Kobe reveals his all-time starting five.

[maybeshewill13]

Magic, Jordan, Bird, Russell and Kareem is Kobe's all-time starting five. @ESPNLA710

Any arguments?

[miller-time]

Not really? I don't exactly know what the chemistry would be like though? It is pretty alpha.

[chains5000]

Any arguments?

Good choices

[maybeshewill13]

Can't really argue anything IMO. Pretty easy choices. As stated though, a lot of alpha males in that group.

[K Xerxes]

Only PF and C is really up for discussion, and I suppose the absence of Tim Duncan (and Sha) would raise a few eyebrows, but it seems like a reasonable all time 5.

Slightly surprised he didn't pick himself though.

[mrhoopfan]

Payton/Stockton
Kobe
Lebron
Duncan
Shaq

Would give those a guys a run for their money

[Crafty]

Probably most people all-time starting five

[Scholar]

Nice list.

[Rake2204]

Must be honest, I was kind of expecting:

Kobe
Kobe
Kobe
Kobe
Kobe

[miller-time]

Only PF and C is really up for discussion, and I suppose the absence of Tim Duncan (and Sha) would raise a few eyebrows, but it seems like a reasonable all time 5.

Yeah, I guess you could argue for a Stockton or Pippen type on there too. Not because they are better but they might work better in terms of dynamics. But then again maybe not. These guys are the best players ever lol.

[S13M]

Should be Duncan over Russell

[ThaRegul8r]

Not really? I don't exactly know what the chemistry would be like though? It is pretty alpha.

Most people never consider chemistry.

[Psileas]

Not really? I don't exactly know what the chemistry would be like though? It is pretty alpha.

True, but 3 of these 5 formed part of the Dream Team. It's not as if Bird's destroyed back prevented him from being mentally his usual self, although being healthy would boost his confidence.
BTW, I've always considered Russell at PF a cheat, who just enters to alleviate things in that the PF position is arguably the one with the weakest GOAT candidates (pretty much Duncan and that's all). He could probably play that position too and excel at it, but the guy was strictly a C.

[kshutts1]

Most people never consider chemistry.

This. When Karl Malone came out with a team that clearly took chemistry to mind, some people on this board killed him. Granted, he left off their God, best-at-everything-with-no-faults-Jordan, but still. I'm surprised that, on just the first page, at least 3 people mentioned "too many alphas".

I agree with them, as well as not enough shooting, but that's been my argument for all time teams all along.

[rule1223]

he should be the starting sg and shaq should be the starting center, but i guess hes paying respects to the oldies, so no problems i guess