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I was watching some old clips of Larry Bird, Pistol Pete, even Jordan. The style of play was much more enjoyable to watch. I think a lot of it has to do with the rules on traveling and carrying seemed to have changed. People seem to carry the ball every sing dribble, and then run 4 steps with the ball...
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Its part of what makes college basketball so much better than the NBA.
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Players are so much more selfish now, it's ridiculous.
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Go watch some Bob Cousy and John Havlicek and Bill Russell.
It's poetry.
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how can you say that???
clearly you haven't seen Griffin dunk over someone for the 1000 time!
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imo its because players opt out of college to early and don't develop the right skills. Plus the league encourages scoring so the scoring easier and the great shots and plays of the past are just not necessary like before.
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Too many wannabe thugs in the NBA.
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Too much NBA hate in this here thread for it to be an NBA thread. I declare a mistrial.
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the harlem globetrotters were much better back when, than they are now.
much much better
just a random thought, sorry 
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Is this the daily "NBA isn't as good as it used to be" thread?
Oh yes, yes it is. Where's Mangler.
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ikkoikki posted:
Is this the daily "NBA isn't as good as it used to be" thread?
Oh yes, yes it is. Where's Mangler.
You're not going to find many modern players who could score on Scottie Pippen or Dennis Rodman. Defense is in a rather miserable state, today, because the game has become much more about pure strength than about finesse. Pippen could dominate pretty much every small player in the league today -- Kobe could probably outsmart Pippen, and Rose could outplay him, but few players would be able to even get a shot off.
Unfortunately, it makes the game less fun to watch. It's not worse, necessarily, just boring.
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You just mentioned 2 hall of fame players and two of the best defenders in NBA history. Of course there aren't going to be many players like them.
What about watching Dwight? Best post defender in the league. How about Serge Ibaka? He got 11 blocks in a game a week ago. How about Lebron, he does everything at an elite level, including defense. How about watching Joakim Noah? He got 18 rebounds last game, very Rodman-like.
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going with 1 game with 18 rebounds as some sort of proof?
Rondo just had what 17?
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Its part of what makes college basketball so much better than the NBA.
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-Abysmal- posted:
going with 1 game with 18 rebounds as some sort of proof?
Rondo just had what 17?
Well, Noah had 18 rebounds again today. He's one of the best rebounders in the league, consistently, every year. Check his TRB%
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Mangler_SC posted:
Players are so much more selfish now, it's ridiculous.
Must have missed this ikki
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ferdinand.the.great posted:
You're not going to find many modern players who could score on Scottie Pippen or Dennis Rodman. Defense is in a rather miserable state, today, because the game has become much more about pure strength than about finesse.
There's so much wrong here it's silly.
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Its part of what makes college basketball so much better than the NBA.
yep
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Mangler_SC posted:
Mangler_SC posted:
Players are so much more selfish now, it's ridiculous.
Must have missed this ikki
Chicgo Bulls = the highest assisting team in the league
So, I don't know anything about my team being selfish
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Its not just the Bulls its the entire league, selfish wannabe thugs.
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