Would Jokic have been the best player in the NBA in 1962?
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Re: Would Jokic have been the best player in the NBA in 1962?
Top 3 big competing with Bob Pettit with superior passing and shooting but less rebounding and a bit slower afoot. Ahead of Pettit if he can scale up for the minutes, there's a big difference between 33 and 42 minutes per game. Behind Wilt and Russell who are top 5 all time anyway and whose game was developed for the way the era was coached and the offenses and defenses were designed. Ahead of Oscar and Jerry? That depends on what kind of team and scheme he goes to.
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Can you imagine what twitter would have been like if they let a Russian in the NBA back in 1962?
Considering no three point line, completely different pace & all the other factors I'd have some 6'11, 280 pound guy named named Nick Jones with elite passing & shooting touch somewhere in the 5-10 range for 1961-62 along with Walt Bellamy (16.3 WS | 116 TS+), Bob Pettit (11.5 WS | 109 TS+), Bailey Howell (10.7 WS | 113 TS+) and Richie Guerin (12.1 WS | 108 TS+).
Considering no three point line, completely different pace & all the other factors I'd have some 6'11, 280 pound guy named named Nick Jones with elite passing & shooting touch somewhere in the 5-10 range for 1961-62 along with Walt Bellamy (16.3 WS | 116 TS+), Bob Pettit (11.5 WS | 109 TS+), Bailey Howell (10.7 WS | 113 TS+) and Richie Guerin (12.1 WS | 108 TS+).