All Millennium Team

I was reading this article on Crossover Chronicles about the NBA All Millennium team I found this a very interesting article and in Dueling Couches fashion and our unoriginal manor I'm going to do it, but better (with more grammatical errors). The premise is from 2000 on and who you think were the most dominant players.



PG: Jason Kidd:

Kidd was and always has been amazing. He brings an all around game to the point guard position,he can do it all rebound, shoot (although not the best shooter, 3rd all time from the 3 point line) and obviously is a pin point passer. He is a very smart player and can score in bunches and no knows how to take advantage of match ups whether it be in the post or knock down a wide open 3. He just capped off a Hall of Fame career with a championship last year and no one deserved it more than him.



Steve Nash is in consideration, but he lacks the toughness and ring obviously now.



SG: Kobe Bryant:

I hate to do it, I'm a Celtics fan so this is very painful. I personally didn't think of Kobe as "elite" until the Lakers beat the Celtics without Shaq in 7. Kobe has 5 rings and an 81 point game under his belt. Kobe is a great defender and is very clutch down the stretch. There is really no argument when it comes to the SG position.



Dwayne Wade is in consideration, but there is no real comparison between the 2 so far in his career.



SF: Paul Pierce:

Yea, yea, yea, I'm biased, but I believe this. Pierce is one of the most underrated superstars in the NBA. Everyone in their mother probably want to say LeBron James, but the last time I checked Pierce out dueled him twice on his way going to the championship. Also, Paul has the clutch gene and has shouldered the Celtics scoring load in the 4th quarter since I can remember. Pierce is obviously a great scorer, but he can rebound and play some stout defense. He is often put on the opposing teams best scorer. You could argue when his career is over that he is the best SF that has ever put on a Celtics uniform, and that's dangerous to say around here.



PF: Tim Duncan:

I wanted to put Kevin Garnett here, but rings speak pretty loud in this argument. The Big Fundamental has always been a great player in the NBA and has always made his team a competitor throughout the years. He's not flashy, you never hear from him, but he is always top in rebounding, defense and scoring for big men.



Just missed: Tie KG and Dirk.... again rings dictate this argument.



C: Shaq:

No other player can ever compare to Shaq. He is huge, dominant and a presence out there that can't be matched. I don't think we will ever see another Shaq, Dwight Howard is the next closest thing but I would take Shaq over him in a second. He demanded a double team, he was an underrated passer and clogged up the lane on defense. Shaq will be a guy that people talk about like how people talk about Kareem, Bill Russell and Wilt.



Dwight Howard is in second.