Could you beat Bob Cousy 1-on-1?

[Professor Emeritus]

Coli posters thinking they can beat pro players... again..

Why not?

Basketball wasn't even popular in the 1950s, hardly any of the good athletes played (baseball, football, boxing, and olympic sports were all bigger), Black people were hardly even allowed to play, and no international players played. The talent pool was minuscule.

The jump shot had hardly even been invented - none of them grew up shooting it. There was no offensive philosophy. Teams just ran down the court and tossed up ugly shots - a guy at 44-45% shooting could lead the league. Handles were weak as hell. And pretty much no one played real defense until Russell came along.

Who cares if they were professionals, when they were professionals in THAT weak-ass era? Any Coli breh who grew up playing basketball and was at least a college-level athlete (or high-level high school athlete) could take an infancy-era bballer.


Paul Arizin, one of the most dominant players of the 1950s, beat Cousy in the MVP vote some of those years. Wheezed and shyt while he played cause he had chronic asthma. He was best known for having the greatest jump shot of the era, which means that he shot 42% from the field (again, on all TWOs) with this beauty of a shot:

 

[Pure Water]

I'd ball that lil nikka up.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Coli ignorance at its finest

 

[606onit]

I can palm the ball n he's never defended a hard jab step b4. Im winning 21-0

 

[killacal]

Sometimes I wish I was 70. I could be in the HOF right now

Coli ignorance at its finest

How would you be in the hall of fame if none of the moves you have ever seen existed back then.
Cousey was breaking those dudes off cuz they hadn't seen moves like that that up to that point. Like the 4 minutes mile all it takes one person breaking till we are realized it wasn't that impressive

It's the same thing with Jordan and all the players that model and practiced with the foundation and creativity he laid out.

The game is a blueprint that keeps evolving..


On the other hand i bet you cousey is watching today like.... If i knew about that Euro these kids be doing id drop 70

That's the real disconnect between the younger generation and old.

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Bob Cousy in his prime vs me in my prime and I'm winning EVERYTIME!

I'm bigger, fasters, and more athletic than him. Plus I have the advantage of growing up playing modern basketball.

This is not far-fetched. If you're a black man on here above 6'2" who came up playing basketball and couldn't beat Cousy I'd judge you.

Once again, this isn't like going against George Mikan (6'10" is 6'10" no matter the era) or a black player from those times.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

At my peak, possibly

 

[Mr Hate Coffee]

Sometimes I wish I was 70. I could be in the HOF right now

But it'd be during an era of basketball that didn't matter.

Plus you'd be 70. And have missed out on a lot of good shyt. And if you're black... oh boy. You'd have spent your youth growing up in some pretty bad times.

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

How would you be in the hall of fame if none of the moves you have ever seen existed back then.
Cousey was breaking those dudes off cuz they hadn't seen moves like that that up to that point. Like the 4 minutes mile all it takes one person breaking till we are realized it wasn't that impressive

It's the same thing with Jordan and all the players that model and practiced with the foundation and creativity he laid out.

The game is a blueprint that keeps evolving..


On the other hand i bet you cousey is watching today like.... If i knew about that Euro these kids be doing id drop 70

That's the real disconnect between the younger generation and old.

I'm trolling breh

 

[zayk35]

In low top converse all stars...he out there breakin boys off....I have to believe at my peak fitness level of kill that dude...he ain't getting no shots off with that "set shot" they had then....

 

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

Cousy was 6’1 170 lbs






Like playing my little cousins

 

[HDKG_]

How would you be in the hall of fame if none of the moves you have ever seen existed back then.
Cousey was breaking those dudes off cuz they hadn't seen moves like that that up to that point. Like the 4 minutes mile all it takes one person breaking till we are realized it wasn't that impressive

It's the same thing with Jordan and all the players that model and practiced with the foundation and creativity he laid out.

The game is a blueprint that keeps evolving..


On the other hand i bet you cousey is watching today like.... If i knew about that Euro these kids be doing id drop 70

That's the real disconnect between the younger generation and old.

first person I seen actually make sense on this topic. rep

 

[Derek Lee]

 

[livindajetlife]

Idc what y’all White boys tryna say, I’d buss his ass 1 on 1 pause

 

[Doobie Doo]

Cooz with the VICIOUS ankle-breaker

Nah he was breaking dude's thighs