What was the best backcourt of all time?

[TheSheriff]

Most people felt that the 1986 Celtics had the best frontcourt of all time. What was the best backcourt?

[sipclip]

Thomas and Dumars

[penbeast0]

Magic/Norm Nixon/Michael Cooper

Winters/Moncrief/Pierce

Parker/Ginobli/Finley

Frazier/Monroe/Barnett

Gus Williams/Dennis Johnson/Freddie Brown

Isiah/Dumars/Vinnie Johnson

Kevin Johnson/Walter Davis/Jeff Hornacek

West/Goodrich/Riley

Van Lier/Sloan/Haskins

just a few that leap to mind; far from exhaustive list nor did I do any research yet.

[TheSheriff]

Personally i would take Frazier and Jesus Monroe.

[carrottop12]

Stockton/Hornacek was solid.

[ILikeTheGrizz]

I like West and Goodrich, but I feel like there are a couple I'm forgetting.

[WadeKnicks2010]

Jordan + Harper

It doesn't matter that they weren't both superstars. They won a whole lot of rings. that 1+2 won more rings per talent of 3+4+5 than any other 1+2 all time. case closed. /thread

[ILikeTheGrizz]

Jordan + Harper

It doesn't matter that they weren't both superstars. They won a whole lot of rings. that 1+2 won more rings per talent of 3+4+5 than any other 1+2 all time. case closed. /thread

They didn't win more than Jordan and Paxson/Armstrong. Not that that argument makes much sense anyway.

[Red Robot]

Cousy and Sharman have to be up there, even if their Celtics didn't do much before Russell got there. Magic and Byron Scott had a lot of success. Thomas and Dumars were probably the best.

[Harry Palmer]

I'd go with Zeke/Joe D/Microwave.

Probably the most back court driven multiple championship team ever.

[Snakebites]

^Good to see they are getting recognition in this thread. That backcourt was well balanced and could handle just about anything.

Vinny was the perfect guy off the bench, Dumars could guard the heavy offensive opposing guards, and Isiah was, well, Isiah. Even if one of the three was having an off night, you could still get a high level of offensive output from the other two.

In terms of pure talent West and Goodrich has to be near the top of the list.

Any of the backcourts including Magic or Jordan should be considered, simply because those players themselves were the best ever at what they did best and were usually paired with solid complementary players.

[a-rod]

1.Frazier/Monroe
2.Isiah/Dumars

[T-Mac for MVP]

No love for the HOU backcourts back in the day?

[Harry Palmer]

No love for the HOU backcourts back in the day?

Which ones?

As for not yet mentioned great back courts that fall lower but still deserve mention, you've got Harper and Blackmon, Adams/Lever/Davis, McMillan/Threatt/Ellis, Cheeks/Toney/any of their good 3rd guards, and Hardaway/Richmond/Marciulonis (?) or Spreewell/Hardaway/Mullin.

[mitchco]

Imagine if GP was in his prime when he played next to Kobe.......yikes

[turk3d]

1.Frazier/Monroe
2.Isiah/Dumars

+ 1

Today - Davis/Ellis

[farzi]

Kobe and harper/fisher clearly

[Baller 24]

No love for the HOU backcourts back in the day?

Francis and Mobley, hope not

[JordansBulls]

Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars. Both are hall of famers and both have finals MVP's.

[TheSheriff]

Cousy and Sharman have to be up there,

Good call 2 hall of famers, both voted as members of the 50 greatest player team.