Roddy B for 3 wrote:
Whatever dude the game is 1000% harder at the NBA level now than 50 years ago. Jerry West would see CP3 do a cross over and then stare at the ref waiting for the travel call us Paul blew right by him.
AND LOL at West is quick enough to stay in front of Paul. 2008 CP3 cannot be stayed in front of. 2008 CP3 is the peak of a top 5 PG of all time. Literally nobody could, ever can stay in front of him.
That's evidence enough right there your a homer for the old guys.
Go watch some Ron Artest defensive highlights. He'd block Jerry's slow self ever time.
It'd basically be like putting an AAU player against a DPOY.
The rules even called for stricter dribbling. If someone dribbled in 2020 by 1966 rules Ron Artest would pick their pocket every time.
There is some justification for assuming modern players are quicker and stronger because of modern weight training and equipment though not based on any genetic advantage. So, you are time machining this rather than assuming both teams grew up in to the era and are fully comfortable with the rules and techniques of the era and share equivalent training and equipment (and access to PEDs)?
So, based on this logic, if they played by 66 rules and using 66 refs, you don't think the modern players would be able to compete and would just turn the ball over every time?
And, if West was unable to function against modern players, why is Kareem?
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