ST Alpha - "mostly i think it's pointless (if fun!) to compare teams between eras, because things change so much. but i had forgotten...." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 170

mostly i think it's pointless (if fun!) to compare teams between eras, because things change so much. but i had forgotten....

Posted by x (aka dmuck) Jun 13 '16, 16:20

that between 1994 and 1997, the nba shortened the 3 point line to a uniform 22 feet. whenever people talk about comparing the 90's bulls to today's warriors they always mention the defensive changes (which are big, no doubt) but it's fun to imagine just how many threes these warriors would pour in with a 22 foot three point line.

Responses:

I think the 95/96 team of Chicago would beat them still. Three great defenders would stifle - Will Hunting Jun 13, 16:39 4
- maybe if all the hand checking was what they played under. if they played under today's rules, i dunno.... - x Jun 13, 16:43 3
  - Jordan would have torn apart defenses (even moreso) if they didn't play him as physically. Look at the series against the Suns. He average like 45 - pmb Jun 13, 17:01 1
    - well, probably. but be serious, i think golden state is a hell of a lot better defensive team than that phoenix team.... - x Jun 13, 17:11
  - older teams had Hodges, Cartwright, Oakley....more recent had Kerr, Longley, Rodman -- nm - budice Jun 13, 16:46
Yeesh. They would camp out at the line. -- nm - Krusty Jun 13, 16:38

Post a message top

mostly i think it's pointless (if fun!) to compare teams between eras, because things change so much. but i had forgotten....

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.