Classic NBA

[Mott the Hoople]

These days there's a lot of talk about load management, and whether 82 games is too long of a season.
A little perspective.
Back when I was younger there was a player named Randy Smith. He was a pretty damn good player.
In the 72-73 season Randy Smith played in all 82 games.
He also played in all 82 for the next 9 seasons.
Repeating: He played in all 82 games for 10 straight seasons. (Also played fir the Cavs from 79 to 81.)
So much for load management.

Randy Smith shows off his speed #shorts

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[Benway]

Randy was the fastest man in the NBA.
For a while.

 

[guitarguy]

I'm in awe of a large stuffed crust pizza being $9.99.

Actually I'm constantly surprised we can get large pizzas from some of these places for close to the same price as they were 30 years ago.

 

[macbdog]

Actually I'm constantly surprised we can get large pizzas from some of these places for close to the same price as they were 30 years ago.

Where you get pizza that a large is 9.99?

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

These days there's a lot of talk about load management, and whether 82 games is too long of a season.
A little perspective.
Back when I was younger there was a player named Randy Smith. He was a pretty damn good player.
In the 72-73 season Randy Smith played in all 82 games.
He also played in all 82 for the next 9 seasons.
Repeating: He played in all 82 games for 10 straight seasons. (Also played fir the Cavs from 79 to 81.)
So much for load management.

Randy Smith shows off his speed #shorts

youtube.com

In fairness to modern players, there has been a much greater emphasis on weight and strength training than there was back in those days. That increased strength puts more tension on connective tissue, and increases the forces players exert on one another. It's similar to what has happened in the NFL. As the players have gotten faster and stronger, protective equipment has had to adjust, and players still have gotten injured more frequently.

I'm not sure how much of a factor that is, but players today definitely look more muscled up in general than do players of 40 years ago.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

In fairness to modern players, there has been a much greater emphasis on weight and strength training than there was back in those days. That increased strength puts more tension on connective tissue, and increases the forces players exert on one another. It's similar to what has happened in the NFL. As the players have gotten faster and stronger, protective equipment has had to adjust, and players still have gotten injured more frequently.

I'm not sure how much of a factor that is, but players today definitely look more muscled up in general than do players of 40 years ago.

But on the other hand, back in the day, the NBA was a FAR more physical game. Big men were banging every game. Without the emphasis on 3-point shooting, the idea was to drive the lane if you could.
Today's game is just to hang out at the 3-point line.

 

[guitarguy]

Where you get pizza that a large is 9.99?

Dominos, Pizza Hut and Papa John's often have mediums for 6.99 and larges for 9.99.

Edit: I just looked now and can currently get:

2 medium pizzas for 7.99 each
1 large 1 topping for 9.99
And large 2 topping stuff crust for 12.99

All at Pizza Hut.

 

[Benway]

Dominos, Pizza Hut and Papa John's often have mediums for 6.99 and larges for 9.99.

Edit: I just looked now and can currently get:

2 medium pizzas for 7.99 each
1 large 1 topping for 9.99
And large 2 topping stuff crust for 12.99

All at Pizza Hut.

Yeah, but are those crusts Stuffed?

 

[guitarguy]

Where you get pizza that a large is 9.99?

Yeah, but are those crusts Stuffed?

For 12.99, better than inflation pricing, ha.

$9.99 in 1995 is $19.88 now.

 

[jjvors]

Teammate of my favorite nba guard, one of three dominant players from Akron, and the league's first rim wrecker, Gus Johnson.

Great video! Gus Johnson was the closest thing to Lebron James in the 60s and 70s. He emphasized rebounding more, while Lebron favored passing.

One of my favorite stories about Gus was that he got his shoulder dislocated and it would pop out during the game and he would pop it back it.

Did you hear he tore a ligament and missed only half the season?

 

[bronko]

Between Earl the Pearl and Gus, those old Bullet teams were fun to watch, though they didn't make the game of the week or the playoffs very often. Until Wes came along.

 

[DCTribefan]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/02/21/worst-team-nba-history-76ers/

That night, the 76ers lost their 12th straight game. The streak eventually hit 20, dropping them to an ungodly 4-58 before they finally won again, a stunning victory over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the first-place Milwaukee Bucks on Valentine’s Day.
Philadelphia would finish the 1972-73 season 9-73 — a .110 winning percentage that is the lowest in NBA history for a full season. (The Charlotte Bobcats were a smidgen lower at .106 after finishing 7-59 in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season.)
That Philadelphia season changed careers, altered franchises and upended legacies. It also made history, which is why Carter doesn’t want any NBA team to set a new mark for underperformance.

 

[2 For The Brew]

In fairness to modern players, there has been a much greater emphasis on weight and strength training than there was back in those days. That increased strength puts more tension on connective tissue, and increases the forces players exert on one another. It's similar to what has happened in the NFL. As the players have gotten faster and stronger, protective equipment has had to adjust, and players still have gotten injured more frequently.

I'm not sure how much of a factor that is, but players today definitely look more muscled up in general than do players of 40 years ago.

I was thinking today that if you look at Mobley vs Embiid or Russell vs Shaq or Dominique vs Zion which in each pair looks like a sprinter vs a marathon runner?

The NBA season is roughly a hundred games for teams that go to the Finals. Even the regular season alone is a marathon not a sprint.

It would b3 interesting to see injury data over the decades and if it correlates to era, weight, body mass etc.

 

[macbdog]

For 12.99, better than inflation pricing, ha.

$9.99 in 1995 is $19.88 now.

Fwiw Pizza Hut pizza is total garbage now. It's probably half the pizza. That large back then was a deep dish, now it's this flat thing.

 

[PIP]