Since the regular season is winding down and the playoff drama hasn't begun yet, I decided to keep it light today.  I saw a topic on a message board, and thought it could make a fun barbershop-style conversation.  Simple question.

You're a GM and can start your team with either of these groups of two players: Shaquille O'Neal and LeBron James, or Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett.  Who are you picking?

In Shaq and LeBron you have (along with Wilt Chamberlain) two of the biggest physical outliers to ever play in the NBA.  At their peaks they could just physically overpower everyone, and with two of them on one team there's no way to adjust your defense for both.  I'm seeing a lot of dunks, a lot of fouls, and a LOT of wide-open spot up treys for the shooters that you would necessarily surround them with.

In Jordan and KG you have two of the best two-way players to ever play the game.  They are, respectively, the only guard and only forward to ever win both NBA MVP and Defensive Player of the Year.  They are also considered two of the most hyper-competitive, mind-game-playing, trash talking players to step foot on the court.  And their styles of game and personality would seem to mesh on every level, with Jordan ruthlessly trying to take opponent's manhood on offense and KG's intense energy captaining an all-world defense.

So, who you got?