Given that the games are over and we're currently stuck with watching older games back or watching nothing at all, a lot of people on NBA Twitter have been doing some all-time discussions, some prospect evaluation, etc etc, to cover for the lack of ongoing NBA activity.
One of the discussions which has come up, that I find particularly interesting, is this one: what is your all time favourite starting 5? That is, not necessarily the all time best starting 5, where you're basically required to choose certain players for certain spots (Jordan at SG, for example) but the 5 guys that you enjoy/enjoyed watching most.
So, I figured that it could be kind of interesting if people on the board gave their lists: what's your All Time Favourite Starting 5?
Here's mine:
PG: Steve Nash
SG: Jrue Holiday
SF: Lebron James
PF: Zion Williamson
C: David Robinson
And hey, screw it, list a 6th man too: I'm going Manu Ginobili.
There are a few caveats surrounding my team (I've gone with Zion despite him only playing 19 games because he's been fantastically fun to watch and I loved him at Duke as well, but I acknowledge it's super premature), but I think it would be a fun team to watch.
If I was designing the team to be 'better', with a better distribution of skills, rather than just purely based on who I enjoy watching, I would probably move Lebron to PF and insert someone like Durant at the 3, to add some shooting; Jrue, Lebron, Zion, Admiral is not exactly a sharp-shooting roster.
Nash and Lebron on the same team though? The passing would be just absurd. And Lebron would finally be able to sit without his team's offense falling to pieces :hihi:
All Time Favourite 5?
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03-21-2020, 08:30 AMPelicanidaeAll Time Favourite 5?
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03-21-2020, 12:03 PMAs I See It
First Team
PG: Oscar
SG: Michael
SF: Larry
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Bill Russell
6th: Hondo
Second Team
PG: Magic
SG: Kobe
SF: Lebron (reluctantly)
PF: The Mailman
C: Kareem
6th: Kevin McCale -
03-21-2020, 12:44 PMboardtown
Point Guard: Chris Paul
Shooting Guard: Michael Jordan
Small Forward: Kawhi Leonard
Power Forward: Karl Malone
Center: Tim Duncan -
03-21-2020, 12:48 PMPelicanidaeWhy reluctantly? It's a favourites list, if you don't enjoy him then you don't have to put him onQuote:
Originally Posted by As I See It
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03-21-2020, 12:59 PMboardtown
Dang, I forgot Shaq and the Dream. Can I put Timmy at small forward? Here's my all big lineup.
Point Guard: Demarcus Cousins
Shooting Guard: Zion Williamson
Small Forward: Tim Duncan
Power Forward: Hakeem Olajuwon
Center: Shaquille O'Neal -
03-21-2020, 01:03 PMPelicanidae:hihi:Quote:
Originally Posted by boardtown
A team with the combined weight equal to the average 15 man roster -
03-21-2020, 01:09 PMboardtownZion's not fat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelicanidae
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03-21-2020, 01:30 PMPelicanidaeI was talking more about Cousins and Shaq. Those two are like what, 600lbs together?Quote:
Originally Posted by boardtown
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03-21-2020, 02:11 PMAs I See ItI love his play in the 96 foot rectangle, but I can't stand his 'King James' persona.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelicanidae
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03-21-2020, 02:27 PMPelicanidaeFair enough, makes senseQuote:
Originally Posted by As I See It
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03-21-2020, 05:52 PMPELICANSFAN
PG - Paul
SG - Maravich
SF - Bird
PF - Williamson
C - Abdul-Jabbar
Thought about Truck Robinson but went with Zion. Jordan, Mashburn, AD, Malone, Gervin, Magic and Havlicek were all possibilities as well. -
03-21-2020, 06:32 PMAs I See It
ALL TIME NEW ORLEANS TEAM
First Team:
PG - CP3
SG - Pistol
SF - David West
PF - Zion
C - AD
6th - BI
Second Team:
PG - Jrue
SG - Jimmy Jones
SF - Jamal Mashburn
PF - Truck Robinson
C - Rich Kelly
6th - PJ Brown -
03-22-2020, 12:02 AMMount Zion
C - Bill Russell
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Zion
SG - Pete Maravich
PG - John Havlichek (was really a SF/SG)
Sixth man - Shaq
Second Team
Positionless
Robert Parrish
Kevin McHale
Paul Pierce
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Sixth man - George Gervin
I grew up a Celtics fan, so I could have named Sam Jones, KC Jones, Bailey Howell and other Celtics to a "favorite" team. I enjoyed watching a lot of talented players over the years, but I just couldn't list them on a team of favorites. Anthony Davis and Chris Paul were disqualified from the list for petty reasons and I didn't list any of the most recent Pelicans/Hornets mostly because they have frustrated me almost as much as I have enjoyed them. -
04-15-2020, 08:34 PMbogiesfedora
PG: Nash
SG: AI
SF: Tony Allen
PF: Barkley
C: Chris Andersen
Sixth Man: Pat Bev -
04-16-2020, 11:56 AMPelicanidae
I'm doing a 2nd team, just for fun.
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Dwyane Wade
SF: Andrei Kirilenko
PF: Bobby Jones
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
6: Marcus Smart
The defense on this team would be beyond ridiculous but the shooting would be dreadful. Kind of similar to my first team in some ways. Maybe I have a type. -
04-16-2020, 12:44 PMSilver Nail
PG: Chris Paul
SG: Pete Maravich
SF: Larry Bird
PF: Anthony Davis
C: Bill Russell -
04-16-2020, 01:31 PMPelicanidaeAD? After what he did to this team? That's a paddlin'Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Nail
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04-16-2020, 01:51 PMdonato
Magic
Michael Adams
Dominique
Olajuwon
Shaq -
04-16-2020, 05:20 PMAs I See ItNeither, Paul, Maravich , nor Davis has delivered anything but meaningless stats. While some believe in a player's personal numbers, others, in his/her Championships.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pelicanidae
But, it's all good!!! -
04-16-2020, 06:00 PMMichaelMcNamara
CP3
Reggie Miller
Glen Rice in 96-97
Suns Charles Barkley
Prime Shaq -
04-17-2020, 12:21 PMpelicanchamp
Magic PG
Jordan SG
Larry Bird SF
ZION PF
Shaq C
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04-19-2020, 10:03 AMredrum
Steph Curry
Michael Jordan
Julius Erving
Dirk Nowitzki
Moses Malone -
05-04-2020, 09:22 AMtthier2
PG-CURRY
SG-MJ
SF-KAWHI
PF- BARKLEY
C-SHAQ -
05-19-2020, 09:14 PMPeliKhan
Stockton
Jordan
Bird
Duncan
Kareem -
06-04-2020, 11:37 PMfullcourtpress
Chris Paul/ Magic Johnson
Allen Iverson/Reggie Miller
Larry Bird/ Scottie Pippen
Hakeem Olajuan
Shaq -
06-05-2020, 02:13 AMAusPel
Jrue
Jordan
LeBron
LJ
Shaq/Mourning (was my favourite Hornican before Jrue came along)