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8Ball
05-15-2021, 01:09 PM
Which is the better team? Jordan's fiercest finals opponent vs LeBron's fiercest.

2016 Warriors:
73 wins
Steph Curry
Draymond Green
Klay Thompson

1997 Utah:
62 wins
Karl Malone
John Stockton
Xiao Yao You
05-15-2021, 01:16 PM
what are the rules. 97 or 16?
TheCorporation
05-15-2021, 01:17 PM
Well seeing how the 2016 Warriors beat KD, Westbrook, Ibaka, Adams and then NEARLY beat LBJ, Kyrie, Love during their playoff run I think it' safe to say that the 2016, 73-win Warriors would have no trouble discarding a team that was the original Trash Bros.

2016 Thunder > 1997 Jazz

That would be a closer comparison. Or even the 2018 Raptors.
Xiao Yao You
05-15-2021, 01:22 PM
Well seeing how the 2016 Warriors beat KD, Westbrook, Ibaka, Adams and then NEARLY beat LBJ, Kyrie, Love during their playoff run I think it' safe to say that the 2016, 73-win Warriors would have no trouble discarding a team that was the original Trash Bros.

2016 Thunder > 1997 Jazz

That would be a closer comparison. Or even the 2018 Raptors.

They beat them under 1997 rules?
ImKobe
05-15-2021, 01:33 PM
'97 Jazz - 113.6 ORTG, 104 DRTG, 9.7 NetRtg (2nd)
'16 Warriors - 114.5 ORTG, 103.8 DRTG, 10.7 NetRtg (2nd)

So a difference of 1 in Net rating, and the Jazz won 64 games.

Jazz beat Shaq's Lakers in 5 and beat a Rockets' superteam of Hakeem/Drexler/Barkley in 6 games, and they didn't have injuries in the Playoffs like the Warriors did.

Give me the Jazz.
kawhileonard2
05-15-2021, 01:54 PM
Jazz would destroy them. They beat the Kobe/Shaw Lakers, Hakeem/Barkley/Drexler Rockets
8Ball
05-15-2021, 02:23 PM
Jazz would destroy them. They beat the Kobe/Shaw Lakers, Hakeem/Barkley/Drexler Rockets

They beat the 2016 Thunder which had 2 1st team all-nba players. Better than Rookie Kobe and a decrepit old Barkley.
Tycriss
05-15-2021, 03:05 PM
whatifsports.com

-Game 1 :

Utah Jazz 86
Golden State Warriors 103

-Game 2 :

Utah Jazz 91
Golden State Warriors 103

-Game 3 :

Golden State Warriors 101
Utah Jazz 84


-Game 4 :

Golden State Warriors 142
Utah Jazz 138


Golden State Warriors 4-0
Curry MVP
ShawkFactory
05-15-2021, 03:14 PM
Jazz have never seen anything like the Warriors.

It’d take at least 2 games for them to get their bearings. Then they have to win 4 of the next 5, which I don’t think would happen.
Xiao Yao You
05-15-2021, 03:29 PM
Jazz have never seen anything like the Warriors.

It’d take at least 2 games for them to get their bearings. Then they have to win 4 of the next 5, which I don’t think would happen.

Warriors never saw anything like the Jazz either. '97 rules?