NBA Playoffs Thread

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Here's a fun conversation...who are some guys that would be better or more appreciated today? First one for me that comes to mind is Marcus Camby. He was basically Capella on D, and he shot 67% from the FT line.
 
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I feel like Rip Hamilton would be looked at as an elite SG nowadays. The dude could shoot
 
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MJ plus LBJ would be turbo charged MJ and Pip or LBJ and Wade. They would absolutely be the favorites.


As for his scoring today, I think he'd average 32+. He adapted as needed and he'd develop a decent 3pt shot. As for the bigs being able to switch, Russ just put up 31.6 a couple seasons ago and he's far less skilled than MJ. I question his D more than his O.
 
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Speaking on old school new school, I saw some younger guys on twitter talking about how Bird would basically be Joe Ingles today. ****ing idiots
 
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Bird would be a better passing Dirk. Something like 24/8/5 with 38%-40% from deep
 
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zjcvols said:
Bird would be a better passing Dirk. Something like 24/8/5 with 38%-40% from deep
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Yep, he'd be the ultimate stretch 4 and instead of shooting 2-3 3's a game he'd be shooting 5+. And his passing might be the most underrated part of his game. IMO
 
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Can’t believe i am going to say this but I think Magic would have a harder time adjusting than Bird in terms of just game
 
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zjcvols said:
Can’t believe i am going to say this but I think Magic would have a harder time adjusting than Bird in terms of just game
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Lol I've said this to friends before. PG is so loaded these days, he'd have to guard the 3 or maybe even 4, even then teams would PNR to get him on the PG. And he'd struggle handling against all these quicker guards. IMO
 
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I mean he was the master of putting people on his hip while handling it and making passes from that position, but guys were not as fast back then.
 
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BadJerry20 said:
Lol I've said this to friends before. PG is so loaded these days, he'd have to guard the 3 or maybe even 4, even then teams would PNR to get him on the PG. And he'd struggle handling against all these quicker guards. IMO
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Well the other issue would be his shooting. He got a lot of points from having shorter guards on him, nowadays you just move Ariza or Iggy or Jaylen Brown on him and play off him a little on drives
 
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n_huffhines said:
IMO, the reason the C's are the team of the future is they figured out something that maybe nobody else* had figured out. To be built for the playoffs, you need to fill your roster with guys that can switch and adequately defend both guards and forwards. GS has 5 guys like this, but one of them is hurt. Houston has 4 guys like that, and one of them was hurt. Cavs have 2 guys like that. Boston has about 8, when healthy, and they'll be able to keep most/all of them for the next 2-3 years.

*I'm not sure if GSW figured it out or stumbled onto it.
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I think the Spurs used to be built that way before guys started getting old.
 
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Imagine Kareem playing today. The guy has the most unstoppable move in the history of sports. There is literally nobody playing today that could guard him. He was also a great rim protector. Kareem would probably average 40 points and 15-20 rebounds a game.
 
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I think Olajuwon and Admiral would be monsters today, really agile and would be pretty unstoppable down low. Guys like Ewing and Zo would be less effective, but if J Val and Gortat can get 12-13 pts and 9 or 10 rbs per game, those 2 would be 18+ and 10 still. And Orlando Shaq would be a serious problem.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Imagine Kareem playing today. The guy has the most unstoppable move in the history of sports. There is literally nobody playing today that could guard him. He was also a great rim protector. Kareem would probably average 40 points and 15-20 rebounds a game.
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The thought of Draymond having to check Kareem makes me chuckle.
 
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Oh, I bet Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf would be fantastic, multiple time All-Star, in today's game. And Van Exel would have a blast lol
 
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BadJerry20 said:
I think Olajuwon and Admiral would be monsters today, really agile and would be pretty unstoppable down low. Guys like Ewing and Zo would be less effective, but if J Val and Gortat can get 12-13 pts and 9 or 10 rbs per game, those 2 would be 18+ and 10 still. And Orlando Shaq would be a serious problem.
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I think Ewing would be dominate. He played really good defense and was a beast in the middle. Shaq? Sheesh, who in the world would even guard him now?
 
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BadJerry20 said:
Oh, I bet Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf would be fantastic, multiple time All-Star, in today's game. And Van Exel would have a blast lol
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Agree on Van Exel. What do you think about a guy like James Worthy? I would love to have seen guys like Wilkins, Drexler and the real Isiah Thomas in todays NBA.
 
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