re: A current all-NBA team would wreck the dream team

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He was a 6'9" point guard that could run the court and also played center in the finals his rookie year and won finals MVP doing so. Magic is a better all around player than LBJ. LBJ is probably a better scorer when he wants to be but even that is a toss up.

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LeBron plays all 5 positions too...

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LeBron plays all 5 positions too...

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But not as good as Magic.............. FACT........

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He was a 6'9" point guard that could run the court and also played center

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You just described Lebron except he was faster, bigger, stronger than Magic.

Lebron never played C in the finals and that was very impressive but neither of them played C much at all in their careers. Lebron plays it in very short and sparse spurts. Magic played it iin the finals and balled out- very impressive, but to act as if it was part of his overall portfolio is silly (i.e- in a game like this or in today's NBA, he would never play Center anyway).

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LBJ is probably a better scorer when he wants to be but even that is a toss up.

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If that's a tossup then passing is a toss-up (which neither is)

Post any stat to defend why Magic is even a "toss-up" with LBJ at scoring.

And defense..

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NICE................

Magic had that one season he tried to play again and only scored like 14 PPG but other than that he's 7 or so PPG behind LBJ but he has a higher shooting % and almost double the assist. He also had more steals per game though not as many blocks.

They are very close when you compare everything.

They are very close, I'd agree. But scoring and passing cancel out. They're both great at each and best each other in 1 of the categories a piece.

Defense goes to Lebron hands down. That's where I base the tiebreaker. Rebounding probably Lebron also.

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Rebounding probably Lebron also.

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LBJ 7.1 RPG
Magic 7.2 RPG


I also don't see how you say it's clear LBJ is the better defender hands down. Magic averaged more steals though LBJ has more blocks. It really is a toss up between them.

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kevin durant would be injured going into the olympics as well

40.7% from Stockton
40.6% from Bird
33.7% from Drexler

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since we're making fake teams(and even adding Spaniards), we can give the Dream team Reggie Miller, and say, Mitch Richmond.

the game has changed, they didn't have power forwards shooting 3's back then. But they did have great shooters on the wing. Give me those 2 guys, we can make Bird a player-coach, and kick Laettner off all together.

Magic averaged 12ast per game and the Lakers played the 3rd slowest pace in the NBA in his last "real" season. Oh, and also 19 pts, and 7rebs. And led his team to the finals. But the guy was washed up

There is so much more to defense than block+steal stats.

Lebron has had 2-3 years where he was arguably the best perimeter defender in the league, and also has been the league's most versatile defender. He's like Pippen on defense.