Rip Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace convinced '04 Pistons would 'dominate' Dubs

Add Richard Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace to the list of retirees convinced that their old team from a bygone era would have surely beaten the currently undefeated Golden State Warriors squad.

In separate appearances, with Hamilton joining CBS Sports and Wallace appearing on the Timeout with Taylor Rooks podcast, the two shared their beliefs that the title-winning 2003-04 Detroit Pistons would have found a way to contain Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and the Warriors' other All-Star contributors.

"I think we'd dominate them," Hamilton said, before quickly softening his take. "No, we don't dominate them. I think we beat them in a seven-game series, and I think it goes seven. But at the end of the day, we match up good with them. We're also bigger. We could have switched everything, one through five, against them. We had great defenders. Rasheed and Ben Wallace were some of the best perimeter defenders, not just on the block but also could guard guys out on the perimeter."

Wallace agreed with his former teammate's assertion.

"We'd run through them," Wallace told Rooks. "Not even close. We played defense. ... The way we played, we would have locked them down. The things that we did in Detroit will never be done again on defense."

The Pistons squad won the 2004 Finals with what is widely considered the least star-laden championship team in modern NBA history. Granted, those Pistons featured an imposing defensive front; Sheed and Rip joined Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, and Tayshaun Prince to form a formidable starting unit.