How good would the following players have been in the 60s?

[Marchesk]

Kirk Heinrich
JJ Barea
M. Dellavedova
Kyle Korver
Enes Kanter

:confusedshrug:

Edit: I forgot one.

Vassilis Spanoulis

[BuffaloBill]

They would all play Center and average at least 40 points and 30 rebounds.


Except JJ Barea, he would play Power Forward and average at least 40 points and 30 rebounds.

[ImmortalNemesis]

They would get destroyed by guys like this

http://i.imgur.com/y0UhhRQ.gif

[Rocketswin2013]

Korver would be worse. No 3-point line. I was actually think about how curry would fare in the pre-1980 era a few days ago. I think he'd be a fringe all-star at best.

[Marchesk]

Korver would be worse. No 3-point line. I was actually think about how curry would fare in the pre-1980 era a few days ago. I think he'd be a fringe all-star at best.

I was wondering about Curry back then.

[Marchesk]

Makes you wonder about James Harden. No 3pt line, more rim protectors, less spacing, and probably a little less ref love.

[kennethgriffin]

Kirk Heinrich = Hal Greer
JJ Barea = bob cousy
M. Dellavedova = gail goodrich
Kyle Korver = jerry west
Enes Kanter = bill russell


Vassilis Spanoulis = water trash/wet garbage

[kennethgriffin]

Makes you wonder about James Harden. No 3pt line, more rim protectors, less spacing, and probably a little less ref love.


38ppg, 10rpg

[Lebron23]

Kirk Heinrich = Hal Greer
JJ Barea = bob cousy
M. Dellavedova = gail goodrich
Kyle Korver = jerry west
Enes Kanter = bill russell


Vassilis Spanoulis = water trash/wet garbage


:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Dbrog]

Kanter would likely not make the league. Not skilled enough and doesn't provide enough defense. Korver as mentioned likely wouldn't make it either or could be a bench player like he was for a long time in this league. Barea and Heinrich would be considerably worse at ball handling (since they woulda grown up in those times) and probably not make rosters as well. Remember there were much less teams back then and you had quite a few elite PGs running around.

Edit: Delly and V-span? GTFO :oldlol:

[Marchesk]

38ppg, 10rpg

on 40 FGA, 20 FTA, .425 TS%

[SugarHill]

Kanter would likely not make the league. Not skilled enough and doesn't provide enough defense. Korver as mentioned likely wouldn't make it either or could be a bench player like he was for a long time in this league. Barea and Heinrich would be considerably worse at ball handling (since they woulda grown up in those times) and probably not make rosters as well. Remember there were much less teams back then and you had quite a few elite PGs running around.

Edit: Delly and V-span? GTFO :oldlol:
:biggums: :biggums:

[Dbrog]

:biggums: :biggums:

He's not :confusedshrug:

He can't compete with Pettit, Russell, Wilt, Reed, Thurmond, Lucas, and Ballamy. Those dudes were sick. Even someone like Happy Hairston who was small, would badly outplay Kanter.

[Rocketswin2013]

Makes you wonder about James Harden. No 3pt line, more rim protectors, less spacing, and probably a little less ref love.
If we're being serious, he wouldn't even need the other stuff to be great. He'd be playing on a fast break league. Probably his biggest strength.

[ImmortalNemesis]

Imagine Jerry West with a 3pt line. Unstoppable.

[Obama=ROY]

All of them would be so much ahead of their time.

[RidonKs]

kirk and delly are virtually the exact same player. neither would have succeeded without access to training in fundamentals and advanced conditioning. kanter might have made it imo thanks to his touch and handle. athletically he would have fit in better. if korver shoots the way he does now he's obviously golden but i'm not sure he's capable without guys like miller and allen paving the road to the sort of player he is.

barea is your best bet imo

[STATUTORY]

He's not :confusedshrug:

He can't compete with Pettit, Russell, Wilt, Reed, Thurmond, Lucas, and Ballamy. Those dudes were sick. Even someone like Happy Hairston who was small, would badly outplay Kanter.

you just listed 7 players across 3 positions and 2 decades...

what about the dozens of white scrubs that played at those positions in some point of those 2 decades

Kanter would shit on them

[RRR3]

kirk and delly are virtually the exact same player. neither would have succeeded without access to training in fundamentals and advanced conditioning. kanter might have made it imo thanks to his touch and handle. athletically he would have fit in better. if korver shoots the way he does now he's obviously golden but i'm not sure he's capable without guys like miller and allen paving the road to the sort of player he is.

barea is your best bet imo
Kirk in his best years was far better than Delly

Didn't he used to put up ~16/6? Plus he made an all-defense 2nd iirc

[kshutts1]

Kirk in his best years was far better than Delly

Didn't he used to put up ~16/6? Plus he made an all-defense 2nd iirc
Yeah, Kirk is what Delly would be if Delly played in some nuclear ooze.

[iznogood]

Kanter would likely not make the league. Not skilled enough and doesn't provide enough defense. Korver as mentioned likely wouldn't make it either or could be a bench player like he was for a long time in this league. Barea and Heinrich would be considerably worse at ball handling (since they woulda grown up in those times) and probably not make rosters as well. Remember there were much less teams back then and you had quite a few elite PGs running around.

Kanter's offense is elite, would've been in any era, since he doesn't rely on creating contact as some other bigs do. And his man to man defense is actually decent at least. His weakness is pick and roll defense and back in the 60s teams didn't rely on pick and roll like they do today, so he's not such a liability. Kanter is my safest pick to make the league of the players mentioned.

Same goes for Korver, good size & length, great shooter, excellent at moving without the ball, good passer, great team defender. Easily makes the league on the shooting alone.

The guards are the hardest to predict, especially players like Dellavedova and Barrea. Dellavedova lacks quickness and Barrea lacks size, so they have to play very physical and the rules in the 60s doesn't allow them to do it. So maybe they do or maybe they don't. I think a player like Hinrich makes it though.

[FKAri]

Kanter and Hinrich are the safest bets. Kanter's strengths would be amplified and his weaknesses would be hidden given the style of play.

In general tho modern guards should have no problem playing in the 60s for the most part because guard play has come a long way.

[Dbrog]

you just listed 7 players across 3 positions and 2 decades...

what about the dozens of white scrubs that played at those positions in some point of those 2 decades

Kanter would shit on them

The thread said drop these players into the 60s. The players I listed all played in the 60s. How the f@ck am I supposed to know what part OP meant?

Also, you know damn well all the players I listed played C or PF (both positions Kanter could play). Again, most of those "scrub" white players would still shit on Kanter. Also realize Kanter would not be a large as he is today. No time to workout allday when you are taking buses and working a part-time job on the side in addition to playing in the NBA.