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Imagine that The Dream Team is placed in todays NBA. (The East)
The catch: They can only play 4 players at a time until the last 2 minutes when they go to the traditional 5. How far would they go?


Roster
C: Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks
PF:Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls
SF:Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics
SG:Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls
PG:Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers
Bench:

Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz
David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs
Christian Laettner of Duke University
Chris Mullin of the Golden State Warriors
Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns
Clyde Drexler of the Portland Trail Blazers
John Stockton of the Utah Jazz

so its 5 on 4 for 46 minutes??? are they in their prime?? dont win more than 7 games imo either way

In their prime

They'd be able to handle the garbage teams (Cavs, Heat, Knicks, etc.) but would struggle against Pistons, Celtics, Magic.

Easily get into the conference finals in the East

they'd win some. why the hell is laettner on there. c'mon laettner? laettner?

against teams with good ball movement they'd be crushed. the spurs would beat them by 50.

kandiking wrote:they'd win some. why the hell is laettner on there. c'mon laettner? laettner?

cause he was on the dream team, thats why

No way you can play 4v5 in an organized game of bball ...

They wouldn't make the POs..

salsaking wrote:They'd be able to handle the garbage teams (Cavs, Heat, Knicks, etc.) but would struggle against Pistons, Celtics, Magic.

What are you Lakers or Pistons fan?

They would be lucky to make the playoffs. This is the NBA we're talking about here. Coaches and teams would just exploit the open areas and use that extra man they have as a major advantage. Not to mention how tiring the Dream Team would get playing 4 on 5 pretty much every game. By the time they'll be able to play 5 on 5 the game will likely be over.

They'd give up a ton of wide open looks, and and have a harder time scoring the ball with 1 extra rover on the other team going anywhere he wants without having to gaurd anybody. I doubt they win many games, and they wouldn't make the playoffs.

There is no way that team doesn't make the playoffs. I'm sorry but 4 on 5 or not almost all those players are first ballot HoFers....

They would be hurt on offense just as bad if not more than defense. Obviously the regular teams have a extra man to double team the ball at all times. Depending on if they make him guard someone, the extra player could also just just camp the lane.

Thats not the ultimate hypothetical. The ultimate hypothetical would be what if Len Bias and Reggie Lewis never died, Magic Johnson never contracted HIV, and Michael Jordan never retired throughout his career?

This is dumb. They may win 4 games all season if they're on fire. 4-on-5 is nearly impossible no matter how good the players are.

I don't know if they could win one game. One extra player on the court makes a HUGE difference.

are people actually voting for them to make the playoffs?

Defensively, as long as the coach is half-smart, someone will always be open, especially if the team is a good passing team. They'd be the worst defensive team in the league, bar none.

Offensively, they would have to rely on jumpshots considering the one extra player can pack the lane all day, play the passing lanes and basically wreck terror on defense.

You have to realize that all of these guys faced double and triple-teams throughout their entire careers.

And then realize that most of these guys are defensive juggernauts, and the ones that aren't are covered by the ones that are.

I'd say they make the playoffs in the East.

etopn23 wrote:There is no way that team doesn't make the playoffs. I'm sorry but 4 on 5 or not almost all those players are first ballot HoFers....

Are you serious dude? Have you ever played organized basketball in your life?

Not only is it going to tire them out extremely fast when teams just keep rotating but they won't be able to defend anyone from scoring. I don't care who they are, they are still playing against professional basketball players who usually never misses when leaved wide open.

Oh my...threads like this and the responses that i have to read here, make me realise that most people on RealGM have no clue how this sport works.

the mass is indeed dumb.