How good would this fathers and sons team be

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How good would this fathers and sons team be 

Post#1 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Sat May 18, 2024 7:01 pm

All peaks

Starters
Bill Walton
Dale Davis
Andrew Wiggins
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Mychal Thompson
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)
Gary Payton Jr
Dell Curry
Gary Payton Sr

Deep bench
Mitchel Wiggins
Trayce Jackson Davis.

10 guys are fathers of current Warriors or current Warriors.
Then I through in the Waltons to upgrade center and make the team less small.

3 point shooting is a bit weak because only Steph, Klay and Dell are good 3 point shooters.
Andrew Wiggins can hit open 3s. Mitchel Wiggins hit deep 2s well but not 3s. Payton sr hit some 3s. Payton jr can hit open corner 3s.
Maybe the team is OK at 3s.

You could play Payton sr, Steph Curry at off guard, and Klay at small forward because Payton Sr was too good to be a bench player.
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Post#2 » by dygaction » Sat May 18, 2024 7:18 pm

It's a crime you don't have Barry family in. Rick Barry, a Warriors draft and legend, is a 10x better player than Wiggins or Davis, and Brent/Jon give you elite 3s. May keep Wiggins but cut Davis. All peak theoretically they don't have to lose more than 5 games a season to keep other teams engaged.

Starters
Bill Walton
Andrew Wiggins
Rick Barry
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Gary Payton Sr/Jr
Mychal Thompson
Dell Curry
Jon/Brent Barry
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)
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Post#3 » by Colbinii » Sat May 18, 2024 7:54 pm

No Delonte West/LeBron James is a disappointment.

Regardless, the posted team is a clear title favorite in every year.
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Post#4 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Sat May 18, 2024 8:00 pm

dygaction wrote:It's a crime you don't have Barry family in. Rick Barry, a Warriors draft and legend, is a 10x better player than Wiggins or Davis, and Brent/Jon give you elite 3s. May keep Wiggins but cut Davis. All peak theoretically they don't have to lose more than 5 games a season to keep other teams engaged.

Starters
Bill Walton
Andrew Wiggins
Rick Barry
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Gary Payton Sr/Jr
Mychal Thompson
Dell Curry
Jon/Brent Barry
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)


Sons are all on the current Warrior team except Luke Walton who coached Steph and Klay in 2016. Brent Barry never played for Warriors. I think Jon Barry had a year with the Warriors before Steph Curry joined the Warriors.

Rick Barry is quite the legend. Modern teams have 14 players so what the hell add Rick Barry and Jon Barry to the team, Having rick Barry means I do not have to give Gary Payton Jr or Klay Thompson the back up small forward minutes.

Jon Barry was pretty mediocre but playable but he becomes the new worst player because I think Mitchel Wiggins was better than John Barry. If I am breaking my basic format to have the Waltons I can break my format again to have Rick and John Barry.

Because modern is better and 2022 Andrew Wiggins played great defense in the chamionship run it is possible that Andrew Wiggins might not be that far below Rick Barry.

Modern is not as much better than 1975 NBA play as young fans believe modern ball is higher quality. 1975 Rick Barry was a top 5 NBA player in the 1975 league. 2022 Andrew Wiggins was more like the 30th best player in the 2022 playoffs but still a valuable player. Rick Barry was a high scorer and good passer but nit an efficient scorer.
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Re: How good would this fathers and sons team be 

Post#5 » by SportsGuru08 » Sun May 19, 2024 4:48 am

Colbinii wrote:No Delonte West/LeBron James is a disappointment.

Regardless, the posted team is a clear title favorite in every year.


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Re: How good would this fathers and sons team be 

Post#6 » by SportsGuru08 » Sun May 19, 2024 4:50 am

SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:All peaks

Starters
Bill Walton
Dale Davis
Andrew Wiggins
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Mychal Thompson
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)
Gary Payton Jr
Dell Curry
Gary Payton Sr

Deep bench
Mitchel Wiggins
Trayce Jackson Davis.

10 guys are fathers of current Warriors or current Warriors.
Then I through in the Waltons to upgrade center and make the team less small.

3 point shooting is a bit weak because only Steph, Klay and Dell are good 3 point shooters.
Andrew Wiggins can hit open 3s. Mitchel Wiggins hit deep 2s well but not 3s. Payton sr hit some 3s. Payton jr can hit open corner 3s.
Maybe the team is OK at 3s.

You could play Payton sr, Steph Curry at off guard, and Klay at small forward because Payton Sr was too good to be a bench player.


I would swap the Davis family for Larry Nance Sr. and Jr. Otherwise, that looks like a pretty good squad.
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Post#7 » by Owly » Sun May 19, 2024 10:26 am

SportsGuru08 wrote:
SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:All peaks

Starters
Bill Walton
Dale Davis
Andrew Wiggins
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Mychal Thompson
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)
Gary Payton Jr
Dell Curry
Gary Payton Sr

Deep bench
Mitchel Wiggins
Trayce Jackson Davis.

10 guys are fathers of current Warriors or current Warriors.
Then I through in the Waltons to upgrade center and make the team less small.

3 point shooting is a bit weak because only Steph, Klay and Dell are good 3 point shooters.
Andrew Wiggins can hit open 3s. Mitchel Wiggins hit deep 2s well but not 3s. Payton sr hit some 3s. Payton jr can hit open corner 3s.
Maybe the team is OK at 3s.

You could play Payton sr, Steph Curry at off guard, and Klay at small forward because Payton Sr was too good to be a bench player.


I would swap the Davis family for Larry Nance Sr. and Jr. Otherwise, that looks like a pretty good squad.

This version, whilst not explicit in the title, appears to be focused on modern era Warriors ... it stretches to get coach Luke Walton to get Bill in and some are extending Golden State more generally to get the Barrys in (on that principle one could get the Parkers in, though there may be less clamor for that).

I don't think there's GS connection to the Nances though I could be wrong.
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Post#8 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Sun May 19, 2024 3:44 pm

Owly wrote:
SportsGuru08 wrote:
SinceGatlingWasARookie wrote:All peaks

Starters
Bill Walton
Dale Davis
Andrew Wiggins
Klay Thompson
Steph Curry

Bench
Mychal Thompson
Luke Walton (2016 acting Warriors head coach)
Gary Payton Jr
Dell Curry
Gary Payton Sr

Deep bench
Mitchel Wiggins
Trayce Jackson Davis.

10 guys are fathers of current Warriors or current Warriors.
Then I through in the Waltons to upgrade center and make the team less small.

3 point shooting is a bit weak because only Steph, Klay and Dell are good 3 point shooters.
Andrew Wiggins can hit open 3s. Mitchel Wiggins hit deep 2s well but not 3s. Payton sr hit some 3s. Payton jr can hit open corner 3s.
Maybe the team is OK at 3s.

You could play Payton sr, Steph Curry at off guard, and Klay at small forward because Payton Sr was too good to be a bench player.


I would swap the Davis family for Larry Nance Sr. and Jr. Otherwise, that looks like a pretty good squad.

This version, whilst not explicit in the title, appears to be focused on modern era Warriors ... it stretches to get coach Luke Walton to get Bill in and some are extending Golden State more generally to get the Barrys in (on that principle one could get the Parkers in, though there may be less clamor for that).

I don't think there's GS connection to the Nances though I could be wrong.


Yes, the starting point is current Warriors sons and their fathers. Has any other NBA team ever had had 3 NBA sons never mind t NBA sons?

Nance has no connections to Warriors.

All peaks current Warriors Sons and their fthers would be a championshp contender but would only have 3 bigs and good but not great defensive centers so I added the Waltons. The in response to the legitimate case that Rick Barry should be on the team I added Rick and Jon Barry.


Without the Walton’s and Barry’s it is still a good team but Mychal Thompson and Dale Davis were not really shot blockers and Trayce Davis is a rookie and the power forwards are center forwards who are a bit slow for power forward.

I liked Luke Walton the player that used to feed Shaq as a ball handling power forward.Luke Walton the coach got 73 wins with Klay and Curry.

Kerr was injured and not attending games for the record setting 73 win Warriors and Luke Walton was the acting head coach but the 2024 Warriors are the foundation for the team but Curry and Klay have aged and I need peak Curry and Klay.

Mychal Thompson, Klay’s dad was the number one overall draft pick and had a decent career as the Blazers starting center before becoming Kareem’s back up.
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Re: How good would this fathers and sons team be 

Post#9 » by SinceGatlingWasARookie » Sun May 19, 2024 4:00 pm

I am surprised how little attention Steph, Klay, Wiggins, Payton and Trayce Davis get as a collection of NBA sons.

Booker’s dad briefly played for the Warriors.

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