how many lebrons to beat the 2017 warriors

falcolombardi · Post #1 » by **falcolombardi** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:09 am

every version of lebron is available

every non lebron player is a replacement level player for his position, think an average player called from the g-league for a two way contract

how many lebrons does it take? which ones?

jdzimme3 · Post #2 » by **jdzimme3** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:19 am

I am going to go with 3. The g-league guys are going to be major gaps but if they can both hit a few open shots they will certainly get good looks.

Cavsfansince84 · Post #3 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:03 am

2020 LeBron at pg, 2009 at sf with 2013 at pf should do it. Would still be a battle though.

RCM88x · Post #4 » by **RCM88x** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:32 am

I don't think you can beat the 2017 Warriors with G-League players in the rotation let alone starting and playing massive minutes.

You'd need atleast 5 of them, possibly 6 just to fill a rotation since I don't think you can have the same 5 play 48 minutes every game but maybe I'm wrong.

JordansBulls · Post #5 » by **JordansBulls** » Fri Jun 17, 2022 3:44 am

RCM88x wrote:I don't think you can beat the 2017 Warriors with G-League players in the rotation let alone starting and playing massive minutes.

You'd need atleast 5 of them, possibly 6 just to fill a rotation since I don't think you can have the same 5 play 48 minutes every game but maybe I'm wrong.

Not that I think the Spurs would have won but I certainly think had Kawhi not gotten taken out that series goes 6 at least.

SashimiLover · Post #6 » by **SashimiLover** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:07 am

JordansBulls wrote:
RCM88x wrote:I don't think you can beat the 2017 Warriors with G-League players in the rotation let alone starting and playing massive minutes.

You'd need atleast 5 of them, possibly 6 just to fill a rotation since I don't think you can have the same 5 play 48 minutes every game but maybe I'm wrong.

Not that I think the Spurs would have won but I certainly think had Kawhi not gotten taken out that series goes 6 at least.

I also feel the Warriors would've looked less invincible and likely to face a more competitive series had Kawhi not been injuried.....the Spurs probably would've beaten the Warriors in game 1 with Kawhi in the 2017 conference finals. The Warriors trailed by 20+ points entering the 3rd quarter in that game and only won by 1-2 points after Kawhi fell down and missed almost the entire 2nd half.

A healthy Spurs might actually match up better against the Warriors than the Cavaliers in 2017 playoffs despite having less star power. They had quality front court, played top defense, stick to a rather systematic approach to the game, and got to rely on an elite shot creator in Kawhi (arguably a top 3 player that year) down the stretch.

Too bad that we didn't have a chance to see what a Warriors-Spurs series with an un-injured Kawhi would've been like...

poiszg23 · Post #7 » by **poiszg23** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 4:21 am

To beat the 2017 Warriors, I would want at least 4 Lebrons

2018 Lebron - Bull in a China Shop Lebron
2020 Lebron - Cerebral Lebron
2016 Lebron - All around in his prime Lebron
2013 Lebron - Supreme athleticism Lebron

I only want one weakness on the floor. These 4 lebrons can cover all of the replacement player's weaknesses on defense and I'm going to need all 4 Lebrons to play at least 42 to 48 min every night.