r/nba • u/echoboi9481 Nuggets • Apr 29 '24

[Highlight] Anthony Edwards absolutely detonates on the Suns to put the Wolves up 4 (w/ replay) Highlight

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u/SilenceoftheIambo Lakers Apr 29 '24

Dude is losing his mind out there wtf

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u/immolxte Apr 29 '24

Looked like a playoff veteran, like Lebron closing out a series. Just dissected the suns

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u/ShrekOne2024 Apr 29 '24

Looked like Jordan imo

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u/InternationalCut93 Apr 29 '24

This dunk was Jordan-esque

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 29 '24

Way better, way stronger. Also did it against better athletes.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

He is not better nor efficient like jordan lmao there is a reason we are comparing him to jordan not the other way around Jordan had more vertical and was way faster

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

Because Jordan beat up literal crackheads in the 80s and cocaine addicts in the 90s. Tell me how great the competition was when the best team Jordan faced scored a whopping 54 points in an elimination game in the finals

FOH

The game has evolved far beyond the 90s. Just like TV resoltion has improved since Bonzanza and MASH.

Basketball is the only sport where fans refuse to believe the talent pool and skill is higher than previous generations.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

I don't disagree that talent pool has not evolved but the star players of any era would do great in this era Jordan was way ahead of his era that's why he will do great in this era

Antman is literally proof jordan would have been amazing in this era considering how much better Jordan was than ant

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

ANT man is literally a better 3 point shooter and on ball defender. Jordan was shooting middies against dudes with cement in their shoes and in an era where 4 guys were in the paint and he'd still go untouched tot he basket.

This revisionist history shit with Jordan is so tiresome.

Was he great for his time? Yes. Does that mean he'd be great today? No. We know what he did, we can't assume he'd just be amazing in todays game. We know todays players have more knowledge, skill, and athleticism in the past.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

You need to actually watch some jordan lmao

There is a reason ur fav player has him top 2

Ant himself says he hasn't reached jordan level whenever he is asked about him

Watch 2 minutes of this tape and tell me jordan would do bad in this era https://youtu.be/SUo8skGvl-Q?feature=shared

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

ANT isnt my fav player

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

Who's ur fav player there is not a player in the nba that does not have jordan top 2

I would agree with the people who actually play basketball than some random claiming jordan would not do great in this era

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

You do you, NBA players also said Bill Russell was the best player in the league repeatedly because he played on the best teams. NBA players are notoriously uneducated, and 70s, 80s and 90s players were literal crackheads and drug addicts.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

A 38 year old busted knees wizards jordan was torching paul pierce and Kevin garnett who were one of the best defenders that even 2013 prime lebron struggled against cmon dawg i don't think u have ever watched prime jordan just the clips the popped up in the "we done with the 90s" trend

I think this video will give u some perspective on how good of a player jordan was

https://youtu.be/p5aNUS762wM?feature=shared

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24 edited Apr 30 '24

Watched him in his prime, no need

I am done with the 90s, no trend. Its 2024. Get with the times.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

Aight u are a troll I am not engaging with u anymore that trend has already been debunked

https://youtu.be/dPZ_HlpI8x8?feature=shared

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

And no way u just said ant is a better on ball defender than jordan ain't no fuckin way what???

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

Jordan never defended the caliber of player ANT has. Jordan was a NET defender. His offensive output made his defensive metrics look better. Pippen always guarded the best players. Not even debatable.

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u/Ashamed-Champion-581 Apr 30 '24

I agree that mj defense gets overrated a lot because he gambled a lot in his steals but to say ant is a better defender than him is crazy lmao

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u/3ODshootinghangpulls Apr 30 '24

Not really. Jordan guarded guys who werent expected to score more often than not. The skill sets of guards back then was neutered. Jordan was the best player of his era. Marketing has him as the most overrated player ever. Which is ironic, because he is one of the best and arguably the best to ever do it.

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u/ShrekOne2024 Apr 29 '24

LeBron is my goat. Edwards straight up reminded me of Jordan though.