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Wednesday, October 6, 2010

NBA All-Syllable Teams

The Miami Heat's "Big Three" of Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh are similar in many ways such as their world class skill and charismatic personalities but also because they each have monosyllabic last names. With Chris Paul and Joakim Noah amongst the names that were commonly bandied about in summer trade talks, I wondered if the monosyllabic Paul and Noah (I think) joined with the "Big Three" formed the best starting lineup versus players with 2, 3 or even 4 syllables in their last name. Here are the best line-ups among active players.

Position One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables Four Syllables
C
J. Noah, Bulls

D. Howard, Magic

A. Bargnani, Raptors

D. Gallinari, Knicks
F
C. Bosh, Heat

T. Duncan, Spurs

D. Nowitzki, Mavs

C. Villanueva, Pistons
F
L. James, Heat

K. Durant, Thunder

C. Anthony, Nuggets

A. Kirilenko, Jazz
G
D. Wade, Heat

K. Bryant, Lakers

A. Iguodala

C. Douglas-Roberts, Bucks
G
S. Nash, Suns

R. Rondo, Celtics

D. Williams, Jazz

T. Sefolosha, Thunder
Surplus Position Young Guards
Brandon Roy
Chris Paul
Derrick Rose
Aaron Brooks
Power Forward
Pau Gasol
Carlos Boozer
Zach Randolph
Power Foward
Amare Stoudamire
Al Jefferson
Europeans
Ersan Ilyasova
Peja Stojakovic
Marco Bellinelli

Which team do you think is the best? Can a five-syllable team be made, even using historic players?

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