I was talking about David Thompson.
Who was an ABA hero. Just like many in my roster. ABA was a revolution in style. And brought in many heroes like the hero of Michael Jordan's, who asked for Dave Thompson to induct him when he was going to be accepted to the Hall of Fame.
This guy could jump and touch the top of the backboard. Who else did you think wiped the dust of the top side of the board those days?!? There were no ladders. Only those leapers. So that the cleansers of the courts could keep their jobs.
Dave was one of the 5 player to score over 70 points ever in the history of the NBA-ABA. He played for Denver in both leagues, changing the style of the game, and played 2 for Sonics. Was active between 1975-1984. 1984..... Anyone remember that year? Fab? I'm sure you do. The best player ever to play the game stepped onto the pro court with so many dreams, and some significant heroes to get inspiration from, who did he got it from do you think? ... Yeap, that's him. David Thomspon was picked #1 in both ABA and NBA in the year 1975, and signed with the ABA team Denver Nuggets, coming off from being the NCAA champions and 1974 NCAA MOP (most outstanding player). He was the finalist alongside Dr. J in 1976 Slam Dunk Championship. He has been NBA All Star 4 times, game MVP in 1979, All NBA first team 2 times, ABA All star 1 time, ABA ROY, ABA Alltime team.. Averaged near 23 ppg, 4.1 rpg and 3.3 apg. David Thompson dunked the ball, when it was illegal to dunk. Unfortunately, DT was another victim of the alcohol and drugs abuse. That and injuries followed each other. He is another HoF'er of mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJZaULiWf-4
i love david thompson, but for your team he will be reduced to 7th man IMO.
i would go
tiny
dr. j
bron
hayes
sabonis
to start.
kemp would just get embarrassed out there against timmy IMO. it would be like pairing griffin against 03 duncan. that's a total mismatch. but i love hayes and he may even outrebound timmy. so you probably end up having a half court team with hayes/sabonis. you have to go big because they will go big. can your team be a pick & roll team? i don't know. maybe. i would love to see the offense go through sabonis. i love what sabonis brings - he is pretty much bigger and better divac, but mutombo will cancel him out with his tenacity and instinct. he will make great decision, and make others better with his sick passing ability. but no doubt this team ain't a running team unless you go small. with hayes & sabonis, running would be hard. but even when sabonis was slim, he was pretty slow compared to other great centers. he wasn't yao slow, but he was still pretty slow. i see this game being a nasty draggy half court battle.
and let's face it. having Bron is your gift and the curse. playing with bron is not easy. ask wade & bosh about it. he will make everybody better and make everybody suffer at the same time. bron is the decision maker here, not tiny or cousey. with all due respect, in a 7 game series, this is bron's show. dr. J is his robin. and bron will either make or break dr. j.
i never was a fan of bron's 'magic' ability. magic was an instinctive player. bron is a thinker with slower thinking process than magic. it takes longer for bron to make a decision. he makes a right decision, but it takes time to make the decision. there is a reason why bron's team always perceived as 'boring'. can bron adjust and be less ball dominant? can bron be this team's pippen?
it's almost blasphemy to say this but i always believed Bron would've been the greatest #2 option. better scottie pippen to be exact. i get laughed at when i say this, but that's how i see his game. he is the most unselfish selfish player. if you pair magic & bron up, bron would have to be a SF, right? he would've been a better worthy, correct? i just don't like the idea of bron being too ball dominant. bron took his team to 4 straight championship without having a pg. and that's his greatness, and ultimately his downfall.
i'm curious to see how bron/kyrie will play together. can bron make kyrie a better PG? or will bron make kyrie somebody else? david thompson, jones, arizin all of these players will become somebody they aren't if bron does run the show. will the great bob cousey be more than 5 min player?
only sure thing about these 2 teams is that hotnickkks team is a great defensive team. that's their identity. what's your team's identity? IMO, it's Bron & Co. IMO, your team will be heavily dependent on bron's ability to carry this team. Bron has that kinda effect on any team.
