Which International Basketball Superstar would you choose ...

[mvblair2]

Sorry mate, I forgot to mention the Shawn Kemp I would be referring to in this match up was the Shawn Kemp of Seattle.
Either way, I would agree with you on this choice.

Yeah, 'cause Kemp in Cleveland wasn't that young. But that Seattle team was pretty good with Schrempf, Payton, and Kemp. I think that he was supposed to play in Spain a couple of years ago and he was supposedly in fantastic shape, but I guess he didn't like life overseas.

Shawn Kemp or Dwight Howard--Though offensively limited, at least Howard never takes plays off--Mr. Kemp?

It's true. Kemp could be pretty lazy on both sides of the court. So many of his points were off beautiful, but very easy, lob passes.

Manu Ginobilli or Drazen Petrovic--Tough, tough decision. I'd pick them both if I had the option.

Yeah, this one is definitely tough. But for those few years, he may have been the best. "It was a thrill to play against Drazen." - Michael Jordan

Luis Scola or Jose Ortiz.
Scola's accomplishments so far are more impressive. Looking forward to see what he can do with the Argentinian NT this summer in Turkey.

That's another tough one. But like Federoy said, Ortiz was a stalwart. He was a great player who played in the Age of the Center. Of course, the more I think about it, the better Scola looks. He's certainly a Top Ten, maybe a Top Five PF in the world today.

 

[rikhardur2]

Sasha Danilovic or Juan Carlos Navarro--Has the heart of Navarro, but with size, a better jump shot, and a nasty mean streak. I'll take the Bosnian!

Serbian

 

[asdzas2]

Andrew Gaze or Nikos Galis

Dirk Nowitzki or Arvydas Sabonis

Kobe Bryant or Magic Johnson

Shawn Kemp or Dwight Howard

LeBron James or Clyde Drexler

Gregor Fucka or Andrea Bargnani

Luis Scola or Jose Ortiz

Oscar Schmidt or Dirk Nowitzki

Sergei Bazarevich or Steve Nash

Sasha Danilovic or Juan Carlos Navarro

Manu Ginobilli or Drazen Petrovic

Rick Fox or Francisco Garcia

Hedo Turkoglu or Toni Kukoc

Manute Bol or Gheorghe Muresan

Dino Radja or Andrew Bogut

Rony Seikaly or Zydrunas Ilgauskas

 

[Federoy2]

Serbian

My bad. I thought he was born and raised in Sarajevo.

 

[Saskibaloia2]

A couple of matchups from even the 1950s ...

A couple of matchups from even the 1950s ...

Lads,

Here's a couple of matchups from way back when ...

Cousy or Nash

Russell or Duncan

Moses or The Mailman

Dumars or The Glove

Rodman (Pistons) or Rodman (Bulls)

Rik Smits or Yao Ming

Starks or Bowen

 

[Saskibaloia2]

Here's my choices in Bold...

Here's my choices in Bold...

Cousy or Nash

Russell or Duncan

Moses or The Mailman

Dumars or The Glove

Rodman (Pistons) or Rodman (Bulls)

Rik Smits or Yao Ming

Starks or Bowen

 

[CKR132]

The 50's? I think the progress of the game and the quality of training leaves the so called Contemporaries at a great disadvantage. BUT, preference is more than an equalizer, still it's fun! That said:

Nash
Nash is the faster and modern version of the Houdini of Hardwood

Russell
I'd pick him up any day due to Championships. 11 out of 13?

Mailman
Mailman's scoring offense over Big Moses' Rebounding

The Glove
What can I say? GP was one of the greatest defensive guards ever.

Rodman (Pistons)
Nastier version

Yao Ming
Chairman Yao > Smits

Starks
Was versatile enough for the Bulls to respect his game.

 

[Lewis3]

Cousy or Nash

Russell or Duncan

Moses or The Mailman

Dumars or The Glove

Rodman (Pistons) or Rodman (Bulls)

Rik Smits or Yao Ming

Starks or Bowen

 

[mvblair2]

Cousy or Nash - Cousy was the revolutionary playmaker, but Nash and today's PGs seem faster and more skilled

Russell or Duncan - Duncan is a Top 25 player. Russell is a Top 10

Moses or The Mailman - tough, tough, tough...I think I'll take the Mailman because I've seen him more

Dumars or The Glove - As his career went down, people forgot how good Payton was. He was never the most skilled PG, but he always gave his best and always had good games

Rodman (Pistons) or Rodman (Bulls) - I guess his statistical peak was in '91 when he was with Detroit. Can I pick Rodman from the Dragones de Tijuana??

Rik Smits or Yao Ming - I like Smits a lot, he's a legitimate star and a great center. Indiana's second best player behind Reggie. Still, I'll take Yao

Starks or Bowen - Starks could play defense, get lay-ups, and shoot...a complete package player. Plus....

 

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Cousy or Nash

Russell or Duncan

Moses or The Mailman

Dumars or The Glove

Rodman (Pistons) or Rodman (Bulls)

Rik Smits or Yao Ming

Starks or Bowen