- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Watch this video, and tell me NBA superstars didn't have it easier in the '90's
Posted on 4/17/15 at 11:58 am to PrimeTime Money
Posted on 4/17/15 at 11:58 am to PrimeTime Money
I see:
- A bunch of guys who had no shot in hell at guarding Jordan 1 on 1.
- The same defensive sets you see today with vastly inferior bigs in terms of athleticism.
- A ton of hand checking and body contact that would be a foul 100% of the time today but didn't get called.
There's a ton of examples that actually disprove what you are trying to say as well. It looks very similar to be honest, except the PFs and Cs in today's NBA are on a different plane when it comes to speed.
Watch 8:30 - 9:00. The heat players are playing 10 ft off their man hovering right outside the paint.
ETA: There are bigs in Jordan's face for half of the video. It's just Michael effing Jordan.
- A bunch of guys who had no shot in hell at guarding Jordan 1 on 1.
- The same defensive sets you see today with vastly inferior bigs in terms of athleticism.
- A ton of hand checking and body contact that would be a foul 100% of the time today but didn't get called.
There's a ton of examples that actually disprove what you are trying to say as well. It looks very similar to be honest, except the PFs and Cs in today's NBA are on a different plane when it comes to speed.
Watch 8:30 - 9:00. The heat players are playing 10 ft off their man hovering right outside the paint.
ETA: There are bigs in Jordan's face for half of the video. It's just Michael effing Jordan.
This post was edited on 4/17/15 at 12:08 pm
1
Posted on 4/17/15 at 2:26 pm to ShamelessPel
There are rules as to how far off your man you can be in any given situation. Offensive players knew that. (For example.. if an offensive player is above the 3-point line, the defensive player can sag no lower than the free throw line. Even if that offensive player is a terrible shooter who will never shoot a 3. They still have to follow him out past the free throw line).
Offensive players knew when they were "safe" because they knew that a particular player could not cheat over and defend unless he was going to double hard.
This causes "pockets" of space in the defense that just aren't available today.
Those pockets of space close much quicker today because the defenders can cheat over enough to be in better position to help in time. Back then, the help came slower due to the illegal defense rules, and these pockets of space stayed open slightly longer... enough time to get off an uncontested shot or catch the big man too deep under the basket.
It only takes a fraction of a second between the big man being caught too deep under the basket on a rotation and meeting the offensive player outside of the paint. The rules now allowing players to cheat off their man more is the difference between getting caught under the rim and contesting a shot on the block.
Offensive players knew when they were "safe" because they knew that a particular player could not cheat over and defend unless he was going to double hard.
This causes "pockets" of space in the defense that just aren't available today.
Those pockets of space close much quicker today because the defenders can cheat over enough to be in better position to help in time. Back then, the help came slower due to the illegal defense rules, and these pockets of space stayed open slightly longer... enough time to get off an uncontested shot or catch the big man too deep under the basket.
It only takes a fraction of a second between the big man being caught too deep under the basket on a rotation and meeting the offensive player outside of the paint. The rules now allowing players to cheat off their man more is the difference between getting caught under the rim and contesting a shot on the block.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News