The real denver of 80's and 90's was the actual fast run and gun that teams actually play today that nobody really understood the importance back in those days. They had the game with the most points in a game (scored against them) and their avarages were as high as 130 points per game at one point if I am not wrong. Nowadays everyone just uses only 10 seconds of the clock and shoots a three, there is barely any defense, and even if you try to "not defend" someone they get a foul called on them knowing like how harden does it, so its mostly free throws and three pointers.
Different era mate. We really can't compare them in this generation, those are high scoring games because defense is not their priority but to score more points. The game of basketball has really evolved.
Talent is certainly much much better these days, if you put any of current stars back into 80's, they would destroy everyone, they would literally score 50+ points every single game and break Wilts 100, however that doesn't give them right to only focus on offense as the whole league, I miss the times when defense meant not just "tall guy under the basket blocking some people" but actually getting inside others comfort zone and bothering them and tapping the ball etc etc.
I agree, that's why I just go and watch some old school games in youtube for fun shake, specially Detroit's team and how they play defense. Right now its outside shooting and three point shot. But it's good though, we have to accept the fact that the game has change from what we used to watch.
