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05-26-2017, 01:29 PM | #1021 |
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05-26-2017, 01:31 PM | #1022 |
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05-26-2017, 04:32 PM | #1023 | |
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You basically had 3 all-star caliber players on that 98 Jazz team; 2 of them being hall of famers. You had everything: an elite point guard that could score and distribute the basketball. There's a reason he's at least top 5 on pretty much every all-time point guard list. Jeff Hornacek was a very good shooting guard who proved to be one of the best shooting guards in the NBA when he was with Phoenix and Philadelphia (scoring averages went down and understandably so when he went to Utah) Malone was the most complete power forward of all-time. He was pretty much unstoppable. He also murdered Charles Barkley when they went head-to-head: http://www.basketball-reference.com/....fcgi?id=ErRvm That team was better than any other team that didn't win a title in the 90's, and better than the Warriors of last year. Last edited by New World Order; 05-26-2017 at 04:43 PM.. |
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05-26-2017, 04:42 PM | #1024 | |
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And everyone likes to quote assist numbers concerning Lebron: how well did those high assist numbers work against the 11 Mavs? |
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05-26-2017, 05:03 PM | #1025 |
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Anybody paying attention to the Turkey-Enes Kanter story. It is getting crazy.
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05-26-2017, 05:37 PM | #1026 | |
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Who, other than San Antonio, would take their coach over Stevens? Miami? Dallas? The Warriors just swept through the West with Mike ****in' Brown, so it's hard for me to believe that Kerr is important beyond not being Mark Jackson.
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05-26-2017, 05:39 PM | #1027 | |
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I'm pretty sure Mark Jackson could coach the Warriors to a championship with KD at this point. It doesn't take away from the job Kerr did to get that thing rolling either way. |
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05-26-2017, 05:49 PM | #1028 | |
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Stockton and Malone were great, but they were in their mid-30's at that point. They weren't what they were. Hornacek was mostly a spot up shooter at that point, long removed from being a borderline All-Star player. Everyone else was a role player. Malone was still better than the '96 version of Kemp, but Gary Payton was a better player at that point than John Stockton, and Hersey Hawkins and Detlef Schrempf were better than anyone else on the Jazz roster. The Jazz did have a superior coach, however, but they are overrated. Also, the '98 Pacers were not that good. The last Bulls team was running on fumes. Pippen was hurt most of that postseason, Rodman's life was in full meltdown mode despite Jordan intervening to get him to stop partying, and Jordan was 35. The best Bulls teams were, in order: '95-'96 '91-'92 '96-'97 '90-'91 '92-'93 '97-'98 The best team they faced was Phoenix, followed by the '92-'93 Knicks, then Seattle.
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05-26-2017, 05:54 PM | #1029 | |
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05-26-2017, 06:33 PM | #1030 | |
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Malone was the MVP of the league in 1997 (34) and 1999 (36). He was at his very best at a later age. He was light-years ahead of Kemp. In regards to Stockton v Payton they're not similar players. Stockton is more of a creator and Payton was more of a scorer. It would come down to personnel and who you have around each point guard. But remember, Payton did say Stockton was the hardest player he's ever had to guard. Just because Hornacek's game changed a bit in that offense doesn't mean he was just a spot up shooter. He could still run the point and score one on one. The Jazz also dominated the Sonics in 97 and no one past or present has run the pick and roll like the Jazz. Their continuity surpassed every team in the NBA except the Bulls. But you're right, that Sonics team was very good. It just attests to Jordan's greatness. I'd go Jazz then Sonics as the toughest teams Jordan faced in the 90's. |
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05-26-2017, 07:52 PM | #1031 | |
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05-26-2017, 09:55 PM | #1032 | |
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I'd take Stevens over the vast majority of coaches in this league. |
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05-26-2017, 10:32 PM | #1033 | |
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05-26-2017, 11:27 PM | #1035 |
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There's actually been a bit of heat on Twitter about Stevens being in trouble. I have no idea where it comes from or why anyone thinks it's a good idea.
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