I was wondering, that if you were building a franchise and could start with either 2 star gaurds/small forward or 2 big men PF/C what would you go for</p> For example would you take Kobe and Wade(putting Wade at PG) OR Would you take Duncan and Garnett? </p> Any combination of guards or a guard and small forward you like VS any Power forward and Centre Combo? </p>
I'd take the bigs. Duncan and Garnett. Both are good passers. Perimeter defense is overrated. Obviously a lock down defender out there is a good asset to have, but if a guys a liability, it really doesn't matter too much if you have good defense in the paint, and Duncan/Garnett would give that. You'd just need to surround them with shooters, and one athletic cutter.
So even if it was LBJ Kobe as the smalls? Isn't that like a MJ/pipen combo that was so successful? Just a thought
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus)</div><div class='quotemain'>So even if it was LBJ Kobe as the smalls? Isn't that like a MJ/pipen combo that was so successful? Just a thought</div></p> Not that it can't work with two players like that, but it's easier to build from the inside out around the bigs.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus)</div><div class='quotemain'>So even if it was LBJ Kobe as the smalls? Isn't that like a MJ/pipen combo that was so successful? Just a thought</div> Yes, but they are not the norm.</p> -Petey</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clangus)</div><div class='quotemain'>So even if it was LBJ Kobe as the smalls? Isn't that like a MJ/pipen combo that was so successful? Just a thought</div></p> James is huge.</p> He can play PF right now, and when he is 30 I doubt anyone will consider him a guard.</p> </p>
Agree with Ghotti. Kobe/Wade vs. Duncan/Garnett... I'd take Kobe/Wade only because they're younger. Age doesn't matter, I take Duncan/Garnett.</p> Kobe/James or Wade/James I'd take any day of the week.</p> </p>
If I am trying to win right away I go bigs. If I am going for this year and the future I will take two ofKobe/LeBron/Wade and not think twice.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane)</div><div class='quotemain'> Agree with Ghotti. Kobe/Wade vs. Duncan/Garnett... I'd take Kobe/Wade only because they're younger. Age doesn't matter, I take Duncan/Garnett.</p> Kobe/James or Wade/James I'd take any day of the week.</div></p> And if one goes down in 2 years now?</p> I think every GM would take the championship tomorrow, over the promise of several potential final appearances a few seasons from now.</p> -Petey</p> </p>
A big man is the obvious choice, many succesful franchises have proven that building around a big-men makes it much easier to be a championship contendor.
Bigs. We'll get to see how this theory plays out in a couple of good examples with Bosh and Bargnani and Oden and Aldridge. Imagine pairing STAT and DHO together? </p> It'd be tough to pass on building a team on Roy and James or Durant and GA or Williams and Wade or Kobe and CP3. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shookem)</div><div class='quotemain'> Bigs. We'll get to see how this theory plays out in a couple of good examples with Bosh and Bargnani and Oden and Aldridge. Imagine pairing STAT and DHO together? </p> It'd be tough to pass on building a team on Roy and James or Durant and GA or Williams and Wade or Kobe and CP3. </p></div> You're forgetting that right now we've seen franchises built around great big-men be succesful. Hakeem Olajuwan, Patrick Ewing, Tim Duncan, Bill Rusell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all accomplished alot through their career's, although Ewing never won an NBA championship he came damn close. Starting a franchise around a great big-man has proven results. </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shookem)</div><div class='quotemain'> Bigs. We'll get to see how this theory plays out in a couple of good examples with Bosh and Bargnani and Oden and Aldridge. Imagine pairing STAT and DHO together? </p> It'd be tough to pass on building a team on Roy and James or Durant and GA or Williams and Wade or Kobe and CP3. </p></div> You're forgetting that right now we've seen franchises built around great big-men be succesful. Hakeem Olajuwan, Patrick Ewing, Tim Duncan, Bill Rusell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all accomplished alot through their career's, although Ewing never won an NBA championship he came damn close. Starting a franchise around a great big-man has proven results. </p> </div></p> I've been watching basketball since before you where born, so I ain't forgetting shit. I'm pointing out that because the game has changed so much over that past few years and even more so in that previous decades that we'll get to see if the double bigs scenario works in today's NBA.</p> The starter of the thread was talking about building around TWO superstars, both either in the front or back court. That's a little different than the way you've cited your examples. It's pretty much common knowledge that you go big and many a team has been burned by that (MJ being the prime example) but as I said I thought the thread starter was talking about taking all the current players, putting them into a pool and picking either two guards or two forwards.</p> Did you read what this thread was about? </p> </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shookem)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shookem)</div><div class='quotemain'> Bigs. We'll get to see how this theory plays out in a couple of good examples with Bosh and Bargnani and Oden and Aldridge. Imagine pairing STAT and DHO together? </p> It'd be tough to pass on building a team on Roy and James or Durant and GA or Williams and Wade or Kobe and CP3. </p></div> You're forgetting that right now we've seen franchises built around great big-men be succesful. Hakeem Olajuwan, Patrick Ewing, Tim Duncan, Bill Rusell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, all accomplished alot through their career's, although Ewing never won an NBA championship he came damn close. Starting a franchise around a great big-man has proven results. </p> </div></p> I've been watching basketball since before you where born, so I ain't forgetting shit. I'm pointing out that because the game has changed so much over that past few years and even more so in that previous decades that we'll get to see if the double bigs scenario works in today's NBA.</p> The starter of the thread was talking about building around TWO superstars, both either in the front or back court. That's a little different than the way you've cited your example. It's pretty much common knowledge that you go big and many a team has been burned by that (MJ being the prime example) but as I said I thought the thread starter was talking about talking all the current players, putting them into a pool and picking either two guards or two forwards.</p> Did you read what this thread was about? </p> </p> </p> </div></p> </p> I was adding another level to your point, not criticizing it. I didn't mean to make you feel offended and start saying you've been watching basketball before i was born.. </p> </p>
