re: You have $15 to make an NBA all-time starting lineup

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I think the consensus is that Jordan and James are must haves.

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Nah

Jordan is

the Shaq / Dirk combo is as well. The most dominant big man paired with the best stretch 4 ever. That trio is perfect.

Throw in one of the best perimeter defenders ever (who can also handle and score) along with the GOAT PG, who happens to be 6'9. Unstoppable.

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You can disagree all you want, I'm just looking through the whole thread and summarizing the findings from what I saw

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Oh fair enough

I just think individual matchups matter and the ability to switch would matter

Another thing to think about here:

You don't necessarily need a Dirk type player if you have Steve Kerr or Ray Allen off the bench with significant minutes.

But that opens a whole can of worms

it's not that they are "must haves"

their value is just great, esp with such great values down low (hakeem, garnett, dirk, shaq)

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Yeah I chose MJ and Lebron first...then worked around that.

I get the ppl saying Garnett/Shaq too...either one

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I'm pretty sure thats what most people did, once you choose lebron and jordan it eliminates over 50% of the other candidates. the next step is choosing who is the best out of who you can afford. your third selection is center, either shaq for $2 or hakeem for $1. at that point stockton, garnett, dirk and walt frazier are basically interchangeable and really don't matter.

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Magic
Michael
Scottie
Duncan
Hakeem

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This is actually pretty awesome too

The $10 challenge produced more entertainment than the $15.

Walt
MJ
LBJ
Timme
The Dream

...amounts to miami's late roster on steroids!

Magic
Jordan
Durant
Dirk
Hakeem