re: The biggest rule change in NBA history happened in 2001.. and many don't realize

And to be honest, I like both sets of rules in their own way.

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And to be honest, I like both sets of rules in their own way.

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Why playoff basketball is so good. There is a good mix of the physical play with all of the helping and complex defenses.

To be fair as well, a lot of the big men don't develop a post game at all these days. they depend on putbacks and dunks (drummond, jordan, etc). There are few like AD and Cousins, but they're leaning on jumpers a lot too because of how the rules have changed.

Wonder how an imposing guy like Shaq/Hakeem/kareem would do in his prime in today's era, you could double them but it seems they'd draw the foul easily

I am 27 and not the biggest basketball fan on the planet, and I had no idea until after 2010 that defenses used to have to play man.

this is the biggest pile of horse shite.
There's no new rule that you can't double team.
There's no new rule that you can't help on defense when someone drives to the goal, or even comes off a pick. These are things that were legal 15 years ago.

It's no different today than it was 15 years ago for the most part. You still can't roam and guard no one. You either need to commit to a double team, or stay near your guy. When you start floating around too far from your guy but not really doubling, that's illegal defense. It's the same today as it was 15 years ago.

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Here is an example of a Charles Barkley post-up. Look at how the illegal defense rules cleared out the floor:

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All i saw was a weak side defender not getting over to help the second Barkely spun, which would not have been illegal defense. In todays NBA, everything would look the same, unless someone wanted to double, which they could have done in the video you posted.

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The only way they can go into the paint is when their man is within arm's length. Look at how much freaking space Charles Barkley has to go 1-on-1:

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That's not true. If they wanted to double, they can. No different than today.Difference between teh Barkely one and this Dwight one is Shawn Marion actually helped once the ball got into the paint, which isn't illegal today, or 15 years ago. Everyone else is in their proper non-illegal defense position.


Instead of showing a current gif of Lebron slowly making his way to the paint, and having everyone converge on him b/c his two low post guys converged as well, show a real iso post play and see how there's little difference. The KD clip is a semi fast break. The defense isn't even set. The comparisons here were apples to oranges.

The reason it looks more crowded now is b/c offenses want movement all the time, and think the iso offense is an antiquated and ineffecient offense. Teams preach ball movement and player movement, not being stagnant and watching one guy try to do it all. It's not b/c guys like Lebron and KD can't do that. It's b/c it's not the best way to win the game.


If someone today, wanted an iso play in the post, they could do it and it look just like the Barkley play. Problem is big men would rather shoot a three than try a low post move these days.

I really wish I could find some highlights of Zbo against the Spurs this postseason. They were sending like 4 guys at him every time he got it in the post.

Solid post

I mean they just sort of doubled or tripled teamed him in the WCF, but with all the injuries they just blitzed the poor guy

He would dominate. That's why it's always funny to me when people want to talk about him and the 90s. He would probably be a more dominant player as he would easily win these one on one situations on the perimeter and then have only have one player to clog the lane