How is basketball today different from basketball from the past?
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at
10:53 am
THIS IS URGENT, I might come across as irresponsible and such but I have a concise report due tomarrow on basketball and I really don’t know much neither can I find much. SO can someone please tell me how basketball from today differs from basketball from then of the past. And if you can, please mention a player, coach, ref., etc might have made an impact on basketball, and if you do please mention what she/he did.
Please be specific :p haa,
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Before was more of a finesse game, now is much more physical and grueling since the goal is to make the more easy close range shots that you can. Now the average height of the players is a minimun of 6’3 in many cases. In the past someone 6’3 was considered a big man of at least a forward. The skill level of players today is off the charts and that’s the reason why I think many players are so underrated because to shine in a league today with so many talent is just too diffucult as well as winning a Championship. Many people don’t realize that. Players that have made a big impact are : Bill Russell, John Havlicek, Jerry West, Earl Jones, George Gervin, Dr. J., Larry Bird, Magic Johnson , Wilt Chamberlain, Kareen Abdul Jabbar, Shaquille Oneill, Michaael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Charles Barkley, Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon, Tim Duncan, and and many more but this guys between an elite group that does noit reach the 100 players in total.
Coaches: I think Red Auerbach is the one who is worth talking more about.
Well these days if you’re driving to the paint you better expect that you’re going to get hit real hard, especially if you’re going for a dunk
The rules are different, & so are the referees.
only one big difference
the past was the MJ Era
basketball today is much more exciting because of the blocks of bill russell,the dunks of wilt chamberlain , and pure athleticism are what changed the game
basketball in the past was mainly fundamentals (looked a lot like the pre candace wnba), after the 60′s and 70′s it became a much faster stronger game
the best example of the progression of basketball can be found in the boston celtics