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Mikans days when the Minneapolis lakers would have tough memorable battles against the Syracuse nats for the nba le. Lakerfans never forget, it's why they still cite those days for pride
I know I'm going to get for this, but I honestly can't imagine the 80's being any better than the lebron era. I know I wasn't even born then, but I feel like there's tons of Nostalgic BS..
1. Magic-Bird
2. The 90's Jordan and Hakeem
3. Shaq and the lakers
4. The spurs and pistons 2003-2007
5. Lakers and celtics rivalry revived
6. Lebron's Era 2011-2014
Mikans days when the Minneapolis lakers would have tough memorable battles against the Syracuse nats for the nba le. Lakerfans never forget, it's why they still cite those days for pride
As a basketball fan, I don't know which era is this but prime Duncan, Shaq, KG, Kobe, Dirk, Iverson, Webber Kings with a sprinkle of Tmac, Yao, Vince Carter, Ray Allen Sonics, Elton Brand and MVP Nash + Amare was the best. Young stars like Lebron, Wade and Howard were popping up too. That was clearly the best decade IMO.
I would say this is the worst era of basketball in recent memory. It was basically the Spurs and the Pistons/Heat who were only relevant for two seasons each. The Mavs/Suns were not championship calibre teams in any other era. every other team in the NBA at that time probably doesn't even make this year's WC playoffs rofl. A lot of superstars were either too young (Lebron, Paul, Howard) or isolated on ty teams (Allen, KG, Pierce, Bryant, Gasol, McGrady/Yao when the other one was injured etc)
I think the mid to late 90's was the best era, right before flopping ruined the league
The 90s was by far the ugliest brand of basketball in history, tbh..it is remembered fondly for nostalgic reasons due to the NBA being at peak marketing + Dad Killer + NBC + big East Coast markets running the league..
It was all isolation basketball with minimal ball movement and teamwork..it was all handchecking and Rileyball on defense, too..
The NBA at the moment has more ball movement than any period since the 80s, and arguably even more so than the 80s, since all the ISO-oriented coaches are currently being phased out of the game..the game is much more entertaining to watch, yet the fans complain and miss the era of selfish, ugly basketball..
2000s.
6. Lebron's Era 2011-2014
the Great Satan Lebron in 2011....
As a basketball purest, there is simply too much monkeyball in "LeBron's ERA". Clippers/Thunder Game 5 being a perfect example. 8 Wing players taking turns chucking up ill-advised shots, dunking and dancing is lowbrow basketball to me. Belongs on the street, in the local YMCA and And 1 tournaments.
I don't know
I agree. There were so many prolific players in 1999-2007, and TD was the best of the best. And the Spurs won 4 les. Easy choice.
80`s to mid 90's
But according to Makik Hairston, there is "more ball movement"
I must agree. Those 9 and 10 team leagues were so compe ive and not watered down, like the modern era with 26-30 teams.
The LeBron era.... ball movement, unselfish team play and intelligent team defense is taking over....
Nostalgia gots would rather go back to the dark ages of one player chucking long twos every possession while the rest of the team stands around and watches, while hard fouls are what passes for defense
Harlem is such a sucker
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And guys playing for max contracts
Harlem is such a suckerit has lebron
It's actually a fact that there is far less ISO-ball in today's NBA
Sometimes I wonder if NBA fans were actually watching basketball back then, or just looking at the names on the back of the jerseys, tbh..
The phrase "monkeyball" is starting to jump the shark.... nostalgia s have started applying it to every form of basketball that isn't the aforementioned "one player chucks long twos while everyone else stands and watches," even though that's by far the dumbest brand of basketball
Ya, it's a strange cop-out..
Of the teams that ran 10+% of their offense through ISO this season, the only "Monkeyball" team is OKC, and that's because they have Westbrook
The Clippers actually have a system and move the ball as well as anybody, despite having "Monkeyball" players..
80's obviously. Lakers vs Celtics was the best rivalry of all time.
The fact that Howard is the best C in the game by default is an indication of how much the Center position has died out due to lack of fundamentals. Monkeyball. If we are going to use isolation stats, then use them from the time LeBron came into the NBA.The phrase "monkeyball" is starting to jump the shark.... nostalgia s have started applying it to every form of basketball that isn't the aforementioned "one player chucks long twos while everyone else stands and watches," even though that's by far the dumbest brand of basketball
Did you use the stats from the time LeBron came into the NBA since we are talking about his era? His compe ion has died out during that time as well.Ya, it's a strange cop-out..
Of the teams that ran 10+% of their offense through ISO this season, the only "Monkeyball" team is OKC, and that's because they have Westbrook
The Clippers actually have a system and move the ball as well as anybody, despite having "Monkeyball" players..
Also, teams are becoming ultimate live and die by the 3 than ever before. Teams are shooting a higher percentage if three's, and it's why there
are so few contenders because thaat doesn't work in the playoffs. (Golden State, Houston, Portland, OKC). They don't know how to adapt to good defenses.
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