NBA news: Jamal Crawford, Kendrick Perkins respond to Channing Frye's hot Michael Jordan take

Retired NBA forward Channing Frye continues to trigger people with his rather controversial views about Michael Jordan on Twitter.

With Jordan and the Chicago Bulls currently the talk of the town due to ESPN's The Last Dance docu-series, Frye offered his unfiltered belief that MJ's perimeter-oriented game won't be as effective in today's style of basketball.

I’m not a Jordan “guy”. I feel like shooting post up mods range twos wouldn’t translate in today’s game. People got hot, luckily I HAVE time to give attention to triggered fans. Lol https://t.co/PobDystCmd

— Channing Frye (@channingfrye) May 16, 2020

This elicited several reactions from Twitter users, including retired center Kendrick Perkins and NBA free agent guard Jamal Crawford.

While most think Frye's words were pure blasphemy, Perkins seemed to agree and support the 36-year-old's comments. Big Perk once again managed to sneak in LeBron James in the conversation and claimed not everyone believes he is the GOAT.

Yooooo….I see my boy @channingfrye on Here holding it down!!!! Keep preaching that Gospel my G. Crazy how many people HATE LeBron. It’s cool people MJ don’t have to be Number 1 on everybody list.

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 16, 2020

Crawford, on the other hand, summed up what most NBA fans were thinking about:

Channing trolling.

— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) May 16, 2020

To be clear, it does sound quite ridiculous to think that Michael Jordan won't be as good in today's era. However, there's some truth to Frye's words about the huge difference in play styles in today's NBA.

Analytics, of course, preach the importance of efficient basketball and abhor the perimeter jumper as the least productive shot of all. Jordan, meanwhile, played in an era where the pace of the game was considerably much slower. Post ups were a thing back then and not a lot of offenses centered on chucking up threes almost every possession.

Although Jordan did favor working around the perimeter, especially as he aged, he is quite a marksman from deep as well. Apart from his legendary competitive spirit, His Airness is an extremely smart player and would have adjusted his game to fit today's NBA style.

Channing Frye, on the other hand, has been spewing hot takes like this one since retiring last year. Not a lot of people agree with him on this one, but don't expect him to turn it down a notch anytime soon.