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01-11-2023, 08:50 PM
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"For an individual to score 60 or 70 on you, you’re not playing defense" - Larry Johnson on today's stars setting NBA records
If you don't play D, "Grandmama" will call you out
After a series of insane performances by Donovan Mitchell, Luka Doncic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, among others, the internet buzzed, and the NBA community raved. However, 90s NBA star Larry Johnson wasn't too impressed. For "Grandmama," there's no way any of the guys mentioned above would've scored 60 or 70 if someone from the defensive end was doing his job.
Grandmama knows something's not right
For those who didn't know, Johnson was one of those 90s NBA legends who lived and breathed physical basketball. Johnson knows that back in his time, 70-point performances never happened, not because his era lacked lethal scorers but because it was plagued with relentless lockdown defenders. So, seeing stars like Mitchell and Doncic rack up those points, "Grandmama" could tell outright something's not adding up.
"Hold on here. Now let's see some defense out of these teams. For an individual to score 60 or 70 on you, you're not playing defense. #Truth by LJ," Johnson wrote on a Facebook post.
90s defense was different
Truth be told, Johnson has a point. Because why bother stopping your opponent from scoring when you could just outscore him on the other end? But while that mentality appears to be becoming somewhat of a trend in the NBA these days, "Grandmama" could still single out a few players who still defend and play hard. Players whom Johnson thinks could fare quite well in the physicality of the 90s NBA.
And when we say a few, it really is a few, as the only modern-day NBA stars who made the cut on LJ's list were Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Joel Embiid.
"I always thought like, we look at these youngsters, and I go okay, 'Who could have played with us?' You know, [Kawhi] Leonard, of course, I think cause he plays defense first. So I think Kawhi definitely would've fit in. Of course, LeBron because he got the big body. He can play. I don't think he'd be as dominant as with us as he is with these youngsters, you know. He would get into some fights… You got Joel Embiid. Embiid is just dominating everybody cause he is willing to go down low and do it."
Some fans would now think Johnson was just sour and jealous like other old heads out there. Regardless of what people say, one thing is inevitable is that if you don't play defense, "Grandmama" will call you out!
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"For an individual to score 60 or 70 on you, you’re not playing defense" - Larry Johnson on today's stars setting NBA records
If you don't play D, "Grandmama" will call you out
After a series of insane performances by Donovan Mitchell, Luka Doncic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, among others, the internet buzzed, and the NBA community raved. However, 90s NBA star Larry Johnson wasn't too impressed. For "Grandmama," there's no way any of the guys mentioned above would've scored 60 or 70 if someone from the defensive end was doing his job.
Grandmama knows something's not right
For those who didn't know, Johnson was one of those 90s NBA legends who lived and breathed physical basketball. Johnson knows that back in his time, 70-point performances never happened, not because his era lacked lethal scorers but because it was plagued with relentless lockdown defenders. So, seeing stars like Mitchell and Doncic rack up those points, "Grandmama" could tell outright something's not adding up.
"Hold on here. Now let's see some defense out of these teams. For an individual to score 60 or 70 on you, you're not playing defense. #Truth by LJ," Johnson wrote on a Facebook post.
90s defense was different
Truth be told, Johnson has a point. Because why bother stopping your opponent from scoring when you could just outscore him on the other end? But while that mentality appears to be becoming somewhat of a trend in the NBA these days, "Grandmama" could still single out a few players who still defend and play hard. Players whom Johnson thinks could fare quite well in the physicality of the 90s NBA.
And when we say a few, it really is a few, as the only modern-day NBA stars who made the cut on LJ's list were Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, and Joel Embiid.
"I always thought like, we look at these youngsters, and I go okay, 'Who could have played with us?' You know, [Kawhi] Leonard, of course, I think cause he plays defense first. So I think Kawhi definitely would've fit in. Of course, LeBron because he got the big body. He can play. I don't think he'd be as dominant as with us as he is with these youngsters, you know. He would get into some fights… You got Joel Embiid. Embiid is just dominating everybody cause he is willing to go down low and do it."
Some fans would now think Johnson was just sour and jealous like other old heads out there. Regardless of what people say, one thing is inevitable is that if you don't play defense, "Grandmama" will call you out!