I've been watching highlights of old NBA games for some reason the last few days. I was reminded, and it relates to conversations that come up from time to time around here, why I'm not a big fan of the modern version of the game. It's not primarily the style of play but the way the game was officiated. I know star players have always gotten away with a lot, but for example one of the games I ran into involved Olajuwon being called for traveling multiple times, and this is not early in his career, this is shortly after Houston won their titles. I miss there being reasonable boundaries on what even the best offensive players could do. I miss the defense having a chance to compete.
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Originally Posted by miami_fan
He is a definite case study to see how much we all like the guy who acts like he has been there before.
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I'm sold. When Jokic first got on my radar I was skeptical, but his game sold me over time and his attitude is fantastic IMO. I'm on the bandwagon and don't plan on leaving it anytime soon.