Jerry West rips JJ Redick over ‘plumbers and firemen’ remark
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Back in my day we had to walk 15 miles in the snow to get to school, you young whippersnappers don't know how hard we had it! 
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Pretty sure he's mostly talking about the 50s, before alot of these guys played... when the league was 95% white
I don’t think he was upset at JJ. I think he just discovered some sweetness in the gum that he thought wasn’t there.
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Like Bob Pettit and George Mikan? This is why I don't like comparing eras. If JJ Reddick had today's tech in the 50s, he'd be a beast, but he wouldn't have that.
...and they say that west was 'overportrayed' in the 'winning time' hbo series...you can clearly see here that he still has the propensity to fly off the handle when triggered
Imagine George Mikan with Advanced therapy.
And Bob Pettit!
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It's a completely fruitless endeavor
But a multi million dollar sports media empire is built on it.
So it will never go away.
If you go back to ...1960, an overwhelming number of players on teams couldn't make a team today. Probably 75-80%. BUT, every player in the NBA today and ALL G League starters could make a 1960 NBA roster. Austin Reeves of the Lakers would be a star. JJ Reddick would be a star. JaVelle McGee would be an All Star.
Christian Wood would be a star.
Players MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS. Better skills, better physical talents, more of them, better training.......
Christian Wood would be a star.
Players MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS. Better skills, better physical talents, more of them, better training.......
Lebron v wilt
Lebron v Bill Russell
Back in those days lol who wins the most titles??
Lebron v Bill Russell
Back in those days lol who wins the most titles??
Yea because the game evolved. The amount of kids that play basketball today doesn't even compare to back then.If you go back to ...1960, an overwhelming number of players on teams couldn't make a team today. Probably 75-80%. BUT, every player in the NBA today and ALL G League starters could make a 1960 NBA roster. Austin Reeves of the Lakers would be a star. JJ Reddick would be a star. JaVelle McGee would be an All Star.
Christian Wood would be a star.
Players MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS. Better skills, better physical talents, more of them, better training.......
They didn't have AAU, basketball camps, 1 on 1 training etc, so of course you are going to have much more advanced players.
Basketball was fairly new so nobody really grew up watching an elite player to try to emulate back then.
These new players have the luxury to have watched the GOATS and build upon their game.
It's unfair and disrespectful to shit on the old players who paved the way for you to play and make millions.
JJ Reddick > Dolph Schayes
Physically no doubt about it, but could they make it mentally?If you go back to ...1960, an overwhelming number of players on teams couldn't make a team today. Probably 75-80%. BUT, every player in the NBA today and ALL G League starters could make a 1960 NBA roster. Austin Reeves of the Lakers would be a star. JJ Reddick would be a star. JaVelle McGee would be an All Star.
Christian Wood would be a star.
Players MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS. Better skills, better physical talents, more of them, better training.......
Exactly!
Lebron without personal trainers playing in chucks?
This interview coming from an "average former NBA player" is interesting in how he explains how he learned a lot from players in the past.
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I'll double down on it that Boston championships in that era was super suspect only had like 8 teams foh
Mfers was part time field workers part time nba players
If you go back to ...1960, an overwhelming number of players on teams couldn't make a team today. Probably 75-80%. BUT, every player in the NBA today and ALL G League starters could make a 1960 NBA roster. Austin Reeves of the Lakers would be a star. JJ Reddick would be a star. JaVelle McGee would be an All Star.
Christian Wood would be a star.
Players MUCH BETTER THESE DAYS. Better skills, better physical talents, more of them, better training.......
Unfortunately life isn't like Back ToThe Future so your scenario doesn't truly work.
You can't transport players from now to an earlier time period with the same skill set, knowledge and overall game.
There was no 3 point like so JJ would be irrelevant, and Christian and JaVelle would just be tall and Austin Reeves would just be white and tall!
The NBA didn't pay enough to make a living so players had to have other jobs.
Sports science is so far advance now of days it isn’t comparable. It’s like compassing the speeds of car today versus 50 years ago.
Don’t quote me with agent 0
Yeah, an actual player that was a superstar shouldn’t be quoted about judging talent.
The difference between Gil and Kobe is that Gil is not going to say the politically correct answer about past players.
You are the perfect example of “short-term memory NBA fans”
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