GOAT bigs vs anyone team in history

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Half court they would rape. Full court would be tougher..,not too sure about that. Is there a 3 point line?

[Marchesk]

Half court they would rape. Full court would be tougher..,not too sure about that. Is there a 3 point line?

Yeah, modern court and rules apply.

How about in their prime:

S. Curry
R. Allen
Larry Bird
D. Nowitzky
A. Sabonis

and then pick whatever backups for them to go against the bigs.

[iamgine]

That's what I was wondering, but Cavs is pointing out the bigs could utilize a non-standard style of play.

I like the thought of the all-star game being some sort of bigs vs perimiter, as long as you have some bigs that can handle the ball and pass well.

They have to, it won't be successful long term though.

One game sure they could win.

[Overdrive]

Yeah, modern court and rules apply.

How about in their prime:

S. Curry
R. Allen
Larry Bird
D. Nowitzky
A. Sabonis

and then pick whatever backups for them to go against the bigs.

They couldn't defend them imo. Sabonis' prime is unknown compared to NBA talent. We could take the '86 or '96 version, but we don't know how he would've fared in '90 being a 4 year NBA pro.

[iamgine]

Yeah, modern court and rules apply.

How about in their prime:

S. Curry
R. Allen
Larry Bird
D. Nowitzky
A. Sabonis

and then pick whatever backups for them to go against the bigs.

That's too good. A realistic team like:

DJ Augustin
Kirk Hinrich (prime)
Larry Bird
Antonio Mcdyess
Rudy Gobert

should win handily too.

[deja vu]

It would be turnovers galore.

[kshutts1]

Three issues facing the "big" team...
1) Ball-handling
2) Outside shooting
3) Perimeter defense/defending quick players

These issues are mitigated by...
1) Size/reach, and ball-handling may be a weakness, but it's not so much of a handicap that the ball would be stripped every time up the court. Maybe we can account for 3-5 more turnovers a game.

2) A lot of the players listed have 15-20 foot range. That's potentially enough range to keep some spacing without totally clogging the paint. However, if the post is fed on every single possession, as it should be, then foul trouble will ensue. In a serious way.

3) Zone. Team would have long and quick enough players to cover the outside, with size in the middle. This team could run a pretty nasty zone. And a huge handicap of zone defense is generally rebounding, but with the gigantic size difference, even that's nullified.

Taking a team of all-time greats and pitting them against this team? Of course the more conventional lineup will win more often than not. But if we're talking some of the historically best teams of all time, then this "bigs" lineup should dominate.