This is from USA Today <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Top five duos 1. O'Neal and Wade? O'Neal's dominance inside and Wade's quickness and penetrating ability make them the NBA's top duo. 2. Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers? Defensively, this pair is unparalleled, and they both play with an aggressive edge that can be very intimidating. 3. Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs? Duncan is Mr. Fundamentals and Ginobili is Mr. Unpredictable. Together they make the Spurs tough to defend. 4. Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, Houston Rockets? They are still adjusting to each other, but as McGrady gets used to Yao their two-man game will be unstoppable. 5. Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Jazz? They are both 23 and complement each other perfectly at both ends of the floor.</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat from the Los Angeles Lakers, he was quick to point out that one of his goals was to help make Dwyane Wade the best point guard in the league. The way Wade has performed this season is making O'Neal look like a prophet. Wade is tied for second in the NBA in scoring with a 28.7 average and tied for eighth in assists at 7.7.</div> USA Today - More...
I think that article was about on. Wade and o'neal are the best duo and the facts are right there. Shaq is reaching out to Wade and kind of saying he doesn't want him to backstab or get mad at him like it has 2 times before. We'll just have to watch more of the season and look at what develops.
Yes, I feel it is just about exact on the duos. The Kirilenko and Boozer duo is a great one... underrated if you ask me. 2 underrated players complementing each other. Kirilenko is doing amazing. Wade and O'neal... is just amazing.
Shaq and Wade will be the best duo, but right now, not yet because Shaq has been injured and they haven't neccesarily been hooking up as a duo yet because of that. Right now the best duo is Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko, but when Shaq is back at full strength, it will be him and Wade.
What is this based on, so far this season? cause this cant be based on what they think its going to be over a course of 82 games without a mention of Cassell & Garnett. I know Cassell is off to a slow start but that dou will combine for 40+ppg, about 15apg, & Cassell will average about 4 boards a game so add that to KG's 14 a game. And thats about 18rebs a game, plus their shooting percentages will be amongst the best. So to not have them amongst the best duos clearly tells me this is based only on 3 games which case really holds little wieght.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting og15:</div><div class="quote_post">Shaq and Wade will be the best duo, but right now, not yet because Shaq has been injured and they haven't neccesarily been hooking up as a duo yet because of that. Right now the best duo is Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko, but when Shaq is back at full strength, it will be him and Wade.</div> You took the Words right out of my mouth I think that a duo of Duncan and Parker is a better duo than Duncan and Manu. Nash and Amare will be one of the top duos by seasons end. Hopefully Carter and Bosh could be something good together.
Kobe and Odom aren't really a duo, every game it is more like Kobe and the lakers. anyway back to the subject, i said a pretty good piece from usa today, but lets not forget wallace X2. those two showed us some mad game in the finals last season
Half of those duos haven't been playing together, or well together, at all yet. Kirilenko/Boozer and Duncan/Ginobili (or Parker) are the two duos that should top the list. The Heat have been all Dwyane Wade, the Ming/T-Mac duo have yet to show good signs of teamwork, and Jermaine has missed games and isn't playing at the level he should be, while Artest is battling the entire league (no, not rap battling). Kobe and Odom? To be honest, no Laker duo has been formed yet. Let's wait for the Lakers to start shooting better and passing with less turnovers before we decide on who works best with Kobe (which seemed like Mihm, at first). The best duos in the league? Here's my list: 1. Tim Duncan/Manu Ginobili - guess you can put Parker in there, but Tony's performances so far haven't been as good as Ginobili's...even when Ginobili is racking up assists to Duncan. 2. Andrei Kirilenko/Carlos Boozer - AK's defense and Boozer's offense make it tough for teams to even grab a good lead against the Jazz...especially when these two make transitions smooth and effectively. 3. Dirk Nowitzki/Michael Finley - rebounds, scoring, passing, chemistry, defense...what more could you ask for from these two? 4. Amare Stoudemire/Steve Nash - is there no question as to why the Suns' duo is on here, since Amare is posting career highs in rebounding, scoring, FG%, and blocks, with less fouls and turnovers? Nash is dishing out 9.7 assists, also, and shooting 54% from the field...both career highs. 5. Kevin Garnett/Sam Cassell - these two know where they are on the court, so just watch them play if you don't understand why the Wolves' duo is in the Top 5 of the NBA.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting realdealbneal:</div><div class="quote_post"> 4. Amare Stoudemire/Steve Nash - is there no question as to why the Suns' duo is on here, since Amare is posting career highs in rebounding, scoring, FG%, and blocks, with less fouls and turnovers? Nash is dishing out 9.7 assists, also, and shooting 54% from the field...both career highs. </div> I think the Suns could be considered a trio with Marion because Marion has been a great compliment to Amare on the boards and defensively. He's grabbing 10.8 rebounds a game, and as improved his shot blocking to 1.5 blocks a game. Amare wasn't the greatest defender last year, and his rebounding was good but not as good as it could be considering his size and athleticism, but Marion has played very good help defense with him, and has picked up any slack on the boards.
That Shaq-Wade is on top of the list is questionable. I mean, Wade is a great player, but Shaq he is a player who is on the downside of his career... so far, his season high has been 23 pts... and averaging even lower points than he did last year on the non-Kobe team. I don't think they're even better than T-Mac and Yao, who are starting to jell.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting realdealbneal:</div><div class="quote_post">Half of those duos haven't been playing together, or well together, at all yet. Kirilenko/Boozer and Duncan/Ginobili (or Parker) are the two duos that should top the list. The Heat have been all Dwyane Wade, the Ming/T-Mac duo have yet to show good signs of teamwork, and Jermaine has missed games and isn't playing at the level he should be, while Artest is battling the entire league (no, not rap battling). Kobe and Odom? To be honest, no Laker duo has been formed yet. Let's wait for the Lakers to start shooting better and passing with less turnovers before we decide on who works best with Kobe (which seemed like Mihm, at first). The best duos in the league? Here's my list: 1. Tim Duncan/Manu Ginobili - guess you can put Parker in there, but Tony's performances so far haven't been as good as Ginobili's...even when Ginobili is racking up assists to Duncan. 2. Andrei Kirilenko/Carlos Boozer - AK's defense and Boozer's offense make it tough for teams to even grab a good lead against the Jazz...especially when these two make transitions smooth and effectively. 3. Dirk Nowitzki/Michael Finley - rebounds, scoring, passing, chemistry, defense...what more could you ask for from these two? 4. Amare Stoudemire/Steve Nash - is there no question as to why the Suns' duo is on here, since Amare is posting career highs in rebounding, scoring, FG%, and blocks, with less fouls and turnovers? Nash is dishing out 9.7 assists, also, and shooting 54% from the field...both career highs. 5. Kevin Garnett/Sam Cassell - these two know where they are on the court, so just watch them play if you don't understand why the Wolves' duo is in the Top 5 of the NBA.</div> Tim Duncan and MAnu: I dont really see them as a true duo. All I See them as is the two most talented players on the team, but I don't watch the Spurs often only when they are on TNT or ESPN. I'm no Spurs expert, but Im really sure Toony and Timmy work much better together than Manu and Timmy. MAnu is just a better individual player than Parker. Andrei/Boozer: true true nothing to say here. Dirk/Finley: Hmmmm not really, they are just two talented players. I don't see any new duos on the Mavericks. IT seems like DIrk and every one just like the Lakers is Kobe and every one. Finley doesn't work that good with Dirk where they are the 3rd best duo. Amare/Nash: Can't really say. I only watched one Phoenix game this year and it was against the Sixers. They seemed to work well together. But as some one else said I do think you shold throw Marion in there. KG/Sam Cassell: They're not as good as last year, but still on of the best duos in the league. Andrei and Boozer are definetly the best duo as of now. Shaq and Kobe make most of this years duos look liek scrubs thought. Going to miss it, but Shaq and Wade has a promising future. Shaq needs to heal(hes fine now i believe) and Wade just needs to get better as of now. They will be off to a slow start but by December they'll be great.
The #1 duo in the NBA right now is easily Tim Duncan and Ginobili, I find it absurd that Jermaine O'Neill and Ron Artest are above them. 1) Duncan / Ginobili 2) Shaq / Wade 3) Yao / T-Mac 4) AK47 / Boozer 5) J. O'neill / Artest The greatest duo of all time was definitely Jordan and Pippen.
Best Duo? Kareem and Magic. And yes, Im a aware thats not considering this season. I like the Utah Duo as #1 right now.
Ron Artest and Jermaine?? Amazing.... Well I guess that all those years in LA are proof that a duo can consist of two players that dont get along, but still, JO and Artest?? How many games have these two both been on the floor for? As stupid as Ron has been acting lately, his name has no business in any article about somthing positive. Shaq and Wade have proven that they can win together, but only when they are playing lottery teams. Oh yeah, and only when Shaq doesn't over exert himself by playing more than 25 mpg . Once again, another thread with "duos" that aren't actually duos.
