If average player is better today, how come today's benches = undecorated 3-pt robots

while the benches of contenders in previous eras were completely STACKED with decorated players that possessed all-star, all-defensive and 20 ppg resumes.

for example, the 4 through 7 spots on OKC are 3-point robots like Dort, Caruso, Wiggins, and Wallace, while the 3 thru 7 spots on the 92' Blazers were decorated players with all-star, all-defensive and 20 ppg resumes of diverse scoring (not 3-point robots) - i.e. Duckworth, Ainge, Kersey, Cliff Robinson.

Similarly, the 4 thru 7 spots for the 93' Suns were decorated and versatile scorers like Chambers, Dumas, Ainge and also Oliver Miller getting 2 blocks per game off-the-bench... Meanwhile, the 91' Lakers' were stacked with Sam Perkins, all-star AC Green and 20 ppg scorer Byron Scott, and Elden Campbell...

Obviously the top 3 spots on all these teams match OKC's Shai/Jaylen/Chet (Magic/Worthy/Vlade, or Barkley/KJ/Majerle, or Clyde/Porter/Buck Williams... TLDR: today's era is weak af

[QUOTE=3ba11;15015553]while the benches of contenders in previous eras were completely STACKED with decorated 20 ppg scorer resumes

for example, the 4 through 7 spots on OKC are 3-point robots like Dort, Caruso, Wiggins, and Wallace, while the 3 thru 7 spots on the 92' Blazers were decorated players with all-star, all-defensive and 20 ppg resumes of diverse scoring (not 3-point robots) - i.e. Duckworth, Ainge, Kersey, Cliff Robinson.

Similarly, the 4 thru 7 spots for the 93' Suns were decorated and versatile scorers like Chambers, Dumas, Ainge and also Oliver Miller getting 2 blocks per game off-the-bench... Meanwhile, [B]the 91' Lakers' were stacked with Sam Perkins, all-star AC Green and 20 ppg scorer Byron Scott, and Elden Campbell... [/B]

Obviously the top 3 spots on all these teams match OKC's Shai/Jaylen/Chet (Magic/Worthy/Vlade, or Barkley/KJ/Majerle, or Clyde/Porter/Buck Williams.[/QUOTE]

3ball caught lying for the 2nd time today. Scott averaged under 15 PPG in '91 & Green wasn't an All-star that year.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15015556]3ball caught lying for the 2nd time today. Scott averaged under 15 PPG in '91 & Green wasn't an All-star that year.[/QUOTE]


^^ 87_Lakers caught with bad reading comp

The OP says RESUMES....

[I]"the benches of contenders in previous eras were completely STACKED with decorated players that possessed all-star, all-defensive and 20 ppg [u]resumes[/u]".[/I]

so these were 20 ppg guys or all-stars that were stuffed into 3 thru 7 spots, while today's 3 thru 7 spots are undecorated 3-point robots..

you shouldn't bother trying to derail the thread, and just respond to the argument being presented.

[QUOTE=3ba11;15015557]^^ 87_Lakers caught with bad reading comp

The OP says RESUMES....

[I]"the benches of contenders in previous eras were completely STACKED with decorated players that possessed all-star, all-defensive and 20 ppg [u]resumes[/u]".[/I]

so these were 20 ppg guys or all-stars that were stuffed into 3 thru 7 spots, while today's 3 thru 7 spots are undecorated 3-point robots..

you shouldn't bother trying to derail the thread, and just respond to the argument being presented.[/QUOTE]
Jordan had a guy with a 30 ppg resume and another with a 20 ppg resume in '86 yet got swept in the first round.

[QUOTE=SouBeachTalents;15015562]Jordan had a guy with a 30 ppg resume and another with a 20 ppg resume in '86 yet got swept in the first round.[/QUOTE]


Gervin didn't play in the 86' Playoffs, so MJ had no cast and he's the only player in history that was forced to carry a 30-win team in the playoffs... Otoh, Lebron got 3 years to develop a veteran high seed before entering his first playoffs, which included all-star teammates, top coaching and 22/5/5 all-defender acquisition.. MJ developed the goat dynasty with less.

Case closed.. Today's players aren't better.. We proved it