30 for 30. Lakers/Celtics
Magic, Bird, Red, Russell, West.
But most impressive - the fine ass Dr. Buss pulled.
Flagging myself.
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Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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LOLThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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Fuuuuuuuck.ThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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Why are you giving me this question?PurpleThrobber said:
Fuuuuuuuck.ThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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The only logical conclusion for such an absurd notion.ThomasFremont said:
Why are you giving me this question?PurpleThrobber said:
Fuuuuuuuck.ThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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YellowSnow said:
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They were so racially confused they thought one of their three token black guys was Chindian.YellowSnow said: -
When YellowSnow was a young lad growing up in So Cal (some people like to call is So Cal), I loved Showtime and haters the Celtics with such a passion. Now I kind of think the 80's Celtics were pretty tuff...still liked the Lakers better of that era. Now I'm indifferent toward the NBA. Gotta think Bird, McHale, (healthy) Walton could have still been good in today's NBA, but what the fuck do I know.dnc said:
They were so racially confused they thought one of their three token black guys was Chindian.YellowSnow said: -
The Lakers were tougher than many give them credit for ... the Celtics had more flair than many care to remember.
Both are all time elite teams ... it's a shame to not know how the Celtics would have continued forward with Len Bias.
The need to make things about race is too prevalent to me. The Celtics had a bunch of great players ... their skin color was what it was. The Celtics of the 60s were as diverse as anybody in the NBA full of great players. The 17 banners in Boston tells me that they prioritize getting the best players above all else.
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The only downside to Bird today would be his lack of foot speed - he'd be a PF today but he played both F spots in his era. His shooting would have played easily today and his passing ability likely on greater display with more space.
McHale had the best offensive post game to ever play the game and was more of a mobile defender than most remember. He'd probably be a C in today's game but equally as unstoppable.
An in his prime uninjured Walton was as good as any C in the history of the game - go back and watch the 77 Finals. No question he could play today. -
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You must have missed the part about the 60's Celtics being second class to the Bruins and the lousy attendance that doubled when Cowens and Havlicheck took over.Tequilla said:The Lakers were tougher than many give them credit for ... the Celtics had more flair than many care to remember.
Both are all time elite teams ... it's a shame to not know how the Celtics would have continued forward with Len Bias.
The need to make things about race is too prevalent to me. The Celtics had a bunch of great players ... their skin color was what it was. The Celtics of the 60s were as diverse as anybody in the NBA full of great players. The 17 banners in Boston tells me that they prioritize getting the best players above all else.
If you don't think the Lakers Celtics in the 80's was about race you weren't there. -
I saw/heard all of it ...
I'm not talking about the fans ... I'm talking about the organization
I'm well aware of the fact that the 80's rivalry was viewed along racial lines ...
What I'm saying is the organizations were all about getting the best players ...
For myself personally growing up in that era, I never saw race ... what I saw were 2 teams that knew how to win playing a brand of basketball that set up their teammates to be successful ...
It's why my 2 favorite players growing up were Bird/Magic ... I remember being at the 80s game they showed in the movie where Magic hit a running hook to beat the Sonics ...
I didn't know as a kid you weren't allowed to like both North Carolina and Duke ... I just knew that they played together and in a way that was highly successful -
I always pulled for the Lakers.
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Race was there. (mind blown).RaceBannon said:Tequilla said:The Lakers were tougher than many give them credit for ... the Celtics had more flair than many care to remember.
Both are all time elite teams ... it's a shame to not know how the Celtics would have continued forward with Len Bias.
The need to make things about race is too prevalent to me. The Celtics had a bunch of great players ... their skin color was what it was. The Celtics of the 60s were as diverse as anybody in the NBA full of great players. The 17 banners in Boston tells me that they prioritize getting the best players above all else.
If you don't think the Lakers Celtics in the 80's was about race you weren't there.
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Because both the Lakers and the Celtics would have been in the playoffs this year.ThomasFremont said:
Why are you giving me this question?PurpleThrobber said:
Fuuuuuuuck.ThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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Nopesalemcoog said:
Because both the Lakers and the Celtics would have been in the playoffs this year.ThomasFremont said:
Why are you giving me this question?PurpleThrobber said:
Fuuuuuuuck.ThomasFremont said:Those teams wouldn't even make the playoffs in today's NBA.
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No dog in the fight, but one of the finals games between the Lakers and Celtics was on ESPN classic a few days ago and it seriously looked like a JV game.
The way they dribbled, shot, moved was pretty archaic.
Not a hater, but besides magic it was pretty fucking ugly.
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The game was different then in terms of style and rules.Doogles said:No dog in the fight, but one of the finals games between the Lakers and Celtics was on ESPN classic a few days ago and it seriously looked like a JV game.
The way they dribbled, shot, moved was pretty archaic.
Not a hater, but besides magic it was pretty fucking ugly.
It's ok to say those teams would be like the 4th or 5th best in their conference in today's game.
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Crouch dribbling up and down the court isn't a style, it's insecurity from lack of skill.Tequilla said:
The game was different then in terms of style and rules.Doogles said:No dog in the fight, but one of the finals games between the Lakers and Celtics was on ESPN classic a few days ago and it seriously looked like a JV game.
The way they dribbled, shot, moved was pretty archaic.
Not a hater, but besides magic it was pretty fucking ugly.
It's ok to say those teams would be like the 4th or 5th best in their conference in today's game.
Those players are some of the best ever ... thinking they wouldn't adjust to today's style is foolish
95% of that era would be playing overseas today. -
Fuck. Take another hit.Doogles said:
Crouch dribbling up and down the court isn't a style, it's insecurity from lack of skill.Tequilla said:
The game was different then in terms of style and rules.Doogles said:No dog in the fight, but one of the finals games between the Lakers and Celtics was on ESPN classic a few days ago and it seriously looked like a JV game.
The way they dribbled, shot, moved was pretty archaic.
Not a hater, but besides magic it was pretty fucking ugly.
It's ok to say those teams would be like the 4th or 5th best in their conference in today's game.
Those players are some of the best ever ... thinking they wouldn't adjust to today's style is foolish
95% of that era would be playing overseas today.
When you knew were were going to have your head knocked off or someone forearm was planted firmly on your hip, the fundamentals were entirely different.
Let Dennis Johnson put a forearm shiver on Kyrie and Steph for 32 minutes per game - they sure as fuck wouldn't be playing the same way they do today.
In fact, Steph would be playing golf.
#fragile
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Are you saying the King of the Side Saddle dribble Gary Payton couldn't play today?Doogles said:
Crouch dribbling up and down the court isn't a style, it's insecurity from lack of skill.Tequilla said:
The game was different then in terms of style and rules.Doogles said:No dog in the fight, but one of the finals games between the Lakers and Celtics was on ESPN classic a few days ago and it seriously looked like a JV game.
The way they dribbled, shot, moved was pretty archaic.
Not a hater, but besides magic it was pretty fucking ugly.
It's ok to say those teams would be like the 4th or 5th best in their conference in today's game.
Those players are some of the best ever ... thinking they wouldn't adjust to today's style is foolish
95% of that era would be playing overseas today.
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I know the guys back then could play today. It was a different era though. Athletes have evolved. They get better. The older era looks like shit compared to today's.
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I always love the argument that old players can easily adapt to today's game, but somehow today's vastly superior athletes couldn't possibly bang with the old rules.
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They'd learn to crouch and side straddle dribble.ThomasFremont said:I always love the argument that old players can easily adapt to today's game, but somehow today's vastly superior athletes couldn't possibly bang with the old rules.
They'd be fucked down low in the post but still...
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They would definitely adjust ... but no question that the game was more physical then than it is todayThomasFremont said:I always love the argument that old players can easily adapt to today's game, but somehow today's vastly superior athletes couldn't possibly bang with the old rules.
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I'm surprised it took so long for the 3 pointer to be valued like it is. It really is simple math.
Larry Bird should have been shooting 6-8 three's a game, not 2-3.
A good player is a good player, in any era. Curry probably wouldn't be quite as good in the older era, but that's more because the old coaches and archaic thinking would stifle him. Guys back in the 80's weren't shooting three's off the dribble. -
The way 3's are created today make them a far better shot because of the ball movement into the shot ... of course the amount that those shots are practiced helps a ton as wellRoadDawg55 said:I'm surprised it took so long for the 3 pointer to be valued like it is. It really is simple math.
Larry Bird should have been shooting 6-8 three's a game, not 2-3.
A good player is a good player, in any era. Curry probably wouldn't be quite as good in the older era, but that's more because the old coaches and archaic thinking would stifle him. Guys back in the 80's weren't shooting three's off the dribble.
Personally, I think that too many guys shoot 3's that shouldn't and there's a wide variety of shots that are effective that are gone from the game ...
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Agreed. The best kind of shots to work for are the ones that go in.Tequilla said:
The way 3's are created today make them a far better shot because of the ball movement into the shot ... of course the amount that those shots are practiced helps a ton as wellRoadDawg55 said:I'm surprised it took so long for the 3 pointer to be valued like it is. It really is simple math.
Larry Bird should have been shooting 6-8 three's a game, not 2-3.
A good player is a good player, in any era. Curry probably wouldn't be quite as good in the older era, but that's more because the old coaches and archaic thinking would stifle him. Guys back in the 80's weren't shooting three's off the dribble.
Personally, I think that too many guys shoot 3's that shouldn't and there's a wide variety of shots that are effective that are gone from the game ...
The best offense to me is still getting an open shot each possession
