Which one, Drob's rookie season or second?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
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Which one, Drob's rookie season or second?Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
The second one...the season they got eliminated in the first round...the one you just asked about. No one considered them an NBA contender in the first season(until late in the season).
The problem with those early Drob teams was not talent...it was a lack of an identity...and inexperience.
They weren't really good in the half court even with the inside muscle of TC and Drob...but there were too many great running teams for them to be the best running team...
The 89-90 team was actually more of a defense and half court team than the 90-91 team...I wiill never understand why the Spurs traded Brickowski...he was awesome in 89-90...so was David Wingate...David Wingate gave a performance similar to Jaren Jackson...defensive player that all of a sudded started stroking threes like a madman in the playoffs...then he got accused of rape...I think that had a lot to do with the Spurs moving him...and I don't think Brown and Brikowski got along very well.
And the 89-90 team Drob played on his rookie season was THE most talented team he ever played on in his prime.
The 89-90 team was more talented than the 98-99 champions if you ask me....what they didn't have was clutch perimeter shooting and Mario Elie's toughness(and of course, that Duncan guy).
One thing Drob did have for nearly his entire prime was a quality PF along side him...
What he didn't have were good guards and coaching and organizational stability...Strickland always made stupid plays, couldn't really shoot, and was arrogant...Willie was damn good about his only flaw was stepping on the 3 point line nearly every time he took one. And the Spurs had a revolving door at the coaching spot.....But honestly...Elliott was kind of a choker until the 98-99 season...he was a great player, but he choked quite a bit in big games. I actually think AJ and even Vinny were more clutch on the mid 90's Spurs teams...
Vinny was weird...Vinny couldn't hit an open shot to save his life in the 94-95 WCF...but he could shoot pretty well when he was being defended...Vinny was a pretty big reason we won those two games in Houston, in the games in SA he got a ton of open looks when the Rockets doubled teamed Drob extensively...in the two games in Houston, where Drob and Hakeem pretty much went 1 on 1...and there was constant perimeter pressure...Vinny shot fucking good those two games, at least the way I remember it. Go figure..but the 89-90 team was way more talented than the team that made the 94-95 WCF IMO.
That was also when Nellie turned Tom Tolbert, Alton Lister, Paul Mokeski, and Tyrone Hill into a multi-headed goon squad that basically took turns beating the shit out of DRob every chance they got, and mostly getting away with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by whottt
Vinny was scorching them off pick after pick those games. I can't remember if the Rockets adjusted well or we just went away from it.