Its also hard to compare eras. 80's defense was

Its also hard to compare eras. 80's defense was
by 84david (2020-05-14 09:19:51)

In reply to: Since there appears to be some NBA fans here,Top 10 all time posted by DBCooper

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essentially grab and tackle, and there was no such thing as a flagrant foul.
You didn't dare take it to the hole as a guard back then. Off the ball it was a wrestling match.

The game is so much for freer now, where if you breathe on Lebron its a foul (and maybe even flagrant). Movement off the ball is unrestricted. There is no hand checking.

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Team Defense is so much better now, though - HScorpio 2020-05-14 12:53:03
- I'm making the opposite point. Jordan, Bird, Magic - 84david 2020-05-14 14:15:57
  - I just don't think it's likely - Harden averaged 36 last yr - HScorpio 2020-05-14 17:02:23
  - P.J. Carlesimo said Jordan could average 50 today. - TripleDomer 2020-05-14 16:07:28
    - Which is insane really - DBCooper 2020-05-14 16:36:50
      - PJ thought part of the reason MJ could do that was his drive - TripleDomer 2020-05-15 01:24:32
      - Well yeah if it was a 2 game season - Ajax 2020-05-14 21:35:36
        correct. 1 game won't affect the average that much - ram 2020-05-20 12:24:30