[honestjchsfan]

Completely inaccurate about defense. The reason that scoring is 25 points less than what it was in the 80's is because of DEFENSE! NBA scores in the 70's and early 80's were averaging 125 points per team. You don't drop 20 points with the way athletes can get to the rim today without it being defense!

As for Wiltjer, here is a picture of him playing defense

[Image: https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/image...JzvpN967Dw]

I disagree with you Stardust. I think the late 70's and 80's NBA was basketball at its best! Back then players were more skilled and about every good team had a 7 footer that could play. If Kareem was in todays NBA with todays defensive rules he would average 40 points a game in his prime. Plus very few skilled centers in todays game can score and pass the basketball. Dwight Howard has a awful time when he plays D. Cousins! Cousins has made him look average about everytime they have met! How would you expect Howard to do back in the 80's when he would have had to face Kareem, Mose Malone, Pat Ewing, Robert Parrish, and Hakeem Olajuwon, every night? Those guys could hand check him all night too. The reason they score less now is because its a dribble and drive game with kickouts to shooters, back in the 80's it was a true inside out game with the ball going inside to skilled big men who could score and this forced the D to double team. Take to 86' Celtics, they would throw into Kevin Mchale and if the D didn't double him he was scoring 45. Today's big men can't score in the post and if they can all you have to do is foul them because they can't make Free throws! They can do fancy dunks now but a dunk is only 2 points!