ALL TIME...ALL NBA defense first team?

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in light of this whole shaq and pippen thing, i started to think about the +/- of both players and i had thoughts about how elite scottie pippen was as a defender AND how inept Shaq was (especially in pick and roll situations)

discussions are always had about all time greats and mt. rushmores etc...

heres my starting 5 all time ALL DEFENSE

C-hakeem olajuwon (bill russell could be here, but never seen him play. not sure if his game translates to modern day well)

PF-dennis rodman (could literally not only guard all 5 positions, but shut all 5 down at times)

SF- scottie pippen (in his prime w/jordan, it was hard for teams to get the ball across half court sometimes) Lebron is an honorable mention for his versatility as a defender

SG-michael Jordan (IMO this is the biggest reason why he is head and shoulders the greatest of all time) tony allen would be high on this list too, but not over jordan

PG-Gary Payton (the best at guarding arguably the hardest position in basketball)

i know my list probably lacks historical content, but its hard for me to see the translation from the 60s over to the 80s and 90s and beyond.
 
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