kflo

not sure why you're harping on isiah's ability as a team-first player. he was never a bulk shooter. he was a playmaker first, always. at his best, he was fairly efficient (55% ts% in '86), and was easily the most creative player on the court. why is isiah's selflessness an issue, and not dantley's hold on to the ball and stifle movement not an issue? dantley, year-in and year-out would put up gaudy offensive numbers, with efficiency among the best in history, and always play on one of the least efficient offensive teams in the league. while isiah led the '84 pistons to the #1 offense in the league.

on big man scoring, i don't see how parish/may/kupchak has a scoring edge on buck/nance/chambers. you can throw woolridge in there too for '81.

and again, i don't see how you can go with the playing like a team angle and then point to dantley as your centerpiece.

bench, the '81 team is the deeper team by alot, and i don't think english offsets that.

lastly, i don't see how you addressed the lack of spacing and creativity and outside shooting on the '76 team.

and rolando blackman was an outside shooter. that was his game (as well as being a scorer).

and scott may was a pretty marginal player. his "prime" came playing 13-18 mpg.