Jordan talking a lot lately with the big 5-0 coming Sunday 
MJ: Only 4 Guys Can Play In His Era: Kobe, LeBron, Duncan, and..........Dirk :mjpls:
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HacksawJimThuggin
All Star
Igoudala would be a monster in the 80s. As good as he is defensively, imagine if he was allowed to handcheck the less athletic wings back then.
Goatpoacher
Superstar
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
Yeah he's like a slightly bigger present day version of Sidney Moncrief. Although Sidney was better offensively
courtdog
Drinks Blood from a Boot
He "could" play, but K.G like players grew on tree's back then
Seemed like everybody had a decent J back then (mid range which is considered a lost art today)
Also, K.G. is known for his trash talk getting under the skin of todays players who in tern get all homotional
That shyt wouldn't be as impactful in that era since it was allowed more
And lets be real, Charles Oakley would stuff Garnett in his locker.
He would literally fold that nikka up and try to pack him in his suitcase
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
He "could" play, but K.G like players grew on tree's back then
name them.
Also remember that KG DID play in his era
idk about this. Those guys could hit jumpshots back then and the game was a much faster pace.
@ those shoes
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
He "could" play, but K.G like players grew on tree's back then
Seemed like everybody had a decent J back then (mid range which is considered a lost art today)
Also, K.G. is known for his trash talk getting under the skin of todays players who in tern get all homotional
That shyt wouldn't be as impactful in that era since it was allowed more
And lets be real, Charles Oakley would stuff Garnett in his locker.
He would literally fold that nikka up and try to pack him in his suitcase
A nikka like Anthony Mason would've been caught KG's fade
Thank u. nikkas act like Paul doesn't choke every postseason. Tony Parker killed that boy.
courtdog
Drinks Blood from a Boot
Iggy struggles to score in this era, so he'd be a single digit scorer in those days imo. Clyde would glide right past him like it was nuthin
No he didn't bruh. Did he play while Jordashe was still playing, sure
But you wouldn't put them in the same "era", K.G was one of the guys Jordan passed the torch too. When Jordan left the big question was "Can the NBA survive"
As for who? Come on man, that shyt would take too long. Are you trying to say that skilled big men didn't grow on tree's back then?
Part of the reason KG even looks as good as he does is because he's a throw-back "type" of player. Back then they were more lean, agile, KG like
But it wasn't "special", it was the norm. Its not anymore hence why K.G is teh superstar that he is today.
You know how to shut KG down tho? Get in his shyt, he doesn't respond well to rough house tactics. When he does get handled, he then tries to get in your head via the trash talk. I've watched Andray Blatche routinely abuse K.G. but to be fair, KG isn't in his prime anymore. Prime KG, or if KG was born and played in that era he "might" of adjusted his game. But this era KG would be too soft imo.
And thats basically Jordan's point, the game is soft, so the players are soft and couldn't compete with his era. This isn't news
Right now, from the 2013 NBA All Star Game, here are the players imo that could play in MJ's era from 1984 to 1998 effectively and to the level they are playing in today's game:
Lebron, Kobe, Durant, Parker, Melo, Duncan, KG, Aldridge, Z-Bo, Paul, and that really might be it imo. Everyone else, like a Noah, Lopez, I would probably be bench warmers trying to go up against the Hakeem's, Shaq, even an older Kareem. I'm not sure of the scoring point guards like Westbrook, Kyrie, Holiday, etc. would do against Isiah, Magic, Stockton, Payton, etc. They would get that work imo. And the other wings in this year's All Star Game just wouldn't hang with Jordan, Bird, Pippen, Drexler. This year's Wade is nowhere as good as the old D-Wade, but the old D-Wade could definitely hang and be as good as the other wing players. James Harden I wouldn't be too sure about, but he could be like maybe an Alex English type of scorer maybe? I'm not completely sold on his defense, plus he is what 6'4-6'5ish? Jordan does have a point imo.
Lebron, Kobe, Durant, Parker, Melo, Duncan, KG, Aldridge, Z-Bo, Paul, and that really might be it imo. Everyone else, like a Noah, Lopez, I would probably be bench warmers trying to go up against the Hakeem's, Shaq, even an older Kareem. I'm not sure of the scoring point guards like Westbrook, Kyrie, Holiday, etc. would do against Isiah, Magic, Stockton, Payton, etc. They would get that work imo. And the other wings in this year's All Star Game just wouldn't hang with Jordan, Bird, Pippen, Drexler. This year's Wade is nowhere as good as the old D-Wade, but the old D-Wade could definitely hang and be as good as the other wing players. James Harden I wouldn't be too sure about, but he could be like maybe an Alex English type of scorer maybe? I'm not completely sold on his defense, plus he is what 6'4-6'5ish? Jordan does have a point imo.
his p*ssy ass would be dealt with real quick
Filluminati
Pro
Im not sold on Durant. The game was way more physical, he wouldn't get all those calls he gets today, he would get bodied in the post.. I dont know. I dont believe that he would have the same impact as today
beenz
Rap Guerilla
No Wade?
I guess he don't fukk with wade no more after he bounced from jordan to le ning.
