Throwdowns > Closed

Hyped78 said 02/07, 08:07 PM
I just want to clear one thing first: the ENTIRE careers for these players count, not just this year.

Here is the team I drafted:


PG - Baron Davis

SG - Rip Hamilton

SF - Paul Pierce

PF - Carlos Boozer

C - Yao Ming

6th man - Manu Ginobili


We'll leave the comparisons for the following arguments, I guess.

Good luck Mets Fan!

Hyped78 said 02/07, 09:55 PM
Nash versus Baron Davis is a comparison I am not even getting into, as you win.

But Rip Hamilton vs Michael Redd? Sorry, but there you lose.

Rip has been to the All-star game 3 times to Redd's lone appearance.

When you say that Rip has been playing for a longer period, it's as if you don't know that their difference in age is of a single year.

Rip has won a championship, been to the NBA Finals on another occasion, and for these last years has been one of the best players on a team that has made it to the East Conf Finals each and every year.

My Paul Pierce tops your Kevin Durant.

Durant is still young and growing, will eventually turn out to be a star.

But, as it stands, Paul Pierce's career is just better any way you look at it.

All-Star appearances, great play and leadership and now even a championship ring to back it up.

Carlos Boozer is one of the premier, elite, PFs in the league.

Your Jamison is good, but he's not in the same category as Booz.

Last year Boozer was selected to the All-NBA 3rd team.

Jamison has never been selected All-NBA.

The 2 remaining comparisons in the 3rd argument, but I think I also win both of those.

Hyped78 said 02/08, 11:01 AM
"All-Star games are popularity contests"

For the starters? Yes. For the bench players? No, because the fans aren't selecting them.


"why didn't the Celtics get into the playoffs when they didn't have Garnett or Allen?" (Pierce)

For the same reason your Kevin Durant isn't going to the playoffs. In fact, Durant's Thunder are one of the worst teams in the NBA right now.


Kevin Durant and Al Jefferson are young stars on the rise. But both do not compare to the guys I have.

Paul Pierce is probably the 2nd best SF in the league, behind LeBron.

And Yao is the best pure C not named "Dwight Howard".


But the funniest part is when you say "And if we're talking career like you say, Marion no doubt is better than Ginobli"

Do you honestly believe that?!

Ginobili has 3 NBA rings and an Olympic gold medal as captain of Argentina.

Manu was selected All-NBA (3rd team) in 07-08. Marion has never been an All-NBA selection.

His contribution to the Spurs has been invaluable. He's one of the main reasons why they have won 3 rings, being a part of their big 3 along with Duncan and Parker.

At least I was honest in saying, from the start, that Nash tops Baron Davis!!