Past eras nearly match today's ORtg/PPG despite taking mostly mid-range/long 2's

[3ball]

aka the toughest and least efficient shot allocation that today's game fears/avoids

so previous eras basically match today's ortg despite taking far tougher shots .... :facepalm

that proves they were superior

if we gave guys like Bob McAdoo a bunch of teammates and strategy to space the floor and take easier shots, who knows how many points he would've averaged

[3ball]

these facts aren't going anywhere

[FKAri]

They match today' ortg while facing yesterday's shit defenders? Wow! That is a neat statistical coincidence isn't it?

[3ball]

They match today' ortg while facing yesterday's shit defenders? Wow! That is a neat statistical coincidence isn't it?
ortgs remained the same despite the lack of spacing because guys were experts at making 2-pointers on superior rim protection and closer help defenders... :confusedshrug:

ultimately, the lack of spacing (lack of 3-pointers) forced players to make shots on defenders as a standard, so each guy had to develop individually-unique ways to score on guys - no one played like bird, mcadoo, magic, parish, etc.. this was the purest form of the game, whereas today's game has a bunch of robots that all play similar because the wide open spacing creates the most basic shot allocation possible (threes/layups).. the only guys that play kinda different are the guys that go 1-on-1 a lot, like harden... jokic looks a little different too