The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
pittmike wrote:
I would bet any amount of money that the 80's Magic, Wilkes/Nixon, Worthy, Kareem etc. Lakers team would beat any championship team of the 2000's 10 out of 10 times.
Ten out of ten times is a very strong proclamation. I don't think any NBA team could beat another NBA team ten of ten. That's just way too difficult. The 2001-02 Lakers would certainly be able to steal some games from them. That was the best team of this millennium. The 2004-05 Spurs are right there in the conversation too.
Yeah. I like pittmike, but that's a pretty terrible thought. The 2001 Lakers would've held their own against the '86 C's, '87 Lakers, '92 Bulls, etc. There's literally a zero percent chance any team in history would beat that team 10 out of 10 times.
Only thing I'll say about the McAdoo/Durant thing is that McAdoo was considered a big guy, Durant is not, and Durant is taller, more athletic, and a much better shooter/scorer than Bob was and he probably hasn't hit his prime yet. Yes, they might be comparable, but it's as flawed a comparison as the Baylor/Jordan comparison I've often heard from JORR on this.
But you also have to look at their careers. I'll buy a comparison of Young Elgin and Young Jordan. But there's nothing in Baylor's career comparable to the player Jordan evolved into during the second three peat. Blame his military commitment if you must. He definitely had to deal with real world shit that Jordan didn't. But I think Dominique is a better comp for Baylor, although Baylor was certainly better.
There's a whole lot wrong in this post.
I'll start with Baylor-Jordan. I'm too young to remember Byalor in his prime but I know how he was viewed. He was a freakish player with a varie skillset. At their best the two players are very similar. There are many attributes that make Jordan special. One of them was the way he adapted his game as his skills diminished. The Jordan that took people's breath away wasn't the guy during the second threepeat. In fact, there's a good argument that he wasn't the best guy on those teams. Jordan has two distinct careers- one as a high-flying jam it down your throat guy and the other as a devastating mid-range jumpshooter. People like to remember it as if he had all those aspects of his game working at once, but that wasn't really the case.
Durant isn't taller or more athletic than McAdoo. And he certainly isn't a better shooter or scorer. I'll bet you right now that Durant won't average 22 a game for his career like McAdoo did and he certainly won't shoot 50% from the field.
Login
Register
FAQ
Search
). There was a time where they were one of my favorite groups. 
