The Brooklyn Nets.

Very good point and I agree for the most part. Thing is defense and matchups win games. In this game we would give the ball to either LeBron or Olajuwon and let them take advantage of their mismatches. LeBron woulld score at will against bird. He would dominate him on both ends of the floor. You are correct about the chemistry thing but I still don't think anyone could beat that much talent

 

i dont think labron could hang with the style of defence the nba played in the 80's90's. he gets ratteled enough in todays game. can yall really see labron dropping crazy numbers on detroit bad boys?

 

I don't see any of the players playing well against those teams. The pistons, the knicksn pacers, trail blazers. Those teams would get you! I think LeBron would fair decently bc he proved early in his career to be able to take and dish out punishment but as a player you adapt to the game the way its being officiated. I prefer the early 90's but I grew up playing a less physical style bc of how the game was called. Its beyond my control. Jus bc I don't doesn't mean I can't though. LeBron is bigger than most the post players on those teams lol Kobe I think would struggle. He is a cry baby

 

In my match up, Lebron would be guarded by MJ. Magic would guard Lebron. Moses would shut Akeem down and Tim Duncan would shut Tim Duncan down. I think my bench dominates for a decisive win.

 

Magic would get killed and malone would get killed! And who is bird gaurding? Moses Malone was good but he was never great. Hakeem is as good as any post to ever play. Lebron is to big to strong to fast for magic

 

Moses Malone is in the hall of fame. He was considered the greatest rebounder after Bill Russel. Hakeem was overrated. That is a fact.

 

Overrated? He is head and shoulders above both them. Moses Malone was a power player who lack the skill Hakeem possessed and Bill Russell was a defender and rebounder. Also lacked the skill of Hakeem. We have already been down this road and I disproved everything you said with statistics.

 

Better stats than malone and russell against better competition. He played in an era of dominant big men and won championships and mvp awards

 

Lakewood this is a pretty cool read. I looked for some list ranking the top post players and found this. There are a few gaurds who posted up well on the list unfortunately and of course this is just someones opinion but its pretty cool
NBA: 50 Greatest Low-Post Players of All Time | Bleacher Report

 

Thanks for posting that Dream. Horrible survey indeed. You would have to be drunk to do a list like that. Horrible.

 

Lol its horrible bc u don't agree with it or because it includes gaurds? We can go back and forth but statistically not only is Hakeem the best defensive center of all time but arguably the best defender period. We all know he had the best foot work of anyone to ever play the game. That's why Kobe LeBron Howard and many other seek him out in the off season to improve. I don't even see how Malone and Russell are an argument to be honest. He is much more talented than both. And when Jordan left he proved he was the next best thing. Like I said no one was gonna beat MJ, jus wasn't gonna happen

 

Look this is turning into a Garner thread. We will have to agree to disagree on that topic. Saw his entire career in college and in the pro's. He sucked on the D end. He won his championship because he played it with another hall of famer in CLyde. But, your entitled to have your favorite.

As far as guards go, how come Sydney Moncrief or Vinnie Johnson are not there? Arguable two of the best posting guards ever? Maurice Lucas? The guy averaged 2 points. Rebounder, Defense, Toughness yes. O? Not ever. D Rodman ? Offense? WHat?

 

YOur survey says Moses is the greatest offensive rebounder of all time? High Praise from your survey. No Dream?

 

I will tell you right now. If the Magic trade with the Lakers, Stern should step in a void the trade like Selig did years ago with Gay Roid. If that doesn't happen I won't be watching the NBA in the foreseeable future!

 

I would agree malone is arguably the best offensive rebounder of all time. Rodman and a few others are in there but that's far to say. Olajuwon is the all time shot blocking leading by a mile and 8th all time in steals. 8th as in more steals than the majority of the guards. 1st and 8th all time in nba history in the 2 major defensive statistics and you call that sucking at defense? If I remember correctly the ORIGINAL twin towers were Hakeem and Ralph Sampson and they held the paint down. Maybe ur thinking of a different Olajuwon lol and yes I would hate to see the orlando and lakers make that trade. I want him playing with deron williams.

 

You have it backwards. Robert Horry was effective bc of Hakeem. Horry was a good player before the injuries and he lost his athletic ability but he was never someone who was gonna create his own shot or make a play with a ball. He was a very good role player who jus like every other role player is a good as the playmakers around him. The most dominant player on that team was Hakeem by a long shot. Not an aging Drexler. Their starting point gaurd was matt maloney for crying out loud. No player can win by themself but Hakeem was the most dominant player in the league once Jordan left. That explains the mvp awards in the regualr season and playoffs. Hakeem was the anchor on the defensive end and the offense ran through him on offense. He could do it all and I can't think of any other true post I can say that about besides Tim Duncan and maybe Charles Barkley. Neither are as good as Hakeem

 

Since Bernard King plyed his entire career posting people up, I think he would be in there as dominant post players. As far as a n aging Drexler, how come you didn't mention Hakeem? After all they came out the same time?

 

Bernard King scored a lot with that jump shot not just posting up. And for an athleting aging is as aging does. Drexler's production had slowed a lot since he depending on his athletic ability to do a lot of the things he did. Hakeem was as good as anyone in the league at the time obviously. He has an MVP trophy to prove it.

 

So? I guess since Lebron has one, then he is as good. Or, since Kobe has a few, he is better then Michael. Sorry, that is a bogus argument and you know it.