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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
Players are just more talented. Hell I played on a high school team with 4 guys who could dunk easy. We all had Jordan's moves down. Now take the true elite athletes who can do even more and its even better. Hootie is pretty spot on with his analysis.
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It's a different game. Most teams played like the Spurs in the 90's. Players are bigger and faster, but I don't necessarily agree that they are that much more talented. Flashier, maybe. But the 90's was a tremendous mix between team basketball and talent.
90's Point guard was more like John Stockton (great passer and outstanding ballhandler. Very high bball IQ). Today it's Derrick Rose (slasher who looks to drive first, pass second)
90's Shooting Guard and Small Forwards were more like Joe Dumars and Pippen (outstanding defender and solid scorers). Today, they are more like Harden (pure scorers, average defenders... though this position is evolving to become better at defense)
Power Forwards of yesterday are similar to those of today.
Centers... 90's era was far better. Today, teams seem to value Centers who can drift to the outside, or they are one-dimensional post players (below average scorers, great defenders and rebounders). The 90's was a dominant era for Centers.