31. "All I know is when I grew up playing youth b-ball, anything ai etc did" In response to In response to 0
would get a whistle blown on us every single time and a coach's reprimand.
Pretty much all the "sick ball handling" we see from recent generations (and would emulate as 90s youths) would be blown dead in it's tracks by adults who came up in the times of either Cousy or Pistol Pete, etc.
In that environment, Iverson (one of my absolute favorite players ever) wouldn't have been able to function , while Hardaway would be thriving in any era in any town, including Iverson's time . And even if it wasn't as flashy, it was "killer" effective. Razor sharp with the little things.