2004 Pistons vs 2014 Spurs

[Myth]

2 well rounded teams that that have a bunch of solid players and stars, but not all-stars. Who wins?

[oh the horror]

I was thinking about this the other day...


What a damn series that would be.

[Foster5k]

04 Pistons. They destroyed a 04 Lakers squad that had Kobe Shaq Payton Malone, etc. They just had the over-all better team. Larry Brown was also a great coach that could make the right adjustments when needed.

[Lebronxrings]

14 spurs. No way that pop loses this series.

[played0ut]

payton and malone were on their last legs.

kobe/shaq were having their chemistry issues, plus RL was ****ing up Kobe's play.

[1987_Lakers]

04 Pistons. They destroyed a 04 Lakers squad that had Kobe Shaq Peyton Malone, etc. They just had the over-all better team. Larry Brown was also a great coach that could make the right adjustments when needed.

If I remember correctly, Karl Malone was injured during the Finals, Payton was never a good fit for LA, and the Lakers had that whole Shaq-Kobe feud. They were far from a dominant team, any Laker team from 00-02 would have beaten '04 Detroit in a series.

I like the 2014 Spurs in a series, they are more balanced.

[played0ut]

gary payton had a lot of trouble picking up the triangle.

[1987_Lakers]

gary payton had a lot of trouble picking up the triangle.

Ya, and his defensive skill diminished greatly by 2004.

[Twiens]

Spurs Offense vs Pistons D

[Myth]

04 Pistons. They destroyed a 04 Lakers squad that had Kobe Shaq Payton Malone, etc. They just had the over-all better team. Larry Brown was also a great coach that could make the right adjustments when needed.

I respect your opinion and I'm unsure myself, but that post could pretty much apply to the 2014 Spurs:

"14 Spurs. They destroyed a 14 Heat squad that had LeBron Wade Bosh Allen, etc. They just had the over-all better team. Gregg Popovich is also a great coach that could make the right adjustments when needed."

[Rubio2Gasol]

Great Matchups, I favor the Pistons slightly becuase I think what they were capable of defensively is harder to play against than what the Spurs do offensively....if that makes any sense.

When you start relying on small time guys for shots, I tend to favor teams with better defence.

Rip and Chauncey are probably the better shot makers in the series too.

Rules of course make a difference, Rasheed would get thrown out every game

[9erempiree]

Give me these guys. The also set a record in 04, I believe consecutive games holding opponents to 70 points I believe. Something crazy like that.

Also,

[TrueRob]

I think Parker & Kawhi would have a bad series against the '04 Pistons. I don't see those two getting to the rim much against the two Wallaces. '04 Pistons would win IMO.

[Rodmantheman]

Spurs in 7

[Odinn]

It is a too tough matchup for 2013-14 Spurs.

They wouldn't be able move the ball this well because the Pistons didn't play that many minutes. The Spurs are comfortable against the Heat because the wings can go to painted area whenever they want. That wouldn't be this easy againt Wallaces.

Plus, I can see 38 year-old Duncan struggling against Wallaces.