Thread: Nba 2017-18

Originally Posted by Northman

I think you are missing the bigger picture here. Its not about whether or not Curry or Durant can score. As already pointed out, they will get theirs. However, the physicality of the Knicks would wear and tire both of them out. The Knicks were notorious (like most teams in the 90's) of wearing you down because of their physical play. If you dont think that Mason banging against Durant wouldnt have an effect i dont know what else to tell you here. Its not like Mason never played against top tier talent man. Lol

lol everything is video game easy til you get hit in the mouth.

A great example of a very talented player having success but ultimately failing against a team like the Knicks would be Reggie Miller and the Pacers. At times Miller was unstoppable but ultimately they got wore down because they were not as physical as a team like the Bulls or Knicks and couldnt outlast them. I think some people really underestimate the kind of effect that has on the more finesse teams both past and present.

And its not like Reggie didnt have great supporting players like Schrempf or Mullins. So yea MO, i do think Durant would of still struggled in a series vs a guy like Mason.

Mason was basically the NBA version of a Goon that you would find in the NHL. He didnt really need to score but if he even attempted to back down Durant he would plow over him and instantly take the will out of KD. Teams hated playing NY back then and unlike now you wont be getting any of the fluff calls that players get now. The NBA of the 90's was all about tough love.

Charles Oakley baybee

Oakley would need a breather every two minutes trying to chase Draymond. That would be funny.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Oakley would need a breather every two minutes trying to chase Draymond. That would be funny.

Quit while you’re ahead

Originally Posted by atwater27

Quit while you’re ahead

Of course I’m ahead. The Warriors would wipe the floor with the 90s Knicks.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Also I award King negative 90 points for trying to argue both sides.

You can't dock me points for being correct, you sassy he-bitch!

Originally Posted by Al Wilson 4 Mayor

Seriously? Pippen..

No. Get that shit out of here. Pippen will get toasted by Durant. Stop it. Those game three daggers get popped off in anyone's face. Durant is giving the business and Pippen is taking it. Durant is a generational talent seven footer who is a guard and a forward. Pippen was a fine player, but no.

Originally Posted by dogfish

MO, king is killing you in here-- let that sink in for a moment. . . he's 100% correct, the era they played in would make ALL the difference. . . the warriors as presently constructed would have never even been built in the 90s. . . with the hand-checking on the perimeter, all those glorious jump shooters would have never had the open air space to work in that they do today. . . the 3-pointer as a primary weapon simply wasn't feasible then. . . why do think no one built a team that way, because no one could shoot 20 years ago? guys didn't practice the 3 like they do now because it wasn't practical. . .

the bulls would run the warriors playing by 90s rules. . . for starters, if we're talking a playoff series, GS wouldn't have curry-- he would have never made it through a season back then, with the number of times stars got put on the floor. . . also, klay thompson, who isn't capable of regularly getting his own shot, would have been reduced to a role player. . . durant could certainly score in any era, and would have been their only effective weapon. . . and you have to remember that his go-to move, the rip move, would have been called an offensive foul. . . yes, he could have still scored, but pippen would have been up in is chest every play-- he wouldn't have been raining 3s at 40+%. . . and the idea of draymond green as a feasible center in the era of hakeem and ewing is silly. . . rodman would bully every one of the warriors toy bigs, and grab every rebound from all their missed shots. . .

and the bulls would be constructed differently if they were a 2018 team. . . more shooters, and more switchable defenders around their core guys. . . the "who would guard this guy" argument is pointless, because either team would have a different roster if they'd played in a different era. . . but no one is stopping jordan in any era, and no one on the warriors has the same killer instinct and unstoppable will as MJ. . . they're a lazy squad that gives just enough effort to win, and is okay with losing when their jumpers aren't falling. . . the bulls would run these guys. . .

I don't like your tone! We disagree on Durant's effectiveness, but that's about it.

How much of a difference is the 90s Pistons vs the 04 Pistons?

This kind of has me thinking a bit because I think the Warriors would annihilate that 04 team.

Originally Posted by DenBronx

How much of a difference is the 90s Pistons vs the 04 Pistons?

This kind of has me thinking a bit because I think the Warriors would annihilate that 04 team.

Sweep. Smallest margin of victory 15.

The 04 Pistons were kind of lazy and underachieving, FWIW.

Originally Posted by Northman

Disagree.

The Knicks were a very physical team throughout the 90's. Even the Bulls themselves were a physical team with the addition of Rodman and having Grant on there. People think the Pistons were the only physical team back then but that simply is not accurate.

The Knicks were physical, but flagrant fouls were no longer condoned. The Pistons got away with murder.