[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Which teams wins in a 7 game series with current nba rules, all players in their prime and healthy??
Norrin Radd
Stephen Curry, John Stockton, Kyrie Irving
Dwyand Wade, George Gervin, Gail Goodrich
Kawhi Leonard, Sam Jones
Larry Bird, Moses Malone
Nikola Jokic, Alonzo Mourning
Red Auerbach
DMO’s team is great, however in a game of match ups in the pace and space era, I’ll take my team any day of the weak. It’s chosen to be transcendental. As much as Kareem is a problem for me, Nikola is a stretch Walton, so that is a new problem presented for Kareem in a game of chess on the court. DMO’s team has no answer for my small ball and 3 ball. Without giving up defense, DMO can’t shoot the ball from outside well. No defense Nash is a liability on that end. Wade and Oscar sort of cancel each other out. I like my wings better, as I would take Gervin over the twins. And the twins may clash too. But Kawhi is a nightmare for DMO to handle too. He can drive and dunk all day if his C is stretched. Misconception of my team is that it has no defense. Well if you check defensive stats and All-Defensive teams, my players are right there, including Bird who’s a better defensive version of Durant. I have a slightly better coach. I’ll have more open shots with all the ball movement in my lineups, giving an often potential 50/40/90 player an open look or a wing for a dunk. Moses Malone if need be is a kryptonite for Kareem as he proved to be in 1982. My team has more championship pedigree. The chemistry of this team would be ridonkulous, as they are play off each other types and not it needs to be me types.

DMO Lineup:
PG: Robertson, Nash
SG: Harden, Butler
SF: McGrady, Carter, Baylor
PF: Worthy, Nowitzki, Cowens
C: Abdul-Jabbar, Embiid
Main change to the starting lineup is to start Worthy over Dirk to put a bit more athleticism on Bird, who is really the only guy I am worried about. Could throw Jimmy or Baylor on him for more athleticism or even Cowens to rustle his feathers (pun intended). NorrinRadd’s starting lineup may look pretty decent, but there is no depth on the wings when it comes to shooting, size or athleticism. My plan would be to just run them into the floor, running and gunning with Oscar or Harden running the show at all times (going to play the size advantage with having everyone on the court being over 6’5 at all times, spot duty for Nash as a shooter). Once his starters are tired, that’s when my real advantage takes over as I just sub in more athletes and shooters. Every fast break starts with a rebound and all my big men average over 14 RPG, and once again it doesn’t hurt having everyone over 6’5 on the court. In a league dominated by athleticism and shooting, I easily have the advantage. NorrinRadd’s only option is to play small, I can play small too or go big.
Looking at career years for all the players on both teams, Team D-MO has the advantage in points, assists, rebounds, turnovers and 3 pointers made.
I also don’t see Jokic being an issue as I see him sitting on the bench in favor of Mourning or Malone after he’s out of breath and in foul trouble.
Also, don’t be talking about 50/40/90 guys when I got 2 of them coming off the bench.
Good luck and good basketball!

[armchairgmParticipant]

DMO

[2quick4uParticipant]

Norrin Radd

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

Wow! This tough. Kareem dominated Moses in their first meeting. But later during than post season meetings Moses had the slightly better averages. I’m going with NorrinRadd! Bird,Moses & Kawhi upfront and Wade & Curry in the Backcourt and Kyrie as the 6th man! Instant offense in The Ice Man! Stockton backing up Curry .The Joker & Alonzo backing up Moses! It’ll be fun seeing T Mac & Vinsanity against the Claw.

[HitsterParticipant]

This is another very hard one to call so I decided to break it down by potential match ups in my head and that just favours DMO’s team IMO.

Team DMO wins.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

I could go either way here. Norrinrads team is built to play fast and space the floor. Currys range and kyries dribble game could cause problems, as could jokic ability to stretch the floor. Norrinrads team has more size. No one is going to be able to stop prime Kareem. You can put kawhi on harden or t-mac, but who guards the other guy. I’m not sure if there is a matchup for bird here, but I’m not sure there is one for dirk either. This is really coming down to the absolute slimmest of margins, but I just like dmos team a little bit better.

[ZouldiersParticipant]

NorrinRadd in a close one.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

3-3 game 7

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

This one is super close, both great teams.. in a 7 game series Abdul jabar and embiid is too much I think.. DMO…

[NorrinRaddParticipant]

Awww man!!! Congrats DMO… good luck on the next one!!!

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