As promised, this is the first episode of the rebooted Limited Upside podcast! We’re working on getting the feed onto Apple, Spotify, and all your other favorite platforms, but we wanted to put an episode out first to give you an idea of what to expect. (If you’re a longtime listener of the old pod, expect the same vibe).
Later this week, I’ll explain why Reggie Miller was underrated for his time and would be even better today.
In this pod, I hinted at something I might only make available to paid subscribers. The normal fee is $10 a month or $100 for the year, but you have until May 15 to get half off that price forever. Hurry!
Because there’s no live basketball to watch, Ben and I have been getting our fix by checking out a lot of classic games from Michael Jordan’s era. We knew the game had changed since then, but it was still jarring to see how different it was. So we decided to hop on the phone, turn on the record button, and talk through how exactly the game has changed and what commonalities still exist. The Supersonics’ defensive strategy was prominently featured.
We then tried to figure out how some all-time greats from the 90s would’ve been used today. You might be surprised by the conclusions we reached with Clyde Drexler and Shawn Kemp. Others discussed include David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Toni Kukoc, and Dennis Rodman.
Also, it wouldn’t be a Limited Upside podcast without a respectful disagreement. This episode’s subject: John Stockton. Ben thought Stockton would fit well in the modern NBA. I’m not so sure.
(Note: this was recorded prior to Episodes 7 and 8 of The Last Dance. Future podcasts will go up sooner, but we wanted to give the Sonics piece some time to breathe).
How much has basketball really changed since the 90s?