Doesn't have the quickness of today's guards, nor the explosion (the quickness is far more concerning, though). If we had a time machine and brought him into the league today, I really don't think he could knock down the 3 ball. Not saying I'm certain he would struggle, but I wouldn't be shocked if he did. More so than guys like Russell and Chamberlain who someone brought up.
by your logic, magic would get raped in today's nba. i mean how would magic stay in front of d rose or westbrook? oh wait, he doesn't have to. if he is too slow then he will guard somebody else. after all it's a team game. teams adjust. and what's shooting 3's got to do with being a great PG?
isiah thomas - career 29% shooter. didn't even attempt much
jason kidd - low to mid 30% 3pt shooter in his prime.
magic - first 9 years he was barely 20% 3pt shooter. he only started shooting in his final 3 seasons
kevin johnson - barely attempted 3pters until he was reduced to a jump shooter in his final couple of seasons. in his prime he was 20% 3pt shooter.
tony parker - shot below .300% in 4 seasons. .316 %
shooting 3s has nothing to do with playing point.
and hey look, 60's players can jump too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V778zPB64cA
big O's athleticism is good enough. imagine him really working on his vert for real. back then focus was on the fundamentals, playing team game. it was all substance.
and imagine big O with today's strength and conditioning program. i mean he already looked like this in 60's.
name me a pg who looks like this today. and his body looked like this in an era where dudes didn't even really know how to work out. i mean that's all natural & functional muscle. they called him big O for a reason. one of those rare dudes with farm boy strength.
and those fancy dribbling/cross overs - probably will take few months for big O to really master it. i mean it's a must have skill. i mean dribbling side to side, making dudes look like a fool once in a while. i mean just look at kyrie and his dominant crossovers. i mean it's so great that he is making cavs a legit contender.
and unlike today's fake listings big O was legit 6ft 5.
big O at age of 74 with 6ft trey
got the brains, physical tools, work ethic, and knows how to play team ball. not only he was an all around player, he also knew was a great field general. just knew how to control the tempo. great kareem even went too far and said big O would kick MJ & bron's butt. i wouldn't go that far, but no doubt he is a transcendent talent.
more and more i think about big O, i see him being a dominant PG. i mean you are talking about being a true bully in the position. nobody in pg position will come close to matching oscar's sick strength.
bigger and nastier d will with bully strength? bigger and more complete prime chauncey billups? whatever he maybe, he will toy with today's PG. 25/9 type with sick post up games. you can't put trey burke on him. can't put tony parker on him. he is too big and physical. big O is a mismatch waiting to happen.
