Did MJ face more 6'7" SG's in his era than he would face today?

[3ba11]

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6'7"Reggie Lewis



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6'7" Dale Ellis (one of the greatest 3-point bombers ever with He-Man physique in the 80's):



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6'7" "Thunder" Dan Majerle (one of greatest shooters ever)



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* Tons of other 6'7" shooting guards like Clyde Drexler, Reggie Miller, Reggie Theus, Gervin, Willie Anderson, Malik Sealy, Michael Finley, and more

[SouBeachTalents]

Uh oh, 3bot glitching.

[Phoenix]

Ummmm

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?516244-Did-MJ-face-more-long-shooting-guards-back-then-compared-to-today-(gifs-inside)

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[tpols]

Thunder Dan was surprisingly athletic.

[FultzNationRISE]

Thunder Dan was surprisingly athletic.

Surprisingly... because he's white? :lol

[3ba11]

Ummmm

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?516244-Did-MJ-face-more-long-shooting-guards-back-then-compared-to-today-(gifs-inside)

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I messed up that thread title by saying "long" shooting guards which opened up the door for everyone to provide examples of 6'6" SG's, when the point was the show that today's game lacks 6'7" shooting guards that MJ faced in his day, and the league average height is 1 inch shorter today overall... Between the shorter players, lesser physicality, impeding and wide open spacing/paint, MJ would average 45+ in today's game

[FultzNationRISE]

I messed up that thread title by saying "long" shooting guards which opened up the door for everyone to provide examples of 6'6" SG's, when the point was the show that today's game lacks 6'7" shooting guards that MJ faced in his day, and the league average height is 1 inch shorter today overall... Between the shorter players, lesser physicality, impeding and wide open spacing/paint, MJ would average 45+ in today's game


Guys may be an inch shorter in height today but trust me they are “longer” in other ways, with the entire league average being bumped up a full inch by Lebron’s trouser whale alone.

#LeTrouserWhale
#TrouserWhaleDontLie
#MobyThicc

[tpols]

Surprisingly... because he's white? :lol

I mean... there are athletic white guys but there's a reason the league has 100x African americans vs white Americans.:lol

Most white guys 6'7 would be fat and unathletic. Thunder Dan was strong and coordinated.

[3ba11]

Guys may be an inch shorter in height today but trust me they are “longer” in other ways, with the entire league average being bumped up a full inch by Lebron’s trouser whale alone.

#LeTrouserWhale
#TrouserWhaleDontLie
#MobyThicc


unfortunately, the bolded above doesn't make biological sense because of the obvious correlation between taller and longer

#elephantman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pOVPY8HtG8)