re: Where would you rank this Warriors team in history?

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Just looked it up -- apparently the Bad Boy era, as defined by whoever edited the Pistons wiki page, ran from 1979-1994.

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1979 is a bit generous as when the Bad Boy era actually started. Isiah Thomas wasn't drafted until '81. Bill Laimbeer was traded for in 1982. Rick Mahorn arrived via trade in '85 which was also the year Joe Dumars was drafted. Dennis Rodman was drafted the following year in '86. They finally defeated the Celtics in the ECF after battling them for 2 straight years only to lose to the Lakers in 87-88 NBA Finals. They won back to back titles in 88-89/89-90 before falling to the Bulls in the ECF in 90-91. By then the playoff battles of the previous years had begun to wear on them.

The 1994 is kinda generous too. They lost Rick Mahorn to the Timberwolves in the expansion draft of 1989. Chuck Daly resigned as head coach in '92. Laimbeer retired & Dennis Rodman was traded to the Spurs in '93. By '94, Thomas & Dumars were the last two standing. Thomas ended up tearing his Achilles that year & retiring.