LBJ vs Prime Duncan vs Prime Shaq Pick one Vol. You a GM

LBJ vs Prime Duncan vs Prime Shaq to Build a Team for One year Run

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I know some of you other guys want to bring other guys into the mix but these three names were who me and my buddies were arguing about this past weekend.  Interesting discussion because they are all different positions so the debate is just as much about scheme as ability. Pretty much the question was, if you were a GM, which of the three players would you acquire first to build a team around to make a run for one year?

A few of the arguments that were brought up:

-Shaq and Duncan below avg free throw shooters, to the point that they may not be on the floor at the end of certain games

-Duncan's game fits with any system. Prime Duncan even ran the floor well and could get up and down. Same is true for LBJ but Duncan can either play off the ball OR have everything run thru him whereas LBJ's effectiveness is maximized as a ball-dominant player.  Important as a first pick if you don't know what the rest of your roster is going to look like.

-Flip side is LBJ is the only ball handler of the three

-Prime Shaq beat Prime TD in 2004

-Old Duncan's team pushed prime Lebron to 7 games this year

-Prime Duncan team swept young LBJ's in the finals in 2007

-Purely speculative, but LBJ and Duncan seem to be pretty coachable whereas Shaq always seemed set in his ways

I'd love to know what you guys think
 
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