This decade is NBA at its finest, better than 80s, 90s.

[Bigsmoke]

You for got KG5MVP, GOAT ISH poster.

lets look at the eighties and nineties shall we:

Magic Johnson - GOAT PG
MJ - GOAT SG
Bird - GOAT SF
Malone - GOAT PF
Jabbar - GOAT C


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that will be Tim Duncan

[Leviathon1121]

The average NBA player nowadays is better than the average players in the 80s and 90s.

The average player in the 80's/early 90's could consistently hit a jumpshot. The average player today is lucky to hit the rim outside of 5 feet. Although your evidence to support your claim was still staggering.

[chains5000]

[LIST=1][*]It's impossible to accurately judge something you never saw[*]59 year olds don't write "plz" and know how to spell "successor"[*]You're an idiot[/LIST]

[Lord Leoshes]

No other decades have had so much superstars and spectacular players as the 2000s:

Shaquille O'neal - Goat center?
Tim Duncan - Goat PF?
Dirk Nowitzki - one of the best PF's ever
Kobe Bryant - second best SG ever
Wade - MJ's true successer?
Kevin Garnett - also one of the best PF's ever
Chris Paul - really really good PG
Steve Nash - one of the best PG's in history
Jason Kidd - also oneof the best PG's in history
Lebron James - Goat SF?
and so much more

plz stop saying the 80s or 90s were better, the 2000s truly is the golden era of NBA, no other decades have had so much talent

How old are you?

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

The 80's (IMO) was the best generation of basketball. But the 90's (IMO) was pretty awful. The 2000's have been a much better brand of basketball than the 90's.

[Silverbullit]

The average player in the 80's/early 90's could consistently hit a jumpshot. The average player today is lucky to hit the rim outside of 5 feet. Although your evidence to support your claim was still staggering.

You really backed up your opinion.
Basketball is not only hitting jumpshots.

The average player nowadays is much more athletic than in earlier eras.

[B-Diddy=2Easy]

How is this idiot listing players who only played like 4 or 5 years in the decade?

[Manute for Ever!]

You really backed up your opinion.
Basketball is not only hitting jumpshots.

The average player nowadays is much more athletic than in earlier eras.

Because he is comparing overall skill to athletic ability. Athleticism fades with age, skills can constantly improve and this era relies more on athleticism, not skill.

[Bodhi]

The average player in the 80's/early 90's could consistently hit a jumpshot. The average player today is lucky to hit the rim outside of 5 feet. Although your evidence to support your claim was still staggering.

If that's true, why are 3 point shooters so much better now than they were in the 80s and 90s?

[Manute for Ever!]

If that's true, why are 3 point shooters so much better now than they were in the 80s and 90s?

Because the three-point line has been there for 10-20 years longer and more shots are taken from that range in general now.

[Rekindled]

If that's true, why are 3 point shooters so much better now than they were in the 80s and 90s?

you realize that players in 80s 90s didnt have 3 point line growing up right

[Bodhi]

Because the three-point line has been there for 10-20 years longer and more shots are taken from that range in general now.

So you agree that people are better at taking long range jump shots now than they were in the 80s/90s?

Or do you back the statement that people can't hit jump shots anymore?

[Manute for Ever!]

So you agree that people are better at taking long range jump shots now than they were in the 80s/90s?

Or do you back the statement that people can't hit jump shots anymore?

Long range shooters are better now but mid range shooters are almost non existent, whereas probably 80% of the league could hit a consistant 15 footer 20 years ago. The general consensus among shooters seems to be "Why shoot from here when I can go back five paces and have a chance at getting an extra point?". The mentality of shooters has changed and I don't think it is for the better, especially when said player is a 7 footer. I hate seeing PF/C's taking long bombs, get your ass under the basket!

[branslowski]

80's/90's Had better C/F....And possibly PG..(Although, I think 00' have better PG)

But its no debate on which era had/has the Better shooting Gaurds...00'

[hitmanyr2k]

Main reasons I think the 2000's aren't better than the 90's or 80's.

1. Balance of power. The first few years the Eastern conference was absolute garbage and the Finals was a cakewalk for the West teams. It's gotten better over the years but the first 4 years of this decade were horrible.

2. The center position is almost non-existent now. Dwight Howard would be a 3rd tier center (2nd tier at best) in the 90's. At the moment he's the best this league has to offer which is sad.

3. The league practically handcuffed perimeter defenders so the wing players could score more and make the game more exciting. It was no coincidence after the rule changes swingmen suddenly had career highs in scoring and free throws.

4. Flopping and flailing on offense. And it's not just the Euros. Even the premier offensive players in the league (Kobe, Wade, Pierce, Iverson, etc) are flopping now trying to pathetically fool the refs into blowing the whistle. At the slightest bit of contact the hands fly out and they yell at the top of their lungs like they're getting murdered. It's bad enough that the league is catering to the offensive player these days but to see players flailing to get calls is sickening to watch.