Film & TV 1985 LA Lakers vs 2000 LA Lakers, who wins?

[Tito]

I am bored so after watching "Ticket To The Show - 20 Years of LA Lakers." I came up with this match-up. In a 7 Game Series between the 1985 Los Angeles Lakers vs the 2000 Los Angeles Lakers. Who wins?

1985 Lakers
Starting Line-up:
G - Magic Johnson
G - Byron Scott
F - Michael Cooper
F - James Worthy
C - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bench:
Maurice Lucas
Mike Mcgee
A.c. Green
Mitch Kupchak
Kurt Rambis
Larry Spriggs
Ronnie Lester
Coach:
Pat Riley 62 - 20 (playoffs:8 - 6)

VS

2000 Lakers
Starting Line-up:
G – Ron Harper
G - Kobe Bryant
F – Glenn Rice
F – A.C. Green
C - Shaquille O'Neal
Bench:
Rick Fox
Derek Fisher
Robert Horry
Brian Shaw
Devean George
Travis Knight
John Salley
Coach:
Phil Jackson 67 - 15 (playoffs:15 - 8)

 

[ShockA]

Wow.... that's tough to call.

however, that 2000 team was pretty dominant.. and Shaq is a monster and nobody can manhandle the dude...

I'm gonna say 2000 Lakers.. but only a bit..

 

[Get In The Van I Have Candy]

I'm going to say the 1985 Lakers. Obviously Shaq will have his points but who can stop the sky hook? Also the 1985 Lakers has great defensive players especially Cooper. Who's going to stop Magic baby?

 

[Tito]

Shaq would dominate Jabbar thats for sure.

Cooper would frustrate the hell out of Kobe.

The key to this game would be James Worthy. I dont see anyone from the 2000 Lakers stopping him.

 

[imported_MAKaveli_10]

I'm going to say the 1985 Lakers. Obviously Shaq will have his points but who can stop the sky hook? Also the 1985 Lakers has great defensive players especially Cooper. Who's going to stop Magic baby?

I agree with you there. Magic was never stopped.

 

[Butt Rubber]

Shaq was in his prime around 99-01, its hard to go against that nomatter what

 

[AmerikazMost]

Who had the Tar Heel in the starting lineup?

1985 Lakers

 

[ShockA]

Who had the Tar Heel in the starting lineup?

1985 Lakers

lol... they would win cause of the Tar Heel?

 

[hizzle?]

85 lakers

 

[AmerikazMost]

lol... they would win cause of the Tar Heel?

2003-2004: Detroit - Rasheed Wallace, Hubert Davis
2002-2003: San Antonio -
2001-2002: Los Angeles L. - Rick Fox
2000-2001: Los Angeles L. - Rick Fox
1999-2000: Los Angeles L. - Rick Fox
1998-1999: San Antonio -
1997-1998: Chicago - Michael Jordan
1996-1997: Chicago - Michael Jordan
1995-1996: Chicago - Michael Jordan
1994-1995: Houston - Kenny Smith, Pete Chilcutt
1993-1994: Houston - Kenny Smith
1992-1993: Chicago - Michael Jordan, Scott Williams
1991-1992: Chicago - Michael Jordan, Scott Williams
1990-1991: Chicago - Michael Jordan, Scott Williams
1989-1990: Detroit -
1988-1989: Detroit -
1987-1988: Los Angeles L. - James Worthy
1986-1987: Los Angeles L. - James Worthy
1985-1986: Boston -
1984-1985: Los Angeles L. - James Worthy
1983-1984: Boston -
1982-1983: Philadelphia - Bobby Jones
1981-1982: Los Angeles L. - Bob McAdoo

22 Tar Heels were on 17 of the last 23 Championship teams. Coincidence? I think not.

 

[ShockA]

Good point, but one player doesn't make a team a winner.

 

[AmerikazMost]

Good point, but one player doesn't make a team a winner.

it's not the player, it's the tar heel passion he gives the team

 

[absolut_dreII]

the 85 Lakers NO QUESTION

 

[groobz]

Well Shaq would demorilize old man Kareem. Cooper+Byron are two of the best Gaurd defenders, and would make it extremly hard for Kobe to do anything. Magic could just chill on Rice at the perimeter.

The 1985 squad is so much deeper and has such a better starting lineup, wouldn't suprise me if they would win in 5games.