Big men are definitely more deep in this draft as compared to the 2000s one, at the top anyways. MJ is just such a clear overall #1, but I suppose Shaq was pretty clear in the other draft
Big men are deep but perimeter talent especially scoring wise at SF/SG after MJ is weak. 80s had a pretty good mix of both (80s draft would be ridiculous with KAJ, Magic, Bird, MJ, Hakeem, Moses ).
You guys are selling Hakeem short. In '95 playoffs he put together a run that was maybe the most impressive ever. There wasn't much separation between a peak MJ and what Hakeem was doing in those playoffs.
Big men are deep but perimeter talent especially scoring wise at SF/SG after MJ is weak. 80s had a pretty good mix of both (80s draft would be ridiculous with KAJ, Magic, Bird, MJ, Hakeem, Moses ).
You guys are selling Hakeem short. In '95 playoffs he put together a run that was maybe the most impressive ever. There wasn't much separation between a peak MJ and what Hakeem was doing in those playoffs.
Yeah the 80's were definitely more spread out with the talent. That'd be a fun draft that might require a bit more research.
I can agree with you about Olajuwon (I do have him lol), but the fact is that no one for the majority of the decade could beat MJ in a long series. It'll be interesting to see some of the picks and arguments used to counter him though. Hakeem was a beast and unbelievably consistent his entire career, no doubt. One of the best 2 way playing centers ever
Edit: I'll go with 1992-93 by the way. Numbers weren't at his career max, but 26 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists with the 4+ blocks and close to 2 steals is unmatched still. Numbers were a bit better this season than the next season when he won his 1st title and the MVP.
are we being judged by the teams that we build or is this an arms race style where the more talented players reguardless of how they would mesh is the winner?
Round 1
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
1 1 iamgine 1991 Michael Jordan
1 2 tian820 1993 Hakeem Olajuwon
1 3 fatal 1995 Shaq
1 4 clutch melo 1993 Charles Barkley
1 5 eroticvanilla 1990 Patrick Ewing
1 6 petes montereux 1994 David Robinson
1 7 RedBlackAttack 1991 Karl Malone
1 8 ukplayer4 1999 Alonzo Mourning
1 9 snoopcat 1994 Scottie Pippen
1 10 dirtbag 1992 Clyde Drexler
Round 2
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
2 1 dirtbag 1996 Dikembe Mutombo
2 2 snoopcat 1996 Gary Payton
2 3 ukplayer4 1992 John Stockton
2 4 RedBlackAttack 1991 Kevin Johnson
2 5 petes montereux 1993 Mark Price
2 6 eroticvanilla 1990 Isiah Thomas
2 7 mr clutch melo 1991 Dominique Wilkins
2 8 fatal 1997 Grant Hill
2 9 tian820 1996 Shawn Kemp
2 10 iamgine 1999 Kevin Garnett
Round 3
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
3 1 iamgine 1997 Chris Webber
3 2 tian820 1991 Tim Hardaway
3 3 fatal 1995 Reggie Miller
3 4 mr clutch melo 1990 Joe Dumars
3 5 eroticvanilla 1992 Dennis Rodman
3 6 petes montereux 1993 Chris Mullin
3 7 RedBlackAttack 1991 Mitch Richmond
3 8 ukplayer4 1997 Glen Rice
3 9 snoopcat 1993 Larry Johnson
3 10 dirtbag 1998 Rod Strickland
Round 4
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
4 1 dirtbag 1992 Kevin Willis
4 2 snoopcat 1990 Robert Parish
4 3 ukplayer4 1997 Latrell Sprewell
4 4 RedBlackAttack 1995 Detlef Schrempf
4 5 petes montereux 1995 Penny Hardaway
4 6 eroticvanilla 1994 John Starks
4 7 mr clutch melo 1999 Jason Kidd
4 8 fatal Phil Jackson
4 9 tian820 1996 Allan Houston
4 10 iamgine 1996 Arvydas Sabonis
Round 5
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
5 1 iamgine 1997 Mookie Blaylock
5 2 tian820 1992 Dan Majerle
5 3 fatal 1994 Horace Grant
5 4 mr clutch melo 1997 Vlade Divac
5 5 eroticvanilla 1992 Reggie Lewis
5 6 petes montereux 1996 Juwan Howard
5 7 RedBlackAttack 1992 Brad Daugherty
5 8 ukplayer4 1999 Antonio McDyess
5 9 snoopcat 1992 Drazen Petrovic
5 10 dirtbag 1997 Vin Baker
Round 6
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
6 1 dirtbag 1996 Toni Kukoc
6 2 snoopcat 1990 Bill Laimbeer
6 3 ukplayer4 1990 James Worthy
6 4 RedBlackAttack 1996 Sean Elliot
6 5 petes montereux 1992 Jeff Hornacek
6 6 eroticvanilla Chuck Daly
6 7 mr clutch melo 1994 Charles Oakley
6 8 fatal 1992 Terry Porter
6 9 tian820 1994 Nate McMillan
6 10 iamgine 1990 Kevin McHale
Round 7
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
7 1 iamgine 1998 Eddie Jones
7 2 tian820 1993 Cliff Robinson
7 3 fatal 1990 Tom Chambers
7 4 mr clutch melo 1991 Alvin Robertson
7 5 eroticvanilla 1991 Hersey Hawkins
7 6 petes montereux Pat Riley
7 7 RedBlackAttack 1996 Anthony Mason
7 8 ukplayer4 1992 Larry Nance
7 9 snoopcat 1998 Glenn Robinson
7 10 dirtbag 1995 Jamal Mashburn
Round 8
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
8 1 dirtbag Jerry Sloan
8 2 snoopcat Rudy Tomjanovich
8 3 ukplayer4 Larry Brown
8 4 RedBlackAttack Greg Poppovich
8 5 petes montereux 1990 Xavier McDaniel
8 6 eroticvanilla 1994 Derrick Coleman
8 7 mr clutch melo 1992 Otis Thorpe
8 8 fatal 1993 Ron Harper
8 9 tian820 1995 Steve Kerr
8 10 iamgine 1990 Mark Eaton
Round 9
RND PICK TEAM/OWNER PLAYER SELECTED
9 1 RedBlackAttack 1993 Dale Ellis
9 2 clutch melo Lenny Wilkins
9 3 ukplayer4 1990 Derek Harper
9 4 snoopcat 1990 Moses Malone
9 5 dirtbag 1996 Tim Legler
9 6 fatal 1992 Rony Seikaly
9 7 petes montereux 1992 Danny Manning
9 8 iamgine Rick Adelman
9 9 eroticvanilla 1995 Derrick McKey
9 10 tian820 George Karl
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Originally Posted by DirtBag
are we being judged by the teams that we build or is this an arms race style where the more talented players reguardless of how they would mesh is the winner?
Based on teams. How they matchup against rest of the league, how well they fit together and so on. Too much talent is not going to work if you don't have the defensive stopper, the role players to rebound/defend, the playmaker, the coaching system etc.
lets get some pics of your draft picks...come on now.
Based on teams. How they matchup against rest of the league, how well they fit together and so on. Too much talent is not going to work if you don't have the defensive stopper, the role players to rebound/defend, the playmaker etc.
1990 Ewing = when he became a man. The chronic tendinitis really affected his knees for most of the 90s but he was a beast in those playoffs. Was noticeably quicker and more explosive than in '92-'95.
This is '90 Ewing btw, hard to find pics of him from that year for some reason though. They still had the NY on the shorts instead of the Knicks logo back then.
Re: Official 90s NBA players "peak" draft
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