DOCSLIB.ORG

Should Super-Teams Be Allowed in the NBA? Hoopers Journal Author: Peter Pellegrino Date of Publication: 3.30.21

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Should Super-Teams Be Allowed in the NBA? Hoopers Journal Author: Peter Pellegrino Date of Publication: 3.30.21 Should Super-Teams Be Allowed in the NBA? Hoopers Journal Author: Peter Pellegrino Date of Publication: 3.30.21 After the recent uproar of the NBA’s most talented players joining forces, the question needs to be asked: Should Super-Teams Be Allowed in the NBA? News: For those who have not yet heard the news, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets have both bought out and traded for multiple all star talents. The defending champion Lakers, who previously had Lebron James and Anthony Davis as the prime talent on their roster, bought out the two-time all star Andre Drummond. Drummond led the league in rebounds in the 2016, 2018-2020 seasons and was the number one player on the Detroit Pistons for the majority of his career. The recent player addition changes the potential Laker starting lineup to Dennis Schroeder, Contavious Caldwell-Pope, Lebron James, Anthony Davis, and Andre Drummond. Many fans view this lineup as an overwhelming challenge to almost any team that faces them. “It’s all about competition.. I love competition.. There’s this culture where everyone wants to join one another, and it goes against everything that I’m about,” shouts analyst Stephen A. Smith. The true level of competition in the NBA has undoubtedly lessened over the years, and it’s evidence correlation with the burst of super-teams has been clear ever since the 2017 Golden State Warriors. The superstar talent on the Brooklyn Nets has also been tremendous even before recent alterations were made. Early in the 2020-21 season, nine time all-star, three time scoring leader, three time field goal leader, and previous league MVP joined former champions Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In recent days the Nets organization has acquired Blake Grin, Deandre Jordan, and Lamarcus Aldridge (each all-stars at dierent points in their careers). What Makes A ‘Super-Team’ a Super-Team? Opinions on what classifies a “super-team” dier around dierent fan bases. To me, a super team is when there are three or more players on the same team that each would be able to be the best player on and lead a team with no other all-stars. Based on this definition, teams like these are nothing new. The 1986 Boston Celtics with Larry Bird, Robert Parish, and Kevin McHale; the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers with Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy; or perhaps the 1996 Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. The list goes on. What separates today’s super-teams from those of the past is the increase of them per year. The modern teams start with the 2008 Celtics: Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett. The infamous 2013 Miami Heat, consisting of Ray Allen, Lebron James, and Dwayne Wade also come to mind. But by far the most eective was the 2017 Golden State Warriors: Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Klay Thompson. However, almost never before have we seen two teams with such power competing in the same season. I truly believe that with the addition of these two teams, the competitiveness in the NBA will drop even more. If the Nets and Lakers have no competition on their road to the Finals, the other teams will have no will-power to play at their highest level if they know they have no chance against either team. In addition, the “load-management” games that have come into place have not helped the league at all. Especially when teams are stacked to their limit, players do not feel the need to even step on the court, as their teammates can win without them. Is This Really A Super-Team? While famous names like these are compelling factors in the case of constituting them a super team, arguments have been made opposing those views. Blake Grin responded to comments about the new lineup, saying, “It’s kind of funny to me, because for the last couple years, all I’ve heard is how bad I am.” Because Grin, Aldridge, and Jordan are no longer the all stars they once were, it becomes more dicult to separate them from the average players in today’s league. Although the players are not what they were at the climax of their careers, the experience that league veterans bring to the table is irreplaceable. ESPN analyst Jordan Shultz responded via Instagram to the Nets lineup saying, “Way more talented than the defending champs [Lakers].” The fact that these players are still athletic and ecient shows that they were able to be the leader and star on their own team. As a result it is fair to classify these teams as super-teams. Past Prevention: In the past, the NBA has blocked the combination of stars on the same team. In 2011, the then NBA commissioner David Stern blocked a trade of all-star Chris Paul to the Lakers. The Lakers were the defending champions with Kobe Bryant in his prime years. Stern responded saying, “There was a trade that [New Orleans general manager] Dell Demps wanted us to approve, and I said heck no,” Stern said. So why has the NBA not interfered with building overly powerful rosters in years? I would argue that there is no stoppage of super-teams because they are becoming less ecient. Russel Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George played for the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2018-2019 and never came close to a championship. In 2019, the Golden State Warriors lost in the finals to the Toronto Raptors in a major upset. If the super-teams do not win, you would expect the competitiveness to rise, right? Wrong. The games have slowed in pace and top teams are close to incapable of being defeated. The 2020 Los Angeles Lakers did not have any real competition that they struggled with leading to the finals. How To Fix This: I would argue that the only way to raise competitiveness in the NBA is to separate star talent amongst the other teams in the league. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost LeBron James to L.A. after the 2018 season and have not even come close to making the playos since. The only way to eectively diversify talent is to implement a new mandate. Lowering salary caps will not work because players make money o of endorsement deals. They just want to play on a team that will win it all. A new mandate could limit dominant players playing together by ruling that a player who has been an all-star for the previous two years cannot play for a team that has two other all stars. There are a variety of mandates that could be put in place to fix this problem. The key point however is that fans love competitiveness. Of course we would all love the teams that we root for to win a championship, but the overall welfare of the league would greatly benefit from preventing super-teams from forming..
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Open Andrew Bryant SHC Thesis.Pdf
    THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS REVISITING THE SUPERSTAR EXTERNALITY: LEBRON’S ‘DECISION’ AND THE EFFECT OF HOME MARKET SIZE ON EXTERNAL VALUE ANDREW DAVID BRYANT SPRING 2013 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for baccalaureate degrees in Mathematics and Economics with honors in Economics Reviewed and approved* by the following: Edward Coulson Professor of Economics Thesis Supervisor David Shapiro Professor of Economics Honors Adviser * Signatures are on file in the Schreyer Honors College. i ABSTRACT The movement of superstar players in the National Basketball Association from small- market teams to big-market teams has become a prominent issue. This was evident during the recent lockout, which resulted in new league policies designed to hinder this flow of talent. The most notable example of this superstar migration was LeBron James’ move from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat. There has been much discussion about the impact on the two franchises directly involved in this transaction. However, the indirect impact on the other 28 teams in the league has not been discussed much. This paper attempts to examine this impact by analyzing the effect that home market size has on the superstar externality that Hausman & Leonard discovered in their 1997 paper. A road attendance model is constructed for the 2008-09 to 2011-12 seasons to compare LeBron’s “superstar effect” in Cleveland versus his effect in Miami. An increase of almost 15 percent was discovered in the LeBron superstar variable, suggesting that the move to a bigger market positively affected LeBron’s fan appeal.
    [Show full text]
  • Congressional Record—Senate S5971
    June 23, 2008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5971 Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent there is little public awareness of the impor- The resolution (S. Res. 596) was the bill be read three times, passed, the tance of soil protection; agreed to. motion to reconsider be laid on the Whereas the degradation of soil can be The preamble was agreed to. table with no intervening action or de- rapid, while the formation and regeneration The resolution, with its preamble, processes can be very slow; reads as follows: bate, and any statements relating to Whereas protection of United States soil S. RES. 596 this matter be printed in the RECORD. based on the principles of preservation and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without enhancement of soil functions, prevention of Whereas, on June 17, 2008, the Boston Celt- objection, it is so ordered. soil degradation, mitigation of detrimental ics won the 2008 National Basketball Asso- The bill (S. 3180) was ordered to be use, and restoration of degraded soils is es- ciation Championship (referred to in this engrossed for a third reading, was read sential to the long-term prosperity of the preamble as the ‘‘2008 Championship’’) in 6 games over the Los Angeles Lakers; the third time, and passed, as follows: United States; Whereas legislation in the areas of organic, Whereas the 2008 Championship was the S. 3180 industrial, chemical, biological, and medical 17th world championship won by the Celtics, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- waste pollution prevention and control the most in the history of the National Bas- resentatives of the United States of America in should consider soil protection provisions; ketball Association (referred to in this pre- Congress assembled, Whereas legislation on climate change, amble as the ‘‘NBA’’); SECTION 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Renormalizing Individual Performance Metrics for Cultural Heritage Management of Sports Records
    Renormalizing individual performance metrics for cultural heritage management of sports records Alexander M. Petersen1 and Orion Penner2 1Management of Complex Systems Department, Ernest and Julio Gallo Management Program, School of Engineering, University of California, Merced, CA 95343 2Chair of Innovation and Intellectual Property Policy, College of Management of Technology, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland. (Dated: April 21, 2020) Individual performance metrics are commonly used to compare players from different eras. However, such cross-era comparison is often biased due to significant changes in success factors underlying player achievement rates (e.g. performance enhancing drugs and modern training regimens). Such historical comparison is more than fodder for casual discussion among sports fans, as it is also an issue of critical importance to the multi- billion dollar professional sport industry and the institutions (e.g. Hall of Fame) charged with preserving sports history and the legacy of outstanding players and achievements. To address this cultural heritage management issue, we report an objective statistical method for renormalizing career achievement metrics, one that is par- ticularly tailored for common seasonal performance metrics, which are often aggregated into summary career metrics – despite the fact that many player careers span different eras. Remarkably, we find that the method applied to comprehensive Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association player data preserves the overall functional form of the distribution of career achievement, both at the season and career level. As such, subsequent re-ranking of the top-50 all-time records in MLB and the NBA using renormalized metrics indicates reordering at the local rank level, as opposed to bulk reordering by era.
    [Show full text]
  • Sixers Superfan Tom Kline
    10/21/2020 undefined Doc’s coaching record of 943 wins and 681 losses includes 176 more wins than the Sixers had during the same period. Doc spent nine years in Boston, so he knows how to coach in our kind of town with passionate fans and a demanding media. And he’s done the same on the national stage. In short, Doc is a proven winner. There will be no on the job training. That counts for a lot. Doc also knows how to coach superstars. In Boston, he coached the Big Three of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce — all first round, top 10 draft picks — taking them to two NBA Finals and where effort, defense, and making big shots in the clutch were hallmarks. Doc led the Big Three to an NBA title over a team led by an all-time great known by one name, Kobe. For the Sixers to achieve their goal of winning an NBA title, Doc will need to lead them past teams led by greats like LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. This year with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George playing together for the first time, Doc led the Clippers to within one win of the Western Conference finals. Granted, the team had higher expectations and blew a 3-1 lead, but, hey, they are the Clippers. More important, Doc had the fifth-best regular season coaching record in the NBA since taking over the Clippers in 2013. Like the Clippers, the Sixers have two superstars in Embiid and Simmons. The key will be getting both of them to achieve their full potential, while surrounding them with a strong supporting cast and especially a shooting guard.
    [Show full text]
  • S 3145 State of Rhode Island
    2008 -- S 3145 ======= LC03225 ======= STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2008 ____________ S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N CONGRATULATING THE BOSTON CELTICS ON WINNING THEIR SEVENTEENTH NBA CHAMPIONSHIP Introduced By: Senators Jabour, Felag, Sheehan, Raptakis, and Tassoni Date Introduced: June 19, 2008 Referred To: Senate read and passed 1 WHEREAS, When Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge acquired Kevin Garnett and 2 Ray Allen in the summer of 2007, most Celtics fans knew that those two additions, along with 3 superstar forward Paul Pierce, would instantly make the Celtics a much improved team and 4 instant playoff contender. However, few could have imagined that the Boston Celtics would 5 compile the best record in the NBA in the 2007-2008 season, 66-16, and add to their glorious 6 tradition by defeating hated arch-rival the Los Angeles Lakers and MVP Kobe Bryant to win their 7 league leading seventeenth NBA Championship; and 8 WHEREAS, Kevin Garnett, a superstar playing in relative anonymity for most of his 9 career in Minnesota, was a joy and revelation to observe as he led the Celtics back to glory. We 10 all knew about his intimidating shot-blocking ability, his fierce rebounding skills, his ability to 11 run the court and score quick baskets, his defensive prowess and his superb low post game and 12 sweet outside shot, but his off-court demeanor was even more impressive. Garnett is a caring, 13 kind and compassionate man always available to serve the community and charitable 14 organizations in the region.
    [Show full text]
  • 2012-13 BOSTON CELTICS Media Guide
    2012-13 BOSTON CELTICS SEASON SCHEDULE HOME AWAY NOVEMBER FEBRUARY Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa OCT. 30 31 NOV. 1 2 3 1 2 MIA MIL WAS ORL MEM 8:00 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WAS PHI MIL LAC MEM MEM TOR LAL MEM MEM 7:30 7:30 8:30 1:00 7:30 7:30 7:00 8:00 7:30 7:30 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CHI UTA BRK TOR DEN CHA MEM CHI MEM MEM MEM 8:00 7:30 8:00 12:30 6:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DET SAN OKC MEM MEM DEN LAL MEM PHO MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:AL30L-STAR 7:30 9:00 10:30 7:30 9:00 7:30 25 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 ORL BRK POR POR UTA MEM MEM MEM 6:00 7:30 7:30 9:00 9:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 DECEMBER MARCH Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa 1 1 2 MIL GSW MEM 8:30 7:30 7:30 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 MEM MEM MEM MIN MEM PHI PHI MEM MEM PHI IND MEM ATL MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 MEM MEM MEM DAL MEM HOU SAN OKC MEM CHA TOR MEM MEM CHA 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 1:00 7:30 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 MEM MEM CHI CLE MEM MIL MEM MEM MIA MEM NOH MEM DAL MEM 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:00 7:30 8:30 8:00 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MEM MEM BRK MEM LAC MEM GSW MEM MEM NYK CLE MEM ATL MEM 7:30 7:30 12:00 7:30 10:30 7:30 10:30 7:30 7:30 7:00 7:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 30 31 31 SAC MEM NYK 9:00 7:30 7:30 JANUARY APRIL Su MTWThFSa Su MTWThFSa 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 MEM MEM MEM IND ATL MIN MEM DET MEM CLE MEM 7:30 7:30 7:30 8:00
    [Show full text]
  • Boston Celtics Game Notes
    2020-21 Postseason Schedule/Results Boston Celtics (1-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-1) Date Opponent Time/Results (ET) Record Postseason Game #5/Road GaMe #3 5/22 at Brooklyn L/93-104 0-1 5/25 at Brooklyn L/108-130 med0-2 Barclays Center 5/28 vs. Brooklyn W/125-119 1-2 Brooklyn, NY 5/30 vs. Brooklyn 7:00pm 6/1 at Brooklyn 7:30pm Tuesday, June 1, 2021, 7:30pm ET 6/3 vs. Brooklyn* TBD 6/5 at Brooklyn* TBD TV: TNT/NBC Sports Boston Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub *if necessary PROBABLE STARTERS POS No. PLAYER HT WT G GS PPG RPG APG FG% MPG F 94 Evan Fournier 6’7 205 4 4 14.8 3.0 1.5 41.3 32.7 F 0 Jayson Tatum 6’8 210 4 4 30.3 5.0 4.5 41.7 36.0 C 13 Tristan Thompson 6’9 254 4 4 10.8 10.0 1.0 63.3 25.6 G 45 Romeo Langford 6’4 215 3 1 6.3 3.0 1.0 30.0 23.7 G 36 Marcus Smart 6’3 220 4 4 18.8 3.8 6.5 49.0 36.0 *height listed without shoes INJURY REPORT Player Injury Status Jaylen Brown Left Scapholunate Ligament Surgery Out Kemba Walker Left Knee Medial Bone Bruise Doubtful Robert Williams Left Ankle Sprain Doubtful INACTIVE LIST (PREVIOUS GAME) Player Jaylen Brown Kemba Walker Robert Williams POSTSEASON TEAM RECORDS Record Home Road Overtime Overall (1-3) (1-1) (0-2) (0-0) Atlantic (1-3) (1-0) (0-2) (0-0) Southeast (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) Central (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) Eastern Conf.
    [Show full text]
  • USA Basketball Men's Pan American Games Media Guide Table Of
    2015 Men’s Pan American Games Team Training Camp Media Guide Colorado Springs, Colorado • July 7-12, 2015 2015 USA Men’s Pan American Games 2015 USA Men’s Pan American Games Team Training Schedule Team Training Camp Staffing Tuesday, July 7 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II 2015 USA Pan American Games Team Staff Head Coach: Mark Few, Gonzaga University July 8 Assistant Coach: Tad Boyle, University of Colorado 9-11 a.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Assistant Coach: Mike Brown 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Athletic Trainer: Rawley Klingsmith, University of Colorado Team Physician: Steve Foley, Samford Health July 9 8:30-10 a.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II 2015 USA Pan American Games 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Training Camp Court Coaches Jason Flanigan, Holmes Community College (Miss.) July 10 Ron Hunter, Georgia State University 9-11 a.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Mark Turgeon, University of Maryland 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II July 11 2015 USA Pan American Games 9-11 a.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Training Camp Support Staff 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Michael Brooks, University of Louisville July 12 Julian Mills, Colorado Springs, Colorado 9-11 a.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II Will Thoni, Davidson College 5-7 p.m. MDT Practice at USOTC Sports Center II USA Men’s Junior National Team Committee July 13 Chair: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University NCAA Appointee: Bob McKillop, Davidson College 6-8 p.m.
    [Show full text]
  • 34 Paul Pierce #32 Blake Griffin #6 Deandre
    Los Angeles Clippers (1-0) at Toronto Raptors (0-0) Game P2| Away Game 1 Rogers Arena; Vancouver, BC Sunday, October 4, 2015 - 4:00 p.m. (PDT) TV: Prime Ticket; Radio: The Beast 980 AM/1330 AM KWKW PRESEASON CLIPPERS PROBABLE STARTERS DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RESULT/TIME Oct. 2 vs. Denver Prime Ticket W, 103-96 Oct. 4 at Toronto* Prime Ticket 4:00 PM #34 PAUL PIERCE Oct. 10 at Charlotte** NBA TV 10:30 PM Oct. 14 vs. Chatlotte*** NBA TV 5:00 AM F • 6-7 • 235 Oct. 20 vs. Golden State ESPN 7:30 PM Oct. 22 vs. Portland Prime Ticket 7:30 PM 2015-16 Preseason Stats *Game will be played in Vancouver, British Columbia **Game will be played in Shenzhen, China MIN PTS REB AST FG% ***Game will be played in Shanghai, China 14.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 .250 REGULAR SEASON LAST GAME: 10/2 vs. DEN, had 5 pts (1-4 FG, 1-2 3PT, 2-2 FT), 1 reb, 1 ast and 2 stls in 14:16 minutes. DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RESULT/TIME 2014-15 PLAYER NOTES: Posted five games of 20+ points…Led Washington with 118 made three-pointers... Oct. 28 at Sacramento Prime Ticket 7:00 PM Oct. 29 vs. Dallas TNT 7:30 PM On 11/25/14, surpassed Jerry West for 17th all-time in points scored…On 12/8/14 vs. BOS, scored a season- Oct. 31 vs. Sacramento Prime Ticket/NBA TV 7:30 PM high 28 points & surpassed Reggie Miller for 16th all-time in points scored...Became the 4th player in NBA history Nov.
    [Show full text]
  • Bob Cousy Basketball Reference
    Bob Cousy Basketball Reference Winton expeditate downhill if precarious Alberto tut-tuts or dissuade. Parenthetical and agreed Ehud ruralised while filmier Collins overspreading her porosity protractedly and quarry discretionally. Fettered and sinning Alic nitrate while hottish Reynolds fuses her mountaineering next-door and convenes hotheadedly. Instead of the game against opposing players of protector never truly transformed the celtics pride for fans around good time to basketball reference Javascript is required for the selection of a player. He knows what can see the way to her youngest child and bob cousy basketball reference for one. Well, learn to be a point guard because we need them desperately on this level. How bob ryan, then capping it that does jason kidd, and answered voicemails from defenders to? Ed macauley is bob cousy basketball reference to. Feels about hoops in sheer energy, join us some really like the varsity team in the cab got the boston celtics and basketball reference desk. The time great: lajethro feel from links on a bob cousy spent seven games and kanye. Lets put it comes to bob cousy basketball reference. Have a News Tip? Things we also won over reddish but looking in montreal and bob cousy. Please try and bob davies of his junior year. BC was also headed to its first National Invitational Tournament. Friend tony mazz himself on the basketball success was named ap and bob cousy prominently featured during his freshman year, bob cousy basketball reference for the thirteenth anniversary of boston! To play on some restrictions may be successful in the varsity team to talk shows the crossfire, bob cousy basketball reference desk.
    [Show full text]
  • 1980-89 NBA Finals
    NBA FINALS 198 0 - 1 9 8 9 Detroit Pistons sweep Los Angeles Lakers 1 63-19 1E under Chuck Daly 57-25 1W under Pat Riley June 6, 8, 11, 13 9 Joe Dumars DET Finals MVP 27.3 pts, 6.0 ast, 1.8 reb 8 Pistons win their first-ever NBA championship 9 During season, Pat Riley trademarked phrase “Three-peat” Lakers 97 @ Pistons 109 at The Palace of Auburn Hills – Isiah Thomas DET 24 pts, 9 ast; Joe Dumars DET 22 pts Lakers 105 @ Pistons 108 – Joe Dumars DET 33 pts; Magic Johnson LAL injures hamstring, plays only 5 more mins in series Pistons 114 @ Lakers 110 at Great Western Forum – Joe Dumars DET 31 pts; Dennis Rodman DET 19 reb Pistons 105 @ Lakers 97 – Joe Dumars DET 23 pts; James Worthy LAL 40 pts Pistons’ starters – G Isiah Thomas, G Joe Dumars, C Bill Laimbeer, F Mark Aguirre, F Rick Mahorn Lakers’ starters – G Magic Johnson, G Michael Cooper, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, F A.C. Green, F James Worthy 1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat Detroit Pistons in 7 9 62-20 1W under Pat Riley 54-28 2E under Chuck Daly June 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21 8 James Worthy LAL Finals MVP 22.0 pts, 4.4 ast, 7.4 reb 8 Pistons 105 @ Lakers 93 at Great Western Forum – Adrian Dantley DET 34 pts; Isiah Thomas DET 19 pts, 12 ast Pistons 96 @ Lakers 108 – James Worthy LAL 26 pts, 10 reb, 6 ast; Byron Scott LAL 24 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 11 ast Lakers 99 @ Pistons 86 at Pontiac Silverdome – James Worthy LAL 24 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 18 pts, 14 ast Lakers 86 @ Pistons 111 – Adrian Dantley DET 27 pts; Isiah Thomas DET 9 rb, 12 as; Vinnie Johnson DET 16 pts off bench Lakers 94 @ Pistons 104 – Adrian Dantley DET 25 pts; Bill Laimbeer DET 11 reb; John Salley DET 10 reb Pistons 102 @ Lakers 103 – James Worthy LAL 28 pts; Magic Johnson LAL 19 pts, 22 ast Pistons 105 @ Lakers 108 – James Worthy LAL 36 pts, 16 reb, 10 ast; Magic Johnson LAL 19 pts, 14 ast Lakers’ starters – G Magic Johnson, G Byron Scott, C Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, F A.C.
    [Show full text]
  • South Florida Bulls, Winners of 6 NBA Titles in the — Oh, Wrong Bulls
    The Michigan Full Court Press Volume VI Issue VIII The Official Newsletter of the Maize Rage 11 December 2004 We’re back in Crisler this afternoon for the third installment of our current four-game homestand. This afternoon, our Wolverines face the mighty South Florida Bulls, winners of 6 NBA titles in the — oh, wrong Bulls. These Bulls are no slouches though, having achieved a 5-2 record so far this season on the strength of wins over teams like Stetson and Grand Canyon. They’re coming off of a season in which they finished a hot 1-15 in Conference USA. We’re without Daniel (4 weeks), Graham (4-6 weeks), and Lester (season), but there’s no reason our team is going to roll over here in December. We need to stay right with them as their official support group and help them play a solid forty minutes of basketball in every game. Let’s make Crisler move this afternoon, Rage. Here is the starting lineup for the South Florida Bulls (5-2, 0-0 Conference USA): 1 Marlyn Bryant 6’3” G Nicknamed “The Energizer Bunny” by his former coach; has torn an ACL each of the past two Januarys so he won’t be “Energizing” for much longer 3 Brian Swift 5’10” G Short; a member of USF’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 21 Terrence Leather 6’9” F Again, last name is Leather; USF’s leading scorer and rebounder in 2003-04 25 James Holmes 6’2” G A native of nearby Ypsilanti; career ambitions include acting 44 Solomon Jones 6’10” C This transfer from Daytona Beach CC stays truly active by fishing and playing video games Coach Robert McCullum Coached at WMU when they knocked us off in 2001 and 2002; get revenge Boston Bandwagon: Chris Capko (#10), a standout baseball player in high school in Lakeland, Fla., professes that he is “an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics” and lists Paul Pierce as his favorite NBA player.
    [Show full text]