Real Deal

I got you.

Best at each position, unless you really need to move someone to their secondary position (ex. Kobe at SF so you can include West at SG). And I just added Terrell Brandon in my five. He was better than Pooh.

Well, my point was, even if Shaq does agree to come off the bench and the Cavaliers decide not to play LeBron and Shaq together as much...you'll be cutting LBJ's minutes, or playing Shaq 20 minutes per game. If you play LeBron less, you lose more. If you play Shaq less, you're going to piss him off. 25-26 minutes is fine. 20 minutes or less, you're leaving him out an extra half a quarter, and knowing that LeBron will need to play a lot of the fourth, Shaq's playing time will be limited quite a bit, probably more of him sustaining leads, rather than creating them. At that point, you risk injury to Shaq. I don't even think this trade was a good idea to begin with. I never supported this trade or the Shaq trade to Phoenix, mainly because he doesn't belong in either offense.

I'd rather see Gilbert Arenas getting nine or more FTA per game in four of his first six games, than to see a game decided by a ball that was called out of bounds on the wrong team, or a charge that was nowhere near one. Most every team has a star player that will get those favorable calls here and there, but there are a lot of times those superstars don't get them (Kobe, Wade and Howard have been getting hit lately, and no call has been made).

That, and not to mention he's big enough to hold his own in the post. Charles Barkley was 6-6, 252 pounds. LeBron is 6-8, 260+ pounds, three times more muscle.

Wow...crushed? 32 point lead with under six to go.

Weren't the Saints down 14-0? Man, it seems like one trip to the locker room at the half changes everything.

There's no way Shaq comes off the bench. He may say he is willing to, but his play will drop off the map, eventually. The Cavaliers need to stick LeBron at power forward. Sounds crazy, but if you're going to have Shaq in, you play LeBron at the four, so he can bounce out of position to defend the pick and roll that Shaq takes ten seconds to recognize. JJ Hickson is your other option there, though, because he's faster at recovering on those pick and rolls.

Whoa, forgot all about Wilt. WOW. EDIT: Changed my five. I can't leave out Thurmond, and he was a C/PF.

Haha, I saw more bad calls in the preseason than I have in the last two years in the league, combined...and even commentators pointed them out.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Pau Gasol PF - Shareef Abdur-Rahim SF - Shane Battier SG - Mike Miller PG - Jason Williams

You'll be in the same boat as he is soon.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Alonzo Mourning PF - Larry Johnson SF - Glen Rice SG - Eddie Jones PG - Chris Paul

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - David Robinson PF - Tim Duncan SF - Larry Kenon SG - George Gervin PG - Alvin Robertson

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Hakeem Olajuwon PF - Moses Malone SF - Elvin Hayes SG - Tracy McGrady PG - Calvin Murphy

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Roy Tarpley PF - Dirk Nowitzki SF - Mark Aguirre SG - Michael Finley PG - Steve Nash

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Wilt Chamberlain PF - Nate Thurmond SF - Rick Barry SG - Chris Mullin PG - Tim Hardaway

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Vlade Divac PF - Chris Webber SF - Mitch Richmond SG - Oscar Robertson PG - Nate Archibald

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Bob McAdoo PF - Elton Brand SF - Randy Smith SG - Corey Maggette PG - Pooh Richardson

WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT ALLEN IVERSON. UNLESS HE MURDERED SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY, GET OFF HIS BACK. If this is all you're ever going to post about, you might as well leave. I'm tired of telling you.

Keep in mind that Baylor did play power forward and small forward. I really couldn't leave him out, either.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar PF - Elgin Baylor SF - Kobe Bryant SG - Jerry West PG - Magic Johnson Let's try this again... C - Kareem PF - Gasol? SF - Baylor SG - Kobe PG - Magic

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Connie Hawkins PF - Charles Barkley SF - Walter Davis SG - Kevin Johnson PG - Steve Nash

Yeah, Dale Ellis was underrated for most of his career. He was an excellent shooter.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Al Jefferson PF - Kevin Garnett SF - Wally Szczerbiak SG - Tony Campbell PG - Terrell Brandon