My modified 1984 playoffs Knicks, better than any real team ever?

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My modified 1984 playoffs Knicks, better than any real team ever? 

Post#1 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Wed Feb 21, 2024 9:07 pm

My 1984 Knicks imaginary fusion team.
Let me tack peak Steph Curry onto Ray Williams who was a drug addled mess but who still had speed and athleticism so it is peak Curry with Williams speed. Then tack peak Klay onto Trent Tucker the 1984 Knicks only 3 point shooter. Then tack peak Darryl Walker onto 1984 rookie Walker. Then tack peak Draymond and peak Truck elite garbage scorer onto 1984 Truck. Then tack peak Sonics Marvin Webster shot blocker onto 1984 Webster. Cartwright, Sparrow and Orr as they were in 1984. This imaginary fusion team would beat any real team in an imaginary playoff.

Klay and Curry give King floor spacing.

The Peak Truck I am thinking about is Jazz Tuck but Suns Truck who I can’t remember might be better.
1984 Cartwright was big but not that mobile so I figure he would split time with 1978 Sonics Marvin Webster.
Rory Sparrow becomes a very good back up.

Peak Darryl Walker was a great defender but a bad shooter. Darryl Walker would play enough to let Klay take the back up small forward minutes away from Grunfeld and Orr. Orr still gets back up power forward minutes at which he is OK but not good.

King does not need to carry the scoring load by himself so he can try harder on defense. 70s fan and I seem to disagree about how good of a defender King waa when he made an effort to defend. King’s teammates being people that try on defense might inspire King to try harder on defense but there was nothing wrong with 1984 playoff King’s defense.

I don’t expect young fans to have a clue who Bernard King was. 1984 Playoff King and the Knicks vs the Pistons and Celtics is worth a watch. You get to see Bernard King as one of the best scorers ever. Bad boys Isiah was a better team leader but 1984 Isiah was a better star. Isiah also had amazing games in the Knicks Pistons series. Isiah was sort of the Trae Young of the early 1980s and was probably a better athlete than Trae but not a 3 point shooter.

I think this hypothetical team would be better than any real team from any era. Do you agree?

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