All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players

[African Monkey]

I've never been a huge fan of Basketball but have gotten into as I had no choice really as I went to 5 NBA games in 2017 (not trying to gloat even though it probably comes across that I am). Funnily enough the team that I decided to follow (The Rockets), was probably the worst stadium I went to and by far the hardest to get tickets to. Still, even if the team is rubbish, it's still worth going along to watch.

[Bovidae]

@Salacious-Crumb I was going to say the Bad Boys but that was too easy. Watching them get under MJ's skin was funny though.

[Salacious Crumb]

@Bovidae said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@Salacious-Crumb I was going to say the Bad Boys but that was too easy. Watching them get under MJ's skin was funny though.

But the reality is MJ got under their skin. He won the battles, then he won the wars. After he torched the Pistons with those two games I saw, Pistons coach Chuck Daley game up with a NHL style gameplan to physically chop Jordan. And they did abuse him. Wayne Gretzky had it easier.

[voodoo]

@mariner4life said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@shark said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

Back kind of on topic though, and how about a most disliked starting 5? I haven't given this a great deal of thought, but all these guys annoy me for various reasons.

C Joel Embiid
PF Dennis Rodman
SF Joe Ingles
SG James Harden
PG Kyrie Irving

Durant
Harden
LBJ
Simmons (mainly because if he farts the Aussie media report gushingly about the tone and length, while ignoring the smell)
Stephen Adams

Thats just 5 blokes, not a starting 5, don't cheat. And cut it out with your pretend hatred of LBJ, you know you secretly love him...

I'm going with:

Derick Fisher
Kobe
Durant
Draymond
Ewing

Special mention to Chris Paul and also Ben Simmons , not because of the media, more because he just seems lke a total cock

[voodoo]

@Salacious-Crumb said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@Bovidae said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@Salacious-Crumb I was going to say the Bad Boys but that was too easy. Watching them get under MJ's skin was funny though.

But the reality is MJ got under their skin. He won the battles, then he won the wars. After he torched the Pistons with those two games I saw, Pistons coach Chuck Daley game up with a NHL style gameplan to physically chop Jordan. And they did abuse him. Wayne Gretzky had it easier.

It went both ways. The Pistons had the better of it for years until Jordan figured it out amd brought Pippen along with him. Having PJ coaching didn't hurt either, a fact that most LBJ haters always dismiss (look at the top 10 all time guys and see how many did NOT have a Hall of Fame Coach for an expanded period)

FWIW, I loved Laimbeer. Not for the chat or the attitude, but he was really skilled. Super soft hands, and great defender. Sulk sure, bully yeah. But really talented and got the better did of the mental exchanges.

Rodman, not so loved. Too much show, too much care for the stat line

[shark]

@voodoo I was gonna pick Kobe, but thought it was too soon

[KiwiMurph]

Speaking of all time favourite basketball players.

Netflix will have a 10 part behind the scenes documentary on the 90s Chicago Bulls in April.

Awesome.

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

Speaking of all time favourite basketball players.

Netflix will have a 10 part behind the scenes documentary on the 90s Chicago Bulls in April.

Awesome.

ESPN had some outstanding basketball docos. Shaq and Penny, Rodman, the bad boys, the outstanding 4 part Lakers v Celtics, just to name a few

[Dice]

@canefan Once Brothers is another good one.

[canefan]

@Dice said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@canefan Once Brothers is another good one.

Which one was that? The Wes Unseld one?

[Dice]

@canefan It's about Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic.

[canefan]

@Dice said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@canefan It's about Vlade Divac and Drazen Petrovic.

Oh yeah that one was excellent. I must admit the room got dusty when Vlade visited Drazen's mum

[Dice]

@canefan He had big balls to walk around Croatia like he did.

Petrovic would've been awesome in this era.

[voodoo]

@Dice said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

@canefan He had big balls to walk around Croatia like he did.

Petrovic would've been awesome in this era.

He really would have

[Mr.Shane]

@Dice That was a supreme hilight reel of Mr.Kemp his athleticism was something to behold his dunking ability vision to see a play unfold and his super cool manner were all traits I loved about the guy.Always a pleasure seeing #20 throw those passes to #40 for the vicious finish

[voodoo]

Another highlight reel for y'all

1.5M views · 5.1K reactions | Dominique Wilkins Ultimate Dunk Mixtape...

Dominique Wilkins Ultimate Dunk Mixtape 🤯 Everybody is always talking about Vince Carter and Shawn Kemp, rightfully so. BUT we need to give credit to...

[canefan]

@voodoo said in All-Time Favourite NBA Team/Players:

Another highlight reel for y'all

1.5M views · 5.1K reactions | Dominique Wilkins Ultimate Dunk Mixtape...

Dominique Wilkins Ultimate Dunk Mixtape 🤯 Everybody is always talking about Vince Carter and Shawn Kemp, rightfully so. BUT we need to give credit to...

You don't earn the nickname 'human highlight film' for nothing!

[voodoo]

@canefan I'd forgotten how good he was at taking contact in the air and staying balanced. Amazing.

[TeWaio]

Awesome thread.

Favourite:

C - Shaq
PF - Garnett/K.Love
SF - LeBron
SG - Kobe
PG - Doncic/Iverson

Hatiest:

C - Embiid
PF - Draymond Green
SF - Durant
SG - Harden
PG - Kyrie/Simmons

[canefan]

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