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[Fedor5723]

Which duo has the best chance of leading scrubs to the finals???



1. MJ 1988 AND Steve Nash 2005



2. Lebron James 2008 and Jimmy Butler 2020



3. Kobe 2006 and Jason Kidd 2003



4. Hakeem 1994 and Kawhi 2019



5. Wade 2009 and Dwight Howard 2009



6. Giannis 2021 and Dirk 2011



7. Westbrook 2017 and A.I 2001

 

[Fluffernutter]

Abbott and Costello.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Jordan and Nash being paired together makes this too easy.

They should have paired Jordan with the worst player on the list to balance it out. But prime Nash is the best pg on that list. They dominate.

 

[D3THRONED]

1 and it’s not even close

 

[Fedor5723]

Jordan and Nash being paired together makes this too easy.

They should have paired Jordan with the worst player on the list to balance it out. But prime Nash is the best pg on that list. They dominate.

Kidd in 03 is better than Nash and 05. He led an underwhelming Nets team to the finals twice!

 

[I Am Legion]

1,3,4,6

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

I read that as NBA Onlyfans

Spoiler

And number 1 is the best option. The best scorer in history and a pass first hall of fame point guard who's also a lethal 3 point shooter? Yep, 73-9 but actually win the title

Number 7 deserves to be number 7. Each of them will average 35 points a game on 35 percent shooting, and the rest of the team will score 10 points combined

 

[llperez22]

hakeem and kawhi in there primes would get my vote. The best defensive duo. A complimentary inside outside double threat. Give them 3 scrubs who just stay out of the way and those 2 could carry you on both ends. No real weaknesses either othjer than needing someone to get the ball up the court and into the offense.

jordan was a horrific 3 point shooter at that point of his career. he was around 15% from three his first 4 seasons and made a total of 30 threes (only 7 in 82 games in the year in the OP, guys do that in a single game today). Nash was terrible on defense. Kidd and Kobe wouldnt compliment each other. Kidd was best pushing the ball and finding the open man. Kobe was too iso, kidd strengths wouldnt be utilized with him watching kobe go one on one.

 

[Screwtape]

Meadowlark Lemon and Rebecca Lobo.

 

[Screwtape]

NBA Fans only...lol

https://forums.sherdog.com/forums/sports-bar.74/

 

[MusterX]

Giannis and Dirk would be friggin ridiculously high octane with Giannis unstoppable down low and Dirk with an unguardable jump shot from the perimeter. I'm not sure any two guys on the list would be better than these two guys especially since they are both about 6'11".

If you don't like that, then Jordan/Nash.

 

[Boss HM-2]

hakeem and kawhi in there primes would get my vote. The best defensive duo. A complimentary inside outside double threat. Give them 3 scrubs who just stay out of the way and those 2 could carry you on both ends. No real weaknesses either othjer than needing someone to get the ball up the court and into the offense.

jordan was a horrific 3 point shooter at that point of his career. he was around 15% from three his first 4 seasons and made a total of 30 threes (only 7 in 82 games in the year in the OP, guys do that in a single game today). Nash was terrible on defense. Kidd and Kobe wouldnt compliment each other. Kidd was best pushing the ball and finding the open man. Kobe was too iso, kidd strengths wouldnt be utilized with him watching kobe go one on one.

Yeah this is the objectively correct answer. You'd have 2 guys with speed, size, and ability well above everyone else in almost every match up.

 

[mooseman17]

Stockton and Malone

 

[MusterX]

jordan was a horrific 3 point shooter at that point of his career. he was around 15% from three his first 4 seasons and made a total of 30 threes (only 7 in 82 games in the year in the OP, guys do that in a single game today). Nash was terrible on defense. Kidd and Kobe wouldnt compliment each other. Kidd was best pushing the ball and finding the open man. Kobe was too iso, kidd strengths wouldnt be utilized with him watching kobe go one on one.

Jordan's era didn't utilize much 3 point shooting but if it had he would have been a killer, like he was at everything else. Its kinda overblown though considering Jordan didn't need a 3 ball to be the most prolific scorer in NBA history. He still averaged more points per game than anyone today who is launching 3's every possession down the court and he only needed 2's to do it. In today's era Jordan would average 40-50ppg.

 

[Revolver]

Hakeem and Kawhi easily. Jordan being paired up with Nash is basically a handicap.

 

[Rand M Arthur]

Jordan and Nash or Hakeem and Kawhai

 

[Boss HM-2]

Jordan's era didn't utilize much 3 point shooting but if it had he would have been a killer, like he was at everything else. Its kinda overblown though considering Jordan didn't need a 3 ball to be the most prolific scorer in NBA history. He still averaged more points per game than anyone today who is launching 3's every possession down the court and he only needed 2's to do it. In today's era Jordan would average 40-50ppg.

He did until these guys have him at #10 or lower lmao

Youre arguing that a dude who's career is over is better than dudes who have 5+ years left in their prime lol

Curry, Harden, and KD will all end with more points than Jordan.

 

[Revolver]

Jordan's era didn't utilize much 3 point shooting but if it had he would have been a killer, like he was at everything else. Its kinda overblown though considering Jordan didn't need a 3 ball to be the most prolific scorer in NBA history. He still averaged more points per game than anyone today who is launching 3's every possession down the court and he only needed 2's to do it. In today's era Jordan would average 40-50ppg.

In today’s era Jordan would be a poor man’s Zach Levine.

 

[Boss HM-2]

In today’s era Jordan would be a poor man’s Zach Levine.

Bald DeRozan*

 

[MusterX]

In today’s era Jordan would be a poor man’s Zach Levine.

I'm glad you brought up Zach Levine because Jordan had a 48" vert and ran a 4.3 40. He is the most impressive athlete the league has ever known, past or present.