re: Karl Malone gives his All-Time NBA Starting 5: No Jordan

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Nah, give me the wing that can guard 2-5 (Lebron) and the wing that can guard 1-4 (Pippen) any day of the week. I'm not stating that these are the best players at each position, I'm just saying that defense wins championships and that team could lock down any combo thrown at them. PnR is a massive part of basketball now and I would want guys that could switch without mismatches.

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Today's NBA maybe, all time, I don't think Lebron cannot guard the 4 or 5. Neither can Pippen consistantly They can do an ok job, but how is Lebron/Pippen going to stop say Shaq/Duncan? Lebron and Pippen can match up with the smaller 4s and some of the smaller 5s, but not many of them. You don't see Lebron matching up with Lopez often

I have no problem with Lebron being on the team, but Pippen to me means that you have no PF, which means you are leaving Duncan off the list, which is a travesty

I think Pippen is the best defender all time, but I don't think you should have 2 3s on a team like this since I don't know if Lebron has ever "started" as a power forward in his career