Team 1982 vs Team 1992 vs Team 2002 vs Team 2012 vs Team 2022

rand · Post #1 » by **rand** » Sat May 14, 2022 9:23 am

Who wins a tournament of best of 7 series using today's refs/rules?

Team 1982
Magic Johnson / Gus Williams
George Gervin / Adrian Dantley
Julius Erving / Bernard King
Larry Bird / Kevin McHale
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Moses Malone

Team 1992
John Stockton / Kevin Johnson
Michael Jordan / Clyde Drexler
Scottie Pippen / Larry Bird
Karl Malone / Charles Barkley
Hakeem Olajuwon / David Robinson

Team 2002
Jason Kidd / Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant / Ray Allen
Paul Pierce / Tracy McGrady
Kevin Garnett / Dirk Nowitzki
Shaquille O'Neal / Tim Duncan

Team 2012
Chris Paul / Rajon Rondo
Kobe Bryant / Dwyane Wade
Kevin Durant / Carmelo Anthony
LeBron James / Dirk Nowitzki
Dwight Howard / Marc Gasol

Team 2022
Steph Curry / Chris Paul
Luka Doncic / Paul George
Jayson Tatum / Jimmy Butler
Giannis Antetokounmpo / Kevin Durant
Nikola Jokic / Joel Embiid

LAL1947 · Post #2 » by **LAL1947** » Sat May 14, 2022 9:57 am

I voted for Team 1992, who beats Team 2002 in the finals.

Malone starts over Barkley please.

migya · Post #3 » by **migya** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:07 am

Drexler should be SG behind Jordan, KJ should be the backup PG.

Team 1992 wins.

rand · Post #4 » by **rand** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:16 am

migya wrote:Drexler should be SG behind Jordan, KJ should be the backup PG.

Team 1992 wins.

Are you bumping Reggie or Bird?

migya · Post #5 » by **migya** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:26 am

rand wrote:
migya wrote:Drexler should be SG behind Jordan, KJ should be the backup PG.

Team 1992 wins.

Are you bumping Reggie or Bird?

Reggie Miller.

Interesting you have some players on more than one team.

Dutchball97 · Post #6 » by **Dutchball97** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:27 am

I'd start Duncan at PF in 2002. He won MVP, while playing next to David Robinson so I don't see how you'd leave him out of the starting line-up.

rand · Post #7 » by **rand** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:55 am

Dutchball97 wrote:I'd start Duncan at PF in 2002. He won MVP, while playing next to David Robinson so I don't see how you'd leave him out of the starting line-up.

Well I was trying to construct the best team which I think has Shaq, Duncan, KG and Dirk as its PF/C and I think Shaq/KG + Duncan/Dirk are the best pairings. That puts one of the two ATG defenders in each lineup alongside one of the predominantly offensive bigs. I'd start Shaq/KG for the first 6 minutes of each quarter to get the opposition into the bonus and close with Duncan/Dirk or Duncan/KG if the opposing frontcourt was too threatening.

I didn't consider MVP to be binding with regards to lineup. For instance I put Kareem over Moses.

rand · Post #8 » by **rand** » Sat May 14, 2022 10:57 am

migya wrote:
rand wrote:
migya wrote:Drexler should be SG behind Jordan, KJ should be the backup PG.

Team 1992 wins.

Are you bumping Reggie or Bird?

Reggie Miller.

Interesting you have some players on more than one team.

Just tried to make the best teams from those seasons. It's a compliment to guys like Kobe, Dirk, CP3 and KD that they could make multiple teams.

Dutchball97 · Post #9 » by **Dutchball97** » Sat May 14, 2022 11:18 am

rand wrote:
Dutchball97 wrote:I'd start Duncan at PF in 2002. He won MVP, while playing next to David Robinson so I don't see how you'd leave him out of the starting line-up.

Well I was trying to construct the best team which I think has Shaq, Duncan, KG and Dirk as its PF/C and I think Shaq/KG + Duncan/Dirk are the best pairings. That puts one of the two ATG defenders in each lineup alongside one of the predominantly offensive bigs. I'd start Shaq/KG for the first 6 minutes of each quarter to get the opposition into the bonus and close with Duncan/Dirk or Duncan/KG if the opposing frontcourt was too threatening.

I didn't consider MVP to be binding with regards to lineup. For instance I put Kareem over Moses.

Doesn't make too much sense to me tbh. Shaq/Duncan and Dirk/KG would give you the same concept of one all-time great defender with an offensive star but now you actually start the best two players in the league together.

LAL1947 · Post #10 » by **LAL1947** » Sat May 14, 2022 11:21 am

LAL1947 wrote:Malone starts over Barkley please.

rand wrote:Karl Malone / Charles Barkley

Thanks!!

rand · Post #11 » by **rand** » Sat May 14, 2022 11:26 am

Dutchball97 wrote:
rand wrote:
Dutchball97 wrote:I'd start Duncan at PF in 2002. He won MVP, while playing next to David Robinson so I don't see how you'd leave him out of the starting line-up.

Well I was trying to construct the best team which I think has Shaq, Duncan, KG and Dirk as its PF/C and I think Shaq/KG + Duncan/Dirk are the best pairings. That puts one of the two ATG defenders in each lineup alongside one of the predominantly offensive bigs. I'd start Shaq/KG for the first 6 minutes of each quarter to get the opposition into the bonus and close with Duncan/Dirk or Duncan/KG if the opposing frontcourt was too threatening.

I didn't consider MVP to be binding with regards to lineup. For instance I put Kareem over Moses.

Doesn't make too much sense to me tbh. Shaq/Duncan and Dirk/KG would give you the same concept of one all-time great defender with an offensive star but now you actually start the best two players in the league together.

True, but I prefer Duncan guarding other 5s over KG, and prefer KG's mobility and superior mid-range shooting next to Shaq.