re: Phil Jackson and Daryl "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins on black vs white ballers

I would say the Golden State Warriors whose offense was constant movement without the ball,screens and motion..

I submit that the Warriors were above average when it came to team basketball and offensive basketball iq .

They shared ball as good as the '14 Spurs and the Showtime Lakers that own the season assist record..

Starting in the 2014-15 championship season through the 2023-24 season;they led the league in average assists per game 7 times....

'14-'15 apg 26
'15-'16 apg 27
'16-'17 apg 30
'17-'18 apg 28
'18-'19 apg 29
'19-'20 apg 25*
'20'21 apg 27
'21-'22 apg 27*
'22-'23 apg 29
'23-'24 apg 29*

*** denotes the seasons that the GSW did not lead the NBA in apg


The 2013-14 championship winner, San Antonio Spurs averaged 25apg.....

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"The black game by itself is too chaotic and much too selfish…. White culture places more of a premium on winning, and less on self-indulgent preening and chest-beating…. In basketball and in civilian life, freedom without structure winds up being chaotic and destructive." - Darryl Dawkins

"White players are more often willing to run patterns and to work collectively. Because of the predominance of blacks in pro basketball, the sport is rapidly disintegrating into a one-on-one sport. There are only five or six NBA teams who play with more than a superficial degree of team unity," -Phil Jackson

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So Billy Hoyle was right

2024 seems like an odd year to bust this out, hero ball was more common in the immediate post-Jordan era but has waned quite a bit. Someone like Iverson probably represents the peak.

Now the Eastern European influence is huge, and someone like Steve Kerr having a ton of success as a coach (who was a 3pt specialist as a player) has put a premium on open shot making, to the point where true driving scorers are less valued.

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The black game by itself is too chaotic and much too selfish…. White culture places more of a premium on winning, and less on self-indulgent preening and chest-beating…. In basketball and in civilian life, freedom without structure winds up being chaotic and destructive." - Darryl Dawkins

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Who knew Dawkins was such a philosopher?
Respect

Spurs
Warriors
Celtics last two titles
Mavericks

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want to say the last "team" NBA title was maybe the 2004 Pistons? (Or 2005)

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Warriors, Spurs, Nuggets, have all won titles since then and were true “teams”.

Hell, the super team heat were a phenomenal teal with an incredible collection of talent also.