Old Heads Would Call This Good Defence

[SmokyQuartz]

Somebody come in here and explain this to me

Bu bu but i thought the defense was better back in the day. I thought guys like Lebron and Curry wouldn't have been able to survive the NBA when it was "tough". We ain't even gonna bring up why all them nikkas was wearing panties during the game n shyt. That tragedy is a thread in itself.

 

[SmokyQuartz]

@Boesky

 

[Schmoove]

One game?

 

[SmokyQuartz]

One game?

Milwaukee Bucks at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, March 6, 1982 | Basketball-Reference.com
And this was in the playoffs

 

[Remote]

You probably think Zaza Pachulia would average 30 back in the day.

Terrible thread.

 

[Goatpoacher]

I don't have an opinion as to the level of defense, but posting a clip of highlights from the highest scoring game of all time proves what exactly? I've seen Demarcus Cousins, JR Smith and James Harden clips that are far more egregious.

 

[Detroit Wave]

Only disingenuous old nikkas believe defense was played at all in the 80s

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

I was about to make this thread myself when I saw this on Facebook. 370 combined points . Kareem penned a column a few years back where he mentioned the 1984 finals. I forget which game, but both teams cracked 120 while combining to attempt maybe 20 shots from deep. You don't want guys like lebron or Wade or Russ or curry or KD playing that fast. Point guard like peak tony Parker or Chris Paul or john wall playing at that pace? Prime Russ might average 40/13/13 playing at the pace of the 80's . Nobody was prioritizing transition defense back then.

 

[SmokyQuartz]

I don't have an opinion as to the level of defense, but posting a clip of highlights from the highest scoring game of all time proves what exactly? I've seen Demarcus Cousins, JR Smith and James Harden clips that are far more egregious.

Yea thats one player. This was the whole damn team and the rules back then allowed more physically play than it does now

 

[Schmoove]

Milwaukee Bucks at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, March 6, 1982 | Basketball-Reference.com
And this was in the playoffs

NBA was garbage around '82-84 breh. Find some scores like this after 1986.

 

[SmokyQuartz]

You probably think Zaza Pachulia would average 30 back in the day.

Terrible thread.

Deflections coming in fast!

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

NBA was garbage in '82-84 breh. Find some scores like this after 1986.

15 of the 16 teams in the 1989 playoffs were allowing over 100 points per game

 

[NYC Rebel]

Only disingenuous old nikkas believe defense was played at all in the 80s

The 80s were all offense. The game added more specialized players in the late 80s, taking off in the 90s.

Players are just as one dimensional now, only it's not exclusively offense like back in the day.

 

[Schmoove]

15 of the 16 teams in the 1989 playoffs were allowing over 100 points per game

Watch the film breh.

 

[SmokyQuartz]

NBA was garbage around '82-84 breh. Find some scores like this after 1986.

Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets Box Score, November 2, 1990 | Basketball-Reference.com

But the 90s had great D huh?