Isiah Thomas and Stephen Curry are often considered the second-greatest point guard in NBA history, only trailing Magic Johnson. These two have had successful NBA careers, taking their teams to the top when nobody expected them to win something.
However, Thomas made it clear that he and Steph are different when it comes to playing style.
“Steph [Curry] has won in Golden State, established a dynasty, but his playing style is different than mine. I scored and assisted, he scores. So two different ways of impacting, so GS what they did, dynasty. But what the most impactful and the most influential team… That’s played is the Detroit Pistons,” he said on All the Smoke (1:48:43 mark).
The 2x NBA champion didn’t mince words during this interesting interview, talking about some details of his childhood, how he was recruited by coach Bob Knight (who almost fought Isiah’s brothers), his beef with Michael Jordan, and even his favorite stories from Larry Bird.
Isiah Thomas Admits The Detroit Pistons Were Not A Dynasty
Among all these stories, Thomas also talked about the ‘Bad Boys’ Detroit Pistons and the perception of them around the league. When talking about whether they were a dynasty, Thomas made it clear that they weren’t, technically speaking, since they didn’t win that third championship.
However, he said that the Pistons are the most influential team in NBA history after their good runs in the 80s. Those Bad Boys were heavily criticized for their tough style of play and physicality. They were a very difficult rival during those years, beating the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls on the way to NBA Finals and championships, making it clear they wanted to be a part of history.
That style of play earned them a lot of enemies, including people who won’t ever apologize to them. Thomas has never shied away from that, but it’s hard for others to forget all of that.
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