Who is today’s star’s 80s/90s equivalents - Page 2

GoldPanner · 06-02-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Harper

Pippen and Leonard
Jordan and Kobe
Dikembe and Gobert
Iverson and Westbrook
Isiah and Kyrie
Zo and Dwight Howard
Bird and dirk
Eddie Jones and Klay
Mitch Richmond and DeRozan
Tim hardaway and John Wall
Hakeem and Anthony Davis
Barkley/Coleman and cousins
Reggie and ray Allen
Glen rice and Carmelo
Joe dumars and Butler
Ewing and KAT
Chris Jackson and curry

Yes Westbrook and Iverson is almost perfect

slum22 · 06-02-2018, 05:33 PM

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Yes Westbrook and Iverson is almost perfect

Westbrook/Iverson is good. I also like Richmond/DeRozan and Derrick Coleman/Boogie Cousins from that list.

rogermaris · 06-02-2018, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Draymond Green/ Dennis Rodman

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Originally Posted by GoldPanner

Draymond Green/ Dennis Rodman

Draymond reminds me a lot more of Garnett than Rodman personally. Maybe it's just because they both talk a lot...

realreodeal · 06-02-2018, 05:39 PM

Jordan is better than LeBron - Go....

ThoseBackPages · 06-02-2018, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by slum22

Lol, we all have our biases Eric.

amen to that lol

isles4life · 06-02-2018, 07:10 PM

CP3/Stockton

6celtics33 · 06-02-2018, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RogerGodahell

Umm...Larry Bird not mentioned? C'mon now!

In the history of the league there is no comparison to Bird

He can get you 60
He can be the best player on the floor taking 6 shots
50-40-90
Clutch
Can grab 20 rebounds
Can get 15 assists
Great team defender
Quiet alpha personality

Don’t know anybody else like him ever

Dnic · 06-02-2018, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by realreodeal

Jordan is better than LeBron - Go....

1 on 1 no way

rats60 · 06-02-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 6celtics33

In the history of the league there is no comparison to Bird

He can get you 60
He can be the best player on the floor taking 6 shots
50-40-90
Clutch
Can grab 20 rebounds
Can get 15 assists
Great team defender
Quiet alpha personality

Don’t know anybody else like him ever

There is no today's equivalent to Magic, Bird or Jordan.

LeBron best comp is Dr. J.
Curry best comp is Jerry West even though he is a little earlier
Westbrook - Iverson is good
Leonard - Pippen is good
Paul - Stockton is good
Green - Rodman is good
Durant - Rick Barry
Harden - Maravich
Davis - Garnett
Giannis - Barkley

A few of them are 70s guys but are better comps than any later players.

6celtics33 · 06-02-2018, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rats60

There is no today's equivalent to Magic, Bird or Jordan.

LeBron best comp is Dr. J.
Curry best comp is Jerry West even though he is a little earlier
Westbrook - Iverson is good
Leonard - Pippen is good
Paul - Stockton is good
Green - Rodman is good
Durant - Rick Barry
Harden - Maravich
Davis - Garnett
Giannis - Barkley

A few of them are 70s guys but are better comps than any later players.

Agreed

tjforce · 06-02-2018, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rats60

There is no today's equivalent to Magic, Bird or Jordan.

LeBron best comp is Dr. J.
Curry best comp is Jerry West even though he is a little earlier
Westbrook - Iverson is good
Leonard - Pippen is good
Paul - Stockton is good
Green - Rodman is good
Durant - Rick Barry
Harden - Maravich
Davis - Garnett
Giannis - Barkley

A few of them are 70s guys but are better comps than any later players.

By the same logic there is no equivalent to LeBron, not even Dr J.

So to so that there is no equivalent in the history of the game to Bird, Magic, MJ and LeBron..... I'm ok with that.

Arianny_Fan · 06-03-2018, 09:23 AM

Clint Capela- Dikembe Mutombo
Javele Mcgee- Shawn Bradley
Doesn't Giannis look like a young Durant? Durant's game is alot smoother though while Giannis seems like he forces shots at times.

Arianny_Fan · 06-03-2018, 09:23 AM

Clint Capela- Dikembe Mutombo
Javele Mcgee- Shawn Bradley
Doesn't Giannis look like a young Durant? Durant's game is alot smoother though while Giannis seems like he forces shots at times.

splum · 06-03-2018, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Arianny_Fan

Clint Capela- Dikembe Mutombo
Javele Mcgee- Shawn Bradley
Doesn't Giannis look like a young Durant? Durant's game is alot smoother though while Giannis seems like he forces shots at times.

Interesting. Watching Capela play vs Golden State I really thought of him a lot like Ben Wallace but Dikembe is a pretty good one too.

ballhawkdawk · 06-03-2018, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Harper

Pippen and Leonard
Jordan and Kobe
Dikembe and Gobert
Iverson and Westbrook
Isiah and Kyrie
Zo and Dwight Howard
Bird and dirk
Eddie Jones and Klay
Mitch Richmond and DeRozan
Tim hardaway and John Wall
Hakeem and Anthony Davis
Barkley/Coleman and cousins
Reggie and ray Allen
Glen rice and Carmelo
Joe dumars and Butler
Ewing and KAT
Chris Jackson and curry

That’s a pretty solid list right there.

ballhawkdawk · 06-03-2018, 09:40 AM

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Curry/Magic LOL not even close.

One day Curry will get the respect he deserves, possibly long after he retires. Such a unique talent to have seemingly limitless range with unparalleled accuracy and a release where if you blink you might miss it. There’s a reason Golden State was the best team in the league before even adding KD. As the one poster said, he’s the straw that stirs the drink, or something to that effect. His individual shortcomings are irrelevant as basketball is a team game, and without Curry, the Warriors simply aren’t that great, even with KD. I think the Magic comp is about as close as you can get in terms how what he is to today’s game, while having a different skillset and obviously not the same legacy to date.

WillC · 06-03-2018, 09:43 AM

Giannis Antetokounmpo and (young) Kevin Garnett

Anthony Davis and David Robinson

DeMarcus Cousins and Derrick Coleman

Nikola Jokic and Brad Daugherty

PKIPP · 06-04-2018, 04:03 AM

I've always thought Carmelo Anthony as the modern version of Iceman Gervin. Both two of the best scorers of their times, but not appreciated nearly enough as they deserve because they didn't play on successful playoff teams.

Round Mound · 06-04-2018, 10:45 AM

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I've always thought Carmelo Anthony as the modern version of Iceman Gervin. Both two of the best scorers of their times, but not appreciated nearly enough as they deserve because they didn't play on successful playoff teams.

So much hate for Gervin!

PKIPP · 06-04-2018, 10:57 AM

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So much hate for Gervin!

Yeah I don't understand it. Most ppl just can't stand the guys that are cool. Ice was a pimp. and apparently carmelo does not fall far from the tree in that regard either. Haha

IronMonkey415 · 06-04-2018, 12:30 PM

Who is the next Shawn Kemp?

I know the answee is no one, but I like to join in the fun.

slum22 · 06-04-2018, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Harper

Pippen and Leonard
Jordan and Kobe
Dikembe and Gobert
Iverson and Westbrook
Isiah and Kyrie
Zo and Dwight Howard
Bird and dirk
Eddie Jones and Klay
Mitch Richmond and DeRozan
Tim hardaway and John Wall
Hakeem and Anthony Davis
Barkley/Coleman and cousins
Reggie and ray Allen
Glen rice and Carmelo
Joe dumars and Butler
Ewing and KAT
Chris Jackson and curry

All in all a very good list, but Mahmoud Abdul Rauf is being compared to a two-time MVP

? I get some guys don't like Curry but, let's go ahead and use a comp like Steve Nash or someone approaching an All-Star if we are pulling 1990's guys to compare to Curry.

IronMonkey415 · 06-04-2018, 01:22 PM

His style of play is very similar to Curry.

I watched a highlights video last year comparing the two.

Drdduet · 06-04-2018, 01:36 PM

I think the closest thing to Larry Bird is Lebron.

Oldschool42 · 06-04-2018, 01:55 PM

Bird was an insane passer as well, one of the best ever. He could toy with any opponent he wanted just like LeBron, MJ, or Curry.

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