1986-87 (Jordan's highest scoring year)Master Spade wrote:I agree. Those retards in this thread just can't handle the Truth. They just can't handle the fact that the rule changes since the 00's have inflated players individual #'s.vcsgrizzfan wrote:The retards are out in full force ITT.Master Spade wrote:Jordan: 42/11/10 on 57%
Even players that are not "All Time Greats" would be alot better in this NBA. Players like Arvydas Sabonis and Toni Kukoc come to mind. They were already used to this kind of basketball.
Put those 2 in today's NBA and watch out!!
But let's have mercy on them.
1) Jordan: 37.1ppg / 5.2rpg / 4.2apg; .482 fg%, 40.0mpg
2) Wilkins: 29.0ppg / 6.3rpg / 3.3apg; .463 fg%, 37.6mpg
3) English: 28.6ppg / 4.2rpg / 5.2apg; .503 fg%, 37.6mpg
4) Bird: 28.1ppg / 9.2rpg / 7.6apg; .525 fg%, 40.6mpg
5) Vandeweghe: 26.9ppg / 3.2rpg / 2.8apg; .523 fg%, 38.3mpg
2016-17 (the last full season we've had)
1) Westbrook: 31.6ppg / 10.7rpg / 10.0apg; .425 fg%, 34.6mpg
2) Harden: 29.1ppg / 8.1rpg / 11.2apg; .440 fg%; 36.4mpg
3) Thomas: 28.9ppg / 2.7rpg / 5.9apg; .463 fg%, 33.8mpg
4) Davis: 28.0ppg / 11.8rpg / 2.1apg; .505 fg%, 36.1mpg
5) DeRozan: 27.3ppg / 5.2rpg / 3.9apg; .467 fg%, 35.4mpg
I pulled these years somewhat randomly (outside of pulling Jordan's highest scoring year) and I didn't go beyond the top 5 because I didn't want to spend any more time on this.
There's several other factors I left out: pace, the 3 point shot (efficiency not comprehensively covered by fg%, etc.
That said, I feel comfortable saying that the notion that players' numbers are "grossly inflated" today as compared to the late '80's/'early '90's on net is about as factually/statistically accurate as the notion that "defenses were played by REAL men way back when!"
Spade is basically arguing that a guy like Jordan would have scored more points on higher efficiency while playing a few less mpg based upon the data above. Form your own opinion on that take...