Thread: NBA Yearly Match-up Tournament: 3/6 Len Bias Bracket
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Old 04-11-2008, 06:36 AM   #38 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BadBaronRudigor View Post
Lucas had great shooting range and playmaking skills, I think you underestimate him though he wasn't Isiah Thomas (more Baron Davis but headier and less strong) ... .
I didn't say John Lucas couldn't play point guard -- I'm wondering where in the world are you getting the Baron Davis comparison (namely, a dominant scoring point guard who would be the top or second option on most teams), because that certainly doesn't sound like the John Lucas I saw in the NBA. The one I saw was more like a slightly worse version of Andre Miller (namely, a complementary No. 3 man on a good team).

And it's not a slight to say that Lucas would fall to one of the top five point guards in NBA history -- after all, Lucas had problems guarding Isiah Thomas in real life (their careers overlapped for some nine seasons). I feel you're overrating Lucas.

My problem with the Class of '76 team is as much as I like Adrian Dantley, Robert Parish, Dennis Johnson and Alex English there is a rather steep drop-off in talent after them. In any basketball scenario (real or hypothetical), talent does become the prevailing issue.

Arguably the best two players (Dantley and English) man the same position and because they only can play small forward you likely won't have them on the floor at the same time. AD and English aren't exactly great defenders (while Larry Nance is), so they will be giving up points as well. Moreover, Nance, Tom Chambers and Orlando Woolridge can man the other forward position meaning any combination of them plus Mark Aguirre, Jay Vincent and Kelly Tripucka can be on the floor at the same time.

I also feel that the Class of '81 team would be the absolute worst matchup for that group, because the team actually can negate their strengths (namely, production at small forward) while overwhelming them with overall talent. If the Class of '76 was playing, say, the Class of '86 I would take the AD/English/Parish/DJ team. The Class of '76 is not necessarily the better defensive or rebounding team and it will have to rely on the halfcourt set to have any chance vs. the Class of '81.
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