Dirk Nowitzki/Bill Russell vs Jerry West/Kevin Garnett

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

Which duo would you rather build a team around in todays nba?

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

For today, I think West/KG pretty easily.

Jaivl · 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.

Max123 · 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.