2025 Annual All Time Draft Finals Team 10 vs Team 13

[SoberasHotRod]

Pau occupied any space he needed to and spaced the court with his playmaking. He played on the perimeter a ton in his prime.

I’m not sure you’ve ever watched Pau play or you wouldn’t say that.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Also Pau is a perfect fit with Jordan. Both played in the triangle offense under Phil Jackson. You underrate Pau’s brilliance. Smart skilled, and winning player. He’s the type of player that can coexist in any offense or scheme

If team 10 is playing the triangle offense and scoring 90 points a game, then I would definitely think that team 13 has a good chance.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

During Pau's 3 all star years in LA he averaged about 3 assists per game. That's good for a big man, but it's not like they were running the offense through him. He made 2 total 3's during that 3 year stretch and made 90% of his shots within 16ft of the basket (80% within 10 feet of the basket) per basketball reference. Do you know who else made about 90% of their shots within 16 feet of the basket, Alonzo Mourning.

If you want to argue that if Pau played in today's NBA he would have developed in to a floor spacing big, or a Sengun type big that you run your offense through, then I think I can imagine that. However, based on how he played when he played, nobody would be guarding him outside of 16 feet in this matchup.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

If team 10 is playing the triangle offense and scoring 90 points a game, then I would definitely think that team 13 has a good chance.

Team 13 might hit 87 points with Payton Jordan Dr. J on the perimeter and Zo in the paint

 

[Caleb JFC]

MJ and Ja Morant together are unstoppable, plus their defense is insane.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Team 13 might hit 87 points with Payton Jordan Dr. J on the perimeter and Zo in the paint

I do actually agree with this point. The defense for team 10 would be extremely good.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Basically my point is team10’s defense is as elite as it gets then add Jordan to that mix, I’ve never before in sports seen a professional athlete with Jordan’s will to win and not lose. For those too young to see him play night in and out. If he was playing your team the more you watched the more he would just suck your soul right out of you. There was nothing he couldn’t do if that skill was what he needed to use to win a game.

If his team needed two ft’s at the end of a game… no problem, a rebound, he was getting it a defensive stop, automatic. The balls needed him to score 60 not a problem and assist to Steve Kerr or John Paxton at the end of the game easy Pickens or his team needed him to hit a bunch of threes at the end of the game he was gonna make every single one of them. Honestly, I’ve never seen anyone with his resolve ever, and I don’t think we’ll ever see it again. It was maddening to watch your team play him, especially in the playoffs as a young man. I hated Michael Jordan with every fiber of my being because at times he was the perfect player And the biggest moments you saw coming and you knew your there was nothing. Your team can do about it. Once he figured everything out, there is nothing you could do about it. You weren’t going to stop Michael Jordan and no one ever did after he figured everything out.

 

[LogGrad98]

What is a Pickens? Is it a player or something?

 

[LogGrad98]

The only thing team 10 could do to make it better would be to start Paul George or even English over Dr. J. I know that is rough to say given the fact that Dr. J was Jordan before there was a Jordan, but literally the only thing that team is lacking is 3 pt shooting in the starting 5. Start George ahead of Dr. J and bring J off the bench to be the primary point of attack like Jordan is on the starters and there is nothing anyone could do to stop them. Nothing.