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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2211984, member: 1674"]
The issue with these types of comparisons is that for example, today's Durant likely doesn't exist if he were playing in the 80's. Vice versa, if Bird were born and raised in this generation, he'd probably be more athletic than he was back then and would certainly attempt far more 3's than he did back then. Steph wouldn't be making it rain from 3 if he played in the 80's; he probably would have worked more on developing his handles and mid-range game because that's what the game was like back then. I have no doubts that the 86 Celtics would be an all-time great team if they came around in 2017, and the same goes for the 2017 Warriors if they had played back in the 80's.

But saying stuff like the Warriors are just too good from 3 and too athletic for a team from the 80's is ignoring the fact that part of the reason they're so athletic is because they're a team from an era that has advanced athletics and a major reason that they're so good from 3 is because they're a 2017 team.
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