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Originally Posted by bacalaopeace
There are now euroleague teams that would beat the worst NBA teams.
More than 1/4 of the nba is foreign born. Back then it was hakeem and kukoc.
A stiff like robert parrish couldnt make a squad now.
These are all great points. Some topics for further LeDiscussions:
- Who would win in a friendly game? Fenerbahce Ulker or the Golden State Warriors? Zalgiris Kaunas or the '96 Bulls? How easily could Nando de Colo shut down prime MJ? Nando, Fenerbahce's best player, was drafted 53rd overall and played 3 years in the NBA. So we know he would dominate and drive down LeBron's stats if he played a bit longer. Also, remember humans have evolved into a different species since MJ last played ~20 years ago. My money is on Nando.
- Who is better: Rolando Blackman (4 time NBA all-star) or John Salmons (2nd team all Big East)? You may say Blackman was probably better since he had way better career accomplishments, but hear me out -- he actually played in the 80's and 90's. That was like more than 10 years ago. Furthermore, John Salmons was born later than him. Meaning he is younger. What more argument is there?
- Could Usain Bolt run in today's track and field game? Yeah sure he was dominant in 2009 breaking the world record and all. But this is 2020. I mean come on. Running and jumping is basically a different ballgame now.
- Could Robert Parish, who was selected to the NBA's 50th anniversary all-time team, make a high school varsity squad? These youngsters would run circles around that hall of famer. I mean we have the 7th best player from Croatia's national team now driving the competition up. If they selected that anniversary team now it would be at least half Chinese since they have 1.5 billion people.
There are airplanes to fly international players to the U.S. now unlike in 1990, and Europe was invented as well. Therefore the average competition is definitely an order of magnitude better now than 20 years ago. Just some deep thoughts to think deeply about. I rest my case.