If The NBA Was So Much Tougher In The 90's Please Explain To Me How Mark Price Ate So Well

[#1 pick]

Trae Young is basically looking like Mark Price 2.0, especially if he gets his three ball down. He's averaging 19/8 as a rookie.

He does play like Price on the split and PnR's. Trae is obviously a lot more skilled, superior ball-handler, a lot more range, and even better vision and passing ability but athletically, he looks a lot like Price as well as how he splits those double teams.

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

We still haven’t gotten answer for this.

Somehow the ‘90s would be too physical for 6’3” 190 lb Steph, but it wasn’t too physical for 6’0” 165 lb Mark Price.

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

 

[Erratic415]

We still haven’t gotten answer for this.

Somehow the ‘90s would be too physical for 6’3” 190 lb Steph, but it wasn’t too physical for 6’0” 165 lb Mark Price.

Because it was a ridiculous argument in the first place. Plenty of skinny guys in the 80s and 90s did extremely well. It was more physical in general then, but people exaggerate it. Teams like the Bad Boy Pistons & Riley’s Knicks stood out for a reason. They were the exceptions.

Mark Price excelled because he was very good. He was great at splitting the double team and was one of the best shooters in the game. He was also one of the first guys I remember really coming back from a torn ACL, but he had other injuries later on and broke down.

The Cavs had some good teams but unfortunately couldn’t get past the Bulls. They lost in the first rounds in 88’ and 89’ (The Shot). 92’ ECF, and 93’ ECSF. The 92’ series was a tough one, they took Chicago to 6 and even won a game in Chicago by about 30 points.

 

[Guess Who]

Best kept secret on NBA Live 95

 

[FAH1223]

 

[feelosofer]

Just because he was white and small doesn't mean he wasn't a very good player. He had a whip fast release on his jumpshot and while he wasn't blazing fast he know how use his feet to position himself between the margins and hit difficult shots. The only reason he isn't more highly regarded is because injuries got him after he tore is ACL. ACL surgeries have come a lot farther since the late 80s and early 90s and Cleveland in that time period was a solid team.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

We still haven’t gotten answer for this.

Somehow the ‘90s would be too physical for 6’3” 190 lb Steph, but it wasn’t too physical for 6’0” 165 lb Mark Price.

1990s had a TON of smallish players

6'0", 165 lbs Mark Price (4x All-NBA including 1st-team All-NBA in '94)
6'1", 170 lbs John Stockton (11x All-NBA including 1st-team All-NBA in '94 and '95)
6'0", 168 lbs Kenny Anderson (All-Star in '94 putting up 19 and 10)
5'10", 162 lbs Michael Adams (26.5ppg in '91 and an all-star in '92)
6'1", 162 lbs Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (19+ppg in '93 and '96)
6'3", 170 lbs Rod Strickland (17-19ppg and 9-10 apg throughout the 1990s, #13 all-time in assists)
6'1", 180 lbs Mark Jackson (all-star in '89, assists leader in '97 and #5 all-time in assists)
5'10", 171 lbs Damon Stoudamire (19 and 9 as a rookie in '97 and 20 and 9 in '98)
5'3", 136 lbs Muggsy Bogues (started 556 games from '88 to '00 and #23 all-time in assists)
6'3", 170 lbs Kenny Smith (starting point guard for title team in '94 and '95)
5'10", 175 lbs Avery Johnson (starting point guard for title team in '99)
6'2", 175 lbs B.J. Armstrong (starting point guard for title team in '93 and All-Star in '94)
6'0", 165 lbs Allen Iverson (24ppg as a rookie in '97, 27ppg in '99 and All-Star/MVP candidate from '00 on)


ALL of those guys were great in the 1990s despite being smaller than Steph, and I've leaving out the role players like 5'7" 140lb midget Greg Grant.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

Because it was a ridiculous argument in the first place. Plenty of skinny guys in the 80s and 90s did extremely well. It was more physical in general then, but people exaggerate it. Teams like the Bad Boy Pistons & Riley’s Knicks stood out for a reason. They were the exceptions.

Mark Price excelled because he was very good. He was great at splitting the double team and was one of the best shooters in the game. He was also one of the first guys I remember really coming back from a torn ACL, but he had other injuries later on and broke down.

The Cavs had some good teams but unfortunately couldn’t get past the Bulls. They lost in the first rounds in 88’ and 89’ (The Shot). 92’ ECF, and 93’ ECSF. The 92’ series was a tough one, they took Chicago to 6 and even won a game in Chicago by about 30 points.

I'm not sure that was ever the argument in the first place. I remember Barkley saying Steph wouldn't be out here SHIMMYING and turning around, walking away from 3's, without someone trying to hurt him or foul him...

Mark Price wasn't doing that either. Nobody was out there doing it like that really. But especially not small dudes. Dudes was talking big shyt but they wasn't really showboating on nikkas like that.

EDIT:

I was completely wrong.. It had to do with rule changes and picks...


Colin Cowherd: When you see Golden State, how would they play 25 years ago?

Barkley (via B/R): We would have just mauled them. You're not gonna let guys come off those picks. They changed the rules—it's kind of like the NFL where you can't touch the wide receiver. The defense is at a disadvantage, all these cornerbacks in the NFL are really at a disadvantage. And a guy like [Stephen Curry], who is amazing, you can't put your hands on him, you can't hand-check him. It's a totally different game.

 

[NYC Rebel]

I'm not sure that was ever the argument in the first place. I remember Barkley saying Steph wouldn't be out here SHIMMYING and turning around, walking away from 3's, without someone trying to hurt him or foul him...

Mark Price wasn't doing that either. Nobody was out there doing it like that really. But especially not small dudes. Dudes was talking big shyt but they wasn't really showboating on nikkas like that.

EDIT:

I was completely wrong.. It had to do with rule changes and picks...


Colin Cowherd: When you see Golden State, how would they play 25 years ago?

Barkley (via B/R): We would have just mauled them. You're not gonna let guys come off those picks. They changed the rules—it's kind of like the NFL where you can't touch the wide receiver. The defense is at a disadvantage, all these cornerbacks in the NFL are really at a disadvantage. And a guy like [Stephen Curry], who is amazing, you can't put your hands on him, you can't hand-check him. It's a totally different game.

Barkley never played on a defensive team of maulers outside of one season with Rick Mahon as a Sixer.

Ironically, i'll never forget when he and Mahorn both combo elbowed Mark Price to the head going across the lane.

 

[MJ Truth]

20 & 9 IS giving everybody that work though. Price was nice as fukk.


That said, Steph is godly and may end up the best scorer ever if he can keep this going. He's already MJ automatic status with the pill.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

We still haven’t gotten answer for this.

Somehow the ‘90s would be too physical for 6’3” 190 lb Steph, but it wasn’t too physical for 6’0” 165 lb Mark Price.

The mental gymnastics the coli goes through when it comes to Steph is hilarious

If Steph was in the 90s them nikkas would be lookin like he like he a fukkin alien… Folk literally do that shyt now.. Evident when Gannis looked at Steph confused during the all star game when Steph faked Trae on the logo 3 then turned around running back lookin at Trae then entire time and the ball wasn’t even half way at its apex yet before that shyt went in

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

We’re still waiting for an answer.

 

[Erratic415]

Barkley never played on a defensive team of maulers outside of one season with Rick Mahon as a Sixer.

Ironically, i'll never forget when he and Mahorn both combo elbowed Mark Price to the head going across the lane.

Mahorn also gave Price a concussion with an elbow back when he was with the Bad Boys.

 

[Peruvian Connect]

We’re still waiting for an answer.

We’re still waiting for an answer.

What was that guys name in Boston who wanted a brinks truck a few years ago?