<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Oct 6 2006, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Defensively Michael would adapt to the rules and be an elite defensive player.</div>That's a cop-out, and you know it. You could say that for any comparison to anything.Just because one can adapt to new rules, doesn't mean that they're still going to be great at something.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fouled Out @ Oct 7 2006, 08:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>That's a cop-out, and you know it. You could say that for any comparison to anything.Just because one can adapt to new rules, doesn't mean that they're still going to be great at something.</div> Michael Jordan was a perfectionist, he would adapt, he was talented enough to adapt.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Oct 7 2006, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Michael Jordan was a perfectionist, he would adapt, he was talented enough to adapt.</div> :no1: Please stop riding MJ so much. I'd greatly appreciate it.
as was said earlier MJ did come back as an old man. He still put up 20+ ppg and he wasn't abused defensively. That wasn't that long ago fellars. MJ is GOAT. I cant believe that the man isn't retired 10years and people are knocking him saying he couldn't keep up? WTF
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (clangus @ Oct 7 2006, 11:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>as was said earlier MJ did come back as an old man. He still put up 20+ ppg and he wasn't abused defensively. That wasn't that long ago fellars. MJ is GOAT. I cant believe that the man isn't retired 10years and people are knocking him saying he couldn't keep up? WTF</div>Well, I'm not saying anything like that. I know MJ is the GOAT, but it annoys me when people try too hard to convince EVERYONE that MJ's the best.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Illosophee @ Oct 7 2006, 11:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>:no1: Please stop riding MJ so much. I'd greatly appreciate it.</div> Unless you have something worthwhile to add, don't post, I'd greatly appreciate it.
I agree MJ would still probably get the best of these guys,my point was would it be more difficult on the defensive end. Wouldnt you say going up against Kobe is a bigger challenge then going against Drexler. Drexler was a great player,but he was not Kobe. He didnt average 35 points a game,busting out for 81 points,or going off for 60 points in 3 quarters.
MJ as dominate, no, but still dominate. 90's was the weakest part of NBA. It wasnt til '01 when NBA started getting better. Probably would get a few rings, but not 6 with two 3's back to back...not possible with the Kobes, Shaqs and J-Kidds in league.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CrazyHops @ Oct 7 2006, 11:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I agree MJ would still probably get the best of these guys,my point was would it be more difficult on the defensive end. Wouldnt you say going up against Kobe is a bigger challenge then going against Drexler. Drexler was a great player,but he was not Kobe. He didnt average 35 points a game,busting out for 81 points,or going off for 60 points in 3 quarters.</div> Michael Jordan rarely guarded the best player in his day so if your saying he came back right now in his prime he could be exposed more without Pippen around. Thats something to think about as well.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Oct 7 2006, 11:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>MJ as dominate, no, but still dominate. 90's was the weakest part of NBA. It wasnt til '01 when NBA started getting better. Probably would get a few rings, but not 6 with two 3's back to back...not possible with the Kobes, Shaqs and J-Kidds in league.</div><span style="font-family:Book Antiqua">Please explain how the 1990's were weak? The only weakness in the 90's NBA was the amount of highlights. That's all that was seriously lacking. You didn't see Vince Carters or Jason Richardsons stepping into Dunk Contests. Other than that, the 90's were a sweet era, where hand checking wasn't so easily called and defense was good enough to secure victory. These days, the NBA is faster paced because offense is all that matters, right? D is starting to lose its touch.Well, anyway, please explain what was lacking in the 90's that the 00's have?P.S: Please don't say, "The Kobes, the Shaqs, the Kidds", etc. Kidd and Shaq were insane in the 90's and Kobe at least received decent playing time at the moment.</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz76 @ Oct 8 2006, 12:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>MJ as dominate, no, but still dominate. 90's was the weakest part of NBA. It wasnt til '01 when NBA started getting better. Probably would get a few rings, but not 6 with two 3's back to back...not possible with the Kobes, Shaqs and J-Kidds in league.</div>LMFAOEverything you said is the total opposite of the truth. The NBA was BETTER 10-20 years ago than it is now. The 1990's was a GREAT time for basketball, arguably the best era in NBA history along with the 80's. I really can't believe you just said that man. The 80's and 90's was FULL of intensity, rivalries (we have none now), physical play, and the fact that every game ever player wanted to kill his opponent. The NBA is now very soft, the league is not as good as it was 10 years ago, and with the new rules/style it's impossible to have a rivalry or play physical. They should change the name to the National Sissy League. I hate the new rules of the NBA, and I absolutely hate that all the intensity, fire, etc. was taken out of the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Oct 8 2006, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>LMFAOEverything you said is the total opposite of the truth. The NBA was BETTER 10-20 years ago than it is now. The 1990's was a GREAT time for basketball, arguably the best era in NBA history along with the 80's. I really can't believe you just said that man. The 80's and 90's was FULL of intensity, rivalries (we have none now), physical play, and the fact that every game ever player wanted to kill his opponent. The NBA is now very soft, the league is not as good as it was 10 years ago, and with the new rules/style it's impossible to have a rivalry or play physical. They should change the name to the National Sissy League. I hate the new rules of the NBA, and I absolutely hate that all the intensity, fire, etc. was taken out of the game.</div>It's all opinion of which era is better than another era. While NBA was more physical and intense in the '90's, it was also much slower paced and the talent level was also much lower than it is now. The NBA right now is probably the most densly talented since the '80's, and teams are also much more evenly matched than they were in the '90's. So while the NBA right now lacks the intensity and physicality of the '90's, I personally feel it makes up for it with the talent and generally more fun to watch games.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Oct 8 2006, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>LMFAOEverything you said is the total opposite of the truth. The NBA was BETTER 10-20 years ago than it is now. The 1990's was a GREAT time for basketball, arguably the best era in NBA history along with the 80's. I really can't believe you just said that man. The 80's and 90's was FULL of intensity, rivalries (we have none now), physical play, and the fact that every game ever player wanted to kill his opponent. The NBA is now very soft, the league is not as good as it was 10 years ago, and with the new rules/style it's impossible to have a rivalry or play physical. They should change the name to the National Sissy League. I hate the new rules of the NBA, and I absolutely hate that all the intensity, fire, etc. was taken out of the game.</div>Agree Agree Agree.........llolyou can't even give a hard foul these days or they'll give you a flagrant. The league is changing the rules just to have more scoring and that is ridiculous. This just shows you how great those players/teams were in the 80's, they play physical and can still put up points. NBA didn't have to change anything back then because it was perfect basketball.
The NBA has more talent than it ever has, these guys are amazing talents. Don't discount what they are doing just because the leagues management has made the game more soft.
jordan would prolly average 50pts per game becuz everytime he would drive the ball, he would draw fouls
