Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson Had Fundamentals Today’s Players Do Not

October 22nd, 2010 by Cory Haywood Leave a reply »
In addition to being some of the greatest players in the history of basketball, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Oscar Robinson, Jerry West, Kobe Bean Bryant (yes, Kobe is a part this group) and numerous others, all have something in common that many of today’s young pups do not.

Let me enlighten you: Modern ball players—at the collegiate and professional level—lack (yes, lack) a firm understanding of the offensive and defensive fundamentals of the game. 

For those of you with your eyebrow raised and (there shouldn’t be many of you), I will defend myself shortly. But, afore I proceed, allow me to mention that during their imposing careers, all of the aforementioned legends played with unbridled passion fueled by an inextinguishable hunger to win at all costs.

That being said, let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this thing.

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