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Originally Posted by grimlock
Litos, no way man - Bird, Magic, Jordan vs. the clowns in the league today? Hahaha that's really funny
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why - the players in this era are bigger, faster and stronger - even the players who get drafted in the 3rd and 4th round.
the elite players of this decade are FAR SUPERIOR ATHLETICALLY than any elite player in the 80's.....
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Originally Posted by grimlock
But those old names are magical..
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they're magical because they were great players at the time where the NBA really started to come into it's own.
nobody gave 3 horse shits about the NBA in the 50's, 60's, 70's....
it wasn't until the legendary battles of Magic and Bird that put people in the seats and TV channels scrambling to get basketball on TV....
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Originally Posted by grimlock
you can't match them up in the same way you can't compare Usain Bolt with Ben Johnson because everything about their eras is different.
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everything about the era is different, but there are 2 variables in sprinting: 1) how fast you are and 2) how much you train
that's it....
in basketball, the difference in the two eras is ASTOUNDING in the way teams play defense, how they run an offense, pick and rolls with some of the most gifted athletes the NBA has ever seen, etc.....
there are waaaaay more variables that have changed in the two eras in basketball, then a straight up sprint between two dudes....
Usain Bolt is the fastest human being ever. his genetics combined with his training is what made him what he is today.
in sprinting, you're racing against a clock - you're not competing against a team that is about to double team you every time you try to perform your duties.....
fast is fast - and Usain Bolt would CRUSH the bejeezuz out of Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson in a straight up race....