If I had to pick 5 players who you could actually envision on the court together or an actual NBA game from the pages of NBA past and present my all time starting 5 who would be...(drum roll please)
Center.......Bill Russell
Forward....Tim Duncan
Forward....Larry Bird
Guard........Michael Jordan
Guard........Magic Johnson...
get this...this team would be ready for anyone...they defend the interior, they have outside shooting, and combined this is probably as good a group that you can come up with that has a high basketball IQ as well as the talent to go with it...they know how to win, they have won a total of 28 NBA championships...I dare anyone to come up with a 5 to top this?
Take your 5 in NBA history?nba salaries
Center: Wilt Chamberlin
Forward: Karl Malone
Forward: Chris Mullin
Guard: Micheal Jordan
Guard: Jason Kidd
I picked it like thing because Wilt and Kidd are two of the best passers at their position ever, Karl and Mike can score with Mullin knocking down jumpers but not needing the ball everytime down like Bird will. You have to remember there is only one ball to go around.
Bench
G: Bob Cousy
G: Jerry West
G/F: Oscar Robertson
F: Kevin Garnett
F: Bob Mcadoo
C: Shaq
C: Dwight Howard (He's a beast already)
Take your 5 in NBA history?nba playoff ,nba teams
Starters-
PG- Pete Maravich or Bob Cousy
SG- Jordan
SF- Bird
PF- Russell
C- Shaq in his prime
I'd move Russell down to PF just because he was 6'9", and I want my center over 7'.
And I took Shaq because while he wasn't the most versatile center, nor necessarily the most skilled, he could out muscle ANYone who got in his way. Even still he's fouled on purpose, as the only way to stop him.
Bench-
Magic Johnson
John Stockton
Bernard King
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Oscar Robertson
Tim Duncan
Patrick Ewing
Jerry West
Oh, and I'd get that girl Alison who answered this question to.. I dunno, I'd think of something for her. I want THAT girl on my team.
jerry west (point guard)
michael jordan (shooting guard)
Kobe bryant (Small forward)
dirk nowitksi or however u spell it (PF)
Shaquille Oneal (Center)
wilt chamberlain good but hes not strong and against adversity he tends to lean back. look at the old tapes and see him against russel i think. shaq is the best center of all time
Center.......Shaq
Forward....Bill Walton
Forward....Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Guard........Michael Jordan
Guard........Larry Bird
My bench would be -
Joe Dumars
Denis Rodman
Tim Duncan
Wilt Chamberlin
Magic
You don't even have a bench, so quite obviously my team would kick your teams bum out of pure tiredness. Hahaha! Still want Steve Nash on my bench too and Hakeem Olajuwon, Dr.J and Karl Malone too. ;) I know, I like to cheat at stuff like this. It's all in fun right?
Shaq
Duncan
Pippen
Jordan
Nash
Center.....Wilt Chamberlain
Forward.....Bill Russell
Forward.....LeBron James
Guard.....Michael Jordan
Guard.....Oscar Robertson
Center- Wilt
PF- Malone
SF-Bird
SG-Jordan
PG-the big O
bench
Center- Hakeem
PF- Moses Malone
SF- Rick Berry
SG- George Gervin
PG- Pistol Pete........
C-Kareem
F-Russell
F-Bird
G-Jordan
G-magic
Joe Dumars on your bench, huh? Interesting!
Well my team, starting / bench
C- Russell / Shaq - Shaq will tire easily, big Bill will take the bulk .They'll defend the interior and dunk on your ***.
PF - Chamberlain / Garnett - Scorers %26amp; great rebounders, Garnett may have to keep the seat warm for Chamberlain
SF- Bird / Nowitzki - Here's your outside shooters, "RAIN DROPS"
SG - Jordan / Kobe - Scoring machines, 'nuff said.
PG - Pistol Pete Maravich / Nash - Can you say "Play Makers", they know too well how to read the court.
1: Micheal jordan
Julius Erving
Isaih Thomas
Michael Jordan
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Sorry, not really familiar with all of there positions!
Are u looking for competition or an answer? Sounds to me more like a competition.........Anyways I don't care how many championships combined these guys have, none of them together as a team so why does it matter?
Here's my starting five even though I like yours.....
PG - Pete Maravich
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Bernard King
PF - Larry Bird (played PF also)
C - Wilt Chamberlain
Bench - Duncan, Bryant, Gervin, Thompson, Shaq, Frazier, West, Wilkins
Here is my 5:
Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Larry Bird
Michael Jordan
Bob Cousy
C-Bill Russell
F-Karl Malone
F-Larry Bird
G-Michael Jordan
G-Magic Johnson
1-Julius Irving
2-Kobe Bryant
3-Jerry West
4-Elgin Baylor
5-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
6-John Stockton
7-Shaquille O'Neal
Center- Wilt
PF- Russel
SF- Bird
SG- MJ
PG- Oscar Robertson
bench
PG- Magic Johnson
SG- Elgin Baylor
SF-Julius Erving
PF- Bob Pettit
C- Kareem Abdul Jabar
Center...................... Wilt Chamberlain
Power Forward........ Karl Malone
Small Forward......... Scottie Pippen
Shooting Guard....... Michael Jordan
Point Guard.............. John Stockton
OK think about that i got the two greats teams together on one team John Stockton and Karl Malone were all most unstoppable tell they ran it to Pippen and Jordan but wait i got them on the same team so you take that and combine it Wilt Chamberlain you got your self an unstoppable team.
PG Johnny Stockton
SG Michael Jordan
SF Scottie Pippen
PF karrem Abdul Jabar
C Shaq daddy
you got them all right but take out tim duncan and put lebron james this would be an undefeated team
All right, check this five out.
Center...................... Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
Power Forward........Larry Bird, Boston Celtics
Small Forward.........Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers
Shooting Guard.......Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
Point Guard..............Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers
That's untouchable. Can you even argue with that? Magic would find anybody who's open, MJ would be scoring from anywhere, Dr. J would be dunking over everybody, Larry Legend would be dishing and blazin' threes over anyone, and Bill Russell would block everyone, who comes inside.
C- O'NEAL
F-DUNCAN
F-MAGIC JOHNSON
G-MICHAEL JORDAN
G-JASON KIDD
Center...Wilt Chamberlain
Forward...Tim Duncan
Forward...Larry Bird
Guard...Michael Jordan
Guard...Pete Maravich
Instead of going with a "true" point guard, I went with the guard duo of Maravich and Jordan. Both played point guard at one time in their respective careers. I like the original team alot also, but what can I say, I'm a die hard Maravich fan.
