But the level of athlete is much higher. A great athlete will adapt to any rules. Imagine telling Lebron he can play defense like the bad boy Pistons..There is some truth to what they are saying. You cannot even touch a player in todays game. There was hand checks and hip checks back then that you cannot even think of doing now. Jordan would avg. 50pts a game with todays rules. Thats just fact niggra.
If you want an example of who benefited from rule changes then look no further than Steve Nash aka the white Curry. Stockton & Mark Price were just as talented as Nash & were better than Mavs version of Nash but all of a sudden Stern changes the rules & Nash is the MVP of the league.
1999-00
• In the backcourt, there is no contact with hands and forearms by defenders. In the frontcourt, there is no contact with hands and forearms by defenders except below the free throw line extended in which case the defender may only use his forearm. In the post, neither the offensive player nor the defender is allowed to dislodge or displace a player who has legally obtained a position. Defender may not use his forearm, shoulder, hip or hand to reroute or hold-up an offensive player going from point A to point B or one who is attempting to come around a legal screen set by another offensive player. Slowing or impeding the progress of the screener by grabbing, clutching, holding “chucking” or “wrapping up” is prohibited.
• The official(s) will visually commence a five-second count if an offensive player with the ball and not facing-up starts dribbling below the free throw line extended while being closely guarded; or if he starts dribbling outside and then penetrates below the free throw line extended while being closely guarded. The five-second count commences when the offensive player penetrates the free throw line extended. The penalty is the offensive team’s loss of possession of the ball.
• Any defense is legal on the strong side. Defenders must remain on the weak side outside the paint unless they are double-teaming the ball, picking up a free cutter or closely guarding an offensive player.
2001-02
• Illegal defense guidelines will be eliminated in their entirety.
• A new defensive three-second rule will prohibit a defensive player from remaining in the lane for more than three consecutive seconds without closely guarding an offensive player.
• The time that a team has to advance the ball past midcourt will be reduced from ten seconds to eight.
• Brief contact initiated by a defensive player will be allowed if it does not impede the progress of the player with the ball.
2004-05
• New rules were introduced to curtail hand-checking, clarify blocking fouls and call defensive three seconds to open up the game.
Guess who had a career year at 30 (ala Nash) after the rule changes?
-Allen Iverson
-Ray Allen
Kirby/Arenas/Pierce also went nuclear in 2005-06.
Last edited by Kawhitstorm; 02-27-2016 at 03:41 AM.
That's some good .
Tim Duncan put in some good work after his 35th...God, I ing hate old people, tbh..
Anybody over the age of 35 should be killed immediately..
Does life become so pointless past the age of 35 that all sports fans and music fans spend all their time bashing younger generations? It's ing pathetic
I'm a Nicca! I can say these things cuz I can relate! Lol especially the chicken part.... Not so much the basketball part.
These older guys who rely almost solely on NBA reputation have a lot to lose if someone like Curry can usurp their greatness.
I doubt anyone from Oscar's generation could get past half court without being picked by someone like Kawhi or Chris Paul. They cannot dribble and run without looking down.
Just like timmy2zo is not one of your accounts and the guy really died.
You have to laugh at your own jokes now? Is that what the kids have to do now because of your superior social interaction skills?
The first half of his career was before the ABA. His triple double season was before then. This is a very valid point about 70s stars like Jabbar though.
Revolutionary players build more ideas for skill set in the next generation of talent... not compounding freak athletic ability, (which is pretty static as a tiny percentage of the population) but skill.
That being said... the population to draw tiny percent chance of freak athletic ability from 50 years ago was almost exclusively US and around 100 million (male all ages for comparison)
Now with the talent base expanding to the entire world and a 50% higher population (US)... that talent pool is 5? 6? 10? times bigger on top of the skill set increases.
Even with league expansion, the athletic ability and talent in the NBA is much higher than 40 years ago and still rising.
I haven't read the thread yet but the X-factor is the 3-point line. It totally changed the game along with the pure athleticism of today's players and going back to the 80's.
Seriously, the guards in the 60's/70's couldn't dribble without their heads up for christ's sake. How they could say they are going to stop Curry with a straight face is beyond me
whats the point of being physical on curry when his game doesnt rely on physical strength?
his game is all about homing on the accuracy of his shooting, allowing him to shoot anywhere in the half court...now how is oscar going to stop him when his running off screens and or seperating himself from the defender? handcheck? slapping a with the reach ins?
Could Oscar even dribble with his off hand, and yet he still averaged a triple double one season
60s and 70s defenses
Damn, bro, you're on Fuzzy's radar now..he's going to hit you with a long page of boringCould Oscar even dribble with his off hand, and yet he still averaged a triple double one season
Last edited by HarlemHeat37; 02-28-2016 at 01:34 AM.
Actually, back then freshmen were ineligible. Players only played 3 years. Magic Johnson started a trend of players leaving school early for the NBA but after freshmen gained eligibility.
Charles Barkley is the king of hating modern NBA teams and players.He's convinced jump shooting teams can't win championships even though it's been happening in each of the past 5 years.
They were only ineligible for VARSITY, not entirely from college basketball.
When you get to a certain age, you start realizing that anyone under the age of around 25 is something of a subhuman. Kids are pretty re ed.God, I ing hate old people, tbh..
Anybody over the age of 35 should be killed immediately..
Does life become so pointless past the age of 35 that all sports fans and music fans spend all their time bashing younger generations? It's ing pathetic
If you're 25, you've joined the club. Your mentality and overall world view doesn't change much from 25-35 (I can't speak what happens in the mid-life, though. Not there yet).
Go spend a couple of hours with 15-18 year olds, and you'll want to kill yourself immediately, unless you're a manchild.
Sorry, I'm not Avante
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