The Bulls would fit better in this topic, they could go smaller with Kukoc, Rodman, Pippen, Jordan and Harper. The only guy that is not a lockdown defender is Kukoc. They could guard almost any position, althought you don't want Kukoc on Curry, but it's a team with better potential to talk about this inter-era matches. Problem with the Lakers is really Shaqs gravity, but against 135 screens in 24 seconds Shaq couldn't do much the way he played back then. The main problem I see is people just ignoring the fact that amazing players would adjust their game ANY time. We are talking about Jordans, Kobes, Shaqs, Duncans, Pippens, this guys were the best of the best in their eras. It's obnoxius to think they just can't play today. It's obnoxius to think that a game changing superstar like Curry could not adpat in any era too.
But that is true though. Especially Shaq in his prime. Also, nobody on GS would be able to stop Kobe and Shaq. That's common sense. Those Lakers teams were also way deeper than Golden State as well. So I'm on Shaq's side on this one
simpsons and the bluff The only team(s) with potential to beat the 2019 warriors in a 7 game series is either 01 Lakers, 96 Bulls, 12/13 Heat, and the 14 Spurs. The Warriors will have to play pretty shitty for them to lose against any of these teams lmao
The best team in NBA history to match up against these Warriors would be the 95-96 Bulls, easily. Anything the Warriors can throw at the Bulls, Chicago would be well equipped to handle it. The Warriors are primarily strong at the perimeter. The 96 Bulls were the greatest perimeter defending team ever. You have Jordan, Pippen and Harper to clamp down on Klay, KD and Steph. The Bulls also have the shooters like Kukoc and Kerr to hang with the Warriors, if they're playing a 2018 style of Basketball. The Bulls are a scrappy and physical team, which is what you need to frustrate these finesse style Warriors. And then of course you have the killer mentalities of Jordan and Pippen, to go along with one of the greatest coaches ever in Phil Jackson. Btw I haven't even mentioned Rodman's impact yet... I'm not saying the Bulls would whoop the Warriors, but if you want a team that could stand a solid chance at beating them, its not the 01 Lakers, its not the 80s Lakers or Celtics, its not the 12-13 Heat, or anyone else. Its just the 95-96 Bulls.
Great argument. My only concern would be the lack of front court scoring. Especially if you start Kukoc & move Rodman to center. Pippen & Jordan would do their thing, but the lack of front court depth hurts the Bulls. Bill Wennington, John Salley, and Luc Longley would all be useless. Harper, Jordan, & Pippen would have to play all game just to match up. Even the bench backcourt of Kerr & Buechler lacks serious foot speed to keep up with the likes of Livingston & Iguodala off the bench. If the Bulls win, its definitely a 90-82 game. The Bulls lose every time if the Warriors go over 110 points.
Firepower doesn't add up unfortunately. Kerr and kukoc will not match kd steph klay dmc. Jordsnsnd pippen aren't great 3 pt shooters . It will be a 6-7 game series probably but warriors will win
I'll say 04 pistons are a close second imo. Defensively, they also have the tools to check GSW(Billups/Hamiliton/Prince/Hunter etc provided solid perimeter defense), and Wallace/Ben are excellent interior defenders. Plus, they had defensive mastermind Larry Brown(HoF coach basically). The thing is, I'm not sure if their defense would be enough to offset their offensive production.
But after the 04 pistons. I'll have to go with the 1983 Sixers. They were pretty balanced as a team. Great defense thanks to having great-to-good defenders in Cheeks, Jones, Dr.J, Tony, Richards and Malone. And stellar offense as well, thanks to Tony(20ppg), Malone(25ppg), Dr.J(21ppg). The issue would be their 3pt shooting. So like the bulls(95-96) and 04 pistons, they'll have to control and slow down the pace to stand any chance.
Only teams that could POSSIBLY beat the Warriors (16-17 or 18-19) 2012-2013 Miami Heat (3 All stars, and a former all star Ray Allen 2nd best shooter of all time on the bench) 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls (Three All team defenders, 6th man of the year, leader in 3 Point % Steve Kerr, 10x scoring leader Michael Jordan GOAT) 1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers (Tied for best offense in the history of the NBA, tied with 16-17 Warriors) Dude if the Houston Rockets last year took Golden State to 7 and the Spurs with Kawhi Lenard was able to hold a 20 point lead at home then that means this team is beatable. This team is beatable because if your switch everything on and off the ball it eliminates their ball movement and makes them ISO
Tbh that miami team was lucky to win against spurs. You need defense to beat warriors really nd rockets had that. Spurs was beating miami but ray saved them. The reason y spurs was killing them was because spurs was moving the ball and they had noone that could hold tony parker. Tony wouldve been finals mvp that year he was going off. Warriors is spurs on steroids. Noone would hold steph or kd nd dewade cant shoot threes bosh is okay so warriors would destroy that team
wade and Lebron are my favourite players but theres no way that miami team could beat the warriors. Wade averaged 16 points in the playoffs and you could argue he wasn't a top 10 player in the league at that point. Not to mention it took a miracle for them to even beat the spurs.
Depends on the rules. Officiating is completely different but I still think the Warriors would sweep. With old rules, the games would be close and competitive but as long as Kobe doesnt go off they wont even get one game. Shaq would surely be unstoppable but he'd be a liability defensively so much that it would be a sweep.
THIS. This whole topic is actually bunk because eras are defined by much more than even the rules , rules being just the most obvious thing anyone can point to.
A combo of Klay, KD, Iguodala, and Green could probably suppress Kobe, if not shut him down, mostly because this only a 23 year old Kobe. 05-06 Kobe is a different story lol.
The Owl That sees through those panties even if Boogie ain’t taking that many 3’s they would just put Shaq in the p&r to get him on Curry or Durant and then it’s over. Shaq is an elite inside presence but ain’t no way in hell he can keep up with Curry or KD.
The Owl That sees through those panties the fact that as how centers are now cousins is gonna be more on the perimeter to not let Shaq be in the paint and shaq is also far too slow
Money Mack he would... Ben Wallace can guard the 2-5 maybe even PGs today. He was only 6’8-6’9 and they usually put him on the best player on the opposite team.
Lebron losing to the warriors isn’t bad ! In fact it gives him credit taking the Cavs to the finals and losing against a team like that especially now with 5 all stars in the team ? Boogie and KD the snake just help him even more ,That’s no shame at all lol give lebron the warriors and he would be the champion every year
Lebron lost to the warriors in 2015, almost lost in 2016, Get's swept in 07', Is outplayed by Jason Terry in 11', beats the Spurs in 13' by sheer luck, and lost to the Spurs in 14'. All of these factors destroyed Lebron's legacy. Don't blame the snake for that.
At the end of the day, these are all just fantasy matchups and we can never tell who will win just on paper. The players still have to play. It’s silly to debate this even half-seriously lmao
If you watch anything about that finals you'll know that they were forcing Shaq to score so Kobe would feel some type of way and force him to put up shots
The five all stars on the team haven't been proven yet. So we don't know how that will all mesh, only time will tell. As much as people harp on Shaquille's defensive ability he wasn't a total slouch as mentioned. He could easily average 4 blocks a game in any series. With Shaquille in the post he is going to draw 2 or 3 defenders at anytime which would further open the floor for any shooter. If not he will bully his way or drop his close shots. It goes both way but it really isn't a slam dunk for the Warriors. The point isn't to be great defensively but to make great defensive stops.
They don't even have to stop Shaq, just make it hard on him and rain 3s on the other end. Cousins is hella strong, Shaq just cant bully his way into the paint the way he bullied the weakest center era of all time
Personnel wise, they don't match up. Even if Peja & Klay balance each other out (which I doubt), Christie, Divac, & Bibby are still getting torched by KD, Boogie, & Steph. Webber does do everything Draymond does only better, but that won't be enough. In a best of 7 series, Warriors win in 5 games.
The 2019 Warriors won’t even win the championship this year. As of right now they’re not even the best in the NBA even when healthy. Cousins hasn’t even played a game yet to include him in this convo. I think people are really overrating this Warrior team just like they did with the 73-9 team. This isn’t 2k.
Demarcus Cousins hasn’t played yet Dom. For all we know he could completely ruin the chemistry of the team (pulling a Melo). Kobe has shown he can lockdown INCREDIBLE scorers. Don’t see why he wouldn’t be able to lockdown Steph or Klay occasionally. Shaq can’t be stopped. Overall I think the Warriors would lose, but no team is gonna “destroy” the Warriors.
Sean F. I’m born in 1993 ,but I know these Warriors couldn’t beat 2001 Lakers or 93 Bulls heck they almost lost to the Rockets last year if not for CP3 injury
Damn all you people really gas up this team, they where blown out by the lakers on Christmas... without LeBron for more than half of the 3rd quarter and the entire 4th. Huston almost beat GS last year to and forced them into a game 7 and if it wasn’t for Paul’s hamstring injury the finals would’ve been Huston vs Cleveland, you seriously gonna tell me that Cousins is gonna stop shaq? And the warriors crumble under pressure, people forget that because they’ve played the cavs in the finals but we’ve seen it when they went against Huston last year and when they almost lost to okc in 2016, Durant also blew a 3-1 lead as did the warriors, these guys are very beatable and it’s why they aren’t even the number 1 seed
Even if Shaq goes off what happens when you start trading 2’s for 3’s? Golden State plays at such a pace with so many possessions that they would destroy any historic team. Other factors like their ball movement and defense are underrated in these arguments.
Bro you're also not considering that yeah maybe the Warriors SHOULD be able to beat them but that doesn't mean they WOULD be able to beat them Lebron damn near took them by himself Chris Paul and a cast of admittedly great role players almost took the Warriors to the cleaners until he got injured same with a Kawhi led Spurs team the Warriors SHOULD have been able to beat those teams with more ease watchu think Shaq Kobe and good role players gonna do assuming they're healthy?
Exactly This is the reason why in reality as individuals they're weak They are strong by outnumbering opponents. With all that talent they're supposed to sweep the playoff and yet they show all these surprising struggles. They win only by stacking talents and breaking parity. Individually no one of them is really a dynasty leader calibre of player. Ain't no kobe magic mj bird hakeem Duncan in gsw. It's like patriots with Stafford instead of Brady and Julio jones wr prime Tomlinson hb on defense both prime ed reed and polamaru with jj watts and prime Ray Lewis. Stafford isn't the reason why you win. Individually no one in gsw is why they win. They win because no other team in history except for Boston 60s had or will ever match the quantity of talent in this one roster.
logan 48227 uhhhh yeah dude wasn't great in that series (as usual he STAYS choking) and even if you think he played well and at least wasn't a negative sure I'll buy that but he didn't play any better than PJ Capela or Ariza in the games they won so yeah that's role player level production
Brent Larosa that would have at least been a 6 game series and more likely 7 and I do think the Warriors would have won but what it only adds to the fact that the Warriors perceived "dominance" has been vastly overstated
Great breakdown. We still haven't seen the full 2019 Warriors yet. We are assuming that Boogie will fit in, but there is still a chance that it could be a Melo situation. We just don't know yet. Using last year's GS team would be a more fair comparison.
To your point about hand checking at 8:50 I think it would slightly hamper his dribbling ability due to hand checking it'd be easier to strip the ball. It was demonstrated by Kenny Smith who showed that hand checking takes away some freedom/movement with the ball. Not saying it would shut him down though.
2001 Lakers would ABSOLUTELY beat them. They, like the Warriors in 2017 only had ONE loss in the entire playoffs. But the 2001 western conference road to the finals was WAY more difficult.
Michael Delgado Thank you. Honestly, people forget HOW good Shaq was and Kobe was straight fire. They had to go through the suns and loaded spurs teams every year. The fact that people think Shaq and Kobe’s lakers have no chance is absurd.
Yup Lakers perimeter D would at least slow down Curry and Klay and Kobe would defend KD. Shaq would foul out 3 players including Draymond. Lakers play better in playoffs.
xxcodwawxx100 The suns in 2001 back then didn’t even have Steve Nash or amarie. And the spurs in 2001 didn’t even have tony Parker or manu. U should be banned from taking basketball.
Bro yu cant say the warriors would just beat the lakers cux we haven't even seen how demarcus cousins is gonna affect the rest of the team when he gets back. And demarcus cousins is not a center that can block shots like that. He's a scorer and a rebounder. On top of that you didn't even take the lakers bench into consideration. At one point in time the lakers had Derek fisher, kobe bryant, rick fox, robert horry, shaq, nick van exel, eddie jones and more depth on the bench. The best player on the warriors bench right now is andre igoudala after that nobody even knows who the rest of the bench is. A basketball game is 48 minutes long. That means the starters are not gonna be on the court all game. Derek fisher can guard curry not lock him down but he can contest his shots and play good defense. Kobe bryant could guard klay thompson. Not lock him down but contest his shots. Rick fox can guard kd. Draymond is kind of irrelevant on offense all he does is pass. And demarcus cousins only chance of scoring on shaq is to shoot the ball. I'm sorry but the warriors wouldn't win in a 7 game series not enough depth on this years roster
The 2019 warriors can always have atleast 2 all stars on the court. The way the warriors play with all these shooters around they can bury teams from behind the 3pt line. The 01 lakers don’t have great perimeter defense. No team can outscore the warriors to beat them u have to have great perimeter defenders who can switch on defense which the lakers don’t have. The series would probably be 4-1 warriors
@@richardgomes8112 the 01 Lakers had great perimeter defense. I don't know what basketball you were watching but I'm guessing you weren't alive to see them. Derek Fisher was a great defender, Kobe was a great defender, Rick Fox was a great defender. They didn't go 15-1 in the playoffs for no reason. They were giving teams hell
@@richardgomes8112 lol curry can easily be shut down. D fish is a physical defender and a great off ball defender. Curry cant handle physical d. Look what happen to him in 15 and 16 finals
If it's a 7 game series its tough to see anyone beating any of the KD warriors teams, though Houston came close last year having a lot of great shooters, guys like CP3 and Harden who can ISO and pass really well, and Capella being a good big man.
What if LA goes 2-3 zone, start a small ball line up of Dfish, Kobe, Fox, Horry and Shaq while also playing constantly through a big (Shaq or Horace Grant) to slow down the tempo?
What about pace tho, if the pace is like today. Who is to say that other than Shaw of lobs, and Kobe. Horry. Who is going to be effective for laker... and I love that old team but this warriors is a different beast the even the teams today
imma newer fan of the nba (started watching it religiously 2014 onwards) but form all the game footage of the older games (pre 2006) i don't think any team could take more than 2 games off the warriors in a 7 game series if you're being fair and not saying "homie who made an all defensive would clamp *warriors player* and give them 50+", "they too soft", "they would choke" and "*superstar* would step up and have their best playoff series against them" like no teams pre 2008(except the 90's bulls and 03-5 pistons) could switch on the warriors players,guard the perimeter while not giving a lot of open midranges and no teams can do all that while out scoring them. With all that said the teams i think could do the best in a 7 game series 96 bulls,13 heat and to a lesser extent 08 celtics due to their star power,defense, bench and having decent-good shooting.
Post 2005 had freedom of movement rules in place. They called dribbling, travelling violations more tightly in the past and let go of more defensive contacts. Can anyone stop anyone in today's NBA?
This is why the 96 Bulls is the only team that could complete with the Warriors (But I still think Warriors pull it out) because the 96 Bulls created the ORIGINAL death lineup with Rodman Kukoc Pippen Jordan Harper They match up offensively & defensively with the Warriors
@@DQ_Senpai Kukoc would guard Draymond because he not really an offensive threat Rodman would guard Cousins & Jordan Harper & Pippen would rotate on Steph & KD to give them different looks..... Thats how I think they would play it
Would a small ball-ish 96 Bulls team have a fighting chance? Running Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc and Rodman. I am not sure how well rodman would guard Boogie at all ( we praise his versatility, so can he handle perimeter guarding ?) and I can't if having Kukoc on Draymond is a recipe for disaster or not.
they've had trouble of handling LeBron's power and strenght...imagine what would shaq do to them...dunk and one every single possesion...and Kobe and Rick Fox playing perimetar D....LA 2001 all day
He mentioned that might be the game plan though. Let Shaq eat. Warriors are counting by three's more than two's where as the Lakers are doing the opposite. And you have Kobe and Rick Fox? Okay. Both of them gonna end up tired chasing Curry, Klay, and KD all around the floor. And besides. That's two. Curry, KD, Klay, and Boogie. That's four. Who you leavin, open?
Double teams were also illegal in 2001 and the warriors could help off kobe no problem. He barely shot 30% from 3 that year. They'll take him shooting from deep all day
@@KiraDaBeastNY so who can stop Shaw one on one without getting into foul trouble before the half time....he wwas just to good...just watch the games between 2000-2002 it is just unstopable
I think a better match up team wise, kind of an odd pick, but The Kings, whatever season they took The Lakers to seven, I think they played fast enough and had enough shooters to make it competitive
NBA fans are by far the most toxic sports fanbase. The NFL are the most trashy, but NBA fans are definitely the most obnoxious and douchey. I’m a fan of both, and get in arguments with other fans of both.
sure, kobe and shaq are good, but you really think fisher is gonna lock down curry? and is rick fox really gonna guard kd? and horace grant and shaq have to run around the perimiter because cousins and green are shooters.
Unless you haven't watched basketball lately or you just deny greatness of the Warriors and the 3pt revolution, there shouldn't be too much debate over this.
Love the unbiased opinion! I do have a couple of rebuttals though: I would rather force cousins to shoot threes all game than take shaq on an island. The lakers team was also great defensively. I don’t think they could stop kobe and shaq at the same time so someone will be going off let alone their “bench”. I put the air quotes because they had one of the better benches in the league including a young fisher and rick fox for floor spacing and pick and roll with shaq if Kobe is subbed out
@William Scott Jr. iggy is the 6th man on an All star team in their prime for crying out loud and is not as impactful as CP3 who ran point. The warriors got a gift from the heavens yet again.
@@tdot8645 and Luke mbamute was also hurt fam. Real talk they had 4 All Stars Healthy and on the brink of elimination. Wait 2 All stars and 2 MVPs. Iggy I love him but dude is a role player at this point in his career. 4 All Stars and you were a heartbeat away from losing.......🤔 That said the Warriors did what they had to do it's sports after all. BUT if We're talking 01 Lakers. FAMILY... Look at Shaq's playoff numbers and his Finals numbers my dudes. Kobe was being mentored by Jordan at that time behind the scenes. Ron Harper, Ho Grant, Rick Fox, Big Shot Bob, Brian Shaw....yo the IQ on that squad. Ah well it's all in fun and debate. But I'm just sayin.....how many combined rings on that 01 squad????
Here’s an argument I heard from NBA Facebook. “Yall really think GS could stop Shaq and Kobe? They just lost to Rondo and Zubac foh 😭” I think the fact that people try using individual regular season losses in historical arguments against GS says enough about how dominant they are.
Bs i like you dom but warriors 19 will never beat 01 lakers. You better stick to playing 2k and stop this bs. 1. Dmc is injured wtf. Nobody know if hes the same player like he used to be. 2. Warriors bench suck 3.curry struggles against elite d same w/ thompson. Thats why rockets almost beat warriors last year. Rockets force the warriors iso ball and it works.
People also forget that those older players aren't used to all these new moves like the dribbling and even the layups are way different also all these players are more athletic than the older players( on average) so they would tire them out. You also gotta remember that hand checking did make it easier to defend but athletic/fast player still blew by and the reason mj and kobe was so good offensively was because they had dribble moves that created space for then to score with hand checking also of they can hand check then so would the warriors. I could keep going on but I don't see a point
Defense matters and golden state has horrible on ball defenders compared to any other all time great team. Which is why they would lose. Defense , rebounding, and fatigue are all factors that would make the warriors lose to the 01 Lakers 97 bulls, 87 Lakers , hell even the 2012-13 Miami heat in a 7 game playoff or final series. Not even to mention the fact that Steph despite golden states success still hasn't been able to show that he could play big in the finals against high level comp. Only one time curry had to match up against an EVEN all star point guard in kyrie Irving. And we all saw what happened there .. This is a cheat team built to win TODAY. Not ALL TIME.
At the end of the day it falls on who the coach is if can get a good coach for lakers who can deal with the picks then they win and giannis is a person who can clamp up kd since u said kawai can’t do it
All those suns teams04-07 are like how these teams are today yea the older teams gonna have trouble but slowing a game down half court n how that's very effective n a fast break shooting run n gun team... Fouls etc that's gonna be tough both ways imo n half court games always (n the past) beat fast teams this a good argument
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Next thing will be the dream team sayin they can beat the warriors😂
You just said what i been saying for a loooong time, good shit. All facts 💯.
The Bulls would fit better in this topic, they could go smaller with Kukoc, Rodman, Pippen, Jordan and Harper. The only guy that is not a lockdown defender is Kukoc. They could guard almost any position, althought you don't want Kukoc on Curry, but it's a team with better potential to talk about this inter-era matches.
Problem with the Lakers is really Shaqs gravity, but against 135 screens in 24 seconds Shaq couldn't do much the way he played back then.
The main problem I see is people just ignoring the fact that amazing players would adjust their game ANY time. We are talking about Jordans, Kobes, Shaqs, Duncans, Pippens, this guys were the best of the best in their eras. It's obnoxius to think they just can't play today. It's obnoxius to think that a game changing superstar like Curry could not adpat in any era too.
Dom I been telling people that man shaq ain’t guarding the perimeter
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Careful Dom, the old heads are going to say "If you really think KD blowing by Shaq then you don't know basketball".
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Ive heard old heads say Pippin is better than Lebron
But that is true though. Especially Shaq in his prime. Also, nobody on GS would be able to stop Kobe and Shaq. That's common sense. Those Lakers teams were also way deeper than Golden State as well. So I'm on Shaq's side on this one
Nobody looks at both sides of an argument anymore, especially when it comes to the NBA
JayJay Buckets Its either trolls pushing their own agenda or numbers geeks that pay attention to stats and completely ignore context
simpsons and the bluff The only team(s) with potential to beat the 2019 warriors in a 7 game series is either 01 Lakers, 96 Bulls, 12/13 Heat, and the 14 Spurs. The Warriors will have to play pretty shitty for them to lose against any of these teams lmao
MM25 heat only won 2/4 lebron shot 19% from the 3 in 2012 finals & KD avg 30 on 50% that heat team would get washed
@@calvinluciano wrong heat team he was talking bout heat when they beat the spurs
Kamardi Humphrey which is why I didn’t speak on 2013 heat only 2012
The best team in NBA history to match up against these Warriors would be the 95-96 Bulls, easily. Anything the Warriors can throw at the Bulls, Chicago would be well equipped to handle it.
The Warriors are primarily strong at the perimeter. The 96 Bulls were the greatest perimeter defending team ever. You have Jordan, Pippen and Harper to clamp down on Klay, KD and Steph.
The Bulls also have the shooters like Kukoc and Kerr to hang with the Warriors, if they're playing a 2018 style of Basketball.
The Bulls are a scrappy and physical team, which is what you need to frustrate these finesse style Warriors.
And then of course you have the killer mentalities of Jordan and Pippen, to go along with one of the greatest coaches ever in Phil Jackson. Btw I haven't even mentioned Rodman's impact yet...
I'm not saying the Bulls would whoop the Warriors, but if you want a team that could stand a solid chance at beating them, its not the 01 Lakers, its not the 80s Lakers or Celtics, its not the 12-13 Heat, or anyone else.
Its just the 95-96 Bulls.
Great argument. My only concern would be the lack of front court scoring. Especially if you start Kukoc & move Rodman to center. Pippen & Jordan would do their thing, but the lack of front court depth hurts the Bulls. Bill Wennington, John Salley, and Luc Longley would all be useless.
Harper, Jordan, & Pippen would have to play all game just to match up. Even the bench backcourt of Kerr & Buechler lacks serious foot speed to keep up with the likes of Livingston & Iguodala off the bench.
If the Bulls win, its definitely a 90-82 game. The Bulls lose every time if the Warriors go over 110 points.
@@oneman9121 Yep, good analysis. Pretty much on all fronts
Firepower doesn't add up unfortunately. Kerr and kukoc will not match kd steph klay dmc. Jordsnsnd pippen aren't great 3 pt shooters . It will be a 6-7 game series probably but warriors will win
I'll say 04 pistons are a close second imo.
Defensively, they also have the tools to check GSW(Billups/Hamiliton/Prince/Hunter etc provided solid perimeter defense), and Wallace/Ben are excellent interior defenders. Plus, they had defensive mastermind Larry Brown(HoF coach basically).
The thing is, I'm not sure if their defense would be enough to offset their offensive production.
But after the 04 pistons. I'll have to go with the 1983 Sixers.
They were pretty balanced as a team. Great defense thanks to having great-to-good defenders in Cheeks, Jones, Dr.J, Tony, Richards and Malone. And stellar offense as well, thanks to Tony(20ppg), Malone(25ppg), Dr.J(21ppg).
The issue would be their 3pt shooting. So like the bulls(95-96) and 04 pistons, they'll have to control and slow down the pace to stand any chance.
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Only teams that could POSSIBLY beat the Warriors (16-17 or 18-19)
2012-2013 Miami Heat (3 All stars, and a former all star Ray Allen 2nd best shooter of all time on the bench)
1995-1996 Chicago Bulls (Three All team defenders, 6th man of the year, leader in 3 Point % Steve Kerr, 10x scoring leader Michael Jordan GOAT)
1986-1987 Los Angeles Lakers (Tied for best offense in the history of the NBA, tied with 16-17 Warriors)
Dude if the Houston Rockets last year took Golden State to 7 and the Spurs with Kawhi Lenard was able to hold a 20 point lead at home then that means this team is beatable.
This team is beatable because if your switch everything on and off the ball it eliminates their ball movement and makes them ISO
Tbh that miami team was lucky to win against spurs. You need defense to beat warriors really nd rockets had that. Spurs was beating miami but ray saved them. The reason y spurs was killing them was because spurs was moving the ball and they had noone that could hold tony parker. Tony wouldve been finals mvp that year he was going off. Warriors is spurs on steroids. Noone would hold steph or kd nd dewade cant shoot threes bosh is okay so warriors would destroy that team
@@spriteshownetworkkoc-3165 wade would lock steph up.
If you put the 86-87 Lakers on that list, then you have to put the 80s Celtics and Bad Boy Pistons in there too.
wade and Lebron are my favourite players but theres no way that miami team could beat the warriors. Wade averaged 16 points in the playoffs and you could argue he wasn't a top 10 player in the league at that point. Not to mention it took a miracle for them to even beat the spurs.
@TheBlackPhantomHD I'm not gonna lie, that's hard to do for 4 games let alone 7. It's what makes playing against them so difficult.
I just seen this on Twitter😂😂💯
Depends on the rules. Officiating is completely different but I still think the Warriors would sweep. With old rules, the games would be close and competitive but as long as Kobe doesnt go off they wont even get one game.
Shaq would surely be unstoppable but he'd be a liability defensively so much that it would be a sweep.
THIS.
This whole topic is actually bunk because eras are defined by much more than even the rules , rules being just the most obvious thing anyone can point to.
Larsoboy123 - wait shaq would definitely dominate defensively. DeMarcus takes 15+ shots a game so your saying that all of those will be 3s?
A combo of Klay, KD, Iguodala, and Green could probably suppress Kobe, if not shut him down, mostly because this only a 23 year old Kobe. 05-06 Kobe is a different story lol.
The Owl That sees through those panties even if Boogie ain’t taking that many 3’s they would just put Shaq in the p&r to get him on Curry or Durant and then it’s over. Shaq is an elite inside presence but ain’t no way in hell he can keep up with Curry or KD.
The Owl That sees through those panties the fact that as how centers are now cousins is gonna be more on the perimeter to not let Shaq be in the paint and shaq is also far too slow
Just got told on Facebook that Ben Wallace would LOCK UP Kevin Durant .... lmao
Money Mack he would... Ben Wallace can guard the 2-5 maybe even PGs today. He was only 6’8-6’9 and they usually put him on the best player on the opposite team.
Al Smith slow kd down, yea I’ll give you that, but shutting down kd is preposterous
Ben would give him trouble but lock up? 😂😂😂
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I don’t even think Ben would give him trouble Kd is a 7 foot demon
Lebron losing to the warriors isn’t bad ! In fact it gives him credit taking the Cavs to the finals and losing against a team like that especially now with 5 all stars in the team ? Boogie and KD the snake just help him even more ,That’s no shame at all lol give lebron the warriors and he would be the champion every year
Facts
@@Matt-os2zn exactly give any body the warriors
Early 2000s Sacramento kinga
Jay Gonzalez shut up. Give Dirk the Heat and they wouldn’t go 2/4 in the Finals. Switch KD with the Heat and they would win too.
Lebron lost to the warriors in 2015, almost lost in 2016, Get's swept in 07', Is outplayed by Jason Terry in 11', beats the Spurs in 13' by sheer luck, and lost to the Spurs in 14'. All of these factors destroyed Lebron's legacy. Don't blame the snake for that.
At the end of the day, these are all just fantasy matchups and we can never tell who will win just on paper. The players still have to play. It’s silly to debate this even half-seriously lmao
I’m pretty sure Ben Wallace handled Shaq pretty damn well
Nifty Noldog no he didn't check the stats. Shaq averaged 27 ppg on 63% shooting
Nifty Noldog Shaq averaged 27 on 60% lmao
People always think that
If you watch anything about that finals you'll know that they were forcing Shaq to score so Kobe would feel some type of way and force him to put up shots
Yeah but that’s one on one usually hes double teamed, if he was guarded like he usually was we would be talking about how Kobe made up for Shaq
Ain't *NOBODY* stopping Shaq.
Aint NOBODY stopping Curry or KD or Klay
@@HiChrisss Lmfao at you mentioning Klay with those two. But don't forget Shaq ain't alone, he got his partner in crime, Kobe.
Abdu Ugas Shaq will stop Shaq as he has no one to defend effectively.
@@abduugas you saying that means you don't watch basketball or are just a hater
@@HiChrisss Klay isn't unstoppable... He benefits from the system.
I had to watch this video twice, cause the first time I was distracted over all that defense Dom was playing with Toronto on the Warriors.
The five all stars on the team haven't been proven yet. So we don't know how that will all mesh, only time will tell. As much as people harp on Shaquille's defensive ability he wasn't a total slouch as mentioned. He could easily average 4 blocks a game in any series. With Shaquille in the post he is going to draw 2 or 3 defenders at anytime which would further open the floor for any shooter. If not he will bully his way or drop his close shots. It goes both way but it really isn't a slam dunk for the Warriors. The point isn't to be great defensively but to make great defensive stops.
They don't even have to stop Shaq, just make it hard on him and rain 3s on the other end. Cousins is hella strong, Shaq just cant bully his way into the paint the way he bullied the weakest center era of all time
@@maybenexttime6430 tbh bruh, u crazy. Boogie was strong but bro, shaq moving that nigga out the paint like nothing
DAAAMMMMMNNNNN Dom’s out here telling it exactly how it is, lol what’s new though
How about the early 2000s Sacramento kings?
Personnel wise, they don't match up. Even if Peja & Klay balance each other out (which I doubt), Christie, Divac, & Bibby are still getting torched by KD, Boogie, & Steph. Webber does do everything Draymond does only better, but that won't be enough. In a best of 7 series, Warriors win in 5 games.
@@logan-zy9zk Your under estimating mike bibby
@@logan-zy9zk lol nobody's torchin christie, do your research bud
The 2019 Warriors won’t even win the championship this year. As of right now they’re not even the best in the NBA even when healthy. Cousins hasn’t even played a game yet to include him in this convo. I think people are really overrating this Warrior team just like they did with the 73-9 team. This isn’t 2k.
Mr. William looking back this aged pretty good, but the lost only because KD was injured let’s be real
The Warriors would slaughter the overrated 2001 Lakers. The 01-02 Kings would be a better matchup
Demarcus Cousins hasn’t played yet Dom. For all we know he could completely ruin the chemistry of the team (pulling a Melo).
Kobe has shown he can lockdown INCREDIBLE scorers. Don’t see why he wouldn’t be able to lockdown Steph or Klay occasionally.
Shaq can’t be stopped.
Overall I think the Warriors would lose, but no team is gonna “destroy” the Warriors.
Skip Bayless Yeaaaahhh, that’s a stretch.
U must be born after 1990. You underestimating the defense the 01Lakers had
Sean F. I’m born in 1993 ,but I know these Warriors couldn’t beat 2001 Lakers or 93 Bulls heck they almost lost to the Rockets last year if not for CP3 injury
@@DaffyTaffy93 yeah, if not for iggy injury warriors in 6
Did you listen to what he was saying or what?? what does being born after 1990 has to do with anything 🤔
I knew you were going to make a video on this!!!
Was just reading this on twitter lmao
Daxzter twitter blocked me for saying nigga even though I’ve said nigga on Twitter 10 times a day for 2 years ):
For anyone who wants the intro song, it’s called Berry by Matt Cherne
Damn all you people really gas up this team, they where blown out by the lakers on Christmas... without LeBron for more than half of the 3rd quarter and the entire 4th. Huston almost beat GS last year to and forced them into a game 7 and if it wasn’t for Paul’s hamstring injury the finals would’ve been Huston vs Cleveland, you seriously gonna tell me that Cousins is gonna stop shaq? And the warriors crumble under pressure, people forget that because they’ve played the cavs in the finals but we’ve seen it when they went against Huston last year and when they almost lost to okc in 2016, Durant also blew a 3-1 lead as did the warriors, these guys are very beatable and it’s why they aren’t even the number 1 seed
No one say anything about cousins stopping shaq and relax
Even if Shaq goes off what happens when you start trading 2’s for 3’s? Golden State plays at such a pace with so many possessions that they would destroy any historic team. Other factors like their ball movement and defense are underrated in these arguments.
Do a video on how can modern players play with the hand checking rules
Bro you're also not considering that yeah maybe the Warriors SHOULD be able to beat them but that doesn't mean they WOULD be able to beat them Lebron damn near took them by himself Chris Paul and a cast of admittedly great role players almost took the Warriors to the cleaners until he got injured same with a Kawhi led Spurs team the Warriors SHOULD have been able to beat those teams with more ease watchu think Shaq Kobe and good role players gonna do assuming they're healthy?
Exactly
This is the reason why in reality as individuals they're weak
They are strong by outnumbering opponents.
With all that talent they're supposed to sweep the playoff and yet they show all these surprising struggles.
They win only by stacking talents and breaking parity.
Individually no one of them is really a dynasty leader calibre of player.
Ain't no kobe magic mj bird hakeem Duncan in gsw.
It's like patriots with Stafford instead of Brady and Julio jones wr prime Tomlinson hb on defense both prime ed reed and polamaru with jj watts and prime Ray Lewis.
Stafford isn't the reason why you win.
Individually no one in gsw is why they win.
They win because no other team in history except for Boston 60s had or will ever match the quantity of talent in this one roster.
Reigning MVP James Harden is a role player now?
logan 48227 uhhhh yeah dude wasn't great in that series (as usual he STAYS choking) and even if you think he played well and at least wasn't a negative sure I'll buy that but he didn't play any better than PJ Capela or Ariza in the games they won so yeah that's role player level production
Lol do spurs beat warriors in 4? yes let say they win game 1 and lets pretend Kawhi is not injured but are u sure they will also win in nezt game?
Brent Larosa that would have at least been a 6 game series and more likely 7 and I do think the Warriors would have won but what it only adds to the fact that the Warriors perceived "dominance" has been vastly overstated
I could see them winning some games (don't about a 7 games series) against last year's Warriors. This year? It's an unbeatable team if healthy.
Great breakdown. We still haven't seen the full 2019 Warriors yet. We are assuming that Boogie will fit in, but there is still a chance that it could be a Melo situation. We just don't know yet. Using last year's GS team would be a more fair comparison.
Alright finally I’ve got myself something to smoke and you upload a video!
To your point about hand checking at 8:50 I think it would slightly hamper his dribbling ability due to hand checking it'd be easier to strip the ball. It was demonstrated by Kenny Smith who showed that hand checking takes away some freedom/movement with the ball. Not saying it would shut him down though.
do you think the 14 spurs would have a chance at these warriors
@Skip Bayless idk if i trust skips opinion one he's a diehard spur like myself and two its skip bayless
''And nba Facebook said Derrick fisher can lock up curry''
I'm dead💀
Thank you for this
Dom predicted the finals 6 months before 😂
2001 Lakers would ABSOLUTELY beat them. They, like the Warriors in 2017 only had ONE loss in the entire playoffs. But the 2001 western conference road to the finals was WAY more difficult.
Michael Delgado Thank you. Honestly, people forget HOW good Shaq was and Kobe was straight fire. They had to go through the suns and loaded spurs teams every year. The fact that people think Shaq and Kobe’s lakers have no chance is absurd.
Yup Lakers perimeter D would at least slow down Curry and Klay and Kobe would defend KD. Shaq would foul out 3 players including Draymond. Lakers play better in playoffs.
xxcodwawxx100 The suns in 2001 back then didn’t even have Steve Nash or amarie. And the spurs in 2001 didn’t even have tony Parker or manu. U should be banned from taking basketball.
Whats your take on kd vs t mac
Fire vids
It’s funny because people say all warriors do is shoot 3s(or they say about curry) and then say shaq will have a defense impact
Thank you!!!!old heads are out of control!!!
Just because I was born in 2000 doesnt mean anything
@Skip Bayless thats not a valid argument.
@Skip Bayless we were talking basketball and you'e bringing up music and televison...
All I wanted was for you to explain to me why the 01 lakers would easily beat the warriors
Bro yu cant say the warriors would just beat the lakers cux we haven't even seen how demarcus cousins is gonna affect the rest of the team when he gets back. And demarcus cousins is not a center that can block shots like that. He's a scorer and a rebounder. On top of that you didn't even take the lakers bench into consideration. At one point in time the lakers had Derek fisher, kobe bryant, rick fox, robert horry, shaq, nick van exel, eddie jones and more depth on the bench. The best player on the warriors bench right now is andre igoudala after that nobody even knows who the rest of the bench is. A basketball game is 48 minutes long. That means the starters are not gonna be on the court all game. Derek fisher can guard curry not lock him down but he can contest his shots and play good defense. Kobe bryant could guard klay thompson. Not lock him down but contest his shots. Rick fox can guard kd. Draymond is kind of irrelevant on offense all he does is pass. And demarcus cousins only chance of scoring on shaq is to shoot the ball. I'm sorry but the warriors wouldn't win in a 7 game series not enough depth on this years roster
The 2019 warriors can always have atleast 2 all stars on the court. The way the warriors play with all these shooters around they can bury teams from behind the 3pt line. The 01 lakers don’t have great perimeter defense. No team can outscore the warriors to beat them u have to have great perimeter defenders who can switch on defense which the lakers don’t have. The series would probably be 4-1 warriors
@@richardgomes8112 the 01 Lakers had great perimeter defense. I don't know what basketball you were watching but I'm guessing you weren't alive to see them. Derek Fisher was a great defender, Kobe was a great defender, Rick Fox was a great defender. They didn't go 15-1 in the playoffs for no reason. They were giving teams hell
@@richardgomes8112 lol curry can easily be shut down. D fish is a physical defender and a great off ball defender. Curry cant handle physical d. Look what happen to him in 15 and 16 finals
Eddie Jones and Van Exel weren't on the team in 01 tho
@@Roaracle yee but dom said any nba team. Thats not the 01 roster but that was still during the shaq dynasty
I've been depressed all day long cuz my pet bird died but this is the first video to actually make me laugh
Meep Sorry to hear that brother. Hope tomorrow is a better day.
But what if all time laker vs all time warriors who would win?
Do you think 12-13 heat have a chance vs the warriors?
Dom we gotta talk about this man
If it's a 7 game series its tough to see anyone beating any of the KD warriors teams, though Houston came close last year having a lot of great shooters, guys like CP3 and Harden who can ISO and pass really well, and Capella being a good big man.
There are only a couple teams I believe could beat the Warriors in 7. The 96 Bulls, and the 04 Pistons.
And that applies to any era's rules
pistons couldn't score enough but are the best team to defend them tho
What if LA goes 2-3 zone, start a small ball line up of Dfish, Kobe, Fox, Horry and Shaq while also playing constantly through a big (Shaq or Horace Grant) to slow down the tempo?
What about pace tho, if the pace is like today. Who is to say that other than Shaw of lobs, and Kobe. Horry. Who is going to be effective for laker... and I love that old team but this warriors is a different beast the even the teams today
Thank you for bringing shaqs defense in the arguement thank you
imma newer fan of the nba (started watching it religiously 2014 onwards) but form all the game footage of the older games (pre 2006) i don't think any team could take more than 2 games off the warriors in a 7 game series if you're being fair and not saying "homie who made an all defensive would clamp *warriors player* and give them 50+", "they too soft", "they would choke" and "*superstar* would step up and have their best playoff series against them" like no teams pre 2008(except the 90's bulls and 03-5 pistons) could switch on the warriors players,guard the perimeter while not giving a lot of open midranges and no teams can do all that while out scoring them. With all that said the teams i think could do the best in a 7 game series 96 bulls,13 heat and to a lesser extent 08 celtics due to their star power,defense, bench and having decent-good shooting.
Post 2005 had freedom of movement rules in place. They called dribbling, travelling violations more tightly in the past and let go of more defensive contacts. Can anyone stop anyone in today's NBA?
I was just waiting for this once I saw this on Twitter
This is why the 96 Bulls is the only team that could complete with the Warriors (But I still think Warriors pull it out) because the 96 Bulls created the ORIGINAL death lineup with
Rodman
Kukoc
Pippen
Jordan
Harper
They match up offensively & defensively with the Warriors
I think Steph and Klay will have trouble but KD is still unguardable and Cousins will eat Tony Kukoc alive(no disrespect to him)
@@DQ_Senpai Kukoc would guard Draymond because he not really an offensive threat Rodman would guard Cousins & Jordan Harper & Pippen would rotate on Steph & KD to give them different looks..... Thats how I think they would play it
Would a small ball-ish 96 Bulls team have a fighting chance? Running Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Kukoc and Rodman. I am not sure how well rodman would guard Boogie at all ( we praise his versatility, so can he handle perimeter guarding ?) and I can't if having Kukoc on Draymond is a recipe for disaster or not.
With hand-checking? Bulls would beat them 60% of the times. Today's rules? Bulls would have at max 25~30% of chance of beating them.
What about the 05 spurs?? Do a video with that team.
What about the 3 seconds in the paint rule
wait wouldnt shaq and the lakers had gone 15-0 and not 16-0 if they had swept the sixers?
Yes, from 1984-2002, 15-0 would have been considered perfect
5 game first round
they've had trouble of handling LeBron's power and strenght...imagine what would shaq do to them...dunk and one every single possesion...and Kobe and Rick Fox playing perimetar D....LA 2001 all day
He mentioned that might be the game plan though. Let Shaq eat. Warriors are counting by three's more than two's where as the Lakers are doing the opposite. And you have Kobe and Rick Fox? Okay. Both of them gonna end up tired chasing Curry, Klay, and KD all around the floor. And besides. That's two. Curry, KD, Klay, and Boogie. That's four. Who you leavin, open?
Double teams were also illegal in 2001 and the warriors could help off kobe no problem. He barely shot 30% from 3 that year. They'll take him shooting from deep all day
@@L_M185 double teaming off the ball was illegal, not double teams I think.
@@KiraDaBeastNY so who can stop Shaw one on one without getting into foul trouble before the half time....he wwas just to good...just watch the games between 2000-2002 it is just unstopable
I think a better match up team wise, kind of an odd pick, but The Kings, whatever season they took The Lakers to seven, I think they played fast enough and had enough shooters to make it competitive
Can I share this on Twitter, Hardwood, whatever? All NBA fans need to hear it.
NBA fans are by far the most toxic sports fanbase. The NFL are the most trashy, but NBA fans are definitely the most obnoxious and douchey. I’m a fan of both, and get in arguments with other fans of both.
Nostalgia at times can be a deadlier drug than cocaine.
Only way to beat this warriors team is to remove the 3 point line and go back to the 60’s and 70’s
sure, kobe and shaq are good, but you really think fisher is gonna lock down curry? and is rick fox really gonna guard kd? and horace grant and shaq have to run around the perimiter because cousins and green are shooters.
It depends on what era?
Is this with or without Demarcus cousins
What about the ‘94 bulls?
Unless you haven't watched basketball lately or you just deny greatness of the Warriors and the 3pt revolution, there shouldn't be too much debate over this.
No way. This will be barbecue chicken mode.
86-87 lakers would be a better argument for this years warriors, what do you think dom
Hahaha that’s so funny dom you should definitely do stand up comedy 😂😂
Facts
Drizzie Mane L
Drizzie Mane it’s funny cuz it’s true??
The Warriors lack of front court depth would surface, and that would be a problem.
Love the unbiased opinion! I do have a couple of rebuttals though: I would rather force cousins to shoot threes all game than take shaq on an island. The lakers team was also great defensively. I don’t think they could stop kobe and shaq at the same time so someone will be going off let alone their “bench”. I put the air quotes because they had one of the better benches in the league including a young fisher and rick fox for floor spacing and pick and roll with shaq if Kobe is subbed out
"Fuck outta"
Damn, can't argue with that
I hated when people use grammar to make it seem like their argument is stronger, we know what he meant lmao.
GG with that 5 out line up
I had so many Arguments about this. There are really people out there that hate the warriors so much that they told me Fox will clamp up steph.
Dude they were a CP3 hamstring from getting knocked out. No they are not beating the 01 Lakers. Not with the Vets on that squad.
@William Scott Jr. iggy is the 6th man on an All star team in their prime for crying out loud and is not as impactful as CP3 who ran point. The warriors got a gift from the heavens yet again.
Getloose360 fam iggy missed four games cp3 healthy would've lost in 5 had iggy played all series
Getloose360 y’all Niggas love underestimating Iggy 😂
@@X02Overdose nah fam I love Iggy's game. Great on the defensive end.
@@tdot8645 and Luke mbamute was also hurt fam. Real talk they had 4 All Stars Healthy and on the brink of elimination. Wait 2 All stars and 2 MVPs. Iggy I love him but dude is a role player at this point in his career. 4 All Stars and you were a heartbeat away from losing.......🤔
That said the Warriors did what they had to do it's sports after all. BUT if We're talking 01 Lakers.
FAMILY... Look at Shaq's playoff numbers and his Finals numbers my dudes. Kobe was being mentored by Jordan at that time behind the scenes. Ron Harper, Ho Grant, Rick Fox, Big Shot Bob, Brian Shaw....yo the IQ on that squad. Ah well it's all in fun and debate. But I'm just sayin.....how many combined rings on that 01 squad????
So you really just gonna cut off the video with 3.4 left on the clock and down by 4?
Shaq would stay in the middle and block all the warriors drive if shaq doesn’t want to step out he’s going to force cousins to shoot
The only team that can have a shot against the Warrios is the showtime Lakers
Explosioncake what about the 90s Bulls?
I think it depends if the rules are the same as it is today or how it was in the past.
Why have I been subbed to Dom2k but not this channel?
After watching dom look at nba Facebook I feel like a dumbass for being a Facebook user 🤣
Here’s an argument I heard from NBA Facebook. “Yall really think GS could stop Shaq and Kobe? They just lost to Rondo and Zubac foh 😭” I think the fact that people try using individual regular season losses in historical arguments against GS says enough about how dominant they are.
Wait, people really think the 01 Lakers could beat 19 warriors? LMAO that's the funniest shit I heard all day 😭😭
Iamxternal yeah it does hurt your brain thinking about it
Bs i like you dom but warriors 19 will never beat 01 lakers. You better stick to playing 2k and stop this bs.
1. Dmc is injured wtf. Nobody know if hes the same player like he used to be.
2. Warriors bench suck
3.curry struggles against elite d same w/ thompson. Thats why rockets almost beat warriors last year. Rockets force the warriors iso ball and it works.
People also forget that those older players aren't used to all these new moves like the dribbling and even the layups are way different also all these players are more athletic than the older players( on average) so they would tire them out. You also gotta remember that hand checking did make it easier to defend but athletic/fast player still blew by and the reason mj and kobe was so good offensively was because they had dribble moves that created space for then to score with hand checking also of they can hand check then so would the warriors. I could keep going on but I don't see a point
Sorry who gonna guard Shaq? Injured cousins when SHAQ IN HIS PRIME NOPE
I think the 04 Lakers would be a better match up.. adding Malone and GP even in their last couple years ...
MrJreed1000 nah gp would get cooked by steph if Chauncey was giving it to him
They lost to a pistons team with zero all nba players. They'd get slaughtered by the warriors
^^ these dudes gotta be 12
Al Smith I don’t think they why exactly the Lakers lost lmao
@@thedarkerbrother130 facts
Defense matters and golden state has horrible on ball defenders compared to any other all time great team. Which is why they would lose. Defense , rebounding, and fatigue are all factors that would make the warriors lose to the 01 Lakers 97 bulls, 87 Lakers , hell even the 2012-13 Miami heat in a 7 game playoff or final series. Not even to mention the fact that Steph despite golden states success still hasn't been able to show that he could play big in the finals against high level comp. Only one time curry had to match up against an EVEN all star point guard in kyrie Irving. And we all saw what happened there .. This is a cheat team built to win TODAY. Not ALL TIME.
At the end of the day it falls on who the coach is if can get a good coach for lakers who can deal with the picks then they win and giannis is a person who can clamp up kd since u said kawai can’t do it
comparing two teams from two different eras is pointless and stupid no matter which side you're on.
Not gonna lie what would you think about the 1995 Rockets with Drexler? That has to the “best matchup” for a classic team against the Warriors
Nick Micele i agree
WTF...lol
Which era though.
1:30 can somebody translate that paragraph?
All those suns teams04-07 are like how these teams are today yea the older teams gonna have trouble but slowing a game down half court n how that's very effective n a fast break shooting run n gun team... Fouls etc that's gonna be tough both ways imo n half court games always (n the past) beat fast teams this a good argument
I’m cryin bruh😂😂😂