It's honestly just a really tough argument for either side because the rule changes have caused a difference in the way the game is played. Maybe we would view the big men of today differently if not for those changes. I feel like there are a ton of bigs in the league that would dominate without help defense much like the bigs of the 90s.

Players are much bigger, faster, stronger in today's game, that isn't a debate. I do believe AAU Iso ball has caused some development issues with a large number of the players in the league now.

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Posted by mattz1122

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Posted on 4/16/15 at 10:46 pm to dgtiger3

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Players are much bigger, faster, stronger in today's game, that isn't a debate.

Today's game vs. the 1990s or vs. 1970s?

You realize the '90s weren't that long ago, and that two active players that were considered top 5 players in the league no more than 5 years ago started playing in the '90s? Hell, someone here previously was saying the '90s were full of short white guys.

As for the defenses, yes, you had more man-to-man, but there was also hand-checking, the presence of at least two bigs clogging the lane, and in some cases the flat out mugging of penetrating wings (see: Daly's and Riley's teams).

Also, I'd like to hear what guys like Kobe, Wade and Harden have done in recent years under the new rules/changing offensive-defensive schemes that someone like MJ couldn't have done himself under similar circumstances.

This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 10:47 pm

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