Best Starting Five

[Big C-Dub]

I say Celtics

Nuggets and Magic are also candidates

[Sharkweather]

Lakers.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I'd have to go with Celtics, best all around unit.

If you compare the 3 units you gave, which I agree are the best, position by position:

Parker, Rondo, Fisher
Kobe, Allen, Mason Jr.
Pierce, Artest, Jefferson
KG/Duncan, Gasol
Bynum, Perkins, Matt Bonner lol

[Kuzzy Powers]

Jose Calderon
DeMarr DeRozan
Hedo Turkoglu
Chris Bosh
Andrea Bargnani

[jags224]

celtics/spurs

[Obst]

Any Princeton offense ran by Eddie Jordan ;)

[Whatupdoe44]

Nelson
Carter
Pietrus
Lewis
Howard

is a top starting lineup, 3 all starslast season plus a perennial all star added to that.

best lineup imo is the lakers, even with fisher still being the PG

[Vinsane]

Why does this matter, when games are won and lost by bench play?

[Point Blank]

I'd say the Celtics.

[DoubleDeuce]

I say Celtics. And Ginobli isn't a starter, you guys

[Whatupdoe44]

I see only 3 of them being All Star this season. I don't think Rashard is going to be an all star this season. Nelson might get voted in by coaches, but because of the popularity spike from the Celtics Bulls playoff series, I think it's either going to be Rondo or Derrick Rose starting.

not saying they will all be all stars this year, I could see only 2 being there in all honesty (howards a lock, one of Neson or carter i think will make it.), i just thought its a really good lineup and should be mentioned

[Kuzzy Powers]

Definitely. Orlando has a good lineup, but they also have a pretty decent bench.

Thing about the Celtics and Lakers is their entire starting lineup is solid. When your weakest player on your starting five is Perkins and Fisher respectively, you're doing pretty well for yourself.

Weakest player in Magic's starting 5 is > both of those guys.

[BUCK3YE5]

Lakers but games come down to chemistry, bench play, defense, and leadership, and those are things that the Cavs are at(or near) the top for

[Whatupdoe44]

Yeh, but none of the other four are substantially better than the rest of the Celtics.

Perkins < Dwight
KG > Rashard
Pierce > Bass
Ray = Carter (Debatable)
Rondo = Nelson

if u were going by position it would be KG matched up with bass and lewis matched up with pierce. Expect Pietrus and Bass to both start at times this year depending on matchups

[Kuzzy Powers]

Im willing to bet baring injury Pietrus will end up starting majority of the games this year bcus hes better suited to spreading the floor, which is obviously what the Magic want to do.