
LeBron vs Oscar Robertson, adjusted stats
The thing about Kobe that people so quickly forget, is that if you add up his accomplishments minus the Shaq factor- he is left wanting.

Kobe isnt even the best player in the League this season!!!! How the hell can he be the greatest of all time. As stated previously, he is a selfish player who makes none of his team mates better.

Hustler, Playtime and everyone else that is doubting the legends of the game, put this into consideration. NBA players today train much more than what the legends did back in the day, compaired to them.
Stats don't mean everything when there is more technology in trainings and all the training procedures.

Question- does changing the length of the game alter how many minutes the starters play?

Hey playtime, you are overplaying your argument to say guys like Magic, Dr J, Bird, etc would be average players today.
If they were so average, why did it take Jordan seven years to even make the NBA finals, let alone win? If Bird and Magic were able to dominate an 80s league when guys like Jordan and Dominique couldn't, they must have been able to play just a little bit don't you think?
There are so many problems with comparing different eras. Imagine the difference proper diets, strength and conditioning training, and modern medical and surgical procedures could have made to the ability of Oscar, Magic, Bird, McHale, etc?
Another guy who excelled in the 90s, but only got past the Lakers once in the 80s was Olajuwan. And guess who rolled him in the '86 finals?
You think Jordan and Olajuwan wouldn't dominate in todays league? I'd take them ahead of Kobe and Duncan everytime.
Oh yeah, and just to stay on topic: I hope it isn't true that they are going to 40 min NBL games. It will be too short for spectators. I still prefer 48 min games.

On old v new players, I read a quote from Lindsay Gaze saying that he watched some Olympic game tape from USA v Russia in the early 70's & he said that you wouldn't even consider those players for an NBL team.

Well thats the big question.
I just don't think it will be too hard for the fans of the game now to adjust.
The only fear i have is that the fringe fans will be turned off saying things like- 'the oz league is so weak they can't even play full games...'

I don't think it will be a problem actually.
It will be an adjustment for sure, but could we see a shift towards the european style of supporter, the one who cheers for the players who make the big plays, not the guys who perhaps dominate the stats?
I remember reading a report from Childress in Europe where he received aclaim for rotating quickly in D which forced the other teams best shooter to kick it around to the next guy, a poorer shooter who missed the open look. Childress's team won the game and he was heralded even though he scored a modest point total.
With the stat factor diminished will we see more fans taking note of who is making the plays that win games?

When we've had the teams come to port Pirie to play with 12 minute quarters & clock stoppages on everything, it creates a MASSIVE following of the statistics.
I always run commentary throughout the game and when Scott Arnold came home with what we dubbed his All-Stars team, he hit 40 points & 4 dunks - There was a mini hysteria & it gave everyone the opportunity to see a great spectacle which was talked about for ages.
If we had played the standard game he may have reached 25 at best...
Also to add it's an expensive trip to travel from Pirie to Adelaide to watch one 36ers game lasting approx an hour and a half. I doubt I'll be able to make the extra effort on a 40 minute game, it's too expensive.
Leave it at 12mins per quarter plus full championship games & have a pre-game!
