Can you name the Bill Simmons NBA Wine Cellar Team? by goblue444

Can you name the Bill Simmons NBA Wine Cellar Team?

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Taken from the The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons. It is based on what all-time NBA players would create the best 12-man team. All players are from after 1977 due to the change in style of play.
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Team	Player	Roster Spot
Boston Celtics		Starter
San Antonio Spurs		Starter
Los Angeles Lakers		Starter
Chicago Bulls		Starter
Los Angeles Lakers		Starter
Boston Celtics		Bench
Chicago Bulls		Bench
Portland Trailblazers		Bench
Miami Heat		Bench
New Orleans Hornets		Bench
Cleveland Cavaliers		Bench
Milwaukee Bucks		Bench
Los Angeles Lakers		Tough Omission
Detroit Pistons		Tough Omission
San Antonio Spurs		Tough Omission
Phoenix Suns		Tough Omission

Team	Player	Roster Spot
Chicago Bulls		Tough Omission
San Antonio Spurs		Tough Omission
New York Knicks		Tough Omission
Minnesota Timberwolves		Tough Omission
Philadelphia 76ers		Tough Omission
Detroit Pistons		Tough Omission
Houston Rockets		Tough Omission
Philadelphia 76ers		Tough Omission
Detroit Pistons		Tough Omission
San Antonio Spurs		Head Coach
Phoenix Suns		Assistant Coach
Cleveland Cavaliers		Assistant Coach
New York Knicks		Assistant Coach
New York Knicks		Assistant Coach
Boston Celtics		Team President
Indiana Pacers	Team President

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Bill Simmons NBA Wine Cellar Team Quiz

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Created Apr 15, 2011 in Sports
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	goblue444:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 04:20 GMT	1 point
	Tell me if you think anything needs to be changed. Also, I wanted to add some bonus answers (people who almost made it), but couldn't figure out how to do it. If anyone could tell me how, I would appreciate it, thanks!

	Kicking222:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 04:24 GMT	2 points
	To make bonus answers, in the third column (where you have "Starter" or "Bench" for the current answers), put "ee" (without the quotation marks- just the letters ee) to create bonus answers. The box can't contain anything but ee, and the bonus answers have to be listed at the bottom of the quiz, below all of the regular answers.

	tk_go_giants:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 06:26 GMT	4 points
	"Dwyane" Wade.

	bbf2:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 06:27 GMT	14 points
	Even though Simmons is a huge Celtic homer this is a pretty fair list. That being said I don't think McHale is a great fit, no way would "the white hole" be the best possible fit for such a stacked team. One of Olajuwon's prime years would have been better in that spot.

	hollabackitsobi:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 12:07 GMT	9 points
	Kevin McHale?!?!?! Seriously, Bill? One of McHale or Walton need to go, to be replaced by Karl or Moses Malone, Olajuwon, Barkley, Robinson...there were SO many better players at their positions during the specified time period.

	rsplenda477:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 14:31 GMT	3 points
	TIMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!!!!

	purplebackpack89:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 14:46 GMT	6 points
	Allen was with the Bucks in '01...and how did Kobe or Shaq not make this team? (apart from the fact that this guy is a Celtic homer)

	msteele13:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 17:04 GMT	4 points
	just so everyone knows--when Simmons made this list, he tried to make it so that the team would play well together and their skills would compliment each other. That being said, I would still rather have Hakeem than McHale. I dont think Kobe would fit with this team- too many other alpha-dogs

	MasterCritiquer:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 18:38 GMT	0 points
	Fun quiz, I would cut the time in half. 2 minutes makes it more challenging since the answers, while perhaps controversial, are not hard to guess.

	MikeN:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 18:43 GMT	1 point
	Simmons downgrades Karl Malone because he tended not to make crunch time shots. Hardest worker in the game, gets mocked constantly. Iverson and Vince Carter don't get the Secret, which is the theme of his book but he puts them in his Hall Of Fame, and has nothing but praise for Iverson. On top of which Simmons is a very very vulgar writer.

	goblue444:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 21:04 GMT	1 point
	Fixed D-Wade's name and Allen's team, also added some bonus based on the book. I agree that Hakeem should make the team over McHale, but if it helps any the three rules for creating the team were: 1. Seasons from 1977-2010 (post ABA-NBA merger) 2. Emulate the '86 Celtics as close as possible (who are declared the best team ever in the previous chapter) in terms of unselfishness and flexibility. 3. Unselfishness + Character + Defense + Rebounding + MJ = Success

	PublicEnemy:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 21:04 GMT	1 point
	Wow I was just about to go off on a rant before I realized its post-1977. Still, there could be way better choices. I'd go with John Stockton over Chris Paul, Iverson over Wade, Kobe should have been on it, not just a bonus answer, etc.

	jmatt22397:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 21:35 GMT	1 point
	Need to change "Playerss". Why do you give the team for the players on the roster and the first 3 tough omissions but not for the rest?

	goblue444:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 21:46 GMT	2 points
	I've changed it to include all tough omissions and coaches - I was going to have them as bonus answers, but I figured it would be better to just make them actual answers.

	hollabackitsobi:	Apr 15th, 2011 at 22:49 GMT	1 point
	Actually, I accidentally said "one" of McHale/Walton need to go. BOTH need to go. McHale simply PALES in comparison to the talent I listed, and Walton only had a few good years, and those best weren't as good as others' bests. Preposterous.

	Moise:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 02:24 GMT	1 point
	no way all those bench guys are over Kobe....

	JRicoC:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 03:01 GMT	1 point
	Simmons is clearly out of his mind. How can Hakeem and Moses Malone not be on this list?

	bbf2:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 06:00 GMT	2 points
	@hollabackitsobi Well in all fairness he is judging them based on one season, not their whole careers, hence the inclusion of Walton (it's ONLY Walton's 77 season where he dominated the league, his later injured years have no bearing). Although even Walton's best year is definitely not as good as some other peoples' best years, he put Walton in there because he was so skilled at passing out of the post (which is more of a commodity on a team like this with so many other great players). I don't agree with '77 Walton over Hakeem or some other guys either but I can sort of see where he was coming from. McHale, on the other hand, is completely indefensible: he's famous for NEVER passing once he had the ball in the post and even has a nickname to reflect that, which makes him actually one of the WORST possible fits on a stacked team like this.

	alleycat9:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 07:16 GMT	1 point
	i actually wish i had another minute, i wasted 20 seconds trying to remember moses malones name.

	Saints09:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 15:06 GMT	1 point
	I missed Dennis Freaking Rodman!!!!

	packsoldier:	Apr 16th, 2011 at 19:54 GMT	-1 points
	Chris Paul gets in but no John Stockton. And no Phil Jackson on the coach list? Simmons is full of ****e.

	JPARROCKS0816:	Apr 18th, 2011 at 02:11 GMT	2 points
	stockton, oneal, and iverson, and phil jackson. i mean cmon man phils got 11 rings

	nba4life1009:	Apr 19th, 2011 at 15:52 GMT	3 points
	i want to meet the 2.2% of people who didnt get michael jordan and just see what those type of people would look like

	MattCortese:	Apr 20th, 2011 at 21:17 GMT	1 point
	For some of the people not listed (such as Stockton) I think Simmons tends to put more value on players who have won titles. It isn't just about making a stacked fantasy type team, it's about a team that plays well together. Still tough to leave Olajuwon off though.

	kidhill:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 06:42 GMT	1 point
	I enjoy reading Simmons' stuff but the fact that Phil Jackson doesn't even get an assistant coach spot on this list is just absurd.

	quizzes1595:	Jul 14th, 2011 at 23:12 GMT	2 points
	You should change Rick Pitino to Kentucky Wildcats because Simmons says '88 Pitino would be "Pulled from college to run our killer press."