Teams were not as deep or talented in MJ’s era.

MJ is the greatest of all time.
No argument, no matter how rational, will ever change my mind

Assuming the league does not add teams, pro sports will always get deeper. Population keeps going up, meaning there is a larger talent pool to pick from

That doesnt even take into account medical/nutritional evolution. It simply brings in the numbers

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When you add franchises, it dilutes the talent pool. It's science.

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Correct

Which is why I said that

For example though, in the 90s, mjs reign, the world had a population of 5.2 billion

In the 2010s, lebrons reign, the world population was 6.8 billion


That is an increase of 30% without increasing the teams in the NBA......


From sheer numbers it is impossible to even attempt the argument the league wouldnt get naturally deeper

super teams also weren’t the cool thing to do, so yes teams at the top weren’t as deep.

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Teams were not as deep or talented in MJ’s era.

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It's just so impossible to compare eras like this. The game as played in both eras and the physical difference of both eras really makes this damn near impossible.

It's sometime hard to describe just how different the game is in 2018 as compared to 1995 or so. Watching teams jack up 40 3 point shots a game, while having virtually no mid range game and almost no actual centers or exclusive point guards is surreal at times.

I guess my point is that it depends what you mean. I think players today, like they are in literally every sport, are dominant physically almost across the board to their counterparts 20+ years ago and more so the further you go back. But...it depends what you mean by talent. If there are no centers who play the way guys like Shaq, or Hakeem, or David Robinson, or Kareem, etc did playing today because that is just not how the position is played, can it be said the center position is deeper? Or strictly point guards like Stockton or Isaiah?

There are obviously guys that could move from era to era and who you could imagine altering their game to fit in. It's easy to imagine a shooter like Reggie Miller being even more effective as a 3 point shooter today given a completely blank check and an offense geared to doing that almost exclusively. Likewise, there are times when I'd love to see a guy like LaBron playing a Karl Malone type offense, getting the ball on the block and backing and dominating in the paint.

I think the vast differences in the way the game is played keeps me from trying to compare guys so much and simply enjoy what they do within their own generation.

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It only matters what you do vs your era....6-0 vs 3-5 in NBA finals. Check out MJ’s 91 roster and Pipoen’s stats. This team beat the back to back champion that had multiple HOF’s. #Noexcuses

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For fricks sake

MJ played in a diluted league prior to a big European movement of players. There were a few but not many. That is why players like Sabonis and Kukoc stayed over seas for a few years prior to playing the the NBA.

Expansion happened within three to four years of each of th Bulls three peats.

MJ was a great player. Definitely top five with Lebron, Magic, Bird, and either Kareem or Russell. But his untouchable status was a product of Nike and ESPN.

Kirk Herbstreit put it best when asked to predict a score between USC that season and an undefeated team from decades ago. “USC wins but I’m not disrespecting an all time great team by predicting a score.” People need to stop attaching their own self worth to these players. Discussions are just for fun not to prove anything.