The myth that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain never played against players over 6'5

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

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You wouldn't know a "cold hard fact" if it hit you right in the face. Here you're talking about about the '60s and '70s as arguably the most competitive in history when there was a quota on how many black players were allowed on each team for a good portion of the '60s - this is all without mentioning:

the lack of teams and talent
the lack of extra playoff rounds/games, travel that would affect one team from having a long-term dominance
the lack of player development (little to no generational framework of playing at a young age) and players working a second job in the offseason
the talent disparity when picking out of draft/player pools, and teams less likely to grab generational talent
the RnG offenses which had 110+ possessions per game (compared to the average of 95 today) which would favor teams with more offensive talent, because little to no defense was played in the 60s/70s

Like I said, you're absolutely clueless.

 

[William F. Russell]

Ok im sure he could have adjusted lol. He woudl have been the best athlete on the court by far..

We don't know that.

 

[Remote]

Lol.
It's a fact breh.

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

We don't know that.

 

[Remote]

Westbrook would have avg 60, 20 and 20 if he played back then

Probably. With inferior shoes, less comfortable travel conditions and less advanced medical procedures and physical therapy I have no doubts he'd average 60 in his sleep.

 

[William F. Russell]

We don't know.

 

[TUA TAGOVAILOA]

Probably. With inferior shoes, less comfortable travel conditions and less advanced medical procedures and physical therapy I have no doubts he'd average 60 in his sleep.

We blaming shoes now

 

[Remote]

We blaming shoes now

Nah I'm just having fun.
But real talk: advances in various areas do make things better for today's players. That's just true in all aspects of life. Not just sports.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Only on thecoli Russell Westbrook's game wouldn't translate well during a period which had inferior athletes, talent pool, skillsets, coaching and BBIQ. SMH.

 

[Remote]

Only on thecoli Russell Westbrook's game wouldn't translate well during a period which had inferior athletes, talent pool, skillsets and BBIQ. SMH.

Take a troll comment seriously brehs

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Take a troll comment seriously brehs

I don't believe @Trill Russell was trolling with his comment. He just doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

[Remote]

I don't believe @Trill Russell was trolling with his comment. He just doesn't know what he's talking about.

Oops. Thought you meant me.

 

[UpAndComing]

Anybody who believes that narrative doesn't know shyt about basketball. It's just that simple.

100% cosign

 

[Lord_Chief_Rocka]

The NBA post merger was a lot more competitive

That doesn't mean they weren't great players though

 

[UpAndComing]

The NBA post merger was a lot more competitive

That doesn't mean they weren't great players though

Honestly, I never understood this theory

The more teams you have, the more diluted the talent pool is