Top 5 party guests

[Wheat/"/"/"]

OK, it's off season, I'm sitting around today a little bored. I see a couple of "Top 5-10" threads and a thought pops into my mind to start another "Top" thread, which is something I rarely do. Usually, I just make dumb comments to existing threads, I don't start them...

I think the comments/choices could be interesting.

Maybe not.

Anyways, here's the deal. You have a table reserved in a private room of a great steakhouse with a lovely cocktail waitress and a bartender looking for a big tip.

You can invite any 5 people alive, that have some association with basketball.
Your goal is to have guests for a memorable and enjoyable evening.

Who's it gonna be?

[calltheobvious]

OK, it's off season, I'm sitting around today a little bored. I see a couple of "Top 5-10" threads and a thought pops into my mind to start another "Top" thread, which is something I rarely do. Usually, I just make dumb comments to existing threads, I don't start them...

I think the comments/choices could be interesting.

Maybe not.

Anyways, here's the deal. You have a table reserved in a private room of a great steakhouse with a lovely cocktail waitress and a bartender looking for a big tip.

You can invite any 5 people alive, that have some association with basketball.
Your goal is to have guests for a memorable and enjoyable evening.

Who's it gonna be?

Great topic.

John Chaney
Bobby Cremins
Mike Krzyzewski
Bill Raftery
Bill Walton

With this group, and with the standard 18% gratuity for parties of six or more, methinks the cocktail waitress and bartender would get their wish.

[gumbomoop]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Larry Bird
Shane Battier
Mike Krzyzewski
Doug Collins

[moonpie23]

Charles Barkley
Coach K
bill walton
shane battier
ashley judd

[Wheat/"/"/"]

OK, since there seems to be some interest, here's mine.

Bobby Knight
Charles Barkley
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Jay Bilas

[Wheat/"/"/"]

ashley judd

Nice touch...figuratively speaking of course

[dukestheheat]

Christian Laettner
Aminu Timberlake
Phil Henderson
Alonzo Mourning
Rick Pitino.

I feel so spirited after writing that list that I could burst into haiku at any moment.

dth.

[Wheat/"/"/"]

Christian Laettner
Aminu Timberlake
Phil Henderson
Alonzo Mourning
Rick Pitino.

I feel so spirited after writing that list that I could burst into haiku at any moment.

dth.

You sir, are a brave soul. Ready to party with Rick Pitino in a back room of a restaurant, huh?

[UrinalCake]

Coach K
Yao Ming
Bobby Knight
Shane Battier
Shaq


I didn't want to have too many coaches at the same time. Shaq seems like a fun guy to be around, Battier would be great to ask about life as a Duke player, and Yao would have a different perspective on everything. Knight seems like he'd have great stories to tell.

[MCFinARL]

I want

Bill Bradley
Charles Barkley
Phil Jackson
Shane Battier
Bill Walton

Honestly, it's a little hard to imagine the conversation, though...

[Wheat/"/"/"]

I want

Bill Bradley
Charles Barkley
Phil Jackson
Shane Battier
Bill Walton

Honestly, it's a little hard to imagine the conversation, though...

Maybe you could advance the national debt ceiling conversation with that group...then take on unemployment?

[slower]

Bob Knight
Bill Russell
Hubie Brown
Charles Barkley
David Stern

[OldPhiKap]

Coach Knight -- insight and stories
Coach K -- same, plus Duke stuff
Coach Cremins -- funny as heck, great story-teller
Bill Walton -- met him backstage at a Grateful Dead show -- andhe went 21 for 22 in the first nationally televised NCAA championship game
Dennis Rodman -- 'cause you need a wild card.

[Newton_14]

Wow. This is tough. First two are easy, but after that, it gets interesting. But, here are the 5 I would choose today.

Mike Krzyzewski
Bobby Knight
Larry Bird
Charles Barkley
Tom Suiter

[DukeGirl4ever]

Coach Knight -- insight and stories
Coach K -- same, plus Duke stuff
Coach Cremins -- funny as heck, great story-teller
Bill Walton -- met him backstage at a Grateful Dead show -- andhe went 21 for 22 in the first nationally televised NCAA championship game
Dennis Rodman -- 'cause you need a wild card.

Rodman would DEFINITELY be on my list. I hated him when he played for the Pistons but grew to love his ability and "I don't give a crap what people think of me" attitude and wished I could have been more like that when I played.

Here's my list:
Dennis Rodman
Coach K
Geno Auriemma
Bobby Hurley - he's the reason I fell in love with Duke basketball as a little 6th grade girl just beginning to fall in love with the game of basketball.
Bob Knight

*Honestly, it's hard to pick just 5. I didn't want too many coaches on there, but those three would be a hoot together, and I'd like to pick at their minds a bit about basketball/life philosophies.

[Wheat/"/"/"]

Rodman would DEFINITELY be on my list. I hated him when he played for the Pistons but grew to love his ability and "I don't give a crap what people think of me" attitude and wished I could have been more like that when I played.

Here's my list:
Dennis Rodman
Coach K
Geno Auriemma
Bobby Hurley - he's the reason I fell in love with Duke basketball as a little 6th grade girl just beginning to fall in love with the game of basketball.
Bob Knight

*Honestly, it's hard to pick just 5. I didn't want too many coaches on there, but those three would be a hoot together, and I'd like to pick at their minds a bit about basketball/life philosophies.

Rodman was my 6th man...just the potential of Madonna stories alone almost got him past the cut.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Shane Battier
Grant Hill
Bob Knight
Jay Bilas
Kenny Dennard


Love, Ima

[JBDuke]

I'm gonna leave with the college crowd. You could make another list of guys more associated with the pro game:

Coach K
Rick Majerus
Bill Raftery
Jim Boeheim
Lefty Driesell

Some great stories out of that group!

[Lord Ash]

Shane Battier
Grant Hill
Sir Charles
Jay Bilas
Coach K

[Son of Jarhead]

Here's my five for the laughs & great stories:

Coach K
Bobby Cremins
Bob Valvano
Bucky Waters
Lefty Driesell
6th man: Roy Williams (Just to stick him with the check!)

Or for an all player selection:

Grant Hill
Jay Bilas
Jason Williams
Shane Battier
Nolan Smith
6th man: Chris Carrawell

Or if I'm smart:

Coach P
Alana Beard
Abby Waner
Georgia Schweitzer
Lindsay Harding
6th man: Jasmine Thomas