All-Time Starting 5's (Included are Reggie' Miller, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley)

[Kuzzy Powers]

PG - Oscar Robertson
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - LeBron James (sorry Larry)
PF - Karl Malone
C - Hakeem Olajuwan

 

[SuperNova854]

PG: Oscar Robertson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: LeBron James
PF: Alonzo Mourning (back in the day)
C: Wilt Chamberlain

 

[jags224]

PG - Oscar Robertson
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Larry Legend
PF - Hakeem Olajuwan
C - Shaq

6th man tim duncan

 

[Leftwich]

C- Wilt Chamberlain
PF- Tim Duncan
SF- Larry Bird
SG- Michael Jordan
PG- Magic Johnson
6th Man- Kobe Bryant

Tell me this team would not dominate.

 

[Vinsane]

PG - Pete Maravich
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Julius Irving
PF - Larry Bird
C - Wilt Chamberlain
6th Man - Magic Johnson

 

[The Messenger]

C - Shaq
PF - Tim Duncan
SF - Larry Bird
SG - Michael Jordan
PG - Magic Johnson

If I needed a 6th man, I'd take LeBron James because he can dominate from PG to PF.

 

[Esjay]

PG - Magic Johnson
SG - Michael Jordan
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Tim Duncan
C - Shaq
6th Man - The Big O

 

[Nature Boy]

C- Wilt Chamberlain
PF- Bill Russell
SF- Larry Bird
SG- Michael Jordan
PG- Jerry West
6th Man- Kobe Bryant

Top choices for Head Coach would be Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, and Chuck Daly.

 

[Whatupdoe44]

im gonna keep out guys like russel who dominated when there were like 8 teams.

PG-Magic Johnson
SG- Michael Jordan
SF- Larry Bird
PF- Tim Duncan
C- Shaq
6th Man-Kobe

 

[FirstTimer]

PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: LeBron James
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Wilt Chamberlian

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By the way, I'll just state that some of these lists are retarded. What's the point of making an All-Time starting five but just changing peoples positions so they fit in? LOL at Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Olojuwon etc being listed as PF's. LOL at Kobe being a SF.

 

[Vinsane]

I love Pistol Pete reference from Vinsane he doesnt get half the credit he deserves. But that PG spot for me was a fuckin doozy with Magic, Stockton, Oscar, Isiah Thomas, and Pistol all out there man, left me no choice but to say fuck em all go big LOL.... I love Magic and the rest of them guys but man I truly couldnt pick. Just like the PF position with Chuck, Mo Malone, Karl Malone, Darryl Dawkins, Tim Duncan, Kevin McHale, Dennis Rodman... Man it hurts to leave some of these guys off my list but the biggest snub I have goes to one of my favorite players of all-time Scottie Pippen I truly loved that guy.

PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: LeBron James
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Wilt Chamberlian

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By the way, I'll just state that some of these lists are retarded. What's the point of making an All-Time starting five but just changing peoples positions so they fit in? LOL at Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Olojuwon etc being listed as PF's. LOL at Kobe being a SF.

Pippen could play 1-5, LeBron plays 1-4 when needed. Whose to say that Bird couldn't play the 4? I only put him there because A.) Julius Irving was my first choice at SF, B.) You can't leave Larry Legend off of a list.

I'm with Hussla it hurt to submit a list without Scottie on there, he too is one of my favorite players of all-time and my favorite Bull of that dynasty. I could of put him in as the sixth man but didn't feel right going with Pistol Pete and not showing Magic some love.

 

[FirstTimer]

Pippen could play 1-5, LeBron plays 1-4 when needed. Whose to say that Bird couldn't play the 4? I only put him there because A.) Julius Irving was my first choice at SF, B.) You can't leave Larry Legend off of a list.

I'm with Hussla it hurt to submit a list without Scottie on there, he too is one of my favorite players of all-time and my favorite Bull of that dynasty. I could of put him in as the sixth man but didn't feel right going with Pistol Pete and not showing Magic some love.

Why not put Jordan at the point? He brought the ball up for the Bulls a lot of the time. The point is sure the guy COULD play there, but 99% of the time he never did.

Sorry but when making an All-Time starting Five it's pretty pointless to put guys in positions they never player/rarely if ever played.

 

[Whatupdoe44]

I agree with FT

some of these lists get LOLed

 

[Vinsane]

Why not put Jordan at the point? He brought the ball up for the Bulls a lot of the time. The point is sure the guy COULD play there, but 99% of the time he never did.

Sorry but when making an All-Time starting Five it's pretty pointless to put guys in positions they never player/rarely if ever played.

I see where your coming from, if I remove Larry Bird from PF, I'm not putting Tim Duncan there. Tim Duncan is a C, playing PF. He's not a pure PF, and how can you put Tim ahead of Moses Malone, Karl Malone and Kevin McHale?

 

[FirstTimer]

I see where your coming from, if I remove Larry Bird from PF, I'm not putting Tim Duncan there. Tim Duncan is a C, playing PF. He's not a pure PF, and how can you put Tim ahead of Moses Malone, Karl Malone and Kevin McHale?

LOL at Tim Duncan not being a "pure power forward". Tim Duncan is most likely the greatest power forward ever. He's not a center playing PF. He's a PF.

I put him ahead of the guys you named because he is better.

 

[ralaw]

LOL, what is a "pure PF" and what can't Duncan do that a "pure PF" can? Traditionally, a PF can: score from the low post (check), has a mid-range jumper (check), rebound (check), is mobile (check), can pass out of a double team (check), blocks shots (check).etc.....

My list;

PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Larry Bird (holding it for LeBron James)
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Wilt Chamberlain

 

[The Messenger]

Tim Duncan is the greatest Power Forward of all time.

Can he be a center? Yes. Does he spend some time at center? Yes. But he came into the league a power forward (David Robinson was there) and he's played power forward most of the time since then.

The Spurs have also traditionally put centers in the starting lineup with Duncan. Kurt Thomas, Fabricio Oberto, Francisco Elson, etc.

 

[FirstTimer]

LOL, what is a "pure PF" and what can't Duncan do that a "pure PF" can? Traditionally, a PF can: score from the low post (check), has a mid-range jumper (check), rebound (check), is mobile (check), can pass out of a double team (check), blocks shots (check).etc.....

My list;

PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Larry Bird (holding it for LeBron James)
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Wilt Chamberlain

I know. It cracks me up. He says he can't put Tim Duncan at PF because he isn't a "pure PF" and on his list he has Larry Bird playing PF even though Bird rarely if ever played PF for his own team.......

THEN as a kicker when questioning me about Tim Duncan he asks how I can rank Duncan ahead of certain people, he actually includes McHale, who was the actual PF for the teams Bird was on?!?!?!

 

[dell71]

My list;

PG: Magic Johnson
SG: Michael Jordan
SF: Larry Bird (holding it for LeBron James)
PF: Tim Duncan
C: Wilt Chamberlain

Me, too.

 

[FirstTimer]

OK there is always a conflict of interest for someone somewhere This is strictly opinionated if you look at Reggie Miller I believe he has a list with Bill Russell at PF, there are no set rules or guidlines to where you play a guy. Not even in the NBA.

Yeah but then there is the reality of the position the guy actually played.

I mean at U of I they had Head, Brown, Williams all of which PG's then Powell and Augustin... Where was the C on the team.

College motion offense =/= NBA. Technically Williams was the point as he handled the ball most often. Brown was the 2 and Head was the 3. Powell 4 and Augustine 5.

I think Lebron has the abilities of a PG, So I put him there. Mike and Kobe can switch off at the 2 and 3 all night long hell mike even played a lil SF when you had a line up of Kerr, Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc on the floor which happened quite a bit.

Actually it didn't happen "quite" a bit, but a player adjusting on the floor for a short stretch to play the 3 is not the same as acutally playing the position on a consistant basis over a 20 year career Why is this so hard to understand?

No one has ever viewed MJ as a SF. No one ever calls Bill Russell one of the greatest "power fowards of all time". No one. You know why? Because the position they played 99% of the time was SG and C.

Yeah Lebron handled the ball a lot for a SF but he still isn't the PG on the Cavs. No one thinks that. At best he is a "point forward" like what Pippen was a lot but still Pippen is always listed as a SF because that's where he played.

Now for the whole Larry Bird him not being capable of playing PF is like telling Dirk he cant either Bird could do everything. This convo is pointless on who cant play what position and who cant there were no set guidelines for this.

You're an idiot. No one ever said Bird wasn't capable of playing the PF position. No one. What was said was it's moronic to say Bird played PF for the Celtics when McHale was the PF, and Bird rarely played the position. It's even dumber to make a lineup with Bird at the PF(a position he rarely if ever played) and then not list Tim Duncan there saying Tim Duncan isn't a "pure PF" when he actually played the position.

Nice job missing the point.

Oh and BTW from a Bull fan Jordan was no the dominate ball handler (Bringing the Ball up) Pip was, Jordan did do it at times but Pip was the main ballhandler

Thank you captain obvious. No one ever said Jordan was the "dominate ball handler". All that was said was that he brought the ball up quite a bit. Which he did. But that still didn't make him the PG.

Here's a new all-time starting 5 based on all these idiots logic:

PG: Yao Ming- Went behind his back once in the open court. Karazy dribbles!
SG: Manute Bol- I remember him shooting 3's a few times.
SF: Tim Duncan- Awesome bank shot. Not a pure PF but a hell of a SF
PF: Michael Jordan- I remember him posting up a lot.
C: John Starks- Scrappy inside guy. Dunked on Horace Grant.