Are the Lakers the greatest team ever assembled if every player was in their prime?
Prime:
Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant
Ron Artest (obviously his better years were under this name)
Pau Gasol
Dwight Howard
Jamison off the bench
Great case. Any better?
Possibly 1983 Lakers:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bob McAdoo
James Worthy
Byron Scott
Magic Johnson
Bench:
Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, Norm Nixon
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Celtics 2011 Starting five.
Shaq
KG
Pierce
Ray
Rondo
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C Shaquille O'Neal
PF Karl Malone
SF Devean George (weak link on team)
PG Gary Payton
SG Kobe Bryant
Plus Fisher, Horace Grant, and Rick Fox coming off bench. I think this team could take them
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2010-11 Celtics, 1985-86 Celtics, 1982-83 Lakers, 2003-04 Lakers, 1984-85 Sixers
All of them would be better than 2012-13 Lakers imo for that situation.
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The Celtics with Shaq are better if everyone is in their primes.
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[QUOTE=Horatio33]Celtics 2011 Starting five.
Shaq
KG
Pierce
Ray
Rondo[/QUOTE]
Definately a great case considering Jermaine O'Neal was on this squad
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I thought they also signed Grant Hill?
Am I wrong?
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Denis Johnson
Ainge
Larry Bird
Mchale
Bill Walton
Robert Parish and Wedman off the bench.
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[QUOTE=DaHeezy]Definately a great case considering Jermaine O'Neal was on this squad[/QUOTE]
+ sheed?
and havent finley been there recently?
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[QUOTE=tmacattack33]I thought they also signed Grant Hill?
Am I wrong?[/QUOTE]
LA Jr.
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1997-98 Rockets, not deep, but I think they'd be great
2001-02 Magic (Hill, Ewing, Grant, McGrady)
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[QUOTE=kurple]+ sheed?
and havent finley been there recently?[/QUOTE]
That was the previous season, with no Shaq
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[QUOTE=DaHeezy]That was the previous season, with no Shaq[/QUOTE]
weak
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Like everyone else stated, the 2011 Celtics. With Rondo running the point, KG and Shaq dominating the paint, along with Pierce and Ray spotting up shots.
Also, they're all good defensive players as well...