swagga
10-16-2015, 05:58 AM
i've had the best laughs of the year reading this thread. It starts out a bit slow, but then it picks up the pace.
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1409460
Some gems:
Could Shaq have kept up with the pace that the Warriors played for 36+mpg, while also having to grind against Bogut and Ezeli, and getting taken out to the 3pt line by Green?
The Warriors played against plenty of high level centers and still won the third most games in NBA history. Of course, Shaq was one of the most dominant big men in NBA history, so could he have negated the success that the Warriors had?
I think Shaq would've had a monster series (like Lebron) but would've crapped out when it mattered most down the stretch due to exhaustion (like Lebron). And over a seven game series it would've got progressively worse, making the team have to shift it's strategy to leaning on Kobe more, and Kobe thinking he needs to be the hero is the fastest way to sink the Lakers.
I think the Warriors win in 6 or 7 games.
Warriors would run run run making Shaq completely irrelevant on the defensive end. Lakers perimeter defenders weren't athletic enough to handle all the Warriors shooters. Dubs in 6. They'd do them like they did every other wannabe last season.
The Lakers had the greatest big three ever in Shaq, Kobe and Donaghy. No way the Warriors compete with that.
Look at the roster of Portland and Philadelphia, those teams are jokes, teams are way deeper today. The only good team the Lakers faced were the Kings, and the Lakers won by a combined 9 points in those three wins, that series could easily have swung the other way. The game is way, way more sophisticated now and there is no way on God's green Earth the Lakers perimeter players would be able to deal with a modern NBA offense like the Spurs or Warriors run, just like the Warriors couldn't defend Shaq if he got in the block. The Lakers were great against the poor competition of that era, but lets not act like any champion from the late 1990s to mid 2000s can compete with a modern day Heat, Spurs, or Warriors championship team, the game has changed too much as has the talent level of the worst players in the league. People look at 15-1 but not the quality of competition or match-ups between the two teams, neither team would stop the other but the Warriors hits threes instead of twos and are way, way deeper than any team of that era.
2001 Lakers: 439/1275 3PT (34.4%)
2015 Splash Bros: 525/1191 3PT (44.1%)
Just something to keep in mind. Times have changed and I certainly don't see the Lakers enjoying chasing behind those two guys while opening cutting lanes to the basket. On the other hand 'alltime' talent is definitely higher on the Lakers.
Impossible to answer.
Kobe never had a year like Curry just had. Peak vs peak Curry is higher. Kobe obviously did it for several years while Curry has had 2 amazing season and one very good year.
Steph is better than AI, his game is more suited to PnR and opening space around him because of his shooting. Curry is uniquely qualified to feast against the 2001 Lakers and their lack of good perimeter defenders other than Kobe.
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1409460
Some gems:
Could Shaq have kept up with the pace that the Warriors played for 36+mpg, while also having to grind against Bogut and Ezeli, and getting taken out to the 3pt line by Green?
The Warriors played against plenty of high level centers and still won the third most games in NBA history. Of course, Shaq was one of the most dominant big men in NBA history, so could he have negated the success that the Warriors had?
I think Shaq would've had a monster series (like Lebron) but would've crapped out when it mattered most down the stretch due to exhaustion (like Lebron). And over a seven game series it would've got progressively worse, making the team have to shift it's strategy to leaning on Kobe more, and Kobe thinking he needs to be the hero is the fastest way to sink the Lakers.
I think the Warriors win in 6 or 7 games.
Warriors would run run run making Shaq completely irrelevant on the defensive end. Lakers perimeter defenders weren't athletic enough to handle all the Warriors shooters. Dubs in 6. They'd do them like they did every other wannabe last season.
The Lakers had the greatest big three ever in Shaq, Kobe and Donaghy. No way the Warriors compete with that.
Look at the roster of Portland and Philadelphia, those teams are jokes, teams are way deeper today. The only good team the Lakers faced were the Kings, and the Lakers won by a combined 9 points in those three wins, that series could easily have swung the other way. The game is way, way more sophisticated now and there is no way on God's green Earth the Lakers perimeter players would be able to deal with a modern NBA offense like the Spurs or Warriors run, just like the Warriors couldn't defend Shaq if he got in the block. The Lakers were great against the poor competition of that era, but lets not act like any champion from the late 1990s to mid 2000s can compete with a modern day Heat, Spurs, or Warriors championship team, the game has changed too much as has the talent level of the worst players in the league. People look at 15-1 but not the quality of competition or match-ups between the two teams, neither team would stop the other but the Warriors hits threes instead of twos and are way, way deeper than any team of that era.
2001 Lakers: 439/1275 3PT (34.4%)
2015 Splash Bros: 525/1191 3PT (44.1%)
Just something to keep in mind. Times have changed and I certainly don't see the Lakers enjoying chasing behind those two guys while opening cutting lanes to the basket. On the other hand 'alltime' talent is definitely higher on the Lakers.
Impossible to answer.
Kobe never had a year like Curry just had. Peak vs peak Curry is higher. Kobe obviously did it for several years while Curry has had 2 amazing season and one very good year.
Steph is better than AI, his game is more suited to PnR and opening space around him because of his shooting. Curry is uniquely qualified to feast against the 2001 Lakers and their lack of good perimeter defenders other than Kobe.