Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?


1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron

2. Hakeem

3. Garnett

4. Dirk (bias?)

5. David Robinson

6. CP3

7. Ewing

8. Bird (because I have no idea how Wilt's game would translate in today's game)

9. Payton

10. Magic

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron

2. Hakeem

3. Garnett

4. Durant

5. Dr J

6. Chris Paul

7. Isiah Thomas

8. Larry Bird

9. Gary Payton

10. Magic

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Shaq

2. Kobe

3. Garnett

4. Durant

5. David Robinson

6. Chris Paul

7. Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird

9. Gary Payton

10. Magic

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

Didn't you just the other day say that players should be measured vs their peers and impact on the game? Not hypothetical time travel? Or am I thinking of someone else.


On topic: are you assuming what we knew on draft day, or what their careers became? If draft day, then I would take the bolded.


1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan - I couldn't decide. This ones tough.

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Shaq

2. Kobe

3. Garnett

4. Durant

5. Dr J

6. Chris Paul

7. Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird

9. Gary Payton

10. Magic

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

I'd start a franchise with....

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

I'm doing what op asked, I'm not measuring players.

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron

2. Kobe

3. Garnett

4. Durant

5. Dr J

6. Chris Paul

7. Isiah Thomas

8. Larry Bird

9. Gary Payton

10. Magic

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan

11. Russell Westbrook or Michael Jordan

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

1. Lebron or Shaq

2. Kobe or Hakeem

3. Wade or Garnett

4. Durant or Dirk

5. Dr J or David Robinson

6. Chris Paul or Dwight Howard

7. Isiah Thomas or Patrick Ewing

8. Larry Bird or Wilt

9. Gary Payton or Walt Frazier

10. Magic or Duncan

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

But you said you don't know how Wilt's game would translate today's game, which should be irrelevant.

Re: Which player would you take in each instance to start a franchise?
 

Why are so many people taking Durant over Dirk? :confusedshrug: