Can anyone beat my team?

Can anyone beat my team? Dec 4, 2020 3:33:39 GMT ReyKahuka likes this

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Post by permutojoe on Dec 4, 2020 3:33:39 GMT

Dec 3, 2020 13:06:11 GMT ReyKahuka said:

Dec 2, 2020 23:42:38 GMT permutojoe said:

Yeah Steph Curry and Klay Thompson would scare up at least a few wins out of 10 against any team because of their deadeye shooting from anywhere past halfcourt. The '86 Celtics would have a formidable frontcourt but they'd still need the guard play to get the ball up the court and start the offense. It's hard to say how that would go as I haven't actually seen that team in action much. I will have to put it on the to-do list.

It'd be tough for any team to move the ball around the perimeter against Jordan and Pippen, no doubt. Still, I like this team's chances to pull out a few wins. Everyone knows Bird, McHale and Parish were great, but people forget how good DJ and Ainge were. DJ was a Finals MVP before he even came to Boston. Bird called DJ "the smartest player I ever played with." Ainge played hard on both ends of the floor, and while he was highly skilled, he wasn't afraid to mix it up with anyone.

Regarding ball movement, the end of game 4 of the 86 Finals is a great snapshot of what this team could do. Up by one possession, the Celtics forced a turnover at halfcourt with like 15 seconds left and passed the ball around to run out the clock. The Rockets couldn't even foul anyone, that's how well the ball moved on that team.

For a series I think the paint would belong to the Cs, but in the end, peak Magic, Jordan and Pippen would be too much to handle. Rodman was an ingenious addition to your lineup because not only was a he a great defender and rebounder, but he wouldn't demand any shots. He'd get a few tip ins and Magic would find him for easy buckets in transition, otherwise he'd stay out of the way on offense. You could try to go up tempo and run the Cs out of the gym, but the 84 Lakers tried that and lost (albeit in a seven game series). I think the athleticism and defensive versatility would be the difference for your squad. Pippen could guard literally anyone on the court, Rodman could guard any big. Magic is 6'9". Jordan is psychotic (and I say this with appreciation as a huge Jordan fan!).

There's just too much of everything on your team. If I could tweak it at all, I'd switch out Olajuwon for Wilt and put Bill Russell in at PF. A team with peak Jordan and Russell is unbeatable. Pippen doing all the little things, Magic getting the ball where it needed to be, Chamberlain being completely unstoppable in the paint.

Don't forget Rodman. He had the ability to pop out on the perimeter and keep up with just about any wing player. In fact, even when Pippen got hurt in the '98 season iirc, just Jordan and Rodman were shutting down teams running perimeter pick plays.