That Pistons team wouldn’t have any idea what to do against a team with so many shooters, and our defense would probably hold that team to under 80 most games.
jsanchez030
lmao. packing the paint worked against shaq and tim duncan, but not against 2 of the greatest shooters ever, and one of the greatest scorers ever in kevin freaking durant. ben wallace would be the player whose game aged the worst from 20 years ago. a 30% ft shooter with even worse offensive game has no shot in todays nba.
heliocentrist510
Those games would end up like 95-62 Warriors, lol
bfolksdiddy
KD would have had a tougher series with Wallace but Steph would have cooked the shit out of Billups unless they doubled like the Cavs. In which, Warriors still win playing 4vs3 with King Klay.
So absolutely fucking not.
nghbrhd_slackr87
Not with 2017 rules. Literally every play violated post hand check nba rules… and those MFers shot like 10 3s a game I’m sorry they played dinosaur ball.
Comedy rationale “we stopped Shaq and Kobe!”
musiclover818
🤣🤣🤣
I needed a good laugh!
Thanks Ben.
🤣🤣🤣
Jicama-Smart
Tayshaun Prince, Rip and Chauncey would have needed to go to the ER like Delladova.
rekishi321
Yes if it was a ufc fight , otherwise a quick 4-0.
Nessmuk58
Not even close. The 1990 Pistons, playing under 1990 Rules, maybe. The 2017 Dubs would totally dominate the 2004 Piss-tons under post-1999 Rules.
Wordplay23
sergechewbacca
Lmao, that team wouldn’t even come close to making the Finals in 17, let alone challenging the GOAT team.
King-Bofo
To put Rasheeds crack take in perspective he went on to say not only will KD get shut down by Tayshaun Prince but that Prince will get buckets on KD. For the record even in the mid 2000s Tayshaun never broke 15ppg.
EnJPqb
As much as I appreciated that team and what they did, I’m not sure they would beat ’19 Warriors AFTER Klay got injured.
AdministrationNo312
Lol 🤡 show
Nessmuk58
Sounds like Wallace needs “Glory Days” playing in the background.
The 2017 Warriors roster was a veritable “Who’s Who” of NBA history in the 2000s. The 2004 Pistons were more like a “Who’s That?”
drmuffin1080
Holy fuck he’s an idiot
BazookaTuna
Lmfao those dudes would get absolutely smoked, Steph would hit like 89 threes per game.
i_luv_peaches
That pistons team would need to learn how to shoot the ball.
cali4481
**2016/17 warriors**
67-15 record in regular season +11.6 net rating in regular season (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +7.6 1st ranked offense rating (115.6) 1st ranked defense rating (104.0)
16-1 record in postseason +13.5 net rating in postseason (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +8.2 2nd ranked offense rating (119.0) 2nd ranked defense rating (105.5)
**2003/04 pistons**
54-28 record in regular season +6.6 net rating in regular season (2nd) 18th ranked offense rating (102.0) 2nd ranked defense rating (95.4)
16-7 record in postseason +7.3 net rating in postseason (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +5.1 6th ranked offense rating (99.3) 1st ranked defense rating (92.0)
2017 warriors are considered in the conversation as one of the GOAT NBA teams with the 3rd best net rating in the regular season & 4th best net rating in the playoffs in NBA history
2004 pistons were a great team themselves especially on the defensive end but they weren’t as dominant in the regular season and or playoff as the 2017 warriors
also imo they didn’t have anywhere near the offense or shooting to keep up let alone beat the 2017 warriors in a 7 game series if these 2 teams ever met each other in this hypothetical match up
the “bad boys” pistons i think would stand a better chance vs the curry & durant warriors teams specially the 2017 team
i’d say 2017 warriors win in 5 or 6 games at the most
otherBrandon
There’s no team in history that could beat the 2017-2019 Warriors. It took KD and Klay having potentially career ending injuries for a fully healthy Raptors squad led by a fully healthy prime Kawhi to win in 6 games. Shoot, nevermind just the KD years, if you could turn off injuries in real life, Warriors would be 6-0. Literally both finals losses were due to injuries.
anonkebab
Warriors bust up 99% of nba champs.
sfdatanerd
They do know Steph, KD, Klay would sit out games in the 4th cause we were up by 25+ …unlimited 3 pt shooting coupled with range that has never been seen on any team. Poor Wallaces
hooligan045
I can appreciate Wallace backing his own team but he’s not accounting for how amazing the Dubs defense was. They’d be held under 90/gm easily.
prtty_purple_unicorn
Lol.
MachiavelliSJ
Anyone can say anything. Doesnt mean its not stupid af
CP3sHamstring
I’m sure they would beat them up.
But they’d still lose every game by 20
TemporaryValue5755
People underestimate how much curry would murder the league back then. The league couldnt guard him at all in 2016. They had to adjust so massively
neo9027581673
LIES
myloudassneighbors
Cue up the classic E-40 Rasheed diss track.
SuddenlyThirsty
Hahahahahahahah
MUTlord
Ben Wallace wouldn’t be a factor because him and Draymond would both be ejected for fighting each other after the tipoff. I am a diehard Warriors fan, always have been, even during the Andris Biedrins days and I can confidently say that the only team that would’ve given them a run for their money is the 96 Bulls. Other than that their isn’t a single team that I feel could even compete with the Splash Brothers plus KD
lapotencia77
Not a story. He has to say that
sakuraba216
As a lifelong Pistons fan, the ‘04 Pistons would likely get swept. They couldn’t score to save their lives so you had Rip running around screens for 20 seconds to hit pull-up mid range shots while Chauncey posted-up and Sheed camped out by the 3-pt line. This team was built for a Shaq and Duncan dominated era where back to the basket plays were essential. The Pistons could not score 100 pts to save their lives while the 2017 Warriors were all-time great offensively and amazing defensively.
snokerpoker
What an idiot.
alittledanger
I wouldn’t expect him to say anything else. However, this is the same man who thinks Wemby may have gotten lucky in his rookie season.
SnipTheDog
I’m sure the Pistons would have beaten the hell out of the Warriors, but they still would have lost in a large way.
rcbz1994
The Warriors remain winless in hypotheticals lol
hidey_ho_nedflanders
Who’s scoring on the ’04 Pistons
CaterpieTrainer
Who cares lol
TheAniReview
Warriors bench alone will blow out the Pistons bench by 50 points
Noiserawker
I mean not at basketball…just in the actual fight that would break out after the Warriors smoke them by 30 points.
Zealousideal-Leek666
What else is Wallace supposed to say with his foggy old brain?
Hand checking rules make better defenders today fwiw, players have to be quick and accurate as defenders with no cheap grab and holds. The hand checking rules bailed out bad defenders.
johnjohnjohn93
I mean they literally would probably beat the shit out of them lol they might win just because Steph is probably out after they commit like 30 dirty fouls on him and they could maybe get Dray to lose it and get suspended. But on the court they’d get smoked
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That Pistons team wouldn’t have any idea what to do against a team with so many shooters, and our defense would probably hold that team to under 80 most games.
lmao. packing the paint worked against shaq and tim duncan, but not against 2 of the greatest shooters ever, and one of the greatest scorers ever in kevin freaking durant. ben wallace would be the player whose game aged the worst from 20 years ago. a 30% ft shooter with even worse offensive game has no shot in todays nba.
Those games would end up like 95-62 Warriors, lol
KD would have had a tougher series with Wallace but Steph would have cooked the shit out of Billups unless they doubled like the Cavs. In which, Warriors still win playing 4vs3 with King Klay.
So absolutely fucking not.
Not with 2017 rules. Literally every play violated post hand check nba rules… and those MFers shot like 10 3s a game I’m sorry they played dinosaur ball.
Comedy rationale “we stopped Shaq and Kobe!”
🤣🤣🤣
I needed a good laugh!
Thanks Ben.
🤣🤣🤣
Tayshaun Prince, Rip and Chauncey would have needed to go to the ER like Delladova.
Yes if it was a ufc fight , otherwise a quick 4-0.
Not even close. The 1990 Pistons, playing under 1990 Rules, maybe. The 2017 Dubs would totally dominate the 2004 Piss-tons under post-1999 Rules.
Lmao, that team wouldn’t even come close to making the Finals in 17, let alone challenging the GOAT team.
To put Rasheeds crack take in perspective he went on to say not only will KD get shut down by Tayshaun Prince but that Prince will get buckets on KD. For the record even in the mid 2000s Tayshaun never broke 15ppg.
As much as I appreciated that team and what they did, I’m not sure they would beat ’19 Warriors AFTER Klay got injured.
Lol 🤡 show
Sounds like Wallace needs “Glory Days” playing in the background.
The 2017 Warriors roster was a veritable “Who’s Who” of NBA history in the 2000s. The 2004 Pistons were more like a “Who’s That?”
Holy fuck he’s an idiot
Lmfao those dudes would get absolutely smoked, Steph would hit like 89 threes per game.
That pistons team would need to learn how to shoot the ball.
**2016/17 warriors**
67-15 record in regular season
+11.6 net rating in regular season (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +7.6
1st ranked offense rating (115.6)
1st ranked defense rating (104.0)
16-1 record in postseason
+13.5 net rating in postseason (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +8.2
2nd ranked offense rating (119.0)
2nd ranked defense rating (105.5)
**2003/04 pistons**
54-28 record in regular season
+6.6 net rating in regular season (2nd)
18th ranked offense rating (102.0)
2nd ranked defense rating (95.4)
16-7 record in postseason
+7.3 net rating in postseason (1st) … 2nd best net rating was +5.1
6th ranked offense rating (99.3)
1st ranked defense rating (92.0)
2017 warriors are considered in the conversation as one of the GOAT NBA teams with the 3rd best net rating in the regular season & 4th best net rating in the playoffs in NBA history
2004 pistons were a great team themselves especially on the defensive end but they weren’t as dominant in the regular season and or playoff as the 2017 warriors
also imo they didn’t have anywhere near the offense or shooting to keep up let alone beat the 2017 warriors in a 7 game series if these 2 teams ever met each other in this hypothetical match up
the “bad boys” pistons i think would stand a better chance vs the curry & durant warriors teams specially the 2017 team
i’d say 2017 warriors win in 5 or 6 games at the most
There’s no team in history that could beat the 2017-2019 Warriors. It took KD and Klay having potentially career ending injuries for a fully healthy Raptors squad led by a fully healthy prime Kawhi to win in 6 games. Shoot, nevermind just the KD years, if you could turn off injuries in real life, Warriors would be 6-0. Literally both finals losses were due to injuries.
Warriors bust up 99% of nba champs.
They do know Steph, KD, Klay would sit out games in the 4th cause we were up by 25+ …unlimited 3 pt shooting coupled with range that has never been seen on any team. Poor Wallaces
I can appreciate Wallace backing his own team but he’s not accounting for how amazing the Dubs defense was. They’d be held under 90/gm easily.
Lol.
Anyone can say anything. Doesnt mean its not stupid af
I’m sure they would beat them up.
But they’d still lose every game by 20
People underestimate how much curry would murder the league back then. The league couldnt guard him at all in 2016. They had to adjust so massively
LIES
Cue up the classic E-40 Rasheed diss track.
Hahahahahahahah
Ben Wallace wouldn’t be a factor because him and Draymond would both be ejected for fighting each other after the tipoff. I am a diehard Warriors fan, always have been, even during the Andris Biedrins days and I can confidently say that the only team that would’ve given them a run for their money is the 96 Bulls. Other than that their isn’t a single team that I feel could even compete with the Splash Brothers plus KD
Not a story. He has to say that
As a lifelong Pistons fan, the ‘04 Pistons would likely get swept. They couldn’t score to save their lives so you had Rip running around screens for 20 seconds to hit pull-up mid range shots while Chauncey posted-up and Sheed camped out by the 3-pt line. This team was built for a Shaq and Duncan dominated era where back to the basket plays were essential. The Pistons could not score 100 pts to save their lives while the 2017 Warriors were all-time great offensively and amazing defensively.
What an idiot.
I wouldn’t expect him to say anything else. However, this is the same man who thinks Wemby may have gotten lucky in his rookie season.
I’m sure the Pistons would have beaten the hell out of the Warriors, but they still would have lost in a large way.
The Warriors remain winless in hypotheticals lol
Who’s scoring on the ’04 Pistons
Who cares lol
Warriors bench alone will blow out the Pistons bench by 50 points
I mean not at basketball…just in the actual fight that would break out after the Warriors smoke them by 30 points.
What else is Wallace supposed to say with his foggy old brain?
Hand checking rules make better defenders today fwiw, players have to be quick and accurate as defenders with no cheap grab and holds. The hand checking rules bailed out bad defenders.
I mean they literally would probably beat the shit out of them lol they might win just because Steph is probably out after they commit like 30 dirty fouls on him and they could maybe get Dray to lose it and get suspended. But on the court they’d get smoked
Maybe so. We’ll never know either way.