Only slightly behind Pitt, despite all of ESP's success.

Plus I'll never forgive Charles Smith for costing the Knicks a title shot. Lousy Panther!

Mickey Davis played with Kareem and Oscar in Milwaukee.
 

Jarrett Durham, Mike Barr, Mickey Davis, and the Nelson twins.  One heck of a team.  All of those guys went on to play in the NBA.  That team, in my mind is still the basic formula for success.  A big rugged line up that rebounds and plays defense. A smart trustworthy PG who is an assist guy first but can score when the right opportunities are there.  A big scoring guard with all the tools and can create his own shot.  A lanky SF with a good handle who does it all, assist, shoot, or take his man off the dribble, and two large  beasts under the board who muscle rebound, score (off rebounds and close in jumpers), and set screens.  Some may say that the three point shot has altered that formula, and because the game has become faster now you need your PF to be more of a perimeter guy.   I think a guy like that off the bench would (if you had a reliable shooter) be great in certain situations, but if it were me I would try to design a team that made a living pounding the ball inside.

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