****The Official 2013-14 NBA Thread****

Wrong celtics team. I am talking about the team the heat beat twice....so its the 10'-11' and 11'-12' celtics...

And..the heat..would have murdered those knicks teams. Couldnt score at our pace and who the hell was gonna guard our perimeter guys

Heat in 5

 

In that case..either one...the bad boys at that time were a shell of themselves.

 

I hate these hypothetical matchups. Every great team is great on its own merit in its own era.

 

Greg Oden

Kidding, but Oden is actually the played I'm most excited about for next season. If it's true he was a two year project and has been looking good health wise that could be huge.

 

...and now I know we're in the offseason when we are having era Basketball teams comparison.

 

Who guards Ewing?

Two things:

A) the score board
B) the defense that ranked top 5 in rim defense and eff. Diff. Vs. Centers.

 

I don't know about the Heat, but NY would've beaten those Celtics teams. Infact I'm not sure how guys like Wade hold up getting knocked to the floor hard every time they try too attack. Would be interesting.

 

That was exactly what was known for back in 2006. They even had that commercial with the saying "fall down 8 times, get up 9 times" or words to that effect. I see that as one of his strengths. I don't know who would have won, but I think that today's standard rhetoric about how everything was tougher in the old days is over stated. It was a one on one game back them. You got hit more liberally going to the basket, but help arrived later b/c of the lack of zone and illegal D differences. A strong player like Lebron would have thrived with fewer double teams and when the D swarmed at the basket a good passer would have carved a D up.

 

If they play back then Pistons in 5, if they play now Pistons in 7. Those Celtics teams were mediocre teams, they should have been beat by the Cavs....I believe the Cavs were favored to win that series, I mean really??

 

Do me a favor..check patrick ewings weight in his prime and then realize that wade weighs 230 pounds.

 

Did you just call a team that won 66 games and a championship and then was 5 minutes away from another one...."mediocre"?

 

This years Heat team with no one on the bench doing anything and Wade looking like he's 50 would have lost. This years team was just not great at all. The team that played 2 years prior? I like the Heat's chances but this years team would have been dominated. Bosh guarding Ewing makes baby Jesus cry.

 

Why? Patrick was like the 3rd nastiest guy on the front line.

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Your memory of both teams is shotty.

That "great" pistons team won 50 games and was a bickering mess.

A benefit of being as old as i am.

 

You are aware that those big bad knicks would have had a size disadvantage...right?

Time...it is a *****.

 

Wow I'm incredibly shocked that Knick fans think a great Knick team would beat a great Heat team and Heat fans think a great Heat team would beat a great Knick team.


I'd NEVER have expected this. Glad I didn't bet money.

 

U mad?

 

A 50 year old man had the most efficient season for a SG in 30 years?

Admit it..the only heat games you watched all year where the last 3 vs. Spurs.

Btw, i'll give you 189 guesses as to who ranked #1 among centers in p&r defense.

 

Patrick Ewing was 7'-0" 240 lbs.

These were some weights from training camp this year:

Wade 6'-4", 228 lbs.
Lebron 6'-9" 257 lbs.
Bosh 6'-11" 245 lbs.

Puts sports evolution in perspective..doesn't it?

 

Same principles as the 1-15 dolphins beating the 72' dolphins.

Maybe knicks fans dont realize it, but the best NY teams played MORE than 20 years ago.

Twenty years.

 

Well, since everyone is reminiscing. I'd just like to throw out, Olajuwon transcends time. It's why your favorite player has likely paid Hakeem to train them. Greatest 2-way player of all time. Only player in NBA history who finished career top 13 in points(9th), rebounds(13th), blocks(1st), and steals(8th).

I know it was off topic, but oh well. Deal with it.

 

I agree with this..and those rocket teams would have beaten the jordan bulls

 

The..4th team?

 

Cause why the hell not

[video=youtube;8xr3i9jpiTE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xr3i9jpiTE&feature=youtu.be [/video]

 

Who would you say? Jordan?

 

Bill russel was smaller than Udonis Haslem.

Evolution.

 

Best two way players ever transcending time....

1) Jordan
2) Dream
3) Malone
4) Wilt
5) Pippen

 

PBT: Melo expected to opt out tomorrow

And for the lulz:

 

Switch #1 and #2 and we'd be pretty close.

 

Wouldnt bother me...its a coin flip.

 

Yes. But it will be a very detailed and intricate attempt.

Will require Melo to take a back loaded deal starting at 14mil a year with big three front loading theirs.

It is a shot in the dark they are willing to make.

Unlikely it happens...i say 20%