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Also, the taller you are, the less explosive and skilled you need to be; the more explosive you are, the less taller and skilled you need to be; the more skilled you are, the less explosive and tall you need to be.

But, with very few exceptions, to be in the NBA, you need elite levels of all three.

The truth is that the players of today's NBA are the greatest basketball players in the history of the universe in almost every single regard - they are stronger, taller, more explosive, shoot better, pass better, handle the ball tighter, and play better defense and smarter team basketball... This ...

This thread reeks of nostalgia. I don't know how anyone can say that overall fundamentals have declined. The truth is that the players of today's NBA are the greatest basketball players in the history of the universe in almost every single regard - they are stronger, taller, more explosive, shoot be...