Znaci igraci Warriorsa moraju biti cijepljeni da bi igrali domace utakmice. Svi posjetitelji takodjer, a gostujuci igraci ne moraju. Bogte pa ovi ameri su ludji i od Capka

Ta Indiana iz prve polovice 2000-ih je bila zbilja duboka ekipa, još su tu jedno vrijeme bili i Brad Miller i Al Harrington...

Malo mi je neobično što su igrali ,,na koš manje'' - jaka obrana i spori tempo uz toliko ofenzivnog talenta, JO, Artest, Al, Bender, Miller(x2), Tinsley koji ima osjećaj za asistenciju... mislim da bi bili čak i bolji da su O'Neala stavili na centra i Harringtona ubacili u petorku i zaigrali bržim tempom.

Znam da te jako zanima ta košarkaška "povijest" i sve zanimljivosti vezane uz to, ali koliko sam shvatio, ti si mlađi i nisi uživo gledao NBA košarku prije 20 godina?

Ovo što je NBA košarka danas, to je bilo nezamislivo prije 15 ili više godina. Naravno da je uvijek bilo iznimaka, ali to je bila sasvim drugačija košarka i brojne stvari koje su danas "normalne", onda nisu nikom padale na pamet. Igrače kao Melo ili LeBron se tek prije 10 godina počelo "full time" prebacivati na PF, do onda su oni bili klasični SF. Trica je još prije 15 godina za sve osim nekoliko igrača u ligi bila nešto što šutiraš kad je prilika, ali nikako primarno oružje. Mid range je mnogima bio prvi izbor, a izjava da ćeš igrati na "koš više" je bila "svetogrđe" jer bi ti svaki trener u ligi rekao klasiku "obrana osvaja naslove"...

Postojao je jedan klub koji je u staro doba pokušao igrati na koš više, Denver:

1982–1989: The Alex English era [Wikipedia]

Anchored by scoring machines Alex English and Kiki Vandeweghe at the two forward spots, and Dan Issel at center, Denver led the league in scoring, with English and Vandeweghe both averaging above 25 points per game. It was a novel strategy, allowing the Nuggets to top the Midwest Division and qualify for the playoffs during that span. (On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combined for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186–184.) At the end of the season, English won the NBA scoring title, becoming the only Nugget to win the award despite the heavily favored offensive play of Doug Moe. In 1984–85, they made it to the Western Conference finals after being perennial playoff contenders, and they lost in 5 games to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Vandeweghe was traded before the 1984–85 season to the Portland Trail Blazers for 6–3 rebounding guard Fat Lever, undersized power forward Calvin Natt and center Wayne Cooper. Spearheaded by Alex English and supported by the three new acquisitions and defensive specialists Bill Hanzlik and TR Dunn, the team replicated its success in the Western Conference despite the loss of Vandeweghe. They even managed to win 54 games in the 1987–88 season, the most they had ever won as an NBA team. However, the Mavericks eliminated the Nuggets in the second round of the 1988 NBA Playoffs. McCombs sold the team to Sidney Shlenker in 1985. Shlenker, in turn, sold the team to COMSAT in 1989.

Ipak nikad nisu uspili dominirati, vjerovatno je suđenje bilo prilagođenije većini ili su ostali klubovi ipak imali bolje igrače.

To nije bilo to doba. NBA košarka je postala "hard core" defanzivna i "fizička" na samom kraju 80-ih odnosno početkom 90-ih s Pistonsima da bi malo po malo cijela liga krenula u tom smjeru. Ne naravno u toj mjeri kao Pistonsi, ali liga je definitivno postala puno "tvrđa" nego 80-ih.

1988-a nije kraj osamdesetih? 🤣

1986–1991: The "Bad Boys" era[Wikipedia]

Prior to the 1986–87 season, the Pistons acquired more key players: John Salley (drafted 11th overall), Dennis Rodman (drafted 27th) and Adrian Dantley (acquired in a trade with the Utah Jazz).^[45][46] The team adopted a physical, defense-oriented style of play, which eventually earned them the nickname "Bad Boys".^[47] In 1987, the team reached the Eastern Conference Finals against the Celtics. After pushing the defending champions to a 2–2 tie, the Pistons were on the verge of winning Game 5 at the Boston Garden with seconds remaining.^[48][49] After a Celtics turnover, Isiah Thomas attempted to quickly inbound the ball and missed Chuck Daly's timeout signal from the bench. Larry Bird stole the inbound pass and passed it to Dennis Johnson for the game-winning layup.^[48][49] While the Pistons did win Game 6 in Detroit, they lost the series in a tough Game 7 back in Boston.^[48][49]

Motivated by their loss to the Celtics, the Pistons, aided by midseason acquisition James Edwards, improved to a then-franchise-record 54 victories and the franchise's first division title in 32 years.^[34][50][51] In the postseason, the Pistons avenged their two previous playoff losses to the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, defeating them in six games and advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since the franchise moved to Detroit.^[34]

The Pistons' first trip to the Finals in 32 years saw them face the Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by Magic Johnson, James Worthy, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.^[14][34] After taking a 3–2 series lead back to Los Angeles, Detroit appeared poised to win their first NBA title in Game 6. In that game, Isiah Thomas scored an NBA Finals record 25 points in the third quarter while playing on a severely sprained ankle.^[52] However, the Lakers won the game, 103–102, on a pair of last-second free throws by Abdul-Jabbar following a controversial foul called on Bill Laimbeer, referred to by many as a "phantom foul".^[52][53] With Thomas unable to compete at full strength, the Pistons narrowly fell in Game 7, 108–105.^[52][54]

Prior to the 1988–89 season, the Pistons moved to Auburn Hills to play at The Palace of Auburn Hills, the first NBA arena financed entirely with private funds.^[55] The 1989 Pistons completed the building of their roster by trading Adrian Dantley for Mark Aguirre, a trade that Pistons fans criticized heavily initially, but later praised.^{[56][57][58][59]} The team won 63 games, shattering their one-year-old franchise record, and steamrolled through the playoffs and into an NBA Finals rematch with the Lakers. This time, the Pistons came out victorious in a four-game sweep to win their first NBA championship. Joe Dumars was named NBA Finals MVP.^[60]

Mislin da isto govorite

Pa uopće ti ne kontriram i znam koja je bila era "bad boysa"...ali nije se cijela liga povela za njima od prve sezone nego kad su uzeli naslove 1989. i 1990. kako to obično uvijek i bude.