Which NBA era wins...
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I'm waiting for someone to post, "Slow, chubby white dudes from the Boomer era were SO much better." Heh!
Boomers, and it's not even close. You could take the next best 5 players from that gen., and still probably have the best team.
Luka has essentially been a professional basketball player since he was 15.
Burn out could be a very real thing.
I think most would agree with the drop in physicality and toughness. But the skill, height and athleticism of the average player has gone through the roof. Last night we've got the 6'11" backup center on the 6 seed draining step back threes off the dribble.
The games are just very different. Rules and skills/attributes that work best in each era are very different.
It's so funny they kept saying that Dudley was upset about the shove after the play. Dudley was likely more upset about Shaq wrapping his legs around him and trying to stick his crotch in his face.
Reminds me of this story I heard on Bill Simmons' podcast one time.
I forget who he was interviewing, but he was an old 90s NBA guy. Said he was guarding somebody on the perimeter with his back to the basket when Shaq got the ball on the block.
He didn't see anything but he did hear something like...
DRIBBLE
DRIBBLE
DRIBBLE
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM
BASKET RATTLING
GIGGLING
Turns around and sees the defender on his ass under the rattling basket.
Shaq stepping away with a smug grin on his face laughing his ass off.
Jokich is a little chubby and I think he's very possibly the third best player of all time.
Still think Larry Johnson and Chuck would adapt better to todays Gabe than vice versa.
I guess I look at it as if those types of guys came up through HS and college with the emphasis like it is, they’d have developed differently and would kick ass today. Same for Magic, Bird, Hakeem and of course MJ. But I think you drop some of the current guys with their insane skills and athleticism into the 90s, they are going to have to adjust to the style of play, but would still be great as well. The idea that some the Millenial guys would struggle in the era that guys like Reggie Miller, Isaiah Thomas, Clyde, Mullin, Mark Price, Stockton and Kevin Johnson were all NBAis hard for me to buy.
Hear me out... Baby boomers are solid, but Gen X dominates. Also, Jokic and Wembenyama are getting bodied by shaq
Been an NBA fan for 30+ years and while I always found the 90s the most entertaining ill take the talent from the last 10-15 years over any generation of talent ever. There is nothing that "today's" player can't do. When 7 footers are handling the ball and crossing people over 30ft from the basket anyone who is unbiased with a functioning brain should understand it's another level. The idea that's it's somehow less physical today than 20-30 years ago is the laziest ******* argument by people who clearly don't watch I've ever heard
Can't you have them all? Ill take Paul over the other 2 but there's no way I'm taking Dame over Harden if I have Paul. Harden is one of the most unstoppable scorers the league has ever seen.
As great as Malone was If you don't have a 4 that can put the ball on the floor and hit from 25ft you aren't beating the current generation of players. Do I think he could score? Yes but it's the defense you would expect those guys to play against the players of today. Can Malone be a good perimeter defender? I have my doubts.
They would not hit 3s like today's players. Come on dude. Especially with the expanded 3 point line. They weren't even good 3 point shooters when they played. You're a smart guy but come on.
I don't think they're as slow as you think. May Luka is a good enough ball handler and such a good shooter that it's makes up for his lack of quickness.
