Who Would You Rather...

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Who would you rather take for their whole career ( NOT "who had the better career" for active careers just project their career):

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Gary Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire
Yao Ming or Brad Dougherty

Bold the ones you'd take and give a reason if you'd like to

I'll add more if I think of any

[SouBeachTalents]

Who would you rather take for their whole career ( NOT "who had the better career" for active careers just project their career):

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

Bold the ones you'd take and give a reason if you'd like to

I'll add more if I think of any

Good thread idea

[To4]

Who would you rather take for their whole career ( NOT "who had the better career" for active careers just project their career):

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton

Bold the ones you'd take and give a reason if you'd like to

I'll add more if I think of any

Here is mine.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Added 2 more

[PickernRoller]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

Simple.

[moe94]

Who would you rather take for their whole career ( NOT "who had the better career" for active careers just project their career):

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

Bold the ones you'd take and give a reason if you'd like to

I'll add more if I think of any

Some have to do with putting butts in seats

[the mesiah]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or lew Alcindor
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or glove

[NumberSix]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

[Smook A.]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

[Bless Mathews]

Tim hardaway or kevin Johnson?
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[SpecialQue]

Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar

I'm just going to focus on this one. Two unstoppable players. Shaq at his peak is pretty much going to destroy anyone, but you've got a handful of years of that, plus a bad attitude that alienates teammates. Kareem's got an unstoppable move and had insane longevity in the league, but could also be apathetic at times and not give it his all.

If we're going for career, it's Kareem. At their peaks with both players fired up? Fvcking Christ. I want to say Shaq, but Kareem was all around the better player. It's like The Mountain vs. The Red Viper. You don't want to fvck with either of them, and you can't go wrong with backing one over the other. Based on my personal preference, I'm sticking with Kareem, but that's some Sophie's Choice shit right there.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett (not an easy choice by any means)

Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon (I can't go against Timmy's longevity on this one, plus their peak is pretty close although I'd roll with Hakeem there)

Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain (strictly for peak I would've picked Wilt)

Larry Bird or LeBron James (basing this on peaks as overall players mostly, Larry gets the edge there)

Julius Erving or Kevin Durant (at least at this point, still close and I'll probably change it down the road)

Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony

Paul Pierce or James Worthy

Kobe Bryant or Jerry West (can't go wrong with either though)

Karl Malone or Charles Barkley (extremely close)

John Stockton or Isiah Thomas (tough choice too)

Steve Nash or Jason Kidd (another very tough choice)

Ray Allen or Vince Carter (probably due to longevity)

Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade

Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar (both had top5 peaks but Kareem just better longevity and work ethic so I gotta roll with him, strictly for peaks I would've picked Shaq in a very close race)

David Robinson or Patrick Ewing (Pat was slowed down by injuries though, and I'd probably still pick for the playoffs lol)

Chris Paul or Garry Payton (tough af)

Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning

Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

[Milbuck]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

This is factoring in injuries, but not factoring in the coaches/support the players have had. Basing the list on who I would rather have on my team, assuming the supporting cast and coach is the same for all of them.

[Roundball_Rock]

Who would you rather take for their whole career ( NOT "who had the better career" for active careers just project their career):

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire

Bold the ones you'd take and give a reason if you'd like to

I'll add more if I think of any

My picks.

[TheReal Kendall]

Dirk Nowitzki or Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan or Hakeem Olajuwon
Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain
Larry Bird or LeBron James
Julius Erving or Kevin Durant
Dominique Wilkins or Carmelo Anthony
Paul Pierce or James Worthy
Kobe Bryant or Jerry West
Karl Malone or Charles Barkley
John Stockton or Isiah Thomas
Steve Nash or Jason Kidd
Ray Allen or Vince Carter
Scottie Pippen or Dwyane Wade
Shaquille O'neal or Kareem Abdul Jabbar
David Robinson or Patrick Ewing
Chris Paul or Garry Payton
Dwight Howard or Alonzo Mourning
Blake Griffin or Amare Stoudemire


Most of my picks are based on liking the player's personality better than the other.