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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 ing 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.
