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Post by NJtoTX on May 23, 2020 0:26:15 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on May 23, 2020 0:40:25 GMT
The big guy in the middle is the key piece. Even Michael Jordan would not have won without the Cartwright, Longley, Wennington, and Rodman of the world.
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Post by twothousandonemark on May 23, 2020 2:40:46 GMT
The big guy in the middle is the key piece. Even Michael Jordan would not have won without the Cartwright, Longley, Wennington, and Rodman of the world. Kobe needed Shaq & Gasol.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 23, 2020 12:49:19 GMT
The big guy in the middle is the key piece. Even Michael Jordan would not have won without the Cartwright, Longley, Wennington, and Rodman of the world.Can't tell if this is sarcasm. As your post points out, the big men on the Bulls were interchangeable. Jordan was the only constant for the title years. After 1991, they only won titles when he played more than the final month of the regular season.
To answer the OP's question, Duncan. He's one of the most dominant players in the history of the league, and his skillset is easier to build around.
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Post by NJtoTX on May 23, 2020 16:56:49 GMT
The big guy in the middle is the key piece. Even Michael Jordan would not have won without the Cartwright, Longley, Wennington, and Rodman of the world. So maybe you build a team around Cartwright or Rodman instead of MJ. Tim needed Parker, Ginobili, Robinson, Bowen, Pops, etc.
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Post by Rufus-T on May 23, 2020 17:08:17 GMT
The big guy in the middle is the key piece. Even Michael Jordan would not have won without the Cartwright, Longley, Wennington, and Rodman of the world.Can't tell if this is sarcasm. As your post points out, the big men on the Bulls were interchangeable. Jordan was the only constant for the title years. After 1991, they only won titles when he played more than the final month of the regular season.
To answer the OP's question, Duncan. He's one of the most dominant players in the history of the league, and his skillset is easier to build around.
Not a sarcasm. Actually the other constant on the court was Pippen. With these two super players in the guard and forward, the team don't need a great center. The first 3-peats, they had like 4 centers. When the Knicks played them, the best player Ewing had to go against these many centers, 6 fouls vs, 24 fouls. Knicks just didn't have much chance. It was the team's fault not doing a good job built around Ewing.
Despite Rodman played a forward, he played like the man in the middle. Adding this superstar to the team as a constant made that 2nd 3-peats a special team. Too bad for George Karl and Jerry Sloan had to face them in the final.
It is much harder to find a great player like Duncan than Kobe, so I picked Duncan as well.
Btw, the late 00s Knicks fan had a conversation whether to trade away David Lee or Nate Robinson, both important players at the time. I heard a lot about keeping David Lee since a good center is harder to find. I agreed.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on May 24, 2020 3:54:45 GMT
Can't tell if this is sarcasm. As your post points out, the big men on the Bulls were interchangeable. Jordan was the only constant for the title years. After 1991, they only won titles when he played more than the final month of the regular season.
To answer the OP's question, Duncan. He's one of the most dominant players in the history of the league, and his skillset is easier to build around.
Not a sarcasm. Actually the other constant on the court was Pippen. With these two super players in the guard and forward, the team don't need a great center. The first 3-peats, they had like 4 centers. When the Knicks played them, the best player Ewing had to go against these many centers, 6 fouls vs, 24 fouls. Knicks just didn't have much chance. It was the team's fault not doing a good job built around Ewing.
Despite Rodman played a forward, he played like the man in the middle. Adding this superstar to the team as a constant made that 2nd 3-peats a special team. Too bad for George Karl and Jerry Sloan had to face them in the final.
It is much harder to find a great player like Duncan than Kobe, so I picked Duncan as well.
Btw, the late 00s Knicks fan had a conversation whether to trade away David Lee or Nate Robinson, both important players at the time. I heard a lot about keeping David Lee since a good center is harder to find. I agreed.
Which is exactly what I said. And Pippen was on the team in 1994 when they didn't even reach the conference finals (so were Cartwright, Grant, Longley and Wennington, for that matter), so Jordan is the constant regarding titles. They only won when Jordan was there.
As far as Ewing is concerned, he can blame his own team for that. With the Knicks emulating the Pistons bruiser ball (and the emergence of Shaq), the entire Eastern conference had to bulk up. That doesn't mean the team revolved around the big men. The fact that the Bulls had a revolving door at PF and C between the first and second three peats shows how little value any of those players had compared to Jordan.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 24, 2020 13:35:26 GMT
duncan
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Post by Rufus-T on May 24, 2020 17:43:38 GMT
Not a sarcasm. Actually the other constant on the court was Pippen. With these two super players in the guard and forward, the team don't need a great center. The first 3-peats, they had like 4 centers. When the Knicks played them, the best player Ewing had to go against these many centers, 6 fouls vs, 24 fouls. Knicks just didn't have much chance. It was the team's fault not doing a good job built around Ewing.
Despite Rodman played a forward, he played like the man in the middle. Adding this superstar to the team as a constant made that 2nd 3-peats a special team. Too bad for George Karl and Jerry Sloan had to face them in the final.
It is much harder to find a great player like Duncan than Kobe, so I picked Duncan as well.
Btw, the late 00s Knicks fan had a conversation whether to trade away David Lee or Nate Robinson, both important players at the time. I heard a lot about keeping David Lee since a good center is harder to find. I agreed.
Which is exactly what I said. And Pippen was on the team in 1994 when they didn't even reach the conference finals (so were Cartwright, Grant, Longley and Wennington, for that matter), so Jordan is the constant regarding titles. They only won when Jordan was there.
As far as Ewing is concerned, he can blame his own team for that. With the Knicks emulating the Pistons bruiser ball (and the emergence of Shaq), the entire Eastern conference had to bulk up. That doesn't mean the team revolved around the big men. The fact that the Bulls had a revolving door at PF and C between the first and second three peats shows how little value any of those players had compared to Jordan.
I see what you mean. Point taken. I think I was focused more on the position rather than the player. I still consider the center is the most important position. Yes, when you have Jordan and Pippen, it doesn't matter. Regardless, I would still prefer to build the team around Duncan than Kobe. Not just for the position, but as a player, the personality, and the overall talent.
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Post by Aj_June on May 24, 2020 17:48:37 GMT
This time Tom can't steal your answer (he won't anyway being a Faker fan). Long live Ser Duncan the Tall. 
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on May 24, 2020 17:54:22 GMT
This time Tom can't steal your answer (he won't anyway being a Faker fan). Long live Ser Duncan the Tall. He can berate me and verbally abuse me though for choosing how to spend my pick 
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