Isiah Thomas Appreciation Thread

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Damn he finally got up with the rest of the old timers in killing today's game.

I don't disagree with him about there not being enough individualism in today's game but I think that's because defenses have become so advanced combined with analytics basically leading to everything being layups at the rim or 3s. Add in that most of the kids coming up came up with shooting coaches to remove bad habits out of players games so you don't see crazy varied shooting styles.

Zeke my nikka and always will be be but .

The most frustrating thing about listening to former athletes is their inability or unwillingness to see the game as it actually is now. They either refuse or are unable to let go of how it was for them. You just cant do what you did 20/30 years ago now. Its like somebody that went to school in the 80s bemoaning all the computer use now. You could be a great student without a computer or any computer skills back then. You literally cant do shyt now if you dont have one and cant use one. Times have changed. You have to shoot 3s. You cannot compete without 3s today. It sets everything else up. And its not a choice. Its all because of the rules.

And its ironic that he takes issue with the modern game when he would absolutely murder nikkas today. They game has actually been made easier for smaller players. The impact of size has been legislated out. And on top of that the Pistons were trailblazers for the modern style with a small guard centric offense, positions being less rigid, bigs stepping out behind the arc.