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Message: [QUOTE="Knicks411, post: 946167, member: 767"] Which part, Cousy/Russell/Hondo/Sam Jones not being among the top 10-12 players in the league? I think it's pretty close, though it is misleading a little, since Hondo and Cousy had one year of crossover, and Hondo wasn't one of the 10-12 best players in the league as a rookie. Jones made 3 all league second teams in the middle of the decade. The smaller league meant each team was individually stronger than they would be in a larger league. (Though the player pool back then was a lot smaller than it was now, but no matter). Fewer playoff rounds might lead you to think it would be easier for a great team to win a title then, but not many great teams lose in the first 2 rounds of the playoffs now, so probably not. Was looking at some old playoff results; for most of the 60's 6 of the 9 teams made the playoffs. And people think too many teams make the playoffs now; damn. [/QUOTE]