NBA
- Thread starter RivaDawg
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It is going to seem foreign to you because unlike college basketball, there are more than a couple of guys who can make jump shots.
Well you picked a good one to start off with. I can’t promise you won’t throw the tv remote with all the foul calls Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gets. Damn foul merchant.
Basically it's just scrimmage target practice and no defense.
Seriously a few years ago someone at work told me OKC was in the playoffs. I said OKC? I didn’t even know they had a team. And I used to watch every NBA game that came on TV. Haven’t seen one in forever.
They have uniforms and everything. And a skyscraper you can see from downtown Dallas..
Been to 5. Watched since the 80's. It's a much different game of shooting 3's that's not the same.
Ok so what pro sport is the same as it was in the 80s. The game evolves with better skill sets.
That is true. The metrics that cause the "3 point first" makes the game a spread out game and many missed shots. Watching all players miss 2 out of 3 of their 3 point shots really just is not enjoyable to me. It reminds me of just messing around in the gym. 33% is elite NBA, I understand. Curry shoots 42% and is better to watch, especially when he takes over a game on a hot streak. Just my humble opinion. Not into watching spread out target practice (my grumpy old man term).
The SPS NBA Defender Squad is among the most thin-skinned on this board.
Says the guy who comes furiously typing in a Mike Leach thread 24/7.
I've learned over the years to never make a negative observation about the NBA on this message board.
Metrics have hurt pro basketball and baseball most of all. It’s now proven that the best way to play both sports is to make it boring. And that’s fine, as it’s just a production anyway to make money. Ie for people to have something to do.
Football is different in this way.
I'll add this for my dear friend old blue balls. Going to an NBA game in person is very enjoyable. Energy is fun and electric. Similar to hockey games in person.
33% from deep is not elite in the NBA. It isn't even average!
Haha, rough.
The average has been in the 35-36% range this entire century.
As a Grizz fan, I’m extremely jealous of teams like the Spurs, Thunder, Pistons. Rockets, and Magic.
They’re all on a path that Memphis would also be on if we had a competent front office