Let's suppose the modern NBA's teams time-warped back to the 80s and 90s. Hand-checking was allowed, illegal defense rules reverted, and most importantly, there was much more acceptance of hard fouls. Elbows and fists could fly with abandon.
How would the league change? Who would rise, who would fall?
Lebron would actually be more GOAT since he could hand check the tiny ass guards that he needs to guard sometimes.
Centers would get BTFO, point gods would dominate, bird would torch everyone else except LeBron nnd few others. Then there's Jordan.
Pretty equal desu. People like LeBron would benefit ina tougher environment. He's crippled being unable to retaliate and at the mercy of the refs. If he could lay someone out, no one would wrap him again.
>tfw imagining Westbrook getting knocked the fuck out on one of his drives to the basket
>>64118951
imagine him trying to do that bullshit he does and then chimping out against Rodman.
Nigga would have straight punched him in the mouth
>rookie duncan against 5 ring duncan
That'd be interesting to see
Meme Memery would get meme'd out the mement he meme'd
>>64118763
this to be honest family.
he would've stayed at 280 and just trucked fools who were stupid enough to stand in his way
>>64118713
You gotta love the fact that the baddest dude of the bunch is the white guy.
>>64118763
>lebron benefit from tougher...the nigga couldn't even handle no air conditioning. How is he supposed to handle get knocked around by Laimbeer and Mahorn and getting his ass grabbed by Rodman?
The Warriors would have a 10-13 record
>>64118748
>>64118763
>>64120316
Once the Pistons and Knicks put LeBron on his ass 2 or 3 times after drives to the hoop, he'd start settling for 22 foot fadeaways.
Derrick Rose would already be dead. Westbrook probably too. I can't think of any centers that would do well. They are all too undersized and lack those Kevin McHale fundamentals in the post.
Current NBA would get killed their conditioning is nowhere near as good as the 80's most players are skinnyfat now and eat mcdonalds while the 80's players looked like actual men
I think the Cavs, Clippers, Spurs and Grizzlies would be good. I think the Warriors would be competing for a playoff spot and the Cockshits would be a bottom feeder
Would the modern players be allowed to wear all their compression and body armor shit?
>>64127217
>The city of this post
you actually made me take a break from divegrass discussion and talk about basketball on /sp/ for the first time in months
