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Originally Posted by rfaulk34
Like i said, he's a physical freak. That's why he's still as good as he is. That doesn't make him the goat.
If you don't think it's an easier league, you're right, we can't have a reasonable discussion but not for why you think.
The game has evolved into lighter, more athletic players who can shoot better at depth but there were still plenty of athletic players in the 80s and 90s who were also much more physical.
I'd love to see how Lebron would fare against the '90s Pistons. I guarantee you 100%, his ass wouldn't be as physically impressive against them as he is against the skinny boys today.
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The 90’s is when sports really became elevated in terms of athleticism, proper diets and workouts, proper technique of the game (not just basketball). Anything pre 90’s though in all sports imo get blown out by all teams 90’s to the 2024’s.
A lot of the sports have gotten softer, but these athletes would run circles around the “steel curtain” of the 70’s. It’s not a knock btw on their “toughness” as anyone can get blown the **** up but it’s more about how athletes now maintain their body’s in such superior ways and use technology that simply wasn’t available to people playing in the 70’s and 80’s, it’s an unfair comparison.