Pat Riley

[Utahbullsfan]

christomasson Chris Tomasson
Asked if the 71-72 Lakers would have beaten 95-96 Bulls in 7-game series with both teams in prime Pat Riley said "I think we would have.''

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[Crystallas]

Good for him.

 

[Chi-Town Brahma]

christomasson Chris Tomasson
Asked if the 71-72 Lakers would have beaten 95-96 Bulls in 7-game series with both teams in prime Pat Riley said "I think we would have.''

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:doorrofl: Pat Riley, he's always been a funny guy. :clap:

 

[Glide2keva]

What was he supposed to say? He's still a competitor. I can respect his opinion. I don't agree with it. I think the series would've gone 7. That would all depend on which set of rules they would use. The 70's rules or 90's rules.

Bulls in 7, in 3OT.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Wilt would have to be a ball hog (and that would be no problem for him) in order for the Lakers to win. The Bulls had one of the best perimeter defenses the league has ever seen. I doubt Jerry West would be able to score quite like he did in the 70s with Jordan guarding him, or even with Harper guarding him. Their length and athleticism would be too much imo. Baylor in this context would be one of the smallest players on the floor and he'd be their PF. But, despite all his skill, I doubt he's outrebounding Rodman. Wilt is pretty much the only player on that team that has a clear advantage no matter what the Bulls do. And then there is the Jordan factor...

I'd say it'd be a great game to watch and it'd be a closer one than a lot of us would believe or like to believe, but I think we still pull out with the win.

That said I don't blame Riley for saying they would win. What're you gonna say? Any person with an ounce of competitiveness and pride would say they would win too.

 

[Utahbullsfan]

Wilt would have to be a ball hog (and that would be no problem for him) in order for the Lakers to win. The Bulls had one of the best perimeter defenses the league has ever seen. I doubt Jerry West would be able to score quite like he did in the 70s with Jordan guarding him, or even with Harper guarding him. Their length and athleticism would be too much imo. Baylor in this context would be one of the smallest players on the floor and he'd be their PF. But, despite all his skill, I doubt he's outrebounding Rodman. Wilt is pretty much the only player on that team that has a clear advantage no matter what the Bulls do. And then there is the Jordan factor...

I'd say it'd be a great game to watch and it'd be a closer one than a lot of us would believe or like to believe, but I think we still pull out with the win.

That said I don't blame Riley for saying they would win. What're you gonna say? Any person with an ounce of competitiveness and pride would say they would win too.

True I guess it would have rubbed me differently if he wasn't the Heat GM LOL

 

[Lex L.]

Wilt would have to be a ball hog (and that would be no problem for him) in order for the Lakers to win. The Bulls had one of the best perimeter defenses the league has ever seen. I doubt Jerry West would be able to score quite like he did in the 70s with Jordan guarding him, or even with Harper guarding him. Their length and athleticism would be too much imo. Baylor in this context would be one of the smallest players on the floor and he'd be their PF. But, despite all his skill, I doubt he's outrebounding Rodman. Wilt is pretty much the only player on that team that has a clear advantage no matter what the Bulls do. And then there is the Jordan factor...

I'd say it'd be a great game to watch and it'd be a closer one than a lot of us would believe or like to believe, but I think we still pull out with the win.

That said I don't blame Riley for saying they would win. What're you gonna say? Any person with an ounce of competitiveness and pride would say they would win too.

The genius of the 90s Bulls, is that they had a rotation of older professional centers that knew how to give fouls and knew that they weren't heavily relied on to score. Meanwhile, you have a player like Jordan who would have made Wilt accumulate fouls. Guys accumulating fouls on Wilt were 3 guys like Bill Wennington, meanwhile Wilt would have have to risk foul trouble facing up to Jordan and Pippen when they get to the basket.

It's really lazy analysis to look at this as: C vs C, PG vs. PG, etc. It doesnt really work like that.

Also, Rodman was probably a better rebounder than Wilt one of the criticisms against Wilt was that there were a few times where he got rattled. Good luck with that against Rodman.

 

[Utahbullsfan]

The genius of the 90s Bulls, is that they had a rotation of older professional centers that knew how to give fouls and knew that they weren't heavily relied on to score. Meanwhile, you have a player like Jordan who would have made Wilt accumulate fouls. Guys accumulating fouls on Wilt were 3 guys like Bill Wennington, meanwhile Wilt would have have to risk foul trouble facing up to Jordan and Pippen when they get to the basket.

It's really lazy analysis to look at this as: C vs C, PG vs. PG, etc. It doesnt really work like that.

Also, Rodman was probably a better rebounder than Wilt one of the criticisms against Wilt was that there were a few times where he got rattled. Good luck with that against Rodman.

Scary but kind of sounds like the Heat.... :shot:

 

[Lex L.]

Scary but kind of sounds like the Heat.... :shot:

It's similar.

 

[houheffna]

The Bulls win that matchup because of Jordan and Pippen's athleticism. And because Jordan didn't want to lose...period.

 

[clonetrooper264]

It's really lazy analysis to look at this as: C vs C, PG vs. PG, etc. It doesnt really work like that.

Also, Rodman was probably a better rebounder than Wilt one of the criticisms against Wilt was that there were a few times where he got rattled. Good luck with that against Rodman.

I know it isn't a pure positional analysis, but let's get real, Rodman isn't going to be guarding Wilt because even though he's the best post defender that team had, who's going to be guarding Baylor? The three headed monster probably would do worse dealing with Baylor's athleticism than with Wilt's because at least they have size and bulk to deal with Wilt as he never went more than 8 feet from the basket. Back court is a win for the Bulls based on pure athleticism no matter how you want to rearrange the players. Bulls just have too much length, not to mention their defensive prowess. Harper, Jordan, and Pippen could guard any of West, Goodrich, and Keith Erickson or whoever their SF was. You can look at it like PG vs PG, etc if you want, but in terms of matchups, that's pretty much how it'll shake out.

 

[Lex L.]

I know it isn't a pure positional analysis, but let's get real, Rodman isn't going to be guarding Wilt because even though he's the best post defender that team had, who's going to be guarding Baylor? The three headed monster probably would do worse dealing with Baylor's athleticism than with Wilt's because at least they have size and bulk to deal with Wilt as he never went more than 8 feet from the basket. Back court is a win for the Bulls based on pure athleticism no matter how you want to rearrange the players. Bulls just have too much length, not to mention their defensive prowess. Harper, Jordan, and Pippen could guard any of West, Goodrich, and Keith Erickson or whoever their SF was. You can look at it like PG vs PG, etc if you want, but in terms of matchups, that's pretty much how it'll shake out.

Apparently you don't know that. Again, no one mentioned Rodman guarding Wilt. They would be going against each other for rebounds, however. Rodman would also probably help on rotations. But no one is claiming that Rodman would be marking Wilt and trying to deny entry passes to Wilt in the post. It's a stupid, stupid comment to make by you.

Get it together.

 

[Anytime23]

That hair gel is getting into his brain. Maybe hes just overworked, doing his and Spo's job at the same time.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Apparently you don't know that. Again, no one mentioned Rodman guarding Wilt. They would be going against each other for rebounds, however. Rodman would also probably help on rotations. But no one is claiming that Rodman would be marking Wilt and trying to deny entry passes to Wilt in the post. It's a stupid, stupid comment to make by you.

Get it together.

I only mentioned that because my original comment was that Wilt had a massive advantage over the Bulls' centers and you mentioned it being not only about C vs C and stuff. Apparently that's a stupid stupid comment by me to you. That's fine. I have everything together buddy, don't need to attack other guys to make myself feel better.