1990s NBA teams vs Current teams.
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Bruh, I'm the biggest Duncan fan on here, that 98-99 squad was AWFUL outside of D-Rob and Duncan.
They got damn near nothing from their wing players, it was them playing a razors edge on defense, and being shytty on offense. The 03, 05, 07 and 2014 teams all beat that 98-99 team.
@Jplaya2023 already said the 98-99 Spurs, one of the worst title teams ever, would beat the 2014 Spurs
You talking about the Spurs that started 34 year old Avery Johnson, 36 year old Mario Elie, and 31 year old Sean Elliott? Them Spurs?
Yup, the Spurs that had Jaren Jackson as the 6th man and 36 year old Jerome Kersey playing 16mpg.You talking about the Spurs that started 34 year old Avery Johnson, 36 year old Mario Elie, and 31 year old Sean Elliott? Them Spurs?
Saysumthinfunnymike
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Kyle Korver didn't do shyt in the playoffs and was a main reason why Atlanta was a 60-win squad. The shooting isn't better in the league now than it was then. The philosophy is different. The rules are different. Nutrition is different. Everything is different. This is like saying a baseball player from the 60's couldn't make it in 2015 but the reality is he would have the same philosophy and better workout regimens and equipment than he did in his era.
Also, comparing eras is a debate that never goes anywhere. It's impossible to compare eras because you cannot apply current situations to 30 years ago. When will you all understand this?
Also, comparing eras is a debate that never goes anywhere. It's impossible to compare eras because you cannot apply current situations to 30 years ago. When will you all understand this?
Saysumthinfunnymike
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Treating injuries is more advanced. shyt, travel is more comfortable now than it has ever been. Advancement in philosophies and technology changes EVERYTHING and to act like it doesn't is pretty damn ridiculous. And without the initial steps in advancement there is no 2015 version.
GoonbergScandal
Pro
Are we REALLY waxing poetic about CHARLES OAKLEYS offensive prowess
Charles Oakley was a really great role player when he played for Jordans Bulls in the 80s. he used to get triple doubles off off post points, boards, and passing the ball to Jordan back in the day. Oakley wasn't entirely a bad player.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
im shocked this thread is 34 pages. its clearly an agenda being pushd.
to add insult to injury, i listed squads who would fit right into today's game, and only a few people acknowledged this post. OP stayed the hell away.
if its not any trouble, some squads that i want to add to this conversation:
early '90s supersonics
mid '90s supersonics
hornets
warriors
suns
magic
how well do yall think they wouldve faired in the league nowadays. i think these squads wouldve been even better suited for this era.
My agenda is simple, we're in a new golden era of basketball and people simply cannot appreciate it, there are teams today that would run through those 90 squads.
There were better big men (centers specifically) in the 90s, but the zone is death for a team with a big that doesn't have shooters, especially when they have to play against a team with several elite shooters, one elite level creator and an elite defense that will take advantage of zone principles.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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That's why comparisons don't work like that. A team is going to be constructed the best way fit under current rules. If those rules don't apply then you don't concern yourself with them.
Nope, we deal with fantasy matchups all the time, the best teams from right now placed in the league in the 90s would be able to take advantage of the game then.
There is nothing in the rules that would prevent them from firing up 30 threes a game then, nothing at all.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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They wouldn't have constructed their team that way.. that's what I mean with advancements in technology and philosophy. Advanced metrics didn't exist then but if it were not for the 50 years prior coaches wouldn't have a basis for how to coach their team now. The game is always evolving.
havoc
Superstar
The 2014 Spurs were the best champion team I ever seen. They had the strongest starting 5 unit in the league, a deep bench, post players, three-point shooters, play-makers, a great motion offense scheme, and a great coach. There isn't any championship team that I had watched in the past were complete as the 2014 Spurs. The Spurs even defeated three 50 wins team in the playoffs and dominate the two-time back-to-back champion Heat squad in the 2014 finals. I placed their legendary run to the finals next to the 2001 Lakers.So no mention of the Spurs being a lock down defense or how everyone on the team but Duncan and splitter could shoot from deep. No mention of how would the Spurs handle all the 2014 ball handlers on the perimeter
They wouldn't have constructed their team that way.. that's what I mean with advancements in technology and philosophy. Advanced metrics didn't exist then but if it were not for the 50 years prior coaches wouldn't have a basis for how to coach their team now. The game is always evolving.
And that is why the thread exists, because people on this forum think under the current rules, a team from the 90s built the way they were built would come in and crush squads
The NBA is one of the few sports where people readily deny advancement, and how you got dudes saying the 60s Celtics would beat the 80s Lakers or 90s Bulls
These teams with all this shooting today would thrive under the old rules where you couldn't load the strongside like you can now.
Saysumthinfunnymike
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And that is why the thread exists, because people on this forum think under the current rules, a team from the 90s built the way they were built would come in and crush squads
The NBA is one of the few sports where people readily deny advancement, and how you got dudes saying the 60s Celtics would beat the 80s Lakers or 90s Bulls
I agree with you on that, I just don't like comparing different eras in any sport. I mean I shake my head when people bring up Babe Ruth is a discussion with Bonds and Griffey but who knows..maybe that fat fukk wouldn't have drank so much, maybe his lifestyle would have been completely different if he grew up in the 1980s.
I guess it can be fun to compare sometimes but I don't take it to heart. I'm a believer that if you plug any great player from any era in our era and give him the same advancements in technology and training, etc.. he would still thrive.
The only thing I must accept is the evolution of the human body and we're slowly starting to see it.
