Would Team Europe win the Chip this year?

RebelWithACause · Post #1 » by **RebelWithACause** » Fri May 17, 2013 10:43 pm

C: M. Gasol / Noah
PF: Nowitzki / P. Gasol
SF: Batum / Kirilenko
SG: Navarro / Fernandez (or Bellinelli, Pietrus)
PG: Parker / Rubio

Post #2 » by **Texas Chuck** » Sat May 18, 2013 3:38 am

Not with this year's Dirk. With any other version of Dirk in the last 12 years they would be pretty scary. Certainly with 05-12 Dirk they would be really tough. That team is essentially a deeper version of the Spurs plus prime Dirk....

ardee · Post #3 » by **ardee** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:11 am

I think Manu would be a better option at the 2 then two guys who don't even play in the NBA.

giordunk · Post #4 » by **giordunk** » Sat May 18, 2013 5:53 am

In b4 Argentina is not in Europe

pylb · Post #5 » by **pylb** » Sat May 25, 2013 12:46 am

Any room for Asik, Deng, Ibaka or Sefolosha on that team ?

ballhawk1 · Post #6 » by **ballhawk1** » Sun May 26, 2013 2:58 pm

ElMaestro90 wrote:C: M. Gasol / Noah
PF: Nowitzki / P. Gasol
SF: Batum / Kirilenko
SG: Navarro / Fernandez (or Bellinelli, Pietrus)
PG: Parker / Rubio

Tha's a scary complete team. WIth better SG's I could see them winning a chip.

Johnny Firpo · Post #7 » by **Johnny Firpo** » Sun May 26, 2013 4:05 pm

They are probably the favorites with Miami. The best frontcourt in the NBA by far, elite outside shooting, great defensive role players. I would rather start Batum at the 2 though, and start Deng at the 3, who you left out. Batum can easily defend SG's, so i would have a complete lineup.

Parker
Batum
Deng
Dirk
Marc Gasol

Just beastly, really. Elite shooting, an elite defensive anchor, one of the best half-court option of all-time in Dirk, great defensive wings.

My bench, Noah, Gasol, Kirilenko frontcourt, and Bellinelli to run with Ricky. They would annihilate benches in a rude fashion. Only Miami could beat this team imo.

RebelWithACause · Post #8 » by **RebelWithACause** » Wed May 29, 2013 2:35 am

pylb wrote:Any room for Asik, Deng, Ibaka or Sefolosha on that team ?

Asik and Ibaka have no room!

Deng and Thabo are good suggestions and I completely forgot about them!