GOAT trio from a single NBA season for today's game? [POLL ADDED]

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Best trio for 2025?

1990 Magic/MJ/Hakeem
6
33%
1993 Stockton/MJ/Robinson
0
No votes
1996 MJ/Pippen/Robinson
2
11%
2001 Kobe/Garnett/Shaq
0
No votes
2016 Curry/Kawhi/LeBron
1
6%
2018 Curry/LeBron/AD
6
33%
2020 Harden/Giannis/AD
0
No votes
2021 Curry/KD/Giannis
0
No votes
2022 Curry/LeBron/Jokic
2
11%
2024 SGA/AD/Jokic
1
6%
 
Total votes: 18

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Re: GOAT trio from a single NBA season for today's game? 

Post#21 » by picko » Wed Oct 2, 2024 2:22 am

ardee wrote:Another option is '96 Jordan/Pippen/Robinson. That was a year both Jordan and Pippen actually were good to elite from 3, the Bulls only weakness was dealing with dominant big men, and a peak DRob solves that. Those three guys would dominate in any era honestly.


The NBA 3 point line was shorter during 1995-96 (along with 1994-95 and 1996-97). I wouldn't put much stock in the 3 point numbers from that period. Volumes temporarily rose, along with efficiency, and then both cratered when the line was moved back.

3 point attempts per game:

1993-94: 9.9 @ 33.3%
1994-95: 15.3 @ 35.9%
1995-96: 16.0 @ 36.7%
1996-97: 16.8 @ 36.0%
1997-98: 12.7 @ 34.6%

The strength of a Jordan / Pippen / Robinson is the defence and athleticism. The ability to score efficiently in space. They aren't going to be a genuine 3 point threat, based on their careers, and you'd probably want to surround them with guys that would create good spacing.

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