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[QUOTE="Jack Hall, post: 849548, member: 3962"]
I really can't argue with your first pt other than agreeing w you, relatively speaking yes we were a much better transition team in late eighties than we are now, which was part of my original pt

As for your second pt, I again agree w you but don't great or "incredible" running teams impose their will on others instead of vice versa? Also if you say eighties  don't count because of talent issues how do you explain the differences in our scoring ability from 2003 and 2012  (with the 2003 team averaging way more pts per game) despite the 2012 team having a better win percentage and the 2012 team having more guys who would be drafted by nba (so it's no longer a talent issue like you claim for 89 team). To me it's simply because the 2012 team relied on defense a heck of lot more than "incredible" offense to achieve its impressive record.

As far as your third pt, it seems like you are saying going primarily zone hurt our ability to get out in transition due in part to rebounding issues. I agree, and that is part if my pt, over time JB is more focused on defense (zone) than he is on transition or playing the game at a faster pace. So I agree w you. And his results have been very good lately so I really can't be critical of JB...
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