Assemble the best possible team you can under these rules.

l3bron · Post by **l3bron** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:12 pm

Let's see who can assemble the best team possible under the following criteria. I'll pick the ~3 best teams and place them in a poll for the title of board favorite.

Consider everything when assembling your team; chemistry, spacing, players' willingness to adopt to your offensive schemes, health, etc.

1. Can only pick one of the following players to build around:
Michael Jordan,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Russell
Magic Johnson
Wilt Chamberlain
Tim Duncan
Larry Bird
Shaquille O'Neal
Kobe Bryant
Hakeem Olajuwon
Lebron James

2. Can only pick one multiple all-star as your complimentary player (none from above list obviously)

3. Your third complimentary player could not have been an All-Star more than twice (must have played for at least 5 NBA seasons)

4. The rest of the roster is fair game as long as none of them made the all-star team

We'll go with a standard Playoff rotation so just pick starters and 3-4 bench players.

FPL · Post by **FPL** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:20 pm

In today's league/with current rules (I think you and I agreed 07-08 to the present is the current mini-era), correct?

FPL · Post by **FPL** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:21 pm

Also, is this just for one playoff run (meaning we're taking one peak year)? Or is it over multiple years (and if so, how many)?

Lastly, who are they competing against? The other teams? Or against the current league?

AtiliusRegulus · Post by **AtiliusRegulus** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:22 pm

Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen
Theo Ratliff
Horace Grant
BJ Armstrong

Max · Post by **Max** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:26 pm

Wouldn't everyone's complimentary player be LeBron?

FPL · Post by **FPL** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:27 pm

Max wrote:Wouldn't everyone's complimentary player be LeBron?

If it's one year peak, some might go Walton instead. But LeBron will be picked often I think.

kobeunderbite · Post by **kobeunderbite** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:27 pm

Derek Fisher
Kobe Bryant
Trevor Ariza
Pau Gasol
Andrew Bynum

6th: Lamar Odom

Max · Post by **Max** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:28 pm

fpliii wrote:
Max wrote:Wouldn't everyone's complimentary player be LeBron?
If it's one year peak, some might go Walton instead. But LeBron will be picked often I think.

I would've selected him #1 overall.

americaninfidel · Post by **americaninfidel** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:29 pm

Max wrote:Wouldn't everyone's complimentary player be LeBron?

Haha, wow. I didn't even think of him. I was thinking Pippen, but now Lebron seems like a pretty good choice.

rileymartin · Post by **rileymartin** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:30 pm

PG Rod Strickland
SG Petrivic
SF Bird
PF Malone
C Sabonis

PhutureDynasty · Post by **PhutureDynasty** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:31 pm

PG: Magic Johnson (Building around him)
SG: Michael Cooper
SF: Chandler Parsons
PF: Karl Malone (Complimentary multiple all-star)
C: Roy Hibbert (2 all-star appearances)

Bench: Goran Dragic, Jamal Crawford, Serge Ibaka, Omer Asik

Tried to get a nice combination of defense, scoring, and team play.

americaninfidel · Post by **americaninfidel** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:32 pm

americaninfidel wrote:
Max wrote:Wouldn't everyone's complimentary player be LeBron?
Haha, wow. I didn't even think of him. I was thinking Pippen, but now Lebron seems like a pretty good choice.

Actually, screw Lebron.

1. Duncan
2. DRob
3. Ginobili

I'm still working on the rest.

zombiesonics · Post by **zombiesonics** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:33 pm

You're going to have to add Lebron to that list.

FPL · Post by **FPL** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:44 pm

G Avery Johnson
G Michael Jordan
F Bruce Bowen
F Dirk Nowitzki
C Bill Walton

Bench: Wali Jones, Kevin Martin, Kyle Korver, Arvydas Sabonis

americaninfidel · Post by **americaninfidel** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:45 pm

Starting five

Duncan
D. Robinson
Ginobili
Byron Scott
Andre Miller

Da Stars. · Post by **Da Stars.** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:06 pm

AtiliusRegulus wrote:Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen
Theo Ratliff
Horace Grant
BJ Armstrong

I like it. Great choices.

elmouse03 · Post by **elmouse03** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:10 pm

PG:Magic
SG:Michael Cooper
SF:Dominique Wilkins
PF:Horace Grant
C: Kevin Willis

Grant and Willis only made 1 all star team in their careers so IDK if they were allowed to be picked or not.

Max · Post by **Max** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:12 pm

elmouse03 wrote:PG:Magic
SG:Michael Cooper
SF:Dominique Wilkins
PF:Horace Grant
C: Kevin Willis

Grant and Willis only made 1 all star team in their careers so IDK if they were allowed to be picked or not.

Care to explain why you'd take Wilkins over LeBron?

l3bron · Post by **l3bron** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:14 pm

fpliii wrote:In today's league/with current rules (I think you and I agreed 07-08 to the present is the current mini-era), correct?

Correct, current rules (although refs tend to be more lenient come Playoff time.)

As for your second question, just build what you believe is the best possible team given the circumstances (as vague as that sounds.) The AngerGeneral community will vote for the "best" team.

Note: Added Lebron to the list.

elmouse03 · Post by **elmouse03** » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:18 pm

Max wrote:
elmouse03 wrote:PG:Magic
SG:Michael Cooper
SF:Dominique Wilkins
PF:Horace Grant
C: Kevin Willis

Grant and Willis only made 1 all star team in their careers so IDK if they were allowed to be picked or not.
Care to explain why you'd take Wilkins over LeBron?

2. Can only pick one multiple all-star as your complimentary player (none from above list obviously)

Care to look over the list again?

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