2000 West Allstar starters vs 1992 Dream Team starters

[bizil]

If the 1992 Dream Team is all in their primes NOBODY beats them. But as they were in 92, I think I would favor the 2000 West All Stars starters. I just think they would PHYSICALLY overwhelm the frontcourt. And u have four of the greatest defenders EVER to play their positions in Kidd, Mamba, Duncan, and KG. So they can also make the DT work hard for their points INSTEAD of just making it a score fest. Don't forget KG may be the only 7'0 EVER who could play AND defend the SF position great! He played plenty of SF outright (meaning with a true PF and a true C) in his career.

[Crystallas]

Might want to fix your starters there.

[Milbuck]

Best player in the world coming off the bench.

For depth purposes..TD can play C better than KG and sure as hell better than Dirk. And I like the KG-Shaq duo and Dirk-Duncan duo. They'd get similar minutes..

[La Frescobaldi]

I'd still go with the 2000 team. I'm sorry, but no one is scoring on a front line of Shaq/Duncan/KG. On the other hand, Shaq would over power Hakeem, Duncan would abuse Chuck, and Bird wouldn't be able to deal with KG's size, quickness, and athleticism.

Yet the East rained down 126 right on their heads in 2000.

[Round Mound]

Duncan Would Abuse Chuck? Thats Funny Because an Old Crippled and Overweight Houston Barkley With No Leaping Ability, No Quickness, No Potence etc Outplayed Duncan In Their Head To Heads.

There is No Way Duncan Can Guard a Prime Healthy Barkley

[mehyaM24]

the 2000 team would wipe the floor with 1992. magic was past his prime and bird was a non factor. shaq and kg at that point > barkley and ewing / duncan > malone etc


the best player in that game would be shaq. there would be NO answer for MDE.

[T_L_P]

That particular starting 5? West wins for sure.

But Stockton/MJ/Mullin/Barkley/Robinson would have been a tough out. Actually, that would have been an excellent game to watch.

[La Frescobaldi]

the 2000 team would wipe the floor with 1992. magic was past his prime and bird was a non factor. shaq and kg at that point > barkley and ewing / duncan > malone etc


the best player in that game would be shaq. there would be NO answer for MDE.

He would have no problem with Ewing but
cb34 would just dribble shaq's big fat head on a bleacher.

[mehyaM24]

He would have no problem with Ewing but
cb34 would just dribble shaq's big fat head on a bleacher.

barkley's height alone, would make this a complete mismatch though. peak shaq would leave his size 23 boot imprint on barkley's forehead.

the only matchup to be had is jordan and maybe malone over duncan (the more i think about it, the likelier malone is to outplay duncan, a system player and olympic/international dullard).

[Dragonyeuw]

Bird could barely sit during the olympics. he would have to lay on the floor to stretch his back out lol.

the west would kill the dream team, especially since the west were all in their primes.

no way jordan is getting any shots in the paint against KG, Tim, and Shaq.

Kobe wasn't in his prime in 2000....

Anyways, the main issue is the frontcourt. Swap out Bird, move Barkley over to SF, and get Robinson in there. That would be a better matchup for the West front-court, even though West still features 3 seven footers and well.....2000 Shaq. Barkley would have the main issue on defense matched against Duncan or Garnett, then again Chuck was very mobile and they'd have to keep up with him in the open-court( Malone as well was excellent on the break)....

[StephHamann]

West:
Kidd
Kobe
KG
Timmy
Shaq

This team has zero shooting