You want to know something interesting about many of the experts "all time" greats list?

You can only put the ball through the hoop so many different ways...meaning that the players still shoot the ball through the hoop like they did back then, they still dribble the ball up and down, they still shoot free throws, they still dunk, etc...a 15-ft nothing-but-net shot in 1975 is no different than a 15-ft nothing-but-net shot by Lebron James of today. It's all relative. The only thing that has changed is the coaching philosophies and the rules & regulations of the game. I honestly believe that you could interchange the athletes of yesterday with those of today and nothing would change.