Re: basketball brag and beat
[ QUOTE ]
From today's game, no question. Against DT III it would've been close. Shaq in his prime was a scary scary player, nobody on DT I would've been able to come CLOSE to containing him.
[/ QUOTE ]
This is getting off track, but I would love to see this (ignoring players like Robinson and Stockton being on both). Part of the key here is "Shaq in his prime." You're absolutely correct, he was an absolute freak at that point. But remember, when he came into the league, he had a tough time against the elite big men like Robinson, Hakeem, and Ewing. Even Rick Smits gave him trouble. He hit his prime right as the NBA became devoid of dominant big men, when Hakeem, Ewing and Robinson were at the end of their run. I would've loved to see those big guys battle at their respective primes.
I think DTI would still crush III the vast majority of the time. It contained 3 of the best 5 or 6 all time players (some would argue the best 3 all time, PERIOD), though Bird and Magic were past their primes. The NBA was just freakishly good then.
|