is it just me or hakeem will thrive even more in this league?

[intra vires]

I think Larry Bird would fit in more than any player from the 80s. His game would not have to change at all.

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Larry Brid>>>> MJ & Magic in today’s game

LWO is not going to like this.

 

[Liquid]

Most of the top 50 players would do great in any era with the exception of low IQ players who refused to adapt when it is clear that the league was moving in another direction.

 

[Shorty K]

Honestly with the spacing and shooting, the league is taylor made for Hakeem to get any basket he wants or kick to an open shooter if double teamed. nikka would somehow be even more unstoppable in the pace and space era

 

[010101]

the post is cut off more now

bigs play second.fiddle to gawds now more than ever

you need players capable of creating offense to get you home & kill in the clutch

you have some extremely skilled talented bigs but look at the teams getting jewelry pretty much all gawd dominant squads



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[75 Others]

Dwight came back from that training and did 0% of them moves.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I think Larry Bird would fit in more than any player from the 80s. His game would not have to change at all.

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Yes his game would have to change. He wouldn't be able to score inside as easily, would be taking fewer long twos and more threes. Also, I doubt he could play the 3 because he wouldn't be nearly athletic enough to match up with modern 3's, more likely he'd be a stretch 4.

are you saying MJ wouldn't thrive in this league? really?


MJ in this league will average 40 in his sleep

MJ couldn't average 40 in the 1980s while putting up 28 shots and 12 free throws a game against the 6'3" 180lb White guards defending him in single coverage, but he'd average 40 in a slower era against larger guards with far better zone defenses.

Riiiiiight.

 

[thenatural]

I'm not one those "Player X from the 90s would kill now" guys but Hakeem is my exception.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I'm not one those "Player X from the 90s would kill now" guys but Hakeem is my exception.

My issue is, what was Hakeem not able to do then?

I think he'd translate to the modern game great, but I don't see how he'd "thrive even more". Can someone name one thing that Hakeem would be able to do more of now that he couldn't already do then?

 

[Cladyclad]

Yes his game would have to change. He wouldn't be able to score inside as easily, would be taking fewer long twos and more threes. Also, I doubt he could play the 3 because he wouldn't be nearly athletic enough to match up with modern 3's, more likely he'd be a stretch 4.




MJ couldn't average 40 in the 1980s while putting up 28 shots and 12 free throws a game against the 6'3" 180lb White guards defending him in single coverage, but he'd average 40 in a slower era against larger guards with far better zone defenses.

Riiiiiight.

Any SF not named LeBron and Durant & Kawhi, Bird ain’t having no issues at all. And he would bust those guys ass too when he got the rock

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Any SF not named LeBron and Durant & Kawhi, Bird ain’t having no issues at all. And he would bust those guys ass too when he got the rock

Please. Tatum? Wiggins? PG13? Hell, TJ Warren would take him apart. Most small forwards in the league are more athletic than Larry ever was.

He'd still be great on offense, but this isn't 1985 anymore. There's no way he's playing on the perimeter on defense without getting burned on the regular.

 

[Cladyclad]

Please. Tatum? Wiggins? PG13? Hell, TJ Warren would take him apart. Most small forwards in the league are more athletic than Larry ever was.

He'd still be great on offense, but this isn't 1985 anymore. There's no way he's playing on the perimeter on defense without getting burned on the regular.

So Joe Ingles can start at sf but Larry can’t?

 

[Professor Emeritus]

So Joe Ingles can start at sf but Larry can’t?

If he has Gobert cleaning up everything behind him, Larry can start at the damn point.

 

[Cladyclad]

If he has Gobert cleaning up everything behind him, Larry can start at the damn point.

I’m really starting to think u don’t watch basketball

 

[ISO]

embiid got alot of guard moves. but his post moves are still in its infancy compared to hakeem

Compare them at the same stage of development, Embiid is only 24.

 

[hayesc0]

I think Larry Bird would fit in more than any player from the 80s. His game would not have to change at all.

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Larry Brid>>>> MJ & Magic in today’s game

Magic who always got players open shots and easy layups and created huge mismatches and the goat?