In this modernity, the dunkers get the praise and video highlights (that's like TV commercials).
Is that why the purely ball handlers/play setters are not developing like days of old?
Remember that player who was short (6')? Spent his formative years being doubted.
Not Spud Webb, Ernie Digregorio. He played so low to the "ground" normal height defenders
couldn't smoothly reach that low. Also with so little floor-to-hand distance his dribble couldn't
veer. Add to that that he bounced it so hard, it quickly came back into his hand's contact control.
Played for Providence, then won NBA Rookie of the Year. Great passer. He said his BB philosophy
was simple (kiss) = "If that guy played/practiced 5 hours/day, then by practicing 10 hours/day, I could
beat him out."