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By seasons, if every NBA team had every player in their prime, which teams would be the greatest?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by plutoblue11, Nov 28, 2019.

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  1. juanm34

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    05-06 Rockets
    Prime Yao- Deke
    Tmac before he was a born quitter
    Prime Bobby Sura- Moochie
    Fab 5 Juwan Howard
    Jon Barry, Charlie Ward, Vin Baker
    Mr defense himself Ryan Bowen
    Jeff VanGundy
     
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  2. Astrodome

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    No
     
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  3. peleincubus

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    Of all the posts here I think the blazers could be it. Everyone in their prime on that team would kill. Pippen/Sabonis with the other guys would be very interesting.
     
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  4. calurker

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    2012-13 Lakers

    Nash (MVP ver.)
    Kobe (3-peat ver.)
    Artest (DPOY ver.)
    P. Gasol (2-peat ver.)
    Dwight (NBA finals ver.)

    6th and 7th men
    Antwan Jamison (Wizards ver.)
    Steve Blake (Blazers ver.)

    Rest of roster is trash, but Mike of Tony doesn’t go past 7 deep anyway.
     
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    1. Bulls, Jordan, parish, pippen, Rodman, kukoc
    2. Lakers, Shaq, Kobe, Malone, Payton
    3. Hakeem, chuck, pippen
     
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  6. Easy

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    Yeah, I totally forgot about Sabonis. His prime wasn't in the NBA. But he was widely regarded as one of the best centers in the world in his prime. He was super athletic, could post up, could shoot 3s, and his most amazing skill was passing from anywhere on the court.
     
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    2003-04 Lakers rings a bell. They could have a starting five of:
    PG- Payton
    SG - Kobe
    F: Horrace Grant
    F: Malone (child molester and all)
    C: Shaq

    Bench: Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, D. George, Kareem Rush, Pargo, Byron Russell...

    Facing a prime Glove, Kobe, Shaq, and Malone may be damn near unbeatable IMO. They have enough role players, who, at their prime, make them pretty tough to knock off.
     
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  8. DrNuegebauer

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    Lockour Rockets might have done ok?

    MVP level
    Hakeem
    Pippen
    Barkley

    Super role players
    Eddie Johnson
    Cuttino Mobley
    Michael Dickerson
    Antoine Carr
    Othella Harrington
    (All had a nice prime season)

    Other
    MaloneyVP
     
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  9. DrNuegebauer

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    It would be insanely difficult to beat!!
     
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  10. CometsWin

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    This was the first team that came to mind. Those players in their primes fit extraordinarily well together pre three point madness type basketball.
     
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    The 1983-84 Showtime Lakers -

    Magic
    Kareem
    Worthy
    Norm Nixon
    Bob McAdoo
    Swen Nater
    Jamaal Wilkes
    Byron Scott
    Michael Cooper
    Mitch Kupchak
     
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  12. _Numberfifty

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    At one point about 10 years ago, we actually had a squad with:
    - Yao Ming
    - Tracy McGrady
    - Ron Artest
    - Dikembe Mutombo
    - Steve Francis
    - Kyle Lowry
    - Shane Battier
    - Brent Barry
    - Luis Scola
    - Rafer Alston

    And so on...

    Now read that list again and imagine everyone in their prime.

    I like our chances.
     
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    Also the Celtics had like this retirement home team at one point with the likes of:

    - Rajon Rondo
    - Paul Pierce
    - Ray Allen
    - Kevin Garnett
    - Shaquille O'neal

    Just add a prime:
    - Jermaine O'neal
    - Troy Murphy
    - Nate Robinson
    - Glen Davis
    To the mix
     
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  14. ThatBoyNick

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    18-19 Warriors

    Curry / Livingston
    Thompson
    Durant / Iggy
    Green
    Cousins / Bogut

    Prime Cousins, Bogut, and Iggy??

    Get ****ed!!!


    2012-13 Spurs with Timmy, Leonard, Parker, Manu, Tmac & Stephen Jackson

    Parker / Mills
    Ginobili / Green
    McGrady / Jackson
    Leonard / Diaw
    Duncan / Baynes

    Get ****ed again!!!
     
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  15. ThatBoyNick

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    Fun thread OP

    How about best Harden team? 14-15 Rockets?

    Prime Harden? Prime Dwert? Prime Jet? Prime Linsanity? Prime Josh Smith? Can we even fathom how good a prime Pablo would have been??

    Annnnd prime DMO?????? @ DD faints. Championship.

    Linsanity / Bev / Pablo
    Harden / Terry
    Ariza / Garcia
    Smith / Dmo
    Howard / Capela

    Add prime coach McHale and commentators Clyde and Bullard into the rotation (that's all legal) and you have undoubtedly the GOAT team.
     
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  16. Steve_Francis_rules

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    We never had Lowry and Alston at the same time, but that's fine because his prime was far worse than Lowry and Francis so he wouldn't be playing anyway.
     
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  17. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    Wouldn't count out the '11-'12 OKC Thunder.

    The team that lost to Miami. Imagine if these guys weren't young pups, and in their prime, instead:

    Westbrook
    Harden
    Durant
    Ibaka

    Then you have solid players who would also be in their prime, like:

    Fisher
    Sefolosha
     
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  18. heypartner

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    good catch on TMac. But would he fit?

    Recall, they got beat by this team:

    Lebron
    Wade
    Bosh
    Ray Allen
    Juwon Howard
    Mike Miller
    Rashard Lewis
    Shane Battier
    Haslem (proven playoff defender)

    Even without Allen, Miller, Lewis and Battier in their prime, they shot 40% from 3.
     
    #38 heypartner, Dec 1, 2019
  19. BigDog63

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    '72 Lakers. Best team in history, but all in their prime?
     
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    These teams would be interesting to watch, all-prime versions:

    13/14 Brooklyn Nets

    PG: Deron Williams
    SG: Joe Johnson
    SF: Andrei Kirilenko
    PF: Kevin Garnett
    C: Brook Lopez

    6th: Paul Pierce
    7th: Jason Terry

    09/10 Boston Celtics

    PG: Rajon Rondo
    SG: Ray Allen
    SF: Paul Pierce
    PF: Rasheed Wallace
    C: Kevin Garnett

    6th: Michael Finley
    7th: Tony Allen

    08/09 Phoenix Suns

    PG: Steve Nash
    SG: Jason Richardson
    SF: Grant Hill
    PF: Amare Stoudemire
    C: Shaquille O'Neal

    6th: Boris Diaw
    7th: Goran Dragic
    8th: Leandro Barbosa

    11/12 Dallas Mavericks

    PG: Jason Kidd
    SG: Vince Carter
    SF: Shawn Marion
    PF: Lamar Odom
    C: Dirk Nowitzki

    00/01 Portland Trailblazers

    PG: Damon Stoudemire
    SG: Steve Smith
    SF: Scottie Pippen
    PF: Shawn Kemp
    C: Rasheed Wallace

    6th: Detlef Schrempf
    7th: Arvydas Sabonis
    8th: Rod Strickland

    01/02 Orlando Magic:

    PG: Tracy McGrady
    SG: Mike Miller
    SF: Grant Hill
    PF: Horace Grant
    C: Patrick Ewing

    And my favorite darkhorse:

    05/06 Houston Rockets:

    PG: Kyle Lowry
    SG: Tracy McGrady
    SF: Ron Artest
    PF: Shane Battier
    C: Yao Ming

    6th: Dikembe Mutombo
     
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