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IMHO, although Kobe and Shaq may be the greatest duo ever in the prime of their careers, the 1982 or 1985 Lakers teams were greater than any of the Lakers last three years, the 1972 team, or the Minneapolis teams.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I have a hard time voting against the '72 team as the greatest NBA team of all time, but in my head I ran down the 80's teams versus today's squad and finally picked the 80's the winner four games to three. The key would be the center play. Both Kareem and Shaq would cause big problems for the other man. Could Jabbar's brains outsmart Shaq's brawn, or would O'Neil simply overpower the Big Fella? The only matchup I see as really hurting today's team is at point guard. Magic would kill Fisher and if Kobe guarded him he'd pick up a lot of fouls.