The "The Last Dance" Thread

Yeah, but they don't even have an untraditional center. Ultimately it may not matter, but the only rim protection there is Anthony Davis and he hates playing the 5.

 

Yeah, but what big man? There are like 10 legit centers in the world anymore.

 

My 12:

Bam Adebayo
Jimmy Butler
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Paul George
James Harden
Kyrie Irving
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Damian Lillard
Klay Thompson

If KD's not fully back from the Achilles or if it's sapped some of his ability, maybe put Aldridge or Russ on there.

 

And if Zion's earned it, put him on there over Jimmy Butler.

 

The one saving grace there is that most of the great big men are from countries that aren't likely to be a big problem. Jokic and Marc Gasol are two that would be an issue. Jusuf Nurkic if he's healthy.

Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Gobert and Vučević could all be terrible matchups if they were from more competitive countries.

 

If everyone is healthy, I think I go:

Bam Adebayo
Stephen Curry
Anthony Davis
Kevin Durant
Paul George
James Harden
Montrezl Harrell
LeBron James
Kawhi Leonard
Kyle Lowry
Klay Thompson
Russell Westbrook

 

Plus Isiah was on his last legs by then
His game deteriorated quickly the last couple of years

 

I was a big Pistons fan as a kid but I’m racking my brain trying to figure out which Piston could possibly have come up with that particular analogy. Rodman? Mahorn?

 

Daly or McCloskey

 

I was driving back to Michigan one night and I caught The Sports Huddle on the radio
IIRC Bob Ryan and Jackie McMullen were on and they were talking about the Pistons
The consensus was Daly should be coach of the year every year for doing what he did with those crazies

 

Some of you have been watching a different Kyrie Irving the last two years than I have been watching.

 

Laimbeer was a rich kid who went to Notre Dame. Possibly cerebral enough to come up with that, no?