Barkley and Brent Price... hahaha. Ok there is some validity to this. PF is our position of need, so Barkley fits and can stretch the floor (maybe not so much when he was older with the rox, but who cares?). With Harden, we really don't need an elite playmaking PG like Stockton or Payton, but just a shooter to spot up next to howard and harden. Brent Price fits that bill. NOTE: Payton would work in the sense that we really need perimeter defense that "the glove" could give us, but he wasn't considered a great jump shooter which is what you need next to H2H.
I'm biased, but I really like Dream and Drexler. Harden needs the ball in his hand to be effective, so he can play PG. Dream can handle most of the offense, stick Dwight as the 4. It would be IMPOSSIBLE to score in the paint with those twin towers. Jordan and Pippen would be solid, but Jordan used to need the ball like Harden (reason why they had Kerr, Ron Harper, etc, no real PG). + Dream's defense instantly would make us #1 defensive team in the league, and it wouldn't even be close.
That's fine. I'd take Worthy over Parsons at this point in Parson's career. With Magic, Worthy, Harden & DH, we would be able to plug just about any PF in the lineup & still be unbeatable. I agree that Magic/Worthy were dominant in the 80's, but they were still going strong until Worthy hurt his ankle in the 90/91 playoffs & Magic got HIV. So technically, I believe I get to choose them as my 90's duo. :grin: C: DH PF: Who gives a rip? SF: Worthy SG: Harden PG: Magic
Because Barkley took a pay cut, and we paid Pippen all that money just for him to quit on us and ask for a trade at season's end. He was my favorite player outside of Rockets players until that happened. Not so much for him asking for a trade, but how he threw people under the bus and called Barkley out. I did find myself rooting for him and Portland when they played Shaq and Kobe in the WCF.
I'd run Olajuwon/Drexler. The lineup would be Howard Olajuwon Drexler Harden Lin With the almost total lack of talented big men in the league, that lineup would simply crush any team they wen't up against.
There's no changing positions for these guys. You have to place them in the position they mostly played. Olajuwon (C), Drexler (SG), which means they would replace Harden and Howard and those guys would no longer be on the team. I know a lot of guys can play multiple positions, but I was trying to avoid everyone changing guys from their normal position.
You could argue that Hakeem would have made a better PF than center, the reason I put him there is because I think that's what position he'd be playing if he were playing today. As to Drexler, sure he technically played more SG, but he played a ton of SF in his career so it's not like I would be REALLY changing his position all that much.
Not sure why anyone would pick Hakeem and Clyde, this is asking what you would ADD to the roster. I guess Hakeem can play the 4, but Drexler at the 2 would be redundant. Yes, both players were better than our current options, but you aren't replacing, you're adding. If you put aside your homerism, I'd go with a 4 and a 1, Malone and Stockton? Screw that. Kemp and Payton.
Thank you. Someone that paid attention. This was my thinking....Adding without subtracting. We keep Howard/Harden/Parsons and add PF and PG. I chose Malone and Stockton, because I thought their skill set would fit better with our bunch. But Payton and Kemp was a close second. I guess I should have also mentioned that you could not change the guy's primary position.
Brooks and Dunn!!! So since that wasn't a choice, I picked Jordan and Pippen. I love Hakeem more than Jordan, but basketball decision, I pick Batman and Robin.
Looking at the poll, I guess the question should be "what would be the better team". Olajuwon/Jones/Parsons/Drexler/Lin vs Howard/Jones/Pippen/Jordan/Lin vs Howard/Malone/Parsons/Harden/Stockton vs Howard/Kemp/Parsons/Harden/Payton
Lin Harden Jordan Pippen Howard or Jordan Harden Parson Pippen Howard Jordan should be able to defend any PG currently. I don't foresee him having any trouble locking down any PG or staying with them.
Can't change them from their primary position. They will replace the guy at their position. Jordan replaces Harden and Pippen replaces Parsons.
Lol you must be getting real tired of reminding people the rules. That said, I initially voted for Jordan and Pippen but that means that we'd lose a key player in Harden so Imma go with Payton and Kemp. That's still one of the GOAT teams.
