Let's fucken argue about your All Time basketball

[rozy]

Van, Bird over Pippen. otherwise, great team and..

WAR Olajuwon! Offense AND Defense

[indexhb]

Rack the TR Dunn reference. Not because I know the guy,but he was more of a glove than the "Glove."

The best decision made over the last three years at the University of Alabama was to bring him back as an assistant coach. His brand of defense and toughness was seen when Alabama put the clamps on Florida and overcame a 13 point lead with seven minutes remaining Saturday. Unfortunately,his stay at the Capstone will be short. He is on the short list for a NBA head coaching jobs.

[Van [down by the river]]

Ruff Dogg, good call on the in-his-prime Walton. Even though he's "hooooooribllllllllle", he would be a great fit on a team basing itself on solid team play. Dude did everything well and nothing poorly.

Still, I think an in-his-prime Hakeem lunches Walton.

Headhunter, how did you manage to include "Charles Barkley" and "defense" in the same sentence, without also including the words, "never played any"?

[Headhunter]

Chaz actually played a some decent D in Philly, more of the hip-checking, lane blocking type. Played less in Phoenix, and none here in H-town. Still, I'd place him on any team if I had him in his prime of his career. He was as voracious a rebounder an Rodman and a hell of a lot better skilled offensively. It's too bad Chuck, Hakeem, and Charles were all on the downslide together in Houston. Earlier in their careers and we're talking about this type of greatest team!

[Van [down by the river]]

HH, yeah, Charles in his prime was as good of a rebounder as Rodman (but no better) but he was never in the same gym as a defender. Also, Barkley was a supreme ball hog, who slowed the pace down to a half court dirge of big butt post up play involving isolations and backing his man down.

That kind of play netted him many individual awards but it never led to any championships and it certainly wouldn't fit in with the kind of ball movement, floor spacing and shot selection prioritizing I'd want with Magic, MJ, Scottie and Hakeem.

He definitely didn't work hard enough on defense to merit playing alongside MJ and Scottie when they were rabid dogging people...Magic didn't either, for that matter, but Magic more than compensated with winning play elsewhere on the court...

Lastly, anybody on MJ's team had better understand that MJ's going to take all the big shots late in the game. (Or, that Magic will drive and either convert or get fouled.) Barkley couldn't manage to subvert his own game like that, he never did. He was too used to being the man himself and even as great as he was, I'm sorry Chuck, but you damn well are going to give up the rock to MJ at crunch time and you'd better LIKE it! I couldn't stand to see Barkley forcing up one of those low % desperation "force of will" shots he always took late in close games, not with MJ and Magic sitting there, dying...

<font color="#330033" size="1">[ February 26, 2002 04:25 PM: Message edited by: Van ]</font>

[Supermanic]

1- Isaiah Thomas.
Lightning quick, great passer, great vision, winner, was the best I've ever seen at getting into opponent's heads.
2- Mike.
No explanation needed
3- James Worthy
He wasn't glossed "Big Game James" for nothing. Best role player I've ever seen.
4- Elvin Hayes
This guy worked his ass off and did everything the way it was supposed to be done.
5- Hakeem Olajuwon
I don't care what anyone says. This guy IMOGDO, was the best 5 ever.

6th man- Magic Johnson. And the reason he doesn't start at the point on this team is because he could play all five positions well enough to start on most teams. That is what I want in a back up.

[indexhb]

My all time favorite B-Ball team consist of my fraternity brothers. They would be hard to beat,but invictus' brothers come put a pretty good team on the court.
***Nupes***
5-Wilt Chamberlain
4-Bill Russell
3-Alex English
2-Penny Hardaway
1-Oscar Robinson

<font color="#330033" size="1">[ February 26, 2002 12:44 PM: Message edited by: indexhb ]</font>

[Dinsdale_Piranha]

PG- Toss-up. Dave Twardzik or Terry Porter
SG- Clyde Drexler, backed up with Lionel Hollins
SF- Jerome Kersey or Bobby Gross
PF- Maurice Lucas, Buck Williams as backup
C- Bill Walton

I can't believe there were so many lists posted before Joe Dumars was put on one. From my list, you can see which team I root for, and even though I watched Joey D hand us our ass, almost singlehandedly, I still love his game. He never saw a clutch shot he couldn't hit.

And Penny Hardaway??? You must smoke more crack than he does. Wouldn't his preformance depend on finding a pair of shoes that fit? Every other player on this whole thread would play a Finals series barefoot, and you include Mr. "I Can't Play, My Custom Made Sneakers Don't Fit Right."

And Rack the TR Dunn reference. I considered him for my list, except he played during the "Dark Years."

[Ruff Dogg]

This is one of the easiest questions ever.

PG-Majic; Vito has stated a number of reasons, but to me the biggest reason to have him is he's a winner. Game 7 of his first championship, nuff said.

2- Mike. The consumate winner. Any sport, any era.

3 - Bird; understood the game on the floor as well as anyone. How else could a guy this slow, without jumping ability and individual defense skills be such a winner.

4 - Wes Unseld ~waits for laughter to subside~ I've got enough scoring on this team, don't need more from this position. Great team player, monster rebounder/defender.

Post - Walton; remember, he's in his prime. Passes, scores, rebounds, defends, leads, you name it he did it.

Coach - Hell, I could coach this team and win, but if I had to have an assistant it would be Auerbach. One tough SOB.