Swap teams..

[cobbler]

Of course they win adding Pierce. He would be an awesome backup to Kobe.

[TE]

Of course they win adding Pierce. He would be an awesome backup to Kobe.

Yeah. Having Pierce over Ariza and/or Artest would propel the Lakers to a better team.

[Giuseppe]

You all would love to see Artest outta Los Angeles.

Uh, uh.

[baseline bum]

If you put Paul Pierce on the last 2 Lakers teams, do they still win the les?..

Pierce instead of Kobe? I think they win 09, but if Boston has Bryant instead of Pierce they steamroll LA in 10.

If you put prime Hakeem instead of Dwight Howard on the Magic, do they beat the Lakers in 2009?..

Easily

If you swap Dwyane Wade with Jason Terry on last year's Mavs team, how do they do?..

They probably ring.

Another one..

Replace KG with Dirk on the 2008 and 2010 Celtics teams, how does Boston do?..

Not well at all. No disrespect to Dirk, but it would be a horrible fit.

[baseline bum]

if Jordan did not retire, do you think they could have beat the Rockets in the finals?

Probably not after the Rockets got Drexler. I think so in 94 though.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Great thread!

If you put Paul Pierce on the last 2 Lakers teams, do they still win the les?..

If you put prime Hakeem instead of Dwight Howard on the Magic, do they beat the Lakers in 2009?..

If you swap Dwyane Wade with Jason Terry on last year's Mavs team, how do they do?..

Pierce on the Lakers - how does that swap work? Kobe goes to the Celtics? It's crucial to the question to state who replaces Pierce in the Celtic lineup.

Dream was a level above any modern bigman at both ends - he was a Top 20 of all time guy. He'd have eaten Gasol or Bynum alive as long as those Magic 3pt shooters could keep the double honest. Magic in 6, maybe 5 if the 3 is going down.

Wade + Dirk = Finals, but the D to beat the Fakers? Not last year.

Another one..

Replace KG with Dirk on the 2008 and 2010 Celtics teams, how does Boston do?..

Not so good. They were all about KG's defensive intensity. Dirk duplicates PP in that scenario.

[HarlemHeat37]

Pierce is duplicated to the Lakers instead of Kobe, but he remains on the Celtics..