OT: Which Player would you want to build a franchise around?

McGrady2Head · Post #1 » by **McGrady2Head** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:14 pm

Taking into consideration age and injuries, which player in the NBA would you have more success with for the next 10 years?

RoxFan08 · Post #2 » by **RoxFan08** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:31 pm

All things being equal, particularly cap situations...give me LBJ. He's another offseason's work on his FT shooting and jumper away from being the best player in the league by a margin. The only thing holding him back is the terrible quality of his teammates and their hamstrung cap situation.

Alex_De_Large · Post #3 » by **Alex_De_Large** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:38 pm

Chris Paul or Dwight Howard if we talk about the next 10 years.

A.J. · Post #4 » by **A.J.** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:56 pm

For the next 10 years give me LeBron. The guy is amazing.

dontel · Post #5 » by **dontel** » Sun May 25, 2008 10:59 pm

give me tmac. after 10 years he'll be 40. (geez. whats my point?)

Baller 24 · Post #6 » by **Baller 24** » Mon May 26, 2008 12:20 am

I'll take LBJ, 6'8, 260LBS (as much as Dwight) made of pure muscle. Can take over games and just simply dominate.

Jaykoolzboy · Post #7 » by **Jaykoolzboy** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:22 am

For next 10 years, give me Lebron The King James

Post #8 » by **TMU** » Mon May 26, 2008 5:44 am

Dwight Howard for me.

YaoZai · Post #9 » by **YaoZai** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:34 am

Lebron, paul or wade.

YaoZai · Post #10 » by **YaoZai** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:35 am

oden should not be on the list... yet. he's unproven in the NBA.

A.J. · Post #11 » by **A.J.** » Mon May 26, 2008 4:16 pm

YaoZai wrote:oden should not be on the list... yet. he's unproven in the NBA.

Exactly. I usually give a player 1 season before I judge them.

moofs · Post #12 » by **moofs** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:20 pm

Heh, I'm assuming that whoever picked Yao and Mac were joking. It's LBJ or Dwight, with Paul/Williams coming in 3/4. No question.

Pretty awesome how fast Wade fell out of being flavor of the month. 1 season to the top, 1 season at the top, 1 more season to "who? what?"

MaxRider · Post #13 » by **MaxRider** » Tue May 27, 2008 6:03 pm

LeBron James

Post #14 » by **TMACFORMVP** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:16 pm

It's either LeBron or Dwight.

I'd take Bron though, what he's done with a relatively weak supporting cast and the things he can do on the floor is amazing. If he can develop a mid-range game and actually gets a supporting cast, he'll EASILY be the most dominant player in this upcoming decade and it might not even be close.

Swan87 · Post #15 » by **Swan87** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:36 pm

Dwight Howard, because he is the best young big man in the league. He averaged 23 points this season with poor offensive skills... He could develop as the best scoring center since Shaq without losing his outstanding rebounding ability, and he is gifted with physically skills to be the best defending center too. Scarying.