PG: Jerry West 71' - 16.7 -
MVP (2),
DEF1SG: Eddie Jones 98' - 12.6 -
All Star,
DEF2, 39% 3
SF: Glen Rice 96' - 16.4 -
All Star, 42% 3
PF: Rick Fox 01' - 7.9 - NBA Champion, 39% 3
C: Karl Malone 98' - 18.2 -
MVP (2),
DEF1, NBA Finalist
Bench: Bruce Bowen 03' - 5.8 -
DEF2, NBA Champion, 44% 3
Bench: Tyson Chandler 11' - 5.5 -
DEF2,
DPOY (3), NBA Champion
Bench: Gary Payton II 22' - 4.8 - NBA Champion, 36% 3
Rotation:PG: Jerry West (39) / Gary Payton II (9)
SG: Eddie Jones (36) / Bruce Bowen (8) / Gary Payton II (4)
SF: Glen Rice (34) / Bruce Bowen (14)
PF: Rick Fox (28) / Karl Malone (16) / Bruce Bowen (4)
C: Karl Malone (22) / Tyson Chandler (26)
87.9/88
-Defensive assignments: West vs Payton, EJ vs Tatum, Rice vs Cooper, Fox vs Bird, Malone vs Parish.
-We match up well here. We have different wing defenders in EJ, Fox, Bowen to give Tatum and Bird different looks, with some Malone as well.
-Our big advantage is having a perfect cohesion between West and Malone as a pick and roll duo which would be extremely though to guard with great shooting around them. He doesn't really match up well against Malone as he will bring Parish out of his element and force him for tough situations further from the basket, and Bird will also have trouble against him in the minutes guarding him.
-I think we also have better depth, with Chandler-Bowen-Fox-Payton as 5 to 8.