Tag: history
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Which NBA basketball players of the past would be much bigger stars in today’s changed NBA?
Nice question. Today’s NBA players benefit from faster pace which is a byproduct of looser defenses, more perimeter shooting, more focus on spacing and less focus on the interior, which overall leads to today’s game being more beneficial for perimeter players. And in fact the game had already been trending in this direction ever since…
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What are some examples of stats padding in NBA history?
I’d consider stat padders guys who put up a lot of points or rebounds or assists but ultimately don’t really help their team to win i.e they cannot make the playoffs or get past the first round in their primes as the main player. Here’s some examples: -Some might call Wilt Chamberlain a stat padder.…
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What should Lebron James achieved to be reckognized as greater basketball player than Kareem Abdul Jabbar by Kareem’s GOAT proponents (that said breaking NBA all time point record is not enough)?
You know, I just got into a debate with someone on social media about this. I posted that Lebron has generated an equivalent of 60k+ points being #1 all time in scoring and #4 all time in assists. And he says Kareem is better (ofc he didn’t give any reasons why, but I don’t expect…