penbeast0 wrote:This tournament has rolled on almost perfectly predictably except for a couple of upsets by the 83 Sixers. Now it's the #1 SRS in NBA history v. the #2.
Each player will be considered to be as dominant against his opponents as he was the year that he played (ie. if you are just going to say the more modern team wins, don't bother to participate). And EACH MATCHUP WILL FEATURE THE RULES, REFEREES, AND EQUIPMENT OF THE OLDER TEAM. This doesn't mean that Steph Curry will be called for carrying each time he tries to dribble, just assume that his handle is proportionately as good relative to the era as it is relative to his own. So, in 65, if you think he has the best handle in today's league, you can assume he has the best handle of that era; if he's roughly average for starting PGs of today's league in terms of that one aspect, you can assume he is roughly average for starting PGs of that era. This hopefully will eliminate a bit of the recency bias. Health is as it was, if a player was 75% during the playoffs that year, assume he's only 75% now, this is a playoff tournament, not a regular season seeding.
One last thing. VOTES WITHOUT ANALYSIS (or with what in my personal subject opinion is stupid analysis) WONT BE COUNTED.
1971 Milwaukee Bucks
Lew Alcindor (Kareem)
Greg Smith
Bob Dandridge
Jon McGlocklin
Oscar Robertson
Luscius Allen
Bob Boozer
The highest SRS of all time, the best offense AND the best defense in the league, Kareem surrounded by talent, what's not to like? Kareem was energized by the arrival of Oscar Robertson, not peak Oscar but still one of the strongest and smartest guards to ever play. Bob Dandridge provided a nice 2 way 3rd star, McGlocklin was a pure jump shooter who could play point and Smith was a dirty work player. Allen and Boozer provided starter quality minutes off the bench, both playing over 20 mpg in the playoffs as coach Larry Costello shortened his rotation to 7 players. The teams play with 1971 rules and referees and Milwaukee has homecourt.
2017 Golden State Warriors
Stephon Curry
Klay Thompson
Kevin Durant
Draymond Green
(Zaza Pachulia)
Andre Iguolada
David West
Shaun Livingston
Ian Clark
Patrick McCay
Possibly the great shooting team in NBA history but also the team that relied the most on the 3 ball. They were the top ranked offense in the NBA and also the 2nd ranked defense. They have great players 1-4 and Iggy was a terrific sixth man, playing almost twice the minutes of nominal starters Zaza Pachulia. They also go deeper and more frequently to their bench than most teams so that will help with the pace issues. Now they face Kareem and the 71 Bucks with no 3 ball and with Milwaukee having home court as well.
Just checking - was a winner for this tournament ever crowned?
