All-Time Lakers

BillyHoyle · Post #1 » by **BillyHoyle** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:13 pm

if you could select an All-Time Lakers starting 5, (don't focus only on numbers but on "team-chemistry" as well), how would it look like?

monk302 · Post #2 » by **monk302** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:35 pm

1.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
2.Wilt Chamberlain
3.James Worthy
4.Earvin "magic" Johnson
5.Jerry West
6.Elgin Baylor (I know you said 5)

BillyHoyle · Post #3 » by **BillyHoyle** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:36 pm

feel free to post a 6th man or a full bench.

Post #4 » by **tkb** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:45 pm

C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
F - Wilt Chamberlain
F - Kobe Bryant
G - Jerry West
G - Magic Johnson

Twin tower action!

daddyfivestar · Post #5 » by **daddyfivestar** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:29 pm

Wasn't there a 6 month thread on this last year?

Post #6 » by **tkb** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:37 pm

We voted for the top 25 players of all time in Lakers history last year.

BillyHoyle · Post #7 » by **BillyHoyle** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 9:57 pm

sure, but what I would like to see are disscusions maybe about starting coop next to magic instead of kobe or something.
ps: i like the idea of playing twin towers with kareem and chamberlain.

ChocolateThundr · Post #8 » by **ChocolateThundr** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 11:01 pm

PG - Magic
SG - Kobe
SF - Worthy
PF - Wilt
C - Kareem

This has it all on offense and defense

I also like the twin tower

edit - This also might be the biggest starting 5 of all time

DubaLakers · Post #9 » by **DubaLakers** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 11:15 pm

I think it's a little cheap putting Wilt at the 4, that's too easy. Who is the best true PF in Laker history? It can't be Rambis, so who is it?

1. Magic
2. Bryant
3. Worthy
4. PF
5. KAJ

If that was the case I'd have Elgin in there at the 3 and move Worthy to the 4. So who's the best PF in Laker history?

ChocolateThundr · Post #10 » by **ChocolateThundr** » Wed Aug 6, 2008 11:40 pm

DubaLakers wrote:I think it's a little cheap putting Wilt at the 4, that's too easy. Who is the best true PF in Laker history? It can't be Rambis, so who is it?

1. Magic
2. Bryant
3. Worthy
4. PF
5. KAJ

If that was the case I'd have Elgin in there at the 3 and move Worthy to the 4. So who's the best PF in Laker history?

Thats the problem, I couldnt think of a great Laker PF that was on the level of the rest of the 5

well I guess

Magic
Bryant
Worthy
Gasol
KAJ

That team would have some sick ball movement

Post #11 » by **tkb** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 2:01 am

BillyHoyle wrote:sure, but what I would like to see are disscusions maybe about starting coop next to magic instead of kobe or something.

Why would anyone want to do that?

Asianiac_24 · Post #12 » by **Asianiac_24** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 3:15 am

My starting 5:
Magic
Kobe
Baylor
Wilt
KAJ
sixth man: Shaq

Luxury · Post #13 » by **Luxury** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 3:58 am

C: Travis Knight
PF: Slava
SF: Doug christie
SG: Smush Parker
PG: Chucky Atkins

How many games do you think this team will win? :rofl:

Post #14 » by **Slava** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 4:47 am

Magic/Glove
Logo/Kobe
Baylor/Worthy
Mailman/Gasol
Cap/Shaq

Coach: Pat Riley

*Assuming all players in their prime.

Post #15 » by **crazyeights** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 4:55 am

That's lame putting Glove/Mailman...even though you put the asterisk, the Glove sucked as a Laker.

Also, I wasn't around so I don't know...but I've heard that when we got Wilt, he was already well past his prime. If anyone could shed some light on that (pref. someone who actually was watching the Lakers back then).

Post #16 » by **Slava** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 4:59 am

I think he had one very good season as a Laker and he played with a fractured hand IIRC in the finals and then he was more subduded into a role player.

ChocolateThundr · Post #17 » by **ChocolateThundr** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 5:04 am

I still vote my lineup as the best HA

Luxury · Post #18 » by **Luxury** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 5:29 am

If each team was able to assemble their all-time greats from their respective teams, which team would come out on top?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/features/nbaLineup?page=lineup/index

laduane1 · Post #19 » by **laduane1** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 6:29 am

I just can not put 5 on the board. So many great players and we are leaving out so many who should be in the top 5 or 10. I do like the list of players posted. Magic. Kareem. Worthy. Kobe. Shaq.

See I just left out Jerry West. And so many others. Just so hard.

Post #20 » by **tkb** » Thu Aug 7, 2008 8:10 am

crazyeights wrote:That's lame putting Glove/Mailman...even though you put the asterisk, the Glove sucked as a Laker.

Also, I wasn't around so I don't know...but I've heard that when we got Wilt, he was already well past his prime. If anyone could shed some light on that (pref. someone who actually was watching the Lakers back then).

Wasn't even born back then, but here goes:

We got Wilt at the age of 32 and he played here until he was 36 (5 seasons). One of the seasons he was hurt (something very rare for him) and only played 12 games. The 4 others he led the league in rebounding and also won a Finals MVP during that stretch. Led the league in FG% twice (including a 72.7% season). Averaged over 4 apg all seasons. Averaged over 20 ppg twice (and 27 ppg the season he was hurt). Also averaged over 20 rebounds per game in all 5 seasons in the playoffs. 2 defensive 1st teams.

So yeah, he was past his prime but still a very, very good player. Excellent defender, best rebounder in the league, great passer, super-efficient from the floor. Only thing "lacking" was his volume scoring, but he played on talented Laker teams who valued his defense, rebounding and passing more.

Here is his player profile page for anyone interested:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... bwi01.html