Curry would average 40-50+ ppg in the 90's

[warriorfan]

Shortened 3 point line

No zone or off ball doubles

hand checking wouldn't work on Curry, if a defender plays Curry that tight then Curry drives past him easily. Curry is not only a better ball handler than jordan but he is also stronger. (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25207008/stephen-curry-can-deadlift-400-pounds)

Curry being only 6'1 or 6'2'' also gives him a lower base of gravity that when coupled with his superior strength to Jordan makes hand checking not effective at all. play him that tight and you will get shake and baked and end up in an internet meme like chris paul.

Shortened 3 point line is the killer though, check out Curry's numbers from the corner....Last playoff he was shooting 100% from the corner on 20+ attempts. Curry would be doing Wilt things but not in as a terrible of a league.

[keep-itreal]

hand checking wouldn't work on Curry, if a defender plays Curry that tight then Curry drives past him easily. Curry is not only a better ball handler than jordan but he is also stronger. (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25207008/stephen-curry-can-deadlift-400-pounds)


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[Dr Hawk]

S. Curry is not only a better ball handler than jordan but he is also stronger. (http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25207008/stephen-curry-can-deadlift-400-pounds)



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[Cocaine80s]

Agreed


Makes me wish I was born in the 80s, I'd probably be a veteran in the league by now

[3ball]

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In today's game, Pau Gasol isn't allowed to wait under the rim to contest Kawhi, since that's 8 feet away from Duncan, and out of "armslength"... So Kawhi gets wide open dunk:


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But in previous eras, defenders were allowed to stand under the rim while their man was on the block because paint-camping was legal.. With defenders camping under the rim, Kawhi would NOT have gotten a wide open dunk in previous eras:


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Now compare again to today's game where Maurice Speights can't wait in the middle of the paint - he must follow Tristan Thompson to the block to stay within "armslength", which prevents him from contesting Lebron at the rim - this angle shows how wide the paint is (16 feet wide).


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The league has formally stated (http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/04/09/stujackson/index.html) that the defensive 3 seconds rule and hand-check ban were designed to increase penetration so 3-pointers would be easier to obtain via drive-and-kick.

[Cocaine80s]

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[warriorfan]

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In today's game, Pau Gasol isn't allowed to wait under the rim to contest Kawhi, since that's 8 feet away from Duncan, and out of "armslength"... So Kawhi gets wide open dunk:


http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/12-01-2015/-GwNKZ.gif



But in previous eras, defenders were allowed to stand under the rim while their man was on the block because paint-camping was legal.. With defenders camping under the rim, Kawhi would NOT have gotten a wide open dunk in previous eras:


http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/12-01-2015/Rc9D-4.gif

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/12-01-2015/mPufIB.gif



Now compare again to today's game where Maurice Speights can't wait in the middle of the paint - he must follow Tristan Thompson to the block to stay within "armslength", which prevents him from contesting Lebron at the rim - this angle shows how wide the paint is (16 feet wide).


http://i.imgur.com/rW270Q6.gif


The league has formally stated (http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/04/09/stujackson/index.html) that the defensive 3 seconds rule and hand-check ban were designed to increase penetration so 3-pointers would be easier to obtain via drive-and-kick.

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[warriorfan]

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[warriorfan]

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[r0drig0lac]

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[Blue&Orange]

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@1:35


You only have to beat your man and then is free layup time, this is today NBA. Forget about hand checking you can't even have your hands up, because someone is going to throw their arms against you hand and is free FT time.


cakewalk weak fluffy era.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

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1 clothesline early in the game and curry wouldn't be stepping foot in the paint for the rest of the night.

[aj1987]

1 clothesline early in the game and curry wouldn't be stepping foot in the paint for the rest of the season.
FTFY.

[sportjames23]

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[3ball]

Shortened 3 point line


Who cares - Curry shoots the nearly same percentage on long two's as he does on threes.

Also, a shortened 3-point line means less spacing - the same 5 defenders are guarding a smaller surface area... This is one of the reasons league-wide ORtg, ppg, and pace were lower during MJ's 2nd three-peat than the last 10 years.





No zone or off ball doubles


Zone isn't allowed inside the paint.

Inside the 16 x 19 foot paint, defenders must stay within "armslength" (about 3 feet), which is the opposite of a zone - infact, "armslength" is the strictest defense possible outside of having defenders stand shoulder-to-shoulder.. :oldlol:





No off ball doubles


In previous eras, the lack of spacing and resulting closer proximity of help defenders meant teams were better equipped to handle a player with the ball - so teams didn't need to compromise the defense (leave someone wide open) by doubling early.

Otoh, it's so easy when today's player catches the ball because the spacing isolates them and forces defenders to help from further away.. Accordingly, doubling early to prevent the catch can be worth the gamble of leaving someone wide open.
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[Town's Town]

He really wouldn't.