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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 2720499, member: 1329"] No, I don't think so. Kevin Pelton did an article (ESPN Insider unfortunately don't have access anymore) about adjusting for era that basically amounted to the current era being 12% tougher than Jordan's era. However, Jordan's era was actually slightly weaker than the previous era due to the expansion teams. I'd guess this current era is only slightly tougher than Isiah's era. Most of the current era advantage comes from the widening talent pool due to internationals. Only one person's crack at it anyways, but would favor Paul. If you just mean to adjust for pace of the league and not league quality, the league was faster in the 80s, so Isiah's rate stats would be a bit inflated if we compared both player's stats to league average. Modern era is starting to creep back up, but early Paul's career was pretty slow. [/QUOTE]