Similar type players but Sherman was like an inspirational folk hero on that team! He played his heart out. Remember when a reporter told Sherman that gaston the owner said the team stinks? Sherman responded by saying "well we think he stinks" or something like that. Sherman was the man! These days if a player were asked the same question he would probably answer " he's right we do stink so you better trade me to a team with 3 all stars already or I'm taking my ball and going home."
I agree with this. Players now lack that something. They are making more money but aren't necessarily maximizing their talent. McHale for example would take any shot he could to put it in the basket. He didn't care how he looked. It wasn't about image or marketing that way. Players were easier to root for that way. That's the b iggest difference between bird and dirk too. Just something lacking there with Dirk. His game is not nearly as refined. He doesn't get the assists etc. Bird would do what it took to win, and if he had to make that pass at the right time to do it he'd do that. Lebron and Jordan is the same thing. These guys now are about image and making money moreso. They are going to make their money taking certain shots and that's it. Mathematically the 3 has kind of become that shot that players just take. They aren't taking or learning shots like a floater which is a higher percentage shot. It's 3's and dunks and layups. There is very little in between. Kind of lazy. Hard to root for that.
I think by todays standards and compared to the rest of the league Jameer is the same player Sherm was though. Sherms impact wasn't that great compared to the rest of the league. Neither is Jameer's. Similar talents. Different styles. But the entire NBA is that way. It's more a talent league now even moreso where players don't refine their games.
I think it's getting worse too. People in general want things in an instant nowadays instead of working at it. They won't even read this post because it's too long lol and they are too lazy and this is what we are teaching people.
Instead the nba is catering to players like that and having them shoot the 3 instead of improving other aspects of their game. People are too concerned with metrics and math when they don't even understand how it really applies.
I blame your generation in ways. It's why you have guys like Jeff Green and Rondo who instead of improving their games they just go somewhere else and fans just want to trade tehm instead of doing that because they are just as guilty of what they criticize players like that for. It's more about the bottom line but talent is being wasted.
