Yesterday's retrospective on the 1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers brought up an interesting debate. In the piece I advanced them as the greatest Blazer squad of all time. Others argued that said honor actually belongs to the 1977-78 Blazers. So let's have it out today.
Here are the lineups and records of the two squads side-by-side plus links to more information:
|
|
1977-78 |
1990-91 |
|
C |
Bill Walton |
Kevin Duckworth |
|
PF |
Maurice Lucas |
Buck Williams |
|
SF |
Bob Gross |
Jerome Kersey |
|
SG |
Lionel Hollins |
Clyde Drexler |
|
PG |
Dave Twardzik |
Terry Porter |
|
R |
Johnny Davis |
Cliff Robinson |
|
R |
Tom Owens |
Danny Ainge |
|
R |
Lloyd Neal |
Mark Bryant |
|
R |
Larry Steele |
Danny Young |
|
Coach |
Jack Ramsay |
Rick Adelman |
|
Rec |
58-24 |
63-19 |
|
Pts |
107.7 |
114.7 |
|
PtsAgst |
101.5 |
106.0 |
Basketball Reference for 1977-78
Basketball Reference for 1990-91
You may use any criteria you wish to compare the two: stats, how they'd fare against each other, how they did against their era's competition, or anything else that crosses your mind. Both of these teams were populated by great players at the heights of their careers. Which one is truly worthy of the designation Best Blazers Team of All Time?
Weigh in below and explain!
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)