The New Millennium East/West Rosters

[Classic88]

As we've seen for roughly the past 8-10 year or so, 2K has had legend rosters. They've been separated by decade and each decade by east and western conference ( except the 50/60's legend who are clumped together). Since next year will mark the end of a decade I though it would be cool to come up with a New Millennium roster.

I'm sure I'll have some disagreement, but here's my first try (in no particular order:

East:
LeBron James
Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd
Dwight Howard
Chauncey Billups
Chris Bosh
Ron Artest
Ray Allen
Paul Pierce
Jermaine O'Neal
Vince Carter
Dwayne Wade

West:
Shaq
Tim Duncan
Kobe Bryant
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Kevin Garnett
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Paul
Chris Webber
Manu Ginobili
Tony Parker
Pau Gasol

[EvanRG]

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Shaq plays in the Eastern Conference now so I think he would be on the East.

[Classic88]

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Well it's not based on who plays where now. It's where that player had his best years and/or had the most impact during this decade. Shaq 3-peated with the Lakers. Therefore on a legend roster he would be on the West. Just like Jason Kidd belongs on the east because he had his best years in NJ.

[RapboY]

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how about ben wallace? he was as dominant a defender could be during those few years detroit was on top..

not really pushing for him, just throwing out an idea..

[Classic88]

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I definitely considered Big Ben. Mostly due to the lack of quality centers that have played in the east over the past decade, and he has a ring. He's definitely someone to think about.

[ZephyrSong]

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Yeah but how many years did Big Ben really dominate? I would have to check to see if there are quality centers over him but I won't deny that he was a defensive stalwart. (Albeit some of the years he won DPOY was reallllly debatable.)

Now you see the huge drop off of Big Ben because he relies on his athleticism as opposed to the other tall centers who still maintained respectable level of play through their older years.

I'll post my contribution here soon. Good topic by the way, time flies by fast.

[RapboY]

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oh f, lol dwyane wade..

[VDusen04]

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Not to get into some kind of debate, as I know you just threw the rosters out there and whatnot and they're by no means meant to be definitive, but I would select Ben Wallace as well. And I would take him over Chauncey Billups. I do not have the stats in front of me right now either, but I believe Wallace was at least a 4 time defensive player of the year in the 2000's. Perhaps one or two of the awards can be debatable (with an emphasis on "perhaps") but I believe that'd still make him the 2nd best defensive player of that particular year had he not won. I feel like he and Ron Artest may have flip-flopped awards in one two-year span (Ben should have won Ron's, Ron should have won Ben's).

All awards aside, Ben Wallace was the catalyst for one of the best teams of the decade. His dominance spanned from 2001-2007 - six or seven more than solid seasons and at his best, I feel he affected the game just as much as any other All-Star. His stellar offensive rebounding alone altered the outcome of countless Piston games over that span. He was no doubt a star and I'd throw him on that East club in a minute.

And that is me campaigning for Ben Wallace's inclusion on the 2000's East Team.

The 2000's teams will be two fun clubs to roll with. Did 2K always have an All-90's team though? For some unsubstantiated reason, I feel like it took them a few years into the new millenium to include those teams on their games. Or it may have been some players just weren't included that I thought should be. Hopefully they create the 2000's teams next season. I really liked how each player on 2K2's legends teams used to rock his own jersey (Magic Johnson in a Lakers uniform) instead of those generic jerseys. I wish they'd bring that back.

[Classic88]

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oh f, lol dwyane wade..

Oh wow. LOL. How did I forget him. Man. Well put Dwayne Wade on that list and take off Tracy McGrady. And if your gonna put Ben Wallace on, I guess you should take out Jermaine O'Neal

[RapboY]

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dude why did take out tmac? he's one of the most dominant offensively in this decade.. you can take out bosh, ron artest, JO or VC for him.. thats not being bias, if I was gonna be bias towards tmac, id say you can put him over those four i mention plus billups, allen and pierce..

although billups, allen and pierce won championships, so im ok with them being there..

EDIT: another guy you forgot is arenas..

[Classic88]

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Ok so the East would look like:

East:
LeBron James
Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd
Dwight Howard
Chauncey Billups
Chris Bosh
Tracy McGrady
Ray Allen
Paul Pierce
Jermaine O'Neal
Vince Carter
Dwayne Wade

I wouldn't put Arenas in the mix. I think the problem with the East this past decade has been lack of bigs. Sure you had guys like Shaq, Rasheed, and KG come over from west and win championships, but they had their best years out west. Boy, guess this isn't as easy as it looked, lol.

[SpacemanSpiff]

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East
SF LeBron James
SG Dwyane Wade
C Dwight Howard
PF Jermaine O'Neal
PG Jason Kidd

SG Allen Iverson
SF Paul Pierce
SG Vince Carter
SG Tracy McGrady
PG Chauncey Billups
SF Ron Artest
C Ben Wallace

West
SG Kobe Bryant
PF Tim Duncan
C Shaquille O'Neal
PG Steve Nash
SF Carmelo Anthony

SG Ray Allen
PG Chris Paul
PF Kevin Garnett
PF Dirk Nowitzki
PF Chris Webber
C Yao Ming
PF Amare Stoudemire

[Hyperballer21]

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i think that you shouldnt include players that were drafted before 1995 and after 2005 just because all the other decade teams follow the same pattern (except kidd and shaq). Here is what I have. some positions in the western conference are heavy, so i had to go over the limit of 15 players even though ALL of them deserve a spot.

west (no particular order)
PG-steve francis(early rockets),steve nash(suns), baron davis(hornets), stephon marbury(may be a cancer, but numbers are numbers), chris paul, tony parker
SG-kobe bryant, ray allen,
SF-carmelo anthony, shawn marion(suns)
PF-tim duncan, dirk nowitski, kevin garnett, chris webber
C-shaquille o'neal, yao ming, amare stoudemire

east (no particular order)
PG-jason kidd, allen iverson(sixers), chauncey billups, gilbert arenas(maybe)
SG-tracy mcgrady(magic), vince carter(raptors), dwayne wade, Rip hamilton
SF-lebron james, paul pierce, ron artest
PF-jermain o'neal(pacers), rasheed wallace(pistons), antione walker(20ppg, 9rpg from 2000-05)
C-ben wallace(early pistons),dwight howard


i couldnt believe that many left out steve francis. before the injuries and trades, he was the 2nd best pg in the league next to jason kidd (20ppg, 7rpg, 7apg versus 17ppg, 7rpg, 9apg)mabury also.

i feel that an all decade is the one team that should be based solely off indivuals stats and should summarize the decade. the western confernce was heavy with pgs and alot of bigs while the eastern conference was perimeter oriented. i feel these teams best represent this.

[mrchiggs]

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East:
LeBron James
Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd
Dwight Howard
Chauncey Billups
Paul Pierce
Rip Hamilton
Jermaine O'Neal
Vince Carter
Dwayne Wade
Tracey McGrady
Rasheed Wallace
Kenyon Martin (3 trips to the finals)
Antwan Jamison/Caron Butler


West:
Shaq
Tim Duncan
Kobe Bryant
Ray Allen
Steve Nash
Dirk Nowitzki
Kevin Garnett
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Paul
Chris Webber
Shawn Marion
Tony Parker
Yao Ming
Pau Gasol / Amare Stoudimire

[tross840]

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im sorry but there is no way in hell Kenyon Martin makes this team.

East.

PG. Iverson
SG. Wade
SF. Tmac/VC
PF. Lebron
C. Howard