The 2008-2009 All-NBA Squads
NBA May 13th. 2009, 5:45pm
You may argue all you wish, but these are the teams. When the NBA plays a game against another league’s 15 best players, these are the lineups you’ll be seeing. See if you can spot all the injustices!
All-NBA First Team
F – LeBron James
F – Dirk Nowitzki
C – Dwight Howard
G – Kobe Bryant
G -Dwyane Wade
All-NBA Second Team
F – Tim Duncan
F – Paul Pierce
C – Yao Ming
G – Brandon Roy
G – Chris Paul
All-NBA Third Team
F – Carmelo Anthony
F – Pau Gasol
C – Shaquille O’Neal
G – Tony Parker
G -Chauncey Billups
[via ESPN]
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May 13th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Did anyone else link this story yet? I’m not a real Hollinger fan, but I think he makes a few valid points.
May 13th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
The address sticker on the magazine is classic.
May 13th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
No arguments on 1st team.
I would take the 3rd team forwards over the 2nd team forwards, based on this year. For the first time, the Spurs were Parker’s team, not Duncan’s. Pierce was worthy of a spot in the 15, but Gasol and Melo were better, period.
I would move Paul to 3rd team with either Billups or Parker in front of him. I’d call that a tossup on those 3. Nothing wrong with any of them. Denver became better because of Billups, Spurs won this year because of Parker. They both had better seasons that the Hornets.
Good call on B Roy, who had a GREAT year. The Diesel gets 3rd C by default.
May 13th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
No Chris Paul on first team is a joke of the highest order.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
An OK article. However, the Magic screwed up by not getting DHO touches late. It doesn’t mean shots, but means moving the ball in and out. Defenses break down when he has the ball in the post, whether he is a true threat or not. It makes the defense work harder, which in turn gets the offense better looks. When they went cold, the ball needed to go inside at least a couple of times.
That’s why I like statistics as a part of analysis, but not as the end all, be all. Watching that game last night, Orlando didn’t get good shots because they rushed stuff and didn’t try to go to DHo at all…
May 13th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
I’d also put Paul on the 1st team. Paul did more with less than Kobe or Wade. Trouble is, which one do you move?
May 13th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
dirk seems out of place.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Durant?
May 13th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Dirk played as well as anybody in the league. Dallas’s 2nd best player (howard) missed a lot of time, and they’re running the whole thing through him. He’s great. I hope he gets traded, so he can win somewhere as a second banana, or that they get Chris Paul in the upcoming hornets fire sale.
May 13th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
the second team would beat the first team.
May 13th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
No paul on first team is a joke.
Please explain…
Future hall of famer laughs at how you ranks players.. Also KG (teams best player) missed a lot of time too and that Boston team did like 12 wins better than dallas. Ray Allen or Rondo should the third team guard.