re: Ben Simmons is looking like Magic Johnson

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Much better shooting and passing back then

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The shooting is MUCH better these days. It’s really not even close. We are in the best era of shooting in the history of basketball.

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Simmons has been pretty good this year... But comparing him to Magic at this point is just stupid.... I mean in 1980... Magic led the Lakers to the TITLE... And in game 6 while Kareem was injured Magic went TO Philly and scored 42 points and like 16 RB'S to WIN the Title.... IF Simmons does something like that ,,, THEN we can talk..........

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Yah, because the Lakers already had Kareem, Wilkes, Coop, Nixon etc they were a set playoff team but Magic helped push them over the top; Ben Simmons is playing on a franchise that's been the worst in basketball the last 3 seasons, consists of players who have never played together in the NBA context, and hasn't enjoyed meaningful playoff success in basically 20 years, totally different situations, not alike to where you can say comparing Ben to Magic is stupid, cmon Peej you know that comment was intellectually dishonest

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Is it? How are you judging this?

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A lot of this depends how the game is called and not an era's player fault.

How a young Magic would flourish in todays game, or Ben would do in the '80s is conjecture.
The 3pt line came around 1980 and of course that offense wasn't perfected for a while.
A lot more physical defense allowed will alter game approach and stats.

In other words I agree and take it fwiw Simmons is great, as most of NBA agrees.....and Geaux Tigers!!!

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LOL they lost the series because of Magic, he dribbled out the clock in game 2, committed a costly turnover at the end of the 4th quarter and clanked 2 clutch free-throws in overtime in Game 4, and committed a couple of costly turnovers at the end of game 7, there's a reason he was labeled "Tragic Johnson" that entire summer

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Bet he comes out strong next game

1 point on 4 shots in 31 minutes is unacceptable! He should be able to get to the rim and get to the line.

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On the same token people of prior generations always think the newer generations are worse

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-IMO the newer generations are vastly more skilled, likely because that's all they do from the time they're 4 or 5 years old until they're passed by or burnt out.

-On the other hand I believe this generation's ability to handle adversity and their level of "grit" is less than the previous generation. As a high risk instructor in the military, I see hundreds of soldiers, sailors and airmen a year come through the training. What we have noticed is that the young kids today are smoking the PT test; they are faster in all categories, swim, run, pull ups push ups and sit ups than we were 20 years ago. However, when we take them out for a non standard (unknown distance, time and intensity)pt session, regardless of the environment hot, cold, sand, mud, sea or pool, they will QUIT before the 30 or even 40 year olds.