Real Deal

Actually, I'm going to go ahead and stick Hill in there for Scott. I think Hill was still the better player, overall offense and defense. Orlando just struggled when he was there, but he really didn't have much help, either.

Grant Hill had his best years with the Pistons. He was injured half of his time with Orlando.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Walt Bellamy PF - Elvin Hayes SF - Wes Unseld SG - Gilbert Arenas PG - Rod Strickland

I thought about sticking Nick in there at the three, but I figured he played his best as a two-guard.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Emeka Okafor PF - Boris Diaw SF - Gerald Wallace SG - Jason Richardson PG - Raymond Felton

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Bob Pettit PF - Kevin Willis SF - Dominique Wilkins SG - Cliff Hagan PG - Lenny Wilkens

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Shaquille O'Neal PF - Dwight Howard SF - Grant Hill SG - Tracy McGrady PG - Anfernee Hardaway

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Alonzo Mourning PF - Rony Seikaly SF - Glen Rice SG - Dwyane Wade PG - Tim Hardaway

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Bob Lanier PF - Dave DeBusschere Sf - Grant Hill SG - Dave Bing PG - Isiah Thomas

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - George McGinnis PF - Jermaine O'Neal SF - Billy Knight SG - Reggie Miller PG - Mark Jackson

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Brad Daugherty PF - Larry Nance SF - LeBron James SG - Austin Carr PG - Mark Price

Washington needs defense, badly. Phoenix was getting a lot of easy open looks working off of Nash the entire game, especially when Nash drove and kicked it out to a forward 10 feet from the rim, wide open jumper or dunk. Don't get it.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar PF - Terry Cummings SF - Marques Johnson SG - Sidney Moncrief PG - Oscar Robertson

Yeah, KG would work, but his time in Boston hasn't surpassed McHale's in terms of impact and playing ability. Overall, Garnett is the better power forward, but most of that came in Minny.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Artis Gilmore PF - Horace Grant SF - Scottie Pippen SG - Michael Jordan PG - Reggie Theus

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Derrick Coleman PF - Buck Williams SF - Julius Erving SG - Vince Carter PG - Jason Kidd

I almost stuck Doug Christie in there, and I believe Jalen Rose was playing very well for Toronto as well.

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Patrick Ewing PF - Charles Oakley SF - Bernard King SG - Earl Monroe PG - Walt Frazier

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Antonio Davis PF - Chris Bosh SF - Vince Carter SG - Morris Peterson PG - Damon Stoudamire

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Wilt Chamberlain PF - Moses Malone SF - Julius Erving SG - Allen Iverson PG - Maurice Cheeks

Primary and secondary positions allowed. C - Bill Russell PF - Kevin McHale SF - Larry Bird SG - John Havlicek PG - Bob Cousy

As long as Bryant is on the Lakers, the team will be selling extremely expensive season and playoff tickets, as well as Kobe jerseys. I'm sure Buss will reassure everyone he will go over the luxury tax threshold to keep the team together, mainly because he's making so much money off Bryant, it really doesn't matter. We could've said the same thing about Jordan, when he was making his $33 million a year.

Blah, guess we didn't get this game thread up, either. Crazy win by the Bucs. And...Freeman! Repping K-State (although I hate K-State)!

I'm pretty sure $30 million a year is the second biggest payday for any NBA player, ever. That's crazy.

I'm guilty of hyping him up draft day. I figured this guy was going to already be in beast mode. He went through his last year of college with a broken right hand, and did everything with his off-hand, and he still led Ohio State (along with Conley) to a very good record. Foul trouble can be easy to overcome, though. I really don't need to give you names, but you can go down the list of great centers in the 90's and find out just how many were getting themselves into foul trouble, yet found a way to adjust to stay in the game and produce for their team.