15 NBA Legends Share Their Problems With Today's NBA

Here are 15 NBA Legends I found sharing their problems with today's NBA
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• Charles Barkley's excl... Charles Barkley's exclusive ESPN interview on the decline of the Big Man in the NBA
• 'Is he Stupid?' Domini... 'Is he Stupid?' Dominique Wilkins Goes off on JJ Redick for Steph Curry VS Larry Bird Comments! ESPN
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• Patrick Ewing on How H... Patrick Ewing on How His Game Would Translate to Today's NBA | The Dan Patrick Show | 3/30/18
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• Allen Iverson Laughs A... Allen Iverson Laughs About How EASY It Would To Dominate In Today’s NBA
• Jerry West shares his ... Jerry West shares his issues with today's NBA
• Reggie Miller on which... Reggie Miller on which former players could average 40 points per game in today's game | 09/09/20
• NBA Legend Rick Barry ... NBA Legend Rick Barry Delivers Epic Rant on What’s Wrong With Today’s NBA
• Ray Allen criticizes t... Ray Allen criticizes the high volume 3-point shooting in the NBA | #Greeny
• The Perimeter with Ada... The Perimeter with Adam Morrison - "John Stockton"

[@rickellsmore8731]

Totally agree with all 15 opinions! I have lost interest in today’s NBA game; 3 point contest, no defense, no calls on travel, no physicality, and game load management 😂

[@mikewilliams9069]

Players today havestoopidafrows

[@Full_Name]

@@mikewilliams9069 uhh.. NBA still on?? I thought they WNBA now.

[@mikewilliams9069]

@@Full_Name uhh players today listen to mumble rap

[@venom999333]

💯 agree

[@MBGolfer]

@@rickellsmore8731 I don't watch it either anymore.

[@otienokonialaalfred6545]

Rick Barry nailed it😂😂😂

[@samghost13]

90's NBA was the best! No questions asked!

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

Why, because that's when you grew up with it? Everyone is entitlex to their opinion anbd none of them were wrong. I''ve been watching the NBA since 1966 and I'd take the 80s over the 90s any day. The 90s were almost exclusively about Jordan and the Bulls. The 80s had greart Lakers, Celtics and Pistons dybnasies teams and some other very competitive, fun to watch teams. Just my opinon.

[@cenanation123456]

2000s to early 2010s was the best in my opinion, balance between physicality and defense 2000-2014 was goated Although I wouldn't bash the 80s and 90s like other GEN Z's

[@BIGDAWG-z4t]

5 WHITEMEN ON THE COURT, ..GTFOH. STOCKTON HORNECK BACKCOURT 😂. YALL MAD BECAUSE WHITEMEN CANT PLAY TODAY ... CC THE WHITEMAN BEST BB PLAYER

[@AnteNDH1]

90s, 00s

[@SundiataWTF]

@@MarkMay-cr6bv I agree about the 80s. How's this? Magic, Bird, Jordan, Dr. J, Moses, Dominique, Hakeem, Isiah, Gervin.....

[@patientzero291]

You didn't even talk about the comments of the European talent in the NBA saying that scoring in the NBA is much easier than the European league. I think Luka Doncic said that.

[@weedydays5718]

luka, giannis, nikola, but basucally all say that

[@mateuszsiedlarz7650]

it makes luka even more special xd

[@grisflyt]

It's not necessarily toughness as such. You have to work for your points in Europe. You had to hustle to score in the NBA in the 1990s. Rodman won games on defense alone. Or earlier. Wilt was better than Russell. Russell and the Celtics won all those championships because of game plan. The thing is, nobody can stop a player like Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, etc. one on one. You have to use smarts. Like the Bulls and Rodman against Shaq.

[@willwon8962]

100% agree with everything the legends said. Adam Silver has made the game soft and these new all-stars crapping on the older generation is just downright despicable.

[@robertpeters-kb4xs]

Edwards is a spoiled overrated player, he does not play teambasketbal but only playing for himself. Moreover he is not a skilled player himself, yes he can jump and he is athletic but his dribbling, shooting and driving is not very special. He only thinks he is a special player because everybody tells him and he is gonna believe that nonsense.

[@leomarlonestrada5954]

​@@robertpeters-kb4xsCorrect

[@cooljohn6961]

David Stern is the one that changed the rules. Not Adam Silver.

[@wento5461]

1 of my favorite Kobe quotes about why he played hurt, "Somebody in those stands planned, saved up, took off, just to see me play. I can't let them down"

[@frostedflakes55]

He that mentality from MJ

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@@frostedflakes55facts he sure did

[@averyce2]

Great video YounGala. I'm 53 y.o., so my opinion is 100% on the side of these legends.

[@azrielnguyen9586]

I can't even remember the last time I watched an NBA game on TV. Pretty sure Kobe was still playing.

[@SeauT]

Kobe had no skills? Bird had no skills? Magic? Kareem? Worthy? Miller? Barkley,? Duncan? Wilt? Jerry West? Shaq? Oscar Robertson? Elgin? Russell? Pippen? Steph? Iverson? Stockton? Malone? Dominique? Olajuwon? Etc…etc…etc…No skills? What a nutcase.

[@MBGolfer]

Agreed ...a complete moron.

[@dusttaker]

So Isiah had no skills then?

[@AnteNDH1]

@@dusttaker Isiah Thomas is the hardest mtf basketball had seen. Fast, agile, great shooting, passing, his mentality and intelligence makes him top 5 plays ever

[@MBGolfer]

@@AnteNDH1 He was great, but not top 5 IMO

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@AnteNDH1 Nope. Isiah Thomas Isn’t even Top 15. I’d argue he’s not even Top 20…

[@SaberMuslim]

I agree with every single comment made by these great players. JJ Reddick and Anthony Edwards should both be made to wear DUNCE Caps and sit facing a corner of a classroom, and THEN be forced to watch film of ALL the NBA Greats from GEORGE MIKAN on down!!!

[@stephon_the_icon1764]

Totally agree with all these legends they spitting out facts for sure

[@GupGW740]

Lol i was gonna turn this off if JJ Reddick was one of the guys speaking for the past. He so disrespect and not a student of the game. Then Wilkins speaking facts in response. 😂

[@cooljohn6961]

Wilkins is always disrespectful to the young players and then say they r crapping on the older generation. If u want respect u have to give respect.

[@Drew039]

Agree with all 15. I only watch the playoffs now. Growing up and into my mid-20s (2010), I never missed a game on tv. Never missed a Finals until 2012. Now, the game is unbearable. I've coached at the youth level, they are trying to be Curry and jack up threes. The game has never been worse.

[@hryou1]

Thank you. Even watching the highlights is boring to me. The game is soooo bad now.

[@eduardogonzalez2357]

Yes. David Stern we miss you.

[@janyshendrickson3833]

Played ball all through highschool and university growing up in the Bird vs Magic era. That is how I like the game. I realize everything evolves in life, in sports, and that includes, in the game of basketball. So, I'm not sure if it is today's game or the work ethic of today's players that has turned me off the game. There are no more "men" like Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Isiah Thomas etc., players who turned up every night, ready to work a full 48 minutes. It did not matter if they had a hangnail, a headache, or a fractured cheekbone, they had a job to do, and they did it. I find today's game boring, it is just a 3 point contest. Period. Full stop. For me, I'm not interested anymore because "the game has gone out of the game".

[@Monsieur-Estrada]

Allstar games were real battles back in the day. Real basketball games to watch very entertaining. Competitive, but nowadays only 3 point shooting, million dollars contracts and load management

[@mj-dr8cj]

Because back then there weren't - after all - such attractions off the court as there are now. Back then only basketball mattered. There wasn't as much money. People go crazy when they get money, they prefer off-court glamour, red carpets, etc. Today the NBA is a show in RS, lack of commitment, lack of defense, ASG is a joke! Serious play only begins in PO. Once the players of opposing teams were enemies, today they are friends patting each other on the butts and giving high fives after matches. Zero aggression, balls and a desire for revenge for a lost match. Total fun. But what's important! Because of how the game looks now - fun in the NBA, the USA is weaker and weaker on the international stage. In Europe they defend themselves, in the NBA they don't defend themselves. In the NBA a guy hits 15 three-pointers, in Europe it's unthinkable because he would have left the court a long time ago. In Europe there is no fucking ISOLATION! And in the NBA he hits one across the entire court and plays to himself. In the US it may be funny but someone watching it in Europe can't believe such shit, sorry. Apart from PO there's nothing to watch, seriously. You want to see doggedness and balls? Watch the FIBA ​​Champions League. There's been no balls in the NBA for at least a decade! PS.. I'm also surprised by the refereeing in the NBA - pharmacy. It's the referees (and therefore the NBA authorities) who are to blame for taking away the players' balls. You punish them with penalties for anything, taking away their manhood. Give them back their balls!!!! You're taking away the players' manhood, which is already dying out. You can't wave your hand because you'll get a technical and a 100k fine for anything. You can't fart during a game because you'd even punish them for it, because it's so unethical. And that's why they run around like xxxx. Nothing is allowed in this NBA anymore. The guy's a pussy... There's more balls in the WNBA already... Give the fans back the 90s and 2000!!!! and finally start defending!!!!

[@VenomousStare]

Ant is a GOOFY who had a mere HALF SEASON of really good play.

[@BIGDAWG-z4t]

MJ A CROSS DRESSER AND 5 WHITEMEN ON THE COURT WAS GARBAGE 🤡🤡

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

A whole Ignorant Dumb jock him and Ja Morant both urk me

[@n.dewayneb9258]

Shai isn’t the one in today’s game with a mid range game. DeRozan has a mid range. Klay has a mid range. Devin Booker has a mid range. Embiid has a mid range. Jimmy Butler has a mid range.

[@frostedflakes55]

Yes that comment was bit ridiculous. But definitely the true center post up skills are lacking in comparison to Olajuwon, Duncan, Ewing, Shaq, Mourning etc

[@alastres2485]

Thank you adam for making nba a clown show, 😂😂😂😂

[@TiggerLyOne]

Modern 3s are great because it opens up spacing for everyone. Hence, i am surprised why bigs arent taking advantage of a less crowded paint!

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

Because they want Jack up 3's too

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@2playschemeo.p.croutes724 Explain why please…

[@karimglasgow5518]

Facing up is more efficient for them, too. I get that it's frustrating to watch 280 lb. Joel Embiid play 24 feet away from the basket, but the math doesn't lie--those are more effective possessions for him than postups.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@karimglasgow5518 Why is that way more efficient?

[@rahulbosebose1]

NBA official will make sure you can play inside postup.

[@adamellis3013]

Gather step travel and carrying is my biggest gripe

[@pjpj2639]

Euro step

[@Tommy66286]

I agree with the old school it's why I don't watch the NBA anymore I grew up watching the old school.

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

I don’t blame you either I just watch the highlights and even todays highlights are boring

[@williamjacob1496]

Not just the NBA, international as well. They all need the moving screen to score.

[@mickeygarcia2331_]

I think we know all of this. It’s very restricted. Not to mention you can’t get physical with players anymore. Shaq said it and most of the players that have played in those years said it too. The NBA today sucks.

[@ruminator3570]

Coach Red Auerbach said to learn the fundamentals of all the positions. It seems they've only learned the fundamentals of one position: shooting guard.

[@m.d.maxwell1594]

@ruminator3570 what position did they had beside hard fouls.

[@m.d.maxwell1594]

Today players can play more positions then the past,so what are you saying?

[@jasonwaznak5825]

​@m.d.maxwell1594 what he's saying is that today's players lack fundamentals and players today cannot play more positions. AND HE'S RIGHT!! Skill level, iq, athleticism and talent are at an all time low. Not to mention the lack of heart for the game!!

[@m.d.maxwell1594]

@jasonwaznak5825 that's a lie. The players today can play more positions then the 80's and 80's. You got 7 footer now that can bring the ball up and play pg. You have guards that can play sf.Then most of all the players in this era can dribble and shoot. Yeah they travel alot and don't get called but I rather they travel, then try to hurt someone for going to paint cause that's the only way to stop them. That some weak ass shit.

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@m.d.maxwell1594 Sorry kiddo but truth is truth no matter how YOU CHOOSE to slice it. Love how you say you prefer them to travel,that explains a lot about what's wrong with the cupcake league of today. And back then, we understood since the 50s that basketball had defense,unlike today. Contact was part of the game and we were used to being challenged every step of the way!! Oh and tell me about the 80s and 80s will you!!??

[@lionelwells5618]

These young guys have no respect for the game or it's legends. Its all about me and my money. They never talk about winning championships.

[@lich0622]

Some people say players should are more skilled now, some of the passing in 90s, we don’t see much anymore, Rod Strickland, Kenny Anderson, mark Jackson. Some of those skills we do not see no more

[@taylormatuauto1103]

I ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY AGREE 💯percent TRUE 👍 ABSOLUTELY ON POINT 👍!!! TRUE ! Great Video 👍!

[@RandySmith-iz1ml]

It's gotten so bad that I can't watch the NBA anymore, only check results occasionally, it is really sad, it is NOT entertaining. Same with the NFL, can't stand all the BS.

[@eduardogonzalez2357]

Yes. I dont watch my home team oe much of the NBA anymore. The players run the league, and it's made it unbearably sad to watch.

[@howsittastes]

The NBA first made hand checking a foul in 1979, then made more restrictive rules in 1994. Although it was “banned” in 2004, hand checking is still allowed in the modern nba, it’s in every game.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Examples of hand checking still being used in modern NBA?

[@jaymurray5515]

@@TiagoGomez-hb9te there is hardly any defenders in today's game Giannis does it and Kwahi from time to time they use more of their forearm than actual hands. Plenty of players push the scorers away from the rim on drives to the basket.

[@vernonleewarren280]

I agree with the whole video. This is why I no longer watch the NBA

[@jed949]

lol blindly believing these guys without watching it for yourself? Talk about being sheep

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@jed949 well,no lies have been told!

[@teinspringz]

13:30 The future could be Wembenyama throwing Kareem Hook Shots from the 3 point line, and the NBA needing to make a 4 pt line 🤣

[@callanruka9194]

With today's game leaves a lot to be desired,makes for the treasure archives to become a priceless record of an ancient age..brah!

[@joeschmoe2011]

An underlying issue with today's NBA is 99% of plays start out with a left foot pivot. The prevalence is the highest in NBA history.

[@robglobal1]

It's very hard to watch the NBA these days but I still love it! I'll take basketball over any sport despite the circus it currently is. In time it will get good again and I'll be there every step of the way!

[@howsittastes]

Just want to point out that retired players are complaining about the lack of physicality in the modern NBA. But if you watch any of the highlights in this video, it’s basically all wide open shots, dunks, and layups..

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Highlights of what era of wide open shots though?

[@paulusrumanouw3176]

These legends know better

[@made8tv]

❤ 💯 Legends

[@howsittastes]

8:21 Having bigs be able to shoot threes spaces the floor. Also, physically imposing stars can’t always take their man one on one because those stars are typically playing against zone.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

Elaborate on Zone Defense please?

[@The_Only_Juan]

Ja Morant punching air right now. 😂

[@DIZeLAN]

Great compilation, Gala!!

[@danielikelman481]

The thing that upsets me the most is the amount of traveling. It's ridiculous...and don't talk to me about a gather step. None of these 15 guys needed it.

[@patricksobb]

Reggie has it right. When the NBA decided you can’t contest a 3 point shot and end up in the shooters landing area, they had to know the shooters would take over and defence was dead.

[@titansfan4215]

Around 2015 I completely stopped watching the NBA. It’s sad, I used to love it, but then it became something I didn’t recognize.

[@odizza1688]

Dope video brother ✊🏾

[@southwest1988]

I’m be honest with you I can’t watch todays basketball I end up yawning from the lack of skill and no calls on violations that literally happen every play 😂 I can’t watch todays nba ask Lefraud ain’t no party like a diddy party 🎈

[@justsoirritatedsoilaugh]

All the traveling violations! NBA - No Bouncing Allowed! The softness of the NBA today! NBA - No Bruises Allowed. All they do now is shoot the ball from the moon and hope it goes in. They may be more athletic but MANY OF THE CANNOT AND DO NOT PLAY DEFENSE! NBA - No Barriers Allowed! Because they do not study the game or the players they will play against. They are too busy spending their millions and of course doing Tiktok, Instagram, and other social media stuff. For many of the NBA players today and even their coaches, basketball IQ is lacking. All they want to do is out-shoot or out-score their opponents. No defensive strategies whatsoever. NBA - No Brains Applied. And LOAD MANAGEMENT! WTF?!

[@jordansoviet23]

In 1992 the NBA was the exact opposite No Babies Allowed. Now you see babies and pussies rule the game.

[@Ascending11]

Major League sports are legally labeled as entertainment so betting can be legal. That's why you see betting apps being pushed.

[@mj-dr8cj]

and they say that today's players are faster and more dynamic. Yes - if you don't defend but run to attack and shoot threes, you will probably have more strength than normal defenders, intercepting and playing the attack, right? Not long ago, in the 80' or 90' someone was covering someone with a plaster to exclude him from the match, etc. And today? I wasn't told to defend! Because I'll get tired! I have to have the strength to score 50 points on the newspaper. Did we lose? What do I care... Something has to change, but someone has to care about it. Another ASG like that and no one in Europe will watch it. I recommend doing some kind of survey on this topic. Maybe it will teach you something. In the past, you waited all day and night for a match, and after the match in the morning you went to the pitch to play. Today, who is going to watch this circus?

[@TrollTrolley]

All those fantastic dribbles only to step back and shoot from far.

[@mikedbigame3398]

As an older fan I agree with much of the sentiment. But one thing the older players failed to, and should have acknowledged, is that these players' salaries are greatly influenced by 3 point percentage and 3 point attempts. As long as that is the case, they can say all of that good stuff, but the players aren't going to play that way.

[@pasigiri]

I like what Kobe said, "these guys today play accidental basketball."

[@m.d.maxwell1594]

That shit doesn't make any sense. "Play accidentally basketball"

[@SeeThomasHowl]

@@m.d.maxwell1594 Renowned scholar, Kobe Bryant.

[@hoebertrabeck1621]

i like what kobe said too: I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter.

[@m.d.maxwell1594]

@pasigiri you just love Kobe cause there are no accidents that a man will make it to the NBA.

[@MrSlickwilly09]

And he still won the case after her rape kit had evidence of 3 other men all she wanted was money as most prostitutes do he read a script for the media nothing new

[@KingJohnVA]

I agree with all 15 legends. They were speaking facts. KG know what he talking about

[@joshportie]

Shaq wasn't the first big guy to go coast to coast.

[@karimglasgow5518]

He's also not Giannis. I remember the coast-to-coast play he's referring to--whole thing, not the edited version in this video. Straight line, awkward-looking dribble; we thought it was as funny as it was impressive that he actually made it the whole way. It didn't even closely resemble what Giannis does as an actual playmaker on the perimeter. That said, sure he can play today. Surround him with shooters, who's stopping him if he has the paint to himself?

[@scottb3034]

@@karimglasgow5518 You are really out here acting like Antetokounmpo is Tim Hardaway or Iverson or Rafer Alston with the dribble.

[@2playschemeo.p.croutes724]

The only thing the league is missing is a dynasty or a back-to-back champ. Then fans, players, and media would be talking about that dynasty, and not the old generation. GSW was our last dynasty but alot of fans write them off as a super team. I hope Boston repeats just for that reason. Then everyone would repect their playstyle cause it is working,you cant talk down

[@LukaRayBro]

Adam sliver is responisable for the weakest era in NBA history The kids today in the NBA are getting way too much money to play in the weakest NBA era ever!!..eg nba allstar, shooting more 3, no real defence, players resting policy, game management, no hand checking...players have taken control of the NBA and its continues to suffer....attendance is down, viewership is in the toilet, owners are selling there teams...the bad boys Detroit would destroy many of these players in the first half!!.....its a sad

[@scottb3034]

the player power movement was a curse that destroyed the league.

[@cooljohn6961]

The league is the opposite of what u just described. The NBA just signed a $76 billion media deal this year.

[@killology4896]

I am so glad MR. West made that statement . RESPECT THE GAME Too many 🤡 & the league.

[@SEVERINNGOM-ok9qg]

NOW NBA IS JUST LIKE NOW ALLSTAR GAME !

[@localneo-graphic4647]

There's something wrong with today's generation, and it's not even the players making the League, the bigger problem is the kids not making it. Back in the day you had players from all kinds of backgrounds, but today like half the NBA has a father who played pro. Klay, Tatum, Steph, Luka, Wiggens, GPII, Booker, JJJ, the list goes on and it's only accelerating, next year 21/50 top high schoolers are NBA kids. Something is wrong with this generation.

[@frostedflakes55]

As a coach the reality is these privileged kids with access to top trainers early on are often the ones who become the best players and you combine that with genetics and your odds go wayyy up.

[@scottb3034]

@@frostedflakes55 so because doncic's dad played in europe and Tatum's dad played in some small time league that's supposed to mean something? The number of multi-generational NBA players isn't THAT much higher than prior decades.

[@frostedflakes55]

@scottb3034 steph curry's dad is Dell curry just sayin

[@scottb3034]

@@frostedflakes55 I am aware. That's why I didn't use him. Since he is a 2nd generation NBA player. I didn't say there was no instances. Rick Barry had 2 sons play in the NBA 25 years ago. Dolph Schayes had a son start playing in the NBA like 40 years ago. It's always been a thing, always will be a thing but lets not act like it is the norm where all players are 2nd or 3rd generation NBA players.

[@alansnow1129]

I agree with all of them. Bring back real basketball. Bring back the big men in the paint

[@hiroshinagoya2469]

I totally agree with Mr. Rick Barry; DEFENSE, DEFENSE and more defense!!! Today's NBA has practically NONE of it.

[@ProfarTheGod]

I laugh when I hear Paul Pierce say no one in today’s game has a mid-range like Demar Derozon doesn’t exist

[@Bluebirdfalling]

AE will never get anywhere with that karma from disrespect falling on his head.

[@n.dewayneb9258]

Rick Barry said, “Play smart defense and make the offense work for what they’re getting. . . Today a guy is 20 feet from the basket and drives in for a dunk. What are you, kidding me?” Is he pretending that back in his day all of the games were nail-biters that came down to a final shot? Were there no blow outs? And were there never any dunks created by penetration from the perimeter?

[@scottb3034]

i don't like rick as much as the next guy, but he didn't imply any of your insinuations.

[@zjizenberg2918]

100% correct - today's NBA has lost the excitement. Its like a shooting range.

[@corycampbell4203]

Truth is spoken

[@ladams1876]

Well said gentlemen!!!!

[@jameskent836]

All they can say is physicality but it’s the same like before. You get called for flagrants now

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@jameskent836 What are a Flagrant Fouls?

[@cooljohn6961]

NBA legends and fans constantly complain about the players today due to rule changes. The NFL and MLB rules have changed too, yet the legends and fans of those leagues are not constantly complaining. They understand that ownership changed the rules and not the players.

[@kobnag40]

We will see the point guards have more rebounds than the centers...

[@armenavetisian7599]

I stopped watching basketball after Kobe retired

[@keithhackett5103]

Rules have changed to benefit and 'create' superstars over time. They practice shooting more now and, as such, are better overall when they're 'open'. Here's the thing though: even great shooters today wouldn't get as many clean looks back in the day. There would be more bumping and body contact, and the carrying and double-dribbling would be called, limiting that separation they so clearly need for the clean look. Even the people in this video don't mention the defensive three in the key rule. The league legislated rim defenders out of the game.

[@jordansoviet23]

Back in the day Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf rarely scored 50 points as a pure long range shooter. Even in 1994 Western Conference first round playoffs Game 5 against the SuperSonics he scored only 8 points because of Gary Payton's defense. Now the same Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf can score 60 every three days.

[@karimglasgow5518]

They'd get plenty of clean looks if they game-planned for open threes the way they do now. Rules changes are only a small part of it; ask any "back in the day" player who's a coach now and they'll tell you that teams were much more restrictive with regard to who was allowed to shoot threes, and how many. Once the lightbulb went off and everyone finally realized that, because 3 is 50% more than 2 and, therefore, you don't need it to be a higher percentage shot than a mid-range jumper in order for it to be a more efficient shot, shooters at all five positions became a priority. In turn, defending shooters at all five positions became a priority. Your rim protector can't do much rim protecting if he has to come out to the perimeter to guard his assignment.

[@karimglasgow5518]

​@@jordansoviet231) worse players than Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had 50 point games "back in the day". 2) better players than Abdul-Rauf aren't scoring 60 every 3 days now.

[@keithhackett5103]

@@karimglasgow5518 That's a valid argument. For me, the rules (but more importantly how the game is called or 'not called') are intertwined. The execution of modern game plans that rely heavily on the 3 point shot seems very dependent on the offensive player's ability to create space, often through additional steps and carrying the ball. The defender is always at a disadvantage now (gets taken off the dribble. If help comes, the opposing player kicks the ball out for a three). Your point is a good one. I wonder what would have happened if they just shot more threes back then due to, as you correctly point out, the efficiency of it.

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@karimglasgow5518 When was this finally realized though???

[@bud11207]

I been playing ball since I was 10 and the first thing I was taught was a mid range jumper

[@robertpitchardo376]

The last All Star game says it all

[@Kig_Ama]

Jerry West says its all about entertaining in today's nba but todays game ain't entertaining at all,it's quite boring.

[@chrisbera7952]

Soft, constant carrying, palming , traveling, and now( look at Doncic) pushing off is allowed!!! All these guys would be out of the game in the 80s. Doncic would be fouled out in 5 minutes. It’s ridiculously bad

[@DarknessIss22]

Not even half of the league could play today.

[@jed949]

????? tf u on???? HAHAHAHA

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@@DarknessIss22 where do you buy your weed from??

[@MBGolfer]

@@jed949 These guys today would absolutely get destroyed by the players from the 80s. Put down the crack pipe. They are nothing but beta males.

[@knightslegend5893]

Bring back real centers. The ones that play down low on the box, post you up, and put you in the basket. David, Patrick, Hakeem, Kareem, Robert, Dikimbe, Shaq, Alonzo, Ralph, Bill, Wilt. Man, I miss those big man battles. We watched the games to see the big men battle it out. Especially in the playoffs

[@clarkjenkins8376]

I totally agree

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Yet all of them either cover the NBA, are employed by the NBA or collect a check from the NBA generated by the revenue of the current NBA.

[@ChinaVaginaOneDollah]

And your point is? You make it sound like these guys are skip bayless and stephen a. smith... these people MADE THE LEAGUE. stop being a clown parrot boi

[@LanierHale-oq3dr]

Everything has a "rise and fall" ask the Roman Empire (my favorite)

[@growingeffects1881]

Every games an all star game!😂😂😂😂😂 🤦🏾‍♂️✌🏾

[@ruminator3570]

What if the NBA added two lines like in hockey of which you have to be past the center Court line and that line in order to take a shot? The league needs to cross back into physicality without going full on into bad boys mode.

[@RamaldogCanedo]

Great take

[@TRO210]

When you make LBJTQ the face of your league you get soft softest era in NBA history.

[@diobrando7759]

@@TRO210 at least free throw chants in Lakers away games this 2024 will be funny

[@jasonwaznak5825]

@@TRO210 damn!!! That's a good one!!!

[@jameskent836]

He is the greatest get over it

[@jordansoviet23]

​@@jameskent836 No son he's not!

[@jameskent836]

@@jordansoviet23 yes he is those power dunks and block from behind never get old

[@abduljaleelwilliamson679]

Antman is a beast pause in thought in this era.

[@hoebertrabeck1621]

if you put ant in the 80s he will be out after 5 posessions with 3 to due to traveling.

[@drummer8by2]

Agree with all the above

[@Bluebirdfalling]

I don't think we can only blame players for this, but the league's rule changes and the way things developed. Before it was outside in with packing the paint and fighting for position, now it's inside out where the 33/33/33 game is undeveloped and people just sit around the line and crack off 3's half the time.

[@karimglasgow5518]

33/33/33 never made sense. It's just coaches were stubborn bc most of them didn't grow up with a legalized three point shot and viewed it as a fad. "That's just how it's always been done" doesn't mean there wasn't a better way to do it, though. 3 is 50% more than 2. And elite 3 point shooters regularly crack 40% from that distance. LeBron just did it last season, and if regular comments on channels like this one are any indication, LeBron can't shoot. 40% on threes gets you the same number of points as 60% on twos, but which elite mid-range shooter, ever, has shot 60% from mid-range? Numbers aren't available for older eras, but from mid-90s on we can look this stuff up. Durant's come very close before, but guys like Kobe, Dirk, KG, Carmelo, and DeRozan didn't even shoot 50%. So why wouldn't you shoot more threes than middies? Sure, mid-range will always have value bc that may be the only shot the opposing defense gives you, but I think you'd be nuts to, in 2024, give it the same priority as shots at the basket and from behind the line.

[@RecoveredPennychaser]

😊, so true....

[@leonpressley6882]

Magic johnson...michael jorden..larry bird..Allen iverson patrick ewing Kareem jabar..james worthy ..scottie pipen..reggie miller jason kid ..jason williams kevin garnette ..stephan maurbery ..Tracy Mgrady..Isahia thomas ..hakeim the dream.and Shaquille o neil ..And Kobe bryant You See these names right here if they made my list it means they were all no joke ..damgerous and serious ballers ..they need to respect the past ..and i like the older generation because the game was played more competitive it got real during playoff season..it was like ok Kobe cool with Tim duncan untill play off season and both teams are top 5 western confrence playoffs you best belive they Are NOT FRIENDS ANY LONGER GAME ON GLOVES OFF..LETS GET IT . .nowadays its not so much today its like lebron is friends with steph during playoffs he is like oh wow steph great shot bro way to go thumbs up.wth is that ..😅😅😅

[@logosproclamation453]

Edwards drinking his own coolaid before he did anything

[@jaredbracci3529]

So ANTMAN: What Basketball skill did MAGIC not have? He could play all 5 positions😊 And BIRD, well… he was better than you are now in Highschool😂

[@genoinjian7729]

Todays nba couldn’t even play in my tribes Indian basketball tournaments 😂 it’s more like no blood no foul but it’s gotten a little better

[@BRUJ012675]

They should do a 90’s rules month And see how players today handle it

[@jameskent836]

They would dominate

[@TiagoGomez-hb9te]

@@jameskent836 Are you sure about this? Mind if you explain 1990s Rules and how are they different from modern rules?

[@eddieharman3650]

JJ Reddick is too busy with Lebrons sausage in his mouth . Hes infuriating.

[@MrSmitty1074]

He is getting his knees dirty.

[@soloistdeve]

An opportunist slimeball that's what he is.

[@jameskent836]

You are sick in the head to think about this

[@JeremyIceAndFire33]

JJ Reddick with another bad take, big surprise.

[@joshualonghi8313]

I'd like to see today's skills with the aggression and defense of 90s combined and be a great league again..big man crashing the boards but 3s stil raining from good shooters...hand checking .. true ball handlingl less complaining...i guess itsbjust to much to ask for....too much money makes bigger babies over all

[@Reginald-em8oo]

STEPH BROKE THE GAME 😂😂❤

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

What I definitely don’t like about today’s NBA is the taking off games and load management. People paying their hard earned money to see these players and their favorite player sits out and he’s not even injured. Now that fan is disappointed because they wasted their hard earned money for nothing. NBA players get paid over 100 million to stay in shape and play basketball and these players take their blessings for granted