Best Duo in NBA History

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af.r.i.c.a.
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edited February 2013 in From the Cheap Seats
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1.LeBron James
2.Kevin Durant
3.Chris Paul
4.Carmelo Anthony
5.Kobe Bryant
6.Russel Westbrook
7.Dwyane Wade
8.Tony Parker
9.Derrick Rose
10.James Harden

Best Duo in NBA History 82 votes

Magic Johnson and Karim Abdul-Jabbar
2%
toheeb27thegreatunknown 2 votes
John Stockton and Karl Malone
0%
Tim Duncan and David Robinson
0%
Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
50%
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Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
37%
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Julius Erving and Moses Malone
0%
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade
4%
gman82unspoken_respectTheBoyRo2 Drawlz 4 votes
Larry Bird and Kevin McHale
0%
Oscar Robertson and Karim Abdul-Jabbar
2%
CashmoneyDuxEther44mag 2 votes
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  • BlackAX410
    BlackAX410 Members Posts: 35,415 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    imagine how many titles these mawfuckas woulda won if they got along duo's averaging ova 25ppg each is impressive as hell to me
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  • Chi-Town Bully
    Chi-Town Bully Members Posts: 29,218 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2013
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Jordan the best player in NBA history and Scottie the best #2 guy. They dominated the 90's and didn't sabotage winning titles because of ego's and petty stuff
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  • OhPee
    OhPee Members Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    this ? spelled Karim twice
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  • TRILLip Brooks
    TRILLip Brooks Members Posts: 18,150 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    Shaq and Kobe are the greatest Offensive duo of all time. Michael and Scottie are the greatest defensive
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  • O.G.
    O.G. Members Posts: 7,555 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Too easy. No ifs, buts,or might have.
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  • Inglewood_B
    Inglewood_B Members Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Tough but... 6>3
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  • Inglewood_B
    Inglewood_B Members Posts: 12,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    I feel Kobe was a far better #2 than Pippen tho
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  • playmaker88
    playmaker88 Members Posts: 67,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Jordan and Pip
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  • NothingButTheTruth
    NothingButTheTruth Members Posts: 10,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2013
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Kobe and Shaq would beat all of them, but history goes hand in hand with championships so...
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  • greenwood1921
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    clippers_team_lm1_121121.jpg

    Collie and Thabeets By Dre.

    Fuckwitit.
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  • WiseGuyy
    WiseGuyy Members Posts: 1,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Isay Jordan & Pippen because of their relationship. I think they made eachother better. Kobe and Shaq Isn't wrong IMO but there was no way they could've played together longer than they did.
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  • Trollio
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    west and chamberlain

    laker fans thank the gawds
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  • Crude_
    Crude_ Members Posts: 19,964 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    The only thing that stopped Shaq and Kobe were Shaq and Kobe.

    Had they put their egos to the side they probably could have won a couple of more titles.

    Shaq still had a lot in the tank after that 2004 season when they lost to the Pistons in the Finals.

    They could have added a free agent and been right back on top but we all know the story and that Shaq left after that.

    It also hurt that Laker brass wanted Shaq to take a pay cut.

    I gave Shaq and Kobe the nod over Jordan and Pippen because Kobe was a much better second option then Pippen.

    Shaq and Kobe were both in their primes and are both top 10 players in league history.

    As great as Jordan is Pippen isn't near as talented as Kobe was in his prime.

    I remember Shaq and Kobe averaging like 28 or 29 a game for a season or two.

    Kobe was the best second option ever during this time.

    Basically it was a team with two number 1 options both in the prime of their career.
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  • MC The Rapper
    MC The Rapper Members Posts: 8,140 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2013
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    It Micheal Jordan and Scottie 6 is better than 3 . Also Scottie is a better number 2 because he played his role and never put the team goal in jeopardy with his ego and still ate handsomely . Kobe may have better numbers but at the end of the day he ? up the team . Scottie never did that. Also the year after Jordan retired the Bulls were still relevant because of Scottie. Where with just Kobe the Lakers fell off until they got bynum/gasol
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  • NothingButTheTruth
    NothingButTheTruth Members Posts: 10,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Kobe wasn't number 2 he was 1a/b, and Kobe wasn't even close to his prime back when he and Shaq won.
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  • MC The Rapper
    MC The Rapper Members Posts: 8,140 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    NothingButTheTruth wrote: »
    Kobe wasn't number 2 he was 1a/b, and Kobe wasn't even close to his prime back when he and Shaq won.

    kobe wasn't 1a/b he was a 2 cut it out
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  • Chase N Bundlez
    Chase N Bundlez Members Posts: 5,040 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    If u wanna go just off rings, well then MJ and Pip, but if u talkin talent wise, gotta go with Shaq and Kobe...real ? I might even go with LBJ and Wade over MJ and Pip from a talent perspective as well, just off the fact that Pip is overrated than a ? and clearly the weakest link out of all the great 2nd options in NBA history.
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  • blu197
    blu197 Members Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MC The Rapper wrote: »
    It Micheal Jordan and Scottie 6 is better than 3 . Also Scottie is a better number 2 because he played his role and never put the team goal in jeopardy with his ego and still ate handsomely . Kobe may have better numbers but at the end of the day he ? up the team . Scottie never did that. Also the year after Jordan retired the Bulls were still relevant because of Scottie. Where with just Kobe the Lakers fell off until they got bynum/gasol

    The reason why the bulls didn't fall off is b/c they still had the same team basically...jus minus jordan... When Shaq left lakers everybody left with him, kobe got stuck with scrubs and no Phil
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  • playmaker88
    playmaker88 Members Posts: 67,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    ahh.. its never stops..
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  • Billy_Poncho
    Billy_Poncho Members Posts: 22,382 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    Jordan + Pippen= 1 and top 30 player

    Kobe + Shaq= two top 12 players
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  • KingJamal
    KingJamal Members Posts: 20,652 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    I remember when Penny Hardaway schooled Scottie Pippen. Ahh good times lol
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  • SocialAssassinRati
    SocialAssassinRati Members Posts: 1,638 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
    Is there any other acceptable answer?
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  • 2 Drawlz
    2 Drawlz Members Posts: 777 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2013
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    LeBron James and Dwyane Wade
    Inglewood_B wrote: »
    I feel Kobe was a far better #2 than Pippen tho
    Pippen without Jordan = 55 wins in a tough era.
    2nd in MVP, i think he won AllStar MVP that year. Lost in 7 Games Semi East Finals to The Knicks

    Kobe without Shaq = No Playoffs . And Phil Jack @ the helm=1st round exit
    Louisiana Crude wrote: »
    The only thing that stopped Shaq and Kobe were Shaq and Kobe.

    Had they put their egos to the side they probably could have won a couple of more titles.

    Shaq still had a lot in the tank after that 2004 season when they lost to the Pistons in the Finals.

    They could have added a free agent and been right back on top but we all know the story and that Shaq left after that.

    It also hurt that Laker brass wanted Shaq to take a pay cut.

    I gave Shaq and Kobe the nod over Jordan and Pippen because Kobe was a much better second option then Pippen.

    Shaq and Kobe were both in their primes and are both top 10 players in league history.

    As great as Jordan is Pippen isn't near as talented as Kobe was in his prime.

    I remember Shaq and Kobe averaging like 28 or 29 a game for a season or two.

    Kobe was the best second option ever during this time.

    Basically it was a team with two number 1 options both in the prime of their career.

    The funny thing is, Kobe would had eventually become the 1st option s. Shaq was getting old and by 06/07 he would of blessed Kobe the same way he blessed D.Wade.
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  • blu197
    blu197 Members Posts: 6,785 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal
    2 Drawlz wrote: »
    Inglewood_B wrote: »
    I feel Kobe was a far better #2 than Pippen tho
    Pippen without Jordan = 55 wins in a tough era.
    2nd in MVP, i think he won AllStar MVP that year. Lost in 7 Games Semi East Finals to The Knicks

    Kobe without Shaq = No Playoffs . And Phil Jack @ the helm=1st round exit
    blu197 wrote: »
    MC The Rapper wrote: »
    It Micheal Jordan and Scottie 6 is better than 3 . Also Scottie is a better number 2 because he played his role and never put the team goal in jeopardy with his ego and still ate handsomely . Kobe may have better numbers but at the end of the day he ? up the team . Scottie never did that. Also the year after Jordan retired the Bulls were still relevant because of Scottie. Where with just Kobe the Lakers fell off until they got bynum/gasol

    The reason why the bulls didn't fall off is b/c they still had the same team basically...jus minus jordan... When Shaq left lakers everybody left with him, kobe got stuck with scrubs and no Phil

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  • NothingButTheTruth
    NothingButTheTruth Members Posts: 10,850 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    MC The Rapper wrote: »
    NothingButTheTruth wrote: »
    Kobe wasn't number 2 he was 1a/b, and Kobe wasn't even close to his prime back when he and Shaq won.

    kobe wasn't 1a/b he was a 2 cut it out

    Regular Season:
    99-00: 22.5ppg 6.3rpg 4.9apg 1.6spg
    00-01: 28.5ppg 5.9rpg 5apg 1.7spg
    01-02: 25.2ppg 5.5rpg 5.5apg 1.5spg

    Playoffs:
    00: 21.1ppg 4.5rpg 4.4apg 1.5spg 1.5bpg
    01: 29.4ppg 7.3rpg 6.1apg 1.6spg
    02: 26.6ppg 5.8rpg 4.6apg 1.4spg

    Putting up 25 5 5 doesn't make you a 2nd option no matter how you cut it. Also, Kobe was the official closer on the team so his role was just as big as Shaq's. Stop the hate.
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