My first theme idea-

Choose a year. Draft your team from each of the 2 teams that made it to the Finals in that year. Seems easy? The hard part will be choosing who you leave off of your team. There will be no problem finding 24 great years!

Perhaps you want to prove that the combo of Kareem Unseld and Robertson can take down Stockton Jordan and the Mailman? Keem + Shaq vs. Duncan + LeBron, Magic + Dr. J...

47 mil. No twists.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/

Let's find out what was the baddest year in Finals history!


League #32621. Owners in and season:
Bold="team" entered

1. longtallbrad 69-70
2. shapandrew 92-93
3. badja 82-83
4. Amos_Rusie 74-75 ABA
5. jccorry 95-96
6. poppapomp 94-95
7. earlmantis 07-08
8. wandmarytribe 75-76 ABA
9. sweg 83-84
10. sappy 04-05
11. logain 90-91
12. deathproof 88-89
13. dh555 86-87
14. gdonley 71-72
15. firehawk 93-94
16. crancole 99-00
17. dskantor 84-85
18. 7trn2shea 68-69
19. cdstober 08-09
20. a_in_the_b 85-86
21. poppapomp 70-71
22. devizier 96-97
23. bigpete 72-73
24. malcranford 80-81

Year Lg Champion Runner-Up Finals MVP
2009 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Orlando Magic K. Bryant
2008 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers P. Pierce
2007 NBA San Antonio Spurs vs.  Cleveland Cavaliers T. Parker
2006 NBA Miami Heat vs.  Dallas Mavericks D. Wade
2005 NBA San Antonio Spurs vs.  Detroit Pistons T. Duncan
2004 NBA Detroit Pistons vs.  Los Angeles Lakers C. Billups
2003 NBA San Antonio Spurs vs.  New Jersey Nets T. Duncan
2002 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  New Jersey Nets S. O'Neal
2001 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Philadelphia 76ers S. O'Neal
2000 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Indiana Pacers S. O'Neal
1999 NBA San Antonio Spurs vs.  New York Knickerbockers T. Duncan
1998 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Utah Jazz M. Jordan
1997 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Utah Jazz M. Jordan
1996 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Seattle Supersonics M. Jordan
1995 NBA Houston Rockets vs.  Orlando Magic H. Olajuwon
1994 NBA Houston Rockets vs.  New York Knicks H. Olajuwon
1993 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Phoenix Suns M. Jordan
1992 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Portland Trail Blazers M. Jordan
1991 NBA Chicago Bulls vs.  Los Angeles Lakers M. Jordan
1990 NBA Detroit Pistons vs.  Portland Trail Blazers I. Thomas
1989 NBA Detroit Pistons vs.  Los Angeles Lakers J. Dumars
1988 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Detroit Pistons J. Worthy
1987 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Boston Celtics M. Johnson
1986 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Houston Rockets L. Bird
1985 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Boston Celtics K. Abdul-Jabbar
1984 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers L. Bird
1983 NBA Philadelphia 76ers vs.  Los Angeles Lakers M. Malone
1982 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Philadelphia 76ers M. Johnson
1981 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Houston Rockets C. Maxwell
1980 NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs.  Philadelphia 76ers M. Johnson
1979 NBA Seattle Supersonics vs.  Washington Bullets D. Johnson
1978 NBA Washington Bullets vs.  Seattle Supersonics W. Unseld
1977 NBA Portland Trail Blazers vs.  Philadelphia 76ers B. Walton
1976 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Phoenix Suns J. White
1975 NBA Golden State Warriors vs.  Washington Bullets R. Barry
1974 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Milwaukee Bucks J. Havlicek
1973 NBA New York Knicks vs.  Los Angeles Lakers W. Reed
1972 NBA LA Lakers vs.  New York Knicks W. Chamberlain
1971 NBA Milwaukee Bucks vs.  Baltimore Bullets K. Abdul-Jabbar
1970 NBA New York Knicks vs.  Los Angeles Lakers W. Reed
1969 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers J. West
1968 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers
1967 NBA Philadelphia 76ers vs.  San Francisco Warriors
1966 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers
1965 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers
1964 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  San Francisco Warriors
1963 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers
1962 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  Los Angeles Lakers
1961 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  St. Louis Hawks
1960 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  St. Louis Hawks
1959 NBA Boston Celtics vs. Minneapolis Lakers
1958 NBA St. Louis Hawks vs.  Boston Celtics
1957 NBA Boston Celtics vs.  St. Louis Hawks
1956 NBA Philadelphia Warriors vs.  Fort Wayne Pistons
1955 NBA Syracuse Nationals vs.  Fort Wayne Pistons
1954 NBA Minneapolis Lakers vs.  Syracuse Nationals
1953 NBA Minneapolis Lakers vs.  New York Knickerbockers
1952 NBA Minneapolis Lakers vs.  New York Knickerbockers
1951 NBA Rochester Royals vs.  New York Knickerbockers

1976 ABA New York Nets vs.  Denver Nuggets
1975 ABA Kentucky Colonels vs.  Indiana Pacers
1974 ABA New York Nets vs.  Utah Stars
1973 ABA Indiana Pacers vs.  Kentucky Colonels
1972 ABA Indiana Pacers vs.  New York Nets
1971 ABA Utah Stars vs.  Kentucky Colonels
1970 ABA Indiana Pacers vs.  Los Angeles Stars
1969 ABA Oakland Oaks vs.  Indiana Pacers
1968 ABA Pittsburgh Pipers vs.  New Orleans Buccaneers




Teams making playoffs-
"East"
08 08 96 96
87 87
96 96
72
05 05 05
91

"West"
97 97 97 97 Champs devizier's 96-97 Bulls Jazz.
95 95 95
09 09
83 83
69
84

I like the concept...cap seems a bit high...47 would probably be more popular and if you allowed some kind of twist of players...I like it as is though.

I like the general idea, and second colonels' suggestion of lowering the cap. I can go either way on the twist.

Thanks for the feedback guys. Cap would be 47 to make it easy to draft. This would be a fast, fun league with a lot of parity. I'd like to do it with no twist.

I just threw together teams from '72 and '83 in about 5 minutes that would contend with any year. If we get some committed owners, I'll set it up.

Thanks, I like the $47 mil cap and am fine without the twist. I'm in if you can get this going.

Quote: Originally posted by longtallbrad on 10/30/2009Thanks, I like the $47 mil cap and am fine without the twist. I'm in if you can get this going.

ditto

Cool. The league# would be 32621. Let me know what year you want to use at any time!

I, with my tastes being a bit off-center and usually below .500, would like to take the ABA season of 1974-74 (Kentucky Colonels and Indiana Pacers), if no one is allergic to huge afros and a red, white, and blue ball.

Glad you're in, Amos. I'm a fan of your retro tastes.

Finding a good pairing (without the twist) is tougher than I thought. I'm sure I'll change this several times, but for now I'll tentatively go with 1999-2000 (Lakers and Pacers).

I'll take the 1996 Finals (Bulls/Sonics).

Yep, I looked at that one, too...

Hi Amos! Nice to see the ABA will be represented with Gilmore and Co!

Great years chosen by Clint and brad, too.

If it is a no twist league, I'd be interested

Hi Tormaz. At this time it is indeed a no twist league. Hope to see you in!