Maybe an interesting topic: suppose there are two teams, one made up of centers , whose heights are all larger than(or equal to) 7-0(2.13m), ther other made up of guards, whose heights are no more than 6-7(2.00m), if the two teams play with each other, which will win? Suppose the lineup is: Centers: Shaq, Tim, Yao, Candyman, Gasol,Nowitzki,Ilgauskas, ,Bradly, Divac, Sabonis, David Robinson. Guards: Steive, Payton, AI, Kobe, Kidd,Marion, Penny,Stockton, Bibby, Bobby Jackson, Andre miller, etc. (note, TMAC is 6-8) IMHO, centers would dominate if they are quick enough to handle the fastbreak and someone can dribble to pass through the half court . Nowitzki can play PG, also there are some good passers: Divac, Yao, Sabonis, who will pass the dishes to Shaq! Centers will win in my opinion
the big guys will win. Shots in the paint are high percentage shots vs outside shooting. Driving the lane will be hard with all those trees in th way. Big guys will win easily.
But small guys can play fastbreak to get points. Also, a lot of steals from small guys will be nightmare for Centers!
Big men of course -All high percentage shots -run a 3-2 zone to cover up all the outside shots -domination of the rebounds -pass the ball up court instead of bringing it up (over the head lob passes of course ) -Theres no way a guard could block a shot or even contest one for that matter -Nitzowki, Ming and Duncan can be the perimeter players if big men need shooters if this was to happen Big men 120 Lil men 80
Shaq Ming Bradley Duncan Novitski vs Earl Boykins Damon Stoudamire Avery Johnson Chucky Adkins Brevin Knight
Also, considering anther team , made up of 6-8 to 6-11 Including: Grant Hill,TMac, Brand,Stojakovic, Webber, Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Mashburn, Ben Wallace, Sorry, I hate Pippen , so no place for him Seems this is the best team with everything: dribble, shoot, strength, defense
The Cs may win, but it won't be easy. - The Gs could press and trap on D, zone in the half court, and stretch out the D on offense. A few ISO & drives into the paint should sit a few people on the bench with foul trouble. - Size is over-rated when it comes to rebounding. (see Barkley, Charles: Aguirre, Mark: Dantley, Adrian: Rodman, Dennis: Wallace, Ben) Let a few Gs slip inside and establish rebounding position, and there goes a few more Cs sitting on the bench in foul trouble from over-the-back calls. - But as was pointed out, the big guys have balance on their side, especially if a Nowitzki or Garnett is on the perimeter. They have the better chance to run a legitimate half-court offense. - The Gs would basically have to live or die on jumpers, and would be in deep trouble if their shots weren't falling. The Cs could just pack it in.
Also, theres real no need for all the players on the big men to crash the boards, just about two big men would do. Therefore, the other 3 can get back on defense to hinder the fast break. Besides, some guards have trouble finishing the fast break because its hard to lay up sprinting down the court. However if it was 5 T Macs vs 5 Shaqs, I'd pick T Macs to win.
someone should run some sims on NBA live.... this thread reminds of the kareem vs dr. j pay per view.. personally i would take 5 hakeems circa 94...
I would simulate it on NBA live. But the problem is the strategy is fixed: I can't let 1 or 2 centers not participate in offense in order to handle little guys' fastbreak. I will write a report on my simulation later. But the problem is Yao Ming's rate is not high in NBA live, maybe I should fix some.
Aren't fact breaks mostly triggered by rebounding and the outlet pass? Unless they're all Steve Francises most of the rebounds will fall to the taller and rangier center. When you have 5 7-footers playing zone, it kills whatever penetrating ability the guard has. Plus, they're most likely to be thrown to the ground trying to pull of their fancy moves in order to get a shot off that isn't blocked.
I once thought about this while playing nba live and made five teams. One team all centers, one team all PF's, one team all SF's. Then I simulated the whole season and the SF's won it all in a final against the PF's. Maybe thats the answer. But who can really say. If there would be an exact answer I think some GM will sign only Point guards or SF's and then win it all........
