OT 80s vs 90s vs 00s vs 10s

[Greenie]

I'm not saying the 90s guys don't belong there. I'm saying James don't belong on the 00s.


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Who would you put there?

[Greenie]

Curry/Westbrook
Klay/Harden
LeBron/Leonard
Durant/Davis
Gasol/Noah

Give me the DPOY versions of both Marc Gasol and Noah and I'll take that team to war against Jordan or Kobe/Shaq any day. Who's gonna guard LeBron AND the perimeter? Who's gonna score on a Westbrook/Kawhi/LeBron lineup?

Who ever is playing PG.
Westbrook is not shut down.

[kane2021]

I don't understand why James is being considered 00s but Jordan is 90s.

James was drafted in 03. Didn't start winning until the 10s. 2012 was first title.

Jordan was drafted in 84. Didn't start winning until 90s. 91 was first title.

If the argument is James was winning before he became a champion, then that would apply to Shaq also. Who was drafted in 92.

But is listed in the 00s obviously because he started winning titles.

So I don't understand. That doesn't surprise me either. Seems the internet generation doesn't care to use the internet to research and make sense of things anyway.




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It's just for fun, Kane. I think whoever made this was just trying to split the teams up and make it interesting. Obviously, most of these guys played in multiple decades and don't officially represent any one in particular.

I think you could definitely stick LeBron with the '10s and with no hand-checking, probably have a winning team. Both Kobe and Jordan would dominate the ball on their teams. LeBron would be kicking it out to guys like Curry and Harden and Klay and Durant while he and Westbrook hunt for turnovers and make fast breaks happen all game. That's a recipe for domination.

Hell, stick LeBron and someone like KP or just a pure rim protector like Gobert on the current Warriors and they might be able to hang with any of those teams. I think the old timers would have a really tough time with today's brand of bball, but maybe I'm wrong. Of course, Jordan would take that to heart and that spells trouble.

Looks like to me who ever created this was born in the mid to late 90s. The 00s is their first fondest memory. And they're trying to screw it to make it the best era.


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[kane2021]

I'm not saying the 90s guys don't belong there. I'm saying James don't belong on the 00s.


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Who would you put there?

If it's about players who played their best ball in a particular decade, I would say t mac is probably the next best honest selection.


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[ciregno]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

[Greenie]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

Jordan

[ciregno]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

Jordan

And who's going to guard Kobe? Malone? Barkley?

[Greenie]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

Jordan

And who's going to guard Kobe? Malone? Barkley?

I would honestly zone them. Kobe, Bron and AI aren't the greatest shooters. Put MJ on whoever gets hot.

[Capn'O]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

Jordan

Pippen.

[Greenie]

If we're going only by the squads in those pictures and not changing or subbing any of them out, 90s >= 00 for me, thought it'd be tough. I don't see anyone on the 90's squad successfully guarding LeBron.

Jordan

Pippen.

He would be the guy but he's not in the five shown.

They put Barkley there.
Two PF's

[ciregno]

Jordan

Pippen.

He would be the guy but he's not in the five shown.

They put Barkley there.
Two PF's

Yeah, I don't know about the two PF arrangement which makes it more difficult. You could run a zone, but I feel like AI/LeBron would break the defense down with their penetration and speed.

[spree2kawhi]

Some are slated falsely. Especially considering Kobe and AI among others played in the 90s too, the 90s were the best days in basketball easily.

[Capn'O]

Jordan

Pippen.

He would be the guy but he's not in the five shown.

They put Barkley there.
Two PF's

A lot of those fives are no bueno.

For the 90s, I'd go:

Stockton*
Jordan
PIPPEN
Malone
Hakeem

Vs 2000s:

CP3 or KIDD
Kobe
LeBron
Duncan
Shaq

*Stockton's probably a better fit here but I always felt he was a bit overrated. For talent, I'd go with Payton.

[sushibear]

2000s I'd go

Steve Nash
Ray allen
Lebron
K. Garnett
Shaq

[adjacent2bench]

Gimme 80s MJ on team 80s and I go with them.

Magic
80s MJ
King
Bird
Kareenm

Who's beating this squad?

[nykballa2k4]

Depends on the rules. Each era would likely do well with their rules. I think the most skilled and best all around player and the most fun type of basketball to watch would be the '90's. These days Malone would not be able to guard anyone and he would be a cut above Griffen and Love. '80s might actually win in todays game due to the versatility of their players and with Abdul-Jabbar (not listed) at center playing well on both end. It would be really fun to see the cHeatles vs Da Bulls though.

With '90s rules, that decade would absolutely CRUSH every other decade. Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson at center. Chuck, Rodman at the 4, some assortment of Pippen, Jordan, Drexler, Reggie, Rice, Allen (Ray). Then Stockton, Payton, KJ at the point. I mean.... those days were crazy.

Someone said J-Kidd... dude if you were on a super nintendo NBA Jam game.... you ain't 2000's...

Kidd was an all star 2 times in the 90s, 7 times in the 00s, 1 time in 10s.

All NBA 1st team 1 time in 90s, 4 times in 00s.

It still just feels wrong to me... I think that year he was suspended certainly impacted all that. I shall stand corrected though!