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Construct the best team 

Post#1 » by Laimbeer » Thu Sep 7, 2017 5:12 pm

You must use three players at their peak as Pistons.

You can use any NBA players in history for the other two.
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#2 » by Kilo » Thu Sep 7, 2017 6:18 pm

Prime Jordan and Prime Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Isiah Thomas, Grant Hill and ???

Hmm, maybe need an outsider PF. I initially went with Rasheed Wallace, but his peak as a Piston wasn't his prime.

Also what era? Today's NBA?
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#3 » by Canadafan » Thu Sep 7, 2017 6:52 pm

C-Laimbeer(or Ben)
PF-Rodman
SF-Lebron
SG-Jordan
PG-Isiah

With Ben at C with the rest, nobody would score on us lol
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#4 » by GreekAlex » Thu Sep 7, 2017 7:00 pm

What era would this team be competing in? If I was a gm in 2017 I'd pick a different group than 1987.
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#5 » by ImHeisenberg » Thu Sep 7, 2017 7:52 pm

Billups, Dumars, Grant Hill, LeBron James, Shaq

Defense, shooting, playmaking, and team chemistry - something a guy like Jordan or Kobe could rupture.
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Post#6 » by MotownMadness » Thu Sep 7, 2017 10:40 pm

Thomas
Jordan
Hill
LeBron
Lanier
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Post#7 » by vege » Fri Sep 8, 2017 11:40 am

Wilt Chamberlain
Dennis Rodman
Grant Hill
Michael Jordan
Isiah Thomas
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Post#8 » by In SVG We Trust » Fri Sep 8, 2017 12:11 pm

Duncan
Rasheed
LeBron
Dumars
Thomas
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Post#9 » by Pharaoh » Fri Sep 8, 2017 4:53 pm

Thomas
Jordan
Pippen
Rodman
Laimbeer

Late 80s - early 90s that team is unbeatable
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Post#10 » by flow » Fri Sep 8, 2017 5:23 pm

Ben
Sheed
Bird
Jordan
Isiah
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Post#11 » by BIG BEN'S FRO » Sun Sep 10, 2017 2:22 pm

PG Dumars (since truly IT and Jordan could not play on the same team with chemistry; they hated each other)
SG Jordan
SF Lebron
PF Rodman
C Sheed

Defensively this team would be ridiculous. And the offense would go through the right players. No question on hierarchy, leaders, and who gets the ball.
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#12 » by Laimbeer » Thu Sep 14, 2017 2:07 pm

Billups
Jordan
Hill
LeBron
Lanier
Comments to rationalize bad contracts -
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3) It's only __% of the cap
4) The cap is going up
5) It's only __ years
6) He's a good mentor/locker room guy
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#13 » by The Penguin » Thu Sep 14, 2017 5:48 pm

PG - Lebron
SG - Grant Hill
SF - Durant
PF - Rodman
C - Sheed


Lebron & Hill as primary playmakers. Durant and Sheed should provide enough spacing. 4 perimeter defenders that should be able to switch anything. Sheed as the back line of defense.
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#14 » by Cowology » Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:31 pm

Billups
Dumars
Durant
Sheed
Duncan
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Post#15 » by Alexander » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:08 pm

Chauncey Billups
Michael Jordan
Grant Hill
Dennis Rodman
Hakeem Olajuwon
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Post#16 » by CodeBreaker » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:43 am

Billups
Jordan
LeBron
Sheed
Laimbeer
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#17 » by Snakebites » Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:54 pm

Billups/Hill/Lebron/KG/Rasheed
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#18 » by jakebernat » Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:41 pm

Snakebites wrote:Billups/Hill/Lebron/KG/Rasheed


This is definitely the most interesting take I've seen on this
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Post#19 » by ChuckVanBrown » Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:49 pm

PG - Thomas
SG- Kobe
SF - Rodman
PF - Dirk
C - Big Ben

A fun team of champion players with an interesting combination of scoring and defense. Rodman and Big Ben will be the defensive anchors taking on the hard assignments, and will set the tone on that side of the court. Kobe and Thomas would be a nightmare backcourt to defend, and would each take advantage of situations where they are not double teamed. Dirk adds some offensive versatility and spaces the floor, while also having the type of personality that likely won't clash with the rest of the team.
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Re: Construct the best team 

Post#20 » by DET_Athletics » Sat Oct 7, 2017 10:17 pm

5. bob lanier
4. Karl Malone
3. grant hill
2. Jordan
1. Isiah Thomas

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