Andrew wrote:I find myself cringing every time a three-pointer goes up these days. I don't want to say that players falling in love with the three has totally ruined the game, but it does lead to some ugly basketball. Sure, it's worth an extra point so the chart says keep launching them, but when a team bricks five or six of them in a row while passing up good looks around the basket, that hardly seems like a winning strategy.
Dee4Three wrote: I just don't see that type of intensity in the NBA anymore, a lot of players seemingly just going through the motions.
Sauru wrote:Dee4Three wrote: I just don't see that type of intensity in the NBA anymore, a lot of players seemingly just going through the motions.
i think a lot of it also has to do with players mentality. most players in the nba right now know they have zero chance to win the title this season. then there is the fact that players today want an easier road. you see this attitude all the way down to the playground where people will sit our 2-3 games until they get a stacked team together. just a different era. this mindset is not exclusive to basketball either, its just how younger people act in todays world.
NovU wrote:Embiid has slowly become one of my most disliked players in this league. When he first came into this league, I thought he was just a kid looking for attention with full of confidence. It turns out it's not about being confident or fun but he's just purely a dick. Seems a rivalry between Thunder and 76ers now exists. Their meetings this season were all intense. Sure, I welcome a good rivalry but it all started with Embiid being a dick and won't stop being one. Fuck him.
Andrew wrote:Zone defense and complete elimination of handchecking have been factors. I think there's also an obsession with breaking the sport down to numbers, popularising concepts such as threes always being better because they're worth more than regular field goals. While that is mathematically true, they're also more difficult and lower percentage shots, which means they're not always going to be the best shots to take. Five threes are worth more than five twos, but if you give up open inside looks to brick every single one of those threes on ill-advised attempts, you've forfeited a good chance to score ten points in a failed gamble to score fifteen. It can lead to some ugly basketball at times.
NovU wrote:I get that too. I think it's due to noise marketing. Whoever says more lucrative and outlandish statements, will draw more attention and fans, whether right or wrong. Big farce statements are common and people will follow as long as it sounds cool.
air gordon wrote:any reference to particularly who you are guys are talking about? tbh aside from Zach lowe's work and an occasional dunc'd on & sam amick podcast, i don't follow much of the national coverage so i'm not in the know
honestly was '98 bulls vs jazz "pretty" basketball?
NovU wrote:The way I see it, 3 point heavy league isn't really the core of the problem. But it's the lack of hero ball that bores and put off older gen fans. :
Sauru wrote:i feel one of the biggest issues is players constantly jumping ship. the younger generation loves all the player movement while the older fans absolutely hate it
Sauru wrote:another issue and one thats possibly even bigger is social media. players today freely speak their mind and those opinions are heard by everyone with in minutes. in the past you read the paper and saw highlights on sports center and this shielded the players a lot. when they spoke out it would not reach everyone. i feel the players taking to social media all the time is a major turn off for most older fans.
[Q] wrote:I dunno, even though I am like 10 years older than them, I can appreciate and relate to all the young Lakers insulting each other on Instagram. It's pretty hilarious. Good to see that they're all friends off the court.
[Q] wrote:Would you prefer that they just "shut up and dribble"?
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