1980 NBA Draft Chat Thread

[Ritzarmy]

Wamu is OTC and has been PM'd


1.1.1 : Shane - Earvin "Magic" Johnson - PG/SG/SF
1.2.2 : Hammer - Larry Bird - SF
1.3.3 : Nos - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - C
1.4.4 : Trojan - George "The Iceman" Gervin - SG/SF
1.5.5 : UK - Julius "Dr. J" Erving
1.6.6 : Wamu - Moses Malone - PF/C
1.7.7 : Ritz - Pete Maravich - SG
1.8.8 : 500 - Elvin Hayes - PF
1.9.9 : WLK - Walt Frazier - PG

2.1.10 : WLK - Bill Walton - Center
2.2.11 : 500 - Robert Parrish - C
2.3.12 : Ritz - Rick Barry - F
2.4.13 : Wamu -
2.5.14 : UK -
2.6.15 : Trojan -
2.7.16 : Nos -
2.8.17 : Hammer -
2.9.18 : Shane -

 

[HammerDown]

You should start Magic at Center...

 

[UK Cowboy]

I'm one of the few guys that would take Magic against MJ. Would love to have seen the MJ/Pippen/Rodman Bulls against the prime Magic/KAL/Worthy Lakers

 

[Ritzarmy]

Pistol Pete and Rick Barry together should be fun to watch

 

[UK Cowboy]

Pistol Pete and Rick Barry together should be fun to watch

They can shoot it. Pete was never what he was in college in the pro's, but his stats were still pretty damn good

 

[HammerDown]

I'm one of the few guys that would take Magic against MJ. Would love to have seen the MJ/Pippen/Rodman Bulls against the prime Magic/KAL/Worthy Lakers

The Showtime fast break would have devastated the Bulls, not to mention Michael Cooper smothering MJ.

 

[UK Cowboy]

The Showtime fast break would have devastated the Bulls, not to mention Michael Cooper smothering MJ.

I agree with this. As great as the Bulls were, I'm not sure they even take the Bad Boys if they hadn't gotten old, let alone Showtime

 

[HammerDown]

I agree with this. As great as the Bulls were, I'm not sure they even take the Bad Boys if they hadn't gotten old, let alone Showtime

And don't forget the Lakers with Sam Perkins as their star beat the Bulls in Game 1 of the championship before Magic pulled his hamstring. The '87 Lakers would beat the Bulls 99 times out of 100.

 

[Nosferatu]

500 takin by boy Elvin Hayes

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm gonna assume Ritz PM'd Wamu he was up...

 

[UK Cowboy]

And don't forget the Lakers with Sam Perkins as their star beat the Bulls in Game 1 of the championship before Magic pulled his hamstring. The '87 Lakers would beat the Bulls 99 times out of 100.

The Lakers would have had too many mismatches. MJ, Rodman and Pippen were great defensively, but the key to their offense was having a shooter, Kerr or Paxson on the floor. Who was Kerr gonna guard? Rodman could have started out against Magic, but then who's guarding Worthy? And Blab and Wennington against KAJ?? Not enough answers. The Lakers were the 90's Cowboys, the last teams with zero holes

 

[Ritzarmy]

I'm gonna assume Ritz PM'd Wamu he was up...

Yes but only once. Sorry I'm slacking

 

[Ritzarmy]

Wamu might be out voting

 

[wlk3]

 

[Ritzarmy]

We were on a nice roll for a bit. Some nice picks so far except Hammers of course.

 

[Wamu]

Damn Ritz how many picks have you made so far?
























































just kidding

 

[Wamu]

So who's up next?

 

[Ritzarmy]

UK is OTC and had been pm'd

Nice pick Wamu. Johnson would have been my next pick if he looped back to me.

 

[Wamu]

Wamu might be out voting

Nope, at work. Fun, fun, fun all the time!

 

[Wamu]

UK is OTC and had been pm'd

Nice pick Wamu. Johnson would have been my next pick if he looped back to me.

Thanks Ritz.