Team Defense is so much better now, though

Team Defense is so much better now, though
by HScorpio (2020-05-14 12:53:03)

In reply to: Its also hard to compare eras. 80's defense was posted by 84david

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If you really watch some old games, or some of the footage on The Last Dance, you'll see the difference. Mostly just 1-1 defense, with the big sliding over to help sometimes. Compare that to today's schemes, with crazy rotations, traps, and zone mixed in (I know zone was illegal in the 80s and 90s).

I also laugh at the notion that Lebron wouldn't have fared well in the physical style of the 80s or 90s. The man is a tank. He would win DPOY every year, and his numbers wouldn't be hurt at all. Someone like Curry would suffer, though.

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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