[Q] wrote:Oh for sure you got kids that grew up watching Curry jack up 3s and they want to be just like him.
Weirdly enough, I like that Curry is allowed to do that. I think it's good for the league, and also isn't new. Steph shoots usually 9+ a game. Lately, he has been hitting 10 or 11 a game in his seasons. Ray Allen used to shoot 8+ on average when he was with the Sonics. Steph is just better so it makes sense to give him more looks from there. I also think it adds great benefit to shooters in the way I think defenders should be looked at. Now I don't agree Harden should be doing it, but that's another story about how I think the league is dumb for parody when the talent is not there. It's like everyone used to want centers when there wasn't anyone even projected to be as great as that era of bigs was.
I actually think the issue is more with free player movement in regards to what I blame the players mostly for. I don't know how to fix it though. I think the biggest example of what I mean started with Shaq I believe when he came to LA. There were many reports then that Orlando and Shaq agreed to terms before the infamous West & Shaq meeting that led to Shaq leaving. Then Ben Wallace did it on Detroit supposedly, etc. DeAndre did it on Dallas. That behavior is terrible for the league. It really crushed the loyalty between both parties involved. I blame that on the players and think that for defensive players particularly defensive role players that hurt the league the most and sped up the extinction process of quite a few defensive-minded roles. Because defense takes a toll on the body. Players who are defensive minded have a worse turnover than most other roles in the league because the defense is more effort than skillset. So players who are just strong defenders get replaced quickly now. Most players see that and try and make their skills more valuable. Dwight Howard said he can shoot 3s is an example.
Now don't get me wrong, Danny Ainge trading everything under the sun that he doesn't want hasn't helped either. That is my point though. In the 80s when Ainge recommended trading Bird & McHale to revive the team, Red traded Ainge. He was loyal to those loyal. This lack of loyalty in this era really has hurt the league tremendously to even the on-court product. It's showing a lot in the defense.