Build a championship-caliber team without All-Stars

[dankok8]

Rules for building the team:
- five starters and five bench players
- current and historical players allowed
- no player included can have all-star appearances

[SouBeachTalents]

I'm sure I'm forgetting some players, but here's what mine would be.

Starters

Derek Harper
Desmond Bane
Mikal Bridges
Toni Kukoc
Arvydas Sabonis

Bench

Marcus Smart
Michael Cooper
OG Anunoby
Lamar Odom
Deandre Ayton

[dankok8]

I'm sure I'm forgetting some players, but here's what mine would be.

Starters

Derek Harper
Desmond Bane
Mikal Bridges
Toni Kukoc
Arvydas Sabonis

Bench

Marcus Smart
Michael Cooper
OG Anunoby
Lamar Odom
Deandre Ayton

I'd probably start Odom over Kukoc for defense but that team looks like a contender for sure.

[HoopsNY]

Great thread. I'm thinking something like:

Starters

PG - Rod Strickland
SG - Byron Scott
SF - Cedric Maxwell
PF - Marcus Camby
C - Deandre Ayton

Bench

SG - Michael Cooper
PG - Mike Bibby
SF - Richard Jefferson
PF - Happy Hairston
C - Serge Ibaka

[Smook A.]

I'm sure I'm forgetting some players, but here's what mine would be.

Starters

Derek Harper
Desmond Bane
Mikal Bridges
Toni Kukoc
Arvydas Sabonis

Bench

Marcus Smart
Michael Cooper
OG Anunoby
Lamar Odom
Deandre Ayton

Solid list. I'd put CJ McCollum over Michael Cooper though

[Full Court]

I like this thread too. Going with only current players...

Starters:
Jamal Murray
Austin Reaves
Terry Rozier
Deandre Ayton
Evan Mobley

Bench:
Desmond Bane
Jordan Poole
Colin Sexton
Stephen Adams
Ivica Zubac

It's pretty tough to come up with a championship team out of people that have never been an all star. I was going to pick Brook Lopez, but even he made the all star team once. Hard to see the team above winning a championship, but with great chemistry, it's possible. They certainly have depth.

[ShawkFactory]

I like this thread too. Going with only current players...

Starters:
Jamal Murray
Austin Reaves
Terry Rozier
Deandre Ayton
Evan Mobley

Bench:
Desmond Bane
Jordan Poole
Colin Sexton
Stephen Adams
Ivica Zubac

It's pretty tough to come up with a championship team out of people that have never been an all star. I was going to pick Brook Lopez, but even he made the all star team once. Hard to see the team above winning a championship, but with great chemistry, it's possible. They certainly have depth.
Why is Bane on the bench but Reaves and Rozier are starting? He’s way better than both.

[j3lademaster]

Why is Bane on the bench but Reaves and Rozier are starting? He’s way better than both.Well, obviously Reeves plays Lebron. No idea about Rozier though.

[Full Court]

Why is Bane on the bench but Reaves and Rozier are starting? He’s way better than both.

Reaves gives perimeter defense, and Rozier gives some scoring punch. I don't disagree that Bane is better, and I'd be fine swapping him out for Rozier as a starter. I wouldn't say he's way better though.

[1987_Lakers]

PG: Mike Bibby| Derek Harper
SG: Petrovic | Cooper
SF: Mikal Bridges | Richard Jefferson
PF: Lamar Odom | Sam Perkins
C: Sabonis | Ayton

Something like that.

[Xiao Yao You]

PG: Mike Conley | Derek Harper
SG: Petrovic | Cooper
SF: Mikal Bridges | Richard Jefferson
PF: Lamar Odom | Sam Perkins
C: Sabonis | Ayton

Something like that.

Conley was an all star. Drazen had to be as well. These teams are struggling to get to the playoffs. They aren't winning anything. Where's Robert Horry?

[1987_Lakers]

Going with only current players...

Of course you are, we all know you don't know much about the league's history.

[1987_Lakers]

Conley was an all star. Drazen had to be as well. These teams are struggling to get to the playoffs. They aren't winning anything. Where's Robert Horry?

Yea, forgot he made it a couple of years ago. Petrovic was never an All-star. Probably would have made one, but died pretty young.

I'll go with Mike Bibby to replace Conley. Always loved his clutch play. While the Kings were shitting themselves in that game 7 vs the Lakers in 2002, Bibby was the only player on Sacramento hitting big shots in crunch time.

[j3lademaster]

Conley was an all star. Drazen had to be as well. These teams are struggling to get to the playoffs. They aren't winning anything. Where's Robert Horry?Drazen wasn't. Very good pick by 87_Lakers. Has an allnba selection but no allstar. Huh, I wonder how many times that's happened in league history.

[Full Court]

Of course you are, we all know you don't know much about the league's history.

Says the "historian" who didn't know about the Bulls/Pistons rivalry. :roll:

Nice try, Dudley.

As a matter of fact, I think it's more interesting using current players than mixing and matching players from different eras. But keep doing your thing. :applause:

[1987_Lakers]

Drazen wasn't. Very good pick by 87_Lakers. Has an allnba selection but no allstar. Huh, I wonder how many times that's happened in league history.

:cheers:

Dead eye shooter. Reggie Miller always called him the greatest shooter he ever saw until Curry came along.

I recommend watching "Once Brothers" documentary made by ESPN years back. It covers Divac & Petrovic's relationship. Good stuff.

[Full Court]

PG: Mike Bibby| Derek Harper
SG: Petrovic | Cooper
SF: Mikal Bridges | Richard Jefferson
PF: Lamar Odom | Sam Perkins
C: Sabonis | Ayton

Something like that.

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

Drazen wasn't. Very good pick by 87_Lakers. Has an allnba selection but no allstar. Huh, I wonder how many times that's happened in league history.

at least a couple of times

[SouBeachTalents]

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:
I'm assuming he meant Arvydas.

[1987_Lakers]

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:

Wow, you are truly a moron. I'm assuming you never heard of Arvydas Sabonis? The dude who beat David Robinson in the '88 Olympics?

We all know why you went with current players. :lol

[ArbitraryWater]

I like this thread too. Going with only current players...

Starters:
Jamal Murray
Austin Reaves
Terry Rozier
Deandre Ayton
Evan Mobley

Bench:
Desmond Bane
Jordan Poole
Colin Sexton
Stephen Adams
Ivica Zubac

It's pretty tough to come up with a championship team out of people that have never been an all star. I was going to pick Brook Lopez, but even he made the all star team once. Hard to see the team above winning a championship, but with great chemistry, it's possible. They certainly have depth.


:roll::roll::roll:

[ArbitraryWater]

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:


You are seriously the dumbest mother****er to be bred on this board

[Full Court]

You are seriously the dumbest mother****er to be bred on this board

:lebroncry:

Fragile Bronie fluffer.

[Full Court]

Wow, you are truly a moron. I'm assuming you never heard of Arvydas Sabonis? The dude who beat David Robinson in the '88 Olympics?

We all know why you went with current players. :lol

Sure you did. That's why you didn't put a first name. :lol

Hey, Tom Brady was never an NBA all star. Why didn't you put him on your team?

:roll:

[ShawkFactory]

Reaves gives perimeter defense, and Rozier gives some scoring punch. I don't disagree that Bane is better, and I'd be fine swapping him out for Rozier as a starter. I wouldn't say he's way better though.

Bane is a good perimeter defender himself and is a better scorer than both. Far more efficient with it than Rozier and just better in general than Reaves.

[theman93]

Not using current players..

G - Andre Miller | Damon Stoudemire
G - Jason Richardson | Jason Terry
F - Ron Harper | Doug Christie
F - PJ Brown | Hedo Turkoglu
C - Arvydas Sabonis | Marcus Camby

[Axe]

Wow, you are truly a moron. I'm assuming you never heard of Arvydas Sabonis? The dude who beat David Robinson in the '88 Olympics?

We all know why you went with current players. :lol


You are seriously the dumbest mother****er to be bred on this board
Lol

[SaltyMeatballs]

Of course you are, we all know you don't know much about the league's history.

:oldlol:

[SaltyMeatballs]

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:

Holy shit you are actually retarded :oldlol: We all know you don't know basketball but this is the 46th icing on the cake

[John8204]

SG - Drazen Petrovic, JJ Reddick
PG - Mike Bibby, Alex Caruso
PF - Scottie Barnes, Toni Kukoc
SF - Len Bias, Bruce Bowen
C - Mel Daniels, Steven Adams

[Johnny32]

no such team exist.

[MrFonzworth]

Trying to use players not yet mentioned:

PG: Tyreke Evans
SG: Larry Hughes
SF: Hedo Turkoglu (or Tayshaun Prince since Hedo was mentioned)
PF: Thaddeus Young
C: Andrew Bogut

Bench:

Jeremy Lin
Leonardo Barbosa
TJ Warren
Tyrus Thomas
Samuel Dalembert
Lou Williams
TJ McConnell
Manute Bol

[Johnny32]

I guess the "basketball historian" didn't realize that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:roll:

his daddy. old fat guy who could pass. supposedly he wasn't always old and fat when he played overseas.

[NBAGOAT]

Impossible imo and you have to use guys who played at all star lvl but got snubbed. team will be really good but not winning a title when title teams often have a mvp an all nba guy and 2 other really good starters or just have a super team straight up.

Pretty easy in modern era to create one but wont be realistic salary cap wise either.

Brunson
Bane
Bridges
Gordon
Mobley

Brogdon
White
OG
Grant
Ayton

[Xiao Yao You]

his daddy. old fat guy who could pass. supposedly he wasn't always old and fat when he played overseas.

he was always great though

[Full Court]

Holy shit you are actually retarded :oldlol: We all know you don't know basketball but this is the 46th icing on the cake

I sure make you Bronie fluffers mad. :roll:

You should have let your boy Dudley know that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:lebronamazed:

[dankok8]

I myself would probably go:

PG: Mike Bibby
SG: Drazen Petrovic
SF: Tayshaun Prince
PF: Lamar Odom
C: Arvydas Sabonis

Bench:
Lou Williams
Desmond Bane
Michael Cooper
Toni Kukoc
Andrew Bogut

Some good teams posted so far! I think a lot of these teams could contend.

[1987_Lakers]

SG - Drazen Petrovic, JJ Reddick
PG - Mike Bibby, Alex Caruso
PF - Scottie Barnes, Toni Kukoc
SF - Len Bias, Bruce Bowen
C - Mel Daniels, Steven Adams

Why do you always list SG first then go to PG right after? You did this in a few all-time drafts as well. :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

Why do you always list SG first then go to PG right after? You did this in a few all-time drafts as well. :lol

can't count 1 to 5

[Wally450]

can't count 1 to 5

Wait, it doesn't go 2,1,4,3,5? :lol

[Hey Yo]

his daddy. old fat guy who could pass. supposedly he wasn't always old and fat when he played overseas.

Full cuck's obviously never heard of him.

[John8204]

Why do you always list SG first then go to PG right after? You did this in a few all-time drafts as well. :lol

Because I cut and paste Petrovic's name so I didn't misspell it and it was the last position for me. I'm not sure about the other cases...it's likely because I have to put more thought into SG. But in this case I started with C - Mel Daniels and SF Len Bias and then built the team around them

[Full Court]

Full cuck's obviously never heard of him.

I've got Bronie fluffers raging every day. :roll:

:lebronamazed:

[ArbitraryWater]

Full cuck's obviously never heard of him.

:lol

[SATAN]

Full cuck's obviously never heard of him.

He is so stupid. :oldlol:

[SATAN]

I myself would probably go:

PG: Mike Bibby
SG: Drazen Petrovic
SF: Tayshaun Prince
PF: Lamar Odom
C: Arvydas Sabonis

Bench:
Lou Williams
Desmond Bane
Michael Cooper
Toni Kukoc
Andrew Bogut



That is an interesting team.

[SaltyMeatballs]

I sure make you Bronie fluffers mad. :roll:

You should have let your boy Dudley know that Sabonis made the all star team this year.

:lebronamazed:

:facepalm

[Jasper]

JOHN COLLINS
TOBIAS HARRIS
CLINT CAPELA
MCcOLLUM
MAXEY

BOGDANOVIC
JAMAL MURREY
JAE CROWDAER
AVERY BRADLEY JR
PJ TUCKER

**All current players
Next list will be retired players

[j3lademaster]

pg Drazen Petrovic
sg Desmond Bane
sf Ron Harper
pf Lamar Odom
c Sabonis

Reserves: CJ McCollum, Marcus Smart, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Richard Jefferson, Serge Ibaka, Cedric Maxwell

And no, I don't think Ron Harper is better than Richard Jefferson or Maxwell, but he's a better fit playing point forward alongside my guards.

[dankok8]

pg Drazen Petrovic
sg Desmond Bane
sf Ron Harper
pf Lamar Odom
c Sabonis

Reserves: CJ McCollum, Marcus Smart, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Richard Jefferson, Serge Ibaka, Cedric Maxwell

And no, I don't think Ron Harper is better than Richard Jefferson or Maxwell, but he's a better fit playing point forward alongside my guards.

Abdur-Rahim was an all-star...

Cedric Maxwell is a great pick though. Didn't think of him.

[hateraid]

Arvydas Sabonis
Marcus Camby
Lamar Odom
Jason Terry
Andre Miller

Cedric Maxwell
Sam Perkins
Clearance Weatherspoon
Rod Strickland
Steve Kerr
Bruce Bowen

[SouBeachTalents]

Of guys who haven't been taken yet

Brent Barry
Nick Anderson
Mike Miller
Boris Diaw
Myles Turner

Nate McMillan
Danny Green
Robert Covington
Cam Johnson
Robert Williams

[Axe]

Full cuck's obviously never heard of him.
:roll:

[ImKobe]

Camby
Odom
Hedo
Byron Scott
Rod Strickland

Derek Fisher
Danny Green
Richard Jefferson
Horry
Sam Perkins

Could have cheated & picked some young players from this era but that's too easy.

[1987_Lakers]

Camby
Odom
Hedo
Byron Scott
Rod Strickland

Derek Fisher
Danny Green
Richard Jefferson
Horry
Sam Perkins

Could have cheated & picked some young players from this era but that's too easy.

Terrible

Side note: I always thought Byron Scott was a little overrated. He constantly shit the bed in the Finals vs Boston, was kinda one dimensional as well. Ainge was a more well rounded player, probably would have seen some people list Ainge in this thread, but he actually made an All-Star team once.

Norm Nixon to me was clearly better than Scott, but Scott gets brought up more when discussing those 80's Lakers for some reason.

[Wally450]

Starters:
Andre Miller
Kevin Martin
Shane Battier
Lamar Odom
Marcus Camby

Bench:
Mike Bibby
JJ Redick
Richard Jefferson
Serge Ibaka
Rob Williams

Wouldn't work in today's NBA lol

[Xiao Yao You]

Terrible

Side note: I always thought Byron Scott was a little overrated. He constantly shit the bed in the Finals vs Boston, was kinda one dimensional as well. Ainge was a more well rounded player, probably would have seen some people list Ainge in this thread, but he actually made an All-Star team once.

Norm Nixon to me was clearly better than Scott, but Scott gets brought up more when discussing those 80's Lakers for some reason.

Scott was a better fit with Magic than Nixon was. Nixon was a pg. I always saw Scott not that far behind the highly overrated Worthy myself. No he was no Ainge but another pretty good role player on a loaded team

[TAZORAC]

PG-VANVLEET
SG-Stojakovic
SF-JAMAL MASHBURN (forgotten player)
PF-Horry
C-Ayton

PG-Terry Porter
SG-Sean Elliot
SF-Rick Fox
PF-Ralph Sampson (WAS BETTER THEN OLJAWON BEFORE THE INJURY)
C-Ric Smit

[Xiao Yao You]

PG-VANVLEET
SG-Stojakovic
SF-JAMAL MASHBURN (forgotten player)
PF-Horry
C-Ayton

PG-Terry Porter
SG-Sean Elliot
SF-Rick Fox
PF-Ralph Sampson (WAS BETTER THEN OLJAWON BEFORE THE INJURY)
C-Ric Smit

Sampson was all star starter. Peja had to have made a few too, Porter certainly should have if he didn't somehow

[SaltyMeatballs]

PG-VANVLEET
SG-Stojakovic
SF-JAMAL MASHBURN (forgotten player)
PF-Horry
C-Ayton

PG-Terry Porter
SG-Sean Elliot
SF-Rick Fox
PF-Ralph Sampson (WAS BETTER THEN OLJAWON BEFORE THE INJURY)
C-Ric Smit

All the guys in bold were all-stars at least once you idiot

[Full Court]

All the guys in bold were all-stars at least once you idiot

Guess what, Mouseballs...

















So was Sabonis. :roll::roll:

[TAZORAC]

Just want to throw out there that Haliburton is the best non-allstar player in the NBA

[Full Court]

Just want to throw out there that Haliburton is the best non-allstar player in the NBA

Nah, I'm going to have to go with Kevin Durant.

[RRR3]

Just want to throw out there that Haliburton is the best non-allstar player in the NBA
He literally played in the all-star game a few days ago

[1987_Lakers]

Scott was a better fit with Magic than Nixon was. Nixon was a pg. I always saw Scott not that far behind the highly overrated Worthy myself. No he was no Ainge but another pretty good role player on a loaded team

I 100% agree that Scott was a better fit with Magic compared to Nixon, but as a basketball talent, Scott doesn't touch Nixon.

Disagree with you saying Scott wasn't that far behind Worthy. I'm not even that big on Worthy as a player, probably would have been better if we drafted Dominique instead, but you can't deny his overall talent and how much of a big game performer he was. Scott was somewhat of a mental midget in big games, which is why Riley benched him in favor of Cooper ALOT during the final minutes of close playoff games.

[ImKobe]

Terrible

Side note: I always thought Byron Scott was a little overrated. He constantly shit the bed in the Finals vs Boston, was kinda one dimensional as well. Ainge was a more well rounded player, probably would have seen some people list Ainge in this thread, but he actually made an All-Star team once.

Norm Nixon to me was clearly better than Scott, but Scott gets brought up more when discussing those 80's Lakers for some reason.

Scott led a 62-win team in scoring and played well vs. the Pistons in the Finals.

[Walk on Water]

PG Andre Miller, Jordan Poole
SG Jason Richardson, Jason Terry, Ron Harper
SF Stephen Jackson, Cedric Maxwell, Corey Maggette
PF Al Harrington, Lamar Odom
C Andrew Bogut, Memet Okhur