Did Any Basketball Hall of Famer have Less Help than...

[H. Selassie]

I respect Doc alot (especially as a diehard Celtic Big 3/KG fan) but ain’t no way in hell you finna convince me that Nique having him and bunch of nobodies is the same as having crews like the 80s Celtics, Showtime Lakers, Bad Boy Pistons, 90s Bulls...hell even the 90s Knicks, Jazz, Blazers, Sonics, Suns, and Pacers.

No...just no.

 

[ÆTHER]

Imagine if the Lakers had drafted Dominique instead of James Worthy. Imagine what “Showtime” would’ve looked like then!

‘Nique, Magic, and Kareem???

Could have had both Utah were in trouble and ended up trading Nique to Atlanta for scrubs and money.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

And Scotch Hastings

Playing 2K, I'd much rather use the generic players than have to use Scott Hastings

 

[stepbackj34spud]

How much help did Dirk have over the years? It’s still more than Nique but I’m just asking. Dirk had a young Nash and an old Jason Kidd. Who else? Michael Finley?

Dirk has always been surrounded by good players smh.

 

[H. Selassie]

Playing 2K, I'd much rather use the generic players than have to use Scott Hastings

@ “John Brown” and “James Williams” balling harder with 50 ratings than him

 

[Buckeye Fever]

@ “John Brown” and “James Williams” balling harder with 50 ratings than him

One time the computer subbed john brown into the game for me and I said "fukk it. Let him get his shyt off"

 

[H. Selassie]

One time the computer subbed john brown into the game for me and I said "fukk it. Let him get his shyt off"

I can’t front. when I play with old Bulls teams and Rodman get subbed out, them nikkaz and dikkey Simpkins be snatchin boards like a mf. I don’t miss a beat

 

[BlackMajik]

Could have had both Utah were in trouble and ended up trading Nique to Atlanta for scrubs and money.

Actually Nique didn't want to play for Utah lol

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I can’t front. when I play with old Bulls teams and Rodman get subbed out, them nikkaz and dikkey Simpkins be snatchin boards like a mf. I don’t miss a beat

Makes you really appreciate role players.

I would've loved to see Dominique have a legit #2. He singlehandedly made that team fun to watch. Imagine a prime Penny paired with Dominique Wilkins

 

[H. Selassie]

Makes you really appreciate role players.

I would've loved to see Dominique have a legit #2. He singlehandedly made that team fun to watch. Imagine a prime Penny paired with Dominique Wilkins

Like bro...from an athletic point, Nique was literally Bron without the passing ability or a more talented Blake. shyt woulda been lit if he had a true “Scottie”

 

[ISO]

How much help did Dirk have over the years? It’s still more than Nique but I’m just asking. Dirk had a young Nash and an old Jason Kidd. Who else? Michael Finley?

Dirk had a squad pretty much every year of his career and was considered a choker, soft, and an underachiever until he won in 2011

 

[ISO]

The truth is that Dominique is kind of overrated. He was an athletic volume scorer that didn’t defend well or create for others.

It’s a reason he was left off the NBA’s top 50 team, wasn’t an original Dream Team selection, and ranked only 40th on SLAM’s 1997 Top 50 list.

‘Nique is in the Carmelo Anthony range of players.

 

[ISO]

The correct answer is Patrick Ewing.

Starks was too hot headed, undersized, and streaky to be a legit number two option. Besides dude was an undrafted guy, a CBA player, a part time grocery bagger before the Knicks. He’s dope as a 6th Man.

Both he and Oakley made one All-Star team and that was mostly a reward off team record.

I always wonder what if Ewing was in his prime in ‘99 with Spree and Houston.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Olajuwon won a title with no one else averaging over 14ppg in 94

Crazy to think about LBJ didn't have anyone averaging more than 12.6ppg when he made the Finals in 2007....but the worst in recent history has to be the '98 Jazz, who didn't have anyone other than Malone averaging more than 11.1.

Of course, neither of them pulled out the title in part because of those anemic freaking offenses.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Mookie Blaylock and the Plastic Man come to mind, but I can't think of any other HOFer that had less.

Like bro...from an athletic point, Nique was literally Bron without the passing ability or a more talented Blake. shyt woulda been lit if he had a true “Scottie”

He didn't defend for shyt though.

Iverson is up there
Before this super team era. Dudes used to be solo stars on these shytty teams just withering away.

They did pull in Dikembe who was All-NBA both years he played with Iverson.

In A.I.'s last years in Philly they finally brought in a squad (signed Keith van Horn and Webber and drafted Iggy and Korver), but he didn't stay around long enough to see if it would work.

Then those Denver years he had prime Carmelo, Nene, Kenyon Martin, Camby, J.R. Smith, etc. I actually think coaching was that team's biggest problem. You'd watch them play and it was one of the greatest assortments of talent I'd ever seen, but they STAYED taking the most difficult fukking shots. With that much talent on the floor they could have worked together and gotten easy ass shots off of AI breaking down defenses, Carmelo drawing double teams, JR stretching the floor....but instead they just launched one off-balance 20-footer after another. George Karl is one of the most overrated coaches in history.