All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

[Air Canada]

Dice's team - Description

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STARTERS
PG: Mark Price, 88-89
SG: Michael Jordan, 90-91
SF: Scottie Pippen, 91-92
PF: Karl Malone, 96-97
C: Willis Reed, 69-70

BENCH
F-G: Ron Artest, 03-04
C: Robert Parish, 80-81
G: Mookie Blaylock, 03-04
F-C: Tom Chambers, 89-90

Coach: Red Holzman

ojandpizza's team - Description

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Coach- Doc Rivers

Starting 5:
PG- Isiah Thomas 1989/90
SG- Clyde Drexler 1991/92
SF- James Worthy 1987/88
PF- Kevin Garnett 2003/04
C- Wilt Chamberlain 1966/67

Bench:
Knock down shooter - Reggie Miller 1993/94
Back up PG or wing man- Penny Hardaway 1994/95
Back up bigman- Dave Cowens 1973/74
Defense and Grit - Bobby Jones 1981/82

Reyes19's team - Description

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PG:Oscar Robertson
SG: George Gervin
SF:Elgin Baylor
PF:Moses Malone
C:Patrick Ewing

Backup Big: Bob Pettit
Backup Wing: Dominique Wilkins
Backup Guard:Tim Hardaway
Defensive Specialist:Bob Feerick

Coach:Jack Ramsey

AlexBrady's teams - Description

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PG- Lenny Wilkens 66-67
SG- Jerry West 67-68
SF- John Havlicek 71-72
PF Dave DeBusschere 69-70
C- Shaquille O'Neal 99-00

Bench
PG/SG- Bill Sharman 57-58
SF/PF- Gus Johnson 66-67
PF/C- Jerry Lucas 71-72
C- Nate Thurmond 66-67

Coach
Tex Winter

JerzeyReign's team - Description

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Coach: Larry Brown

Guard: Tiny Archibald
Guard: Joe Dumars
Forward: Lebron James
Forward: Dennis Rodman
Center: David Robinson

Bench

Guard: Derrick Rose
Forward: Peja Stojakovic
Forward: Connie Hawkins
Center: Mark Eaton

KChape25's team - Description

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Coach: John Kundla

PG - 88-89 John Stockton
SG - 82-83 Adrian Dantley
SF - 12-13 Carmelo Anthony
PF - 53-54 George Mikan
C - 93-94 Akeem Olujuwon

Sixth Man SF/SG 79-80 Julius Erving
PG/SG 58-59 Bob Cousy
PF/C 02-03 Ben Wallace
C/PF 69-70 Wes Unseld

Illosophy's team - Description

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Starters:
Gasol 09-10
Duncan 02-03
Hill 99-00
Cooper 86-87
Paul 07-08

Bench:
Allen (Sixth man) 07-08
Mutumbo 00-01
Billups 03-04
Kirilenko 03-04

Coach - Phil Jackson

Air Canada's team - Description

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C: Kareem Abdul Jabbar 70-71
PF: Charles Barkley 92-93
SF: Rick Barry 74-75
SG: Sidney Moncrief 82-83
PG: Jason Kidd 01-02
Bench:
Shawn Marion 05-06
Bob Mcadoo 74-75
Alvin Robertson 85-86
Doug Christie 01-02

Coach: Pat Riley

SteelersFreak's team - Description

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PG: Steve Nash 05-06
SG: Pete Maravich 76-77
SF: Vince Carter 04-05
PF: Larry Bird 86-87
C: Yao Ming 07-08
Bench:
Alex English 82-83
Chris Webber 00-01
Bill Laimbeer 85-86
Billy Cunningham 69-70

Coach: Red Auerbach

RedSceptile's team - Description

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Starters:
PG:Magic Johnson
SGwyane Wade
SF:Kevin Durant
PF:Alonzo Mourning
C:Artis Gilmore

Bench:
PG/SG:Walt Frazier/Manu Ginobili
SG/SF:Chris Mullin/Manu Ginobili
PF/C: Bob Lanier

Coach:Gregg Popovich

st0rmb11's team - Description

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Coach - Chuck Daly

PG - '96 Gary Payton, '13 Stephen Curry
SG - '01 Tracy McGrady, '66 Sam Jones, '13 Stephen Curry
SF - '08 Paul Pierce, '78 Bob Dandridge, '01 Tracy McGrady
PF - '62 Bill Russell, '77 Bill Walton, '98 Arvydas Sabonis
C - '77 Bill Walton, '98 Arvydas Sabonis

MavsManiac4Life's team - Description

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Starters:
PG Allen Iverson
SG Kobe Bryant
SF Bernard King
PF Dirk Nowitzki
C Elvin Hayes

Bench:
SG Mitch Richmond
PF Kevin McHale
PG Marc Jackson
PF Charles Oakley

Coach: Don Nelson

so, what's the end game with this draft thread?

I was thinking maybe after we're done we could all post what our intentions are with the our team, then we could "critique" the other teams. (all of that in this thread.)

Then, maybe have a tournament of sorts, where the OS users can vote for the winners. Since we have 12 teams, we'd have to have find a way to narrow it down to 8. Here's my idea...

After we're done, have each owner rank the teams (including theirs..so we would have to operate under the honor system), 1-12..once our rankings are accumulated, we have our "seedings" for the tournament.

Teams 1-4 get a first round bye, while the others are matched up, for the OS community to vote NOT on who is the better team on paper, but who they think would win in a 7 game series, based on our idea of how the team would play, the coach, etc.

Then, the tournament proceeds to the end, with OS voting on each match up.

Rankings~~

Tough vote, probably overrated some teams, underrated others, especially AlexBrady's
1. RedSpecticle
2. Ojandpizza
3. Stormb11
4. Reyes19
5. AirCanada
6. SteelerFreak
7. KChape25
8. JerzeyReign
9. Illosophy
10. AlexBrady
11. Dice

1. Reyes 19
2. Alex Brady
3. Air Canada
4. OJ and Pizza
5. Jerzey Reign
6. RedSceptile
7. Dice
8. Illosophy
9. Stormb11
10. SteelersFreak
11. Mavs manic 4 life

1. Dice- Muscle in the middle and defense on the wing. The bench is questionable though.

2. ojandpizza- Dreadnaught center and incredible finishers on the run.

3. st0rmb11- The two big guys can play exceptional defense. Payton and McGrady play offense with sticky fingers.

4. RedSceptile- Plenty of muscle. But the big guys were overrated on defense.

5. Illosophy- Good group of big guys. Team relies too much on finesse though.

6. Air Canada- A terrific center, and a complete backcourt. The bench is soft and Barkley wouldn't work well with Kareem.

7. JerzeyReign- Athletic frontline. But the bigs are limited on offense.

8. SteelersFreak- Tons of firepower. However, nobody can play good man to man defense.

9. Reyes19- Good power and strength. Defense is their downfall, and they can't/won't pass.

10. MavsManiac4Life- Serious one on one scoring. Not much defense or passing.

11. KChape25- A great center. But this team can't play defense or work well together on offense.

1. JerzeyReign

2. Illosophy

3. AlexBrady

4. ojandpizza

5. RedSceptile

6. Reyes19

7. Dice

8. KChape25

9. Air Canada

10. MavsManiac4Life

11. SteelersFreak

1. ojandpizza
2. Illosophy
3. Dice
4. st0rmb11
5. AlexBrady
6. JerzeyReign
7. RedSceptile
8. SteelersFreak
9. Reyes19
10. KChape25
11. MavsManiac4Life

JerzeyReign - Something about this team I really like. The pieces fit perfectly together. Plus Larry Brown is my second favorite all time coach, so it's hard to not put him at 1.
st0rmb11 - Great defensive presence. TMac is the weak link that department but the other 4 starters can more than compensate. I like the Paul Pierce pick because that is the year he shut down Kobe in the finals. No egos on the team, and great pickup with Sam Jones off the bench, definitely fell further than he should have. Also great pickup in Steph Curry
ojandpizza - Great lineup, with an good inside outside post combo. The perimeter is top notch as well. Isiah and Wilt might cause some friction, but I could also see them sharing some comradery as well.
RedSceptile - This would be a fun team to watch. Magic throwing dimes in transition to D Wade and Durant, that would be beautiful basketball. The post defense is going to be nasty with A Train and Mourning.
Dice - Normally the team with Jordan gets #1...especially with Pippen. However, I have a hard time seeing Jordan and Malone co-existing together, especially the 91 Jordan. That was the Jordan who's competitiveness cause him to have altercations with his teammates. And where the bigs are strong as hell, they are also lacking in height. If anybody was going to block a KG/Dirk fadeaway, it will not be these guys. But you still have a great team overall.
AlexBrady - Really physical post and outstanding perimeter players. Definitely gets my vote for team most likely to knock a player on their ***. However given all his perimeter players played before the 3pt line came into existence, really huge leap of faith assuming they would be able to consistently knock down shots from 3pt land, especially with the Triangle offense, it's hard to see it have the same level of success it gained during the Bulls run. Steph Curry this season has shown how much of a difference those extra point per possession can make.
SteelersFreak - I don't love it, but I don't hate it. Offensive heavy
KChape25- I don't think Mikan could be a successful starter in this setup. If you put him on the bench and replace him with ben wallace, you'd have 3 guys with defense (stockton, wallace, and hakeem) with a scoring punch in Melo and Dantley.
Air Canada - Sorry man, but the amount of arrogance (Kareem, Barkley, Barry) in your starting lineup would just kill any type of synergy you hope to achieve.
Reyes19 - You have deadly scoring on the perimeter but those players seem too one dimensional, and they all share the same dimension.
MavsManiac4Life - If there were 5 balls on the court at once, this team would be first. But outside of the isolation ball, this team chemistry would implode. Who gets to take the last shot?

[Air Canada]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Round I
1.Dice - Michael Jordan 90-91
2.ojandpizza - Wilt Chamberlain 66-67
3.Reyes19 - Oscar Robertson 61-62
4.AlexBrady - Shaquille O'Neal 99-00
5.JerzeyReign - Lebron James 11-12
6.KChape25 - Hakeem Olajuwon 93-94
7.iLLosophy - Tim Duncan 02-03
8.AirCanada - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 70-71
9.SteelersFreak - Larry Bird 86-87
10.RedSceptile - Magic Johnson 86-87
11.stormb11 - Bill Walton 76-77
12.MavsManiac4Life - Kobe Bryant 05-06

Round II
13.MavsManiac4Life - Dirk Nowitzki 10-11
14.stormb11 - Bill Russell 61-62
15.RedSceptile - Dwyane Wade 05-06
16.SteelersFreak - Yao Ming 07-08
17.AirCanada - Charles Barkley 92-93
18.iLLosophy - Chris Paul 07-08
19.KChape25 - John Stockton 88-89
20.JerzeyReign - David Robinson 93-94
21.AlexBrady - Jerry West 67-68
22.Reyes19 - Moses Malone 78-79
23.ojandpizza - Kevin Garnnet 03-04
24.Dice - Karl Malone 96-97

Round III
25.Dice - Scottie Pippen 91-92
26.ojandpizza - Isiah Thomas 89-90
27.Reyes19 - Patrick Ewing 89-90
28.AlexBrady - John Havlicek 71-72
29.JerzeyReign - Dennis Rodman 91-92
30.KChape25 - George Mikan 53-54
31.iLLosophy - Pau Gasol 09-10
32.AirCanada - Jason Kidd 01-02
33.SteelersFreak - Steve Nash 05-06
34.RedSceptile - Artis Gilmore 78-79
35.stormb11 - Tracy Mcgrady 00-01
36.MavsManiac4Life - Allen Iverson 00-01

Round IV
37.MavsManiac4Life - Kevin Mchale 86-87
38.stormb11 - Gary Payton 95-96
39.RedSceptile - Kevin Durant 12-13
40.SteelersFreak - Pete Maravich 76-77
41.AirCanada - Rick Barry 74-75
42.iLLosophy - Grant Hill 99-00
43.KChape25 - Julius Erving 79-80
44.JerzeyReign - Nate Archibald 72-73
45.AlexBrady - Nate Thurmond 66-67
46.Reyes19 - Elgin Baylor 60-61
47.ojandpizza - James Worthy 87-88
48.Dice - Willis Reed 69-70

Round V
49.Dice - Mark Price 88-89
50.ojandpizza - Clyde Drexler 91-92
51.Reyes19 - George Gervin 79-80
52.AlexBrady - Dave Debusschere 69-70
53.JerzeyReign - Joe Dumars 88-89
54.KChape25 - Adrian Dantley 82-83
55.iLLosophy - Phil Jackson (coach)
56.AirCanada - Shawn Marion 05-06
57.SteelersFreak - Vince Carter 04-05
58.RedSceptile - Gregg Poppovich (coach)
59.stormb11 - Paul Pierce 07-08
60.MavsManiac4Life - Bernard King 84-85

Round VI
61.MavsManiac4Life - Don Nelson (coach)
62.stormb11 - Chuck Daly (coach)
63.RedSceptile - Alonzo Mourning 99-00
64.SteelersFreak - Red Auerbach (coach)
65.AirCanada - Pat Riley (coach)
66.iLLosophy - Dikembe Mutombo 00-01
67.KChape25 - Carmelo Anthony 12-13
68.JerzeyReign - Larry Brown (coach)
69.AlexBrady - Lenny Wilkens 66-67
70.Reyes19 - Jack Ramsay (coach)
71.ojandpizza - Reggie Miller 93-94
72.Dice - Red Holzman

Round VII
73.Dice - Ron Artest 03-04
74.ojandpizza - Penny Hardaway 94-95
75.Reyes19 - Bob Pettit 61-62
76.AlexBrady - Gus Johnson 66-67
77.JerzeyReign - Derrick Rose 10-11
78.KChape25 - Ben Wallace 02-03
79.iLLosophy - Ray Allen 07-08
80.AirCanada - Bob Mcadoo 74-75
81.SteelersFreak - Alex English 82-83
82.RedSceptile - Manu Ginobili 07-08
83.stormb11 - Bob Dandridge 77-78
84.MavsManiac4Life - Elvin Hayes 68-69

Round VIII
85.MavsManiac4Life - Mitch Richmond 96-97
86.stormb11 - Arvydas Sabonis 97-98
87.RedSceptile - Walt Frazier 71-72
88.SteelersFreak - Chris Webber 00-01
89.AirCanada - Sidney Moncrief 82-83
90.iLLosophy - Michael Cooper 86-87
91.KChape25 - Bob Cousy 58-59
92.JerzeyReign - Peja Stojakovic 03-04
93.AlexBrady - Jerry Lucas 71-72
94.Reyes19 - Dominique Wilkins 87-88
95.ojandpizza - Dave Cowens 73-74
96.Dice - Robert Parish 80-81

Round IX
97.Dice - Mookie Blaylock 94-95
98.ojandpizza - Doc Rivers (coach)
99.Reyes19 - Tim Hardaway 90-91
100.AlexBrady - Bill Sharman 57-58
101.JerzeyReign - Mark Eaton 84-85
102.KChape25 - Wes Unseld 69-70
103.iLLosophy - Chauncey Billups 03-04
104.AirCanada - Alvin Robertson 85-86
105.SteelersFreak - Bill Laimbeer 85-86
106.RedSceptile - Chris Mullin 91-92
107.stormb11 - Sam Jones 65-66
108.MavsManiac4Life - Mark Jackson 96-97

Round X
109.MavsManiac4Life - Charles Oakley 86-87
110.stormb11 - Stephen Curry 12-13
111.RedSceptile - Bob Lanier 76-77
112.SteelersFreak - Bill Cunningham 69-70
113.AirCanada - Doug Christie 01-02
114.iLLosophy - Andrei Kirilenko 03-04
115.KChape25 -John Kundla (coach)
116.JerzeyReign - Connie Hawkins 69-70
117.AlexBrady - Tex Winter
118.Reyes19 - Bob Feerick 46-47
119.ojandpizza - Bobby Jones 81-82
120.Dice - Tom Chambers 89-90 

[RedSceptile]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

9th pick alright I can deal! Let's get this show on the road.

[plumplylumpkin]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Sad that I'm a little late for this one, but definitely a follow for me.
I'm interested on these type of threads and to hear everyone's opinion of players . I hope you guys can finish this one

[Air Canada]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Pm'ed him , hope he will be online soon

Sad that I'm a little late for this one, but definitely a follow for me.
I'm interested on these type of threads and to hear everyone's opinion of players . I hope you guys can finish this one

Thanks , I sure hope so too that this will be finished .

[Air Canada]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Since this hasn't started yet and more people wanted to join - I have included them so instead of 10 we are now running this with 12 users.
I've changed the draft order a little bit - I did randomize 2 numbers - Number 5 for JerzeyReign - Number 11 for plumplylumpkin.

So the new draft order is
1.Dice
2.ojandpizza
3.Reyes19
4.AlexBrady
5.JerzeyReign ~
6.griznation1
7.KChap25
8.AirCanada
9.SteelersFreak
10.RedSceptile
11. plumplylumpkin ~
12.MavsManiac4Life

[plumplylumpkin]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

The first pick is gonna be


1990-1991 Michael Jordan
Averages 31.5 6 5.5
Playoff Averages 31.1 6.4 8.4
The year they first won their title and swept their rival Bad Boy Pistons.
And he is the only guy on the team who is an all star that year.

I was thinking of getting a center but I'm not old enough to watch him how he plays.

[ojandpizza]

Hey I'm here to make the second pick.. Give me just a few minutes I'm stuck on 3guys lol

[Air Canada]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Hey I'm here to make the second pick.. Give me just a few minutes I'm stuck on 3guys lol

Haha take your time .

[ojandpizza]

Pick number 2: Wilt Chamberlain '66-'67
24ppg, 24rpg, 8apg, 68%FG
NBA Champion, MVP, led league in rebounding, led league in FG%.

- I chose this season over one of his huge scoring years because I feel like there will be plenty of scoring options on teams this loaded. And because at the stage in his career Wilt knew what it took to win it all. In the playoffs his rebound average jumped up to 29 per game and assists up to 9 per game. And it can be guessed that he was averaging at least 5 blocks per game.

- Also he was pushing his weight up closer to the 300 pound mark. I feel like he's the only player who could guard a prime Shaq without needing the assistance of a double team.

- at nearly 70% shooing he was highly efficient.. And it's always nice knowing you can get 8 assists out of your center. Also the fact that Wilt can play the entire game, and also never foul out is a huge bonus.

[ojandpizza]

I just feel like every team in this will be able to score, defend, shoot, etc. we will all be loaded with talent.. Having a player who can grab me nearly 30 rebounds a game helps give me a slight edge.

[Air Canada]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Nice pick! I knew it he will be picked in top 3.

Reyes you are now on the clock!

[Reyes19]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

Got to go with The Big O,Oscar Robertson.(61-62 Season)
30.8 PPG
11.4 ASG
12.5 RPG
47 FG%
80 FT%

Coming in I knew I was taking O but didn't know which season.
Had to go with this one,only player to average a triple double(i think).
Was able to get to the line and knock them down. High FG% despite taking almost 23 shots.
Very durable and his height will be an advantage against other Point and give Magic a hard time

[JerzeyReign]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

I have my pick ready. Whoop!

[AlexBrady]

Re: All-Time NBA Players' Prime Draft

With the fourth pick, I will select Shaquille O'Neal (1999-2000).

Shaq was at his ideal weight, 315 pounds. But right after the first title, his weight ballooned, and his defense and rebounding fell off. He will be the anchor of my triangle and with the ball positioned four feet from the basket, these defenses will have to make very risky adjustments.