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Originally Posted by kflo
and yet dantley, when surrounded by talent, became a far less prolific scorer. and when they played against each other in the finals, nobody was declaring a big advantage for detroit there (or any advantage). either leading up to, or in hindsight.
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Detroit played a slow-down halfcourt game most of the time that limited chances. That's why his scoring fell. The Lakers played a wide-open, fast-paced style that got everyone lots of chances. Had Dantley played as a Laker instead of a Piston, he wouldn't have dropped off that much "when surrounded by talent."
Dantley was pretty clearly a better scorer. He had a seven year peak that Worthy never even approached, let alone touched.