BadBaronRudigor

Toney, Griffith, Woodson, and Vandeweghe is plenty of shooting (and Kiki was a 3/4 while Woodson was a 3/2 so on your stat team they should be switched). Joe Barry Carroll had great stats but was a stiff anyway; Ruland should start at center. And yuou hardly need the undersized Mean Mr. Smith (who I loved) for toughness when you have Clark Kent, McFilthy and McNasty already. Big problem for this team is PG, Drew had a couple of flashy number years but he, Sparrow and Ransey isn't an inspiring combination.

Ruland Gminski Carroll
McHale Mahorn
Vandeweghe Woodson
Toney Griffith
Drew Sparrow (Ransey never impressed me, Sparrow was a gamer at least)

Big man offense: Even with the change, Dirk and Antawn have an advantage over Ruland (bad hands) and McHale in versatility of scoring. Even the bench has more scoring on the 98 team.

Wing and Point offense: Kiki, Toney, and prime Drew are good. Pierce, Vince and Bibby are much better.

Passing: Again, the 98 team has a large playmaking advantage at almost every position as all the 80 players except Drew and Ruland were finishers.

Rebounding: AHA, here the 80 team dominates inside though 98 has much the better wing boarders.

Defense: McHale is a good defender, Ruland is tough on the blocks but would have trouble chasing Jamison (or Dirk), Toney is adequate, otherwise the 80 team isn't so good except for a few more bench bullies inside. That said, the 98 team is worse, no one stands out and Dirk (as a Center!), Jamison, and Bibby were all weak defenders and the bench is worse except Patterson.

Bench: Griffith and Woodson give you shooting (though Griffith was a lot better before he decided he was an outside shooter instead of a slash and dunk player) and Gminski is an above average big with Mahorn and Rambis for extra hard fouls. Carroll has more talent than anyone but McHale but didn't like to work that hard, he'd be 3rd string for me. The 90 team has some serious shooters off the bench (as if the starters weren't shooting enough?) in Lewis, LaFraetz, etc. but little defense and doesn't offer much of a change of pace for a judge. The 80 team is better served though lesser talents.

Intangibles: Ruland's bad hands and JBC's attitude are countered by the intimidation and aggression of their bigs. The 98 team has too many chefs and not enough helpers.

Overall: Although I agree the 80 team is more of a team, I have to go with the 98 crew on sheer talent. They have too many guys that can just abuse their counterparts. Not my favorite team nor will they advance very far but they do have enough to win this one.

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