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Message: [QUOTE="Cusefan0307, post: 1778826, member: 1743"] Good stuff there. The 70's NBA was generally seen as a down time for the league, because a lot of the best players went to the ABA. Those Bucks teams Kareem was on didn't have to deal with All Timers like Julius, Gervin, Dan Issel, Artis Gilmore, and George McGinnis. Rick Barry left the Warriors for 3 years and went to the ABA. When he came back they won the title. All of those guys averaged more than 20points a game in the early to mid-70's. Old timers think the NBA is watered down now, but it really was watered down in the 70's when a lot of the top talent didn't even compete against each other. Even young Moses Malone started in the ABA, and Billy Cunningham played there two years as well in the mid 70's before returning to Philly. [/QUOTE]