and by 'physical' i mean less touching and contact on defence allowed and all that jazz.
But besides that, its blatantly obvious that there is a large discrepancy between the size and speed of players from the early nineties to today. Every single player at every position on the floor is bigger, quite simply bigger, stronger and faster.
When it comes to talking about old time greats, and if they could dominate in the league today, people need to realize, that NBA today IS a much more physical game. Everyone is lifting, everyone is on a small dose of test and hgh, every single aspect of the game has been nailed down to a science. I honestly don't think someone can say for certain that a player from the fifties could play today. How do you know how their body's will react to the drugs and the intensified training? What im getting at its all just a waste of time, stay in denial all you want but the game is constantly evolving and demanding of top tier athletes, and im afraid to say it but many of these old time greats were anything but, and its a very real possibility that in today's league some of them could just not cut the cake.
in this day and age its physicality first, skills second
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03-01-2014, 04:35 PM #1Decent college freshman
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NBA might be less 'physical', but its certainly more physical
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03-01-2014, 04:38 PM #2College superstar
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There's less contact overall, I agree. But when there is physicality, more injuries occur because the guys are bigger and stronger. 25 years ago, it wasn't rare for a 6'7"-6'8" guy to barely hit 200 pounds. A player the same height today is a good 220-225 and it's all lean muscle.
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03-01-2014, 04:41 PM #3I am your soldier!
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Rules implemented to make the game less physical... Players bulk up.
Smart.
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03-01-2014, 04:42 PM #4NBA Legend
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And yet guys like the 6-8 Kevin Love run away with rebounding titles, a 6-0 Paul leads the league in assists, and even a 37 year old 6-2 Nash, playing 33 mpg, can lead the league in apg, as recently as a couple of years ago.
Originally Posted by D.J.
Muscle, size, and even leaping ability do not guarantee anything in the NBA. Never has.
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03-01-2014, 04:47 PM #5College superstar
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It doesn't guarantee anything, but guys who don't like working out are going to be a step behind. Even MJ needed to start working out. A player like Kevin Love would not be leading the league in rebounds 20 years ago.
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03-01-2014, 04:47 PM #6wet brain
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Those are high bball iq players. Your average NBA player is pretty athletic though. It takes a lot strength to box out an average nba forward or even defend him. Originally Posted by LAZERUSS
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03-01-2014, 04:56 PM #715x all nba legend
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Re: NBA might be less 'physical', but its certainly more physical
Originally Posted by theaussieguy
Bigger. Stronger. Faster
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03-01-2014, 04:58 PM #8Banned
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And the leading scorer in the league is this physical specimen:
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03-01-2014, 05:03 PM #9I am your soldier!
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Bigger. Stronger. Faster.
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03-01-2014, 05:05 PM #10NBA Legend
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I have said it before, but how many 7-3+ players have ever led the NBA in rebounding? ZERO. And yet a 6-5 Barkley did it once, a 6-7 Wallace did it twice, and a 6-8 Rodman accomplished it seven times.
And Rodman and Wallace were dominating players like Shaq, Robinson, and Ewing. Hell, an old Barkley was killing Hakeem when they were teammates.
And how come James White, Gerald Green, and Ryan Hollins haven't come close to being great players. Hell, in three years of college ball, Hollins averaged 6 ppg and 4 rpg for cryingoutloud.
And how come the 7-4 340 lb Priest Lauderdale couldn't make an NBA roster?
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Re: NBA might be less 'physical', but its certainly more physical
Top 5 Scoring Leaders 1993-94
1. David Robinson
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Hakeem Olajuwon
4. Dominique Wilkins
5. Karl Malone
Top 5 Scoring Leaders 2013-14
1. Kevin Durant
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Lebron James
4. Kevin Love
5. James Harden
Which group would you say overall is bigger, stronger, faster, etc?
Who would win in a weight lifting competition?
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03-01-2014, 05:16 PM #12wet brain
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/endthread Originally Posted by DonDadda59
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03-01-2014, 05:19 PM #13NBA rookie of the year
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Re: NBA might be less 'physical', but its certainly more physical
Look at track and field where many runners have broken 10 second barrier in 100M race.
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03-01-2014, 05:28 PM #14Reign of Error
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