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G.O.A.T. said 09/07, 06:42 PM
Alright. There are some details that need to be addressed. One: current players ONLY. Two: team must consist of 5 starters and a 6th man (he doesn't have to be a sixth man in real life). Three: this is a TEAM. Chemistry matters. Don't put 6 guys who all average over 25 points a game (unless, of course, you think they will mesh together well).

PG- Steve Nash. Really no question here. He makes all the players around him better and can really see the floor well.

SG- Kobe Bryant. Great scorer...but can pass as we all saw in the FIBA Championships. When good players are put around him he is a great passer and team player.

SF- Shawn Marion. Perfect guy to put here. He's a great double-double guy. He averaged 17 points a game and 10 rebounds a game last year.

PF- Tim Duncan- Fundamentall sound big guy who is a great team player. His numbers are pretty solid and he's also one of the best power forwards of all time.

C- Dwight Howard. He's a complete beast on the boards. Last year he averaged almost as many rebounds a game as he did points (15.3 ppg, 14.8 rpg).

6th- Mike Miller. He would complete this team because of his shooting. Every great team needs a great shooter.

G.O.A.T. said 09/08, 03:46 PM
Nash is getting old? What did he do last year? Runner-up for MVP. That suggests that he's getting old? He's actually gotten better as he's gotten older.

In a NBA General Manager Survey before last season, 96.4% of GMs picked Nash as the best point guard in the League.

What you said about LeBron made no sense. "Nash and Kind James would give everyone nighmares." You said Paul was your point guard.

Let's compare the stats of Gordon and Miller.
Points= Gordon is slightly better with 3 more points per game.
Rebounds= Miller out-rebounds Gordon by almost 2 rebounds every game.
Assists= Although Miller is a SF and Gordon is a SG Miller still has one assist more a game.
Free Throw and 3-Point %s= Gordon has Miller in both of these.
Blocks and Minutes Per Game= Miller has Gordon is both of these including averaging over 6 more minutes a game.

Gordon also has problems with turning the ball over. He averages almost three turnovers a game and 3 and a half in the playoffs. Miller only averaged 2 and a half turnovers per game.

G.O.A.T. said 09/09, 04:17 PM
I corrected myself down at the bottom about pointing out your mistake, so yeah. Read.

Ben Gordon won the 6th Man of the Year Award in 2005. Mike Miller won the award in 2006. His was more recent. The Bulls' PG is irrelevant to this discussion.

If Paul was such a great player he'd be able to make the people around him better than what they are. Nash can do that. He's done that in the past.

Where did I say that this was for the entire season? Nash is still a better player than Paul. He has excellent stamina. It's that he works so hard that he wears himself down.

Marion averages more rebounds, steals, and blocks per game. He also has a better field goal percentage (52% to 47%) and a lot better free throw percentage (81% to 69%). The reason LeBron scores more is simply because he shoots more. So you are INCORRECT in stating that LeBron averages more steals per game and that he has a higher free throw percentage.

Miller is completely underrated. He is one of the best, if not the best, shooter in the league. His efficiency rating is actually higher than Ben Gordon's. You even said it yourself, Miller is a real beast AND he plays in a tougher conference than Gordon.