30 for 30. Lakers/Celtics
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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
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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 ...
The best offense to me is still getting an open shot each possession -
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
