Would Magic average 16 dimes in today's NBA?

[NustABut]

Would his perimeter shot hold up though

[mr.big35]

he will average about 12 assists per game.

[DonDadda59]

No he wouldnt.

The pace is slower now, so his average would be lower.

Maybe, but like I said- Stockton would be more suited for the PnR era and would have the best chance of getting that #.

Chris Paul '13-'14: 11 APG (Clippers Pace is 95.8)
John Stockton '89-'90: 14.5 APG (Utah Pace was (96.1)

[Akrazotile]

Doubt he'd average 16 assists but his impact would translate.

A guy his size with a pass first/high iq mentality will succeed in any era. Theres a reason people say Lebron's closest historical translation is Magic.


Not to mention with his flamboyant style, he could definitely electrify in this era. Just imagine him running the break with, let's say... just to pick a few a names at random... Richard Jefferson, Chris Bosh, and Jason Collins. Their chemistry would be amazing. Facials everywhere

[dr.hee]

Not to mention with his flamboyant style, he could definitely electrify in this era. Just imagine him running the break with, let's say... just to pick a few a names at random... Richard Jefferson, Chris Bosh, and Jason Collins. Facials everywhere

Such subtle humor. Amazing. We all have to think for a minute about that one before getting it, but it's worth it.

[Legends66NBA7]

Magic would dominate the league any way he wanted to. He could average 30 if he wanted to. 6'9" guy very quick for his size, with both a good left and right hand, could take it coast to coast (big men can't camp out in the lane anymore), could post up and had elite level vision and court awareness to keep defenses honest. He would own the league. Oh, and he worked himself up to shoot 90% from the free throw line so when he's fouled, it's an automatic two points.

I don't see Magic as a guy who would score that much. He's a point guard, he's going to average over 10+apg and get around his usual 20+ on good efficiency, depending if he's the first option.

And like someone already mentioned, John Stockton would be the only one I can see attempting anywhere close to 15+apg.

[salwan]

he would be great on this lakers and suns teams, which like to run.

[Da_Realist]

I don't see Magic as a guy who would score that much. He's a point guard, he's going to average over 10+apg and get around his usual 20+ on good efficiency, depending if he's the first option.

And like someone already mentioned, John Stockton would be the only one I can see attempting anywhere close to 15+apg.

He could, though. Magic would be much more prone to abusing someone down low than Lebron is and he had more weapons than Lebron does. Pick your poison: Right hand baby hook, Left Hand baby hook, No look pass to open teammate if you double. What team could stop that if he chose to stay down there all game long? No one's blocking the baby hook.

[Demitri98]

I don't think I've ever seen a thread on ISH where the player from the past doesn't magically get 2 times better when he comes into this era. You morons are delusional

Haha..get it? No? ok...



*ba dum tss*

[Solefade]

no he wouldn't he'd probably get 11ish and also these days you need to be able to shoot/score to be a passing threat..

[dr.hee]

no he wouldn't he'd probably get 11ish and also these days you need to be able to shoot/score to be a passing threat..

Yeah, right.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

no he wouldn't he'd probably get 11ish and also these days you need to be able to shoot/score to be a passing threat..

Rondo?

Anyway not sure where this idea Magic couldn't shoot comes from. Dude was money at the line and had an above average mid-range game.

[selrahc]

no way, magic played in a weak era where they played no defense. imagine him trying to play today... he wouldnt even average 10/5/7

[SHAQisGOAT]

16? That's too much, even for him.

Yeah, right.

Andre Miller is 6'2, a worse overall shooter than Magic, and he was "able to"() average around 17 ppg on pretty good efficiency, 11 apg once too. Now imagine 6'8 Magic with his GOAT passing, his postgame that would make bigs look bad, his great finishing moves, his terrific overall skills combined with good athleticism, especially for his size..

And what's this nonsense that Magic COULDN'T shoot? He could kill you from mid-range if you left him open (because of his driving/passing/postgame, and/or Kareem/Worthy), he's a career 85% FT shooter hitting 91% once, he developed a solid 3pt game, hit plenty of clutch 3's even - add that to all the rest - just to say he wasn't able to score? He was a really good scorer, much better than someone like Rondo, only a few PG's could rival him as the best scorer at the position (now or in his day) and he'd be the best passer, think about that.

[moe94]

I don't think I've ever seen a thread on ISH where the player from the past doesn't magically get 2 times better when he comes into this era. You morons are delusional

Shit is annoying at this point.