Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards caused a stir recently with his opinion on Michael Jordan, prompting former player Kevin Garnett to comment.
If you missed it, here is what Edwards said:
“I didn’t watch it back in the day so I can’t speak on it,” Edwards told Wall Street Journal. “They say it was tougher back then than it is now, but I don’t think anybody had skill back then. (Michael Jordan) was the only one that really had skill, you know what I mean? So that’s why when they saw Kobe (Bryant), they were like, ‘Oh, my God.’ But now everybody has skill.”
Responding to Edwards’ remarks, Garnett offered a somewhat different perspective, emphasizing how today’s style of play wouldn’t have been successful in the past.
“If I’m being honest, bro, I don’t think anybody in this generation could have played like 20 years ago,” Garnett said on Ticket & The Truth. “Twenty years ago, bro, you couldn’t get to a triple step back. You hear what I’m saying to you? You couldn’t get to a triple step back. And then if you shot that s**t, it had to go in. You know why? Because we had efficiency, back in the day, my dude, and it was so f**king hard. It was too physical, and guess what? The league had to come off of it for the flow of movement to be able to have scoring go up, which is why we like to sit here and watch kind of the rat race of the high-paced game right now.”
Prior to Garnett’s response, NBA legend Magic Johnson also criticized Edwards for his remarks.
“I never respond to a guy that’s never won a championship,” Johnson said. “He didn’t win a college championship, I don’t know if he even won a high school championship.”
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