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Old 02-25-2020, 01:58 PM   #7
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Re: NBA Legends & Their Modern Day Equivalents

Thinking on it more.. Shaq and Kobe can already coexist. Duncan fits with everyone, he's fine getting 20 touches or 5 touches. Like mentioned before he's a mobile guy can pull Kareem out of the paint and run all sorts of p-n-r action with Bron/Kobe/KD.. Bron basically gives you option 1 scoring on option 2 attempts we saw it with Wade, Kyrie, Davis, etc. KD coexisted in GS's offense taking backseats whenever and also dominating whenever. Attitude wise I think MJ, Magic, Bird, Kareem would be fine, basketball wise there is far less questions with the bottom group because we've literally watched them all do it.

Wilt is a horrible fit with everyone on that top team. He's a ball hog, wouldn't draw doubles with Shaq on him, not efficient enough to justify him getting the ball 30+ times (especially with Shaq keeping him from the rim) he's a stationary one spot offensive threat which is bad for Kareem. With both of them on the floor it's bad for MJ, Bird, and Magic. Their saving grace would be how many points Kareem could score on Duncan, but if their game plan is just to dump the ball to Kareem they've already lost.

Top team would be much better off replacing one of Wilt/Kareem with a more traditional 4. This team as constructed just doesn't have the spacing to run an effective offense, no lanes for the perimeter guys to attack, and far too easy to exploit on defense. I think this could realistically go 4-1 with that logjam inside.
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