90s basketball literally getting exposed on TikTok right now

[AWSbruh]

lol went back and watch full games. I’ll be honest Jordan played against a bunch of Plumbers and electricians srs. Most these players wouldn’t even be in the league in 2023 lmao. I was the biggest Jordan fan and I hate Lebron. But I don’t have a rebuttal for this lmao

[SirFapsAIot]

lol went back and watch full games. I’ll be honest Jordan played against a bunch of Plumbers and electricians srs. Most these players wouldn’t even be in the league in 2023 lmao. I was the biggest Jordan fan and I hate Lebron. But I don’t have a rebuttal for this lmao

your troll posts are getting worse and worse

[kengriffeyjr24]

lol went back and watch full games. I’ll be honest Jordan played against a bunch of Plumbers and electricians srs. Most these players wouldn’t even be in the league in 2023 lmao. I was the biggest Jordan fan and I hate Lebron. But I don’t have a rebuttal for this lmao

what?

90s players still made millions a year. they were not "plumbers and electricians" like the 1960/70s NBA. by the early 90s players adjusted for inflation still earned a little less than current 2023 players, but they were well paid, made millions and compared nicely to other sports.

jordan is still the highest paid player ever in the nba adjusted for inflation. he was making like 34mm a year in the 90s which is about 60mil plus today.

[bezarker]

Tik Tok...

[AWSbruh]

what?

90s players still made millions a year. they were not "plumbers and electricians" like the 1960/70s NBA. by the early 90s players adjusted for inflation still earned a little less than current 2023 players, but they were well paid, made millions and compared nicely to other sports.

jordan is still the highest paid player ever in the nba adjusted for inflation. he was making like 34mm a year in the 90s which is about 60mil plus today.

Jordan couldn’t go left srs

[FelixTheCat1919]

The average players were worse because not every black kid grew up being told it was NBA, rap, or bust in life at the time like they are now.

The elite guys of the 80's and 90's would still be elites today, though. They played against each other enough to show that. Jordan still stood out in a career that spanned him playing high level Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Shaq, etc.

[radrd]

Stopped reading at TikTok.

[WrestlingFan123]

The elites will always be elite

Old man wilt dominated young Kareem
Old Kareem dominated young Hakeem
Old Hakeem dominated young Shaq

But nostalgia plays a lot into people saying the game was better even in the 00s. 90s you were able to pack the lane cus nobody could shoot 3s off the dribble, you still had enforcers like Charles Oakley getting major minutes and guy couldn't hit a running layup. As much flack as nba gets today, even your bigs and defensive specialist have to be able to dribble and shoot.

[eod8989]

This is like saying Barry Bonds would be an average baseball player in 2024

[BasedBagel]

Tik Tok...

this

[kengriffeyjr24]

Jordan couldn’t go left srs

you dont even know how to trigger jordan stans srs

this is how

[eddiehaskell]

sick of people slangin controversial opinion for money/views

[WEARETHEFEDS]

It's like this with all games and sports. Go look at early 2000s counter-strike pros. Or look at how chess players have gotten better over time. Look at how tennis has improved. Over time, the collective improves at the game. In the 90's, people literally didn't understand how irrational strategically going for 2s was over 3 pointers. Now, people either go in close or go for 3s. It took some statistical analysis for people to realize they were playing basketball wrong.

[DASBUNKER]

Agreed, Kobe was as good as MJ but Kobe started to face harder competition than anything MJ ever faced at the time.

Back then 1 all star and a glorified role player scoring 18ppg was all it took, now you need superteams to have a chance.

[LuigiMiami631]

your troll posts are getting worse and worse

Awsbrah is like the Michael Jordan of trolls.

Guy rates his own threads 5 star because it makes him feel like a big shot despite daddy leaving him.

A low rate diversity hire, a pathetic father and ex husband to a current lesbian.

Don't know what was more of a failure, AWSbrah or JOe biden. Both coming in pretty close.

[Kawhilights]

There’s truth to this.

In the 80s and 90s you couldn’t zone. You had to either play one on one, or fully commit to double or triple team. If you cheated and played the passing lane, you’d get hit with an illegal defense call.

MJ benefited greatly from taking dudes one on one. Shaq became the most dominant basketball force ever around 1999-2000. In an effort to slow him down, the league allowed zone defense. This would allow, in theory, a big to play Shaq straight up, and others could linger near or around the paint and be in great position to steal an entry pass, or immediately smother him.

Shaq was too powerful, and too smart so he either quickly made a move and dragged whoever tried to hang onto him with him, or kicked it out to one of the Lakers great shooters. What this rule did do was make defense harder than ever before. There are quotes from Tim Duncan, TMac, and other legends stating that this rule change was the single most effective defensive rule that messed with them.

Sure in the 80s you could push hips, and the Pistons took it so far the league had to crate flagrant fouls. That’s not good defense. If Curry were in front of me, and I kicked him in the balls and then stepped on his head as he fell over I could stop him, but does that make me a great defender?

JimmyXHighRoller had a great video on this, but he’s made it private for some reason.

[6gorillion]

JFL.

If you literally breathe on players these days they call it a foul.

One of the most unwatchable eras of basketball was Harden's time in Houston where every single time he would drive and cock his head back it was a foul.

Every one of these clowns are bitching for a call after a single finger grazes their arm.

[Zelensky]

Jordan: GOAT
Lebron: Faaggot

Simple as. Anyone who disagrees is the type of dude who likes to eat out their homie's fleshlights

[Tshadows]

your troll posts are getting worse and worse

This. And not only that you use tik tok. Just lol. Loser

[eod8989]

JFL.

If you literally breathe on players these days they call it a foul.

One of the most unwatchable eras of basketball was Harden's time in Houston where every single time he would drive and cock his head back it was a foul.

Every one of these clowns are bitching for a call after a single finger grazes their arm.

There's no defense anymore. All these dudes do is put an arm up and run back and forth shooting 3's.

[WEARETHEFEDS]

There's no defense anymore. All these dudes do is put an arm up and run back and forth shooting 3's.

The game heavily favors 3s. That's why. It makes no sense to not be mostly focusing on 3s.

[6gorillion]

There's no defense anymore. All these dudes do is put an arm up and run back and forth shooting 3's.

Yeah, it's a joke. Go look at pick up games now, everyone thinks their Steph Curry. Just jacking up 3s.

No defense, no post game, setting up team mates.

[WEARETHEFEDS]

Yeah, it's a joke. Go look at pick up games now, everyone thinks their Steph Curry. Just jacking up 3s.

No defense, no post game, setting up team mates.

Because the rules of the game have shown that is statistically the best way to play basketball. Everyone was doing it wrong for nearly a century. People analyzed it and realized it is literally just a game of 3s.

[TryingMen]

I’ll be honest Jordan played against a bunch of Plumbers and electricians srs.

Don't forget mailmen too

[stevemckenna]

Agreed, Kobe was as good as MJ but Kobe started to face harder competition than anything MJ ever faced at the time.

Back then 1 all star and a glorified role player scoring 18ppg was all it took, now you need superteams to have a chance.

All the 5 star athletes creating superteams can't even beat this pudgy white boy.

[eod8989]

Because the rules of the game have shown that is statistically the best way to play basketball. Everyone was doing it wrong for nearly a century. People analyzed it and realized it is literally just a game of 3s.

Tbh i don't get how they shoot 3's so good now. Back in the day barely anyone could shoot them. Especially under pressure. They all just jack them up and they go in now it's pretty crazy.

[eod8989]

Yeah, it's a joke. Go look at pick up games now, everyone thinks their Steph Curry. Just jacking up 3s.

No defense, no post game, setting up team mates.

Weird, it wasn't like that last time i played in 2014

[DASBUNKER]

All the 5 star athletes creating superteams can't even beat this pudgy white boy.

He has Murray, solid shooters in MPJ and KCP, AG athletic abilities

without Murray there's no chip for the joker

[WEARETHEFEDS]

Tbh i don't get how they shoot 3's so good now. Back in the day barely anyone could shoot them. Especially under pressure. They all just jack them up and they go in now it's pretty crazy.

They specifically recruit more 3 pt specialists now. It is waaay more important than it was. They also train 3s more. The game has transformed at all levels because people realized how going for 3s is more optimal. If you look at the heatmaps for modern players, people almost exclusively go for close shots or 3s. Back in the day, people were all over the place. Nobody had optimized it.

[N0rds]

Can someone please translate this to English?

I don't speak Basketball-American....