Can you go into detail how what the matchup would’ve looked like between the ’86
Celtics team against the 95-96 Bulls and against the
Warriors with Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala? Robert Parish: “Those teams mirrored how we played. There was a lot of ball movement and a lot of body movement. There was solid coaching. That’s where it starts with the coaching. Every great team mirrors the coaching philosophy. I think it would’ve been exciting. It would’ve been physical, too. If we had the same rules that we had back then when we were active players, it would be a more physical ball game. There would be a lot more contact and less freedom of movement. I think that would add to the allure of the two teams competing. I like the fact that the officials would let the players decide the outcome of the ball game, not the officials making calls that they should not have called. They would just let it go and let us play. Those are the best officials. They let the teams decide the outcome of the ball game. That’s how we would’ve been adjudicated. They would let us decide who is going to win.
The reason why I keep going back to Bill Walton – look at the center position with those championship teams. Think about Bill Walton’s MVP season. Those guys are in trouble. Every other position, you can see it’s a wash. But when William comes in the ball game, that’s the difference, in my opinion. Even the Lakers, as long as they were, did not have an answer for Bill Walton.”
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