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[QUOTE="Spock344, post: 2416594, member: 4635"]
1989 Team easily... There would be no stopping Coleman/Owens/Thompson on the inside, alley-oops... nor stopping their up-tempo style of play.  Yes, 2012 was outstanding and would have better overall outside shooting, but the overall team would not match up well with 1989. And I slightly hesitate about better 3-pt shooting, cuz '89s frontcourt would either own the inside, or if doubled, Matt Roe would be left open to dominate from the outside.

1989 team averaged roughly 100 pts per game in the entire non-conference. Let that sink in. They eclipsed 100 pts eleven times that year. 11! Every starter avg. double-figures scoring. Unfortunately, I believe Douglas had back issues during the 2-3 game stretch of losses mid-season. Not to mention they played 11 games vs ranked teams that year. As many mentioned in the thread, poor FT shooting cost them in many of their losses. By comparison, the quality of competition and upperclassmen on a majority of '80s teams was much stiffer than in 2012.  2012 had a much more favorable schedule, as well.
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