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

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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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LSU would beat every team in all those brackets with the starting 5.
Jordan wasn’t the defensive player he was in the pros.
NO player could guard Pete.

Jerry Reynolds would be my 3 at 6’8-9” with a 7’2 wingspan who could guard all those stretch 4’s.
Hell imoght put Simmons at 4.
LSU would have 3 GREAT ball handlers and a player that was as domina inside as anyone in the history of the game. Shaq could flat out run and jump at 280 in college.

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Maravich would dominate with just his passing skills. Plenty of other scorers on that team.

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funny thing is many on here never saw Joe Dumar from McNeese State own Jordan until 1990 ish. That is 6 years in the NBA. Go look at the match ups with them head to head and the truth comes out how Dumars was in his head. Later Mad Max did the same damn thing. Jordan used that left to push off all the time.

I think he was an awesome player and arguably the greatest. However,Wilt makes a damn strong case. I saw them both in their prime and Wilt was dominant as I’ve ever seen.

I am so sick of hearing about wilt and russell. Those were the only 2 big men in the league back then, and what were there 4 franchises? Russell was what 6-3, 225? I know both above statements are hyperbole, but could you IMAGINE a 7-1, 325 Shaq (who had the agility of a small forward) playing in the 60's and 70's against those 2 and all the other team's 6-7 honky centers with tape on their glasses? Shaq would have been EVERY BIT as dominant as wilt in that era.

Chamberlain was 7'1 and a very fluid athlete. Shaq NEVER had the agility of a small forward. He was ALL raw power in the post. That's not to say he wouldn't be a load for anyone trying to guard him (including Chamberlain), but to completely discredit the past players is silly.

I don't think he would have been that dominant then, because the game was different back then and far less physical. Shaq's biggest strength was his strength and his ability to just push guys under the basket and leave them helpless. I don't think he would have been allowed to do that as much in the 50's, 60's. Hell, college basketball outlawed the dunk for 8 years because of Kareem. Without the dunk, Shaq isn't much of a scorer.

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Those were the only 2 big men in the league back then,

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Nate Thurmond and Walter Bellamy would like a word with you.
And Shaq never had the agility of the young Wilt.

The more caps you use, the less I listen.

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LSU with Marivich and CJ in the back court would win every game. NONE of those teams would have close including MJ duke teams. None. Why? Shaq at the 5 and Pettit at the 4 with John Williams, Reynolds, Tyrus Thomas or anyone else at the 3. Would absolutely kill those teams. Jordan would absolutely shite in college playing Maravich. This is the college Jordan and not the Pro Jordan. Huge difference defensively.

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Comparing starting 5s, LSU is as good as anyone ever - Shaq, Pettit, Simmons, Maravich, CJ.

It's more difficult in comparing benches (i.e. the 13 best players of each team).

My 13 of LSU:

C: Shaq, Roberts
PF: Pettit, Scales, Swift
SF: Simmons, Macklin, Reynolds
SG: Maravich, Thornton
PG: CJ, Livingston (mythical no injury), Martin

I still like LSU with those 13 guys to compete. Reynolds could play 4 positions, was athletic and a solid defender.

Livingston (pre-injury) would have been Jason Kidd-esque.

People forget just how good Stanley Roberts was. It was a huge shame he couldn't get out of his own way. Same thing can be said about Scales.

I had trouble leaving guys like G. Davis, H. Carter, and T. Thomas off the list, but thought I'd go with the other guys instead.

These 13 guys at the top of their game, injury-free would be as good as anyone.

LSU should get to the Final Four in this . I RA'd for sticky

Yep....Shaq was much more agile then Wilt.
He was a freak of nature.
A 7 foot man with a normal proportioned body.
Wilt was 7 foot tall with 6 foot legs.

And let’s not talk about dunking.
It’s not like Wilt had an outside shot.