Fav Fives in the NBA?

MidlifeCrisis · 05-10-2008, 09:05 AM

ESPN/ABC NBA halftime has this "Favorite Fives" segment where a player or former player list their favorite five basketball players. They do it in various ways, some are using ONLY current players, some All-time, and some using by positions they play. So what's your fav 5? you can list yours as how you want it.

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My current Fav 5 by way of positions:
Point Guard: Baron Davis, Golden State
Shooting Guard: Manu Ginobilli, San Antonio
Small Forward: Andrei Kirilenko, Utah
Power Forward: Kevin Garnett, Boston
Center: Yao Ming, Houston

My current Fav 5 overall:
Andrei Kirilenko, SF
Baron Davis, PG
Kevin Garnett, PF
Chris Paul, PG
Paul Pierce, SF

My Fav 5 All-time by position:
PG: Gary Payton, Seattle and others(MIL, BOS, LA, MIA)
SG: Michael Jordan, Chicago
SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Utah
PF: Larry Bird, Boston* played both forward positions
C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee and L.A.

My Fav 5 All-time overall:
Andrei Kirilenko, SF
Larry Bird, SF/PF
Dennis Rodman, PF* Chicago days
Gary Payton, PG* Seattle days
Karl Malone, PF* Utah days

TheLancinator · 05-10-2008, 12:59 PM

You call yourself a Celtic fan and you have Lakers on your lists?

I'll have to think about this to make my list

TheLancinator · 05-10-2008, 01:02 PM

Favorite 5 of all time:

Larry Bird - F
Bill Russell - C
Charles Barkley - PF
Dr J - SF
Pistol Pete Maravich - G

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 05-10-2008, 05:53 PM

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MidlifeCrisis · 05-10-2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thelancinatorZ

You call yourself a Celtic fan and you have Lakers on your lists?

I'll have to think about this to make my list

Only had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and some others were only one-timers.

Kareem had a devastating sky hook. Plus, he fight Bruce Lee in a Death Match, that will give him a pass for being a Laker!

ptownstompin · 05-11-2008, 05:48 PM

Ive always liked seeing the lists people would come up with. mine will probably have too many suns on them, but whatever

Current fav 5 by position

Point Guard - Steve Nash
Shooting Guard - Monta Ellis
Small Forward - Andre Iguodala
Power Forward - Amare Stoudemire
Center - Shaq

Current Fav 5 overal

Steve Nash
Amare Stoudemire
Kevin Garnett
Chris Paul
Baron Davis

All-time Fav 5 by position

PG - Kevin Johnson
SG - Dan Majerle
SF - Larry Bird
PF - Charles Barkley
C - Bill Russell

All-time Fav 5 overall

Kevin Johnson
Charles Barkley
Dan Majerle
Dennis Rodman
Bill Russell

and ill expand it by putting the starting 5 of my favorite team ever

2004-2005 Phoenix Suns

PG - Steve Nash
SG - Quentin Richardson
SF - Joe Johnson
PF - Shawn Marion
C - Amare Stoudemire

TheLancinator · 05-11-2008, 06:08 PM

You're right, too many Suns

Points for picking Russell at center though

ptownstompin · 05-11-2008, 06:12 PM

i considered making a non-suns list, maybe ill do that later

the hardest part for me will be picking a current center that i actually like, i tend to think that the vast majority of them in the NBA suck

MidlifeCrisis · 05-12-2008, 12:41 AM

8 straight titles will never be done again.

I believe he has 10 titles in 11 seasons overall.

ptownstompin · 05-12-2008, 09:33 AM

i just loved that him and Red owned the Lakers

05-10-2008, 09:05 AM	#1
MidlifeCrisis Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near I-90 Posts: 15,087 Thanks: 36 Thanked 26 Times in 12 Posts	Fav Fives in the NBA? ESPN/ABC NBA halftime has this "Favorite Fives" segment where a player or former player list their favorite five basketball players. They do it in various ways, some are using ONLY current players, some All-time, and some using by positions they play. So what's your fav 5? you can list yours as how you want it. ------ My current Fav 5 by way of positions: Point Guard: Baron Davis, Golden State Shooting Guard: Manu Ginobilli, San Antonio Small Forward: Andrei Kirilenko, Utah Power Forward: Kevin Garnett, Boston Center: Yao Ming, Houston My current Fav 5 overall: Andrei Kirilenko, SF Baron Davis, PG Kevin Garnett, PF Chris Paul, PG Paul Pierce, SF My Fav 5 All-time by position: PG: Gary Payton, Seattle and others(MIL, BOS, LA, MIA) SG: Michael Jordan, Chicago SF: Andrei Kirilenko, Utah PF: Larry Bird, Boston* played both forward positions C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee and L.A. My Fav 5 All-time overall: Andrei Kirilenko, SF Larry Bird, SF/PF Dennis Rodman, PF* Chicago days Gary Payton, PG* Seattle days Karl Malone, PF* Utah days __________________ MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

05-10-2008, 12:59 PM	#2
TheLancinator I love Post Icons Join Date: Jul 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 119,629 Thanks: 83 Thanked 879 Times in 617 Posts	You call yourself a Celtic fan and you have Lakers on your lists? I'll have to think about this to make my list __________________

05-10-2008, 01:02 PM	#3
TheLancinator I love Post Icons Join Date: Jul 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 119,629 Thanks: 83 Thanked 879 Times in 617 Posts	Favorite 5 of all time: Larry Bird - F Bill Russell - C Charles Barkley - PF Dr J - SF Pistol Pete Maravich - G __________________

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05-11-2008, 05:48 PM	#6
ptownstompin And they love it Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 14,085 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Ive always liked seeing the lists people would come up with. mine will probably have too many suns on them, but whatever Current fav 5 by position Point Guard - Steve Nash Shooting Guard - Monta Ellis Small Forward - Andre Iguodala Power Forward - Amare Stoudemire Center - Shaq Current Fav 5 overal Steve Nash Amare Stoudemire Kevin Garnett Chris Paul Baron Davis All-time Fav 5 by position PG - Kevin Johnson SG - Dan Majerle SF - Larry Bird PF - Charles Barkley C - Bill Russell All-time Fav 5 overall Kevin Johnson Charles Barkley Dan Majerle Dennis Rodman Bill Russell and ill expand it by putting the starting 5 of my favorite team ever 2004-2005 Phoenix Suns PG - Steve Nash SG - Quentin Richardson SF - Joe Johnson PF - Shawn Marion C - Amare Stoudemire __________________

05-11-2008, 06:08 PM	#7
TheLancinator I love Post Icons Join Date: Jul 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 119,629 Thanks: 83 Thanked 879 Times in 617 Posts	You're right, too many Suns Points for picking Russell at center though __________________

05-11-2008, 06:12 PM	#8
ptownstompin And they love it Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 14,085 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	i considered making a non-suns list, maybe ill do that later the hardest part for me will be picking a current center that i actually like, i tend to think that the vast majority of them in the NBA suck __________________

05-12-2008, 12:41 AM	#9
MidlifeCrisis Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near I-90 Posts: 15,087 Thanks: 36 Thanked 26 Times in 12 Posts	8 straight titles will never be done again. I believe he has 10 titles in 11 seasons overall. __________________ MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

05-12-2008, 09:33 AM	#10
ptownstompin And they love it Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Valley of the Sun Posts: 14,085 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	i just loved that him and Red owned the Lakers __________________