Chapter 281: From Barbarism to Civilization
From barbarism to civilization, the rules of the NBA have changed the atmosphere of the entire league dramatically, and this influence has directly expanded the influence of the NBA and made it more enjoyable to watch.
But this style of play is a bit despised by many historical figures... They even think. The current NBA is a group of big girls playing on it, and there is no flesh at all.
This statement has caused a lot of heated discussion among fans, who don't think that the stars of the 90s or 80s can be better than the current players, or can perform better in this era!
The most reasonable reason is that the physical fitness of players now is not the same as it was back then, when the shocking free-throw line jump, now the league can do no less than five, if you count the players who jump from the free throw line, there may be as many as twenty to thirty, such a number is unimaginable in that era!
This kind of physical fitness has made a huge difference in the intensity of the whole game.
Therefore, LeBron, Kobe Bryant and even other superstars can't stand out in this era, and the main reason why they can't dominate the rivers and lakes like Jordan is because the league has become stronger now!
This argument is naturally refuted by the players who worshipped Jordan as a deified man in the '80s and '90s: if you haven't played against Jordan in his prime, you'll never understand the horrors of that guy.
Though... There is a suspicion of exaggeration, but if you think about it, there are really some so-called superstars in the league who will not be able to survive at that time.
First of all ... Durant, then Curry, and even Harden aren't necessarily going to be supergiants.
Why say these three players!
For example... Representatives of the coalition at that time ... The famous Bad Boy Legion ... It is also Jordan's biggest sufferer, and the reason why he didn't win the championship until the eighth year is largely because of the Pistons' obstacles.
So it's not for nothing that the Pistons are called superstar killers, and the same is true for LeBron later...
Before talking about this team, the first thing to know is their past and present lives... Before the '80s, the Pistons had been fighting badly, and even had the worst record in franchise history in the '79-80 season with a 16-66 record.
But after 80 years, the entire operation of the Pistons began to become clear: they first worked team building, carefully selected talents, first selected "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas in the 1981 draft, traded with the Cavaliers the next year in exchange for center Bill Lambir, who later became the "villain", and used the No. 18 pick to select Joe Dumas in 1985, and a group of "bad boys" finally arrived.
Another change that happened was Chuck Daley as the head coach of the team, this coach was a person who emphasized hard play, requiring the team and players to use discipline, excellent style, hard-working spirit, and strict requirements for players everywhere, so the Pistons in the 80s gradually became a team that could play hard.
Of course, this is said more implicitly, simply put, it is dirty!
The killer feature of the "bad boys" legion is to do all kinds of evil on the court, a large number of malicious fouls, in the 1990-1991 season, the bad boys almost punched and fought with every team, at that time there was no "zero tolerance" rule, so at most a fine of tens of thousands of yuan, their evil deeds not only made Jordan fall very badly, but also made Pippen elbow into a concussion, remember the seventh game of the 90 season, Pippen was beaten to a migraine.
The bad boy army is a lot of evildoers are Ranbir, he is known as the basketball court fighting master, the style of play is rough and fierce, he himself says that he wants to do evil to the end, and he has to compare with his opponent whose bones are harder, he is not excellent in physical fitness, but he can always make opponents with excellent physical fitness want to cry without tears. Many of the contemporaneous centers were hit in the nose, neck, chest, and abdomen by Lambir's "inadvertent" elbows, and more defenders would be slapped hard when they broke through, and they were beaten to the eye.
Magic Johnson has a very typical quote about Ranbir, as long as you look him in the eye, you don't think of rushing in to the basket, and no one wants a layup to end their entire career.
That's how bad the kid legion was at the time.
But Jordan fought with them for seven or eight years, and it was lucky that he didn't die.
Okay, after introducing this team, let's talk about Durant, Curry, and Harden.
Durant was a typical big bamboo pole when he first entered the league, and he didn't have a little bit of body at all. What's more, when he was doing the physical test, he didn't even complete a 180kg deadlift, even just once, which shows how poor his physical condition and strength are!
With such physical conditions, no team would have chosen him as the cornerstone of the team at that time. Because no one is sure if he will be able to survive his rookie season unharmed. Curry is the same, of course, he is not poor in strength, but his physique, which is naturally skinny, plus his fragile feet.
Many people may talk about Reggie Miller, but to be honest, Reggie Miller does not have a hidden ankle problem. He has been in relative safety throughout his career. Curry is different, with his shaking head, if he was really in the NBA in the 90s, he would probably get an elbow and a concussion on the next three-point shot.
And no matter how bad Reggie Miller's physical fitness is, it is only relative, he is a black man, and with the color of this body, his physical quality will not be much worse.
At least it's definitely better than Curry, who has no explosive power!
Not to mention the last Harden, there was no so-called body hair whistle at all in that era, and even some malicious foul referees would turn a blind eye, no way, the publicity and media at that time were not very developed. Even if there is some bloodshed, it will not make a fuss!
At that time, basketball was actually similar to boxing. It's something that can really make the fans watch the blood pumping.
As for the simple reason, everyone has a wild nature hidden in their hearts. They needed some occasions to release, and the NBA at that time had such a visual impact, which would also make their blood boil. This is also the reason why, when Griffin came out later, many old fans would return, because his dunk was too violent. It's no different from the rain man camp back then. It also made them want to see what little blood was left in this alliance.
To put it simply, today's alliance has become more civilized and more ornamental through repeated reforms and progress year by year!
This makes basketball a sport that is purer and more in line with the so-called gentleman's sport.
But from savage to civilized, the sport seems to be leaning more towards fixed-point shooting competitions!