All role player team

[gergerjai]

Looking at the Pistons team I came up with this idea. Because of the team record, many consider their starters all-star caliber players. however, probably none of them alone can turn a franchise around. Instead, had any of them been put on another team and built around an superstar, he would still have been a very important piece, but as a part of the supporting cast. So what is your team of favourite role players? This is mine:
C- Camby- monstorous on the defensive end.
PF- Chandler- cleaning the glass/ Milicic- blocks really well, a little more preferred because of his occasional threat from mid-range.
SF- Diaw- seemingly decent in every aspest of the game except outside shooting. An Odom-type player with better D.
SG- AI2- a strong defender, and a little of anything on the court. Entertaining dunks.
PG- Andre Miller or Luke Ridnour. Both have good court vision, but Miller has better D, while Ridnour is quicker and shoots better from long range.

Or I can simply pick the Detroit starting five.

[Mikki]

C - Camby - Shot Blocker + Rebounder
PF - Gooden - Very good rebounder and has passed Boozer
SF - Prince/Bowen - D
SG - Ricky Davis - Best Role Player that can score IMO
PG - Luke Ridnour/Brevin Knight - Very good passers and Ridnour can shoot too

[J@3]

I wouldn't call Camby a role player, he was an MVP candidate early in the season.

[Matt]

yeah Camby is a little too high profile for a role player. Role players generally aren't that good, hell he's the the key to Nugs success behind Melo.

[Mikki]

yeah Camby is a little too high profile for a role player. Role players generally aren't that good, hell he's the the key to Nugs success behind Melo.

Then Frye it is.

[axare]

Darko?

[J@3]

I'll try and pick guys who are like the role players of role players... or get very little attention...

C: Joel Pryzbilla
PF: Drew Gooden
SF: Ruben Patterson
SG: Morris Peterson
PG: Jameer Nelson

Wow... even the Hawks would blow that team out

[Fenix]

Brad Miller
Udonis Haslem
Shanne Battier
Morris Petterson
Luke Ridnour

[zmac]

Heres mine:

C:- Chris Kaman
PF:- Drew Gooden
SF:- Mike Miller
SG:- Ricky Davis
PG:- Jameer Nelson

Mine would woop any of the ones said so far

[cklitsie]

Mine would woop any of the ones said so far [/size]

Mike Miller and Ricky Davis aren't role players.
You could make a case for some other players mentioned not being role players, but what are the criteria?
I mean Brad Miller is an awesome pick, which I could never have thought of. But when you think about it.. he's been to the All-Star game.

[Fenix]

I think star player is someone who's a first or second option and/or a considarable defensive presence. Mike and Brad Miller are neither of those.

[Riot]

Chris Kaman
Reggie Evans
Andres Nocioni (spelling?)
Fred Hoiberg
Brevin Knight

[The X]

I like that list Riot, you have the No. 1 list & you spelt his Nocioni's name right

although I like Joel Przbyilla ahead of Chris Kaman....aside from that, great....thought you might have Trenton Hassell in there at SG instead of Hoiberg though

[Jackal]

The first person that came to mind when I read the topic was Robert Horry.

[Matt]

yeah, Hors deffinately....

Udonis Haslem, Lindsey Hunter, Kevin Ollie

[EGarrett]

PF Reggie Evans
PF Danny Fortson
SF Bruce Bowen (shocked he's not on EVERYONE's team)
SG Bob Sura (soooo underrated)
PG Brevin Knight

[Anthony15]

C - Brad Miller
PF - Carlos Boozer
SF - Gerald Wallace
SG - Ricky Williams
PG - Brevin Knight

[BOSS]

C - Brad Miller
PF - Carlos Boozer
SF - Gerald Wallace
SG - Ricky Williams
PG - Brevin Knight

Ricky Williams ?
Thinkin' about football too much ay ?

[Anthony15]

lmao, i was watching the broncos insiders and they were talking about ricky williams might be going to denver, so i put him down.

[Riot]

I like that list Riot, you have the No. 1 list & you spelt his Nocioni's name right

although I like Joel Przbyilla ahead of Chris Kaman....aside from that, great....thought you might have Trenton Hassell in there at SG instead of Hoiberg though

As much as I love Hassell, I love Hoiberg even more. He is one of the best teammates and shooters in the league. He's a great role player because he does everything well and he plays smart basketball. He's extremely underrated and the Wolves this year really miss him.

[R.J.]

Darko sucks.

[H Rock]

And since he has a bigger profile than Marucs Camby, you might say he's not a role player. More like a sideshow.

[Matt]

some of ya'll are just listing players that aren't true role players. I mean theres games where Ricky Davis & Brad Miller carry their respective teams. It's not once in a blue moon either.

When i think of role players i think of guys who come in to do a specific task....Reggie Evans (rebounding), Bruce Bowen (Defence), Udonis Haslem (Rebounding) or guys who do a lot of things but in small doses (Jon Barry was a perfect example). Not guys that can be the teams best player in a lot of games.

[Laxation]

Chris Kaman
Reggie Evans
Andres Nocioni (spelling?)
Fred Hoiberg
Brevin Knight

I would put Bowen at SF and Nocioni at SG... dunno if he plays there as well as SF but yeh

[-BHZMAFIA-]

You can consider Mike Miller a role player because he has never been an all-star or has recieved all-star recognition. He's basically a 6th man and not getting all-star type minutes.