Players now are so much more athletic and skilled than they were back then. This is common knowledge? I mean ffs look at some of the players in the NBA back then...holy fuck. It's like looking at Babe Ruth and being impressed 🤣



Embiid would have those fools in a blender back then. Imagine a 7 footer hitting step back crossover middies and threes back then? 🤣 Guy would be running circles around those slow ass cement foot big men.

And against the defensive rules they had back then???? No zone? Must defend a man or commit to a double, no overload??? Holy fuuuuuck he'd be unstoppable. None of this complex defensive sets that teams deploy on him now shading with help and trapping etc.

There's no shame in admitting players evolve, like they do in every sport. That's how it goes.

This post was edited by Sixers on Mar 22 2024 06:28pm

We're talking about the players that they were. Not "what if"

We're talking what they were and what current players are. No make believe. Just actual facts about how those players were nowhere near as good as players are now.

This post was edited by Sixers on Mar 22 2024 06:30pm

That LeBron Longevity is the Greatest argument for being a great player for 21 years straight!

But dominated a decade and 6 finals Wins undefeated is better than prime longevity though.

I say If Lebron some how plays 25 NBA seasons and still being productive next 4 years, then he would be the greatest Basketball Athlete Ever!!! Equals MJ.

Let's talk about how players back then dribbled the ball 😭

Oh modern nba players are better than past? How surprising.

It’s almost as if constant improvements on sports science, medicine, diets and technologies helps improve modern athletes.

This post was edited by Nwotmik on Mar 23 2024 03:31pm

Yet Shaq would obliterate Embaad 1v1 10/10 with little effort.

Lol yeah. So what's the argument here????



Yeh okay. Imagine Shaq having to defend Embiid outside of the paint or stay in front of him off the dribble 🤣

What's Shaq gonna do, post up from the 3pt line? Can't shoot. No handles. And Embiid is bigger, stronger, and way more athletic than almost all of the weak ass guys that used to try to defend Shaq Rolf.

bro definitely didnt watch shaq play cd'd

Shaq didn't need handles he would just dog walk every center to the paint and buckets all day my guy.