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Has Nba Declined After Mike left
hisairness:
--- Quote from: Antonio on February 16, 2005, 05:23:47 AM ---The problem is not in the NBA in general. It's in the Americans. Young players can only dunk. They cant defend, they cant shoot, they dont know what it means to play as a team, they aint leaders. When my National team (Italy) arrived 2nd and USA 3rd in the Olympics.. then damn, they got a big problem for fucking real!! They should back to the gym to pratice more. And they should to 4 years in UNI. With good coaches.
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Exactly. All that they want to do is dunk and make highlights and the big bucks. Take a look at Tim Duncan. I love Duncan and I think he's the best player in the NBA. But, you hear all the time that he isn't flashy enough or doesn't do enough spectacular stuff. Fuck, I'd take somebody with the fundamental skills of a Tim Duncan over anybody that can hang in the air and do a 360 windmill dunk.
OneHittaSpitta:
--- Quote from: Antonio on February 16, 2005, 05:23:47 AM ---The problem is not in the NBA in general. It's in the Americans. Young players can only dunk. They cant defend, they cant shoot, they dont know what it means to play as a team, they aint leaders. When my National team (Italy) arrived 2nd and USA 3rd in the Olympics.. then damn, they got a big problem for fucking real!! They should back to the gym to pratice more. And they should to 4 years in UNI. With good coaches.
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the olympics were embarassing. But i dont think its an example of the US players not being able to shoot outside. Just an example of the selection committee for the olympic team not being able to select shooters. they picked all the biggest stars, and thats it. Theres a lot of good shooters in the league, they just didnt get picked up. I dont think the league was "better" when Jordan was around, just different. There isnt that ONE guy now, like there was when he was around. He was SO marketable and the entire world knew him. Players were a little more politically correct then they are now. Alot of players arent afraid now to say any and everything they want, and that probably turns some people off. It is a younger game. Its like Pippen said, "it went from Jazz to Hip-Hop". You also have to remember theres been some changes to the rules since he's been gone like the crack down on no handchecking. With rules like that, that are geared toward scoring, driving, and dunking of course the game is gonna change with it.
mrceo:
I dont believe its declined because we got Shaq Diesel, he makes the game so much fun and exciting, and look at the young players who are doing the same: Wade, Lebron, Amare, Iverson, T Mac, KG, and the list could go on
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