which us metro area could field the best 5-man basketball team in 2008-09?

seattle:
jamal crawford
spencer hawes
nate robinson
brandon roy
rodney stuckey
jason terry
martell webster
aaron brooks
marvin williams

portland:
michael doleac
mike dunleavy jr.
fred jones
kevin love
salim stoudamire
damon stoudamire
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bay area:
drew gooden
jason kidd
leon powe
eddie house
demarcus nelson
brent barry

los angeles:
paul pierce
baron davis
tayshaun prince
dorell wright
gilbert arenas
russell westbrook
tyson chandler
aaron afflalo
trevor ariza
jordan farmar
amir johnson
jason kapono
brook lopez
andre miller
josh childress

dfw:
chris bosh
lamarcus aldridge
desmond mason
cj miles
darrell arthur
jason maxiell
kurt thomas
quinton ross
acie law
deron williams
sean williams

houston:
tj ford
daniel gibson
emeka okafor
gerald green
damon jones
kendrick perkins
stephen jackson
deandre jordan
rashard lewis

milwaukee:
caron butler
devin harris
carl landry
mike taylor
mike wilks

chicago:
shawn marion
derrick rose
michael finley
dwyane wade
julian wright
bobby simmons
tony allen
jannero pargo
luther head
corey maggette
eddy curry
melvin ely
anthony parker
juwan howard
nazr mohammed

detroit:
morris peterson
shane battier
willie green
maurice ager
ira newble
charlie bell
chris douglas-roberts
javale mcgee

indianapolis:
greg oden
mike conley
bonzi wells
zach randolph
jared jeffries
sean may
courtney lee
josh mcroberts

atlanta:
dwight howard
javaris crittenton
jarvis hayes
josh smith
louis williams
anthony carter
morris almond
jj hickson
randolph morris

central florida:
tracy mcgrady
vince carter
amare stoudamire
chucky atkins
joey graham
marquis daniels
marreese speights

miami:
steve blake
udonis haslem
james jones
keyon dooling
eddie jones
raja bell

new york:
troy murphy
randy foye
charlie villanueva
lamar odom
rafer alston
joakim noah
ron artest
david west
channing frye
al harrington
elton brand
mike james
sebastian telfair
stephon marbury
wally szczerbiak
tim thomas

philadelphia:
kyle lowry
hakim warrick
john salmons
kobe bryant
rasheed wallace
rip hamilton
jameer nelson
cuttino mobley
rasual butler

baltimore:
carmelo anthony
juan dixon
rudy gay
sam cassell
josh boone
donte greene

washington:
delonte west
kevin durant
michael beasley
jeff green
jarrett jack
keith bogans

Also note that Andrew Bynum and JR Smith are both from central NJ, so I really have no idea whether to put them in with Philly or NYC.

Yeah, I was kind of bored.

here for the CHI to claim KG

i'm not sure i'm ready to do that for one year of high school

it'd definitely help the frontcourt though. lots of 2/3s not many 4/5 guys.

i would want to root for this team the most

atlanta:
dwight howard
javaris crittenton
jarvis hayes
josh smith
louis williams
anthony carter
morris almond
jj hickson
randolph morris

LA probably has the best team though

yeah def LA

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i think it's between central florida and la for me. maybe go with la just because they can play baron/gilbert/pierce and have insane firepower and florida has to go with chucky atkins at the point. with kg i would pick chicago though.

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Who voted for Washington?!?!?

The poll is right though. Geez LA has an insane amount of talent.