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Aliens land on earth and enter the Olympic tournament. Who's your starting 5?

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I'm going full Derka here. I'm sure @Derka will like to submit his lineup. 

The spaceship lands. They tell you that they have a team full of ballers that is ready to take you out. You don't know anything other than the fact that everyone on their team is within the confines of human size and athleticism and general basketball skill. 

International rules. Your team gets two weeks of prep then they get thrown into the tourney. Pick whatever coaching staff you want. 

For this exercise you get to pick each player at their absolute peak. It doesn't have to coincide with an Olynpic year. But you have to pick a season. 

I'm going:

2022 Steph Curry

1993 Michael Jordan

2021 Kevin Durant

2018 LeBron James

2020 Anthony Davis

Steph

MJ

Larry

KD

Jokic

 

everyone can shoot, and just as importantly with the fate of the world in the balance (im assuming), all of these guys are cold blooded killers. ice water in their veins. 

Jokic isn’t American so that’s out. 

1987 Magic

1991 MJ

1985 Bird

2013 LeBron 

1976 Kareem

Bench: 2016 Curry, 2008 Kobe, 2014 Durant, 1993 Barkley, 2000 Shaq

Coach: 1987 Pat Riley.  We need to manage some personalities



 

 

9 hours ago, Derka said:

Steph

MJ

Larry

KD

Jokic

 

everyone can shoot, and just as importantly with the fate of the world in the balance (im assuming), all of these guys are cold blooded killers. ice water in their veins. 

Do you really want to expose these poor aliens to our endless MJ v. LeBron hot takes?

Edited by aggie08

per jordan, his dream 5

magic

jordan

bird

worthy

olajuwon 

 

bench - rodman, kd, curry, duncan, mchale to name a few 

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10 hours ago, Derka said:

Steph

MJ

Larry

KD

Jokic

 

everyone can shoot, and just as importantly with the fate of the world in the balance (im assuming), all of these guys are cold blooded killers. ice water in their veins. 

AMERICANS bro lol. Sorry if that wasn't clear. 

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6 hours ago, Message Board User said:

Kyrie 

Mitchell

Lebron

Nance

Daugherty

 

They're blowing the planet up with a space laser as soon as you step on the floor. 

Superman

Mrs. Incredible

Night Crawler (unless teleportation counts as traveling, in which case Spiderman.)

The Thing

Hawkeye 

6th man is the Flash.  Change of pace (so to speak)

 

Edited by TexasHooch

26 minutes ago, TexasHooch said:

Superman

Mrs. Incredible

Night Crawler (unless teleportation counts as traveling, in which case Spiderman.)

The Thing

Hawkeye 

6th man is the Flash.  Change of pace (so to speak)

 

No Mr Fantastic?  He'd be my top pick.  Quicksilver, flash,night crawler, and the thing to control the paint.

Kareem (1975)
Duncan (2001)
LeBron (2013)
Jordan (1992)
Magic (1986)

Bench:
Steph
Bird
Kobe
Shaq
Durant

1 hour ago, Not a cat said:

No Mr Fantastic?  He'd be my top pick.  Quicksilver, flash,night crawler, and the thing to control the paint.

Mr Fantastic and Mrs Incredible are redundant and she looks better in gym shorts so....

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

AMERICANS bro lol. Sorry if that wasn't clear. 

ok, replace jokic with:

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(the 1995 version)

Anyone without Larry Legend in his prime on their team needs their head checked. Stone cold killer. Plus, his trash talk against a bunch of aliens would be epic. 

How is no one adding Wemby since he speaks the alien language? He can talk shit and get them off balance. 

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