Did Steph Curry's 3 Point Shooting ACTUALLY Ruin The NBA?

[@HoopReports]

Do you want to see less 3-point shooting in the NBA?

[@andres_35flores]

As a warriors fan I feel like every team just wants to shoot against the warriors

[@rocketfighter8]

Will more midrange shots increase ratings?

[@aaronmbaye6498]

Bring back the handcheking rule, I beg 🙏🏾 the NBA for this !

[@JoshAbrahamGuitar]

No Steph increased the viewership, but teams felt like they were also that guy, so they just started chucking up shots. That's just how it is nowadays.

[@jolli4116]

Totally discard that three point line. Make everything a two cuz it appears now that it’s much harder to shoot the ball close to the basket cuz defense is more intense.

[@MrAkhereo]

The technical fouls from refs need to stop. Players can't even get competitive and talk trash. There's barely any rivalries.

[@nydibs]

There should be more technicals

[@ang695]

@@nydibs less.

[@Skylinedark]

Well said… yes the trash talking was the magic and the refs just knew it.

[@joseluisgonzalez1047]

Viewership is down because mfs make it hard to watch games, trying to milk the top % of viewers as much as possible

[@guts7518]

NBA needs to be able to review plays like NFL... not that NFL does shady stuff too... but what ruined the NBA was when they quit letting players play DEFENSE for ratings.

[@JJFX-]

The NBA ruined the NBA. Excessive 3-pointers is the symptom, not the disease. If most players were competing hard, playing defense and actually trying for offensive rebounds we wouldn't see as many or even care as much if we did. Silver pushed the league into a sports betting and advertising machine that just happens to be filled with millionaires playing basketball when they feel like it.

[@cbarak72]

As a European the prevalence of 3pt shooting doesn’t bother me. What bothers me is the constant travelling and the no-calls, the fact that defense plays a lesser role, and of course that a lot of stars are almost always injured.

[@nikolayjerev6138]

And flopping

[@21palica]

I would start there too. Every other game is being played like an all-star game. Constant travels, no foul calls, flopping specialists, refs not having a clue what they are doing, etc. I mean, Drummond got ejected for 2nd technical foul (because Wemby tripped and fell) and then returned to the floor after a review ffs!!!

[@alexandru5369]

LOl "injured" i.e. lazy overpaid divas.

[@Logistics_Sandar]

Agree … they need to bring refs from Europe to the NBA

[@kozatas]

Watching travelling makes my eyes bleed as a European. Moreover, exaggerated gestures of the refs, as if they are assisting a jet fighter to takeoff from an airplane carrier.

[@mhf1979]

Hoop Report I’m a 45 year old Singaporean. The current problems with NBA is just more than just 3P shots. The commissioner took away defence. Refs anyhow call technical🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️. Player are allowed to travel more than three steps carrying Ball. Refs give more free throws to the favourite team. If they keep this on they will just finish themselves Cheers and Merry Christmas

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

defense? watch 92 and 93 finals ymca defense. those are worse than nba defense right now lmao. oldhead just refuse to admit it

[@toomeyeh1]

Hell yeah man i appreciate the perspective unironically. Interesting to hear intl viewers opinions 🤝

[@toomeyeh1]

​@@WestbrickFansGotNoBrainsvery reasonable comment, "WestbrickFansGotNoBrains" 😂😭

[@JaspRemains-v7c]

Yup

[@WilliamBenedict]

I agree, espcially guys like LeBron get away with anything, walking 3 oir 4 steps to take a shot, elbowing his way into anyone and never being called for a foul.

[@K.A.P.Skully33]

It’s not Steph. It’s the mfs tryna be like Steph

[@skiippys]

Gotta do what you gotta do to win just no more sauce

[@VViralMoment]

Steph had 10 points yesterday against Indiana and ruined my parlay. He’s not the old Steph anymore unfortunately

[@skiippys]

@ stop gambling money not his fault you betting

[@duyvuitton6019]

@@VViralMoment Nah, players be manipulating parlays and gamblers. Everything in sports is Vegas ball ever since they legalized gambling. It's all WWE.

[@joshuaharris53]

The nba has been trying to catch up with the warriors for awhile now so it’s obvious that they changed the way how the game is played

[@cfnretro6448]

What hurts so bad about watching the modern NBA is that even years past, every team had a different and distinct play style.

[@curtiszyr]

That’s a bold face lie 😂 lmao

[@aidanmaharaj5275]

@@curtiszyr he's not though there were different styles the suns run and gun, the Bad Boy Pistons, Knicks were quite Slow in their style doing post plays and Spurs were like the modern NBA looking for Corner 3, that's where the Family Guy "Corner 3" was from the Spurs gameplay not Steph.

[@goblue193]

@@curtiszyr Lots of teams ran different offenses. The Bulls and Lakers ran the triangle, the early 2000s Kings with the Princeton offense, and the 7 seconds or less Suns etc

[@G0ATTARIUS]

Now this is facts!

[@PickANameAndPutItHere]

@@goblue193 Yeah but it wasn't "every team (that) had a different and distinct play style". That's some goofy shit you'd say on the internet

[@frankiek2691]

Steph Curry didn't make bad shooters chuck 3's.

[@MrAkhereo]

I mean they were just influenced by him.

[@iluvdissheet]

​@@MrAkhereo so playing GTA makes you wanna be a criminal and car jack people 🤔 No. Being "influenced" should make you wanna be better not just do it to get away with it. Play smarter not harder.

[@illwill6752]

@@MrAkhereohe didn’t tell them to shoot those shots if not capable tho

[@cybomakh210]

So wen everyone is a saying 'Steph changed the game', what do yall mean🤣..laughable bunch. The 3point is his legacy right, so how does he get to change the game and be celebrated for that yet have no responsibility for the same wen things go south😂😂😂???? Y'all suck for this position I tell yah

[@iluvdissheet]

@@cybomakh210 what are you talking about? It is a FACT that teams have shot more 3's since Steph's 2016 season. Jxmy Highroller just posted a vid about this recently. Do some research kid.

[@Raider870]

No the problem is coaches thinking they have a steph curry 😂😂😂

[@gusreddevil7]

steph said it once: dont blame me because you are taking those bad shots stop tagging me i m not telling you to shoot that shit. He is right everyone believes that are Steph Curry when they are not, he has a talent that he crafted over the years he has the sniper others dont thats it dont blame him blame the fools who think that they are him

[@MrOdaddy2011]

It doesn't matter what he said then. It's clear he influenced the game and changed it. If Steph Curry didn't exist the game would be played differently.

[@J23LA24]

​@@MrOdaddy2011Steph has no control over how other people play, only himself. That's an excuse. I stopped watching because everybody can't shoot but wont stop shooting. Can't dribble but keep carrying and traveling to the hoop. LeBron's garbage offensive fouls not called, and the free throws advantage he gets, the superteaming, the lack of accountability, the podcasting instead of training...it's trash.

[@TheBestOne382]

Bullshit!

[@TheBestOne382]

Bullshit

[@BruvahSulaiman]

It shows how arrogant, taller, more athletic players are. They thought they had a monopoly on dominating the NBA with physical play. They didn't know a guy with Steph's build could be the foundation of a dynasty by working on his game and earning the skills to dominate without dunking.

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

It was the Warriors Steph, KD and Klay team that forever changed the sport. That team proved that no matter how good your mid range game was, they could outscore you with 3 pt shots. The real question is, how does commish Adam Silver still have a job? In the corporate world any CEO with the kinda losses in viewership he's overseen would have his head on a platter.

[@jasonm2465]

The League wanted positionless basketball. Everyone is a guard and a 3-point specialist. NBA basketball now looks like streetball…..carrying, traveling, gather-stepping and poor officiating. It’s ugly but they got what they wanted. We can’t blame Steph!

[@ultimatechrisso6592]

But players are more skilled now

[@dgreater1]

@@ultimatechrisso6592 I wouldn't say players are more skilled now when they're obviously lacking fundamentals so much referees started sleeping on their job of calling on obvious violations.

[@Elephanthajsnen]

Exactly NBA is all travelling and no defense

[@jasonm2465]

@@ultimatechrisso6592 if you are only looking for players who have great handles and can shoot the three, then yes. However, good post players of the past would feast on this generation of players. Look how Kenny Lofton man-handled guys in the post just a couple years ago in summer league….but that’s not the brand of basketball they want now.

[@garebaregoof4226]

@@dgreater1I’d say they are more skilled in the “well rounded” sense. Most players can do more than players of old. The issue isn’t skill or talent, but rather heart for the game, in my opinion. They are divas now.

[@flickshotgirl]

I'm never watching another NBA game in my life... it peaked in the early 2010s

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

Peaked? The Miami "super team" was arguably the lowest point in NBA history

[@fuccckckkkkckkck]

KD joining the Warriors for those 3 seasons is what did it for me. Now I only watch come playoffs.

[@BruvahSulaiman]

If teams respected Curry and Klay like they should, we wouldn't be in this mess. They convinced themselves that what Curry and Klay were doing was as simple as chucking up a bunch of 3s. The prerequisite to building a dynasty around 3pt shooting is drafting 2 of the best shooters of all time. If you don't have the equivalent of prime Steph and prime Klay, then you can't replicate their success.

[@AnthonyHernandez-wi7zu]

Exactly thy think any shooter can replicate curry and Thomsons success it’s only a matter of time until they all realize

[@billyyank5807]

Dudes were shooting lights out.

[@curtiszyr]

It’s just basketball , you can 100% replicate it. 😂

[@Wesley-rn7oc]

It's a math thing. If the other team is shooting threes at a decent percentage, you just lose if you don't. Look at the point totals today even with the bad shooting. That is very hard to do with two pointers.

[@AnthonyHernandez-wi7zu]

@ but no one has remember that Steph and Thompson are the greatest shooters ever

[@emanjab5041]

Thumbs up from me! I salute you for finally exposing the stupidity this league has gotten to. Too many teams in today’s game are trying to emulate the Splash Family or CP3/Harden Rockets. Little do they realize is what made those teams special was due to their individual talents, not their ability to just run and gun 3’s alone. That’s what made the games so interesting in the 2010s and why the NBA was so entertaining to watch from teams’ contrasting philosophies. Now it’s reduced to merely a three point shoot out with some isos spammed in the mix.

[@MichaelMomo-tb2kk]

Refs, is the main reason, bad calls, betting and not allowing trash talking.

[@rgonzalo511]

Nope it's teams spamming three's

[@jsfbr]

Precisely. Enforce the rules correctly, and most of the problems will be fixed. I don't believe they'll do it, though.

[@ComedyBros5]

@@rgonzalo511 It's that but definitely also what the original commenter here said. Officiating is at its all-time worst. There's no such thing as rivalries anymore because of how anal refs are anymore. And betting is also tremendously out of hand.

[@myjoy2850]

​@@rgonzalo511nah. Its the officiating that really killing it. No travel, defense is not vital due to their nonsense call, games are ended by free throws,etc

[@rgonzalo511]

@@myjoy2850 Nope it's the spamming of threes. It's boring watching the same shot over and over again

[@WanderleiSilva29]

What ruined the NBA is, not only everyone just shooting fifty 3s per game (even if forty of them are bricks).... but also adding a 3 second rule on D (which completely removes the 5 from the equation which makes it far easier to drive).... Removing hand checking.... Giving guys the lane or they go to the foul line.... Allowing players to carry, travel, and basically play street ball.... Allowing players to clown around during All Star games and not even try.... and ZERO player loyalty because they all just follow the money and chase records/championships. THAT, in turn, eliminated rivalries.... The absolute best thing the NBA had going for them were rivalries because rivalries creates drama and adds excitement.... The Celtics/Lakers, Bulls/Pistons, etc. rivalries are over because nobody is loyal to their team these days. The 70's, 80's, and 90's was REAL basketball.... Today, it's just who can shoot the deepest and who can score the most points.... I'll tell you one thing, it's far easier to score when you don't have a center sitting in the paint waiting for you (who is also allowed to touch you without it being a foul)..... If a dude breathes in the wrong direction, the offensive player goes to the line. That's insane.... Basketball is not apples to apples anymore, yet we allow records to be broken and comparing players to past generations, even though they changed all the rules.... It's ridiculous. Once you change the rules of the game, you change the game period....

[@scottbuono2507]

Rivalries and the guarantee that if star players were even SOMEWHAT healthy there was a 100% chance they were playing at least 40 minutes is what kept the regular season intensity level high

[@kaydevious]

Watching threes upon threes is indeed boring as shit, but, can we also acknowledge that the showboating and arrogance of these players might also have something to do with the decline in viewership? It isn't just one thing, it's all of it. The crooked officiating, the half-assed defense and one-dimensional offense that's identical on every team, the entitlement and showboating of the players, the sitting out for load management or not playing any kind of meaningful defense because they "need to conserve their energy for offense" and every other excuse made for some "superstar" and his lack of effort on one end... The league just sucks in every way, and these players don't have any respect for who came before them or for the next generation of ballers that they're leaving the league in worse shape for.

[@Dermi_Sky]

i agree kobe said it once: the most NBA-players dont love the game. Kobe, Curry, LBJ, KD, Luka and some others love the game and you can see it when you watching their games. And then you have the arrogant side with all their trashtalking, one-dimensional playstyle like you said. they are not exceptional or great, they just play it for the easy money. the refs are even worse. the players think they can be Curry or Kobe without hard work and only with their talent, the coaches think they all have curry and thompson in their roster and let them all shoot 50 3s with like 10% scoring. Thats bad and boring. We need a change inside the NBA from the ground. Better coaches, better player and way better refs. A new rulebook with more strict rules, penaltys if refs ignor or abuse them. Coaches need get punished if they do season over season the same shit playstyle their team is not build for. We need more player who love the game in the NBA and not this ego-monkeys we have at the moments as the new "superstars". curry and the warriors changed the game because they played with their strenghs.

[@dirtydard4870]

Guys like this will slurp on the players forever and never blame them for any of this

[@TheBantuIsraelite]

No one tunes out for "Showboating". 😒

[@mcmerry2846]

Not really, what's boring, is mfs not playing an inch of defense and the resting 2 weeks

[@ThatGuy-pl9ng]

When we getting a dubs update video?

[@jermainemickell9753]

I believe in the old saying. If you can’t beat them join them. Steph in his prime was so lethal. And was unstoppable at the three point range. That others thought they had to fight fire with fire. Which destroyed part of the game

[@YngDub3319]

The modern NBA is so much more athletic and talented than old school that all they do is shoot 3's 😂😂😂😂

[@Isaiahvsthegame]

Steph started shooting 3s because he is a smaller guard that had to find a way to be effective, im not saying you can't shoot threes there's KD but he doesn't need to rely on it to score it's just part of his game he added, now we got 6"10, 7"0 centers shooting 3s while yes its nice to have a stretch big they dont need to rely on the 3 ball like Steph does or any small guard, infact they're there to do the opposite

[@kungfukenny9879]

Its NOT STEPH, those BIG man trying to be shooting guards and Lebron teaching kids to flop and be soft!! 🤦‍♂️😬🤦‍♂️

[@jmck1107]

LeBron is the reason people watch

[@Brand117]

​@@jmck1107 speak for yourself lmao

[@barlmax4095]

another problem that compounds to it its how expensive being a fan is, you gotta have like 3 streaming services to follow the league just to see them chuck 3’s every 5 seconds or for outrageous techs out of thin air

[@MagicoPauleJack]

Best video of this topic. Congrats

[@markjosephhuerno3391]

NBA in 00s is less skilled on shooting sure but it's the peak hoops in terms of entertainment, every team has different type of basketball, you have pistons lockdown defense, Lakers elite big and guard combo, Spurs insane passing and ball movement, Suns Run and Gun offense, Mavs Unicorn Bigman, Toronto's Dunk City, Orlando's Elite Rim defense, Etc. it's just so fun to watch

[@MobPsychoooooo]

Basketball evolves, and it just happened that the Warriors won chips with shooting 3s as their main offense. Then teams started to think "oh they win multiple chips shooting 3s, we can make our players shoot bunch of 3s so we could also win", which is crazy. Steph and Klay mastered their crafts, they can shoot the lights out with their shooting. They are not just regular shooters, they have the system made for them and Steph and Klay put on the work to make it happen.

[@digitalian99]

"NBA in 00s is less skilled" less skilled is the wrong word... they are just getting defended better if players today gets to be defended like in the 00's --- their shooting percentage will GO DOWN

[@markjosephhuerno3391]

@@digitalian99 "less skilled on shooting" read it again. This era is boring and isn't fun to watch for sure but the gap in hooting skills is huge. Athletecism is far superior on 00s with flashy dunks, posters and layups.

[@d.columbia9603]

​@markjosephhuerno3391 i don't thing they are really less skilled in terms of shooting. The average difference is less than 2 %. But defense was actually a thing which makes %s drop on average.

[@markjosephhuerno3391]

@d.columbia9603 it's more of a Refs stupid and Soft calls with players flopping + defense can't keep up with super fast offense.

[@miaoFoodNow]

At this point remove the 3 point line. It will be more fun. By the way: Where are the dunks!

[@_Smitty1212]

There are many reasons, for me, one is everyone calling a juicer and flopper the GOAT. The softness of the game now. The entitlement of the athletes now and the list goes on.

[@SunnyDarkoShow]

No people who copy him are ruining it.

[@unnwas]

The 3 point line is an inherent "flaw" in Basketball, at some point, it would be abused, Curry just happened to be that guy. Regardless, the NBA has way worse problems right now.

[@iluvdissheet]

"Abused"? Jesus Shuttlesworth 🥲 held the 3 pt record for 10 years! And Steph rarely is at the line, his step back 3 is a signature! If Steph just hung around the 3 pt line, you got a point but he constantly moves. He shoots the finger roll, the mid, the long 2 and from the logo. "Abused" the wrong word when i can show footage from THIS year of guys just waiting on the line to shoot a 3 and miss. Steph has earned the right to shoot whenever he feels it. Stop the 🧢

[@hawkname1234]

You literally did not make an argument here.

[@Zerophimable]

I've been saying this for a long time. It's not the players' fault. It's the fact that shooting 3s is better than any midrange shot will ever be.

[@GigglewithFelix321]

Inherent is a word often used by they/thems

[@AHumanLivingOnEarth]

@@hawkname1234 Yes he did.

[@gt2d169]

I don't blame Steph at all. This guy is uniquely talented. A literal anomaly. The problem is that teams are trying to replicate something that they can't. The real problem is the officiating. Everybody can travel and palm the ball and the foul situation is ridiculous. Some are called for barely touching someone while others can just barrel into somebody and not get called. You add in the crying about no calls and load management, it's really sad. Add flopping into the mix and the lack of defense, we've got a game that doesn't really intrigue me. It's ugly regardless, which is a shame. I remember loving this game.

[@byronservies4043]

No, because Steph will happily drive the basket if that is the open shot.

[@MobPsychoooooo]

And Steph will move off ball just to find his shot, then there's Klay who can actually drop 30-60 pts with just catch and shoot. They are on the league of their own

[@byronservies4043]

@@MobPsychoooooo Exactly. I am an extremely casual fan, but even I can see it.

[@sharpshooter0174]

It's not Steph, it's NBA itself. They failed to hear to the fans for years. Now they got what the deserve. Bad refs,techs everywhere, soft game and players ,no rivalries,no adjustment to the rules in the 3 point trend, ton of games making each game's impact to the final team position in the table minimal. Tons of adds,making the game 3 hour long, it s just so boring rn that it's been 2 years that I don't even watch the highlights anymore. Euroleague on the other side is so much entertaining, passionate fans with crazy atmosphere and players caring for their jersey, giving it all out to win,every game is a war!

[@burnout3722]

They're CHUCKERS! Nobody wants to see a bunch of 3 pointers getting chucked up all game.

[@nydibs]

That’s what it is, it’s not the number of 3s, it’s the number of bad shots being taken

[@ozmosisful]

This analytics change started with management and coach implementation on the pheonix suns with nash. This was starting point of eliminating the mid range.

[@Dryltd]

A small guard shooting 3's isn't the NBA's problem. KAT being the 3pt Champion is a problem. Get their big butts back on the block.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

it's fun when one guy does it, but when everyone does, it isn't fun no more

[@MasterCWG]

The Cavs prove you can still be the #1 team without 3 point Spam

[@FitnessPlanB]

Top Reasons: #1 And 1 Mixtape #2 Slam Dunk Contest Dead #3 Stop calling people 2-way players when everyone needs to play both sides. #4 Big Men with horrible free throw percentage #5 Overpaid Athletes #6 WNBA is catching up #7 Soyboys #8 Fashion and Podcasts #9 Not following their shots #10 Dumb coaches making millions

[@MrAkhereo]

Who saw the sixers game last night. The ref wanted them to lose like bruh. These nba refs suck calling silly fouls. Not calling clear fouls just terrible officiating.

[@marcusthomas3632]

A brilliant illustration of the problem is that regular season games should never mimic lazily played ALL STAR GAMES.

[@ZiskaR-m6o]

The real issue is the NBA rules they allow so much travel, they don't allow physical play so we get no defense. They allow moving screens and rarely call them the issues is in the rules they took away the hand check then they took away the ability to fight through screens. Allow players to fight through screens again start calling travel and start calling the moving picks issue solved. Yes three points will still be shot but you bring back some value to the mid range when you can run guys off the line with defense

[@zooropa84]

I'm far from being an NBA expert but what I've noticed over the past few years are: Coaches not coaching effectively during games, Referees that make bad calls or no calls too consistently, too many 3-point shot attempts and players not playing to their strengths. I understand those are broad statements, but I don't watch full games anymore like I used to back in the day. I very much enjoy watching highlight reels of Steph or any player that performs well, but I wonder how the game would change if there was no more 3-point line. Half-court shots made would be 4-points. If there was 1-more referee or an automated AI supported referee system. Also, it would be great if players, referees and coaches when making stupid blatant mistakes would be put in a "time-out" box like in the NHL. Sub in the next person to help out when that happens. I think that would make the NBA more fun to watch for me at least.

[@adinrizki4125]

If NBA try to adopt FIBA rules, it will be more exciting!

[@pauljoseph3081]

Steph's 3s ✖️ Daryl Morey's offensive scheme ✅✅✅

[@eddiebazaldua8813]

No, everyone and their mom shooting threes ruined the NBA

[@kriswillman2779]

The golden era splash bros. Warriors would rank near the bottom of attempted 3s today. That's how bad things have gotten.

[@swasho2939]

Answer is yes and made the NBA softer. (insert Kahwi laugh)

[@rocketfighter8]

Soft is missing tons of games like him.

[@isplash5148]

I saw someone before mention a perfect reason for the NBA's decline in viewerships. It's one simple reason, lack of dynastys. Most NBA fans usually agree upon the most "entertaining era" being the 2010's. The reason NBA fans agree about the 2010's. Not because the three pointer was balanced or defence was "good" but because of the Spurs vs Heat rivarly and Warriors vs Cavs rivarly. That's the only reason. The NBA now doesn't have a dynasty, there's nobody to pay attention to. It's like the 90's without the Bulls, 80's without the Celtics and Lakers, 2000's without the Spurs and Lakers, that's the reason we don't pay attention, anybody can win. The warriors vs mavericks record breaking 3 point game was probally the most payed attention and talked about regular game in years. If the 3 point birage was so hated, this game shouldnt even be thought about after one night. It's not Curry's fault, it's not the 3 points fault, it's the lack of dynastys.

[@rocketfighter8]

Watch any NBA game on TV and gauge the crowd reactions to 3's compared to midrange shots. Now tell me, which elicits more excitement from them? Be honest.

[@geelangfordo3272]

The problem is it has reduced the two most exciting things guards and forwards driving to the rim and big men battling in the paint. Push the 3 back get rid of the corner 3 and get rid of the 3 seconds in the paint.

[@rocketfighter8]

@@geelangfordo3272 You didn't answer my question. Getting rid of the 3 second rule will allow the tallest players to just camp out under the basket and get lob after lob as well as prevent guards and forwards to drive to the rim because it will be too crowded.

[@geelangfordo3272]

@rocketfighter8 They managed to do it back in the day.

[@rocketfighter8]

@@geelangfordo3272 Back in the day was before 1936. Stop asking for its elimination. You're wasting my time.

[@dirtyrice594]

It’s not Steph but the refs who are destroying the NBA. As a fan, I value defense over offense and they have been successful in taking that away. Skilled players manipulate calls by jumping into defenders or swinging the arms when a defender has their hands up and they’re clearly not trying to shoot but get a favorable call. It’s lame and kills the flow of the game.

[@raider_reaper_4194]

Quick answer: Hell No

[@zxcvb3772]

Jeremy Lin got me into the NBA and when you brought up Lin vs Kobe it gave me a lot of nostalgia. Basketball used to be full of passion back in the days, the fans live for these individual battles where they would go at each other to prove themselves, these days, players would dodge those match ups by sitting out, or they don't even take on the challenges anymore to play against each other. Their plays carry very little pride with them, or they never cared in the first place. Steph Curry isn't to blame for the failings of today's NBA, 2016 Golden State Warriors or 2016 in general was one of the most fun season I've had watching NBA, while it's true that they shot a lot of 3 pointers that season, but they were also not a one dimensional team. They have 3 point shooters like Steph and Klay, they have midrange shooter like Shaun Livingston, they have inside presence like Draymond and Bogut, and they played defense. I still remember Steph and James Harden had a really potent little floater game back in the days, it was fun to watch players having so many moves and was actually skilled at playing the game, it wasn't just getting past a screen and chucking up 3 pointers all night. Today's players just look very low energy, very lazy, it felt like that when they chuck up 3 pointers. The game right now feels very one dimensional. It doesn't matter how many sets of plays you run, the gist of that play was basically getting past a screen or multiple screens to get either the shooter or the roller open, it's the same thing every time. It's boring to watch. You also can't be physical with any players, which means you can play defense at all. The game does not look very appealing right now.

[@stevenwhiters8928]

No harden did that’s who guys replicate

[@ThatsBarbaric]

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[@jasonjordan3916]

You couldn't watch a Nuggets game for 4 years. 2 MVP and a championship without local viewership! Crazy!

[@julian_b]

Here are a few rule change ideas that could make the NBA more appealing and bring variety to the game: 1. Limit the Number of 3-Point Attempts per Team Teams could be restricted to a certain number of 3-point attempts per quarter or game. This would encourage more diverse offensive strategies, like post play or mid-range shooting. 2. Shorten the Shot Clock Reducing the shot clock from 24 to 20 seconds would increase the pace of the game, leading to faster decision-making and potentially more exciting plays. 3. Introduce a 4-Point Line Adding a 4-point line further out from the current 3-point arc could reward sharpshooters while making 3-pointers feel less dominant in the overall strategy. Also add a small limit on the number of attempts. 4. No Defensive 3-Second Violation Allowing defenders to stay in the paint longer could bring back more physicality and help balance the offense-defense dynamic. 5. Lower the Foul Limit for Players Reducing the number of fouls a player can commit before fouling out (from 6 to 5, for example) might discourage overly aggressive play and create more exciting matchups. 6. Changes to Overtime Adopt a “golden basket” rule in overtime (first team to score wins) or introduce a timed overtime period that emphasizes fast, high-stakes play.

[@Withmypups247]

There wouldn’t be as many 3’s if you could play defense

[@rocketfighter8]

The only way to defend the 3 is by sticking close to the shooter at the arc. This leaves the lane wide open for drivers. If you watch NBA games the defenders have to defend the lane too so they play half way, resulting in open 3's.

[@SanctumROTMG]

3s stretch the defense tho thats why its played differently

[@HEALTHANDWEALTHCHANNEL-h6o]

Players shoot threes, even if they miss all of them, because less contact means less injuries, and standing further away from opponent's basket means less running back on defense. And coaches can't sub out these players, because the entire generation of players play like that!

[@ReconciledByFaith]

1) Move the 3 point line back farther 2) Empower defensive players by reintroducing handchecking and not calling soft fouls 3) Weaken offensive players by calling travels on moves that used to be travels and actually enforcing moves still considered travels today 4) Do things to encourage competitiveness and passion 4a) Don't call weak techs for things like finger waving after dunks 4b) incentivize players to play hard in regular season games. The easiest way is by decreasing the number of games for more rest and practice (but they'd rather have a worse product than less money, so prob a no-go there) 4c) decrease advertisements, external entertainment, and breaks in play so players and viewers can get in rhythm and absorbed into the game But honestly, i don't think the NBA will ever be the same again because culture and people are changing. Young men don't have the same competitive, tough mindset they used to have in general, and NBA players in particular are so wealthy now that their lifestyle and celebrity status changes them.

[@SanctumROTMG]

moving it further back tho will just make the defense stretch out further also there wont be much space on the corner 3s

[@ReconciledByFaith]

@SanctumROTMG I don't think we can adjust the corner 3, that's true, but backing up the rest of the line should keep more players from shooting 3s in the first place due to the lower percentages and encourage more 2s. Though honestly it'd be easier to just nerf 3s to where they're worth 2.5 points, but they'll probably never do that.

[@RRRRRRRRR33]

I agree 100% the issue is not only the 3pt play style, pretty much everything related to the NBA is tarnished. Rule changes are easy to implement, but the soft mentality is affecting the players ever since "the decision", 12+ years of reinforcement, it will be pretty hard to change their minds and attitude. Either way, basketball is in such a weird state nowadays, bizarre players like Wemby looks dominant among the weak and soft, but it's not really entertaining. Jokic is very entertaining, same goes for Giannis, but their respective role players are very boring to watch, etc.. There's no more superstar appeal, no Jordan, Kobe, Shaq, Iverson, etc... If you want to "blame" a player for ruining the NBA, Steph has a little percentage of the blame, LeBron is the major source of negativity, when you have the next superstar acting like a weakling coward, literally acting the GM of the team (no player in NBA history had more help and entitlement than LeBron), can you really blame other players for taking the easy road? And now the masses are finally realizing the obvious, sports are all about competition, not "super teams" playing for worthless championships in the weakest era ever since the 70s

[@pbailed8007]

Load management AdamSilver and LeBron No defense No rivalries They need to turn it down a little bit. It’s not bad when the three-pointers are made but if it’s just, running down the court missing three after three…

[@cal8362]

I stopped watching because of the woke politics, it had nothing to do with the 3 point shooting…

[@jesus360noscope5]

there are many reason why the NBA is down in viewership : There are "no star anymore", the refs think they are the main character in the game, there are no rivality between teams, no real energy... It's not just the 3 point revolution, it's deeper than that

[@jesus360noscope5]

lol i didn't see that you made a full video about this last week. We have the same vision and opinion

[@itzAJ1]

they need to make the court bigger and the 3 pointer further. NBA needs to make the game more challenging and force teams to be more physical. If you make the 3 point line 30 feet, coaches are going to change the game plan more for interior plays. Fix the refs too and then maybe the NBA can start improving.

[@JohnMezzo]

Celtics average 50+ 3PA per game? That's wild. In 2K, even when I edit the coach, players, and playbook to be a 3 point focused team, the CPU still refuses to attempt 40 3 pointers consistently.

[@Maulleygxxx]

Easy to fix, if a team misses three 3-pointers in a row, subtract a point... for every consecutive one after that, keep subtracting 1 point.

[@tjv2924]

I would just limit the amount of attempts you can do in a game. Like you get 30 attempts to shoot 3pt shots. Any shot taken beyond the 3pt line after your 30 attempts will only count as 2pts if made.

[@chippaflix]

Im a self proclaimed old head. i grew up watching late 80s and 90s basketball. The issue today is that not every team has a steph curry. so then you now have all these horrible shooters thinking they can hit 3s from about midcourt. and they cant. plus with all these 3s, the physicality of the game is almost not existant. long gone are the days driving to the rim and dunking on someones face like jordan or shaq would do. now im not saying it doesnt happen in todays game, but its an extreme rarity. plainly put, id rather watch something else than these teams jacking up 50 three pointers and no one playing defense.

[@JesuzPrice222]

A big reason viewership is down: PEOPLE ARE BROKE and need to bust their ass ten times harder and don't have the time they used to. So they just watch the highlights of the game on youtube. We are being overworked and underpaid in a fast paced world and have to settle for the highlights so we can get the best of the game without using time we no longer can afford. It's not the game. It's not the shot. Step back and see the whole forest instead of over analyzing the trees.

[@shawnzadeh2600]

nfl viewership is at an all time high, even broke people watch tv buddy.

[@phillytallguy3894]

Victor taking 9 threes a game at 33.3% is insane. He's really throwing away his advantage.

[@phyo.lin19]

yeh. becuz his three was so good, refs have to do stupid calls lmao. Anything for Lebum

[@FilmsOfGreatness23]

The analytics say the players should shoot these shots, even if they're shooting 30%. Because a 3 is worth 50% more than a 2.

[@christianbaresic6611]

I hate when people say certain players ruin the game because it’s untrue. Unimaginative, copycat players who try to be like Steph and Jordan instead of playing their own style are the ones who ruin it.

[@rockystoney2021]

Make the midrange 3 points also. Make every free throw a 2 points with a total of 4 points if everything was made. This will make defense harder but smarter

[@nitinpatidar30]

Now make video on warriors what needs to change for season

[@bloodluster7086]

Many factors to consider: The nba is not as competitive as it used to be the all-star USA Olympics team almost lost to a random African team full of nobodies, they aren't producing as many young stars as they used to, before it became a math driven game people believed in the meritocracy, nowadays you're lucky to be heathy/fit enough to play basketball at a competitive level post covid.

[@lukedblair]

14:03 what is that tool hoopreports is using to track searches?

[@jonathank2029]

The fact is players are coddled like never before and players don't get coached hard anymore. 20-30 years ago a player would get benched by pullling up from 3 early in the shot clock or taking a 27+ footer. Soft coaching has contributed to this problem too and coaches seem unwilling to put a hard brake on players for all the numerous or poor 3 pointers.

[@RichardBeater_theThird]

It's not ruined for one reason: In no particular order: 1. It's fucking expensive, less stuff on cable. 2. Hard to find games, some are blacked out. 3. The product; 3 point shooting and no defense. 4. Wokeness

[@SkySports-zk7wc]

25 Three's attempts allowed per game, unlimited attempts allowed the last 3 minutes of the 4th quarter. Problem solved.

[@sean24833]

I don't love the 3 at all but my biggest issue with the league is lack of diversity in playing style. When I was growing up don Nelson mavericks shot 3s dantoni suns shot a lot of 3s I didn't care because not everyone was doing it. If a few teams shoot a lot of 3s then fine but when all 30 teams are doing the same thing playing the same way. The game has become less interesting.

[@munchkinmatt1670]

The use of the greater than and less than signs in the chart at 3:20 confused me for a sec.

[@mrwhite4649]

I miss Kobe dismantling teams with his will to win night after night. Rip Black Mamba 🕊️

[@robj144]

Not only do 3s ruin the game, the constant switching on D ruins it too. Teams just set picks to get the D to switch until they have a good matchup. That also drives me crazy.

[@user-mu8st3ex6p]

You finally got it. Nowadays, all the kids on the open court want to shoot long-distance shots before they have a real shooting style. Not only is the game of basketball being lost, but so is the love of people for the sport. Thanks for reminding me of Jeremy's game. I told someone about him, but none of them had watched it. As a philosophical point, if you always try to stay away from the arc, you will not only end up missing 3-pointers, but you will also lose all the points, assists, creative play, sharing with your teammates and all the spectators, and with basketball itself. Remember what Michael Jordan (a real basketball player) said: "If you stay true to the game, the game will be true to you, just like life is." Best regards, wishing you a healthy and happy new year 😊 To Everyone Note: I was able to write this message to you because of the love and passion of the real people mentioned below for basketball, and my own love for the sport. (Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Hakeem the Dream, Penny Hardaway, and you know the rest. Also, Jeremy Lin's game is close to my heart. Thank you all for your love for basketball 🏀.) 😢😢

[@emptyhand777]

3point shooting, no defense, super teams, and flopping players ruined it for me.

[@acerimmer8338]

No intensity. No desire. No rivalries. No defense. No traveling. No teamwork. It's just street ball where the guys are buddy-buddy and don't care about winning but getting paid.

[@ericwright3141]

3 point shooting, coddling LeBron to boost him up and lack of allowing guards to actually guard has ruined it.

[@rashodm7129]

Its the fact that you have to buy like 4 different subscriptions to watch games. Revenue is up, contracts are bigger, arenas and stadiums still sell out. Illegal streams aren't counted as "views", which paints a false picture has "nobody watches games"

[@cs1458]

In the last week, I've watched more videos about the downfall of the NBA than I've watched regular season NBA games for the past 2 years. I'm a Celts fan, too. I just don't care anymore.

[@Adam1991713]

Stephen Curry came to the NBA at the right time. NBA had been building this style of play before Curry came into the league. The Warriors and Stephen Curry took that opportunity and created what the NBA wanted for years, a play style that caters to the guard more than the big man.

[@gamerkang4648]

If you are a decent shooter, 3-point attempts are an easy way out. You can disregard strategizing yourself & your teammates on driving inwards as well as disregard the opponent's defense strategies, which lessens both mental and physical fatigues. A possible solution to revert the current meta is by punishing failed 3-point attempts. Some crazy ideas on top of me head are reverting back the nature of defense-favored NBA rules, making the hoop smaller, or add a new rule about not being able to hog the ball outside the 3-point line for certain amount of time (like the 3-second paint rule but for the offense's 3-point line).

[@JayCail]

Simply impose a 3 point shot LIMIT. No team can take more than 10 or 20 in a game. BAM problem solved. Start calling CARRY and WALKS.

[@overlyawkward8337]

Viewership isn’t down , it’s just not being watched on tv as much . Now views come from online pirating and other streaming services ! Ppl just don’t want to pay but we are still watching

[@shawnzadeh2600]

illegal streamers do not make up for that much of a deficit. but yes the decline of cable television plays a role in it

[@IvanGarcia-cx5jm]

Slide at 1:08 shows why the NBA is boring now. What would happen if an NBA 2K game is connected to a reinforcement learning agent? Would the RL agent just shoot 3's and paint baskets? If the answer from this experiment is yes, then it confirms that the rules will make players gravitate to this pattern, and that is time to change the rules.

[@freakybeeky]

3 Point Line activates when the shock clock hits 14. New NBA floors can light it up the 3 point line when active.

[@RamelWatson-r4m]

“Isaiah quickly” 7:03 😂

[@shootergavin3541]

They way to fix 3 point shooting and make the game better to watch is have a variable 3 point shooting light. The LED light in on the 3 point line and the backboard. When the light it on, a three point shot can be made. When the light is off, only 2 point shots. Max out the time the light is on for 25 minute game play. It goes on and off randomly during game play. When the light is off, it will force teams to play closer to the rim. Since it is random, no team can plan for a three point shot. The teams will just be guessing when it might come on for them.

[@LKaramazov]

It’s not about the 3 point shooting, it’s about the fact that social media is better, period.

[@billgoogle8866]

Steph has actually kept the game alive. In my opinion, what’s killing the game was mentioned around 4 min into the video, just to start. About 90%+ of players are heavily overpaid. They walk into a team with a multi million dollar contract, to sit on the sidelines with their phones. No work ethic, no heart, no creativity, just shoot the shot for the highlight reel, and keep shooting until it goes in.. who cares about the team… the game has become a fashion show and a shoe deal, a flop fest, and a don’t touch the guy with the ball cause his nails are wet calls.. Jordan, Bird, Kobe, Allen, Miller.. etc were hitting 3s LONG before Curry. What was different then, was the blood, sweat and tears, those guys left on the floor each game.. if a 3 was taken and missed, you had the whole team going in for a rebound… now days, the balls is up, the whole team is already back past the half court.. players are “resting”( popovich-thanks) games. Can’t put a hand up, cause Harden will lift his arm into it and get to the free throw line.. what a stupid rule! I’ll just stick to college ball.

[@haydar_kir]

Include them in Netflix. I am never going to pay separately.

[@THENEWMrYungT1992]

Steph, the rules to benefit offense over defense, players having too much power to change personnel and staff, load management, lack of playing hard in general, players afraid of getting hurt, players being glass fragile, Adam silver and players cupcaking it up and leaving the second things don’t go their way…that’s essentially what offed the nba! That and them playing games like pick ups instead of treating each game like it matters!! Nba should just drop 20 games and see how that works!!