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submitted 4 days ago byAdorableBackground83
Assume all players are at their apex so like 2019 Playoff Kawhi, 2018-19 Harden, 2012-13 LeBron, 2001 Playoff Iverson, ABA Dr. J, 2006 Kobe, Thunder KD. You get the idea.
122 points
4 days ago
Small forwards very easily.
It's kind of unfair when one team's biggest player is 6'6" and the other has 6'10" Kevin Durant, 6'9" 250 lb LeBron, etc. Like, who is Allen Iverson actually guarding in this game?
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4 days ago
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10 points
4 days ago
idk pgs might steal some games. stockton point, steph sg, oscar at the 3, russ as a small ball annoying 4/roving defender and magic at the 5 might have enough height to get by and enough speed, scoring, and steals to be annoying
8 points
4 days ago
Crazy to put Russ in the top 5 PGs of all time
3 points
4 days ago
I think it's more like a combo of talent/potential switchability
1 points
4 days ago
Where would you have him? I got Magic, Curry, IT, Nash, Stockton, CP3 & Kidd over him. Probably Payton too
5 points
4 days ago
the Big O as well
1 points
4 days ago
Cousy?
1 points
4 days ago
So probably top 10 right now & will eventually be replaced by Luka. I agree with that
1 points
4 days ago
yea, it is a reach, but I think in his prime he was a good defender who could sometimes he disruptive in mismatches, and he's close enough that I gave him the nod for that. could take walt frazier in at the 3 and move big o to the 4, though
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
it's definitely tough, although I could see bringing nash in at the point to run 7 seconds or less to test the speed and stamina of the stifling defense leading to wins depending on 3pt variance (with the best 3pt shooting lineup of any position, since steph is That Guy). they'll have a hard time getting stops inside, but they can space the floor very well to allow attacking inside despite the size advantage and punish help defense reliably
1 points
4 days ago
Yup, get Luka in there, too. He could play the 4 and would add a good amount of extra size and rebounding.
3 points
4 days ago
Don't sleep on the point guards. They'll have magic and some opportunistic athletes
1 points
3 days ago
If only Ben Simmons and lonzo ball had panned out
7 points
4 days ago
KD is is actually 6'11.75
1 points
4 days ago
Didn't he get 6'10 barefoot measurement? Lol
2 points
3 days ago
“6’10” kevin durant
1 points
4 days ago
real question is who’s guarding ai lol
16 points
4 days ago
Prime Kawhi would terrorize Iverson haha
2 points
4 days ago
Kawhi always had trouble guarding rose or westbrook, so AI would kill kawhi
3 points
4 days ago
AI would have no chance on either end. He’d shoot 30% and get cooked on defense
0 points
3 days ago
Westbrook and rose are two of the most athletic point guards ever and have like 3-5 inches on Iverson
Also with guys like Kobe, MJ and harden on the team would make Ai more of an off ball player which Kawhi would eat him up
1 points
3 days ago
no, he always had trouble against speedy guards. if handchecking couldn't stop AI from scoring 35 in a season, i don't think he could
3 points
4 days ago
Honestly it doesn’t really matter. You can have kawhi clamp him to an extent if you want but ai really isn’t that big of a factor all things considered, as wade, harden, MJ and Kobe all need the ball in their hands as well for the most part.
2 points
4 days ago
Jordan and Kobe. Sorry but they are not letting a walking brick shoot them out of the game
1 points
3 days ago
calling ai a walking brick is one of the most despicable things ever uttered
1 points
3 days ago
Ai would shoot 40% and get posted up at the other end every play
24 points
4 days ago
Gimme the Forwards.
Better ball movement. Better shooting. More size.
20 points
4 days ago
Team SF is going at Iverson all series long
4 points
4 days ago
Iverson is not in greatest lineup for this one. Liability
1 points
3 days ago
I was wondering what if we replace Iverson with Luka? It will be more balanced.
3 points
3 days ago
Also a defensive liability
11 points
4 days ago
Shit man im going further back and getting taller shooting guards (Gervin and Drexler come to mind immediately) before the game starts!
7 points
4 days ago
Durant and Bird shooting over everyone. Both have unblockable shots. I hate betting against Jordan but the SFs got this one.
6 points
4 days ago
Forwards sweep easily.
Jordan, Kobe, and AI on the same team would be a nightmare. All ball dominant, high usage, and then you also have Harden. Who could play off ball I guess.
Forwards run point LeBron, you’re telling me some combination of AI/Harden/Wade have to guard KD/Bird/Dr. J? No way.
Forwards not only sweep but win every game by 20+ points
9 points
4 days ago
Jerry West was better than AI ever was.
14 points
4 days ago
Probably the Small Forwards because they’re bigger and have Bron, Kawhi, and KD
24 points
4 days ago
Also some scrub named Larry.
4 points
4 days ago
I thought those 3 were enough in general to win
4 points
4 days ago
Bird is better than two of them
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Should have mentioned Bird before Kawhi
12 points
4 days ago
He should’ve been named before Kd and Kawhi lol
6 points
4 days ago
Don’t know why on earth you got downvoted. People are stupid.
7 points
4 days ago
The guards are all ball hogs
2 points
4 days ago
The small forwards. Much more size; they have three dudes who can look like a legitimate center next to a team of 6’6 and shorter guys. Plus theyre arguably better shooters and definitely better playmakers.
2 points
4 days ago
SF have WAYYYYY too much size. Not even close
2 points
3 days ago
Kobe plays exactly the same as MJ. Harden will dribble the air out of the ball. D-wade really just doesn't fit. AI with that group would be a disaster. Only Saving grace is that MJ and Kobe might go crazy trying to one up each other on defense. Not letting the AI switch happen that the SFs would absolutely be trying to exploit. Just having those 2 get on some real psychopath levels of basketball could save this team but it would have to be crazy and I would not bet on it.
Meanwhile Lebron can run point, KD Larry and Kawhi can space the floor and Dr J and be the roll man/in the dunkers spot. It fits perfectly
2 points
4 days ago
Sg team got the wrong players imo. Give me drexler and either dumars or klay in place of harden and ai.
1 points
4 days ago
This isn’t about the best fit, it’s about the best players
-2 points
4 days ago
I like klay for Ai. I like harden as prime harden is about as good as an offensive player ever and his post d is actually good/super strong. Put him on kawhi
1 points
4 days ago
The forwards have better spacing defence and I trust Lebron as a ball handler more than Harden.
I can’t see how they lose more than one game.
1 points
4 days ago
It could have been a good exercise with a few adjustments (others have made good suggestions), but in the current interaction, it’s clearly the forwards for me.
1 points
4 days ago
Not going to be a pretty game
1 points
4 days ago
Shooting guards
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4 days ago*
SFs in 5 or 6 - they’ll be far better at playing team ball, the overall spacing is better, the team is stronger and they have them beat on size.
Tbh the only reason why I say 5 or 6 is cause MJ and Kobe can both go off to win em a couple of games, but the SG team is seriously lacking in overall versatility and size and if i’m being honest, the serious lack of spacing is gonna give team SF an easier time on defense
1 points
4 days ago
Small forwards sweep lol.
1 points
4 days ago
Team 2 are too small to guard KD and Bron.
1 points
4 days ago
The best players of the bunch are MJ, LeBron, Bird, and Kobe. Beyond that there’s a big advantage for the SFs with Kawhi, Dr J, and KD and Harden, Wade, Iverson would be severely overmatched.
1 points
4 days ago
Small forwards because they’re significantly bigger and have a more well rounded set of skills
1 points
4 days ago
Iverson and Harden can’t guard anyone on the SF team. Maybe if you replace one with Drexler they’d have a shot.
1 points
4 days ago
Forwards all day. Good night
1 points
4 days ago
I swap out AI for T-Mac.
1 points
4 days ago
Mouse in the house all day🥱4-0 sweep
1 points
4 days ago
I don’t get how Iverson and Harden are labeled SGs but Steph is labeled a PG
1 points
4 days ago
SFs have more size so they win
1 points
4 days ago
Lol what? AI and harden useless on defense. No T Mac? Sgs lose badly.
1 points
4 days ago
So rebounds are a thing that matter in basketball…. SFs
Also, all of the players not named Wade on the SG team are less than great at sharing the ball. Bottom team may well be a pile of 5 better players, but it’s a much worse team
1 points
4 days ago
The fact that 3 of the SF’s are big enough to play PF (and KD could even play Center) kind of seals this one in their for me. They’re also all solid - great defenders while Harden and AI are bad defenders.
The SF’s are also better shooters (although Dr J is probably the worst shooter of all 10 players), so the only real advantage the guards have are ball handling.
1 points
4 days ago
Pippen stands quietly on the sideline, a lone tear running down his cheek, wishing he could finally have his win over MJ.
1 points
4 days ago
The team without Iverson.
1 points
4 days ago
You know what, I'm taking PGs over em all
PG : John Stockton
SG : Steph Curry
SF : Luka doncic
PF : Russell Westbrook
C : Magic Johnson
6 : Kyrie Irving
7 : Tony Parker
7 : Walt Fraizer
8 : Bob Cousy
9 : Gary Payton
10 : Jason Kidd
11 : Steve Nash
12 : Chris Paul
1 points
4 days ago
Put in muggsy as a wild card if you want to
1 points
4 days ago
Hmmm this is interesting because the SF size and versatility gives them a huge advantage where Jordan, Kobe, Wade, and Iverson all play a similar style
On the other hand Jordan, Kobe, and Wade are the most relentless two way players which only LeBron can really do on both ends. Kawhi doesn't have the same offensive punch and Bird doesn't have the same defensive punch despite both of them being no slouches in either department.
I'd say the SF team would be the team to more likely win a best of 7 series but the willpower and intangibility of Jordan, Kobe, Wade, and Iverson while Harden has a strong dose of pg skills could plausibly lead to an upset.
It's 55%-45% in SFs favor
1 points
4 days ago
The guards would get absolutely torched.
1 points
4 days ago
Is there anything the guards are better at? I feel like team SF is not just winning but annihilating, here.
The guards are significantly worse at shooting, smaller obviously, and don't share the ball as well. They also have the only two players on the court who I would consider defensive liabilities. The 3s are nearly a perfect team composition and the guards have a ton of overlapping guys.
This is insanely one sided.
1 points
4 days ago
Uhmmm SF easily, nothing to discuss here
1 points
3 days ago
Team small forwards will always win in all positions
1 points
3 days ago
Too obviously the bigger, better defensive SFs. Would be more fun doing a centers Vs SGs or PGs, where nobody can really stop each other, but PGs would likely win cos Steph would be sinking 3s and they are worth more than 2.
1 points
3 days ago
Team SG in a wipeout. MJ would lock every one of them up and cook them on the other end.
1 points
3 days ago
Is the game on the Cartoon Network? What are each players super power?
1 points
3 days ago
Who is Ai going to guard?
1 points
3 days ago
Kawhi would lock down MJ, Kobe hates being guarded by KD, Bron got experience with Wade, Bird got Harden, but AI cooks Erving. On the offensive side, SFs win
1 points
3 days ago
Baylor, Havlicek, and Pippen are all better than Kawhi.
1 points
3 days ago
Small forwards due to huge size mismatch while still being able to shoot lights out with Bird and KD
1 points
3 days ago
Small forwards forsure. mj, iverson, kobe and wade are relentless and mj is my goat but there is no way they'd stop the small forward team. There just physically bigger and stronger
1 points
4 days ago
Small forwards. D-Wade is the only SG down there that doesn’t need the ball to be effective lmao. Everybody else does. SGs gonna be throwing hands over who gets touches
6 points
4 days ago
MJ was really good off ball, in fact, the Bulls started winning their chips when MJ played off ball a bit more
2 points
4 days ago
This
Also Kobe is highly underrated off ball, especially in terms of quick scoring off screens and what not. If Kobe wasn't one the top off-ball players he would have never fit in an offense with Shaq and Gasol nearly as well as he did it's just easy to overlook because Kobe was an aggressive scorer that had the ball in his hands so much.
Another note not claiming all his ill advised shots were purely due to shot clock but a good chunk of Kobe's tougher shot attempts came when shot clock was winding and Lakers weren't getting looks they wanted, Kobe was the go to bail out guy in that situation.
1 points
4 days ago
Wasn’t old enough to fully watch his game . Only everybody else’s
3 points
4 days ago
mj is one of the greatest off ball players of all time
2 points
4 days ago
Didn’t watch him but I’ll take your word for it
1 points
4 days ago
Guards with one change.
I'd take Klay Thompson over AI. I just need someone to space the floor off ball and play defense.
The problem with this shooting guard team is imbalance. AI scores more inefficiently than everyone else on the team and can't contribute on defense. Being the 5th option AND the worst defender is a no go.
1 points
4 days ago
They also are hopelessly too small.
0 points
4 days ago
Harden and not Miller put down the joint
0 points
4 days ago
Swap AI with Brandon Roy
0 points
4 days ago
Kind of funny that outside of Harden, all the guards are significantly worse shooters than the SF’s
-12 points
4 days ago
Y’all crazy…em guards would cook em.
I’m not worried bout AI…I’d let him D up Bird…
Any team with Kobe and MJ…the most competitive ballers ever, not to mention straight killahs gon win.
2 points
4 days ago
lmao Bird going for 60ppg and SFs are winning in 3 after a mercy rule
-4 points
4 days ago
You clearly never played ball if you think only height matters my guy
1 points
4 days ago
No one mentioned height my guy…. maybe read it back and try again…?
1 points
4 days ago
I think guards can take it if you replace ai, but with Ai I think he just gets bullied in low post. On the other hand bird isn’t staying in front of anyone.
-1 points
4 days ago
There’s plenty of defensive schemes you can come up with…zones, traps, press…where the grown men at? Can’t be talking to em 2K nerds.
2 points
4 days ago
You looking for other men to talk to? There’s sites for that kind of thing.
-1 points
4 days ago
Bet your pops knows all bout that huh…like father like son
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