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<blockquote data-quote="Cruz_del_Sur" data-source="post: 1088694" data-attributes="member: 55747"><p>Funny you say that. I wrote a bit which i then deleted about two things you mentioned. Oh well, my bad. </p><p></p><p>"Many"... come one... anecdotal impressions are not good enough. How many? How many compared to 20 years ago? I dont have the data and i suppose, neither do you. If you do, apologies and do share. </p><p></p><p>And regarding Kolbe, that is a fair point. My argument was along the lines of that the game today benefits people like Kolbe or Nadolo (two extremes) and not so much people like Cullen. Kolbe can either create the space or move in limited space and Nadolo by, well, brute force. Both are 'reactions' to, precisely, the restrictions in terms of space teams face. </p><p>Cullen didn't have the footwork nor the acceleration Kolbe has nor the sheer momentum Nadolo can impose. </p><p>Not saying he didn't have tools, he did, in spades, just not sure his specific tools would work today. How would you stop a guy like Cullen back in the day? Rushing him, preventing him from gaining speed and momentum. If you try that vs Kolbe he'd use that against you to sidestep you and with Nadolo it could work but it could also backfire spectacularly. </p><p>I'm generalizing a bit here and there, but the principles hold. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Cullen's brilliance was precisely marveously exploiting space.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cruz_del_Sur, post: 1088694, member: 55747"] Funny you say that. I wrote a bit which i then deleted about two things you mentioned. Oh well, my bad. "Many"... come one... anecdotal impressions are not good enough. How many? How many compared to 20 years ago? I dont have the data and i suppose, neither do you. If you do, apologies and do share. And regarding Kolbe, that is a fair point. My argument was along the lines of that the game today benefits people like Kolbe or Nadolo (two extremes) and not so much people like Cullen. Kolbe can either create the space or move in limited space and Nadolo by, well, brute force. Both are 'reactions' to, precisely, the restrictions in terms of space teams face. Cullen didn't have the footwork nor the acceleration Kolbe has nor the sheer momentum Nadolo can impose. Not saying he didn't have tools, he did, in spades, just not sure his specific tools would work today. How would you stop a guy like Cullen back in the day? Rushing him, preventing him from gaining speed and momentum. If you try that vs Kolbe he'd use that against you to sidestep you and with Nadolo it could work but it could also backfire spectacularly. I'm generalizing a bit here and there, but the principles hold. Cullen's brilliance was precisely marveously exploiting space. [/QUOTE]
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