Kevin Durant: Defense wasn't better in the 80s/90s, they just got away with flagrant fouls

[mastermind]

Not true. I thought the Celtics double team with Dennis Johnson was the greatest defensive innovation I have ever seen growing up in the 80s.

My bad big dog

That Dennis Johnson double was dominant

 

[FS4LFE]

He’s right. The game was more physical but that doesn’t mean the defense was better. Only casuals who see the same 5 clips of the Pistons Bulls and Knicks think every game was like that.

 

[Sunalmighty]

Hell these nikkas can't even make it through warmups.

the mavericks have a MUST WIN game tonight to make it in the play in game. two of the mufukkas sitting out because of "rest"

 

[Luke Cage]

I don't remember players whining about the 60s/70s era basketball in the 80s and 90s, the way these 2020 era players complain today.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Being able to clothesline people doesn’t make it a better era defensively. It just means the overall product was dumber and shyttier.

It was better era defensively because players weren't restricted from touching players and thus there was more balance. Teams weren't scoring in the 90's because players lacked skill, the rule just didn't allow for these cartoonish numbers. You can barely even contest a jumper these days

 

[Elim Garak]

the mavericks have a MUST WIN game tonight to make it in the play in game. two of the mufukkas sitting out because of "rest"

I posted this a month ago.

 

[In The Zone '98]

I posted this a month ago.

That was very stupid of him.

 

[Diondon]

lol KD and them hair follicles for legs would have to hit they gym crazy
Just focus on winning a chip in this soft ass era and putting on lotion breh

 

[Sunalmighty]

lol KD and them hair follicles for legs would have to hit they gym crazy
Just focus on winning a chip in this soft ass era and putting on lotion breh

KD act like nikkas forgot when brooklyn played boston in the semifinals last season. they got physical with him, threw a defense at him that was likened to "jordan rules" and his ass shot 38% from the floor.

 

[Glorious]

I'll take flagrant fouls over this

I checked the box score for Hawks - Wiz game last night, no way was I gonna watch that trash, and saw Trae had a 18 free throw night

Absolutely disgusting. I thought the league wasn't doing this anymore with this guy.