Super Peak Teams: 1993 Pistons vs 1993 Magic

SelakStreet · Post #1 » by **SelakStreet** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 8:47 am

Who wins a 7 game series if every single player involved are at their peaks?

Here are the possible lineups:

1993 Detroit Pistons
PG: Isiah Thomas
SG: Joe Dumars
SF: Mark Aguirre
PF: Dennis Rodman
C: Bill Laimbeer
Bench: Danny Young, Alvin Robertson, Gerald Glass, Terry Mills, Olden Polynice, Jeff Ruland

1993 Orlando Magic
PG: Scott Skiles
SG: Anthony Bowie
SF: Nick Anderson
PF: Tom Tolbert
C: Shaquille O'Neal
Bench: Steve Kerr, Dennis Scott, Donald Royal, Terry Catledge, Jeff Turner, Bison Dele

jojo4341 · Post #2 » by **jojo4341** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 2:18 pm

If this is everyone at their PEAKS, I'd have to go with the Pistons. The Pistons starting 5 has already proven to win a title and now they're adding Prime Alvin Robertson to their backcourt? That's overkill.

Shaq would undoubtedly be the best player on the court, but he won't have enough help.

onedayattatime · Post #3 » by **onedayattatime** » Tue Sep 3, 2024 7:48 pm

1993 Pistons had Jeff Ruland and Orlando Woolridge, who were way better than most of the other guys you put on their bench. A peaked version of that team is actually crazy good. 1993 Magic missed the playoffs, and the only improvement here is that Shaq gets to be 7 years older. They have no chance against the Pistons.

SelakStreet · Post #4 » by **SelakStreet** » Wed Sep 4, 2024 3:54 am

onedayattatime wrote:1993 Pistons had Jeff Ruland and Orlando Woolridge, who were way better than most of the other guys you put on their bench. A peaked version of that team is actually crazy good. 1993 Magic missed the playoffs, and the only improvement here is that Shaq gets to be 7 years older. They have no chance against the Pistons.

The thing is, since this is a play-in tournament matchup in retrospect, Woolridge was already moved to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Alvin Robertson coming over to Detroit.

I suppose Ruland would make more sense than Woolridge since Ruland didn't finish the '93 season with another team besides the Pistons, and Woolridge was already replaced with Robertson.

bedwetter_v2 · Post #5 » by **bedwetter_v2** » Wed Oct 9, 2024 3:33 pm

94 Orlando Magic team was

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Billl · Post #6 » by **Billl** » Thu Oct 10, 2024 2:36 pm

Not sure how this is even close comparing a team that actually won back to back titles with essentially that same lineup