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LeBron: Giannis would have 250 points in a game if he played in the '70s
Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:19 am
Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:19 am
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Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:21 am to Bench McElroy
What? Lebron in studio on an espn show? Stephen A Smith is seething.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:25 am to Bench McElroy
MSB seeing LeBronathan on McAfee
Posted on 3/26/25 at 8:39 am to DownSouthCrawfish
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What? Lebron in studio on an espn show? Stephen A Smith is seething.
Who is seething more?
Stephen A or the MSB/Poli bros?
Close one
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:03 am to Bench McElroy
While he’s exaggerating, there are bench players today that would have put up Wilt numbers back then. Any half decent slasher is getting to the rim at will.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:14 am to Bench McElroy
I find these types of conversations silly. Same as the Dream Team vs the most recent US gold medal team arguments.
Look, if the current person/team got to play with the evolved, newer style of basketball, and the old team had to play with the antiquated style, yes, absolutely they would dominate.
Any one who argues that the Dream Team would beat the current squad simply doesnt understand why the league became what it became. There arent enough buckets in a game for the old team to win playing their style. With the amount of 3s teams take and make they just cant keep up.
But WHY would we give them that advantage. Its a mythical competition so apply some mythical constraints where both squads have the same information.
Id ask LeBron why he doesnt think Hakeem ever scored more than 52
Look, if the current person/team got to play with the evolved, newer style of basketball, and the old team had to play with the antiquated style, yes, absolutely they would dominate.
Any one who argues that the Dream Team would beat the current squad simply doesnt understand why the league became what it became. There arent enough buckets in a game for the old team to win playing their style. With the amount of 3s teams take and make they just cant keep up.
But WHY would we give them that advantage. Its a mythical competition so apply some mythical constraints where both squads have the same information.
Id ask LeBron why he doesnt think Hakeem ever scored more than 52
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:15 am to Bench McElroy
Ignorant and classless which is his brand
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:18 am to Hester Carries
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Look, if the current person/team got to play with the evolved, newer style of basketball, and the old team had to play with the antiquated style, yes, absolutely they would dominate.
You’re leaving the skill gap out of it though. Today’s players are simply better, like every other sport on earth.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:19 am to Bench McElroy
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Giannis would have 250 points in a game if he played in the '70s
Sure but then he’d have to take a rest day or two.
How many rest days did Kareem get? Also why are we talking about the 70s?
Not many guys in today’s NBA would survive in that era, imagine the beatings someone like Draymond Green would get
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:22 am to Bench McElroy
gianni’s would weight 170 pounds and have never taken a jump shot in the 70s.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:32 am to JimTiger72
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Not many guys in today’s NBA would survive in that era
It’s crazy that some people actually believe this.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 9:47 am to Stonehog
Lebron missed 7 games after this, flopped so hard he injured his groin
This post was edited on 3/26/25 at 9:51 am
Posted on 3/26/25 at 10:25 am to Hester Carries
Since the 1992 "Dream Team" era, USA Basketball, with NBA players, has experienced 11 losses in major international tournaments, including losses to Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Argentina, Spain, and France.
Dream Team all day every day. They were tougher, more fundamental, and played defense. Today's players are more athletic and that is about it. Europe continues to close the gap.
Dream Team all day every day. They were tougher, more fundamental, and played defense. Today's players are more athletic and that is about it. Europe continues to close the gap.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 10:37 am to lionward2014
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While he’s exaggerating, there are bench players today that would have put up Wilt numbers back then. Any half decent slasher is getting to the rim at will.
I know right? Einstein is also overrated as a scientist. Any college doctoral student today would be just as good if you took them back in time. Einstein couldn't even use a computer or do Excel.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 10:43 am to Ironeagle5879
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Dream Team all day every day. They were tougher, more fundamental, and played defense. Today's players are more athletic and that is about it. Europe continues to close the gap.
It doesnt matter how tough they are.
They will lose the analytic battle. It would essentially be like the current team got 50% more possessions. Their tough, gritty, post defense would be irrelevant. Their rebounding would be irrelevant. They would lose the analytic battle shooting midrange shots.
And what the frick does Europe have to do with two American teams playing each other?
Posted on 3/26/25 at 10:47 am to Hester Carries
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They will lose the analytic battle.
You’re still underselling the disparity. Players back then couldn’t even dribble with their left hand.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 10:48 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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I know right? Einstein is also overrated as a scientist. Any college doctoral student today would be just as good if you took them back in time. Einstein couldn't even use a computer or do Excel.
Was Einstein a part time scientist who worked as a plumber half the year? Did Einstein need to be a physical specimen to come up with his theory of relativity?
Giannis would be one of the tallest, quickest, strongest, and best ball handler in the league. No one was stopping him.
Now make the argument that someone like Steph would not be as effective I would still disagree, but it’s at least a closer argument.
Posted on 3/26/25 at 11:06 am to Bench McElroy
What would Giannis be paid in 70s salary? Did Lebron forget that part?
Posted on 3/26/25 at 11:10 am to Bench McElroy
Refs would also call travel 20 times a game on Giannis.
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