Add one player to one team in history to beat this one in a series.

[QUOTE=FultzNationRISE;14886570]I think Id add Magic to the current Celtics just to watch him play with Pingis.[/QUOTE]

Because who doesn't want a Magic Pingis combo, right?

:roll:

This one's easy.


Add Hakeem to the '96 Bulls.


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While it would be an unreal GOAT squad other great teams could hang with them imo. A team who's leading scorers were Rudy Fernandez, Juan Carlos Navarro, and Pau Gasol almost beat prime Kobe, Wade, Lebron, Chris Paul, and Dwight.

MJ on the '86 Celtics.

Prime Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the 1995-'96 Bulls.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;14886608]MJ on the '86 Celtics.[/QUOTE]

This was my other choice.

1967 Wilt on the 1996 Bulls

That version of Wilt was ok shooting less and focusing on other areas. Warriors would struggle to grab a rebound against a frontcourt of Wilt/Rodman.. lol

[QUOTE=tpols;14886606]While it would be an unreal GOAT squad other great teams could hang with them imo. A team who's leading scorers were Rudy Fernandez, Juan Carlos Navarro, and Pau Gasol almost beat prime Kobe, Wade, Lebron, Chris Paul, and Dwight.[/QUOTE]

In an individual game lots of teams could hang with others, particularly if they've never seen them before or know how they play. If the US had to win 3 more games in that series over the course of a couple weeks then I don't think Spain is getting one, and a few of the others probably wouldn't have been as close.

If I recall correctly I think both Lebron and Kobe got into foul trouble on some iffy calls early on.

Kevin Garnett on the 2001 Lakers.

Prime Kareem on the 73 Knicks:
Frazier
Monroe
Debusschere
Reed
Jabbar

Bradley and Lucas coming off the bench.

For the three games using the 70s rules, there’s no threes and your guys will turn the ball over on carrying calls or travels about 80% of the time. So you are spotting those games, and need to sweep the other four.

My team has the edge in size and defense. Bradley, Debusschere and Lucas all have three point range. And you have no defense for the Jabbar Reed combo.

You raise an excellent point. Go far enough back, and the officials would completely destroy modern basketball players attempting to play modern basketball. But you have the opposing issue of going too far back leaving lesser athletes who would be blown off the floor when they have to play the 2019 game. Those old guys are used to having to play tight but hands off defense but the handles would piss them off. They wouldn’t even consider modern guys to be playing real ball. The modern NBA is loser than what Earl Monroe was doing on the streets.

They would be totally out of their element having to defend shit they literally couldn’t imagine being allowed. What do they do with people taking 4 steps when they naturally take and defend 1.5?

[QUOTE=John8204;14886480]Lebron James to the 1970-71 Los Anegeles Lakers

G - Gail Goodrich
G - Jerry West
F - Elgin Baylor
F - Lebron James
C - Wilt Chamberlain[/QUOTE]

West and Baylor were both injured and DNP for the 70-71 playoffs... hopefully you bring LeBron's designer syrums, german doctors and trainers with him for the season to share with West and Baylor

[QUOTE=Kblaze8855;14886862]You raise an excellent point. Go far enough back, and the officials would completely destroy modern basketball players attempting to play modern basketball. But you have the opposing issue of going too far back leaving lesser athletes who would be blown off the floor when they have to play the 2019 game. Those old guys are used to having to play tight but hands off defense but the handles would piss them off. They wouldn’t even consider modern guys to be playing real ball. The modern NBA is loser than what Earl Monroe was doing on the streets.

They would be totally out of their element having to defend shit they literally couldn’t imagine being allowed. What do they do with people taking 4 steps when they naturally take and defend 1.5?[/QUOTE]

I think the advantage there goes to the older teams. It’s easier to adjust defensively than it is to learn new offensive skills. And it’s easier to loosen up your offense (allowing an extra step, eg), than to tighten it up. As for athletic ability, I’m not so sure. That Knick team played in17 back to backs, and an additional 7 stretches with three games in a row. They averaged more minutes per game than these teams, and six guys on that team played in 75+ games. Pace was quicker, and that Knick team was especially known for its defense. (The 69 Knicks might have been a better choice, but I think Monroe would adapt especially quickly to the modern game.). But yeah, this illustrates why it’s especially hard to try to compare teams from different eras.