My point is, just because you say (and I'm glad you admit that you add the qualifiers

), they are not meant to discredit, your follow up explanations discredit based on those qualifiers. As I said earlier, as much as we like to hype up that error, a lot of those 'great' players feasted on a lot of bums as well, not teams but bum players. There were a lot of unskilled players who carved out a nice niche because of the type of play that was allowed, and for me, that discredits that era instead of causing that era to be a measuring stick. The game of basketball is about putting a ball in the basket, and trying to stop your opponent from doing the same. All that hard foul bullshit was dreamt up by the lesser talents to bridge the gap between them and the talented players. What we are seeing now, is the game of BASKETBALL being played and the more talented players are being showcased... Everyone says Steph is a bad defender and doesn't play the other teams best player, however, When the Bulls played the Rockets or the Knicks, did Jordan guard Olajuwon or Patrick? When the Lakers played the Sixers, Did Shaq guard Iverson? When the Cavs play the Pistons, or the Kings, does LeBron guard Drummond or Cousins?!?!?! Did he guard Lowry the other night when he was shitting on the Cavs, especially in that 4th quarter?
Not seeing LeBron on the Raptors best player on ANY of these buckets
Can't move the goal post to fit or qualify a position, but not use that same measuring stick for the other players Bruh?