A Look at the BBS title teams 1990-1999

The 1990 Pig Gm’d Bobcats were led by Larry Legend himself, who at 33 was a B+ A B+ A C+ scorer, and quite the star, putting up 29.4 points 7.6 boards 5 assists 1.7 steals and .7 blocks a game on 51.1/89.8/45.9 shooting. Of course, he also did 3.1 turnovers per game, but this was a different time entirely, as the Bobcats had what now would be no rebounding, B+ was the best rated rebounder on the team, with two B rebounder as backups, however, he had the advantage of Wilkins B- rebounding and Larry’s C+. Turnover whores abounded, shocking that a team with 13.8 turnovers per game, and only 5.2 blocks could win (though the did 10.2 steals), and yet, win it did, though just barely surviving the first two rounds iin 7 each (away teams won all 7 games in round 2), they swept the Raptors in round 2, and took a 3-0 lead against the Jazz in the finals before finishing them off in Charlotte in game 6. Hand Larry Bird the Playoff MVP.

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In year two I guess the thought was why change what works, and it was the right call. The Bobcats god a nice TC outta Ken Norman, though he wasn’t special he offered extra rebounding as a backup, and to me was the fifth best player on the roster. Bird still led the group, his 30.8/7.8/5/1.9/1.0/2.8 with 50.3/89/47.9 percentages being crazy for the time, and Nique was his right hand man. Isaiah Thomas was a steals hound, putting up 2.7, but, that only mostly covered for his 3.4 turnovers a game, still, 21.2 4.3 9.0 stat line was nice for his underwhelming B- B+ B+ B C- ratings, and he shot well from the field. Amassing a 60-22 record the Bobcats turned it over more than the year before even, at 14.2 turnovers per game, but, 10.3 steals helped cover. Come playoff time the Bobcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead in round one, finishing off the Cavs in 6, then took out the Knicks in 6, Bobcats in 5, and Lakers finally in 6 games, unlike last year not going to seven even once, much less twice. Larry Legend grabbed his second straight playoff MVP.

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The 1992 76ers rode the horse that was David Robinson. Robinson was unreal putting up 31.7 points 14.6 boards 3.4 assists 1.6 steals 4.1 blocks, and yes, 3.1 turnovers, but yet again, different time. 2nd was Hersey Hawkins, who was clearly important, giving 23.7 points 6.2 rebounds 4.7 assists 2.3 steals, and Muggsy Bougues was a very solid though unspectacular PG, giving 10.9 points 9.9 assists 4.5 boards, but, a 2.4 steals vs. 1.3 turnovers ratio that clearly played a big part. The 55-27 record was good for 3rd in the East, however, after surviving the two time defending Champion Charlotte Bobcats in round 1, the 76ers never found much competition, winning the last three rounds each in 5 games. Not shockingly the playoff MVP went to Robinson.

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The first team to have drafted the base of its core outside the creation draft, though it really really comes in handy to grab the number one pick in back to back years…it helps even moreso when those two number ones are Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning respectively. Shaq was a monster, putting up 26.7 points 12.1 boards .9 steals 2 blocks, and he was only 21. He shot 51.3% from the field as well, though obviously his FT% was shit (51.9%). The Trailblazers averaged just 98.9 points per game, however, they held opponents to a now unattainable 89.1 points per game. Toss in A+ A D and rebounding outta Rodman and its pretty clear just why this team was so good. Come Playoff time they got a small fight outta the Lakers, who went down 2-0 but stretched the series to 6, then, lost the first game in round 2 to the Jazz before reeling off twelve straight wins, sweeping the Thunder in the semi finals and 76ers in the Finals. They were the first number one seed (East or West, not overall) to win, signaling the start of a change from the slight randomness to early years in a creation draft. Not Shockingly Shaq was your finals MVP.

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This team was the first that had great talent all around. Deke was a great defensive big, Pippen and Jordan were all around studs, having A+ D at SG and SF and being just dominant, and Hardaway was amazing as well. Jordan was the clear leader though, with 33.3 points 6.9 boards 3.9 assists 2.7 steals 1.1 blocks. The Suns outscored opponents by an average of just under 15 points per game, did 11.3 steals and 10.4 blocks a game (great numbers by todays standards even, but amazing for back then,). Come playoff time they swept the Hornets in the first round, managed to survive the defending champs in round 2, coming from down 2-1 to win in 6. Then they breezed through the Thunder and 76ers on their way to the title. Not Shockingly, Michael Jordan won the playoff MVP.
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The Nuggets were a force, winning 67 regular season games. This team had the lowest turnovers of any of the first 6 title teams, running at just 10.4, good by todays standards. The 10.6 steals per game also would be great, though Im sure some can be attributed to the higher turnover numbers at the time. Regardless, it started with Gary payton, a force for a PG he wasn’t amazing offensively, 21.2 points but the percentages weren’t great, but 11.5 assists 5.4 boards and an amazing 3 steals to 1.5 turnovers, just ridiculous.
Following him was Larry Johnson, a stud SF who did 24.6 points 10.8 boards and shot 47.9/86/40.7. They held opponents to just 92.1 points per game, whilst scoring 106.2 themselves. Still, things weren’t easy in the playoffs. Though Duckys nuggets breezed through the first two rounds, winning in 5 each time, they had to avoid two elmination games to the defending Champion Suns, winning the 4 games they won by just 2, 8, then, needing two wins to stave off elimination they won by 1 on the road at Phoenix and then by 3 at home to close the Suns out. After that they took six games to beat the Raptors, giving Gary Payton the playoff MVP.
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Riding the same team that he nearly took the title with in 1995, and did win with in 1994, Mark pulled out his second title, becoming the second GM to do such. Jordan, Pippen, and Hardaway were just as good if not better, and Deke had turned into a monster on D, putting up 13.8 boards 1.1 steals and 4.3 blocks per game. After amassing a 84-14 record in the regular season, the Suns swept through the Hornets in the first round, beat the Mavericks in 5 in the second, and then, continuing the streak of the champion either repeating, or, beating the previous years champion, swept the Nuggets in the conference finals. The Heat managed to pick off game one in the finals, but the Suns came back to win the final 4 games, including three straight in Miami. This time though it was Timmy Hardaway winning the playoff MVP. Relative to the teams at that time, this team ranks as one of the most dominant in BBS history.


Mr. Quad Double himself lead the Cavaliers to their first title, following Tigers lead with a dominant inside oriented offensive team. Duncan did 21.4 points 10.8 boards 3.6 blocks, Oakley did 23.5/11.8 but averaged 2.7 turnovers, and Coleman did 25.5 points 9.6 boards at SF but averaged 3.2 turnovers. Still, the Turnovers didn’t seem to matter much, as the cavaliers outscored opponents on the season an average of 102-91. Seriously, they had B+ rebounding in Duncan, which was nice for the time, then, A A- and A with Oakley Coleman and Rodman, scary. That doesn’t mean they had it easy in the playoffs though, they fell down 3-2 to the Raptors but won in 7 (not all that uncomfortable in either game). Knocked out the Bulls and Knicks in 5, and, continuing the traditions would have to go through the Suns in the finals, and that they did, winning the first two on the road, but, losing the next three at home before then taking the last two in Phoenix. Weird finals series. Tim Duncan at just 21 was the playoff MVP.

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This is the first team that I think had the rebounding and all around talent to stand a chance today. Olajuwon and Robinson were a sick front court tandem, the PG/SG/SF all stole more than they turned it over, and Iverson was an amazing player. Olajuwon though, despite his 3.2 turnovers a game may be the most efficient offensive big BBS has seen, putting up 21.9 points on 51.6% shooting and 92.7% from the foul line. Robinzone did 23.3, and the two comined for 25.7 rebounds per game. Hurley was a role playing PG, but he didn’t need to star, with Steve Smith and the aforementioned Iverson on the wing. Still, the 57-25 record was good for just 3rd in the West, but they made it out of the first and second rounds with ease, knocked out the Suns iin the conference finals in 6 after being down 2-1, and followed that up with a 6 game finals series win. This was the first team to win a title without either being first, a repeat, or, going through the previous champ, after the defending champ Cavs got knocked out in the first round. David Robinson won the finals MVP.

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Manas would pick up his first title, and this was the first team which did not have any players from the creation draft amongst its top 5 players. Instead, it had 5 former top 10 picks, including former number 1 Steve Nash, Garnett and Rider however were the focal points of the offense. They didn’t have any dominant offensive players, but, they did have multiple scorers, (all of the listed top 5 did 15.8 points or more per game)
Nash was amazingly efficient, with
493 Steve Nash PG 82 39.8 17.8 4.0 10.0 1.8 0.2 1.5 .491 .954 .490
The team rolled to a 58-24 record in the regular season, but that was good only for 2nd in the East. Still, they breezed through the Bobcats in round one in a sweep, took out the pacers in 5, then went to work on the 1 seed Bulls, taking them down in 6. That setup a matchup with the defending champs in the finals, and the Heat made quick work of them, taking them down in 4 to claim Manas first title in this version of BBS. Kevin Garnett would claim his first Playoff MVP

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