Until this thread, "1 dimensional" has always been used to define a player that was good at 1 thing and 1 thing only. For example Steve Kerr was 1 dimensional for the fact that all he could do was shoot and nothing else. You can't call Magic 1 dimensional because he did so many different things offensively. Great defender? No. But saying that makes him 1 dimensional is just wrong. If anything you wanna say there are more 2 way players (offense and defense) today, but I don't even think thats totally true. How many guys today are good at both ends of the floor? I actually think there were more 2 way players in the past, but thats just my opinion on this opinion post.
Looking back, NBA stars were 1 dimensional as **** prior to MJ
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AVXL
Laughing at you n*ggaz like “ha ha ha”
What if you're not efficient tho?
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
Magic didn't play good defense, but he wasn't a one dimensional player though, unless you just mean the only dimensions are offense and defense.
Majestic Pape
The-Coli = W SOHH = L
Well, look at his size though. In a traditional system, Magic shouldn't have been guarding guards like that in the first place. It just so happened Magic was such an anomaly for his position that that was the drawback.
I mean, Tony Parker would give headaches to a prime Ron Artest; that doesn't mean that a prime Ron Artest wasn't a great defender.
I never saw those so the mental imagery of this got me
him lookin scared for help as everybody move away
Black Ball
Superstar
Breh I think you meant to say 1-way vs. 2-way players. Aint too many players in the history of the game you could label as great 2-way players outside of centers.
Just uttering the words Magic Johnson was 1-dimensional sounds mad foolish.
Just uttering the words Magic Johnson was 1-dimensional sounds mad foolish.
G-Zeus
G-Zeus Chrystler...the brehsident
you meant to say most physicaly giftted player right?
perimeter should be the SG, the SF is a slashing position.. you have to be quick and strong.. both offensively and defensively...
where as other postitions one criteria will do.. 2 or 3 attributes will definitely give you an edge (jordan quick and strong SG)
Point- Quick
SG - Quick
SF - Quick and strong
PF- Strong + big
Center - Big + strong
Goatpoacher
Superstar
He was one-dimensional in that he was not a good defender, but on the offensive end he was multi-dimensional in skill.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
No one cared about efficiency when Iverson was shooting 42% yet leading the NBA in scoring.
Durant, Melo, etc were great scorers. Great offensive talents. They dont hurt their teams as much as many on here, and in the media, want to describe them.
bigmanharris
Coli Gangsta
No video no proof........
Goatpoacher
Superstar
I think it's more so an issue of team success rather than defense. Magic wasn't the greatest defender but he was winning rings so he didn't catch shyt like that. Shaq wasn't the greatest defender and that is pretty much ignored. If Melo or KD had rings right now you wouldn't hear shyt about defense. All you would hear about is how they are ice-cold clutch killers. Just look at how they were getting ready to crown KD prior to last year's Finals.
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
How can I make it up? They ran four straight iso's on my man Nique and were scoring. I felt bad as a muthfukka!!!
Breh I think you meant to say 1-way vs. 2-way players. Aint too many players in the history of the game you could label as great 2-way players outside of centers.
Just uttering the words Magic Johnson was 1-dimensional sounds mad foolish.
LOL I meant to put in my last post that saying this shyt out loud doesnt even sound right.