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my dude wouldve balled in any era
You trippy mane, idk whats dumber, you thinking you know so much about basketball and then proceed to "school me" with no stat comparisons/competition matchupsLMAO, that that was hardly a lesson guy, i was actually reading your post to receive knowledge and all you did was poorly compare bird to dirk, and dirk is not top 10 in the past decade man, bird played in an era where there defense was barely defense (not to mention crossovers were in the fetus part of development)
that lebron statement was stupid, honestly, that guy is one of the few in the league who can guard 1-5 and play 2-4, it goes without saying all elite players in the NBA arent a bunch of lebrons (i think you were lowkey trying to say not all elite players are black so chill)
you didnt dumb anything down but give one fact and then theoretically compared it to bird (which still wasnt a valid theory)
youre assuming bird wouldve been that guy in NCAA............highly unlikely, more like A guy with noise but again, not Bird
nice try doe
Crossovers
Racecard in full effect.
You're an idiot bro, go back to your little world. Don't have time for your ignorent self
Exactly.I agree these are never easy to answer but you also have to factor in then putting today's training methods into Bird's body too.
Back in the day Larry wasn't going down to Phoenix to work at athlete's performance camps nor working with dieticians and new age weight training and body work. He was throwin back beers with McHale, workin on the farm, and shooting jumpers all day
It's a valid question though by OP I think because it is so rare you see a white American wing player, let alone one that is very good.
But the scouting and schemes invested into team defense have improved, no?
It's hard to say with that one but here's what I know. In the last 15 years or so, teams have cut back drastically on scouting, specifically advanced scouting. Many clubs don't even have them on their staffs anymore but I don't know the number but perhaps technology helps counter that. If I had to venture a guess no scouting isn't better.
Schemes are about the same I think. Everyone's kinda rehashing what's already been done. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Tex Winter's Triangle offense was the last offensive innovation I can remember...Zones defenses were allowed into the NBA several years ago which was not allowed in Bird/Magic's era...
It's hard to say with that one but here's what I know. In the last 15 years or so, teams have cut back drastically on scouting, specifically advanced scouting. Many clubs don't even have them on their staffs anymore but I don't know the number but perhaps technology helps counter that. If I had to venture a guess no scouting isn't better.
Schemes are about the same I think. Everyone's kinda rehashing what's already been done. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong. Tex Winter's Triangle offense was the last offensive innovation I can remember...Zones defenses were allowed into the NBA several years ago which was not allowed in Bird/Magic's era...
So with NBA being bigger than ever, more money than ever in the sport, technology at its PEAK - you think teams have cut down scouting DRASTICALLY? Saying they cut down scouting is crazy enough but DRASTICALLY? Please explain what makes you say this. That statement is so outlandish I can't even respond to the rest.
I think Larry would be fine offensively, maybe even better with the rule changes over the years. I think he would be a big defensive liability, He would have to depend on his defensive smarts even more, but in todays NBA there are a lot more Athletes than in his time.
With zone defenses in the NBA today, you don't have to be a good defender to be in the league. This is the reason why players like Jason Kapono & the dudes mentioned above can play for several years in the NBA.
I don't want to come across remotely arrogant like you did but what makes you think the NBA is bigger & better than ever? The only true revenue stream thats helping the league (not individual teams) to turn a profit is the TV money. Outside of major markets like NY, LA, Boston, teams are struggling to sell tickets.