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[QUOTE="Hoophound, post: 3114273, member: 271"]
Disagree.  We had matchups that worked. Ricky was in Avery’s head. They were childhood acquaintances/friends.  Ricky was a couple years older. He had abused Avery on the court for years.  There was a confidence in Ricky and a fear in Avery that worked decidedly to our advantage. A big brother complex.  In a rematch, we keep Ricky on Trajan more and Langdon doesn’t score near 25.

We had the ability to throw 3 guys at Elton Brand. A tactic JC employed throughout his career, even containing Shaq with a crew of bigs trapping, mugging and generally annoying him.

Rip Hamilton was the best player on the court and he was very consistent. He always showed up. Brand was considered the better player going in. He wasn’t.

Our point guard, El Amin, was built for games like that. He loved the spotlight and he would shine in high pressure situations and relish them.

I’m not sure how the stats are compiled to rate the teams but we were a 1 loss team barring injuries as I remember it.

JC is the better game coach and planner. The last thing you want is to give JC time to focus on one opponent. He may not be best coach ever, but he’s definitely the best ever at preparing for one opponent and finding a way to win.
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