NBA All-Thanksgiving Team
Thanks, King JamesTurkey Day is upon us and it’s definitely one of my favorite holidays. Yeah, the food influences my ranking of holidays (Christmas dinner is legendary at the crib), but I like Thanksgiving so much because it is the one day that people everywhere take time to acknowledge the things that they are thankful for.
This year I decided to give thanks to the NBA players that are making this season so great. These guys are the reason I love basketball, they all are the reason why I love what I do! So with out further here is the 1st annual NBA All-Thanksgiving Team.
PG: Chris Paul
CP3 is the best point guard in the league this year hands down. Paul makes everyone around him better and has a heart three times his size. Thanks Chris for showing all the NBA fans out there how a point guard should play.
SG: Kobe Bryant
What shouldn’t we thank Kobe for? I mean, the dude is arguably the best player on the planet, he seems focused on getting his team involved even more this year, and he has the bloodlust to win his fourth NBA ‘chip this year.
Thanks, KGSF: LeBron James
After seeing all the festivities that took place in NYC yesterday, you should thank King James for all the excitement he brings to the NBA. It is only I mean, the man gave out free hot dogs outside MSG!
PF: Kevin Garnett
Thanks Big Ticket for showing us what it means to compete. Garnett is the ultimate competitor. It doesn’t matter if he is playing the Bobcats or the Lakers, KG will give his all.
C: Shaquille O’Neal
Thanks Shaq for years and years of great interviews, crazy all-star sneakers, and just overall dominance at the center position. Even though The Big Aristotle’s skills have declined you still appreciate what he gives you on the hardwood.
Who is on your NBA Thanksgiving Team?
November 27th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
YOUNGFED says:
DRose – phenominal rookie start
K-Hova – The best that ever did it
Lebron – 2nd best that ever did it
Bosh – because he’s having the best year so far
Howard – Rim Rattling dunks
November 27th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Amar says:
I have a different team: EJ, Kenny and Charles; Gary Payton; and Hubie Brown.
as an aside: could you imagine payton and hubie doing a game together? How amazing could this be? This needs to happen. (No play by play either)
November 27th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
JCARR says:
Thanks Dime for working through Thanksgiving holiday!!!
1.Paul- 20 and 10 only one in the league thats doing that.
2.Kobe- 12-1 as a team and for being a beast on 2k9.
3.James-for not selling yourself to the knicks.
4.Amare- for the thunderous dunks on humanity
5.Howard-for all the blocks and dunks
November 27th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
D A says:
Vlade anyone?
November 27th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
Marc Stein says:
dime.. please post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whKAx7hZ1Fw
for your viewing pleasure
November 27th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Sweet English says:
I gotta give it to the man James Naismith for giving us all this beautiful game. Its an old school shout i know, but one that i think is needed.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
j says:
my thanksgiving team is sergio rodriguez at the point, roy at the 2, martell webster at the 3, with nicholas batum backing him up, channing frye at the 4 and oden and pryzbilla dominating the middle. plus a side of steve blake and rudy fernandez always tastes good
November 27th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Mikey B says:
DROSE
DWADE
LBJ
BOSH
EDDIE CURRY
November 27th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
A-Slam says:
My No-Thanksgiving team
PG: Stephon Marbury- Hope thanksgiving tastes good in italy
SG: Ricky Davis- If he never passes the ball, he must be hoggin’ that stuffing at thanksgiving like crazy!
SF: Tracy McGrady- The thanksgiving turkey is in better shape than he is
PF: Zach Randolph-For most people Thanksgiving is a once a year tradition, for Z-Bo it’s just another pre-game meal
C: Eddy Curry- *See Zach Randolph
November 27th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
McLovin says:
p.g. Oliver Miller
s.g. Tractor Traylor
s.f. Shawn Kemp
p.f. Jerome James
c. Eddy curry
November 27th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
shake&bake says:
I agree with McLovin. lol
November 27th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
it ain't easy being green says:
I’d like to give thanks to AI for single handedly making detroit a compleat non-factor in the east. Who needs practice anyway.
November 27th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
it ain't easy being green says:
happy thankgiving
November 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Chaos says:
My First Thanksgiving Team
PG: D Rose – for making even veterans look like sh*t
SG: OJ Mayo – for shakin the hater off
SF: Nicolas Batum – for being the surprise pick
PF: Mike Beasley – for not looking like a bust
C: Greg Oden – For showing us your production and potential
Honorable metions
George Hill, Marc Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Jason Thompson, Brook Lopez, Donte Greene, M. Chalmers, Darrell Arthur, Luc Mbah A Moute
November 27th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
MJAX says:
The All Thanksgiving team should be shared by the members of the Blazers, C’s, Lakers an Cavs benches.. They are ballin’ out of control right now!!!!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Charles says:
PG CP3
SG D Wade
SF LBJ
PF CB4
C AMARE
How could you possibly put Shaq this isn’t a list from 99?
Also, you guys called D Wade the MVP so far. He is carrying a team by himself how can you not put him on this list. The guy is averaging over 4 defensive stats a game.
I’d like to thank those 5 for taking the torch from the old guys! It’s a new era and why we leave Kobe off this list!
November 27th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Mikey B says:
How about making it the all selfish team, the guys you never want to touch the bowls, or ball.
Team the rock is mine. (Active Players only)
Pg; Mike James- Marbury
Sg; Ben Gordon
Sf; John Salmons
Pf: Zac Randolph- Walker
C: Mark Blount
If there career assist numbers are a combined more than 5, i will be shocked.
November 27th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
QuEsT??? says:
thanks to allen iverson, for introducing me to my love, basketball.
November 27th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Danny D says:
PG: Derrick Rose – for making the question “who’s the best PG in the L?” arguably have 2 legit answers for the next 10 years (honorable mention: CP3 for being the obvious other answer)
SG: OJ Mayo – for the still-underrated wettest J in the game and his membership in the Greg Oden “I look 1,000 years old at 19″ Club.
SF: Hedo Turkoglu – for being better than his much, much richer wingmate and keeping alive the C-Webb Sactown days
PF: Amare Stoudemire – for getting better all the time, for having that nasty meanstreak of KG but more talent, and for being a great consolation prize for the Knicks in 2010 if things go “poorly”
C: Andrew Bynum – for making me look smart for hyping you 4 years go (honorable mention: Andris Biedrins – dude’s gotten legit)
November 27th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Krayzie says:
CP3
KOBE
LEBRON
KG
AMARE
November 27th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
chiaki says:
thanks to dime, for giving us daily smack and other articles that make us love this game even more.
November 28th, 2008 at 5:19 am
Flip says:
PG – Chauncey Billups – His success with the Nuggets shows how good he really is
SG – Rudy Fernandez – Man, imagine him playing for the Suns, who had the wisdom to trade him away after initially drafting him…
SF – Andrei Kirilenko – What a comeback!
PF – Tim Duncan – For being the most successful active PF in the game, without Kevin Garnetts antics
C – Greg Oden – He has to break out at some point
November 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
MOVEZ says:
THANK YOU DIME BOUNCE 94X50 FOR EVERYTHING……….THANK THE NBA FOR MARBURY!……..THANKS FOR KEEPING YOUR COOL, COLLECT YOUR DOE, AND DON’T CRACK!