Sporting News Magazine's NBA Picks

Word's out about Sporting News Magazine's (SNM) picks on sport-by-sport winners.

Here's SNM's basketball picks:
NBA
Athlete of the decade: Kobe Bryant, Lakers SG, over Tim Duncan, Spurs PF
Coach of the decade: Gregg Popovich, Spurs
Team of the decade: Spurs
Game of the decade: Game 4, 2008 NBA Finals, Celtics 97, Lakers 91
All-decade first team: G Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant; F Tim Duncan and LeBron James; C Shaquille O'Neal
All-decade second team: G Allen Iverson and Dwyane Wade; F Dirk Nowitzki and Kevin Garnett; C Yao Ming
Executive of the decade: Joe Dumars, Pistons president

I agree with pretty much this entire list, except for Iverson's placement on the All Decade Second Team and the Game of the Decade.

I'd put a winner and leader like Chauncey Billups in Iverson's place. If we're going by Finals, I'd think that Games 5, 6, or 7 of the Pistons-Spurs 2005 Finals deserve consideration.