Who is the greatest team of all-time? Who is the greatest franchise in NBA history? These are debates tons of fans have had, probably almost on a daily basis, for decades when it comes to following the sport of basketball. Were the 72-10 Chicago Bulls from 1995-96 actually the greatest team of all-time? Or would one of the Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics teams from the 1980's be equally as good in that season setting? What about the dynasty Celtics from the 1950's and 60's?

We can go beyond that debate as fans too. Which franchise would be able to boast the greatest starting five in the history of the NBA if we took a Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure style of approach to putting together players from their peaks? The Bulls could put together a lineup of Derrick Rose, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Horace Grant at their career peaks. The Lakers could counter with Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Elgin Baylor, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Which team would be better? If you ask Shaq, he says that all-time Lakers team would've smacked the all-time Bulls team by fifty points. At least, that's what he posted on Instagram on Monday.

It's interesting that Dr. Shaq put himself at power forward to go with a two-center lineup while giving the Bulls a double power forward look for their big men. What this really does is test the mystique and folklore fans give to Jordan by wondering if he could find a way to pull that really good team to a victory against five true all-timers.

What it also does is tests the patience of Pippen, who fired back at Shaq that he doesn't get caught up in hypotheticals. He said that what he does know is he won six titles with Jordan and the Bulls, and is sure to mention that's twice as many as Shaq was able to win in Los Angeles.

Hopefully this brings OKC out of retirement.

young artis could cover him about as well as anybody, which is to say not that well.

Jerry Sloan would need to be on that roster. he's probably a better match than rose.

The Bulls don't have a player who could guard 1989 Kareem. The Bulls would need to play a perfect game to lose by less than 20.

1989 Kareem was 42 years old!!!!!

I know! That's the point. He was still better than any big the Bulls ever had in their prime. You couldn't stop him.

Shaq addressed the feud on his podcast Tuesday and had plenty to say about Pippen, including calling him a "bum." O'Neal started by saying he wasn't trying to start anything with his initial post. He said he saw the picture online, took it and said the Lakers would win by 50.

That's how I feel, and I'm sticking to it," he said. "I didn't say, 'Hey [at] Scottie Pippen we'll beat guys you by 50. Hey [at] Rodman...I just said I'll beat you by 50. Now, he made it personal when he said, 'Oh hey [at] Shaq, hey I don't believe in hypotheticals.' He swung first, so I'm going to swing second. And I'm going to swing last. Because I don't let bums disrespect me. Yeah, he was a great player, but I'm the bridge, he's the water. He will always be under me."

O'Neal didn't stop there.

"Scottie Pippen can't disrespect me. So he comes at me, I'm coming back. We can do this all day cause I have nothing to do. He made it personal when he put [at] Shaq, 'We got six rings' like he was the main focus of the six rings. You were not the main focus of the six rings. Don't make me pull out the scouting report. You wasn't even a factor in the scouting report. It's all about Mike.

"You double Mike, Scottie was open, Scottie hit a couple of shots."

He went on to talk about Pippen's legacy as a basketball player.

"Let's talk reality. When you say top 10 players, his name will never be mentioned. When you say top 20 players his name maybe will be mentioned. So don't come to me like I'm not a player."

O'Neal said he can call Pippen a bum because the big man was better in terms of playing in the NBA. He also went on to further his assertion that Pippen was the No. 2 man in Chicago and will never be remembered as the top dog.

"Don't be acting towards me like you're somebody when I know who you really are. You're Robin. You're not Batman. You're not Puffy, you're Mase," he said. "So don't act like you're the Dun Dada. Cause you're not."

The conversation continued when O'Neal said Pippen was a sidekick.

"You not the man, you've never been the man," he said about Pippen. "When Mike left, you didn't do nothing. Only thing you did was cry and whine when Phil (Jackson) didn't give you the last shot. He gave it to Toni Kukoc, who was a much better player than you."

Pippen will likely have a response to all of this at some point. Expect this feud to continue.

He's so sensitive and wrong. Scottie is no worse than the top 4 SF of all time. I would probably put him at #3. Shaq is probably the 5th best center of all time.

Bird
LeBron
Scottie or Baylor

Scottie could get the edge because he won. Lakers won after Baylor left.

Not a terrible list. I think Dominique is better than King. Bernard King is kinda like Marshmelo.

Shaq makes a good point and it gives you an idea about people inside the NBA feel about Pippen. The bum and Kukoc stuff we're out of line but when he says that teams didn't game plan for Pippen you have to take notice.

The other point is this. Pippen's enduring legacy without Jordan is that he led the Bulls to 55 wins the year Jordan retired. What was really so great about that in retrospect? The Bulls finished third in a really weakened Eastern Conf. and people were celebrating because Pippen demonstrated he could do it without Jordan.

They lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs that yr.

Players that played during Jordan's era said they would rather play with Scottie than Jordan. That tells you how they feel. Shaq is just a sensitive guy.

That 2nd round series was stolen from them.