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I wasn't a member of NT in 2004, what was the initial NT reaction when this team assembled? Was it like the Heat?
How was it after they lost in the finals? This had to be on off the most stacked starting 5 in NBA history any other better?
[table][tr][td]8[/td][td]Kobe Bryant[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]200[/td][td]August 23, 1978[/td][td]7[/td][td][/td][/tr][tr][td]1[/td][td]Maurice Carter[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-5[/td][td]210[/td][td]October 12, 1976[/td][td]R[/td][td]Louisiana State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]7[/td][td]Brian Cook[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9[/td][td]234[/td][td]December 4, 1980[/td][td]R[/td][td]University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[/td][/tr][tr][td]2[/td][td]Derek Fisher[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-1[/td][td]200[/td][td]August 9, 1974[/td][td]7[/td][td]University of Arkansas at Little Rock[/td][/tr][tr][td]17[/td][td]Rick Fox[/td][td]F-G[/td][td]6-7[/td][td]230[/td][td]July 24, 1969[/td][td]12[/td][td]University of North Carolina[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]Devean George[/td][td]G-F[/td][td]6-8[/td][td]220[/td][td]August 29, 1977[/td][td]4[/td][td]Augsburg College[/td][/tr][tr][td]54[/td][td]Horace Grant[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-10[/td][td]215[/td][td]July 4, 1965[/td][td]16[/td][td]Clemson University[/td][/tr][tr][td]11[/td][td]Karl Malone[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9[/td][td]250[/td][td]July 24, 1963[/td][td]18[/td][td]Louisiana Tech University[/td][/tr][tr][td]14[/td][td]Stanislav Medvedenko[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-10[/td][td]250[/td][td]April 4, 1979[/td][td]3[/td][td][/td][/tr][tr][td]34[/td][td]Shaquille O'Neal[/td][td]C[/td][td]7-1[/td][td]325[/td][td]March 6, 1972[/td][td]11[/td][td]Louisiana State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]12[/td][td]Jannero Pargo[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-1[/td][td]175[/td][td]September 22, 1979[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of Arkansas[/td][/tr][tr][td]20[/td][td]Gary Payton[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-4[/td][td]180[/td][td]July 23, 1968[/td][td]13[/td][td]Oregon State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]21[/td][td]Kareem Rush[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]215[/td][td]October 30, 1980[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of Missouri[/td][/tr][tr][td]9[/td][td]Bryon Russell[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-7[/td][td]225[/td][td]December 31, 1970[/td][td]10[/td][td]California State University, Long Beach[/td][/tr][tr][td]31[/td][td]Jamal Sampson[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-11[/td][td]235[/td][td]May 15, 1983[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of California[/td][/tr][tr][td]5[/td][td]Ime Udoka[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]215[/td][td]August 9, 1977[/td][td]R[/td][td]Portland State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]Luke Walton[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-8[/td][td]235[/td][td]March 28, 1980[/td][td]R[/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]
How was it after they lost in the finals? This had to be on off the most stacked starting 5 in NBA history any other better?
[table][tr][td]8[/td][td]Kobe Bryant[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]200[/td][td]August 23, 1978[/td][td]7[/td][td][/td][/tr][tr][td]1[/td][td]Maurice Carter[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-5[/td][td]210[/td][td]October 12, 1976[/td][td]R[/td][td]Louisiana State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]7[/td][td]Brian Cook[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9[/td][td]234[/td][td]December 4, 1980[/td][td]R[/td][td]University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign[/td][/tr][tr][td]2[/td][td]Derek Fisher[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-1[/td][td]200[/td][td]August 9, 1974[/td][td]7[/td][td]University of Arkansas at Little Rock[/td][/tr][tr][td]17[/td][td]Rick Fox[/td][td]F-G[/td][td]6-7[/td][td]230[/td][td]July 24, 1969[/td][td]12[/td][td]University of North Carolina[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]Devean George[/td][td]G-F[/td][td]6-8[/td][td]220[/td][td]August 29, 1977[/td][td]4[/td][td]Augsburg College[/td][/tr][tr][td]54[/td][td]Horace Grant[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-10[/td][td]215[/td][td]July 4, 1965[/td][td]16[/td][td]Clemson University[/td][/tr][tr][td]11[/td][td]Karl Malone[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-9[/td][td]250[/td][td]July 24, 1963[/td][td]18[/td][td]Louisiana Tech University[/td][/tr][tr][td]14[/td][td]Stanislav Medvedenko[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-10[/td][td]250[/td][td]April 4, 1979[/td][td]3[/td][td][/td][/tr][tr][td]34[/td][td]Shaquille O'Neal[/td][td]C[/td][td]7-1[/td][td]325[/td][td]March 6, 1972[/td][td]11[/td][td]Louisiana State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]12[/td][td]Jannero Pargo[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-1[/td][td]175[/td][td]September 22, 1979[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of Arkansas[/td][/tr][tr][td]20[/td][td]Gary Payton[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-4[/td][td]180[/td][td]July 23, 1968[/td][td]13[/td][td]Oregon State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]21[/td][td]Kareem Rush[/td][td]G[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]215[/td][td]October 30, 1980[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of Missouri[/td][/tr][tr][td]9[/td][td]Bryon Russell[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-7[/td][td]225[/td][td]December 31, 1970[/td][td]10[/td][td]California State University, Long Beach[/td][/tr][tr][td]31[/td][td]Jamal Sampson[/td][td]F-C[/td][td]6-11[/td][td]235[/td][td]May 15, 1983[/td][td]1[/td][td]University of California[/td][/tr][tr][td]5[/td][td]Ime Udoka[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-6[/td][td]215[/td][td]August 9, 1977[/td][td]R[/td][td]Portland State University[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]Luke Walton[/td][td]F[/td][td]6-8[/td][td]235[/td][td]March 28, 1980[/td][td]R[/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]