Danny Ferry

in 1975 golden state was in the ABA. the leagues merged in the 76-77 season. thus, the 75 team won the ABA title, not the NBA title.

took me all of 1 minute to find that out.

 

UNC Players championship rings - 29
Duke Players Championship Rings - 2

 

Recheck your sources Nut. The Warriors came into the original National Basketball Association in 1949 as the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain player for then there. They moved west for the 1962-63 season.

Jeff Mullins was drafted #6 in the 1964 draft by St. Louis and traded 2 seasons later. He was on the NBA 1974-75 championship team which swept Washington with Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld. Mullins played one more year, his 12th and finished with career averages of 16.2 ppg, .463 fg%, .814 ft%, 4.3 rpg and 3.8 apg.

 

From NBA.com

1974-75: A Shocking Turn Of Events
In 1974-75 Golden State dismantled its team, introduced a new style of play, and shocked the league with a championship in an NBA Finals sweep.

After four seasons of second-place finishes, changes were needed. Nate Thurmond was traded to Chicago for Clifford Ray, a young defensive center, and Golden State drafted Keith "Silk" Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes), a graceful 6-61/2 forward whose game was as smooth as his nickname. Cazzie Russell had played out his option and joined the Lakers, leaving Barry as the Warriors' only big name and the team's undisputed leader.

Coach Al Attles used this to his advantage, installing a team-oriented system that drew on the contributions of as many as 10 players during a game. Attles emphasized pressure defense, hustle, and passing. Barry played the starring role well, averaging 30.6 points per game (second in the league to Bob McAdoo's 34.5). He also led the league with a .904 free-throw percentage and finished sixth in assists with 6.2 per game. Wilkes, meanwhile, contributed 14.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game and collected the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

The Warriors won the Pacific Division with a 48-34 record but garnered little attention compared to the Celtics and the Bullets, who both recorded 60-win seasons in the Eastern Conference. Golden State met Seattle in the Western Conference Semifinals and won the series, four games to two. The Warriors then faced Chicago in a seven-game Western Conference Finals and survived a three-games-to-two deficit with a road victory in Game 6 and a hard-fought 83-79 win in Game 7.

Golden State's hustle now had the league's attention, although the team was still considered unlikely to defeat Washington in the 1975 NBA Finals. The Bullets boasted one of the NBA's top scorers in Elvin Hayes (23.0 ppg), the league's top assists man in Kevin Porter (8.0 apg), and the top rebounder in Wes Unseld (14.8 rpg). But the Warriors blitzed the Bullets in four straight games, holding Washington to 95.5 points per game and furthering the notion that solid team chemistry could overcome superior individual talent.

 

to bad those NBA rings cant be traded in for NCAA championships

 

doh! my bad. guess i confused them with the other oakland team that barry played for (the oakland oaks). guess i should taken more than a minute.

 

Wonder which championship the players would rather have?

 

I think its a fair question but wouldn't hesitate to say the players would probably rather have an NCAA championship.

 

NCAA for sure. The NBA sucks ass and they get bling bling regardless of who they played for.

P.S. I am not a Duke fan. The team that a player goes to in the NBA is irrelevent to a debate about college teams.

 

I'd rather have the NCAA ring. It is harder to get IMO - lot more luck involved because of teh format of the tourney.