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To: Libloather

I recall some years back in the mid ‘90s period, someone in a discussion I was in on said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently remarked about how the NBA by that time had way considerably fewer players who really knew how to play basketball compared to when he started out as a player in that league. You wonder if the slam dunk along with how big and strong and fast the players are nowadays compared to the 1960s to early 1980s era greatly contributed to that.


28 posted on 09/02/2020 3:37:18 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: OttawaFreeper

lebron would be a bench warmer in the Magic/Bird/Jordan era.

The one thing nba players can NOT do is actually play the game. They cannot dribble, shoot nor play defense. All they can do is run down the court and slam dunk to make the tv highlights.


56 posted on 09/02/2020 4:32:42 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: OttawaFreeper

lebron would be a bench warmer in the Magic/Bird/Jordan era.

The one thing nba players can NOT do is actually play the game. They cannot dribble, shoot nor play defense. All they can do is run down the court and slam dunk to make the tv highlights.


57 posted on 09/02/2020 4:32:45 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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