Healthy Dmo, Healthy Bev, Healthy D12, Healthy Yao, Healthy Tmac. Who would win in a 7 game series out of these 2 squads?
Yao will dominate Dwight. He always does. T-Mac about same level as Harden. Ron Artest will be the biggest X-Factor in this series.
Prime Yao puts D12 out of business super fast. TMac in his prime is around the same level as Harden, if not an ounce better. Shane and Panda Friend would re-institute the no layups initiative. That team, damn...
If the Yao/T-Mac Rockets wanted to, they could throw 3 guys at Harden. However, Smoove/Dwight would eat with 4/5 PnR.
Bev <= Alston Harden <= Prime Mac Ariza < Battier/Artest J Smoove/Dmo => Scola Yao = Prime Howard I was quick to say 2015 team however this was actually tougher than I thought it would be. I say Yaos team was much more well rounded however you can go with either team.
If that '08-'09 team was healthy... Yao/Mutombo/Hayes Scola/Landry Artest/Battier Tmac/Wafer Kyle Lowry/Aaron Brooks D12/Capela Dmo/Jones/Smith Ariza/Brewer Harden/Terry Bev/Prig Close, but that '09 full strength would demolish any team in this year's playoffs. But the fact that we're even comparing these two teams shows that this team right now can be special.
This year's bench would be the difference BUT the coaching and systematic play would be hard to beat of yesteryear. This year we are so deep and long if healthy that would give this year the win.
Yao/Tmac healthy and in their prime with a good supporting cast wins against not only this team but every other team out there.
people must forget how dominant howard was in orlando howards elite defense was prob the best of the decade
