Most Intriguing Matchups of All Time

[SkyHookFTW]

1972 Lakers vs 2001 Lakers. Wilt vs Shaq Daddy, West vs Kobe...

1966 76ers vs. 2001 Lakers. Prime Wilt vs Prime Shaq.

[70sFan]

1983 Sixers vs. 1964 Celtics. The greatest C matchup we'll have to use our imagination for - Bill Russell vs. Moses Malone.

Can "Fo, Fi, FO" take down the GOAT North American professional team sports dynasty? Hondo and Jones vs. Erving and Toney are cool matchups as well.

I like that, especially because Hondo Vs Dr J matchups were always exciting to watch and here we'd have them in reverse roles (old Julius Vs young John).

[dygaction]

Wilt/Rodman/Berkeley/MJ/Magic vs. Shaq/K Malone/Zion/Kobe/LeBron

[Jaivl]

I wouldn't be surprised if Carl Lewis could beat Bolt if they came up at the same time. Which one stood out from his era the most?

At sprinting? Bolt by far, lol. Lewis is probably not even the best sprinter of his era.

[giordunk]

LeBron Heat vs Steph/KD Warriors I would have loved to see.

Kobe/Shaq vs Warriors as well.

[HeartBreakKid]

Unless you think there has been some evolutionary growth in the human race rather than advantages in training, technique, and equipment, I wouldn't be surprised if Carl Lewis could beat Bolt if they came up at the same time. Which one stood out from his era the most?

Note that this isn't a claim that Mikan would be able to match Jokic as Jokic is the best of a much much bigger pond where the pool that Mikan's NBA drew from was quite small comparatively. I don't think that's true of Lewis and Bolt though.

Depends, athletics has many different events. Carl Lewis is special because he was a dominant leaper as well as runner. I would argue that what Lewis did is more impressive.


In sprinting there isn't that much reason to think Lewis would beat Bolt. It wouldn't really mean that Lewis is some unevolved being, just he is not as fast as the fastest guy. Lewis would very obviously be world class and get podium finishes.

Even without any changes he was a guy who ran 9.9 multiple times in big time meets. There are plenty of guys who run under 10 seconds once in a while but he was a consistent runner which like any other sport adds up. There are a lot of guys who can beat him on their best day, but not everyday.

[OhayoKD]

LeBron Heat vs Steph/KD Warriors I would have loved to see.

Kobe/Shaq vs Warriors as well.

The second cleveland teams were much better suited for the warriors than the miami teams both from a personell and coaching standpoint.

Not sure the result would be that interesting

[AEnigma]

Well that is not true.

[acheck13]

90-91 Nuggets vs 23-24 Pacers. May break the single game regulation scoring record.

[AdagioPace]

90-91 Nuggets vs 23-24 Pacers. May break the single game regulation scoring record.

we already have the all-star game as a real life simulation of that exact matchup