PG: Jerry West 71' - 16.7 -
MVP (2),
DEF1SG: Eddie Jones 98' - 12.6 -
All Star,
DEF2, 39% 3
SF: Glen Rice 96' - 16.4 -
All Star, 42% 3
PF: Karl Malone 98' - 18.2 -
MVP (2),
DEF1, NBA Finalist
C: Tyson Chandler 11' - 5.5 -
DEF2,
DPOY (3), NBA Champion
Bench: Bruce Bowen 03' - 5.8 -
DEF2, NBA Champion, 44% 3
Bench: Rick Fox 01' - 7.9 - NBA Champion, 39% 3
Bench: Gary Payton II 22' - 4.8 - NBA Champion, 36% 3
Rotation:PG: Jerry West (39) / Gary Payton II (9)
SG: Eddie Jones (36) / Bruce Bowen (8) / Gary Payton II (4)
SF: Glen Rice (30) / Bruce Bowen (18)
PF: Karl Malone (20) / Rick Fox (24) / Glen Rice (4)
C: Tyson Chandler (30) / Karl Malone (18)
87.9/88
Vs
C: Gasol (32) / Russell (16)
PF: Russell (20) / Hawkins (28)
SF: Artest (32) / Prince (8) / Hawkins (8)
SG: Johnson (36) / Beverley (12)
PG: Nash (36) / Beverley (12)
Matchup:-Defensive assignments: West vs Nash, EJ vs Johnson, Rice vs Artest, Malone vs Russell, Chandler vs Gasol.
-We match up perfectly here, with good defenders for Nash and Johnson and also for his frontcourt. On the other side, he will struggle to hide Nash and Johnson as we have a pretty imposing backcourt trio.
-We built a formula that should work very well around the deadly duo of West and Malone, with superb spacing around them. I like our duo's chemistry more than any Nash and Russell, and I don't think the pieces around them quite maximize them, as I don't particularly like a double big lineup for a Nash team, added by another interior focused star like Hawkins.