2020 Annual All-Time NBA Draft
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spycam1
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Log got screwed by the jazz card in the current draft. In the all time draft his first two picks are Malone and Gobert.
can’t beat’em join them I guess
can’t beat’em join them I guess
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Interesting
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It'll be awhile before @Ron Mexico is on...
the best available players here I weren't counting on so send me offers for this pick
the best available players here I weren't counting on so send me offers for this pick
Not sure about that. Team D was weaker then but defense was WAY more physical.
Against certain teams yes. The players were overall worse back then as well. Imagine Craig Ehlo guarding LeBron or Durant.
Physical defense doesn’t equal good defense at all and that just equals more free throws.
Only if fouls get called. Which they were called less than in part to different rules (hand-checking being allowed being an example). And if that strategy wasn’t effective, we wouldn’t have gotten the Pistons as back-to-back champs. Also, where are the scorers that came anywhere close to Jordan in those years?
The best argument for Jordan not putting up such ridiculous numbers is the sophistication of scouting now vs. then. But scoring was not easier.
Beer
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Nah, the video evidence is out there. Go back and watch full games, not just highlights and the defense is laughable 90% of the time. And the hand checking argument is absurd. Wow, you could touch their hip when they were 20 feet away from the basket, what a game changer.
That rule change retired Jeff Hornacek. Being able to guard with your hands is a big deal.
Beer
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Can you clarify? Hornacek was pretty consistent from age 30 - 36 when he retired. A 36 year old, under athletic, undersized, guard should see a pretty dramatic drop off. I'm not saying it wasn't helpful in general I just don't believe for one second it completely changed the game.