Steve Nash

[Seattleallstar]

There have been a lot of great players...If I was gonna start 5 playersfrom the all-time list, I guess I'd go:
Center..Arvydas Sabonis
Power Forward...Larry Bird
Small Forward...MJ
Shooting guard...Jerry Cruz
Point...John Stockton

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

There have been a lot of great players...If I was gonna start 5 playersfrom the all-time list, I guess I'd go:
Center..Arvydas Sabonis
Power Forward...Larry Bird
Small Forward...MJ
Shooting guard...Jerry Cruz
Point...John Stockton

That Cruz guy is a weak link (or maybe the missing one)...body like Charles Barkley when constipated with the moves of PeeWee Herman...a guy that scores only when playing with himself!

If I had to start a team it would be

Center - Bill Russell
Power Forward - Wilt Chamberline
Shooting Forward - Larry Bird
Shooting Guard - Michael Jordan
Point Guard - Magic Johnson

Olajuwon
Rodman
Bird
Jordan
Virtual Cousy

[EpBurns]

Center- Wilt
Forward- Bird
Forward-Kareem
Guard- Magic
Guard- MJ

BUT this years MVP is Agent Zero you got it Gilbert Areneas he is simply taken a team with not much talent other then Jamison (who is getting old quickly) and Butler (should also make the All-star team) and made them into the number 1 seed in a very weak easter conference.

[SentToStud]

Position: First Team / Second Team / Third

Center: Russell / Kareem / Wilt
Power Forward: Barkley / Malone / McHale
Small Forward: Bird / Erving / Baylor
Shooting Guard: Jordan / Maravich / Robertson
Point Guard: Nash / Cousy / Archibald

I agree, Nash is truly great. Depending on what his team needs, he can either score 30 points or get 20 assists.

[EpBurns]

Sent I know your a big sports fan but how can anyone leave off Magic Johnson!!! he is probably one of the 10 best players ever.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by EpBurns

Sent I know your a big sports fan but how can anyone leave off Magic Johnson!!! he is probably one of the 10 best players ever.

He's tough to leave off for sure! That playoff game he played center when Jabbar was out was a great, great performance. Then again, I put McHale on my list....

You really can't go wrong with any of the players everyone mentioned.

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Position: First Team / Second Team / Third

Center: Russell / Kareem / Wilt
Power Forward: Barkley / Malone / McHale
Small Forward: Bird / Erving / Baylor
Shooting Guard: Jordan / Maravich / Robertson
Point Guard: Nash / Cousy / Archibald

I agree, Nash is truly great. Depending on what his team needs, he can either score 30 points or get 20 assists.

If Duncan is not the best power forward of all time, I dont know who is. Because it aint the 3 you mentioned.

Magic at point guard is a must.

Maravich????? The best AND ONE player. But does not come close to the best shooting guard. Might as well as George Gervin if you add Maravich.

Other than those I like your list.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by pgardn

If Duncan is not the best power forward of all time, I dont know who is. Because it aint the 3 you mentioned.

Magic at point guard is a must.

Maravich????? The best AND ONE player. But does not come close to the best shooting guard. Might as well as George Gervin if you add Maravich.

Other than those I like your list.

Hey, it's just one man's opinion.

Duncan really had two great years. He was plain bad most of last year and isn't good enough to carry his team. That's why he's off my list.

Johnson, sure, why not. But the guy played with Jabbar and Worthy. He was great but I'd still take the others as the top point guards.

And Maravich would have averaged 35 points a game every season if he was healthy and playing in today's NBA. He averaged 44 a game in college and really was minimally healthy for only the first 3-4 years he played in the pros.

For a guy who was playing with one cornary artery, he was as good as I ever saw while playing for lousy teams.

Just my thoughts. Though George Gervin would be in my top 5 shooting guards now that you mention it.

[Gander]

is mchale that white guy from the celtics in the 80's?

Yes. I believe he went on to coach an NBA team in some capacity and still may. He was an awesome player, sort of like Steve Nash, a huge overachiever. Didnt look like much but he was money.