As a personal purveyor of the beard, I have a special affinity towards players that rock ‘em on the court. So that’s why I was so excited to see James Harden tweet the following question the other day: In the NBA what’s yall top 5 all beard team by position? At first you think this might be easy, but it’s the by position that makes it hard. Here we go for the NRF…

Uptown Conference

1. Aron Phillips (Hyperflight) - I might not be able to start on my own squad, but amongst bearded folk I'm the starting PG. When you see me with a beard at 7:00pm in the gym, I shaved clean that morning. Yes, it grows that fast.

2. Chris Griggs (Huarache) - Although his minutes are limited, don't underestimate the beard wielding skills of Chris Griggs. And like the hedges at Disney World, he can trim them into just about anything he'd like.

3. Stalley (Shox) - The undisputed champion of the beard, Stalley even has a whole music video dedicated to people rockin' them his style: long and unkempt. All the beared guys are jealous, and the clean shaven guys want to be him.

4. Justin Monroe (Foamposite) - Rocking a beard that would make Ted Kaczynski proud, Justin Monroe hasn't met a razor in years. And why should he? People that can grow beards this thick should flaunt them.

5. Ron Jackson & Chris Petrie (Foamposite) - If Ben Wallace's hair could be placed on somebody's face, it would be Ron Jackson. There's no one that rocks the scruff better. As for Chris Petrie, his facial hair prowess is just as good. With either one of these guys, Foamposite keeps a beard on the floor at all times. (A great move.)

6th Man. Jed Berger (Hyperflight) - No one really knows where Jed Berger's beard starts, but we all know that it never ends. When he comes in for one of his patented hard fouls, it's often confused for being mauled by a grizzly.

Downtown Conference

1. Scott Huwritz (Terminator) - My Downtown Conference counterpart, Scott Hurwitz is rarely seen without a beard. And when it's there, you know it is. If they made headbands for beards, he would rock one.

2. Mau (Uptempo) - When he makes the games, Mau's beard is Uptempo's secret weapon off the bench. And he also gets bonus points for rocking the beard with the baldie.

3. Ryan Kearney (Dunk) - If you ran into Ryan Kearney outside of the NRF gym, you might be tempted to place a dollar in his cup. His beard is often tremendous and hangs down to the top of his t-shirt. When he shaves it off, he could be Keyser Soze.

4. Ben Detrick (Air Force 1) - Of all the beards in the NRF, there's no one that rocks one more perfectly groomed than Ben Detrick. He could be coming straight from the club, and his beard will look like it came straight from the barber. He's like the World's Most Interesting Man.

5. Damian Bulluck (Delta Force) - Extra bonus point to Damian Bulluck for rocking the only ginger beard in the NRF. And there's nothing more fierce. I once saw him get called for a double-technical: one for him, and one for his beard.

6th Man. Steve Halo (Dunk) - When Steve Halo walks in the gym each week, no one knows what he's going to look like or how he got there. And his beard game fluctuates just as much.

What do you think? Who has the NRF's best beard? What there anyone I forgot?

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