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Originally Posted by dylanmarsh
So a watered-down talent pool that is the modern NBA, compares very favorably? I don't think so. There were NINE teams in 1961-62. Today, there are 30 teams, including the Toronto Raptors, who I am sure would not win more than 5 games if they played in a league like the 1961-62 NBA. In the same respect, Kobe would not score 81 points in that same type of league.
Kobe is good; I will concede that fact. But, his 81 points respresent nothing but selfishness, poor coaching, and lack of team concept.
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The talent in today's NBA - taking greater advantage not only of black athletes within the US to a greater degree than back in 62, the huge popularity of basketball that has more and more excellent athletes pursuing the sport to a higher level, and taking advantage of the international talent available that was not either used or available back in the 60s - makes today's teams, overall, superior of the 60s teams.
Let's not let nostalgia colour things. The rules were changed because Chamberlain was a generation ahead of his time, but overall, NBA was not what it is today. The concept that the talent pool today is watered down has no basis in reality.