What was the average age at the time when the last 3 NBA championship teams won

[carib]

I am trying to make a comparison to see if age would make a difference with this year Spurs team.

Its all for statistics

but we sure do look old some times.

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

about 19.3

[Russ]

They were all very old ("experienced") other than last years' Mavs.

[whottt]

I'm not sure about the last 3 teams, but I'm pretty sure the 02-03 Spurs Championship Team was older.

Steve Smith - 33 or so, maybe older.
Kevin Willis - 40 years old.
Ferry was like 36.
Kerr was 37.
Drob was 37.

Bruce Bowen was 31.


And it's bench was ancient, I am almost certain that team was older.

Or put it another way...it had some guys a younger than our current team, but it also had some guys a looooooot older.

Horry is the old man on this team and there would have been about 3 players older than him on that team.


The 99 team wasn't exactly a group of spring chickens either. Elie, AJ, Kersey were all up there in age, and DRob, Elliott and Kerr were into their 30's as well.

The problem with this team is where the age is...the age is in the two positions that require probably the most youth and athleticism, and not only are we old at those positions, we are also undersized at one of them.

[phxspurfan]

but the core on the team was younger i.e. duncan parker jackson. they played the majority of the mins and the experienced bench guys could come in cold and do damage. plus we had a young backup pg in speedy who relieved parker when he choked. so many things went right that year.

[FromWayDowntown]

The 1999 Spurs had an average age of 29.9 -- Kersey (36); Elie (35); Robinson (33); Johnson (33); Perdue (33); Kerr (33); Jackson (31); Elliott (30); King (26); Rose (24); Daniels (23); Duncan (22)

The 2003 Spurs had an average age of 30.1 -- Willis (40); Robinson (37); Kerr (37); Ferry (36); Smith (33); Bowen (31); Rose (28); Duncan (26); Ginobili (25); Jackson (24); Claxton (24); Parker (20)

The 2005 Spurs had an average age of 29.1 -- Massenburg (37); Horry (34); Bowen (33); Barry (33); G. Robinson (32); Duncan (28); Nesterovic (28); Mohammed (27); Ginobili (27); D. Brown (26); Udrih (22); Parker (22)

[whottt]

but the core on the team was younger i.e. duncan parker jackson. they played the majority of the mins and the experienced bench guys could come in cold and do damage. plus we had a young backup pg in speedy who relieved parker when he choked. so many things went right that year.



Not really...David Robinson, , Kevin Willis and Steve Kerr were part of that core. Steve Kerr was the back up PG for most of that year, 37 year old Robinson was a starter..and 40 year old Willis was a major bench player.

Tony Parker and Stephen Jackson were second year players, Manu was basically a rookie...younger? Yeah...also a ton more inexperienced and inconsistent than they are now.

Those guys got a lot of support from the vets on that team and they hadn't been around long enough to truly be the core....

David Robinson was probably still the second player on that team...

The only thing that's older about this team than those teams, in terms of core, are Manu, Parker, Bowen and Duncan.

Manu and Duncan are still in their primes and Parker still hasn't hit his yet.

[whottt]

The 1999 Spurs had an average age of 29.9 -- Kersey (36); Elie (35); Robinson (33); Johnson (33); Perdue (33); Kerr (33); Jackson (31); Elliott (30); King (26); Rose (24); Daniels (23); Duncan (22)

The 2003 Spurs had an average age of 30.1 -- Willis (40); Robinson (37); Kerr (37); Ferry (36); Smith (33); Bowen (31); Rose (28); Duncan (26); Ginobili (25); Jackson (24); Claxton (24); Parker (20)

The 2005 Spurs had an average age of 29.1 -- Massenburg (37); Horry (34); Bowen (33); Barry (33); G. Robinson (32); Duncan (28); Nesterovic (28); Mohammed (27); Ginobili (27); D. Brown (26); Udrih (22); Parker (22)


This years team shows an average age of 29.5...so it's not the age, it's where the age is.

[Pistons < Spurs]

04' Pistons Average age: 25.5 (Darko being only 18, really brought the average down)

Tay: 23 Billups: 27 Hamilton: 25 Ben: 29 Sheed: 29 Darko: 18 Ham: 30 Hunter: 33 Campbell: 34 Mike James: 28 Corliss: 30

[FromWayDowntown]

This years team shows an average age of 29.5...so it's not the age, it's where the age is.

Undoubtedly. If you take the top 8 on each of the title teams, the ages are quite a bit different:

1999 -- 28.9 (Robinson, Duncan, Elliott, Elie, Johnson, J. Jackson, Rose, Daniels (I put Daniels as the 8th guy; that team really played 10 guys most nights and I'm not really sure that Daniels was truly the 8th of those guys -- if it's either Kerr or Kersey, the age goes up))

2003 -- 26.9 (Robinson, Duncan, Bowen, S. Jackson, Parker, Ginobili, Rose, Claxton)

2005 -- 28.3 (Mohammed, Duncan, Bowen, Ginobili, Parker, Barry, Horry, Udrih)

[whottt]

Undoubtedly. If you take the top 8 on each of the title teams, the ages are quite a bit different:

1999 -- 28.9 (Robinson, Duncan, Elliott, Elie, Johnson, J. Jackson, Rose, Daniels (I put Daniels as the 8th guy; that team really played 10 guys most nights and I'm not really sure that Daniels was truly the 8th of those guys -- if it's either Kerr or Kersey, the age goes up))



Interesting...the 99 team is the oldest and it was also one of the most dominant post season teams in NBA history.

This years team would look a hell of a lot better if we had Kerr and Willis circa 03 playing major roles...age be damned. You know what I'm sayin'?

[FromWayDowntown]

For now, the top 8 on this Spurs team averages 31.6 years of age. If you add Bonner and mkake it a top 9 (with only 1 of Oberto/Elson), the average falls to 31.0.

Still much older than the rotations of the Spurs' title teams.

[whottt]

So what's the avg age of the top 5 on each of those teams?

[ShoogarBear]

Interesting...the 99 team is the oldest and it was also one of the most dominant post season teams in NBA history. Of course, the 99 team didn't have to play 82 regular season.

[whottt]

* Of course, the 99 team didn't have to play 82 regular season.*


Et tu?

[FromWayDowntown]

So what's the avg age of the top 5 on each of those teams?

I think I've given you all of the data you might need to figure that out . . . .

[ShoogarBear]

Et tu?No, but you can't try to draw conclusions about their age without considering that.

[whottt]

I think I've given you all of the data you might need to figure that out . . . .

My bad...gotcha.

[whottt]

No, but you can't try to draw conclusions about their age without considering that.


I see, and how many games did the other teams play that year? In particular the younger ones.

[ShoogarBear]

I see, and how many games did the other teams play that year? In particular the younger ones.You're failing logic. This has nothing to do with comparing that team to other teams in the same year. This is comparing the 1999 to the 2003 and 2005 teams.

Any attempt to draw a conclusion between age and the degree to which they dominated the postseason must take that into account.

[whottt]

You're failing logic. This has nothing to do with comparing that team to other teams in the same year. This is comparing the 1999 to the 2003 and 2005 teams.

Any attempt to draw a conclusion between age and the degree to which they dominated the postseason must take that into account.


Why? Did the Jazz get a free pass on age that year?

And the Bulls got quite a bit younger that year...

[ShoogarBear]

Now you're failing reading.

[whottt]

Uhoh...well if you are going to hit me with the cutting edge like that Shoogar...

[carib]

04' Pistons Average age: 25.5 (Darko being only 18, really brought the average down)

Tay: 23 Billups: 27 Hamilton: 25 Ben: 29 Sheed: 29 Darko: 18 Ham: 30 Hunter: 33 Campbell: 34 Mike James: 28 Corliss: 30


Thanks any numbers on the Heat, I know we have to be younger