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  • haiehaie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,552 Founders Club
    edited May 2021
    haie said:

    You named 3 of my 4.

    I don't think analytics hurts the game, it's aesthetically pleasing to see 3-4 passes to a semi-open 3 in the corner swish. The shooting is unreal now.

    I just can't stand the foul calling system to where it's a strategy to run a play where you're 40% trying to actually make the shot and 60% trying to show menial contact to get free throws. It's ruining regular season games, where most of the teams are pretty even and it comes down to 3-5 possessions.

    Still love the league overall. And it's not like they've ruined their sport like the NHL did.
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  • ntxduckntxduck Member Posts: 6,084

    Disagree. There is almost no post presence in the game anymore. Also, much less attacking the paint to finish thanks to analytics that say shoot 40 threes a game and hit 33% of them and you're probably a point ahead. Watching a game where the ball going in the basket one out of three times is better than one out of two times is ass backwards.

    The players also have given up on playing defense. Personally, I prefer to watch a challenge for both sides and elite athletes doing very athletic things. I also don't like video game football, though, so what the hell do I know?
    The mvp of the league is the best post player since Shaq in his prime. But still
  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,913
    edited May 2021
    The NBA is an attempted pick n roll followed by either a drive into 3 guys or a dish to one of 3 hanging on the 3 pt line to take an uncontested shot.

    The most exciting part of the game was a fast break after a steal. Now it’s a guy passing up a dunk or a layup to again, pass out to one of said 3 guys standing at the line.

    Once Curry and Bron are gone, it will further devolve in popularity to the 3rd tier sport it was before Bird, Magic and Jordan showed up.

    The guys that are left to pass the torch to have little to no appeal off the court.

  • BleachedAnusDawgBleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,050 Standard Supporter
    ntxduck said:

    The mvp of the league is the best post player since Shaq in his prime. But still
    The four that Roadie named are literally the only four guys who score from the post anymore. I was listening to a national sports show yesterday on my commute home and they had Kerry Kittles on. He basically said that the game is pickup ball, al teams run the exact same offense, and you have people passing up layups to pass out to someone at the three point line because analytics say that's more value. Nobody plays defense and those that do are penalized by excessive foul calls that reward flopping. Watching Harden, Trae Young, etc is irritating as hell. Cue the "that's an old NBA guy hating" crowd, but, being a former (recent) player who was actually decent, I think he knows more about the game than most.
  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,329 Founders Club
    Both the NFL and NBA have assumed a sameness in play for the same reason. Un(chris)fettered free agency and negotiated less practice time. If you are churning your roster by a third to a half each off season and have a few practices to get it together you start running things that are easy to pick up or in widespread use

    NBA playoff basketball is still the best IMO because it reverts to form. Giannis is a regular season monster that you can make disappear in the playoffs as has happened the last two years

    One thing that won't change is the superstar dominating the playoffs

    #LakeShow
  • AtomicDawgAtomicDawg Member Posts: 7,325

    The four that Roadie named are literally the only four guys who score from the post anymore. I was listening to a national sports show yesterday on my commute home and they had Kerry Kittles on. He basically said that the game is pickup ball, al teams run the exact same offense, and you have people passing up layups to pass out to someone at the three point line because analytics say that's more value. Nobody plays defense and those that do are penalized by excessive foul calls that reward flopping. Watching Harden, Trae Young, etc is irritating as hell. Cue the "that's an old NBA guy hating" crowd, but, being a former (recent) player who was actually decent, I think he knows more about the game than most.
    Some teams run stuff. Miami (when healthy) and Utah put you through a blender and move/reverse the ball exceptionally well. Denver is almost exclusively a high post offense. Golden state typically runs 5 out and when draymond and curry are on the court at the same time they typically move the ball and cut very well. Some teams run good stuff, but the tendency to play for the 3 is true. If you don’t you have a hard time keeping up unless you’re the lakers, dominate defensively, then rebound and get the share of the loose balls better than anyone else. It’s nice to have 2 top 5-10 players on your roster.

    That said when the shot clock runs down it is just iso or pick and roll. No different than it was before except instead dumping I to your post you are clearing the lane for a guard.

    Watching a James harden team is painful
    Though I agree. No ball movement. ISOs everywhere and some bullshit foul call often ensues.
  • KaepskneeKaepsknee Member Posts: 14,913
    I like to waive at Jeep owners on the road.




    I don’t own a Jeep.
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