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re: A current all-NBA team would wreck the dream team

Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:12 pm to
Posted by rocket31
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Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:12 pm to
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so you can't say past greats (in some cases, not all) couldn't compete today, because if they were, they would have access to the same knowledge


thats an entirely different argument.

but yes of course if everyone grew up in the same socialization bubble, theyd be comparable to one another...

unfortunately for the 80s and 90s ballers, strength and conditioning was just in its infancy stages.
Posted by H-Town Tiger
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 3/6/15 at 12:21 pm to
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but yes of course if everyone grew up in the same socialization bubble, theyd be comparable to one another..


you are one of the exceptions to actually admit this

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unfortunately for the 80s and 90s ballers, strength and conditioning was just in its infancy stages.


the biggest benefit to this is i think careers will last longer and that now you have more really good players and hence an overall better league, but the top guys its more or less a wash. LeBron is an all timer but a guy like Westbrook is great, but I'd still take Magic or even Isiah at their peaks over him at his.

to tie back to the OP, with the 92 team, you did have key guys, like Bird and Magic that were past their primes, but had to be included because it was the first time using pros. Laetner was just an add to the crowd that thought the world would end if we used NBA players. Today is deeper so a team of all stars to today, all in their prime probably does beat the 92 teams of guys, some of which were past their primes.
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