The Best Backcourt of the Last 20 Years: Showtime
Magic on the cover of SI in ‘87Despite everyone’s fears that the pervasive love for His Airness’s would boost him and B.J. Armstrong ahead of Magic Johnson and Byron Scott in a popularity contenst, the ‘88-89 Showtime Lakers topped the ‘92-93 Bulls according to your votes, 39-36 to be the definitive Best Backcourt of the Last 20 Years.
Props to everyone who actually read through the rules, which clearly stated that this wasn’t a two-on-two battle. In fact, we were judging the best backcourt within the context of a team game, a full five-on-five run. And with that, it makes sense that Magic and Scott took the crown. At that point in his career, Magic dominated games without needing to score, finding his teammates for buckets when they didn’t even know that they were open. And that ‘88-89 season was the second-best over the entirety of Scott’s career.
No insult to Michael, but after all, maybe there are some contests that he wouldn’t win.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
MoxWestCoastRep says:
This was a No-Brainer.
Good article tho Dime, nice work.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Gerard says:
Like a fidelity contest.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
marcus the great says:
some fools cant read
September 24th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
the rocket cat says:
“No insult to Michael, but after all, maybe there are some contests that he wouldn’t win.”
I can think of a few others: craps, roulette, blackjack.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
sans says:
It’s good that I finally voted in a major election for the victor.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
it aint easy being green says:
thank god
September 24th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Sam I Am says:
YAY!!!
Screw Mike
September 24th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
that's whats up says:
no contenst !
September 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Quedas says:
@ Sam I Am
Your pathetic jealousy made you miss the point. Considering how much better Scott was than Armstrong, the closeness of the voting shows Jordan’s strenght. I had a very hard time making my choice. You, on the other, actually take this poll as a win for your fanatic ways. Come on, grow some balls and start acting like a man, not some petulant pre-pubescent teenager…
September 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Ian says:
quedas
i dont hate michael and i dont like him either
but the thing is he got 2 rounds further than what he should because many people were voting based on a 2 on 2 contest. i stated that this is within a team concept and got blasted by soom fools with that still havent taken off their jordan goggles. bj was by far the worst player in all the tournament no way the bulls shoulda made the finals.
now if the contest were to be a best duo i dont mind seeing them in the finals (even though i can think of at least 5 duos better)
September 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Ian says:
the rocket cat
hr derby????
September 25th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Dagomar says:
Seems like the Bulls backcourt did alright for itself within a team concept.
September 25th, 2008 at 1:04 am
JSN says:
Showtime… ahhh the memories
there’s no “MJ” in “team”
September 25th, 2008 at 6:04 am
Quedas says:
@ Ian
Of course Ian, I was on the fence (and eventually voted for the Bulls) but I could totally see myself going the Showtime route. It was just the idiocy of the ‘Yay, Screw Mike’ comment that got me going – I’m an Orlando fan, I just hate this kind of idiotic trash-talking.
September 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Sam I Am says:
@ Quedas
Seriously,
In all fairness my choice was Isiah & Joe D. … the concept of Jordan rules, Jordan can do it by himself, Jordan can punish whoever…
ok that’s fine if it was 1 on 5
The fact that he stays getting props for things he will forever need a TEAM to do is annoying when jerk offs like you want to come on and blast me…
SCREW YOU WHORE
September 25th, 2008 at 11:45 am
yallallreadyknow says:
NO WAY…
best backcourt of the last 20yrs in a team game was def
Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars
i’d put those two up against magic/scott any day
September 25th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Heaven is a Playground says:
The best court in the 20 years is MJ and whatever sidekick that rolled with mj at the time.
September 25th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
Dave says:
Great choice