NBA / Dec 26, 2008 / 1:30 pm

The NBA’s Best Alley-Oop Combo

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Kevin GarnettKevin Garnett (photo. Gary Land)

It seems at least once every game for the last couple months — including yesterday’s big Boston/L.A. matchup — Rajon Rondo and Kevin Garnett have hooked up for an alley-oop, one that was commonly a dagger during the C’s 19-game win streak. And later on Christmas Night, one of the League’s other regular highlight tandems, Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez, hooked up for a sick play, albeit not their traditional ‘oop. Looking around at all 30 teams, who are the NBA’s top alley-oop combos? Some candidates:

* Mike Bibby to Josh Smith
* Rondo to Garnett
* Ray Felton to Gerald Wallace
* Mo Williams to LeBron
* Derek Fisher to Kobe
* Jameer Nelson to Dwight Howard
* Andre Miller to Andre Iguodala
* Steve Nash to Amare
* Rodriguez to Fernandez
* Chris Paul to Tyson Chandler
* Deron Williams to Ronnie Brewer

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  • http://www.myspace.com/fresh2def6 Talented

    Last year it wouldve def. been chris paul n tyson chandler, the year b4 that prolly amare n nash. This year idk, imma say rondo n kg

  • Ian

    kdizzle
    right magic kareem wtf
    if u dont remember and u r a lakers fan imagine the the nonlaker fans like me

  • Ansonious

    @ Ian is this what you do when your not rooting for the spurs picking up dudes on dime blogs wow your gay and the spurs still suck. I’m out like Ian being a heterosexual peace!

  • isotope

    haha. Chiks are all the same. I feel that on the keeping ur money tight tho. Thats a keeper. Mine been trying to help but i dont buy that much crap anyway. One strike against her tho, she be trying to talk during the game. It’s like if u dont talk during a movie, why u want to ruin the game like that?????
    lol

  • Ian

    @53
    ehh ok? im gay and the spurs suck sure if u say so ethug

  • Ansonious

    @55 nicely put I think I’m going to make that my middle name “Ethug” it has that ring to it that intimidates people from great distances I’m co signing it thx Ian the Queer

  • Ian

    lol iso
    i buy crap alot of it that why i cant have cash on me u see a dude on the street sellin beans and i will be all interested i mean comon what the fuck is wrong with me. its not that bad a prob as long as she gives u peace during the 4th quarter but hey none of them are perfect so its not a deal breaker problem. my gf has a tv in general prob she gets up to do some weird shit 80 times during a movie and everytime i have to replay (or is the english word rewind?) the whole part again. i mean a 2 hour movie is like lord of the rings for us

  • Ian

    @56 ok what ever makes u happy

  • Mark

    CP and Chandler. A) it’s not really about surprise (you either commit defense and get mismatches, or let CP play off you) and B) the mismatch is usually a 5 and 1. Chandler is a athletic center and CP is… well, CP. If the rotation is late, it’s pretty much over with CP or Chandler.

    But honestly, the Crescent City Connection isn’t really fully realized this year just yet. Let’s hope Chandler gets to his ol’ form setting picks and rolling.

  • Johnny Knox

    i say CP to tyson, however if u replace chandler with someone else, like lebron or dwight or j-smoov….now that would be nasty…

  • Luke

    Paul doesn’t even have to look when he alley-oops to Chandler, so I think that kind of makes them the defacto winners.

  • rob stewart

    Per actual minutes played together I would have to rank Fernandez/Rodriguez combo as the best.

  • theSchonz

    Quantity? CPaul to Chandler.

    Quality? Sergio to Fernandez (the Spanish Armada).

  • Ansonious

    @58 yeah I guess that’s what it’s about

  • Isaiah

    David Lee to himself

  • T-Dub

    CP3 to Tyson : currently

    Glove to Reignman : all time.

    Any of the East all stars to Lebron or Dwight: favorite

  • E$

    GP/Rainman

  • http://allthatjazzbasketball.blogspot.com/ Amar

    okay for all you paul to tyson fanboys, two words for you all: jason maxiel.

    schools out.

  • LakeShow84

    The Glove – The Rainman

    BOOM

  • http://www.peterrobertcasey.com Peter Robert Casey

    CP3 to Chandler without a doubt. They are the duo incarnation of The Glove/Rainman.

  • Mark

    Amar, two words for you: one play.

    school’s back in session.

  • BRUCE

    At Post #69 and #70. REIGNMAN not Rainman. We know what you meant but get it right.

  • http://www.myspace.com/beenobrown BROGDEN

    Before it was Nash 2 STAT, It was KJ 2 TOM CHAMBERS!
    ILL!! OREO THUNDER BABY!

    And, BIG BALLS TO BIG SHOT BOB!
    CasselL 2 Horry, probably the “Bestest Basic Alley-Oop Combo! LOL (Hey, it helped win them 2 rings)

  • http://allthatjazzbasketball.blogspot.com/ Amar

    new orleans should be in the east (ever look at a map?). . . then they’d play detroit more, and you’d see more of maxiel. it was one play, but what a play it was.

  • viva la regular guys

    Go to youtube and check out some spanish connection alley-oops, they are amazing, and when you meet the guys in person they could be your next door neighbors. Not tall, not huge, totally normal. Just SKILLED!

  • ab_40

    rogridez to fernandez

    the spanish connection… in portland? say that ten times haha it doesn’t feel right:P

  • Dorian

    once the defender gets distracted by chris paul’s pits, cp3 throws a sick lob to chandler for the two-handed jam!!! wooo lol lebron james is like a one man alley oop :)

  • Mike
  • N

    Rodriguez to Fernandez is absolutely the most exciting of the combos.

  • http://thacksblazerblog.wordpress.com Thack

    I don’t think any of these completely stand out as the winner, but my vote is for the Spanish Connection. First of all, you’re talking about a guard throwing an alley-oop to another guard. Second, it’s not just the way Rudy finishes, but also the ESP-like chemistry that they have from years of playing together.

  • bobitto

    tmac to himself

  • doc

    Any breathing soul to bron or Dwight or Josh.CP3 to Tyson.Nash to Amare just because i seen that shit so much.J Kidd to anybody.Vince from anybody.

  • ……

    Easily, Rodriguez to Fernandez, the Spanish Armada

  • Kudabeen

    Anybody to LeBron…

    Jameer to Dwight…

    Bynum actually catches a lot lobs for those awkward looking dunks…

    Rondo and KG has been hooking up a lot this year…

    I’ll still take LeBron with anyone…That Opp from Gibson a couple years back was one of the nastiest ever. Right up there with Dwight’s ” Full Cock-Back” from Jameer, Kemps finish flying out of bounds from GP and swinging around the rim, AI to Dre I where the lob looked like it was untouchable 12ft high and Dre I pulled it down…Crazy.

  • 22baylor

    best oopers: Sergio Rodriguez and Rudy Fernandez. Spanish fly! – Elgin

  • don angelo

    I think the best team ups in alley oops is fernandez and rodriguez. They create fantastic moves and unexpected moves. I like them a lot when it comes to alley oops. They are the Best..

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