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Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
A top 100 player???? The closest of course would be billups, but truthfully he is not a top 100. That is remarkable if that's the case and that team truly needs to be examined for formula for success.
They might actually be in the consideration for best TEAM of all time. There's noooooo way they could've pulled that off without playing Like a true unit
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Not airballing my layups anymore
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Their unity on defense helped them become one of the greatest teams.
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Head Connoisseur
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
The Wallaces is a top 100 player.
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Rasheed Wallace is currently ranked #95 all-time on basketball-reference.com. Just saying.
At Sheed's peak, he could have been confused for a future Hall Of Famer.
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Wait and See
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
No top 100 player ever, but 4 top 200 players certainly helped.
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15x all nba legend
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Ben Wallace & Rasheed. IMO Ben Wallace easily cracks that 90-100 range.
He had like 5-6 years of being a GOAT defensive player
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
According to GOAT:
Ben Wallace is #69 all time and Mutombo isn't in the top 100
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
According to GOAT:
Ben Wallace is #62 all time and Mutombo isn't in the top 100
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Head Connoisseur
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
That's because Ben Wallace is a better player than Mutombo though.
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DEY DA-PRESSED
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Originally Posted by INDI
A top 100 player???? The closest of course would be billups, but truthfully he is not a top 100. That is remarkable if that's the case and that team truly needs to be examined for formula for success.
They might actually be in the consideration for best TEAM of all time. There's noooooo way they could've pulled that off without playing Like a true unit
If you want to examine the formula for future use then I'd disagree. The fact that this is the only team of recent memory to pull it off backs that up. The usual formula for success was 2 (now 3) superstars+good role players.
But they were a hella great team with good D.
I don't think it can be duplicated anymore. Their back to back finals appearances made sure David Stern revamp the rules to create manufactured superstars.
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
They didn't have a superstar, but they had legit pieces and a closer, thats all you need to win.
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Head Connoisseur
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Originally Posted by gasolina
If you want to examine the formula for future use then I'd disagree. The fact that this is the only team of recent memory to pull it off backs that up. The usual formula for success was 2 (now 3) superstars+good role players.
The Mavs in 11 only had one star. And a ****loads of roleplayers stepping it up.
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Originally Posted by Punpun
That's because Ben Wallace is a better player than Mutombo though.
Literally the only thing Wallace did that Mutombo didn't do (or do better) was win 1 championship.
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Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
There main strength was there defence. You had rasheed wallace, and ben wallace there.. wallace house..
The rasheed wallace trade changed everything for them.
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Head Connoisseur
Re: Was the 2004 pistons the only team to win a championship without....
Originally Posted by ProfessorMurder
Literally the only thing Wallace did that Mutombo didn't do (or do better) was win 1 championship.
That's enough.
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