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15 1990’s NBA Players That Would Suck Today

By Matthew Handel

MANHATTAN, NY - CIRCA 1990's: Point Guard John Stockton #12 of the Utah Jazz brings the ball up court against the New York Knicks circa early 1990's during an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. Stockton played for the Jazz from 1984-03. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, NY - CIRCA 1990's: Point Guard John Stockton #12 of the Utah Jazz brings the ball up court against the New York Knicks circa early 1990's during an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. Stockton played for the Jazz from 1984-03. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /
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21 FEB 1995: JOHN STARKS OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS CHARGES FOR THE BASKET AGAINST THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS DURING THE FIRST HALF THEIR CLASH AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger/ALLSPORT
21 FEB 1995: JOHN STARKS OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS CHARGES FOR THE BASKET AGAINST THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS DURING THE FIRST HALF THEIR CLASH AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger/ALLSPORT /

John Starks

New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors (1990-1999)

John Starks was one of the best New York Knicks‘ players of the 1990s, but playing in today’s NBA would be a frustrating time for him. Starks would be too small to guard the bigger guards and too slow to keep up with the type of guards in today’s game.

Starks was great in the ’90s, but he doesn’t have an area that he really excelled at. He averaged 12.5 points and 3.6 assists, per game, in his career. Starks was also known for his trash talking, specifically how well he did it.

Today’s NBA doesn’t have much room for trash talking, in fact, you don’t see many players in each others’ faces talking crap, like they used to in the ’90s. Starks would find himself quite out of rhythm in today’s NBA, most likely spending much of time on the bench, due to fouls and being close to getting kicked out of games.

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