All-Time Detroit Pistons probably could beat any All-Time team.

[ZMonkey11]

With all this All-Lakers vs All-Bulls talk, then adding in All-Celtics, has anyone thought about the power of the All-Pistons teams? You could have 2 full lines of All-Time great defenses to roll out one after another. Both were Championship caliber defenses with great talent in the offensive end.

But they can't stop Kareem and Shaq?

But...they did.

No way this team could handle Magic, Kobe, Pippen and Jordan, though...

But...they did.

Well what about Parish, McHale, Johnson, Worthy and Bird?

Yea...them, too.

The Detroit Pistons have already slaughtered those teams' all-time bests. What would stop them from taking out the best of the best of the best?

It's essentially the late 80s and 2000s Pistons that would really be the best team of all-time. God damn.

[StephHamann]

[ShawkFactory]

What the hell? No they didn't stop Kobe and Shaq and Kareem. Especially not at the same time..

[ZMonkey11]

That's exactly what the Pistons did. Shut down the hopes of so many in the past. Great post!

[GIF REACTION]

The All-Time Vancouver Grizzlies would DEMOLISH Detroit.

[ZMonkey11]

What the hell? No they didn't stop Kobe and Shaq and Kareem. Especially not at the same time..

They have stopped Kobe and Shaq in 2004.

They should have stopped Kareem in '88 (thanks refs) and stopped them in '89.

Yea...it would be kind of difficult unless Kareem came out of retirement in the mid 2000s... O.o

[ZMonkey11]

The All-Time Vancouver Grizzlies would DEMOLISH Detroit.

You are talking just Vancouver, right?

[Rose'sACL]

Consider this:

LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Alonzo Mourning
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh

Pistons never faced 2 offensive options like prime wade and prime lebron on the same team with great defensive front court. Bosh is a very good defender at pf but gets bullied at center. Alonzo will cover that while being an offensive threat.

This is just heat. There are a few teams which have way better all time teams.

[kennethgriffin]

the lakers 2nd squad could very well beat any team all time...


1st team:

Magic
Kobe
Baylor
Kareem
Shaq


2nd team:

West
Goodrich
Worthy
Mikan
Wilt



so forget about trying to beat team #1

[ZMonkey11]

Consider this:

LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Alonzo Mourning
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh

Pistons never faced 2 offensive options like prime wade and prime lebron on the same team with great defensive front court. Bosh is a very good defender at pf but gets bullied at center. Alonzo will cover that while being an offensive threat.

This is just heat. There are a few teams which have way better all time teams.

Pretty sure Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Pistons did a pretty good job about that.

A line up of

Chauncey Billups
Joe Dumars
Dennis Rodman
Rasheed Wallace
Bill Laimbeer

Could handle that line up pretty easily. Bosh would get bullied by either big. Rodman could be placed on LeBron. Joe D on Wade. Chauncey on spot-up Ray Allen. Laimbeer would **** with Alonzo the whole time until he got into head.

I didn't include Isiah, Ben Wallace, Rip Hamilton, Mark Aguirre, Adrian Dantley, or Dave Bing yet. Nor Grant Hill or Jerry Stackhouse.

You couldn't even choose which starting five you'd want. The Pistons are THAT deep at EVERY position.

[GreggPopazit]

Nobody is impressed that a Detroit team beat past his prime Shaq and WAY past his prime Kareem.

[RRR3]

Lakers roll out a front line of Kareem/Shaq/Wilt. Good luck stopping that or Kobe West Magic and Baylor.

The 76ers have a front line of Barkley/Wilt/Moses and Dr. J at SF

[kshutts1]

Defensively, Detroit can hang with any team.

I just question their ability to score enough to beat these "all time" teams.

[ZMonkey11]

the lakers 2nd squad could very well beat any team all time...


1st team:

Magic - Isiah
Kobe - Joe Dumars
Baylor - Dennis Rodman
Kareem - Rasheed Wallace
Shaq - Bill Laimbeer


2nd team:

West - Chauncey Bills
Goodrich - Rip Hamilton
Worthy - Grant Hill
Mikan - Ben Wallace
Wilt - Bob Lanier



so forget about trying to beat team #1

I put up who I'd put up in the lineup to their right. I don't see any glaring holes in the Pistons against either team. And Detroit is plenty the better defensive team in both matchups.

[SyRyanYang]

A line up of

Chauncey Billups
Joe Dumars
Dennis Rodman
Rasheed Wallace
Bill Laimbeer

They could probably limit the Heat to double digits but they would have trouble scoring over 50 points