What would be your ULTIMATE team?

[dbugz]

Marbury
AI
Sprewell
A. Walker
E. Curry


GOAT team

[CAstill]

Pg: Pippen
Sg: Jordan
Sf: James
Pf: B. Wallace
C: Hakeem

Would win every game easily with the combination of great 1 on 1 defense, outstanding help defense and the offensive players to make it on the other side of the floor.

Still not seeing my squad.

[ThaRegul8r]

Using all the past NBA players, what would be your ultimate team?

This doesn't mean the best players that have ever stepped on the floor, this means what combination of players would fit together and form the most unstoppable team ever put together? Again, this is about fit, not how great the players were.

I find this to be a much more interesting question than your standard "What is your greatest starting five ever?", for which people just name whomever they think are the five greatest players ever at each position, which requires zero thought (as each respondent has already formed their opinion on that long ago), and commits the fallacy of composition, that what is true of each part will also be true of the whole (i.e., pick the five best players at each position and that will automatically equal the best possible team).

[Math2]

PG- Magic Johnson
SG- Jerry West
SF- Bird
PF- Dave Cowens
C- Russell
Coach- Auerbach

The ultimate team players, and the smartest players. Passing from Magic, scoring and D from West, everything from Larry, hustle and boards from Cowens, and boards, rebounding from Russell.

Best ever ^^

[FatComputerNerd]

Marbury
AI
Sprewell
A. Walker
E. Curry


GOAT team

I realize you are being sarcastic with this post, naming the known head-cases, but I find it hugely disrespectful towards a couple of the players listed.

AI: future HOF'er. Unstoppable force in his prime. AI would either get the bucket or get to the line for 2 easy pts. Nobody could stop him.

Spree': First team ALL-NBA in his prime. Gets a bad rap for choking coaches, and having kids to feed, but when in his prime, and putting forth the effort on both ends, he was arguably a top 10 all-time SG.

[swi7ch]

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Duncan
Olajuwon

This 5 will beat all the other teams listed here. GOAT players at each position.

[Math2]

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Duncan
Olajuwon

This 5 will beat all the other teams listed here. GOAT players at each position.

Russell, Kareem, and Wilt are better than Olajuwon.

[Dave3]

Russell - defense, rebounding and sound leadership intangibles; the guy is the greatest winner in sports
Barkley - most efficient scorer at his position; one of the greatest rebounders and offensive players all-time
Bird - elite playmaking, high iq..and incredibly clutch
Jordan - greatest two-way player the games seen; like bird, arguably the most clutch player ever
Magic - best floor general and conductor of an offense

Those two alone (bolded), on the same team? Scary thought.

Why have 3 defensive holes?

Taking

Stockton/Payton
Jordan
Pippen/LeBron
Duncan/Garnett
Russell

(included some second choices)

Gives you a great offense and an impenetrable defense. Only hole I see is lack of 3 point shooting by having Pippen/Jordan as your swingmen, with only Stockton being the threat, but no 3 point shooting defensive small forward is good enough to replace Pippen.

But yeah, biggest deal is that this team would not be scored on. Imagine trying to get past Jordan/Pippen all game, and when you finally do, there are Russell and Duncan to greet you. Games would end like 100-50 every game.

Also, no clashes of ego here. Jordan is the only major one. Pippen/Duncan/Stockton were all pretty tame, and like you said, Russell is a winner period.

[chips93]

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Duncan
Olajuwon

This 5 will beat all the other teams listed here. GOAT players at each position.

2 of your 3 perimeter players are average or below on defense.

i also cant really see magic and mj meshing perfectly. both need to dominate the ball, like this years heat.

pg - stockton
sg - jordan
sf - pippen
pf - garnett
c - hakeem

great defense at every position. everybody is a good playmaker, bit not neccesarily reliant on dominating the ball, i tihnk all of them would be able to take a step back if somebody else is hot. i really like this team. ideally it would have better 3pt shooting.

[ZaaaaaH]

This is the Highest It can get.

PG. LeBron
SG. Kobe
SF. Jordan
PF. Duncan
C. Shaq

PG. Magic
SG. Jordan
SF. Bird
PF. KG
C. Wilt

PG. Magic
SG. Kobe
SF. LeBron
PF. Hakeem
C. Kareem

[Rolando]

Magic - Goat Point Guard
Jordan - Goat Shooting Guard
Bird - Goat Small Forward
Duncan - Goat Power Forward
Russell - Center (Perhaps not Goat Center but I got Duncan anyway)

This team would not let itself lose. These guys are all Goat Bball IQ guys and Goat Clutch guys. You ain't winning against this team.

[G-train]

Shane Heal
Andrew Gaze
Andrew Vlahov
Chris Anstey
Luc Longley

[Quata]

Deron Williams
Manu Ginobili
Larry Bird
Dirk Nowitzki
Shaquille O'Neal

[Go Getter]

Stockton
Jordan
Bird
Duncan
O'Neal




UNSTOPPABLE.

[NuggetsFan]

Nash
Miller
Bird
Dirk
Shaq

Not the best, lacks defense bigtime. I'd just love to see Shaq get doubled and kick it out to all tho's shooters.