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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 1743852, member: 2932"]
It's an interesting thought but I still think you're under-rating talent and over-rating zone capability.  Obviously any of these hypothetical all-star teams would hammer a normal college basketball team.  But since you mentioned Mutumbo and Morning, imagine that all-time Syracuse was going to play all-time Georgetown.  The Georgetown team might look something like (1) Iverson, (2) Sleepy Floyd, (3) Reggie Williams, (4) Jeff Green, (5) Ewing.  I think it's unlikely even the best zone stops that that team from putting up points, and that G, Rautins, and Wes would all really struggle to get shots against the aggressive man-t0-man from top-level athletes.  (None of Wes/G/Rautins, despite their ostensible fit for an NBA offense, have made any mark in the NBA, recognizing that G's story isn't fully written yet.)  Owens probably has a bit of a matchup edge over Green but not to such an extent that he's going to be automatic and force the D to collapse (and if he is, they could bring in Zo.)  (1) Douglas (2) Rautins (3) Anthony (4) Owens (5) Coleman gives you 85% of the defense and 200% of the offense.
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