White Chocolate's Case:
The NBA's all-time leader in assists and steals, Stockton led the NBA in assists per game for nine consecutive seasons between 1987 and 1996. No other player in NBA history has led the NBA in assists per game for nine seasons total. Stockton would still be the NBA's all-time assist leader even if he had not played his final six seasons.
In the first season after Michael Jordan's retirement, Pippen finished third in MVP voting and led the Bulls to 55 wins, just two fewer victories than in the previous season with Jordan.
In the past 50 seasons, Barkley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only players to average 25 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a single season. Barkley did so on his way to winning the MVP in 1992-93 with the Suns.
SPACING
Stockton shot 40.7%, 41.6%, 42.2%, 42.2%, 42.9%, 44.9%, and 46.2% from 3 in seven different seasons.
Pierce shot 40.4% on 6.3 attempts, 41.2% on 4.3 attempts and 41.4% on 3.7 attempts in his three best years from 3.
Pippen shot 37.4% on 5.2 attempts a game in his best year from 3.
Carmelo shot 40.2% on 5.4 attempts a game in his best year from 3.
Iguodala shot 39.4% on 3.1 attempts a game in his all-star season.
DEFENSE
Stockton - Pippen - Iguodala
17 All-NBA Defensive Teams
All-Time Steals Leader
3 x Steals Leader
Mourning - Camby
6 All-NBA Defensive Teams
3 x DPOY
6 x Blocks Leader
These two will be the primary defenders against Olajuwon.
MATCHUPS
I don't see any way how you can say I don't beat his starters 3-2.
Stockton/Pippen/Barkley are all better than their counterparts Williams/Mullin/Kemp.
Carmelo is the best 6th man in this tournament and having him as a weapon off the bench is deadly.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Alonzo Mourning and Hakeem Olajuwon have played each other 15 times during the course of their careers. Here are their averages against each other:
Olajuwon - 16.7 PPG (13.9 FGA), 8.9 RPG, 2.7 APG, 2.5 BPG and 48.3% from the field.
Mourning - 15.5 PPG (10.9 FGA), 9.8 RPG, 1.4 APG, 1.9 BPG and 48.5% from the field.
As you can see their stats are almost identical. Mourning held his own against Olajuwon when they played against one another.
DEFENSIVE STRATEGY
Spy does have Jordan and Olajuwon but I have two very good defenders to go toe-to-toe with them. I have him beat at PG/SF/PF and his bench is extremely bad.
Stockton would guard Williams, Pierce would guard Mullin, and Barkley would guard Kemp.
Pippen is one of the best defenders to ever play the game of basketball and might have been the best defender against Jordan had they not been on the same team. As you can see in the stats above Mourning held Olajuwon to a 16.7 PPG average on 13.9 FGA when they played each other and he would be the primary defender on him.
