Best NBA lineup with players from your home state

[SpartyNash13]

I was bored yesterday and was thinking of the best NBA players to come out of my home state (Michigan). I was curious to see what lineup other states would have.

Here is my starting lineup of the best NBA players from Michigan:
PG- Magic Johnson (Lansing)
SG- George Gervin (Detroit)
SF- Glen Rice (Flint)
PF- Dave DeBusschere (Detroit)
C- Chris Webber (Detroit)

Undersized front court with an undersized DeBuscchere at forward and Webber at center, but that backcourt of Magic/Iceman is an offensive machine, not to mention Glen Rice put up tons of points in his prime.

 

[logic]

At this point I'd put Draymond Green in ahead of Rice at SF.

 

[SpartyNash13]

At this point I'd put Draymond Green in ahead of Rice at SF.

If he keeps up this current pace of play then no doubt, I just can't at the moment on my team because of the small sample size of his career

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

At this point I'd put Draymond Green in ahead of Rice at SF.

.... no!

 

[logic]

I was bored yesterday and was thinking of the best NBA players to come out of my home state (Michigan). I was curious to see what lineup other states would have.

Here is my starting lineup of the best NBA players from Michigan:
PG- Magic Johnson (Lansing)
SG- George Gervin (Detroit)
SF- Glen Rice (Flint)
PF- Dave DeBusschere (Detroit)
C- Chris Webber (Detroit)

Undersized front court with an undersized DeBuscchere at forward and Webber at center, but that backcourt of Magic/Iceman is an offensive machine, not to mention Glen Rice put up tons of points in his prime.

So I call Michigan home now, but I grew up in Cali. A lot to pick from that state.

PG-Russell Westbrook
SG-Ray Allen
SF-Paul Pierce
PF-Kevin Love
C-Bill Walton

Not many could stop Walton in the brief period he was healthy, and I chose Love along side him for his ability to both stretch the floor and leave space for Walton and also get a ton of rebounds.
Westbrook's ability to drive along with Allen's quick release from 3 would be deadly (almost went with Reggie Miller, but Allen beat him by a hair in my mind). And Pierce, as much as I dislike him, is solid and clutch at the SF.

 

[logic]

.... no!

Well, if you only play offense, no, but if you want to play both ends of the floor and need some help on big men because your PF is only 6'6" you may consider it.

 

[bksballer89]

My all new york team

Tiny Archibald
Michael Jordan
Julius Erving
Bob Lanier
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6th man- Bernard King

 

[SpartyNash13]

Well, if you only play offense, no, but if you want to play both ends of the floor and need some help on big men because your PF is only 6'6" you may consider it.

I considered Rudy Tomjanovich over DeBusschere at the PF since he has a couple of inches on him

 

[logic]

I considered Rudy Tomjanovich over DeBusschere at the PF since he has a couple of inches on him

He could be your player/coach too!

 

[gordontrue]

My all new york team

Tiny Archibald
Michael Jordan
Julius Erving
Bob Lanier
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6th man- Bernard King

And the winner is New York

 

[Shanemansj13]

All from Ohio:

PG - Stephen Curry (Akron)
SG - John Havlicek (Martins Ferry)
SF - Lebron James (Akron)
PF - Jerry Lucas (Middletown)
C - Nate Thurmond (Akron)

 

[SpartyNash13]

He could be your player/coach too!

Good idea, Jackie Moon style

 

[logic]

And the winner is New York

hard to beat kareem, MJ, and Dr. J without even including Tiny and Lanier.

 

[trojanfan12]

My all new york team

Tiny Archibald
Michael Jordan
Julius Erving
Bob Lanier
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6th man- Bernard King

HOLY SHIT!!

/endthread

 

[SpartyNash13]

My all new york team

Tiny Archibald
Michael Jordan
Julius Erving
Bob Lanier
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6th man- Bernard King

No Sebastian Telfair?!

When Bernard King is on your bench you are probably all set

 

[Hornsstampede2.0]

Aldriddge, Bosh, or Larry Johnson at Power Forward?

I guess we could play Bosh at Center.

 

[Rex Racer]

At Center I have Matt Bonner




Aaaand, that's all I've got

 

[logic]

Aldriddge, Bosh, or Larry Johnson at Power Forward?

I guess we could play Bosh at Center.

You should go Oliver Miller, he will literally eat the other team alive.

 

[logic]

At Center I have Matt Bonner




Aaaand, that's all I've got

You can match up against Jeff Turner from ME or Mario Chalmers from AK!

 

[gordontrue]

Here's a good tool if you're trying to create one of these lineups