Give me Jordan, Pippen and Rodman over any three just because of their excellent balance. Great defense, easily the greatest from a three group set ever, and you don't need Rodman to score when you have Jordan and Pippen.
On to today...
Give me Garnett, Pierce and Allen and here's why.
Kobe is great and so are those other guys but the Celtics won 66 games this season, and are in the finals, with a very questionable bench and no one past there big three. Powe, Rondo, Perkins and Posey? I'd say Perkins as some up side but he has no offensive game. I'd say Posey is the best bench player of the bunch and when you compare that to the Lakers it's hard to take the Lakers.
Sure the Celtics struggle to score sometimes but that is because their bench isn't very good or consistent.
When it comes to balance and flat out abilities I'd take the Celtics. They have the best defensive big man in basketball who can put up 20-10 a night while shutting the other one down. They have the best three point shooter in the game (I know he's struggling right now), maybe the best of all time, and he has proven he is a scorer not just a shooter. They have a slasher who can get to the basket but can also step out and hit any shot on the floor.
While everyone of the Celtics big three have flaws - Garnett is to passive, Ray hits shooting slumps and isn't a great driver, Pierce can be OC and sometimes takes to many tough shots - they compliment each other better than the other three.
The difference between the Celtics and the Lakers big three is that the Lakers shooters come off the bench and are very good at it. The Lakers big three is led by a very good game managing PG; Derek Fisher, and the Lakers big three don't play as many minutes.
When we're just talking about what three players you'd take I think I'd have to take the Celtics, but I think the Lakers are better and think that their bench makes their big 3 look better so in the series I think the Lakers win.
Oh and Kobe is playing.
Can I add that Odom isn't a quarter the player that Ray, PP or Garnett is. While there is a big gap between Kobe and PP the gap between Odom and Gasol and Ray and Garnett is bigger. Just my opinion.
Yeah I personally feel that in order to have the greatest big three you can't have three absolute superstars. I know it has worked for teams but either one star has been on the downside of his career or it didn't work at all.
I just think you need one star who is better than the other two by a decent margin and it's really hard to find a superstar who has two star teammates who are willing to give him the ball, and not be selfish.
Rodman is the best possible role player you could have, and also one of the best the games ever seen at the same time. The fact that he was defensively based and a great rebounder made him an easy mix on that team.
I would take Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum for next year and future.
Have the best player in the NBA and 2 legit 7-0 big men. Bynum can defend the post and rebound and gasol can move to PF and play 10 ft from the basket where he is most effective. Gasol will then be playing against weaker PF where he can be more effective.
All 3 guys are under 30.
Have the best player in the NBA and 2 legit 7-0 big men. Bynum can defend the post and rebound and gasol can move to PF and play 10 ft from the basket where he is most effective. Gasol will then be playing against weaker PF where he can be more effective.
All 3 guys are under 30.
Agree on Kobe being an old 29 but I think he will be playing like this for the next 4-5 years. I think Jordan was won most of his championships after 30?
Bynum did not have major surgery. He got his knee scoped and some cart cleaned up. The hold up was that they thought he would not need any surgery at all so they waited 4 months... Then they did surgery later as they got second opinion...
They dropped the ball on that one or he would be playing this season.
From a couple things I read it seemed like he wasn't recovering well. Seemed like he was struggling slightly from the surgery. They waited but even after the surgery they said he'd be back for the playoffs.
Also Michael didn't log as many minutes as Kobe at such a young age. Michael's early thirties were like Kobe's late twenties. I think Kobe will play at this level until he's about 32-33 and then his body will start to break down a little. You never know with technology these days though.
Kobe is a gym rat so maybe he can play at this level for a few more years. He has shown us nothing that would lead us to believe otherwise.
Bynum never had a first surgery. They said it was not required as it was suppose to heal on its own. So they waited and when it did not go as they planned they took him out for the year and had a knee scope. They said it went fine and he would be ready for camp.
He did not have any tear or structural damage as it was a dislocated knee cap and bone bruise.
How is he not an old 29? He's logged a lot of minutes and a lot of time in the NBA. Just like Lebron will be an old 30 when he gets there. It isn't the same as playing in college.
When you log minutes and get a lot of contact you become old quickly. Wade is old for his age as well because of the beating he's taken.
Kobe will age faster than another guy who came out of college. That's just my opinion.
