This league has been pussified.

[spursistan]

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Blame Coach Poop for propagating this shtick, tbh..Even with league cutting down on B2Bs, top tier players in their prime are now sitting them out en masse as early as November..This is happening on top of the general decline in minutes load logged by Stars in regular season compared to a previous decades..

Remember when Iverson and co. averaging in 40s MPG while playing 82 out of 82 games, season in, season out...

Today's NBA :lol..

[apalisoc_9]

808905372459220992

Blame Coach Poop for propagating this shtick, tbh..Even with league cutting down on B2Bs, top tier players in their prime are now sitting them out en masse as early as November..This is happening on top of the general decline in minutes load logged by Stars in regular season compared to a previous decades..

Remember when Iverson and co. averaging in 40s MPG while playing 82 out of 82 games, season in, season out...

Today's NBA :lol..

looks like this is one of those years where lebron missess 10 or so more games....

[cjw]

I understand frustration of fans in town that teams visit 1x per year when players sit (entire opposite conference plus 40% of non-divisional opponents in conference). Silver did mention he'd prefer to have guys rest in home games but then stop scheduling ANY back to backs on the road. I'd rather play my studs at home as the home fans are the ones paying for season tickets and stock up on home wins. Fault is squarely on league for not acting till now, as it seems like they will now.

If you start a week earlier (the third Tuesday in October) you basically have 175 days or 25 weeks to fit in 82 games. If All Star break is 5 days on average for each team, still have 88 off days. Seems that schedule can be adequately spaced out to keep B2B to a minimum. Especially for national TV games. All it requires is cutting a few preseason games or (gasp) keeping the playoffs from having ridiculous three day rest periods in some series.

[apalisoc_9]

I understand frustration of fans in town that teams visit 1x per year when players sit (entire opposite conference plus 40% of non-divisional opponents in conference). Silver did mention he'd prefer to have guys rest in home games but then stop scheduling ANY back to backs on the road. I'd rather play my studs at home as the home fans are the ones paying for season tickets and stock up on home wins. Fault is squarely on league for not acting till now, as it seems like they will now.

If you start a week earlier (the third Tuesday in October) you basically have 175 days or 25 weeks to fit in 82 games. If All Star break is 5 days on average for each team, still have 88 off days. Seems that schedule can be adequately spaced out to keep B2B to a minimum. Especially for national TV games. All it requires is cutting a few preseason games or (gasp) keeping the playoffs from having ridiculous three day rest periods in some series.

I believe they're cutting the Pre-season in half next year so that should get rid of a few B2B games.

Also, they need to place majority of Back to back early in the season to avoid a drop off in quality late in the regular season where games are much more important and fans start to watch more games.

[Fabbs]

meh I thought this was gonna be a thread on Chimpbrooks pouting and kicking the ball.

Good for the players to refuse to play the owners ridiculous 82 game schedule.

[lefty]

:lol Celtics and Pistons played B2B playoff games on a weekend in what was a very physical series in 87



:lol today's NBA
:lol better athletes
:lol "but with today's advanced nutrition and training ..... "

[TDMVPDPOY]

so is the cavs going to be fine like how the spurs rested against the heat one time?

[Spurs9]

The problem is any times teams like this are on the schedule the ticket prices get crazy expensive. This may be the only game a fan goes to all year and then the day of game they see the dudes they paid money to see aren't even playing. On the flip side now they can get really cheap tickets if they haven't purchased yet because of the news. Part of the reason why I always wait last minute to buy tickets :lol

[Joseph Kony]

lol resting guys under 30 in a mid december game. fucking weak

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Remember when Iverson and co. averaging in 40s MPG while playing 82 out of 82 games, season in, season out...

Today's NBA :lol..

Yep, and also remember Allen Iverson falling off a cliff at 32, while Tim Duncan has been playing on one foot until 40. Teams are just wisening up. Most of the regular season games are worthless, especially away to teams from the other conference.

[313]

I can kind of see reasoning for LeBron, it's still pussy, but I can understand. Kyrie and Love are under 30 though :lol

[140]

:lol today's NBA

[lefty]

Yep, and also remember Allen Iverson falling off a cliff at 32, while Tim Duncan has been playing on one foot until 40. Teams are just wisening up. Most of the regular season games are worthless, especially away to teams from the other conference.
AI has shitty practice habits

Tim slowed down with age like any big men before him

[spursistan]

lol resting guys under 30 in a mid december game. fucking weak

[spursistan]

:lol Celtics and Pistons played B2B playoff games on a weekend in what was a very physical series in 87



:lol today's NBA
:lol better athletes
:lol "but with today's advanced nutrition and training ..... "


I can kind of see reasoning for LeBron, it's still pussy, but I can understand. Kyrie and Love are under 30 though :lol


:lol today's NBA

:lmao Today's NBA

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao at thinking players weren't held out for rest in yesterday's NBA. The only difference is that teams used to make up bullshit "injuries" to justify holding them out instead of just admitting it was to let them rest. DNP-Resting happens in every sport, even the NFL. Teams have wised up to the fact that the playoffs are all that matters in sports and the regular season is just a glorified preseason.

If the NBA wanted to cut down on the practice, they'd shorten the schedule and do away with back-to-backs. But since they don't want to give up all that extra revenue, they're just going to have to deal with the fact that teams will do everything in their power to keep their players healthy.

[djohn2oo8]

:lmao resting players in the BEGINNING of the fucking season
:lmao resting players in their primes
:lmao less physical play and niggas still need rest

[lefty]

:lmao resting players in the BEGINNING of the fucking season
:lmao resting players in their primes
:lmao less physical play and niggas still need rest

[Killakobe81]

I understand frustration of fans in town that teams visit 1x per year when players sit (entire opposite conference plus 40% of non-divisional opponents in conference). Silver did mention he'd prefer to have guys rest in home games but then stop scheduling ANY back to backs on the road. I'd rather play my studs at home as the home fans are the ones paying for season tickets and stock up on home wins. Fault is squarely on league for not acting till now, as it seems like they will now.

If you start a week earlier (the third Tuesday in October) you basically have 175 days or 25 weeks to fit in 82 games. If All Star break is 5 days on average for each team, still have 88 off days. Seems that schedule can be adequately spaced out to keep B2B to a minimum. Especially for national TV games. All it requires is cutting a few preseason games or (gasp) keeping the playoffs from having ridiculous three day rest periods in some series.

But to take it a step further ...I hate McHale but he made a great point on this what about that working man in Memphis who saves up his hard earned $ to buy a kid a ticket to see LeBron for xmas and he can't even get an autograph cuz he is not even in the building?! If he really needs the rest fine but go to the game sign some shit take some pics...sure not as good as playing but jeez ...this staying home bullshit that Pop and now Lue are doing is horseshit ...and only gives the LeBron will never touch Jordan crowd more ammo ...

Today's NBA , indeed:lol

:bang

[djohn2oo8]

But to take it a step further ...I hate McHale but he made a great point on this what about that working man in Memphis who saves up his hard earned $ to buy a kid a ticket to see LeBron for xmas and he can't even get an autograph cuz he is not even in the building?! If he really needs the rest fine but go to the same sign some shit take some pics...this staying home bullshit that Pop and now Lue are doing is horseshit ...and only gives the LeBron will never touch Jordan crowd more ammo ...

Today's NBA , indeed:lol

:bang
Jordan and Kobe embraced being the headliner in the opponents arena for the fans....This shit is pussy behavior these days.

[Killakobe81]

BTW LeBron is smart it may be pussy but smart ...however the previous GOAT SF still played even with a jacked up back and travelled to and played in back2backs

[lefty]

BTW LeBron is smart it may be pussy but smart ...however the previous GOAT SF still played even with a jacked up back and travelled t I and played in back2backs
case in point : Celtics vs Pistons in 87

[DAF86]

League should eliminate b2bs, tbh.

[tenbeersbold]

Kang trying to avoid injuries lol,Grizz are allowed to whoop up on people.
Kang saw the buzzsaw the Warriettes went through a few days a go

His soft ass Eastern Conference hiding self wants none of that

[tenbeersbold]

Let's put it this way,
Hypothetically yer in a strip joint and you hit on the door mans ho in yer drunken stupidity,
Who do you want as yer wingman Kang or Tony Allen?!?

[Darth_Pelican]

This entire country has been pussified. The NBA is just following the trend.

[djohn2oo8]

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planned rest? lol

[djohn2oo8]

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ridiculous

[Clipper Nation]

Jordan and Kobe embraced being the headliner in the opponents arena for the fans....This shit is pussy behavior these days.

DK took several years off in his prime because of his gambling suspension.

[djohn2oo8]

DK took several years off in his prime because of his gambling suspension.
1 year is not "several" :lol

[lefty]

b2b sitting?

More like babysitting, amirite ?

[Killakobe81]

Not sure why LeBron nut huggers so sensitive about this shit ...
Kobe's career when he started, league was tougher by the time he retired it was softer, that is a fact ...
It's pussy but also smart by LeBron if he wants to catch Kareem in scoring or rings he needs longevity ...it may make him a softy but a wise man too ...

[Clipper Nation]

1 year is not "several" :lol

He was suspended for the entire 1993-1994 season and most of the 1994-95 season (finally getting unsuspended in March).

[djohn2oo8]

He was suspended for the entire 1993-1994 season and most of the 1994-95 season (finally getting unsuspended in March).
adjective 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind


http://www.dictionary.com/browse/several

[Killakobe81]

He was suspended for the entire 1993-1994 season and most of the 1994-95 season (finally getting unsuspended in March).

If kiwi and Blake gets to sit why shouldn't James?

[Clipper Nation]

Not sure why LeBron nut huggers so sensitive about this shit ...
The only people who are "sensitive" about the topic are "old-school" fans, who are angry for some reason that medical staffs are more informed now than they used to be and owners are less willing to risk injuries to the players they're giving millions of dollars to.

The old farts should just go watch old games on YouTube instead of constantly whining about how the league isn't exactly the same as it was 20 years ago.


Kobe's carerr when he started league was tougher by the time he retired it was softer, that is a fact ...
The Kobe Effect

[Clipper Nation]

adjective 1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind


http://www.dictionary.com/browse/several

lol semantics

The fact is, DK got a nice long break from basketball in his prime because he gambled and got caught. You don't see LeBron or Kawhi taking almost two whole seasons off in their prime.

[djohn2oo8]

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:lmao after 3 goddamn days of rest

[Killakobe81]

The only people who are "sensitive" about the topic are "old-school" fans, who are angry for some reason that medical staffs are more informed now than they used to be and owners are less willing to risk injuries to the players they're giving millions of dollars to.

The old farts should just go watch old games on YouTube instead of constantly whining about how the league isn't exactly the same as it was 20 years ago.


The Kobe Effect

Funny :lol
But what does Jordan playing baseball have to do with LeBron sitting out a back2back? Jordan played his

[Clipper Nation]

Funny :lol
But what does Jordan playing baseball have to do with LeBron sitting out a back2back? Jordan played his

All the outdated mainstream fans cry that their beloved '90s players never took time off. In reality, the so-called "GOAT" didn't play basketball for almost two whole seasons in his physical prime. Meanwhile, LeBron is somehow a "pussy" for being held out of a meaningless December regular-season game.

[spursistan]

an out of shape Softridge getting the game off after resting for 3 days :lmao

[djohn2oo8]

an out of shape Softridge getting the game off after resting for 3 days :lmao
:lol today's NBA

[lefty]

:lmao holy shit

[DAF86]

b2b sitting?

More like babysitting, amirite ?

This is some "agent orange" shit right here. Vintage lefty.

[spursistan]

:lol today's NBA

Like I've said our coach is main culprit for spreading this overrated and chickenshit move..He's even outdoing himself here :lol...

[Clipper Nation]

Vanilla fans: :cry "LOL Today's NBA! The NBA is so soft! Old-school players never took time off!" :cry

Reality: Old-school players were often rested under the guise of a fake "injury." Old-school players routinely came into seasons fat, slow and out-of-shape and basically had to spend half the season playing themselves back into shape. On average, today's players and teams take their bodies and health much more seriously than their counterparts did in the past. Medical staffs now have technology, like biometrics, that allow them to judge when a player needs rest based on their workload, and so players often get held out even when they insist they feel fine.

[djohn2oo8]

:lol @ CN melting down

[140]

All the outdated mainstream fans cry that their beloved '90s players never took time off. In reality, the so-called "GOAT" didn't play basketball for almost two whole seasons in his physical prime. Meanwhile, LeBron is somehow a "pussy" for being held out of a meaningless December regular-season game.
"being held out" :lol as if he's not the one calling the shots there

[djohn2oo8]

"being held out" :lol as if he's not the one calling the shots there

:lol

[djohn2oo8]

what the hell do the kings need rest for

[lefty]

This is some "agent orange" shit right here. Vintage lefty. (http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/member.php?u=20689)
Still got it .....

[lefty]

:lol @ CN melting down

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tumblr_ljh0puClWT1qfkt17.gif


what the hell do the kings need rest for
:lol

[Robz4000]

:lol Today's NBA

[Killakobe81]

:lol @ CN melting down

LeBron nation ...don't talk about Legoat:depressed

[Killakobe81]

Nfl is turning pussy too .maybe America is getting soft

[midnightpulp]

Nfl is turning pussy too .maybe America is getting soft

The world is getting "pussified."

Can't say anything even remotely offensive (even in jest) lest you want to get figuratively cracked down on by the PC police. And for those "triggered" by offensive actions and comments, they now have designated safe spaces for special snowflake cry babies to retreat to.

Childhood and adult obesity is an epidemic in pretty much all developed countries. You know there's a problem when a shitty smartphone game (Pokemon Go) is "praised" for getting people outside.

Technology (and the entertainment that comes from that technology, like videogames) is more hand-holdy and passive than ever, spoonfeeding you anything and everything without much effort required of the user (no wonder everyone is fat and has the attention span of a gnat).

And this pussification has spilled over into culture at large.

:lol Today's Life, indeed.

[313]

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planned rest? lolgotta be fresh for the playoffs

[K...]

NEGOTIATIONS ....the league just agreed to extend the season and decrease pre-season. Teams just helping the union negotiate that deal. Nothing to see here

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Remember when Iverson and co. averaging in 40s MPG while playing 82 out of 82 games, season in, season out...

Today's NBA :lol..
Don't laugh. There's a reason why guys like Iverson and McGrady were done by age 32 while guys like Duncan who were given generous breaks from time to time were good until 40. There is a difference.

[spursistan]

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[djohn2oo8]

Don't laugh. There's a reason why guys like Iverson and McGrady were done by age 32 while guys like Duncan who were given generous breaks from time to time were good until 40. There is a difference.

lol McGrady was done because he never put in the work to maintain his body

[lefty]

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:lol

:lmao travelling 4 hours and spending 800 bucks to see a rich athlete who doesn't know you play basketball for a quick 40 minutes

[lefty]

Don't laugh. There's a reason why guys like Iverson and McGrady were done by age 32 while guys like Duncan who were given generous breaks from time to time were good until 40. There is a difference.
lol

AI and Tmcac has shitty practice habits

As for TD, all great big men dont age as well as perimeter players

[KL2]

The league as a whole is heavier and more athletic than ever. Explosive movements=tricking your body into going past it's limit=more injuries, this should be common knowledge lol...

[Killakobe81]

lol

AI and Tmcac has shitty practice habits

As for TD, all great big men dont age as well as perimeter players

Iverson responds also calls Era pussified
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18294903/allen-iverson-says-sitting-rest-reflects-new-era

[Raven]

The league as a whole is heavier and more athletic than ever. Explosive movements=tricking your body into going past it's limit=more injuries, this should be common knowledge lol...

heavier? I don't think it has ever been as light tbh

[K...]

heavier? I don't think it has ever been as light tbh

He could of said muscular. Fat is actually good for your body if you keep it in check. Most elite athletes are pretty fragile when you consider their whole regimen.

[lefty]

Iverson responds also calls Era pussified
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18294903/allen-iverson-says-sitting-rest-reflects-new-era

My nigga

[spursistan]

Thinking the " :lol Today's NBA" is just a meme/shtick..:lol

[Caltex2]

The only people who are "sensitive" about the topic are "old-school" fans, who are angry for some reason that medical staffs are more informed now than they used to be and owners are less willing to risk injuries to the players they're giving millions of dollars to.

The old farts should just go watch old games on YouTube instead of constantly whining about how the league isn't exactly the same as it was 20 years ago.


The Kobe Effect

Oh give me a break, the least they could do is at least call it an injury of some kind and save some dignity from what it really is. They could exaggerate some minor medical condition, especially a thyroid problem.

It just looks weak when players have been doing back-to-backs and playing 80+ games for decades. Stockton and Malone almost never missed a game between them (they played in 99% of their Utah games unless I'm mistaken and certainly 90%) and they played in one of the most brutal places you can play.

[Caltex2]

:lol

:lmao travelling 4 hours and spending 800 bucks to see a rich athlete who doesn't know you play basketball for a quick 40 minutes

Yeah imagine that, spending money to try and check out someone whose the best at what they do and they don't show. Let's just watch everything TV, listen on the radio and watch it when comes out on Blu-ray. I'd be pissed if I came to watch Michael Jackson and just got his brothers instead.

[mavsfan1000]

He could of said muscular. Fat is actually good for your body if you keep it in check. Most elite athletes are pretty fragile when you consider their whole regimen.
Rough on the knees though. Gotta find a balance.

[HarlemHeat37]

Resting players is a no-brainer, tbh..this thread is silly:lol

Dozens of studies that have been published and released have shown the damage that these players endure, especially on back-to-backs..the traveling kills their bodies, and today's game is especially harmful, as the emphasis on the 3-pointer and lack of hand-checking(the laziest form of defense, aids unathletic/fat players) puts more pressure on their bodies on the defensive end(especially big men that were never accustomed to extending their defense to 20+ feet)..

This is like questioning why people stopped smoking cigarettes after the negative effects were proven:lol

Of course fans and older players(most of them were coons, to be fair) hate it..the former hates it because there's nothing they loved more than watching Black men destroy their bodies for entertainment..

http://scores.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17600760/dnp-rest-research-science-scheduling-sit-nba

[Will Hunting]

:lol

:lmao travelling 4 hours and spending 800 bucks to see a rich athlete who doesn't know you play basketball for a quick 40 minutes
:lol

[midnightpulp]

Resting players is a no-brainer, tbh..this thread is silly:lol

Dozens of studies that have been published and released have shown the damage that these players endure, especially on back-to-backs..the traveling kills their bodies, and today's game is especially harmful, as the emphasis on the 3-pointer and lack of hand-checking(the laziest form of defense, aids unathletic/fat/white players) puts more pressure on their bodies on the defensive end(especially big men that were never accustomed to extending their defense to 20+ feet)..

This is like questioning why people stopped smoking cigarettes after the negative effects were proven:lol

Of course fans and older players(most of them were coons, to be fair) hate it..the former hates it because there's nothing they loved more than watching Black men destroy their bodies for entertainment..

http://scores.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17600760/dnp-rest-research-science-scheduling-sit-nba

Lack of sleep is actually more of a culprit than any of the on-court physical demands a player faces (which you implied by saying how the traveling kills their bodies).


If you survey doctors and sports scientists around the world, the NBA's problem stems in large part from chronic lack of sleep, the body's natural performance-enhancing drug. How important is it? A recent Stanford University study found that shooting accuracy improved by 9 percent and 3-point percentage by 9.2 percent after basketball players spent at least 10 hours in bed for nocturnal sleep during a five-to-seven-week period. "We get this nice big surge of testosterone and human growth hormone when we get into deep sleep," Magness says. "The longer the deep sleep phase gets, the more HGH and testosterone you produce."

The asshole in me says a lot of these players are probably not getting the sleep they need because they are likely out "in da club" after a game, especially in cities like LA, NY, and Miami. Even Yesterday's NBA favorites like Barkley and Shaq admitted to partying every night during their respective '93 and '06 Finals runs. Players like Kawhi no doubt take care of themselves in this regard, but it could explain why swaggy faggots like JR Smith and OJ Mayo never lived up to the hype.

[HarlemHeat37]

^^ I agree, but travel kills, as well..


Doctors indicated that being tall and flying frequently -- defining characteristics of NBA players -- were the main contributors to his condition. Other NBA giants have fallen prey to similar diagnoses in recent years, including 6-11 center Anderson Varejao in 2012-13 and 6-9 power forward Mirza Teletovic last season. "We got strong hearts," Bosh says, before pointing down to his feet, "but that's a long way away."

Of course, Bosh's case is at the extreme end of the spectrum. For many players, zipping across time zones and being forced to scrape for z's while upright on planes, in unfamiliar beds or folded onto training room couches leads not just to poor basketball but to greater injury risk. Eliminating back-to-backs is critical, says Dr. Michael Joyner, a renowned expert in human performance and physiology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

I would change the format of NBA scheduling to solve the issue of resting players, since they would never actually consider playing less games(for $ reasons, of course)..

[midnightpulp]

^^ I agree, but travel kills, as well..



I would change the format of NBA scheduling to solve the issue of resting players, since they would never actually consider playing less games(for $ reasons, of course)..

Part of me likes the grueling schedule because I think it makes overall roster building more important and challenging. One of my gripes with basketball in general is how much impact a single player can have. But on the flip side, people pay to see stars dominate the action.

[Caltex2]

Lack of sleep is actually more of a culprit than any of the on-court physical demands a player faces (which you implied by saying how the traveling kills their bodies).



The asshole in me says a lot of these players are probably not getting the sleep they need because they are likely out "in da club" after a game, especially in cities like LA, NY, and Miami. Even Yesterday's NBA favorites like Barkley and Shaq admitted to partying every night during their respective '93 and '06 Finals runs. Players like Kawhi no doubt take care of themselves in this regard, but it could explain why swaggy faggots like JR Smith and OJ Mayo never lived up to the hype.

Yeah, you've got all off-season to club and slay as many females as possible. I'm not saying never go out during the season but the more focus on the season, the better. They could just send one of their buddies or even just one player and they could bring some females back to the hotel.

[lefty]

Yeah, you've got all off-season to club and slay as many females as possible. I'm not saying never go out during the season but the more focus on the season, the better. They could just send one of their buddies or even just one player and they could bring some females back to the hotel..
.

This tbh

[KL2]

He could of said muscular. Fat is actually good for your body if you keep it in check. Most elite athletes are pretty fragile when you consider their whole regimen.


heavier? I don't think it has ever been as light tbh


They probably weigh the same, but today's players carry far more muscle. Most old school players gained pure fat throughout their careers and lost their athleticism like crazy. Today's players put on weight in a controlled manner, no sacrifice of skills. Jimmy Butler for example is in the 240lb range, last documented at being 238. LA, last documented at weighing 280. Even guys you don't think of as big such as Harden are pushing 230 which was MJ's weight at his biggest. I don't think there exists anymore 190-210lb SF's which were all over the place in the 80's n 90s, at least none that can actually defend.

a perimeter oriented game also makes the court bigger, more square footage players must cover on defense, and their offensive game usually consisting of ball handling which requires you to constantly stop, start, balance and contort your body also puts a lot of stress on the joints.

Players don't move like this anymore, that's for sure. 6'9 250 in yesterday's game, HOF'er Unseld

http://i.giphy.com/y5xFBvHYGbZ8k.gif

6'9 250 in today's game, Julius Randle
http://i.giphy.com/KP6I4dHYKEfi8.gif

There really is no comparison, very very very taxing on the body when they're pushing weight at speeds like this.

[Raven]

They probably weigh the same, but today's players carry far more muscle. Most old school players gained pure fat throughout their careers and lost their athleticism like crazy. Today's players put on weight in a controlled manner, no sacrifice of skills. Jimmy Butler for example is in the 240lb range, last documented at being 238. LA, last documented at weighing 280. Even guys you don't think of as big such as Harden are pushing 230 which was MJ's weight at his biggest. I don't think there exists anymore 190-210lb SF's which were all over the place in the 80's n 90s, at least none that can actually defend.

a perimeter oriented game also makes the court bigger, more square footage players must cover on defense, and their offensive game usually consisting of ball handling which requires you to constantly stop, start, balance and contort your body also puts a lot of stress on the joints.

Players don't move like this anymore, that's for sure. 6'9 250 in yesterday's game, HOF'er Unseld

http://i.giphy.com/y5xFBvHYGbZ8k.gif

6'9 250 in today's game, Julius Randle
http://i.giphy.com/KP6I4dHYKEfi8.gif

There really is no comparison, very very very taxing on the body when they're pushing weight at speeds like this.

today's players are clearly far lighter and carry an absurd amount of muscle less. Just look at today's frontcourt players..

[spursistan]

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"Today's NBA :lol" making an appearance in a NYT article..

[lefty]

:lol Issel and Iceman shitting on today's NBA 3 pt shooting faggots

[spursistan]

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:lol

[lefty]

:wow he finally delivered

[spursistan]

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[ambchang]

I'm actually siding with :lol today's NBA with regards to resting and conditioning players. :lol today's NBA realized that skilled players that can impact a game are hard to find, so with the resting and conditioning they can extend the careers of impact players.

It's common to have 18 year careers nowadays whereas it was quite rare in the past. Even a 40 year old Duncan of a 38 year old shaq was better than 90% of the bigs, which tells you how muc today's bigs suck.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

:wow he finally delivered

No surprise coming from Malone, he grew up on a farm with foster parents after his dad killed himself. Work ethic second to none. He's also an NRA member and a Trump/Bush supporter.