90's basketball looks so dated and archaic compared

[AirBonner]

To modern basketball. No wonder Jordan dominated. It is safe to say Jordan would not do the same in today's era.

[FreezingTsmoove]

[feyki]

This *** will make me Brad Stevens hater . How old are you ? Under ten ?

[sdot_thadon]

It's the natural progression of things, old era guys don't want to see it but it is what it is. What's revolutionary in one era becomes commonplace the next. That's the whole reason we see role players doing the things only elite guys could do in previous eras, just my theory anyhow.

[KirbyPls]

It's the natural progression of things, old era guys don't want to see it but it is what it is. What's revolutionary in one era becomes commonplace the next. That's the whole reason we see role players doing the things only elite guys could do in previous eras, just my theory anyhow.

This kind of thoughtful, well-reasoned perspective has no place here.

[MiseryCityTexas]

It's the natural progression of things, old era guys don't want to see it but it is what it is. What's revolutionary in one era becomes commonplace the next. That's the whole reason we see role players doing the things only elite guys could do in previous eras, just my theory anyhow.

Yet all NBA players do is whine in todays league while players of the 90s and early 2000s used to fight. Players during the 90s had much longer basketball careers also.

[MiseryCityTexas]

The league is supposed to be so much better today, but superstars always have to link up with other superstars just to win games while 90s players did it with limited help.

[AirBonner]

It's the natural progression of things, old era guys don't want to see it but it is what it is. What's revolutionary in one era becomes commonplace the next. That's the whole reason we see role players doing the things only elite guys could do in previous eras, just my theory anyhow.

Well said. This is why comparing two different eras of basketball is pointless. You could see it when Iverson and kobe came into the league. Jordan had never played against that caliber of a player before and obviously struggled.

[fourkicks44]

Firstly, this:

It actually hasn't changed that much at all. Beside for a lil bit less grabbing, some longer rage shooting and the lack of dominate big men things are pretty constant. Check the footage.

[kamil]

I'd rather watch reruns of 90s games than todays NBA basketball.

[3ball]

It is safe to say Jordan would not do the same in today's era.

Let's look at the BEST players Lebron has ever faced:



[COLOR="Purple"]1) SHAQ[/COLOR]

Lebron moments:

2004-2006 were the only years of Lebron's career where Shaq had some prime left - during those years, Lebron finished behind Shaq in MVP voting (2004 and 2005), and lost the conference to him (2005 and 2006).. Lebron never dunked on him.

Jordan moments:

Jordan won the conference and finished ahead of Shaq in MVP voting from 1996-1998 while winning MVP over prime Shaq in 1996 and 1998.. He also dunked on him, shown here.

[COLOR="yellow"]2. KOBE:[/COLOR]

Lebron moments:

- Lebron watched Jordan's protoge (mini-Jordan) win more championships when both were in their prime, and also watched Kobe save the team in the 2008 Olympics.

- Lebron missed the much-anticipated, Kobe/Lebron matchup in 2009 and 2010 Finals, because his top-seeded team underachieved by losing to lower seeds in earlier rounds.

Jordan moments:

- MJ dunked on Kobe in their first ever possession vs. each other, shown here

- MJ showed his protege how it's done by hitting the game-winner in the first game of the 1997 Finals, after Kobe had airballed 4 straight game-winner attempts against the same team earlier in the playoffs.

- MJ passed the torch to his protoge in the 1998 all-star game by scoring on him at will (5 times in head-to-head possessions, shown here).

3. DUNCAN

Lebron moments:

- Lebron missed the infamous game-tying 3-pointer and needed Ray Allen to save him

Jordan moments:

- Jordan MADE his game-tying 3-pointer from the exact same spot during his first meeting with Duncan/Popovich in 1998 (the shot is shown here)... Then he dominated the OT, including 2 dunks over Duncan, shown here..

Later in that 1998 season, Jordan won the Finals against the team (Jazz) that destroyed Duncan's Spurs in WCF 2nd Round (Duncan/Robinson/Popovich's Spurs won 56 games in RS).

[COLOR="green"]4. GARNETT:[/COLOR]

Lebron moments:

- Lebron got his shit pushed in during 2008 and 2010 ECSF

Jordan moments:

- Jordan schooled Garnett in the 1998 all-star game (shown here) and during the regular season (shown here, here and here).

- The only time where MJ and Garnett were matched up defensively for an entire game was during a 2002 contest - both were matched up at SF, and 38-year old Jordan scored 35 on Garnett in every way imagineable, including various blow-by dunks and layups, shown here.

[COLOR="Indigo"]Bonus - SHAWN MARION:[/COLOR]

Lebron moments:

- Lebron got locked down by OLD Shawn Marion during the 2011 Finals, which was one of the greatest chokes ever by a star in the Finals.

Jordan moments:

- 38-year old Jordan hit the game-winner in PRIME Shawn Marion's face during a contest in 2002 (shown here), and then destroyed him for 41 points in another contest (shown here).

[COLOR="DarkRed"]6. 2003-2004 seasons[/COLOR]

[COLOR="DarkRed"]JORDAN 2003[/COLOR]: 19.3 PER.. 20.0 ppg.. 44.5 fg
[COLOR="Navy"]LEBRON 2004[/COLOR]: 18.3 PER.. 20.9 ppg.. 41.7 fg

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[FKAri]

Buncha no-game having stiffs.

[sdot_thadon]

Yet all NBA players do is whine in todays league while players of the 90s and early 2000s used to fight. Players during the 90s had much longer basketball careers also.

I can't argue with that, I'm not really saying one is better or worse. Just from an aesthetic point of view this era had the benefit of learning and mimicking previous eras, then adding their own flair to it. In some cases creating things not seen in previous eras. This isn't anything new, it's happened every era to the next.

[3ball]

90's basketball looks so dated and archaic compared to today

there was no spacing.. and the rules were geared FOR the defense (legal hand-checking, no modern defensive 3 second rule)

essentially, if today's nba removed the 3-point line (so there was no spacing) and then removed the current defensive 3 second rule while also allowing hand-checking and physicality again, today's NBA would be much tougher and require superior skill than is currently being used to make great plays - this is intuitive..

[3ball]

sdot is like a mouse in a cage - he can only think like 3 things