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80's basketball was all about team. You had your all star and super star players, but teams got proper recognition. Magic and Bird were stars but their teammates got their flowers as well. Jordan was the media and marketing darling, but other players were allowed to shine without being overly scrutinized. Then when the 90's rolled around, it was all about Jordan. Then there was a "Batman & Robin" effect, which is the label the media labeled Jordan and Pippen.
As a result, star players didn't want to share the spotlight. Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson couldn't co-exist because neither wanted to take the backseat for the other. The same reason why Stackhouse didn't want to play with AI, McGrady didn't want to stay in Toronto, Marbury didn't want to stay in Minnesota. Then there's the obvious legacy card. Any time a player rises up, Jordan apologists start scrutinizing every season, game, quarter, shot and compare it to Jordan. No matter what Lebron did, people were going to always bring up rings. Even if he stayed in Cleveland, broke the same records, but didn't win multiple titles, he would've been considered a bust. KD left OKC because he wanted to win a ring. Then there's the "GOAT" affect, which didn't exist before Jordan.
Today, nobody cares about what players do now because the ghost of Jordan has infected everything about the sport. Phil Jackson is responsible for Kobe and Jordans rings and he doesn't get any credit. Nobody talks about the GM's and owners or teammates who contributed to the winning. And it's sad because everything is negative.
Players didn't team up in the 80's because the contracts were long as fukk. Players didn't sign 3 year deals with a team/player 4th year option. Players didn't opt out of contracts either. The money wasn't there. Birds Rights allowed teams to keep super star players and that about it. And Pippen's contract essentially is the main reason the Bulls won 6 titles. He was underpaid his entire time in Chicago. And never mind the fact that Jordan said he would take a pay cut to play with Larry Bird before he started winning titles. History fades, and old heads start making shyt up.
The NBA is trash because Adam Silver said fukk defense. Period. I don't even put that on Curry. All he did was inspire players to work on their long rang shot. But the way the game is played today is all on the commissioner and the competition committee.
As a result, star players didn't want to share the spotlight. Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson couldn't co-exist because neither wanted to take the backseat for the other. The same reason why Stackhouse didn't want to play with AI, McGrady didn't want to stay in Toronto, Marbury didn't want to stay in Minnesota. Then there's the obvious legacy card. Any time a player rises up, Jordan apologists start scrutinizing every season, game, quarter, shot and compare it to Jordan. No matter what Lebron did, people were going to always bring up rings. Even if he stayed in Cleveland, broke the same records, but didn't win multiple titles, he would've been considered a bust. KD left OKC because he wanted to win a ring. Then there's the "GOAT" affect, which didn't exist before Jordan.
Today, nobody cares about what players do now because the ghost of Jordan has infected everything about the sport. Phil Jackson is responsible for Kobe and Jordans rings and he doesn't get any credit. Nobody talks about the GM's and owners or teammates who contributed to the winning. And it's sad because everything is negative.
Players didn't team up in the 80's because the contracts were long as fukk. Players didn't sign 3 year deals with a team/player 4th year option. Players didn't opt out of contracts either. The money wasn't there. Birds Rights allowed teams to keep super star players and that about it. And Pippen's contract essentially is the main reason the Bulls won 6 titles. He was underpaid his entire time in Chicago. And never mind the fact that Jordan said he would take a pay cut to play with Larry Bird before he started winning titles. History fades, and old heads start making shyt up.
The NBA is trash because Adam Silver said fukk defense. Period. I don't even put that on Curry. All he did was inspire players to work on their long rang shot. But the way the game is played today is all on the commissioner and the competition committee.
