benji wrote:It's clear by your desire to engage in a nature vs. nuture argument, that you are not a real fan. If you just watched the games, you'd realize. Plus, like Bill Walton, Tim Legler, and Steve "Snapper" Jones would totally agree with me, and they're NBA experts, while you've never even played in the NBA.
You know what? You're right. I don't know who I'm kidding...at some point I've got to grow up and ditch this façade. No reason for me to continue posting about the NBA when I don't have the mad skillz to back it up. And really, I just denounce the theories of Walton, Legler, and Jones because I'm a jerk who gets off on rejecting conventional wisdom, regardless of validity!
I'm so ashamed.
Back on topic - while I haven't seen many games this season, when I do I see lots of ill-conceived plays that don't really get anywhere, and then the last few seconds of the shot clock turns into one-on-one time...all it would take for me to enjoy it is if more players were able to consistently make a jump shot and would actually take the shots when they're wide open.
Instead there are teams who wait until they get their third or fourth good look of the possession to actually shoot, which is definitely the opposite of the 80's mentality.