Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett

Moderators: Clyde Frazier, Doctor MJ, trex_8063, penbeast0, PaulieWal

New Team in todays NBA?

Nowitzki/Russell
8
40%
West/KG
12
60%
 
Total votes: 20

Matt15
Lead Assistant
Posts: 4,545
And1: 553
Joined: Aug 27, 2008

Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett 

Post#1 » by Matt15 » Sat Aug 13, 2022 3:14 am

Which duo would you rather build a team around in todays nba?
iggymcfrack
RealGM
Posts: 11,752
And1: 9,247
Joined: Sep 26, 2017

Re: Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett 

Post#2 » by iggymcfrack » Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:56 am

God can you imagine how many threes Dirk and West would shoot in today’s game? They’d both be absolutely unstoppable.
No-more-rings
Head Coach
Posts: 7,104
And1: 3,912
Joined: Oct 04, 2018

Re: Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett 

Post#3 » by No-more-rings » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:21 am

For today, I think West/KG pretty easily.
User avatar
Jaivl
Head Coach
Posts: 7,049
And1: 6,712
Joined: Jan 28, 2014
Location: A Coruña, Spain
Contact:
   

Re: Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett 

Post#4 » by Jaivl » Sat Aug 13, 2022 11:54 am

Yeah I think for today's game it's West/KG by a fair margin. I don't think how Russ closes the gap with KG.
This place is a cesspool of mindless ineptitude, mental decrepitude, and intellectual lassitude. I refuse to be sucked any deeper into this whirlpool of groupthink sewage. My opinions have been expressed. I'm going to go take a shower.
Max123
Junior
Posts: 376
And1: 141
Joined: Feb 26, 2021

Re: Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett 

Post#5 » by Max123 » Sat Aug 13, 2022 7:29 pm

Jaivl wrote:Yeah I think for today's game it's West/KG by a fair margin. I don't think how Russ closes the gap with KG.
I tend to agree with the sentiment regarding KG and Russ in today's game although with the caveat that it's very hard to imagine what Russell would look like in today's game due to him optimizing his game to an era half a century apart from today.

I am interested in what big men before the 2000s could you imagine taking over KG's game today? Asking because I think KG's offense and defense seem rather optimized for today's game albeit the offense wouldn't necessarily run through him in a heliocentric manner.

Return to Player Comparisons