Greatest basketball team ever assembled….

[tlance]

1972 Soviet Limpic team. Forced you to start assembling Wet Dream teams.

Meanwhile back at the ranch your “51st” state was kicking same level of Soviet hockey ass snd saving the free world from Russian hordes in the process.

If you are going to show up and make a troll post, at least be somewhat right.

‘72 was the first loss by USA basketball, but the team was straight up cheated out of the win. Some even speculated that the officials were bribed by the Russians.

What really brought about the Dream Team was ‘87 and ‘88. By this time, our college kids weren’t good enough to beat the other national teams that used pro players and consistently win gold.

‘84 was the last gold medal won by a team of US amateurs.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Which part of his do you not agree with?

You can guard "slashers" like Jordan more effectively in today's game because of the way the defense can rotate. Harden is a lame example, one he shot 13 2s a game when he was at peak "foul merchant" status, 2 someone like Russ would be a better example in athleticism and style and only once did Russ average 10 free throws attempted a game.

The Jordan lovers constantly want to invent reasons why MJ got a substantially more favorable whistle than everyone else.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I really don’t care but the stupidity in modern times is staggering. Just because he got hiv doesn’t mean he got anywhere near a dude.

It's not stupid, the odds of getting HIV are like 15 and 20 times higher from sex with a man than woman (because of the nature of the activity required)

 

[Stakesarehigh]

And it is really funny the amount of "whining" we claim lebron does (which he does whine too much) but he averages 70 fewer free throws per season and that's with MJ being a shadow of himself his last 2 years and Lebron shooting 15 to 17 2s a game himself.

 

[tlance]

You can guard "slashers" like Jordan more effectively in today's game because of the way the defense can rotate. Harden is a lame example, one he shot 13 2s a game when he was at peak "foul merchant" status, 2 someone like Russ would be a better example in athleticism and style and only once did Russ average 10 free throws attempted a game.

The Jordan lovers constantly want to invent reasons why MJ got a substantially more favorable whistle than everyone else.

Not only that…

Harden might just be the GOAT at drawing fouls.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Not only that…

Harden might just be the GOAT at drawing fouls.

Agree. You can't base the entire league off what Harden does. He's a very unique player

 

[Pastafazul]

You can guard "slashers" like Jordan more effectively in today's game because of the way the defense can rotate. Harden is a lame example, one he shot 13 2s a game when he was at peak "foul merchant" status, 2 someone like Russ would be a better example in athleticism and style and only once did Russ average 10 free throws attempted a game.

The Jordan lovers constantly want to invent reasons why MJ got a substantially more favorable whistle than everyone else.

WTF ! Are we forgetting that MJ was the best player in the world?

Are we forgetting that the game was a much more physical game back then

Are we forgetting that the that safety measures applied today did not exist then?

Why do you MJ haters have such a hard time acknowledging the obvious?

See, I called you an MJ hater , I bet you’re not. But that’s the way you guys post about us for either reaction or you’re just nuts.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

WTF ! Are we forgetting that MJ was the best player in the world?

Are we forgetting that the game was a much more physical game back then

Are we forgetting that the that safety measures applied today did not exist then?

Why do you MJ haters have such a hard time acknowledging the obvious?

See, I called you an MJ hater , I bet you’re not. But that’s the way you guys post about us for either reaction or you’re just nuts.

The discussion was if the lanes were more clogged or not, they were not in a sense that now teams can guard slashing much differently than they could then.

In Jordan's day you could clear space for him much easier than you can now. Yes the defenders would rotate over under the rim which led to contact at the basket but to say the lanes were more clogged is false

 

[Pastafazul]

The discussion was if the lanes were more clogged or not, they were not in a sense that now teams can guard slashing much differently than they could then.

In Jordan's day you could clear space for him much easier than you can now. Yes the defenders would rotate over under the rim which led to contact at the basket but to say the lanes were more clogged is false

I believe the lanes were more clogged then because it was more of an inside game , not the perimeter 3pt game of today

How was it easier then to clear space when it was more of an inside game?

 

[Stakesarehigh]

I believe the lanes were more clogged then because it was more of an inside game , not the perimeter 3pt game of today

How was it easier then to clear space when it was more of an inside game?

Because you could not zone.

You had to hard double players or leave them to be able to run iso

They'd literally clear out a whole side of the floor for one on one post work

How do people not remember this

 

[trojanfan12]

This is well-documented stuff. Magic is/was a freak. He’s into ladies. He’s into dudes. He’s into all of it. I thought this was common knowledge by now. Didn’t realize it was even controversial.

If it's well documented, where's the proof?

 

[Pastafazul]

Because you could not zone.

You had to hard double players or leave them to be able to run iso

They'd literally clear out a whole side of the floor for one on one post work

How do people not remember this

3-2 zone was effective

 

[logic]

It's not stupid, the odds of getting HIV are like 15 and 20 times higher from sex with a man than woman (because of the nature of the activity required)

Yes, but you have no idea how many women he was with and how many guys each of those fan girls was with. All of that increases the odds as well.

 

[Pastafazul]

Yes, but you have no idea how many women he was with and how many guys each of those fan girls was with. All of that increases the odds as well.

Holy shitt, you do have common sense

 

[logic]

3-2 zone was effective

In the college game, but was illegal defense in the pros back then.

 

[logic]

Holy shitt, you do have common sense

What the F? I didn't even deny the possibility that Magic was with a guy. All I said is that his promiscuity and that of his partners could easily account for an increased odds of contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse. That is common sense.

 

[Pastafazul]

In the college game, but was illegal defense in the pros back then.

no it wasn’t, and it was probably one of the biggest reasons why MJ got to the line so often

 

[Stakesarehigh]

In the college game, but was illegal defense in the pros back then.

Lol yup

Again, hilarious people don't remember this

I will not deny for a second hand checking and the overall physicality was a huge factor in the 90s but there are other variables at play today that would allow for more creative ways to contain Jordan.

He'd still be GOAT A or B imo though.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

no it wasn’t, and it was probably one of the biggest reasons why MJ got to the line so often

Bruh wut

The NBA didn't allow for zones of any kind from the 40s until 2002.

 

[Pastafazul]

What the F? I didn't even deny the possibility that Magic was with a guy. All I said is that his promiscuity and that of his partners could easily account for an increased odds of contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse. That is common sense.

What the … I agree with you