Another try..... C - Shaquille O'Neal (HOF, Top 50) PF - Andrew Lang (non-all star, 2nd and beyond) SF - Glenn Robinson (2x all star) SG - Latrell Sprewell (4x all star) PG - Kirk Hinrich (non-all star, drafted after 97)
My mistake not Andrew Lang, but Grant Long (Miami, Atlanta) C - Shaquille O'Neal (HOF, Top 50) PF - Grant Long (non-all star, 2nd and beyond) SF - Glenn Robinson (2x all star) SG - Latrell Sprewell (4x all star) PG - Kirk Hinrich (non-all star, drafted after 97)
Nobody else wants to give this try...there is still alot of good unused HOFs and players who are good Kareem Abdul Jabbar Larry Bird Karl Malone Gary Payton Kobe Bryant Tim Duncan Bill Russell Jerry West Dirk Nowitzki Dominque Wilkins Scottie Pippen Wes Unseld Moses Malone Pete Maravich Bob Cousy
I've been able to come up with several Championship calibur teams w/o using a handful of all-stars and it's all within boundaries of the rules.
C: Kevin Willis (18.3 pg, 15.5 rpg) PF: Juwan Howard (22.1 pg, 8.1 rpg, 4.1 apg) SF: Tom Gugliotta (20.6 pg, 8.7 rpg, 4.1 apg) SG: Sean Elliott (20.0 pg, 5.1 rpg) PG: Steve Francis (21.6 pg, 7.0 rpg, 6.4 apg) rule 10 qualifier
JoJo White Kevin McHale Alonzo Mourning Dikembe Mutombo Nate (Tiny) Archibald Isiah Thomas This might help people if you look at most of the later NBA title teams they either have one or two HOF assured players with quality role players or deep rosters with borderline all-stars and casual all-stars and solid role role players. You don't see too many teams with like 5 or 6 HOF or 5 or 6 all-stars.
Luc Longley - C (non-all star, white) Tim Duncan - PF (10x All Star, 2 MVP, and FUture HOF, drafted after 97) Cazzie Russell - SF (1x All star) Jerry Stackhouse -SG (2x All Star) Spud Webb - PG (non all star, 2nd and Beyond) Gheorghe Muresan - C (non all star, 2nd and Beyond) Elden Campbell - PF (non all star) Tayshaun Prince - SF (non-all star, drafted after 97) Pete Maravich - SG (HOF, Top 50, white) Ron Harper - PG (1x all star) Matt Geiger - C (non all star, white, 2nd and Beyond) Danny Manning - PF (1x all star) Kelly Tripucka - SF (1x all star, white) Kobe Bryant - SG (9x all star, Future HOF) Muggsy Bogues - PG (non all star)