Build a starting five: former stars who played for your team post-prime

Village Idiot · Post #21 » by **Village Idiot** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:18 pm

BNM wrote:Portland Trail Blazers:

C - Arvydas Sabonis
PF - Carmelo Anthony
SF - Scottie Pippen
SG - Walter Davis
PG - Lenny Wilkens

I'd have Shawn Kemp at PF, move Melo to SF and Pippen to SG

Tatumfor2 · Post #22 » by **Tatumfor2** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:25 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:At center the Celtics can choose between Shaq and Bill Walton.
Another big is Sheed. Jermaine O'Neal was there too, actually, as much as I'd like to forget.
Bob McAdoo doesn't count by thread rules; he was past his peak but still a lead scorer.

Nique clearly fits.

Guards who come to mind tended, even if past their prime, to still be all-stars -- Tiny Archibald, Dennis Johnson, Ray Allen ... Kenny Anderson doesn't count either by thread rules.

[By the way -- Wizards Michael Jordan shouldn't count either.]

We do have Michael Finley.

Scott Wedman never hit 18 MPG for the Cs.

Walton aside, I haven't thought of any ball distributors yet.

Gary Payton

BNM · Post #23 » by **BNM** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:43 pm

Village Idiot wrote:
BNM wrote:Portland Trail Blazers:

C - Arvydas Sabonis
PF - Carmelo Anthony
SF - Scottie Pippen
SG - Walter Davis
PG - Lenny Wilkens
I'd have Shawn Kemp at PF, move Melo to SF and Pippen to SG

I'd forgotten about Kemp's time in Portland. Ironic, since he was here that same time as 35-year old Pippen, 36-year old Sabonis and 38-year old Detlef Schrempf. Now, thanks to you, the nightmares shall resume.

WillyJakkz · Post #24 » by **WillyJakkz** » Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:44 pm

Orlando Magic:

PG: Rod Strickland
SG: Vince Carter
SF: Dominique Wilkins
PF: Shawn Kemp
Cc: Patrick Ewing

Great adult rec League team.

Fun fact: I was going to include Jason Richardson and then realized he never made an All Star Team... Wow.

Fencer reregistered · Post #25 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:01 am

First pass at Celtics

Starters
Bill Walton
Rasheed Wallace
Dominque Wilkins
Michael Finley
Sam Cassell

Bench
Shaquille O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal
Vin Baker
Scott Wedman

Much stronger in the frontcourt than in guards.

Ruma85 · Post #26 » by **Ruma85** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:07 am

Mamba Mentality wrote:Off the top of my head...

LAKERS
C: Dwight Howard
PF: Karl Malone
SF: Carmelo Anthony
SG: Ron Artest
PG: Gary Payton

Perfect combination of scoring and defense.

Ding ding Lakers win this. :nod:

jasonxxx102 · Post #27 » by **jasonxxx102** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:23 am

Ricky Davis
Delonte West
Ira Newble
Scot Pollard
Robert Traylor

skones · Post #28 » by **skones** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:26 am

PG: Gary Payton / Tiny Archibald / Norm Van Lier
SG: Oscar Robertson / Dale Ellis / Jerry Stackhouse
SF: Adrian Dantley / Caron Butler / Toni Kukoc /
PF: Dave Cowens / Pau Gasol / Danny Manning
C: Moses Malone / Bob Lanier / Jack Sikma

Ignored the major role while they were here part just to see who's come through and hot damn, pretty stacked.

skones · Post #29 » by **skones** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:27 am

Ruma85 wrote:

Ding ding Lakers win this.

Nope.

Kiss of Death · Post #30 » by **Kiss of Death** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:38 am

Rockets:

C - Dikembe Mutombo
PF - Charles Barkley
SF - Scottie Pippen
SG - John Wall
PG - Mark Jackson

KawhiSoSerious · Post #31 » by **KawhiSoSerious** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:41 am

Bornstellar wrote:Your criteria makes it difficult to come up with anyone else for SA so I will deliberately interpret the term "marquee player" very loosely

Antonio McDyess
David West
Rudy Gay
Tracy McGrady
Andre Miller

Bench: David Lee, Damon Stoudemire, Kevin Martin

Moses Malone?

Roger Murdock · Post #32 » by **Roger Murdock** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:44 am

Cavs can throw out a stacked one

PG: Derrick Rose
SG: Dwayne Wade

PF: Nate Thurmond
Ct: Shaquille O’Neal

Colbinii · Post #33 » by **Colbinii** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:47 am

Wolves

Terry Porter
Derrick Rose
Tayshaun Prince
Andrei Kirilenko
Kevin Garnett

Lacks elite spacing but has tremendous defensive length and versatility.

Marcus_Shart · Post #34 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:54 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:First pass at Celtics

Starters
Bill Walton
Rasheed Wallace
Dominque Wilkins
Michael Finley
Sam Cassell

Bench
Shaquille O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal
Vin Baker
Scott Wedman

Much stronger in the frontcourt than in guards.

Stephon Marbury and Gary Payton if he counts could shore up the guard depth or start.

Fencer reregistered · Post #35 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 12:56 am

Marcus_Shart wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:First pass at Celtics

Starters
Bill Walton
Rasheed Wallace
Dominque Wilkins
Michael Finley
Sam Cassell

Bench
Shaquille O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal
Vin Baker
Scott Wedman

Much stronger in the frontcourt than in guards.

Stephon Marbury and Gary Payton if he counts could shore up the guard depth or start.

Of course. Thank you. I feel like an idiot right now.

Payton definitely starts. Who else starts from among Marbury/Cassell/Finley?

Marcus_Shart · Post #36 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:02 am

Fencer reregistered wrote:
Marcus_Shart wrote:
Fencer reregistered wrote:First pass at Celtics

Starters
Bill Walton
Rasheed Wallace
Dominque Wilkins
Michael Finley
Sam Cassell

Bench
Shaquille O'Neal
Jermaine O'Neal
Vin Baker
Scott Wedman

Much stronger in the frontcourt than in guards.

Stephon Marbury and Gary Payton if he counts could shore up the guard depth or start.

Of course. Thank you. I feel like an idiot right now.

Payton definitely starts. Who else starts from among Marbury/Cassell/Finley?

I'd start Finley for fit and defensive purpose even though he didn't peak as high as Marbury or Cassell. If we need another small forward for reserves Xavier McDaniel qualifies.

Marcus_Shart · Post #37 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:27 am

I knew I was forgetting a guard who was washed on Boston. Pistol Pete!

Shaq/Walton/Artis Gilmore
Sheed/Jermaine O'Neal
Nique/ Xavier McDaniel
Michael Finley/ Pete Maravich
Gary Payton/Stephon Marbury/Sam Cassell

Marcus_Shart · Post #38 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:33 am

skones wrote:
Ruma85 wrote:

Ding ding Lakers win this.

Nope.

I'd put my Celtics lineup against that any day! Dwight would be in shambles going up against Shaq/Walton/Gilmore/Sheed/Jermaine, and Melo isn't sucker punching Xavier McDaniel :lol:

Ruma85 · Post #39 » by **Ruma85** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:47 am

Marcus_Shart wrote:
skones wrote:
Ruma85 wrote:

Ding ding Lakers win this.

Nope.

I'd put my Celtics lineup against that any day! Dwight would be in shambles going up against Shaq/Walton/Gilmore/Sheed/Jermaine, and Melo isn't sucker punching Xavier McDaniel

Old shaq and old walton i don’t know about that.

Marcus_Shart · Post #40 » by **Marcus_Shart** » Wed Aug 31, 2022 1:50 am

Ruma85 wrote:
Marcus_Shart wrote:
skones wrote:
Nope.

I'd put my Celtics lineup against that any day! Dwight would be in shambles going up against Shaq/Walton/Gilmore/Sheed/Jermaine, and Melo isn't sucker punching Xavier McDaniel

Old shaq and old walton i don’t know about that.

The premise of the thread is prime versions of these washed old players. Young Gilmore alone would body Dwight.