You don't see it much in this era of guard and small forward dominated "small ball" basketball but I still love a good old fashioned matchup of seven footers. Like Joel Embiid and Karl Anthony Towns!! While neither hangs out exclusively in the key area it's still fun to watch a couple skillful big guys go at it.
Years ago, at some youth level, development of the big guys became a secondary priority. You just don't see much back-to-the-basket offensive moves these days. Footwork is not stressed as much. It's like they are just wanted as defenders close to the basket and rebounders. Any offensive game from a seven footer becomes a bonus.
I wonder what Hakeem Olajuwon, Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would say if their guards were chucking up the majority of the shots and they were just expected to clean up the misses? I'm pretty sure there would be some sudden game plan adjustments.
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