From the 90's and 00's beat my starting 5C - Hakeem (94-95)PF - TDSF - LBJ - SG - KobePG - John Stockton I want reasons why~! Not just Shaq is better than Hakeem! (Hakeem school Shaq in95 btw)
c-Patrick Ewing. he gave Hakeem trouble throught-out their careers, the one noted exception is of corse the 94 finals.PF-Karl Malone. people forget just how good he was. he gave TD fits both times they met in the playoffs, and I think he is one of the only players in the NBA to actually have a winning record vs Duncan in the playoffs.SF-Grant Hill. Pre-injury Hill did all the stuff that King James does, with similar results. Hills quickness would cause James problem as well.SG-Michael Jordan. the greatest ever, he can kill you any way he wants to weather it be offense, defense or the intagibles.PG-Gary Payton. one of the few players who ever gave Stockton consistant trouble. Paytson D and passing ability would fit in great with the other four.
C: Patrick Ewing, one of the best centers in the modern era.PF: Charles Barkley, lead his team to the NBA finals and a lot of heart.SF: Clyde Drexler, with the help of Hakeem he lead Houston to 2 chips.SG: Michael Jordan, the greatest player ever. Kobe will never lead his to team to as many chips as MJ.PG: Penny Hardaway, the old penny when he was a Magic with Shaq.
C: Patrick Ewing- caused Hakeem to think twice before attempting to do his little fadeaway shots.PF: Kevin Garnett- he averages 20, 13 and 5 these days. Most people begin declining in stats by the time they turn 30 years old, but KG continues to progress.SF: Tracy McGrady- before he became injury prone, the man was undeniably the best forward/guard in the league. I think he could have been able to stop LeBron from scoring more than anyone else could have.SG: Michael Jordan- he has the second highest amount of steals total ever. The man led his team to 6 championship rings. When he came back in 02-03, he wasn't the same MJ, but he was still scoring the way you'd expect talented SGs to score, you know? 20 ppg or whatnot.PG: Magic Johnson- he had the most assists before John Stockton broke his record in 1995. What if Magic had stuck around longer? I bet he would have had averaged more assists. Also, Magic Johnson could play any position. John Stockton was around 5'11"; imagine him attempting to guard the 6'9" Magic Johnson. That's an impossible thing to even think about!
There isn't really another player who could out-jump Hakeem Olajuwon. I mean, Patrick Ewing couldn't do it at all times, but he had his good games.However, I'd like to change my pick from Patrick Ewing to David Robinson. Why?There aren't many Centers these days who can drop 71 points against a team. It was the 1993-94 Los Angeles Clippers, but they still tried their best to attempt to stop The Admiral from scoring. I think David Robinson would put up a good fight for Hakeem Olajuwon.
PG- Stockton/SG- MJSF- PippenPF- KGC- Shaq (2000)I think that team could give your team a run for its money. I could see that team holding teams nightly to 70 points. The major flaw in my team is that it lacks credible outside shooters.
Maybe I'd put Ben Wallace as my center because Wallace can block and steal. He is a defensive threat. I don't think Hakeem would be able to score on Wallace much.Damn... the Center spot is hard to pick.
No, not Big Ben. He needs to be more of a presence on the offensive end. I do like Ben, but Hakeem would dominate him. Ewing and Robinson as the 4 and 5 would be awesome. Put KG at the three for more height and athleticism.
PG- Jason Kidd- One of best passing PG's of all time, fantastic defender as well.SG- Michael Jordan- GOATSF- Tracy McGrady- I know I will catch heat for this, but a few years ago he was undeniably the best scorer in league, and he is alsoa great passer, rebounder, and solid defender.PF- Tim Duncan- When all said and done will be considered the greatest PF of all time.C- Shaq- No brainer, he was unstoppable in his prime.
Tmac was a solid defender for 1 season in houston and when he was with the raptors. That's it. I don't think he deserves to be called a "solid" defender.If you mean "a few years ago" as in with the raptors I agree. But in Orlando? Average defender.
He didn't try and focus on defense in Orlando, but the ability was there. The only reason he played D in Houston was because JVG forced it upon the team, and he was guarding Dirk in playoffs which got him focused. He was a solid defender, nothing more, nothing less.EDIT: I am actually going to switch the SF role with Grant Hill, circa 1999-2000. 26/7/5 on 49% shooting. With MJ on the team, I feel the T-Mac wouldn't be effective as someone like Grant Hill.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>C - Hakeem (94-95)PF - TDSF - LBJ - SG - KobePG - John Stockton</div>You're team would be beaten if only for the fact that you left MJ off the team. Also, Jason Kidd should be there. He's much more versatile than Stockton, which isn't taking anything away from Stockton, but Kidd's you're guy. He didn't have the consistent number, yearin and year-out that Stockton did, but for a year, for one team, he's the man.
Here's a list with the players in what I consider their career years:C- David Robinson (1993-94): The Admiral averaged (a career best) 29.8 ppg, 10.7 rpg, (career best) 4.8 apg, 1.74 spg, and 3.31 bpg. He won the scoring title that season, hitting 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers. Though the 1990 Rookie of the Year was only on the All-Defensive Second Team that season, he still had his career bests in basically everything else. That was an underrated season for the Admiral. He deserves more respect. I believe he would have been able to put a stop on Hakeem Olajuwon. PF- Kevin Garnett (2003-04): Though I believe that KG ought to always win the season title, he deserved it the most in 03-04. KG averaged 24.2 ppg, 13.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.46 spg and 2.17 bpg. That's insane stats right there!SF- Tracy McGrady (2002-03): He averaged 32.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and played solid D with 1.65 spg. He won the scoring title in the 02-03 season. He also won the Most Improved Player award and appeared on the All-NBA First Team. T-Mac also played for an average of 39.9 minutes per game, third highest in his NBA career so far. He's been injury prone ever since.SG- Michael Jordan (1989-90): MJ won his first Season MVP title that year. He averaged 32.5 ppg, 8 rpg and 8 apg. He basically had an Oscar Robertson-type of season in 1989-90. MJ also nabbed 2.89 spg. I think the '89-90 MJ would have put a stop to Kobe's 35+ point scoring.PG- Earvin "Magic" Johnson (1988-89): Won Season MVP title in 1988-89. Not only that, he averaged 22.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 12.8 apg. Magic had a total of 138 steals for an average of 1.79 spg. He was also at .911 freethrow percentage and .509 field goal percentage. Magic had a magical season.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Sep 16 2006, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Here's a list with the players in what I consider their career years:C- David Robinson (1993-94): The Admiral averaged (a career best) 29.8 ppg, 10.7 rpg, (career best) 4.8 apg, 1.74 spg, and 3.31 bpg. He won the scoring title that season, hitting 71 points against the Los Angeles Clippers. Though the 1990 Rookie of the Year was only on the All-Defensive Second Team that season, he still had his career bests in basically everything else. That was an underrated season for the Admiral. He deserves more respect. I believe he would have been able to put a stop on Hakeem Olajuwon. PF- Kevin Garnett (2003-04): Though I believe that KG ought to always win the season title, he deserved it the most in 03-04. KG averaged 24.2 ppg, 13.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.46 spg and 2.17 bpg. That's insane stats right there!SF- Tracy McGrady (2002-03): He averaged 32.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and played solid D with 1.65 spg. He won the scoring title in the 02-03 season. He also won the Most Improved Player award and appeared on the All-NBA First Team. T-Mac also played for an average of 39.9 minutes per game, third highest in his NBA career so far. He's been injury prone ever since.SG- Michael Jordan (1989-90): MJ won his first Season MVP title that year. He averaged 32.5 ppg, 8 rpg and 8 apg. He basically had an Oscar Robertson-type of season in 1989-90. MJ also nabbed 2.89 spg. I think the '89-90 MJ would have put a stop to Kobe's 35+ point scoring.PG- Earvin "Magic" Johnson (1988-89): Won Season MVP title in 1988-89. Not only that, he averaged 22.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, and 12.8 apg. Magic had a total of 138 steals for an average of 1.79 spg. He was also at .911 freethrow percentage and .509 field goal percentage. Magic had a magical season.</div>Tmac has been a solid defender for 4 out of his 10 years. The other years he didn't play defense. Again, how is that solid? Also Steals per game do not tell who is a good defender.
C: Wilt Chamberlain (average like 50ppg in one season)PF: Hakeem Olajuwon (lead his team to 2 championships)SF: Michael Jordan (the greatest. period)SG: Kobe Bryant (soon to be the greatest)PG: John Stockton (will just pass the ball to everyone)Thats the best lineup in NBA history.
Magic>StocktonGuys, you can't pick players that he used. No Duncan, no Kobe, no Stockton, no Olajuwon, no Lebron.Edit-Nevermind....I guess it didn't say that. Then I'll change mine. Still using 90's and 00's.PG:Gary PaytonSG:Michael JordanSF:Kevin Garnett (still)PFavid RobinsonC:Hakeem the Dream
