Jul 29, 2019 · In the 1980s, Jones made five All-NBA Defensive Teams. Dennis Johnson brought strong ball denial skills to the table. Johnson was 6’4, was strong, and played with toughness. In the 1984 NBA Finals, Johnson did a great defensive job matched up against Hall of Fame point guard Magic Johnson.

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Hakeem Olajuwon had the lowest defensive rating, with a 99.1 rating. Interpreted as: best NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 1980s

StatMuse has team, season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

Notable Achievements in 1980s: Two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Five-time NBA All-Star, 1983 All-NBA First Team Sydney Moncrief quietly dominated the 1980s, and he did so on both...

Checkout the list of all the 1980-81 NBA Leaders along with their teams, categories and more on Basketball-Reference.com

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected for the All-Defensive team in 1979-80.

Checkout the latest 1979-80 NBA Season Summary including Shooting Stats, Advanced Stats, Conference and Division Standings, Awards, Leagues and more on Basketball-Reference.com

Aug 31, 2015 · The game was faster and more fluid in the '80s before hand-checking, control-freak coaches and brutalization in the name of tough defense brought things to a crawl.

Aug 6, 2014 · I'd recommend reading the 2 links below and grasping a better understanding of how post offense was effected, as well as reading the nba rules (particularly 1980-82) and realizing how limited defenders were back then.

Feb 24, 2025 · The 1980s NBA was the perfect storm of talent, competition, and drama. The game had always been great, but by the early '80s, it had transformed into something transcendent that defined the decade. ... However, he had already won an MVP award, a Defensive Player of the Year award, and four scoring titles before the …