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@Ballislife @NBACobwebs Cost Sac the series though. Went to Minny Game 7 without a reliable wing backup off the bench. Rodney Buford gave his all, but clearly Sac missed Peeler.

22 YEARS AGO TODAY Anthony Peeler threw an elbow to the face of Kevin Garnett during the Kings' GM6 win KG: "I'm surprised that it was a little dirty ... But I wasn't going to let anybody just hit me. Never have, never will." 📼@NBACobwebs

@AkronFan @wockkaine @CoachBroker These bigs have the mobility, offensive skills, and shooting touch that would translate in today’s game. And the 4s could easily play the 5 in today’s game. Who’s bad? We saw Gui Santos avg 20 ppg when given minutes and all these dudes are better than him. Stop the nonsense.

@RekeDMC @wockkaine @CoachBroker Some of these guys are just bad. And many of them are at most power forwards. I think what people who list names from back in the day are missing is the depth of talent comparison. Sure there were great players back then. But typically the 4th & 5th starters were limited players

There’s no doubt in my mind that if MJ grew up in the 3pt era, he would have been an elite 3pt shooter as well.

@wockkaine @AkronFan @CoachBroker To name some: Divac, Sabas, Smits, Coleman, LJ, Chambers, Manning, Schrempf, McKey, Perkins, Owens, Laettner, Guggliotta, Cliff Robinson, McDyess, Van Horn.. adding to the more known TD, KG, Webber, Sheed, Horry etc They think all bigs were like Dale and Antonio Davis lol

@wockkaine @AkronFan @CoachBroker Well again, Alpy is a product of the prototype modern day big. Back then 1-dimensional bigs were needed to defend the paint against Ewing, Dream, Shaq etc. But there were also plenty multifaceted bigs who could excel in today’s game that this generation is simply unaware of.

@wockkaine @AkronFan @CoachBroker Today’s positionless era today forces players to be as such. Back then positions were more defined so it worked fine. Actually today’s NBA hides alot of players on defense, stars included like Hali. No such thing as 2-way guys back then bc you had to play D esp. w/ no zone.

@AkronFan @RekeDMC @CoachBroker You had to hide multiple players on offense because at least one of your players were only good at one thing like defense or rebounding. Today, every player has to do at least a little of everything

@AkronFan @CoachBroker I’m talking moreso the advantage they have in creating separation+good looks, making them look better/more talented. Stepbacks, gather steps, carry, moving screens, far less handchecking etc Yes they’re better shooters, but it’s bc the era forces them to be, the 80s/90s didn’t.

@RekeDMC @CoachBroker Sure there’s excessive traveling now. Foul baiting, flopping ✔️✔️ Yes it’s annoying, but that’s a distraction from how talentless 80% of the NBA was in the 80s. They were not better defenders. They were so vastly inferior to today’s talent it’s like comparing 2 different sports

@wockkaine @AkronFan @CoachBroker Of course great scorers of all eras get to the line alot. But the clear difference is most of the high FTs guys back then were bigs drawing fouls down low. Now the majority are wings/perimeter guys initiating contact and getting easy calls, at a major advantage over defenders.

@RekeDMC @AkronFan @CoachBroker how do players today live on the ft line? Jordan took a very similar number of FTS per game to SGA. Also if that’s the case then Kobe had to live at the line too, yet i never ever hear that narrative

@AkronFan @CoachBroker Avoiding? 😂 How bout my ask of traveling, carrying, screen setting, foul baiting, flopping, etc.. all just conveniently disregarded when comparing eras. Since you’re the handchecking expert, why don’t you go and prove it was no different then and now.

@RekeDMC @CoachBroker You totally avoided my ask. Show me hand checking being called. Show me a guy resting his hand on his man and being called for it. Yes people flop. That is not hand checking. You specifically said the inability to hand check makes offense easier now. I say that’s fake.

@Jacobtheclipper And MJ clearly explained it in the interview here after his 3pt barrage vs the Blazers in the finals. Side note: 3 point shooting is the easiest skill to master. He wasn’t great because he didn’t work on it, and didn’t need to back then.

"I didn't like the 3-point shot" - Michael Jordan Mike talked about always ATTACKING the teeth of the defense, never settling on chucking 3s. He never wanted to let up putting the defense under pressure. It's pretty self explanatory no matter what Jordan or any stans/haters say. NBA introduced it in 1979 when Jordan was already halfway done with high school, he just didn't grow up with it at all. He basically learned the game and developed his whole playstyle without it existing. Would he have been a good 3p shooter if he grew up with it? Yes, he would lock in and master it like the rest of his game ✌️ (RYD TT)

@random49108 @ArthurIzzi @CoachBroker Well that’s the logic in today’s NBA and with everyone playing like that it does work. But MJ’s 50% from 2 doesn’t quite do justice on his impact vs any other dude shooting the same. He pressured and collapsed defenses, got to the line, got quality shots for himself and others.

@RekeDMC @ArthurIzzi @CoachBroker “Nobody can stop him” he shot 50%. Shooting 35% from 3 is more efficient than shooting 50% from 2. And it stretches the defense, which is a good thing.

@DanielRHawker1 @CoachBroker Oh my bad, we’re good. For sure MJ would cook in this era. I thought you were criticizing MJ because he wasn’t shooting 3s when they already had the 3 pt line back then. But I understood the OP reference of the 3 pt era meaning today’s NBA where they live and die by 3pt shots.

@RekeDMC @CoachBroker Amd with the rules the way they're geared for offense, if MJ played today he'd easily avg 65 ppg What's your point?

@AkronFan @CoachBroker Players today live off the free throw line and foul bait their way to an MVP, what r u talking about lol. Scoring is at an all time high and ur all saying is because players are more skilled lol. Love how u conveniently leave out how lax the rules are today when comparing eras

@RekeDMC @CoachBroker Oh please. Old heads pretending like their era was tougher. Find me where they are calling fouls on dudes for hand checking today. Show me those touch fouls on the perimeter. It’s much ado about nothing. It’s not called today either.

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@AkronFan @CoachBroker I’d take the avg defender back then with handchecking over the avg defender in today’s NBA any day. Kenny Smith explained it well how no handchecking totally opens up what an offensive player can do. The defense back then would’ve adjusted if guys only look for 3s.

@random49108 @ArthurIzzi @CoachBroker It’s not moronic when nobody can stop him inside the 3 pt line and being a constant triple threat from the midrange instead of settling for 3pt shots. The goat explained it clearly here: x.com/strifeomg/stat…

@ArthurIzzi @CoachBroker And zone defenses were banned which limited teams abilities to double team, which helps the offense. None of this changes the fact that having a decent 3pt shot objectively improves your offense. Intentionally choosing not to do it is moronic. He just wasn’t good at it.

@AEsports_0 @CoachBroker Just off simple math, yes. If he took more 3 pt attempts, he’d score more points. Bird only avg’ed 1.9 3pa/g career. If he matched Steph’s 11-12 3pa, he’d avg 10+ ppg. 3 pt shooting is the easiest skill to add. If MJ wanted to he would’ve excelled at it too

@CoachBroker So…the man had the 3 point line available and still chose to shoot mid range and got his career of 3 point shooting he shot 32.7%?!…yea he would’ve really dominated in the 3 point era

@DanielRHawker1 @CoachBroker He’s talking about the current 3 point era popularized by Steph Curry where all they do is jack up 3s all game. Bird avg’d less than 2 3pa his career. If he took the 11-12 3s a game Steph is taking today he’d avg 10+ more ppg. OP is applying same logic for MJ.

@CoachBroker If MJ played in the 3pt era? Do you know that Larry Bird won the 3pt contest? He was in the league before Michael When do u think the 3pt line was invented? 2003??

@AkronFan @CoachBroker No, it wouldn’t be easier for them because unlike today’s game, defense was actually played. And their offense would also be limited due to handchecking and way less lenient rules in traveling, carrying, screen setting, flopping, etc.

@CoachBroker Please please please go back and watch film from the NBA from 1984-1987 and come back and tell me dudes like LeBron, Steph, KD, wouldn’t have been scoring 35+ ppg. That era was flat out bad

@XavierMBrown @kings_muse Yeah sweep or gentleman’s sweep for sure. That Kings team also whooped those Nets silly at home in the reg season, my favorite reg season win because they put on an absolute clinic.

@kings_muse It wasn’t a “finals appearance” bro. It was a cake walk to a ring. Playing Jason Kidd’s nets, would have been over in 5

Refs robbed us of our 1st finals appearance since 1951. Previous ownership tried moving the team to 3 different cities. 22 wins after making the playoffs for the 1st time in almost 20 years. Chris Webber torn meniscus. Marvin Bagley.

@YankeesFiles @faley_mike Yet Yanks fans would wet their pants if Judge ever had a run like Vladdy did last postseason, and all that Linsanity run talk’s been quiet with him leading in batting average in April for a slow start guy who’s power will come.

@faley_mike they do, and I expect them to improve. They also don’t have anyone close to as good as Judge

“They’re not a good team. I don't care what their record is. They have a lot of wild pitches, they make a lot of mistakes in the field, and they don't run the bases well.”