re: LeBron: Giannis would have 250 points in a game if he played in the '70s

If MJ wanted to he could have scored at least 60 in every Olympic game. But he is not the stat padder that your boy is.

I’m just pulling his chain….

His own comments disqualify his argument. He doesn’t watch basketball yet pretends to be an expert based on carefully selected box score numbers. He's a microcosm of the modern fan.

This is a dumb argument and always has been. If you could take and drop a player into a different time period, they’d have to exist within the same constraints (equipment, rules, nutrition, medicine and training) as the rest of the players. LeBron in the 70’s is going to look physically different than today. His knees are going to fail him much sooner just like they did for everyone else in that era. On the flip side a Dr J would look different physically as well and probably enjoy a few extra years if dropped into todays game.

We could even go more recent with your example. Had Shaq stayed between 286 and 294lbs which he would’ve in the current era, his career and effectiveness would’ve lasted much longer. Blowing up to 340lbs and beyond to take the pounding led to his knee and back issues which shortened his peak and career length.

He ballooned to 340 because of hack a shaq and not a work ethic too weak to overcome his rare size?

“NBA players are talking about how 16 year old LeBron was cooking them. “


This is also false, it’s Lebron who keeps telling people this story which has been refuted by multiple people and has no proof to support it.

Giannis can one dribble from the half court and dunk without getting called travel.

Chalmette you are probably right about Dr J but guys like Jordan, Bird, Isaiah etc would have killed todays NBA with their skill set, toughness and the ability to get to your spot without getting body checked.