Greatest Big Trios

[Sħãlïq™]

ESPN got this chart here:

 

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They also got Shaquille-Kobe-Glen Rice as LA's top-rated (one-season) trio. You agree with all that?

 

And where would you rank Miami's Wade-LBJ-Bosh and Orlando's newly formed big trio?

Edited December 25, 2010 by Shaliq

[*Swish*]

Kobe Pau and Drew should of still been the best trio last season.. This season I think LBJ Wade and Bosh taking over

[deestillballin]

Jordan Pippen Kukoc (95-97) 72 wins best overall streak in history (should be Rodman here lol)

[Oliver P]

I certainly don't agree with that list... as the best big three we ever had is not even on it. As a matter of fact the best big three ever is definitely Magic-Jabbar-Worthy, the showtime Lakers big three, I don't see how that can even be arguable. Well you could make a case for Garnett-Pierce-Allen, as it's the only big three whose three players used all to be leaders of their teams once, but the fact that they only won one ring together doesn't help their case. Besides Magic-Jabbar-Worthy dominated the 80's, the Golden Era of basketball, and won 3 rings together. They were all of them named MVP of the Finals (only big three in the history of which every player won Finals MVP), they're the big three with the most All Star appearances (19 for Kareem, 12 for Magic, 7 for James), the only big three of which the players are at least top 5 of All Time at their position, the big three with the most MVPs (and by far !) with 9 MVPs, etc... It's just totally impossible to make a case against them.

 

Also I don't consider Jordan-Pippen-Kukoc, Jordan-Pippen-Grant, O'Neal-Bryant-Rice and Bryant-Gasol-Bynum as Big Threes... They were/are rather duos (Jordan-Pippen, O'Neal-Bryant and Bryant-Gasol). Horance Grant is one of my favorite players ever but he was never near a superstar, he was a star but not a superstar. Besides he made the All Star only once... Kukoc was a was important as a sixth man for the Bulls but he was not a star... The kind of player who was fantastic one day and horrible the next day... Besides he was a terrible defender and rebounder, especially for someone his size. Jax spent his time yelling at him to motivate him. In LA, Rice was no where near the player he was when he was a Hornets/Heat, he never reallly fitted well in the team, at the time he was just a scorer and nothing more. And Bynum spent too much time on the injury list to be even considered. Besides he's been very disappointing in the playoffs so I don't see how he's even mentioned here.

[Sħãlïq™]

Damn, gotta agree with Oliver P. Magic-Jabbar-Worthy should be on that list! And Jordan-Pippen-Kukoc, Jordan-Pippen-Grant, O'Neal-Bryant-Rice seems way too much like an 'artificial' trio - a trio created by those so-called analysts... <_<

 

Edit:

Trio added to poll: Kareem Magic Worthy (1980's Lakers)

Edited December 25, 2010 by Shaliq

[ChosenOne]

I have to give it to Garnett, Pierce, Allen, they have been too good not to get a vote especially back in 07.

[Finch23]

At the Spurs forum I post at it was statistically broke down with Jordan Pippen and Grant being the best. I'll repost it later.