My picks:\nPG-Steve Nash or Tony Parker \nSG-Kobe Bryant (not a fav of mine but he does it all)\nF -Tim Duncan ("The big fundamental"\nF- Kevin Garnett\nC- Chris Kaman (Don't laugh he's not even near the top center but he is a solid, sound player...could have went with Brad Miller)\nNot the best players the most fundamental some players are physically gifted like Shaq or Yao but that doesn't make them fundamentally sound.
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PG - Steve Nash \n\nHe thrives on the basics like running pick and rolls and setting up screens to get his teamates open looks. His jump shot is at sound as they come and he has mastered the art of taking the ball into the lane despite not being tremendously atheletic.\n\nSG - Richard Hamilton\n\nHis is a game built on the fifteen to twenty foot jumper. Everyone complains that the jump shot is a lost art but that doesn't apply to Rip. Kobe is far more flash, but if you want a solid shooting guard who earns his bread and butter on the jump shot, you have to go with Rip.\n\nSF - Bruce Bowen\n\nEverything about Bowen is about fundamentals. He earns his bread and butter as a premiere perimeter defender, harassing opposing players who are often far more athletic than he is. His main offensive threat the three pointer was honed from hours of work in the gym. That a man undrafted from College can make it onto the US National Team and hold two championships despite have not athletic gifts is a testament to his determination, sound defensive skills and hard work.\n\n\nPF - Tim Duncan\n\nHe is really the big fundamental for a reason. Nobody is doubting his enormous talent, but he maintains such a low profile precisely because of his quiet demeanor and sound fundamentals. He has single handedly rescued the bank shot off the glass from total obscurity and his game is built around solid footwork, good movement and excellent timing.\n\nC - P.J Brown\n\nThis 12 year veteran has survived so long in the league by doing all the little things right. Crashing the boards, putting a body in the lane to divert shots. Hitting the offensive glass. He is known for all those things that don't often get noticed - hard work, good interior defence and heart.\n\nI really like your choice of Chris Kaman as I think he is very underrated, but I had to stick with PJ. I think Kevin Garnett is the player he is because of his supreme athletic gifts though his fundamentals are quite sound. I tried thinking of players who have worked their way to where they are without being very athletically gifted.
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The best all-round player would be Steve Nash.  He scores and he makes great passes.  All-time greatest player is Oscar Robinson, because he averaged a triple-double one year.  Jason Kidd is very good, because he does it all well.
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I'd have to say Ray Allen.  There are a lot of other great shooters from the past such as Larry Bird, Walter Davis, Reggie Miller, Rick Barry, Isiah Thomas, Kevin Johnson, Jim Paxson, John Stockton, etc.  And even now, Michael Redd, J.J. Redick, Richard Hamilton, Allan Houston, Kyle Korver, etc.  I've watched all of em', but Ray Allen has the "purest shot".  If you just watch him, his shot just looks so easy.  His release is perfect and fairly quick.  And looking at it, it just looks so natural, a thing of beauty.  Not only does his shot look nice, but he has one of the highest FG%'s.  Ray Allen, the "purest" shooter in nba history.
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olajuwon because he was drafted before michael jordan.. 2 places before, to be exact.. and tim duncan is good.. but not as good as players such as kevin garnett, shawn marion, etc. hes simply not enuf to compare to olajuwon
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All time:\n\nStarters:\nPG - Magic Johnson\nSG - James Worthy\nSF - Elgin Baylor\nPF - Larry Bird\nC  - Wilt Chamberlain\n\nBench: Michael Jordon, Bill Russel, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Oscar Robinson, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, John Stockton\n\nActive:\n\nStarters:\nPG - Allen Iverson\nSG - Kobe Bryant\nSF - LeBron James\nPF - Kevin Garnett\nC  - Yao Ming\n\nBench:\nShawn Marion, Elton Brand, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, Marcus Camby\n\nCoach: Phil Jackson\n\nWinner: Active in quadruapale overtime.
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I gotta go with my Suns\n\nPG-Steve Nash\nSG- JJ Redick\nSF- Andre Kirenko\nPF- Shawn Marion\nC- Boris Diaw (or Amare when he's healthy)
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point-lebron\nguard-nowitski\nforward-garnett\npower forward-duncan\ncenter-shaq
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sf lebron\nsg kobe\npf tim duncan \nc ben wallace\npoint  steve nash
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not sure what you want but\n\nPG: Gilbert Arenas, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash\nSG: Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Tracy McGrady \nSF: LeBron James, Paul Pierce, Tayshaun Prince\nPF: Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Jermaine O'Neal\nC : Shaquille O'Neal, Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
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Im back sorry been caught up studying for finals and things. J.J Reddick eew but wutever. \n\n          I do not think they pick rajon rondo. Sixers are my favorite team so i think they do need a power forward who can rebound the ball and play defense cause that is what they were lacking last season. \n\n              I think they go with Cedric Simmons.  He is great at blocking, Plays great defense and is a great rebounder and is decent at getting to the hole. \n\n               Also there is a 50% chance that they will trade Iverson which I will hate because Iverson has been my favorite player since i was six his rookie year. And they would do terrible without him but anyway if they do that they could get Quincy Douby from Ruckers. Who is an amazing amazing shot. Can dribble and is fast and can pass. \n\n          I still would pick Simmons because theyre starting lineup could look like this.   PG Iverson SG  Willie Green SF   Andre Iguodala PF Cedric Simmons  C  Dalembert\nand have Webber as six man even though he would hate it.
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obviously it's the shaq man. shaq should be in the top 5. kobe, arguably the most talented player on the planet.
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Kobe, T-Mac, and Lebron. \n\nAnd Carmelo as a runner-up
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Point Guard- Magic Johnson\nShooting Guard - Michael Jordan\nSmall Forward - Larry Bird\nPower Forward - Charles Barkley\nCenter - Hakeem Olajuwon
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Truth is, there are about 8 players in NBA history who have a legitimate argument to be called the best (or most dominant) player of all time...\n\nThey are:\n\n1) Wilt Chamberlain\n2) Bill Russell\n3) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar\n4) Larry Bird\n5) Magic Johnson\n6) Oscar Robertson\n7) Michael Jordan\n8) Shaquille O'Neal\n\nTim Duncan probably comes the closest to matching the skill level of these guys, in terms of fundamentals...but Duncan does not have a claim to be called the best ever...\n\nWilt was really the most dominant player ever (on BOTH ends of the court), and his basketball skills far exceeded those of Shaquille O'Neal. Although Jordan's strong suit is his scoring, his scoring feats really pale in comparison with Wilt.\n\nRussell led his team to 11 NBA titles in his 13 year career. Were Jordan around back then, he'd be just another guy who lost to the Celtic machine.\n\nJordan and Shaq are the only players on the above list who had the luxury of playing against what amounts to 'high school' players. The level of competition and overall skill levels of todays players is not as good as during, for example, the 1980s. But players today are adjusting to the way the NBA wants the game played. Traveling is never called, nor is 'palming' the ball (probably no one under 25 today even knows what 'palming the ball' even means...)\n\nThe All Defensive teams were not selected until after the 1969 season, so Wilt only made that team 3 or 4 times, but would have made it more often had there been such a thing in the '60s. So the idea that Jordan is the greatest defender ever because of his All Defensive number of selections is not well-founded.\n\nIf anyone thinks that todays players are more highly skilled than players of the 60s 70s and 80s, we need only look as far as the U.S. recent international performances, or lack thereof. Teams from Europe are beating our NBA "All Star" teams on a regular basis the last few years, because they (the Europeans) are still playing the game the way the U.S. played it in the 60s and 70s, when the U.S. truly dominated the world in basketball. They have taken the way we taught them the game and are now using that style against us. The U.S. international teams have been pathetic during the 21st century.\n\nMcGrady is not even close to being the best player of all time... there's no argument that one can make to place him anywhere near the company of the guys on this list. Being able to dunk doesn't make you the greatest player of all time.  If you think T-Mac is one of the two greatest players ever, you obviously haven't watched very much basketball.
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You have picked correct my friend. Kevin garnett is the most versatile PF out there.\n\nnot to mention that he's just the best. I try to tell these jerks all the time that if KG just had half the supporting cast in minnesota that tim duncan or dirk has, he would be in the playoffs all the time.\n\nthat man can even run point if he wanted too.\n\nit would have to be KG first, then tim duncan, then dirk.
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LeBron James\nKevin Garnett\nMichael Jordan\nMike Bibby\nVince Carter \nLarry Hughes
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To answer this question correctly, the key phrase is "good chemistry."  To achieve this, you need 4 "go-to-guys" surrounded by other "role players" and athletic big men.  Here are my 12:\n\n1. Lebron James -- Hands down the best all-around player in the league.  He's a no-brainer.\n2. Kobe Bryant -- Another excellent scorer off the dribble with the ability to defend the perimeter.\n3. Dwayne Wade -- Once again, he can just flat out score the basketball and defend.\n4. Allen Iverson -- He might be everyone else's favorite pick, but he's turned into quite the team player these past few years.\n5. Chauncey Billups -- Great floor leader with the ability to keep stars under control\n6. Shawn Marion -- Excellent rebounder and defender with the ability to guard four positions on the court\n7. Amare Stoudemire -- Perhaps the most dominate player in the paint when healthy\n8. Dwight Howard -- Freak of nature who can rebound and defend perimeter post players\n9. Chris Bosh -- Similar to Howard with a great mid-range game\n10. Michael Redd -- Shooters were needed the last time the USA entered international competition\n11. J.J. Redick -- One more shooter.  It's tough to include him on this list, but he's the best I've ever seen.\n12. Greg Oden -- Still in high school, but he gives the US one more athletic big man.  I know I'll take criticism for the fact that he's not proven yet, but if the NBA didn't change their rule, he'd be an NBA player next year.\n\nSo there it is... the last two picks are questionable, as they could be filled with NBA veterans.  However, I feel that this young squad gives the United States the best chance at victory.