll give you LeBron, Deng, and Gay then. But Korver, James Jones, and Mike Miller are almost exclusively perimeter players.
Jazz
Lakers
Bulls
[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]Older heads (like mine) would think of front-line to be both Forwards and the Center, i.e., some GOAT front-lines would be -
[B]Jackson, Chamberlain, Walker [/B]
Sanders, Russell, Havlicek
McHale, Parish, Bird
Garnett, Perkins, Pierce
sure, we are seeing the resurrection of the swing man - prototype John Havlicek - but that's just smart basketball[/QUOTE]
Not only that front-line of Jackson, Walker, and Wilt...but HOFer Billy Cunningham coming off the bench. Undoubtably the greatest front-line ever assembled in the history of the NBA.
[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]I got favorites like anybody but who is the 2011-12 best so far ?[/QUOTE]
I'd go with the Memphis Grizzlies:
A solid all-around C in Gasol the younger
A bull of a low-post option in Z-Bo
A sleek swingman in Gay
Too bad Z-Bo is injured, so they haven't been together much this year.
[I]All-time frontline?[/I]
67 Sixers (Stilt, Chet the Jet, & Jackson)
77 Sixers (Dr. J, McGinnis, Dawkins)
86 Celtics (Bird, McHale, Chief)
97 Rockets (Dream, Sir Charles, Clyde the Glide)
99 Spurs (Admiral, Big Fundamental, Elliott)
10 Lakers (Bynum, Gasol, Odom)
[QUOTE=Gotterdammerung]I'd go with the Memphis Grizzlies:
A solid all-around C in Gasol the younger
A bull of a low-post option in Z-Bo
A sleek swingman in Gay
Too bad Z-Bo is injured, so they haven't been together much this year.
[I]All-time frontline?[/I]
[B]67 Sixers (Stilt, Chet the Jet, & Jackson)[/B]
77 Sixers (Dr. J, McGinnis, Dawkins)
86 Celtics (Bird, McHale, Chief)
97 Rockets (Dream, Sir Charles, Clyde the Glide)
99 Spurs (Admiral, Big Fundamental, Elliott)
10 Lakers (Bynum, Gasol, Odom)[/QUOTE]
Once again, HOFer Billy Cunningham, and his 18.5 ppg off the bench, too. No other front-line in the history of the NBA was even close to the domination that the '67 Sixers pounded their peers with.
[QUOTE=Gotterdammerung]I'd go with the Memphis Grizzlies:
A solid all-around C in Gasol the younger
A bull of a low-post option in Z-Bo
A sleek swingman in Gay
Too bad Z-Bo is injured, so they haven't been together much this year.
[I]All-time frontline?[/I]
67 Sixers (Stilt, Chet the Jet, & Jackson)
77 Sixers (Dr. J, McGinnis, Dawkins)
86 Celtics (Bird, McHale, Chief)
97 Rockets (Dream, Sir Charles, Clyde the Glide)
99 Spurs (Admiral, Big Fundamental, Elliott)
10 Lakers (Bynum, Gasol, Odom)[/QUOTE]
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