Which 90's superstars would translate best to the modern era?

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You guys ACTUALLY WATCH the games right?

All teams today initiate possessions with some sort of dribble-penetration towards the basket - it's simply the most readily available option and the easiest way to initiate offense in today's game.

Most of the time, the penetrator literally just waltzes into a massive spacing-enhanced driving lane untouched after a high screen roll or isolation play of some kind.. It is standard for even stiffs like Ramon Sessions and Patty Mills to initiate every offensive possession with a standard dribble penetration in into the lane.

It's a fact that dribble-penetration occurs much more today than any time in history.. It's also a well-documented fact that this was the NBA's exact intention... So the notion that wings from previous eras would play worse in today's game is ludicrous because we know they would be getting in the lane easier today than any other era.



Some players say they dislike zone, but when players talk about defense, MOST of their statements say it's harder to score against hand-checking, higher physicality, no-spacing and paint-camping - these things from previous eras more than offset today's zone defense.

Also, today's NBA actually doesn't allow zone defense inside the paint - in the paint, players must remain within armslength of their man at all times.. this is the very definition of man-to-man defense - and it's a very strict version of man-to-man.

Otoh, in previous eras, defenders DIDN'T have to be within armslength of their man to remain in the paint and could legally paint-camp.. paint-camping IS playing a zone inside the paint..