You guys are arguing the merits of Bird and Magic with their biggest hater. There is no point in that.
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You guys are arguing the merits of Bird and Magic with their biggest hater. There is no point in that.
[QUOTE=97 bulls]
I also disagree with the continual bombardment of nostalgic 80s fans who overrate that era to no end. Guys posted that Bird would avg 30 ppg PER YEAR. As well as 13/14 rbds. And 7-8 assists. I just dont see it. And im an old school guy.[/QUOTE]
Bird averaged highs of 30 ppg, 11 rpg and 8 apg playing alongside McHale, Parish, Ainge and Dennis Johnson amongst others. And playing against ATG sides.
So how are any of those farfetched? In a team which is just 'good' in this era he's going to get as many shots as he needs and without the competition in his own team he could drain 30 quite easily. When he was playing PF going against the likes of Moses Malone et al he was averaging 11 rpg. When the 87 team had injuries and needed him to playmake more, he was averaging almost 8 assists per game.
I mean, you can quibble a point here or there but generally he's going to be close to that production.
Bird - 9 reb/8 ast/24 pts
Same as the 80's...
[QUOTE=StrongLurk]Same as the 80's...[/QUOTE]
You don't suppose rebounds would go down and assists would go up?
Magic 19, 11, and 13+ assists.
Easily many triple double seasons.
Bird may not ever get an opportunity because he's white and unathletic compared to guys like Wiggins, but if he was given a real opportunity, he could realistically average around 32, 15, and 8+ assists. Could easily have a few triple double seasons.
Don't get me wrong, if Bird wanted to, he could average 40+ today, but that's not his mindset.
[QUOTE=stalkerforlife]Don't get me wrong, if Bird wanted to, he could average 40+ today, but that's not his mindset.[/QUOTE]
yo man how dafuq is the Bird going to get 40 a game today dude
he might have averaged as many minutes as MJ but I just don't think he has that type of endurance, and if you think it's at the line, I just don't think it adds up to that