Contracts back then were all the way fukked up smh
Did Any Basketball Hall of Famer have Less Help than...
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Taadow
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Not only that, he had Mad Max who would tear niccas up if he got hot.
And, Otis Thorpe who was an All-Star legit 4 who could play down low both ways (pause).
So you had two world-class rebounders, which leads to more shot opportunities.
That team was aptly named Rockets, because any given night any two of these shooters
(or maybe even Matt Bullard or Chris Jent) would be a lit dynamite stick, and you didn’t know
who it was gonna be.
High key - that’s why this era was so rough for players like this thread talmbat.
A lot of contenders were set up like this also, but they didn’t have either the shooters (Knicks),
the depth (Jazz), the post game (Spurs, Sonics), or they’re window was closing (Blazers) or
just about to open (Nuggets, Warriors, Hornets). And of course, none of them had Hakeem.
CROM
Pray. I will not listen, but I will laugh at you
I agree that Worthy coming out of NC was the consensus top pick...but I don’t agree that they were anywhere near the same. I respect what Worthy did for the Lakers, but he was nowhere near the player Dominique proved to be. Perhaps it was because of the presence of Magic and Kareem that Worthy’s numbers pale in comparison, but having watched them both....I’m taking Wilkins all day.
HandyWithTheSteel
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He would’ve had more help if didn’t demand a trade out of Utah.
Imagine him, Stockton, and Malone playing together.
Imagine him, Stockton, and Malone playing together.
They also won't mention Aaron McKie leading the Sixers in scoring in game 7 vs Toronto. Game was decided by one point. Iverson scored 2 points in that 4th Q. McKie 6.
If his teammates were really trash then you'd know it by the team result.
YUP
I BEEN SAYIN IT
DOMINIQUE WILKINS IS LEBRON WITOUT THE SUPERTEAMS
I BEEN SAYIN IT
DOMINIQUE WILKINS IS LEBRON WITOUT THE SUPERTEAMS
Bryan Danielson
Jmare007 x Bryan Danielson x JLova = King Ghidorah
I don’t know why many of these fake coli experts pretend the like that shyt or want things to go back that way
The same niccas that played 2K/Live and always scrolled past the teams with the Star player rated a 92+
But the rest of the starters no higher than 78
This is the answer. Because the knicks were so close to winning but NY didn’t get Pat a legit running mate
The War Report
NewNewYork
Imagine Nique having Magic instead of Doc Rivers as his PG.
But Hakeem really did it still
And the 98 Jazz had Hornacek putting up 14.2 and Stockton only gave you 12 but it was with 8.5 assists in only 29 minutes.
07 Cavs Larry Hughes averaged 15 a game, but yeah that crew was
Bron got swept tho 
Hakeem had one shooter on the roster and 0 dimers
and won a title 
I was talking postseason. That's when we're talking about these cats reaching the Finals so those are the numbers that matter. Their regular season numbers are irrelevant.But Hakeem really did it still
And the 98 Jazz had Hornacek putting up 14.2 and Stockton only gave you 12 but it was with 8.5 assists in only 29 minutes.
07 Cavs Larry Hughes averaged 15 a game, but yeah that crew was
Hakeem had one shooter on the roster and 0 dimers
Hughes only averaged 11.3ppg on 34% shooting in the '07 playoffs and didn't even play the last two games (Cavs looked better with him on the bench anyway).
Hornacek and Stockton only averaged 11.1ppg and 10.9ppg in the '98 playoffs and Jazz still made the Finals and took the Bulls to 6.
You right though that Hakeem the only one who actually won that shyt.
You selling those guys a bit short.Hakeem had one shooter on the roster and 0 dimers
Vernon Maxwell
Robert Horry
Kenny Smith
Sam Cassell
Those four working together were plenty enough to run the offense and shoot the rock, it was a good group with Hakeem in the middle. Add Otis Thorpe on the boards and Mario Elie locking guys down on the perimeter, and they had a squad. And ALL of them were hitting clutch shots.
I expect stats to decrease in the playoffs, especially for role players. I'm using regular season to gauge what you got in general and all year and overall where you're at.
I'm not sleepin on em, they're what I said
They did their thing, but the only real shooter there was Kenny until the playoffs - then you can add Horry and Casell who started hittin. They did their thing, but over the course of the whole year none of them were dimers and Kenny was the only shooter
Nobody named Antwan Jamison?
You can argue the post-Jordan generation of stars pushed him out now but 97 this was some bullshyt.
But all these guys were just above journeyman, no one to really get you a chip......good players no doubt, but meh
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
Aaron McKie was also sixth man of the year.
What Iverson embodied far overshadowed the fact that a team with the league MVP, DPOY and Sixth Man might've been good, but surely not good enough to beat the Lakers.
It's actually a discredit to how well they played as a team to say that he had no help.