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Originally Posted by Bewbies
Lots of guys were his size back then. The NBA was a size league, not a speed league. It was a grind. And you didn't take games off for rest. Or have the league extending the length of the season to accommodate more rest.
You went in the lane you got hammered. Every time.
Completely different game. Much like what the NHL has done, and to a certain extent the NFL when it comes to making defense almost impossible.
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This.
Can you imagine the The Bad Boys (88-90 Pistons) playing in today’s NBA? Half of their roster would have been fouled out by the 3rd quarter. Much different game back then. You could really play some defense. And some teams were particularly nasty about it.
I fully believe those Pistons helped make Jordan into the competitor he ultimately was and led to his dominance in the playoffs and particularly, the NBA Finals. They were either gonna break his will or he was going to rise to a new level. Once he figured out how to get by them, there was no stopping him. He never looked back after that . . . .