Four best players in the league against the 5 worst

I think the 5 worst would win. The deal is that any NBA player is a good basketball player. Think how hard it is for someone to even make a college squad. Out of all the players in the nation very few make a college squad. And then only the very best of those end up in the NBA.

I think the 5 worst are still skilled enough to beat the 4 best. They just need to utilize their numbers. Someone will always be open, and almost any NBA player can hit a good percentage of open shots. They will always be able to double someone on defense without leaving others open.

 

lol i find it funny how so many people have posted that hayes does not belong in the worst five, which the op already stated that he thought was hayes purely off the top of his head and does not feel he should be their either. lol

Anyway...I feel that the worst five would win. Think about it...yes a hayes or marks would not be able to hit a semi-contested mid range jumper, but imagine a line up of 2 guards and 2 small forwards along with hayes. that would creat major problems, even if the top four plays zone. 4 shoots on the outside with hayes setting picks and flashing to the paint...hard to D up.

 

With numbers on the offense would not necessary mean it is an advantage. If the 5 worst can not shoot beyond 5 feet then a zone will totally kill them. On defense, the worst team could zone but individual skills of the best could break the zone or they could just start hitting from the perimeter to open the defense.

 

I'd love to see this during All-Star Weekend. I'd pay to see it, probably cos it'll never happen.

As long as there were adequate breaks/substitutions to keep the four fresh (because they'd be running their tails off the entire time), the four would have no problem winning simply because the five worst players are going to be really, really bad/slow, and have major holes in their game. I would question their ability to find the open man and even then, doubt that man would shoot at an extremely high clip. Also, there would probably be some poor free throw shooters one of the four could foul if their defense wasn't cutting it.

Now, if you make it the tenth best players on NBA teams, that's a lot more interesting. Now you have guys who excel at one skill and stink at almost everything else (i.e. Novak) or are simply below average across the board. In that case, the five should win easily most of the time because at least they should be able to make good use of the open man, though I still think the four could win one on rare occasion.

 

For the 4 best to conceivably beat the 5 worst, I think there would have to be a big height advantage for the 4 best, and big lack of height with a big lack of talent for the 5 worst. Plus it'd depend on the rules, organized or streetball.

Dwyane Wade at point guard,
Dwight Howard
Lebron
then a tall lengthy athletic agile guy, lets say Kevin Garnett.

vs

Dan Dickau
Royal Ivey
Sun Yue
Michael Ruffin
Mark Madsen

Yeah thats the kinda craptacular thats necessary, goodness

 

definately doable depending on choice

 

mentioning Hayes as a "worst player"...that's a paddlin

 

how did u dig up a 2yrs old thread?

 

My friend, who played 3A basketball, always said our team could shut out Lebron and Kobe in a 2 v. 5.



He does a lot of drugs.

 

If it was 3 on 5, then it might work.

I don't see 4 on 5 working, especially because most of the top players in the league need doubling teaming.

But if the bad team has a two man advantage, they could play man to man with a rim protecter in perimeter defender to harass the guard/wingman.

Assuming, the bad players have some understanding of spacing, and a guy or two who can shoot threes, maybe they win.

 

Brian Scalabrine?

 

If you pick 5 worst NBA players that can't shoot, maybe the 4 best players stands a chance. Otherwise, think of putting a Chinese national team against the 4 players team. Remove Yi Jianlian, none of them are of NBA caliber. But they'd beat a 4 players team easily.

 

I didn't check the date of the posts until I started reading the comments about Hayes and his limitations and they made no sense to me.

It really brought to light the improvements Chuck has made to his game over the past couple of years. Good to know hard work does pay.

 

Of course the scrub team can win.

The Heat have lost games against some really bad teams. It all depends how well the players play together.

 

Man where was Brian Scalabrine....On the best players list??

White mamba b****es

 

A Dunk? Howard could start in the grandstands and rotate to a bench warmer going at the hoop, Lebron isn't too bad at blindside blocks either.

 

Pretty much everyone in the NBA would drain open shots.

Rondo who has a terrible jump shot was dominating HORSE when he had to shoot 3s.

 

In streetball, it might be an interesting game. They are naturally disorganized so guys wouldn't know how to double team correctly or beat a zone.

In an NBA game, you can't play 4 v 5. I don't care how bad the other 5 are, the 5 man team will win. If you are in the NBA you are good, very, very good, even the benchwarmers.

Now if you specifically built a team to lose, meaning abysmal shooters, then maybe, but there are few guys in the NBA that can't make 60% of open jumpers. And those guys than can't shoot, are usually spectacular at everything else.

 

Why is Chuck Hayes in the worst players in the league? Are you kidding me? You wouldn't have a top 5 worst player in the league starting and actually doing well..