These questions were posted on a Yahoo Group service some time ago (they aren't mine). I thought they were really good; feel free to add others. Here are my responses (I hope they are in order): Antoine Walker, Rodney Rogers, Derek Harper, Mark Jackson Wes Matthews, Karl Malone Boston Celtics LAL Walker, George McGinnis Bullard, Garrity, Michael Curry Ceballos, Adrian Dantley, Alex English Zarko Paspali, Travis Knight, Samake Joe Dumars (man), Bill Russell (team) Shawn Bradley, Antawn Jamison, Ceballos, Trajan Langdon Alex Hannum, Mike Fratello, Pat Riley Rick Pitino, Isiah Thomas Jerry West Rick Pitino, Layden, Don Nelson, too many to mention Mark Cuban, Paul Allen Sterling, John Y. Brown, countless others Take your pick... Showtime Lakers, '81-82 and '90-91 Denver Nuggets Current Lakers, Nuggets Shot clock, widening the lane Illegal defense rules, isolations and the death of motion offenses, shortening the perimeter (anyone remember when that was?), Riley Ball (Mike Fratello is also to blame) ABA ??? NBDL ABA 2000 Original Denver Nuggets logos Raptors Jailblazers, no preference really New Jersey Swampdragons, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Hornets Nets uniform Rockets Superdunk All others Shaq on the low-block, Stockton setting screens Shawn Bradley (can't even foul hard enough to prevent a three-point play), Clifford Robinson Mugsy Bogues Oliver Miller Ming! Iverson, whose height would prevent him from being the shooting guard he is without Eric Snow Coleman Doug Christie Kidd Reggie Miller, Tracy Murray Tyus Edney (rocket-launches threes!) ??? Reggie Williams, virtually anyone from the '86 draft Raptors at Celtics, 4/12/96 (Acie Earl's 40 point performance; he was flipping up shots from under the basket and still having his way) ??? '95-96 Chicago Bulls Current Denver Nuggets (it is remarkable that they have pulled off a 3-game win streak with that roster) Mario Elie Adonal Foyle (Patriot League? What were they thinking!?), Yinka Any trade propounded by Rick Pitino (for the recipients) Same trades (for the Celtics) 5- Thomas Hamilton (can break lots of ankles; bonus points for being on the '96-97 Celtics) 4- Acie Earl 3- Brad Sellers 2- Kris Clack (Shaws league veteran) 1- Doug Gottlieb Other questions: Best/worst altercation Best performance by worst player (Willie Burton?) Most over-hyped player (Miner!)
Favorite Player -Mike Bibby, Yao Ming, T-Mac, Dr. J Least Favorite Player - Karl Malone, John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek Favorite Team - VANCOUVER GRIZZLIES Least Favorite Team - Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies Most Well-Rounded Player - Jason Kidd or Grant Hill Most One-Dimensional Player - Reggie Miller, Steve Kerr Best Offensive Player - Tracy McGrady, Michael Jordan, Dr. J Worst Offensive Player - Samake Walker, Aaron Williams Best Defensive Player - Michael Jordan, Ruben Patterson, Ben Wallace, Bill Russell Worst Defensive Player - Vince Carter, Pau Gasol Best Coach - Mike Fratello, Pat Riley Worst Coach - Brian Winters Best General Manager/Executive - Jerry West Worst General Manager/Executive - Stu Jackson Best Owner - Mark Cuban Worst Owner - Michael Heisley Best Citizen - John Stockton, Felipe Lopez Worst Citizen - Allen Iverson, Latrell Sprewell Most Exciting to Watch - Magic's Lakers, Isaiah's Pistons, current Kings. Least Exciting to Watch - Jazzholes, Spurs, Nuggets Best Innovation - Shot Clock Worst Innovation - there's lots. Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - 3814's Backyard Ball & Brawl (only lasted one day) Best Minor League - NBDL Worst Minor League - Not sure. Best Logo - 76ers Worst Logo - Suns Best Team Name - Vancouver Grizzlies Worst Team Name - all the ones that don't work: Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies....... Best Uniform - Clippers, 76ers, Magic Worst Uniform - Rockets, Suns Best Mascot - SuperGrizz of Vancouver Worst Mascot - Most of the rest. Most Physical Player - Tony Massemburg, Aaron Williams, Shaq Least Physical Player - Oliver Miller, Shawn Bradley Quickest Player - Iverson Slowest Player - Oliver Miller A Real Giant - Yao Ming A Real Midget - Muggsey Bogues A Real Whiner - Vince Carter A Real Gentleman - Ray Allen A Real Competitor - Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan Best Shooter - Ray Allen Worst Shooter - Darius Miles, Felipe Lopez Best Work Ethic - Michael Jordan, Karl Malone Worst Work Ethic - probably Iverson Greatest Game - Wilts 100 point game Greatest Season - Every Season is the Greatest Best Team - MJ and Scottie's Bulls Worst Team - Clips a few years ago, Cleveland Cavs Best Draft Pick - Kobe - 13th in '96. Michael Finley 21st in '95. Worst Draft Pick - William Bedford & Washburn in '86. Rich King in 91. Best Trade - Suns Big Trade in '88 (recieve KJ, Corbin, mark west, 1st rounder, 2 second rounders for larry nance, mike saunders, and a 2nd rounder) Worst Trade - Sonics got Benoit Benjamin...Clippers got Polynice and 2 First Rounders...1991 All-Time Team - Shaq Russell Dr. J MJ Pistol Pete
Favorite Player - Hakeem Olajuwon Least Favorite Player - Karl Malone Favorite Team - Houston Rockets Least Favorite Team - Utah Jazz Most Well-Rounded Player - Michael Jordan Most One-Dimensional Player - Stockton, all he does is flop. Best Offensive Player - Jordan Worst Offensive Player - Greg Ostertag Best Defensive Player - Hakeem Olajuwon Worst Defensive Player - Charles Barkley Best Coach- Judging by statistics only, Phil Jackson. Worst Coach - Magic Johnson Best General Manager/Executive - Carrol Dawson Worst General Manager/Executive - Bob Whitsitt Best Owner - Les Alexander Worst Owner - Sterling Best Citizen - Hakeem Worst Citizen - Ruben Patterson Most Exciting to Watch - Hakeem Least Exciting to Watch - Stockton Best Innovation - Three point line Worst Innovation - Increased calling of offensive fouls/ flopping Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - The Fat, Short Guy's basketball Association. FSGBA Best Minor League - NBDL Worst Minor League - NBDL Best Logo - Blazers Worst Logo - Mavericks' old "hat" logo Best Team Name - Rockets Worst Team Name - Jazz Best Uniform - Blazers Worst Uniform - abstain Best Mascot - Seattle's Squatch Worst Mascot - The Chicken Most Physical Player - Shaq Least Physical Player - David Robinson Quickest Player - Mugsy Bogues Slowest Player - Thomas Hamilton A Real Giant - Yao Ming A Real Midget - Mugsy Bogues A Real Whiner - Kobe Bryant A Real Gentleman - Hakeem A Real Competitor - Steve Francis Best Shooter - Reggie Miller Worst Shooter - Shaq Best Work Ethic - Hakeem Worst Work Ethic - Barkley Greatest Game - 1994 Finals game 7 Greatest Season - 1993-94 Best Team - Houston Worst Team - Utah Best Draft Pick - Hakeem and Yao Worst Draft Pick - tie: Portland- Sam Bowie Houston: Jason Collier Best Trade - The Francis Deal Worst Trade - Golden State: Vince Carter for Antawn Jamison All-Time Team - Magic Jordan Bird Dream Chamberlain
Favorite Player - Patrick Ewing Least Favorite Player - Charles Smith Favorite Team - Knicks Least Favorite Team - tie-Heat, Pacers, Bulls Most Well-Rounded Player - Michael Jordan Most One-Dimensional Player - Jeff Malone Best Offensive Player - Michael Jordan Worst Offensive Player - Charles Smith Best Defensive Player - Bill Russell Worst Defensive Player - too many to count. Best Coach - Jeff Van Gundy Worst Coach - Don Chaney Best General Manager/Executive - Donnie Walsh Worst General Manager/Executive - Uhh no brainer...Scott Layden Best Owner - Mark Cuban Worst Owner - The Dolans Best Citizen - Ray Allen Worst Citizen - uhh no brainer...Dennis Rodman Most Exciting to Watch - Michael Jordan Least Exciting to Watch - Karl Malone Best Innovation - 24 second shot clock Worst Innovation - Three point line Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - CBA Best Minor League - who cares Worst Minor League - who cares Best Logo - Orlando Magic Worst Logo - New Orleans Hornets Best Team Name - Timberwolves Worst Team Name - Jazz Best Uniform - Orlando Magic Worst Uniform - New Orleans Hornets Best Mascot - Denver Nuggets Worst Mascot - How can you hate a mascot? Most Physical Player - Shaquille O'Neal Least Physical Player - Allan Houston Quickest Player - Allen Iverson Slowest Player - Dikembe Mutumbo A Real Giant - Wilt Chamberlain A Real Midget - Muggsy Bogues A Real Whiner - Sam Cassell A Real Gentleman - Ray Allen A Real Competitor - Michael Jordan Best Shooter - Larry Bird Worst Shooter - too many to name Best Work Ethic - too many to name Worst Work Ethic - too many to name Greatest Game - Game 2 First Round 1986....Michael Jordan's coming out party. Greatest Season - tie-1970, 1973 Best Team - 1995-96 Chicago Bulls Worst Team - 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers Best Draft Pick - 3. Michael Jordan Worst Draft Pick - 1. Hakeem Olajuwon 2. Sam Bowie Best Trade - Olden Polynice for Scottie Pippen Worst Trade - Scottie Pippen for Olden Polynice All-Time Team - C-Wilt Chamberlain PF-Charles Barkley SF-Larry Bird SG-Michael Jordan PG-Magic Johnson
From what I remember, Charles Smith was a Tim Thomas-type player who could draw contact pretty well. Granted, he didn't know when to dunk... Good call... all Lopez seems to do is shoot leaners. His release is quick, but flat. I read that his high school gym's low ceiling is the cause...
Favorite Player - Clyde Drexler Least Favorite Player - Shaq/MJ Favorite Team - Houston Rockets Least Favorite Team - Los Angeles Lakers Most Well-Rounded Player - Oscar Robertson Most One-Dimensional Player - Manute Bol Best Offensive Player - Larry Bird Worst Offensive Player - Manute Bol Best Defensive Player - Bill Russell Worst Defensive Player - Antawn Jamison Best Coach - Alex Hannum Worst Coach - Rick Pitino (for NBA, he's fine for college) Best General Manager/Executive - West, Petrie, and Auerbach Worst General Manager/Executive - Scott Layden Best Owner - Mark Cuban Worst Owner - Donald Sterling Best Citizen - Clyde Drexler Worst Citizen - J.R. Rider Most Exciting to Watch - Current Kings, Hakeem Olajuwon Least Exciting to Watch - Previous Cavaliers Teams, J.R. Reid Best Innovation - Shot Clock Worst Innovation - Jordan's "What Travelling?" Rule Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - CBA Best Minor League - NBDL Worst Minor League - NBDL Best Logo - 76ers Worst Logo - Old Bucks Logo Best Team Name - Knickerbockers Worst Team Name - Lakers Best Uniform - Old School Sonics Worst Uniform - Current Suns Best Mascot - Phoenix Gorilla Worst Mascot - I don't know Most Physical Player - Shaq Least Physical Player - Manute Bol Quickest Player - Allen Iverson Slowest Player - Sabonis A Real Giant - Mark Eaton A Real Midget - Muggsy Bogues A Real Whiner - Shaq/MJ/Malone (and many more) A Real Gentleman - Clyde Drexler A Real Competitor - Too many Best Shooter - Mullin Worst Shooter - Manute Bol, Ben Wallace Best Work Ethic - Malone Worst Work Ethic - Big Country Reeves Greatest Game - Wilt's 100-point game Greatest Season - '95 Rockets Best Team - '60s Celtics Dynasty Worst Team - '97-'98 Nuggets Best Draft Pick - Nate Archibald in Second Round Worst Draft Pick - Pervis Ellison Best Trade - Dirk for Tractor Traylor Worst Trade - Dirk for Tractor Traylor All-Time Team - C Wilt PF Russell SF Bird SG West PG Robertson
Favorite Player - Hakeem Olajuwon, Steve Francis, Yao Ming Least Favorite Player - Karl Malone, John Stockton, Vlade Divac Favorite Team - Houston Rockets Least Favorite Team - Utah Jazz Most Well-Rounded Player - Oscar Robertson Most One-Dimensional Player - Danny Ferry Best Offensive Player - Michael Jordan Worst Offensive Player - Zan Tabak Best Defensive Player - Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon Worst Defensive Player - Zan Tabak Best Coach - Rudy T (sometimes) Worst Coach - Brian Hill Best General Manager/Executive - Carroll Dawson Worst General Manager/Executive - Scott Layden Best Owner - Les Alexander Worst Owner - Donald Sterling Best Citizen - Yao Ming Worst Citizen - Ruben Patterson Most Exciting to Watch - Steve Francis, Hakeem Olajuwon Least Exciting to Watch - Greg Ostertag, Greg Foster Best Innovation - 24 second shot clock Worst Innovation - Too many charging calls Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - Abstain Best Minor League - NBDL Worst Minor League - NBDL Best Logo - Houston Rockets Worst Logo - Utah Jazz Best Team Name - Houston Rockets Worst Team Name - Utah Jazz Best Uniform - Orlando Magic Worst Uniform - Utah Jazz Best Mascot - Clutch Worst Mascot - Jazzman guy with the "JAZZMAN" license plate and all of that horribleness Most Physical Player - Shaquille O'Neal Least Physical Player - Shawn Bradley Quickest Player - Allen Iverson Slowest Player - Arvydas Sabonis (post injury days) A Real Giant - Yao Ming A Real Midget - Earl Boykins A Real Whiner - Rasheed Wallace A Real Gentleman - Ray Allen A Real Competitor - Steve Francis Best Shooter - Larry Bird Worst Shooter - Yinka Dare Best Work Ethic - Michael Jordan Worst Work Ethic - Derrick Coleman Greatest Game - Game 7 Finals, 1993. Game 1 Finals 1994. Entire 1994 Western Conference Finals series Greatest Season - 93-94, 94-95 Best Team - Lakers, Kareem-Magic era Worst Team - A few Nuggets, Clippers, Cavs squads Best Draft Pick - 1970 - Round 2, Pick 2 - Nate Archibald (19 overall) 1950 - Round 2, Pick 5 - Bill Sharman (17 overall) 1984 - Round 1, Pick 16 - John Stockton (16 overall) 1983 - Round 1, Pick 14 - Clyde Drexler (14 overall) 1958 - Round 2, Pick 6 - Hal Greer (14 overall) 1985 - Round 1, Pick 13 - Karl Malone (13 overall) 1964 - Round 2, Pick 1 - Willis Reed (10 overall) Those 7 being the only 7 of the NBA's 50 greatest from 96 that were drafted below the 8th overall pick. Worst Draft Pick - Oh so many. Best Trade - Rockets trade for Steve Francis Worst Trade - Rockets trade away Moses Malone All-Time Team - C - Wilt Chamberlain / Bill Russell PF - Hakeem Olajuwon / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar SF - Larry Bird / Oscar Robertson SG - Michael Jordan / Clyde Drexler PG - Magic Johnson / Steve Francis
All-Time Team: Center: Dream Forwards: Dr. J and Drexler Guards: Magic and Jordan Fast Break City! (Johnson shifts to forward on defense.)
Favorite Player - Dream Least Favorite Player - Pippen Favorite Team - Rockets Least Favorite Team - Lakers Most Well-Rounded Player - Michael Jordan Most One-Dimensional Player - Danny Ferry Best Offensive Player - Michael Jordan Best Defensive Player - Russell Best Coach - Larry Brown Worst Coach - Karl Best General Manager/Executive - West Worst General Manager/Executive - Bob Whitsitt Best Owner - Cuban Worst Owner - Sterling Best Citizen - Grant Hill Worst Citizen - Allen Iverson Most Exciting to Watch - Dream Least Exciting to Watch - Stockton Best Innovation - shot clock (24) Worst Innovation - illegal defense/defensive 3 seconds Best Logo - Worst Logo - Rockets Best Team Name - Washintgon Bullets! Worst Team Name - Pacers Best Uniform - Hawks Worst Uniform - Rockets Most Physical Player - Russell Least Physical Player - Quickest Player - Marbury A Real Whiner - Ainge A Real Gentleman - Hill A Real Competitor - Jordan Best Shooter - Calvin! Worst Shooter - Shandon Anderson Best Work Ethic - Jeff Hornacek Worst Work Ethic - Iverson Greatest Game - Elie's kiss of death! Greatest Season - Rockets: 93-94 Best Team - Celtics Worst Team - Clippers Best Draft Pick - Stockton (16th pick) Worst Draft Pick - Sam Bowie Best Trade - Thorpe for Drexler Worst Trade - Bryant for Divac All-Time Team - Magic Jordan Bird Russell Chamberlain
Favorite Player - Olajuwon, Dominique Wilkins, Magic/Bird, Purvis Short, McGrady Least Favorite Player - Flopton and Malone, Danny Ferry, Sam Perkins, Sedale Threatt, Nate McMillan, Dale Ellis, Jack Sikma, Xavier McDaniel, pretty much every player who ever played for the Sonics or Jazz Favorite Team - Rockets Least Favorite Team - Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Sonics Most Well-Rounded Player - Duncan/Jordan Most One-Dimensional Player - Steve Kerr Best Offensive Player - Chamberlain/Jordan Worst Offensive Player - Charles Jones, Yinka Dare Best Defensive Player - Olajuwon/Russell Worst Defensive Player - Barkley Best Coach - Red Auerbach Worst Coach - John Lucas, Don Chaney Best General Manager/Executive - Red Auerbach Worst General Manager/Executive - Elgin Baylor/Wes Unseld Best Owner - Jerry Buss/Mark Cuban Worst Owner - Donald Sterling Best Citizen - David Robinson, Avery Johnson, Ray Allen Worst Citizen - Vernon Maxwell Most Exciting to Watch - Magic, Dominique Wilkins Least Exciting to Watch - Ewing, Antoine Walker, Adrian Dantley, oh there are lots Best Innovation - offensive 3 seconds Worst Innovation - star ball, isolations, flagrant fouls Best Mascot - Phoenix Gorilla, Clutch Worst Mascot - That stupid bear in Utah. Most Physical Player - Shaquille O'Neal Least Physical Player - Air Bullard, Ralph Sampson, Keith Van Horn Quickest Player - Allen Iverson Slowest Player - Mark Eaton A Real Giant - Wilt Chamberlain/Shaq A Real Midget - Spud Webb A Real Whiner - Danny Ainge/Mobley/Cassell/Barkley/Laimbeer A Real Gentleman - David Robinson/Ray Allen A Real Competitor - Magic/Bird/Jordan Best Shooter - Bird/Dale Ellis/Reggie Miller/Steve Kerr Worst Shooter - Michael Cage, any Rocket on any given night Best Work Ethic - Jordan, Karl Malone Worst Work Ethic - Oliver Miller, Derrick Coleman, Charles Barkley Best Team - 1972 Lakers/1986 Celtics Worst Team - Sixers team that won 9 games, forget the year Best Draft Pick - Jordan, Stockton, Malone, Kobe Worst Draft Pick - Sam Bowie, Len Bias, Pervis Ellison, Chris Washburn, Danny Ferry Best Trade - McHale/Parrish from Golden State Worst Trade - same All-Time Team - PG - Magic SG - Jordan SF - Bird PF - Malone C - Chamberlain
Favorite Player - Larry Bird or Hakeem Olajuwon (tie) Least Favorite Player - Maurice Lucas Favorite Team - Rockets Least Favorite Team - Spurs Most Well-Rounded Player - Oscar Robertson Most One-Dimensional Player - Tracy Murray Best Offensive Player - Alex English/Kiki Vandeweghe (tie) Worst Offensive Player - Dennis Rodman/Rick Mahorn (tie) Best Defensive Player - Dennis Rodman/Derek Harper (tie) Worst Defensive Player - Pete Chilcutt Best Coach - Jack Ramsay/Phil Jackson Worst Coach - Sidney Lowe Best General Manager/Executive - Jerry West Worst General Manager/Executive - Elgin Baylor Best Owner - Paul Allen Worst Owner - Donald Sterling Best Citizen - A.C. Green Worst Citizen - Rodman/Iverson (tie) Most Exciting to Watch - Magic Johnson/Larry Bird (tie) Least Exciting to Watch - Richard Anderson Best Innovation - 3rd official on the floor Worst Innovation - Zone defenses/3 point shot (tie) Best Extinct League - ABA Worst Extinct League - N/A Best Minor League - CBA Worst Minor League - N/A Best Logo - Old Rockets Logo Worst Logo - New Rockets Logo Best Team Name - Pistons Worst Team Name - Bucks Best Uniform - 76ers (black/gold) Worst Uniform - Current Rockets Best Mascot - Phoenix Gorilla Worst Mascot - Sasquatch (Seattle) Most Physical Player - Maurice Lucas (pound for pound) Least Physical Player - Alex English Quickest Player - Mugsy Bogues (hands down) Slowest Player - George Muresan (runner up: Mark Eaton) A Real Giant - George Muersan/Mark Eaton (tie) A Real Midget - Mugsy Bogues A Real Whiner - Rasheed Wallace A Real Gentleman - David Robinson/Jim Petersen A Real Competitor - Jordan (hands down) Best Shooter - Kiki Vandeweghe Worst Shooter - Buck Johnson Best Work Ethic - Jordan Worst Work Ethic - Oliver Miller/John "hot plate" Williams (tie) Greatest Game - 1987 Rockets double OT playoff loss to Seattle/1986 Rockets Sampson miracle shot in playoffs versus Lakers (tie) Greatest Season - Laker team that won something like 33 games in a row and 72 for the season Best Team - Russell led Celtics of the 60s Worst Team - Cage led Clippers of the 80s Best Draft Pick - Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan with 3rd pick Worst Draft Pick - Sacramento Kings - Pervis Ellison Best Trade - Jabbar to the lakers via Milwaukee Worst Trade - any trade the Golden State Warriors have ever made (list of the players they have traded: Chamberlain, Thurmond, Webber, Hardaway (A.), Richmond, etc.) All-Time Team - 1st C- Chamberlain PF - Hawkins SF - Bird SG - West/Jordan (tie) PG - Johnson 2nd C- Russell PF - Malone SF - Gervin/Dr. J (tie) SG - Maravich PG - Robertson 3rd C- Hakeem PF - Hayes SF - English SG - Havlicek PG - Cousey
