1 Hour Left to Vote: LSU losing. Fan poll for NCAA Basketball Best All-Time Starting 5

Jesus, can you imagine those Duke, UCLA and UNC teams?

Where can I see the rosters?

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Jesus, can you imagine those Duke, UCLA and UNC teams?

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But would they beat an all-time LSU starting 5?

You realize our all time starting 5 would be something like:

C: Shaq (2x all american; #1 overall NBA pick; 15x NBA all-star)
PF: Bob Pettit (3x all american; #2 overall NBA pick; 11x NBA all-star)
SF: Rudy Macklin (2x all american) or Ben Simmons (1x all american, #1 overall NBA pick; Rookie of the Year)
SG: Pistol Pete (3x all american, #3 overall NBA pick, 5x NBA all-star)
PG: Chris Jackson (2x all american, #3 overall NBA pick, 9-year NBA career)

NBA careers and accomplishments mean nothing to this debate.
We’re talking college level talent if they played each other.

To discredit Duke and say it wasn’t close because you put some All-American and All SEC next to names, doesn’t prove anything either when you start naming Duke players. And these guys have Chamipionships next to their names as well.
They were system players, they were incredible college players who could dominate at that level.

I mean you could choose from 20 different players to be on their all time team.

Just off the top of my head, pick 5. And who’s coaching their team? Oh that’s right.

Coach K

Christian Latener
Grant Hill
Elton Brand
Bobby Hurley
Jason Williams
Johnny Dawkins
JJ Redick
Shane Battier
Danny Ferry

And UNC off the top of my top head :

Dean Smith

Kenny Smith
Michael Jordan
Stackhouse
Vince Carter
Phil Ford
Antawan Jamison
Hansbrough
Sam Perkins

ETA: might as well add UCLA

John Wooden

Adul-Jabbar
Bill Walton
Ed O’Bannon
Reggie Miller
MacLean
Russel Westbrook
Kevin Love
Jamaal Wilkes

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NBA careers and accomplishments mean nothing to this debate

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You cant be serious, it's the ultimate can you take it to the next level equalizer.

Serious question:

Do you think a 2x college all american, 3x all conference, national player of the year, national title winner who was drafted 16th overall and spent 5 years before flaming out in the NBA is actually a better player than someone who say was a 1x all conference player with no other notable college accomplishments but ending up making 10+ NBA all star teams?

The question here is starting 5 vs. starting 5. And we're talking things like Shaq against Christian Laettner. Who would you take in that matchup? This should be easy.

Really, look at those players I just posted.

Tell me they’re beating those 3 teams and coaches.
That’s ridiculous.

I can’t be biased here. I would love to say LSU would roll thru that bracket, but the truth is no.

Again all those Duke players were all Americans and Players of the years in something too and they won championships at the college level. They were system players.
The question is about who would win in college at the level they were in college.

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Tell me they’re beating those 3 teams and coaches.
That’s ridiculous.

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Are you not seeing lsus team?


You are using a false premise that going 15-20 deep makes a difference here


It doesnt

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I can’t be biased here. I would love to say LSU would roll thru that bracket, but the truth is no.

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Well, dozens of sports writers and historians disagree with you. These lists have been done several times, and LSU is in the top 3 in all of them. UCLA is consistently number one and LSU is number 2 or 3.

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I can’t be biased here

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I wonder if other fan bases have fans that try to marginalize "their team's" accomplishments as much as LSU fans do? This guy isn't alone, but any topic,any sport regarding LSU someone has to roar in like Superman and demand everyone realize LSU is merely a polyester pull on the golf slacks of sports.