These are the top 2 Divisions in the league from bothe confrences. Lets say we chose the best players from each Division and made them into one team whou would have better teams and who would win if they played one game. Post a 15 man roster along with a suited coach that would be the best coach for each divison. For 11-15 spots post 2 Point Gaurds,3 Wings, 3 Big Men.Central Divison TeamsChicago BullsCelveland CaviliersDetroit PistonsMilwaukee BucksIndiana PacersSouthwest Divison TeamsDallas MavericksHouston RocketsSan Antonio SpursNew Orlean HornetsMemphis GrizzliesOk my picks for the Southwest and Central teams are.SouthwestPG-Chris PaulSG-Manu GinobliSF-T-MacPF-Dirk NowitzkiC-Tim DincanBenchG-Tony ParkerSG-Shane BattierSF-Josh HowardPF-Pau GasolC-Yao Ming11th-Peja Stojakavic12th-David WestIR13th-Jason Terry14th-Mike Miller15th-Tyson ChandlerCoach: Avery JohnsonCentral DivisonC-Ben WallacePF-Jermaine O'NealSF-Lebron JamesSG-Rip HamiltonPG-Chauncey BillupsBenchG-Kirk HinrichSG-Michael ReddSF-Al HarringtonPF-Rasheed WallaceC-Zydrunas Ilgauskas11th Ben Gordon12th-Andrew BogutIR:13th-Jamaal Tinsley14th-Tayshaun Prince15th-Nazr MohammedCoach:Flip SaundersWho wins?Central DivisionWhy?The Chemistry between The 4 Pistons. Flip Saunders coaching Ben Wallace,Chauncey,Rip,Sheed. I'm sure Big Ben and Jermaine O'Neal can shut down the frontcourt. Sheed and Ilgauskas will get owned in the paint by Yao and Pau. The Central has a deeper and better bench and would dominate them. The T-Mac vs. LBJ matchup will be pretty good with LBJ winning the matchup. Shane Battier will stop Redd. Parker will have the edge vs. Hinrich. Central also wins by the way Flip coaches.
Out of all the teams, the Central conference bench is waay better.But on the other hand, the starting lineup for the northwest has a way more athletic starting lineup.Id watch every single game if these 2 divisions played.
Are we looking at the same rosters?It's the Southwest by far.Duncan, Dirk, Tmac(if healthy) are more talented than Lebron, JO, and Billups, and I see those three for each team being the top three players in each conference.I'd take Parker, Ginobli, Howard, Paul, and Yao over the rest of the Central lineup too.
I cant agree to that... Big ben at center is gonna be a handful for Duncan.LBJ can take TMAC anyday period. Were talking MVP candidate here.Dirk might be a major threat to the Central defense but i think it wud be verrry close.The Northwest Forwards on the bench lack a bit of offence and same on the Central side.I still think the Central might edge this one out. Hincrish, Redd, and Harrignton are a force to be reckoned with.
No way in hell the Central Division wins a 7 game series with the Southwest Division. Starting LineupPG-Chris PaulSG-Peja SF-T-MacPF-Dirk NowitzkiC-Tim DuncanI'd move Manu to the bench and move Peja to the starting sg because he would spread the Defense more than Manu. NO one can stop T-Mac, Dirk, or Duncan when they are on. Paul would control the tempo and average at least 15 assists. Peja would be the designated shooter from the corner. He'd have plenty of open 3's when the defense would be doubling Dirk or Duncan on the blocks. Off the BenchG-Tony ParkerSG-Manu GinobliSF-Josh HowardPF-Pau GasolC-Yao Ming Ming and Gasol would dominate the same way Dirk and Duncan would. Ginobli and Parker would create offense and Howard would get easy buckets and plenty of fast break stuff. Jason Terry and Desagna Diop would round out the bench. Diop would come in and play spot minutes for defense because we know his offense wouldnt be needed on this team. Terry would be a nice 3rd point guard who is clutch and can play both guard spots and shoot from anywhere. Compared to your Central Division teamPG-Chauncey Billups,Kirk HinrichThis would be pretty much even. Both teams would really have thier point guard there to try and control the tempo and hit open shots. EVENSG-Rip Hamilton,Michael Redd, Ben GordonNow here the central might win, but not by much and it really wouldnt matter if they dominated the shooting guard position. I dont think Hamilton or Redd could score that easily with Manu and Howard gaurding them. CENTRALSF-LeBron James,Al HarringtonJames couldnt gaurd T-Mac because the simple fact is that James isnt a great defender. Harrington is only good at posting up and driving. James doesnt get the edge. T-Mac does. James cant stop T-Mac, but T-Mac could slow down James because he would have a great defense behind him with Duncan, Ming, and Co. The Supporting defense on the Southwest team would make T-Mac a better defender and hence be able to slow down James. SOUTHWESTPF-Jermaine O'Neal,Rasheed Wallace, Duncan, Diop, and Gasol would contain O'Neal and Wallace. Hell O'Neal would probably get hurt by game 3. SOUTHWESTC-Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Andrew BogutOver a 7 game series, Wallace couldnt contain Duncan, Dirk, Ming, and Pau. Big Z cant play defense and Bogut isnt a threat to those 4. On the other end, Dirk and Ming wouldnt have any trouble gaurding Wallace, Z, or Bogut.SOUTHWESTIn the end, Dirk, Duncan, T-Mac, and Yao would be too much for them.
My starting lineup for the West would have TMac at SG, Dirk at SF, Duncan at PF, and Yao at C. I say the West would win though.
well that would be kinda cheap^^ Dirk sometimes or never plays SF. Duncan cna play center but you just have to put Duncan over Yao.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pjcolpitts @ Aug 31 2006, 05:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No way in hell the Central Division wins a 7 game series with the Southwest Division. Starting LineupPG-Chris PaulSG-Peja SF-T-MacPF-Dirk NowitzkiC-Tim DuncanI'd move Manu to the bench and move Peja to the starting sg because he would spread the Defense more than Manu. NO one can stop T-Mac, Dirk, or Duncan when they are on. Paul would control the tempo and average at least 15 assists. Peja would be the designated shooter from the corner. He'd have plenty of open 3's when the defense would be doubling Dirk or Duncan on the blocks. Off the BenchG-Tony ParkerSG-Manu GinobliSF-Josh HowardPF-Pau GasolC-Yao Ming Ming and Gasol would dominate the same way Dirk and Duncan would. Ginobli and Parker would create offense and Howard would get easy buckets and plenty of fast break stuff. Jason Terry and Desagna Diop would round out the bench. Diop would come in and play spot minutes for defense because we know his offense wouldnt be needed on this team. Terry would be a nice 3rd point guard who is clutch and can play both guard spots and shoot from anywhere. Compared to your Central Division teamPG-Chauncey Billups,Kirk HinrichThis would be pretty much even. Both teams would really have thier point guard there to try and control the tempo and hit open shots. EVENSG-Rip Hamilton,Michael Redd, Ben GordonNow here the central might win, but not by much and it really wouldnt matter if they dominated the shooting guard position. I dont think Hamilton or Redd could score that easily with Manu and Howard gaurding them. CENTRALSF-LeBron James,Al HarringtonJames couldnt gaurd T-Mac because the simple fact is that James isnt a great defender. Harrington is only good at posting up and driving. James doesnt get the edge. T-Mac does. James cant stop T-Mac, but T-Mac could slow down James because he would have a great defense behind him with Duncan, Ming, and Co. The Supporting defense on the Southwest team would make T-Mac a better defender and hence be able to slow down James. SOUTHWESTPF-Jermaine O'Neal,Rasheed Wallace, Duncan, Diop, and Gasol would contain O'Neal and Wallace. Hell O'Neal would probably get hurt by game 3. SOUTHWESTC-Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Andrew BogutOver a 7 game series, Wallace couldnt contain Duncan, Dirk, Ming, and Pau. Big Z cant play defense and Bogut isnt a threat to those 4. On the other end, Dirk and Ming wouldnt have any trouble gaurding Wallace, Z, or Bogut.SOUTHWESTIn the end, Dirk, Duncan, T-Mac, and Yao would be too much for them.</div>Wow. Your making it seem like the Central would get KILLED. I think that it is a great matchup.First of all. the PG is even. TODAY, RIGHT NOW, im taking Chauncey over Paul (let us not forget that Chauncey was an MVP canidate until the end of the season). As far as talent goes, Chauncey has a SLIGHT edge, but experience is where he REALLY edges Paul out. But Parker edges Kirk out to make it even. Edge: EVEN Go ahead and throw Peja at the shooting gaurd. Rip will tear him a new one. Peja will be breathing smoke by the time Rip gets done running circles around him. And i would go as far as to say that Redd is just as good of a player as Manu is right now. Edge: CENTRALT-Mac vs. LeBron. Easy. LeBron takes the edge. LeBron is just as good of a defender as T-Mac is, scores just as well, he is stronger, and he gets his team involved more than T-Mac. The Central could also put Tayshaun in there who has been known to be a T-Mac stopper. You talk about T-Mac becoming a better defender with Duncan and Ming behind him ( I will discount the fact that Yao and Duncan would probably never be on the floor together). You suspiciously left out the fact that LeBron would have 2 all defensive players in the starting line up (Chauncey, O Neal), not to mention the Defensive player of the year (Ben Wallace). Harrington isnt the greatest player in the world, than again neither is Howard. Therefore the small forward position goes to a straight up T-Mac vs. Lebron. LeBron gets the edge. EDGE: CENTRAL.Give the edge to Duncan at the PF over O'Neal. Not by much, but i think we can all agree that Duncan is a little better than O'Neal. Yes A LITTLE. And you saying that O'Neal would get injured in game three is thrown out because T-Mac would as well. So lets just assume that everyone is healthy. You can tell me that Duncan is better than O'Neal, but not by a whole lot. Diop is crap, so lets throw him out the window. And i will take Dirk over Rasheed. But again, not by much because Rasheed is 5X the defender that Dirk. EDGE: SOUTHWESTWe go to Yao vs. Ben. Give it to Ben. The only reason that Yao made it to the all-star game in every year of his career is beacuse 20 billion people in China vote him in. Ben is the Defensive Player of the Year and has been able to contain Yao in the past. I would put Diop in this category and Z has him by a mile. BUT, I will still give this one to the southwest with the possibility of Duncan comming in to play Center. Edge: SOUTHWEST.
