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1. Thunder did two years ago. And current Spurs are head and shoulders above Celtics'86 from athletic ability and fitness despite having only two "decent" athletes. - i asked you about Heat, not thunder. thunder had harden, spurs weren't as good previous year. this spurs have better fitness than the celtics? wow, just wow. you are truly a basketball moron if you discredit one of the greatest basketball team ever assembled. i mean i have no hopes for you. that team won 67 games, and was ridiculously physical and tough. and larry bird got his points against anybody. put an athlete on him, double triple him, you couldn't stop him. this guy single handedly took a small time college team to an NCAA championship. watch how larry bird tooling the league. you can youtube it man. you are disrespecting the great larry bird. ask any basketball experts and how great larry bird was. 4 straight championship, and this dude was a bad bad boy. he was nasty as hell. don't disrespect larry bird. that's a cardinal sin.
2. Argentina was a team, not a dysfunctional All-Star game assembly. We are comparing seasoned NBA teams here. Apples to oranges, my little friend.
Bingo. and seasoned nba team? do you honestly think pacers are seasoned nba team? they are dysfunctional. thunder? they are dysfunctional. i laugh at whoever thinks any of these teams are considered great. spurs are old veterans who know how to play. but they are old veterans. Heat has the greatest player on earth, but they can't play against past great teams because they don't have a legit bigs. you said argentina was a team and 06 usa team was dysfunctional. basically you are definitely contradicting yourself. poor athletes beat supreme athletes because they play team game. lesson learned. Celtics were a great team. they were so great that playing at garden was basically big L. they were not only a great team, but they were intimidators. they were bad boys before pistons. you couldn't get to the rim. there were enforcers. you couldn't trash talk them. Larry bird would trash talk all over you. they stopped perimeter game with DJ and co. they make you play their game. they make you impatient because they were such a patient team. teams were in awe of their godly ball movement.
3. Anecdotal evidence is anecdotal. WTF this has anything to do with Celtics'86 being nonathletic and slow?
Because 40 year old MJ was nonathletic and slow who missed dunk, yet avged 20pts shooting .445%? why was he able to perform so well for his age with no athleticism? because MJ knew how to play basketball. MJ knew how to post you up. MJ was tough mentally. MJ knew the game of the basketball. if he had 2 good knees he would've taken that atrocious team to a playoff. i'm just further proving athleticism is just one part of the equation.
4. how did blazers lose to spurs in the 2nd round?
By scoring less points in four games.
-but weren't they a better athletes? LMA is much better athlete than 37 year old duncan. lillard destroys parker in athleticism. but they still lost? why? see #2 above.
5. By scoring more points in four games. Seriously, showtime Lakers are overrated. Watching them now right after 2014 semis is like watching slo-mo
Seriously, you really don't know about basketball.
6. Lakers had toxic locker room and injured Malone. The Pistons were as athletic as Lakers. You are delusional if thinking otherwise.
you are delusional if you think pistons were supreme athletes - tayshun, sheed, chauncey, big ben, rip, corliss williamson, etc, etc. all of them are good athletes, not a high flying crazy athletes you are in love with. but they were long, and they were a very good defensive unit. they are no more athletic then some of defensive 80's team. ask the real bad boys and if they can win 1 game against them. ask any pistons fans if they can beat the bad boys.
7. See 2. I am puzzled you are seriously bringing it here when we are talking about NBA teams
i'm puzzled why you are not getting what i'm trying to say. better team always wins. celtics are better team than any other 'athletic' today's team.
8. is Dirk a great athlete? how did he dominate the playoffs when he won it all? maybe Larry bird can do the same, but better? because eh, larry bird is much better than dirk?
3pt shooting and amazing athletes on defense around Dirk allowed him to win it
who are these amazing athletes you are talking about? jason terry? jason kidd? shawn marion? barea? butler? lol. really? they are amazing athletes? even marion was on the decline. guys like marion were plenty in 80's. at the end of the day, Dirk went beast mode. he was larry bird like.
9. Top 4 teams you mean?
Dude, Parish is Splitter with 1 more inch on him. McHale is 20 lbs lighter than Splitter. And we are talking about Spurs who lack rim protector. Get a grip. Those guys from the past are straw-men comparing to nowadays bigs. They will be abused and taken behind the woodshed by Ibaka and alike.
- you are really comparing parish to splitter? wow. mchale played against malone, barkley, oakley, mason, etc, etc. mchale abused all of them. one of the most underrated player of all time. you really don't have a clue, do you?
