Best Starting Five in NBA history.

[Showtime]

'67 and '83 sixers deserve mention.

[Fatal9]

Mchale, Bird and Ainge?

3 Unathletic weak, overrated players who would get killed today.





its almost laughable.

2008 Celtics would sweep them.

Your act is becoming jaded dude.

[soadrules]

Again showing your stupidity.

Harper= DJ
Jordan>Ainge
Pippen>Bird
Rodman>Mchale
Parish>longely

Bulls have advantage in 4 out of 5 positions

Bird = Defensive liablity, pippen = best deefender in NBA at the time
Rodman = 19 rpg in modern era woudl tear mchale apart.
Jordan = nothing needs to be said.

What the heck?

Pippen is better than Bird? Okayyy...

[97 bulls]

how bout the 97 bulls? they could start:

pg pippen 6'7
sg jordan 6'6
sf kukoc 6'11
pf rodman 6'8
c bison dele or brian williams 6'11

no one can beat this line up

[momo]

82-83 sixers lineup was a monster.
Moses Malone
Maurice Cheeks
Andrew Toney
Julius Erving

Bobby Jones
(jones often did not start, but he was the man... lots of guys started in the last slot)

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Look, for the young kids reading the trols saying McHale was not great, watch the games before you believe it. He was SICK. An argument can be made for him as the best power forward ever. Yea. Maybe better than Duncan. Maybe better than the Mailman, Barkley and so on.

[dnyk1337]

I suggest for everyone to report KB42 every time he makes a stupid post. This guy needs to be banned... seriously.

[snipes12]

what matters is team chemistry than individual match ups
detroit04>>>>>>>>>>>>>celtics08
i would also want to consider the 05 pacers

tinsley
jackson
artest
oneal
foster

[1987_Lakers]

how bout the 97 bulls? they could start:

pg pippen 6'7
sg jordan 6'6
sf kukoc 6'11
pf rodman 6'8
c bison dele or brian williams 6'11

no one can beat this line up

'86 Celtics still had a better starting 5.

DJ < Pippen
Ainge < MJ
Bird > Kukoc
McHale > Rodman
Parish > Dele or Williams

Plus that wasn't even the Bulls starting line-up.

[Kiddlovesnets]

what matters is team chemistry than individual match ups
detroit04>>>>>>>>>>>>>celtics08
i would also want to consider the 05 pacers

tinsley
jackson
artest
oneal
foster

Lol the 04 Nets can definitely beat this Pacers team if everyone stays healthy:

C Alonzo Mourning
PF Kenyon Martin
SF Richard Jefferson
SG Kerry Kittles
PG Jason Kidd

[97 bulls]

'86 Celtics still had a better starting 5.

DJ < Pippen
Ainge < MJ
Bird > Kukoc
McHale > Rodman
Parish > Dele or Williams

Plus that wasn't even the Bulls starting line-up.

let me start by saying i look at everything not just whos the better scorer. cuz id rather have rodman than mchale. i really think that mchale and parrish are overated. you look at the better scoring team and thats not even true.

[1987_Lakers]

let me start by saying i look at everything not just whos the better scorer. cuz id rather have rodman than mchale. i really think that mchale and parrish are overated. you look at the better scoring team and thats not even true.

What? That's not true. The '86 starters were just plain better. They were better inside, passing, & had better chemistry. That's not to say the Bulls starters were bad.

Rodman was great, but McHale was just better and Parish was better than any of the Bulls big men. You're just in denial. The C's have advantages in 4 of the 5 positions, just accept it.

[biisak]

Mchale, Bird and Ainge?

3 Unathletic weak, overrated players who would get killed today.



its almost laughable.

2008 Celtics would sweep them.

So you

[97 bulls]

What? That's not true. The '86 starters were just plain better. They were better inside, passing, & had better chemistry. That's not to say the Bulls starters were bad.

Rodman was great, but McHale was just better and Parish was better than any of the Bulls big men. You're just in denial. The C's have advantages in 4 of the 5 positions, just accept it.

and here we go again. why is mchale better cuz hes a better scorer? and that particular lineup including rodman and williams were all excellent passers and decision makers. and while we can go back and forth about whos offense is better, the bulls are light years better on defense. but that doesnt matter to you.

[97 bulls]

finally... someone who understands that the solution isn't always "add another all star".

i agree. and he was great in the role he played.

[schism206]

Again showing your stupidity.
Harper= DJ
Jordan>Ainge
Pippen>Bird
Rodman>Mchale
Parish>longely
Bulls have advantage in 4 out of 5 positions
Bird = Defensive liablity, pippen = best deefender in NBA at the time
Rodman = 19 rpg in modern era woudl tear mchale apart.
Jordan = nothing needs to be said.

I agree. The perimeter defense of jordan harper and pippen was a nightmare for opponents with their height and wingspan to go along with their defensive IQ and skills. Harper averaged around 20points 5 rebounds 5 assists 2 steal per game player before going to the bulls and accepting his position as a role player so he was no slouch. Pippen's defense gives him the edge over Bird. Rodman was basically the greatest rebounder ever and a big time hustle player who did the little things that don't show up in stats and got in people's heads. Overall the Celts team has a scoring edge but I think the defensive edge of the bulls far exceeds that. But yes longley gets owned by parish hands down. Even though Dennis Rodman said the competition in the NBA wasn't as good that year as some previous years, 72-10 and the domination in the playoffs cannot be touched.