Can't remember the last time I've watched an entire NBA game. After watching about half a quarter I get bored or frustrated with all the weak foul calls and pointless three point shots and I turn it off.
@traceybean94493 жыл бұрын
you are so correct. the game is boring. these players are 3pt shot or nothing at all. game is unbearable to watch
@djbhe3 жыл бұрын
The same for me. SMH
@traceybean94493 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Jones & the Kool-Aide Crew do you know what's worse than leftist politics ??????? Right wing politics and ideals
@jccgold3 жыл бұрын
@@traceybean9449 like the democrats trying to legalize censorship, calling it fighting hate speech? You're blue pilled
@traceybean94493 жыл бұрын
@@jccgold i'm neither Republican or Democrat. They're BOTH TRASH. My point is don't critisize one party when yours is just as corrupt and bad
@temtech97303 жыл бұрын
I remember when an NBA team has only 1 at most 2 three point specialist (like chess, everybody has their own role). When ray Allen shot a 3, it feels really amazing and very important because it was rare. Now everyone is just shooting 3 pointers, it became boring.
@nine3seven2 жыл бұрын
🎯
@jimmykarlsson25672 жыл бұрын
Exactly my point also 💪💪💪 even those uncontested layups and dunks doesn't feel the same because they are uncontested. Back then you always said ohhhh or ahhhh when a dunk or a nice layup was made in the traffic. Now everyone moves out the way. In my opinion all of the fun elements are gone, contested layups/dunks, bigman game inside, fadeaway jumpers in the middle, all players had thier different roles, good defense, variety in the game or between teams, franchise players who stays with one team instead of chasing easy money, lack of interest/passion in general, no trash talking, no competivness. All of that is pretty much gone since about 10-12 years ago
@shaft9000 Жыл бұрын
The worst take of all: "The players are more skilled now!" (as they forget how to shoot the middy) while ignoring that _when you only take one to three 3pt attempts per game, a far higher proportion of your total 3pt attempts are going to be end-of-quarter AND shot-clock beating chucks/heaves._ ...compare that to now, where players take many more 3pt shots in rhythm - with spacing - to give the shooter more time before the closeout gets there. Players also now will intentionally avoid taking end-of-quarter heaves - just to keep their self-serving 3pt% "up". (as they forget how to shoot the middy)
@Angelsandhalos-j6d Жыл бұрын
At this point we should stop calling 3 point shooters players because they don’t play. They only shoot.
@mckinleythomas8816 ай бұрын
I agree with you 100 percent it seems like if you can't shoot a three-point shot you can't play in the NBA😮
@timeflies3133 жыл бұрын
This is more evident now when you watch NBA superstars struggle in international tournaments because they were used to NBA rules.
@rupertgordonii66233 жыл бұрын
Exactly, I said the same thing
@jbiehl84782 жыл бұрын
Also maybe international players got better?
@John6-402 жыл бұрын
@@jbiehl8478 Nah. That's an excuse. Despite more foreign talent in the NBA, the vast majority of the best players are still from the USA. We have LeBron, KD, Steph, Harden, Kyrie, Booker, Kawhi, AD, etc. That team on paper would smash the best of the rest. And most other Olympic teams only have a small handful of NBA players, with most of them not being stars. So it's definitely not a matter of talent. Pretty sure we lost to a team led by Patty Mills. 🤢
@cloudunderweather95542 жыл бұрын
its actually hilarious imo... next olympics or international game don't be surprised if we get eaten alive.
@myweirdsecondchannelwithap90702 жыл бұрын
Yeah, obviously. If you play with different rules then it’s hard to you know... suddenly start playing a completely different game
@DopeAsThePope13 жыл бұрын
Bring DEFENSE back to the NBA!!!
@Peakfreud3 жыл бұрын
They can't, it's all about Video Games & Fantasy Sports
@dumisatonyjohnson81453 жыл бұрын
I’d rather play 2K than watch an actual ball game Today’s NBA is a joke
@percyvaljenkins3 жыл бұрын
Bring defense back to football too......
@alexescutia48053 жыл бұрын
Easier to play d back when you just had to crowd the paint for as much as the 3 point era is shit on we at least learned the value of spacing from it
@j-us-t_be-in-g3 жыл бұрын
The defense is there. They need to emphasize more. There's more space to cover because of the three pointer...forcing defenders to cover more ground to contest shooters. And that's why teams play more zone type defenses...to occupy the "zone" of their nearby offensive player but also able to provide help-side. Or teams, for the most part, play man-to-man but just provide hell of help-side.
@bobhayett23763 жыл бұрын
I can't even watch an NBA game today. There's no physicality. What would Shaquille O'Neal do in the NBA today? Rick Mahorn? Dennis Rodman? It's all threes and easy layups. Sucks.
@joshmirr73663 жыл бұрын
Shaq is going to be weak spot on defense somehow. They will keep him running.
@derekmaldonado46723 жыл бұрын
Just sprint to the basket, take the ball and score. They can’t foul you. If they do take your free throws and more than likely, three point plays. Because who the hell can stop those guys at full speed?
@soloistdeve3 жыл бұрын
Shaq would be fouled out in the first half in today's game because his game was extremely physical. Rodman? LOL, He would be out in the first quarter.
@nomercyinc67837 ай бұрын
none of those people are important to the sport today. what was doesnt matter years later
@nishchalpun44533 жыл бұрын
I remember doc rivers saying "everyone wanted to be like the warriors (a jump shooting team), but no one can shoot like them"
@retronerds68843 жыл бұрын
The rockets learned that the hard way 27 straight missed
@zohoro963 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Harper dont blame the warrior boy for being so goddamn good that everyone want to be a wannabe warrior like blame the other team for abandoning their style and focusing on 3 now
@zohoro963 жыл бұрын
@Daniel Harper sure sounds like it……so tell me what you mean not even the warrior can shoot like the warrior cause that shit is dumb as fuck like go on tell me
@kjrobinson41053 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@kjrobinson41053 жыл бұрын
@@retronerds6884 exactly
@raphaeltan53123 жыл бұрын
They should change the hand check rule, perimeter defense is also a joke in the NBA right now
@tc6993 жыл бұрын
For too many teams today, the NBA game devolves into a style of play that resembles offensive drills. The lack of defense (or offense that seeks to challenge any defense) is astounding.
@jmgonzales77013 жыл бұрын
They should shorten the three point line so defenses can recover quickly.
@nomadicrain3 жыл бұрын
Super hard to play aggressive defense when if you breathe on a dude, you've just gifted them 3 shots from the stripe and if they nailed their trey, they are turning in a 4 point play. Can't chance a 4 point swing so no defense and hope you hit your three at the other end to keep pace.
@charlesljones24543 жыл бұрын
Why......hand checking is really holding a player to negate his quickness......it's like pushing a player with your arms extended ......it's an obvious foul.
@charlesljones24543 жыл бұрын
@@nomadicrain it all depends on what you call aggressive defense ......some people think aggressive defense is beating the hell out of people .
@stoltobot3 жыл бұрын
It is kind of boring watching the game where everyone is afraid to go in the paint
@samuraicake50153 жыл бұрын
Be a Bucks Fan
@thefrenchfryguy99593 жыл бұрын
@@samuraicake5015 exactly🤣💪
@jmarcguy3 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoyed watching the Bucks in the playoffs. Most NBA I’ve watched in years.
@RobD-jq7ry3 жыл бұрын
What are they afraid of...if you touch a pinky on someone's leg its a technical.
@darko7143 жыл бұрын
Russ isn't afraid to go in the paint. That's why people pay to watch him.
@JECZ233 жыл бұрын
That Nuggets 4 on 2 break where they all camped at the 3 & no one in the paint is exactly what's wrong with the league today.
@bruceminty90673 жыл бұрын
The 3 point shot completely changed the game. All you need to watch is the last 3 minutes of any game. I don't watch basketball anymore.
@alexandrosanastasopoulos73092 жыл бұрын
LITERALLY!! I used to watch entire NBA games or entire highlight videos, but now I simply CANNOT watch an entire game and just skip to the end of the highlight videos.
@nomercyinc67837 ай бұрын
thats incorrect. the three point shot has been in the league for 30 fuckin years
@bruceminty90677 ай бұрын
@@nomercyinc6783 a few of us are over 50.
@bruceminty90677 ай бұрын
It’s was over 40 years, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t change the game
@PunishmentFromGOD3 жыл бұрын
I love Barkley cause he is always real when comes to bs!!
@PepperJackBrown3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I may not always agree with his points but I love the fact I feel like he is honest with all his opinions
@RedFeng0073 жыл бұрын
He gave money to a beggar after hearing the truth to buy beer.
@DavidNBurnham3 жыл бұрын
I don't always agree with Charles Barkley but when I do it's about the modern 3-point game...
@MH-lk8md3 жыл бұрын
He’s a hypocrite. Go look at Barkley’s stats and how many 3s he took vs made.
@SeanCarterCFH3 жыл бұрын
If by bs you mean time advancing forward than yes, Chucks old head mentality assures me that EVERY ASPECT OF HIS ADULT LIFE is managed by a much younger, much more consciously aware individual. To be fair, that's all older people minus the ones actively embracing change and progress 🤷♂️
@pierrecalderone82063 жыл бұрын
The high volume 3's were fun when it was unique, now it looks like a game of horse. Boring.
@joshtaylor98843 жыл бұрын
I agree. There is no variety in today's NBA. 29 teams feel like "Golden State lite".
@rurouni823 жыл бұрын
What’s even more frustrating is lot of these guys aren’t even good free throw shooters. Before we were taught don’t even try to take 3s if you can’t make your free throws.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
@@rurouni82 and they shoot them with no one under the basket often
@ebogar423 жыл бұрын
Everyone has one go to move. The three pointer. Talent has left and all you're stuck with now is a lot of Steve Kerrs out there looking like the GOAT of this era. Steve could have done what they're doing too, but back then we understood there was more to basketball than just standing and jacking up 3s. 🤣
@Christopher._M3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Not to mention no team has shot like Golden state since Houston in 2018.
@imarobot82043 жыл бұрын
BRING DEFENSE BACK When players are pushed to the limit that's when they get creative. See how intense the NBA was 20 years ago and how aggressive they were. I'm not saying they should go back to 80s basketball but just allow more contact.
@crist38093 жыл бұрын
yea that is the true answer
@mikeclark17563 жыл бұрын
They should go back to 90's style basket ball , Without the hard foul.
@johnnikollaj4963 жыл бұрын
Been watching since the 80's and I couldn't agree more. When the league favored scoring vs defense, it was all downhill from there.
@peterstark45623 жыл бұрын
I actually believe that bringing physical defense back can minimize the injuries thats plaguing the league now. Players now only have to rely on their lower body to keep up with the man they'r guarding. Let them use their upper body to slow down the offensive player.
@jaquevius3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely this. We don’t need the Pistons’s rugby style, but simple hand checking, one forearm in the back when posted, body on body contact for rebounds etc. Let men be men. I would much rather see a 7 footer banging for position that standing behind the arc waiting to jack up a three. It’s just mind numbing to watch. I’ve been a basketball fanatic all of my life, and I’m 51, but I just can’t watch a full basketball game anymore. Sure, the shooting skills are higher than they have ever been overall, but the rule changes over time have ruined the beauty and passion of the game.
@romari27063 жыл бұрын
The loss of physical play and weakening of defensive play ruinned NBA Basketball.
@ericHHII3 жыл бұрын
The 3 point shot has DEFINITELY ruined pick up basketball 😢
@vandave15173 жыл бұрын
AGREE!!!!!! This one really affect me lol I'm the type of guy who hussle under the basket and it is so frustrating that everytime I play pick up games 4 of my teammates is relentlessly jacking up 3s leaving me under the rim fighting for rebounds against 4 defenders lmao
@keitharchie81202 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!
@sambeezy0072 жыл бұрын
I swear. Yes 3 is more than 2 but 2 is easier than 3. Like women
@danielanyieeng99862 жыл бұрын
Definitely and completely. It's equivalent to throwing balls into a basket at a funfair event . Nothing more. NBA is now owned and monopolized by the irritating teeth guard showman steve curry. There's no more curry left for basketball fans to look forward to. I for one have lost interest completely in NBA games nowadays.
@elhajjmalikel62662 жыл бұрын
Bro, I was watching highlights months back with the Lakers vs Magic with Los Angeles playing in Orlando. I kid you not, there was not one mid-range jumper in the whole highlights. It was all threes or layups with the occasional dunks. Super boring game.
@davidboucher64503 жыл бұрын
Worst things about today's nba: Too many weak fouls, cannot play real defence without being in foul situation, no hand checking, too many flops, superteams (can't beat them, join them), travels (the 0 step has to go). I don't think there would be as many three point attempts if there would be hand checking and that some contact would be allowed.
@genewickersham45933 жыл бұрын
I would gently use my forearm against my opponent in pick up games. I never would push them, but I could feel which direction they would go while keeping my eyes on the court and the ball. It was a bit of an advantage to compensate for me being sorter and skinnier. But they would cry foul, referencing NBA rules banning contact.
@josephD323 жыл бұрын
@@genewickersham4593 tell them, "this ain't the NBA, bitch!"
@tomislavprpic25693 жыл бұрын
Hate 0 step,basketball looks more like handball
@grrrraffe3 жыл бұрын
Yep. They just need to bring hand-checking back. But the normies want to see offense more than defense. Boring.
@josephD323 жыл бұрын
@@grrrraffe I don't necessarily mind offense. I just want to see that offense being earned, not given.
@hanschristopherson80563 жыл бұрын
The thing that old heads kind of got right is that teams live and die by the three there’s a less diverse style of basketball
@samuelbach16313 жыл бұрын
That's the whole point. Move the line back.
@mistersparkles18423 жыл бұрын
@@samuelbach1631 There really is no solution- analytics have changed sports forever; even if they took the 3 point line away completely- the analytic effect on that is unpredictable. Its never going to be the style of basketball we like ever again
@samuelbach16313 жыл бұрын
@@mistersparkles1842 Unpredictable? Noooo. If you move it back you get more big men scoring. If you move it in you get more guards shooting 3s.
@crist38093 жыл бұрын
got right? that is what theyre saying dumbo thats their wholr point.
@billybats47453 жыл бұрын
Mister Sparkles yup.... analytics has really messed up all sports to some degree
@neilbryanbucsit1973 жыл бұрын
Miss the days when having a top tier defense makes a team a contender nowadays its how many shooters a team has
@AaronMichaelLong3 жыл бұрын
Modern players in general are *not* more skilled than players from earlier eras. The *league* has recruited players with different skill sets, because of how the rules have changed. But there is no way that Nikola Jokic or Giannis Antetokounmpo is "more skilled" than Kareem Abdul-Jabar or Hakeem Olajuwon. They may have developed *different* skills, but that's not the same thing as MORE skill.
@iironhide62093 жыл бұрын
The average player*
@AaronMichaelLong3 жыл бұрын
@@iironhide6209 Still not true. The modern NBA in 1960 had 8 teams, drawing from a U.S. population of 180 million people. Now they have 30 teams, drawing from a U.S. population of 328 million people. While the league now *does* get 22% of its players from overseas, the number of NBA players selected per capita has gone up by about 60%, while the average age of the entire country has increased, meaning the real talent pool from which players are drawn is even smaller. Add to that the fact that more and more NBA prospects aren't completing college programs, and enter the draft from their sophomore year and earlier, and you've got a league stuffed with players who haven't learned fundamental skills, and have little incentive to learn, since half the league is actively tanking in lieu of competing. You've got a league full of raw players whose only real training comes from their high-school coaches, and for most of them, there's no incentive to improve their skills, because they're already getting huge paychecks. This is how a guy like Ben Simmons who either can't or won't shoot from more than 5 feet from the hoop is considered an all-star. Had he spent another 2 or 3 seasons at LSU learning his craft, he might actually have developed into a well-rounded player. The fact is, the NBA has changed the rules to adapt to the reality that they have more teams than they have talent, and the players they're getting are raw, and will take years learning on the court to have a chance to learn what they should have from a proper basketball program. So, they make defense irrelevant, and turn the game into a shoot-around. When Phil Jackson went to NY and tried to get them to adopt the triangle offense, the players wouldn't do it. It was too complex, and requires players to make decisions based on how the defense sets up, as opposed to just running predictable screen and roll plays. My point here is not that modern players are *unskilled*, but suggesting that players from previous eras were less skilled betrays a simple lack of understanding of how the league and the game have changed.
@TheVCRTimeMachine Жыл бұрын
I coached a middle-school basketball team. They all wanted to jack up threes all game long. As soon as I got them to understand ball movement and that it's easier to score the closer you are to the basket, they started winning more games.
@parmanduke3 жыл бұрын
I only watch 4th quarter now. 80s and 90s and early 2000s hoops was very entertaining to watch. But then again I'm a big Lakers and MJ fan.
@depannist3 жыл бұрын
Teams can be up 20 early in the game and still lose, so yeah, might as well just watch the 4th quarter.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
The 70s were fun to watch too
@Christopher._M3 жыл бұрын
Games used to be closer and you would see more lead changes and ties.
@Terror8323 жыл бұрын
Even late 2000s to early 2010s was awesome. Basically the end of the David Stern era. The star power was still strong but you had VARIETY. From the way teams played, to shot selection to cast of characters, etc.
@simplyjay07483 жыл бұрын
@@senseichess8688 move on
@carloclintonmandreza27793 жыл бұрын
This is why I like the current Phoenix Suns right now. They are Old School and Position played team.
@andyraphael3 жыл бұрын
I've told a few of my coworkers that
@peterstark45623 жыл бұрын
Yup. Cp3 still plays like an old school pg. Devin booker plays like an old school SG. Crowder plays like your old school defender/shooter like bruce bowen, shane battier, trevor ariza etc, and Ayton just pound it inside the paint like an old school center. What they only missing is an old school power forward.
@myblacklab73 жыл бұрын
I like them too, but everyone shoots a lot of threes now.
@jmgonzales77013 жыл бұрын
@@myblacklab7 i think its still beneficial for all players to play have a 3 point shot in their arsenal. Just dont let them make a living on it and focus on their position's specific roles.
@nomadicrain3 жыл бұрын
@@jmgonzales7701 nah, your big needs to be under the boards rebounding, blocking shots, and making anyone coming into the lane think twice. The big getting out to the perimeter just weakens the entire team in my book. If your big doesn't want to be a big but wants to be a perimeter player, then that is a soft big that needs to move on, imo..
@whitecheddar61773 жыл бұрын
I don't mind the 3's, it's the lack of Defense. Every drive down the lane is an easy lay up or Dunk. No one challenges anymore, they just get out the way. There's no intensity anymore, especially on D.
@clannad42863 жыл бұрын
they call that business decision
@MaedarOH3 жыл бұрын
I miss defense the way it used to be played. The '04-'05 Pistons was the last team that really spoke to me defensively.
@mrmillennium2697 Жыл бұрын
And 2011 Mavs
@fwily25803 жыл бұрын
I watched a Ymca game , 12 year olds. ALL of them were throwing up 25 foot shots.
@revengetrades3 жыл бұрын
The current NBA is like watching some old white men's recreational league down at the YMCA. The only difference is how often the 3 point shots are made. Boring. Bring the 90s back.
@endangeredspecies84413 жыл бұрын
Remember the grindhouse grizzles and the we believe GSW ? These teams have no identity or personality of their own. Everyone is a GS clone or wannabe.
@heatherphillips59833 жыл бұрын
I do. I live in Memphis, and the Grit and Grind Grizzlies were the shit. GSW first championship with Curry, they even said the hardest series, was against the Grizzles, because they actually played old school defense first basketball.
@17thN.O3 жыл бұрын
Three point shooting contest and flop for fouls. Step back or side is a step forward. If AI did it would be banned.
@nateb99172 жыл бұрын
I really miss the 90's. Rough, tough, raw, and when every team had a "must have" big n power players!
@akaliotp6766 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes and back when players would punch and injure each-other purposely with no punishment.
@allengreene9954Ай бұрын
@@akaliotp6766. The 90s has quickly become the most overrated era in NBA History.
@78bdhkim3 жыл бұрын
Yes. Three pointers at right time by real shooters were something special and dramatic at times. Sir Charles nailed it. NBA back than was so much more fun than now. Basketball used to be my favorite sport to watch. Not anymore
@massimocometti65293 жыл бұрын
I miss the '80s NBA........
@bigbuffguy95892 жыл бұрын
Same. I _loved_ the NBA in the 1990s, but I haven't watched more than a few minutes in over five years.
@rdu2392 жыл бұрын
@@massimocometti6529 I also love the early and mid 90's all players go physical with one another
@527Kenny2 жыл бұрын
I looked forward to watching the 80's NBA on TNT every Tuesday night. :)
@mitchelll38792 жыл бұрын
I wonder if the league isn't going to have to start limiting number of threes..or ???
@prachya0073 жыл бұрын
i’m kinda miss post up game and when big man use yo dominate and team rivalry
@melod17673 жыл бұрын
Those were great times.
@jmgonzales77013 жыл бұрын
We need to go back to ball movement style.
@jjerrodaustin3 жыл бұрын
Strategy ball
@franmadaraki6163 жыл бұрын
Hard to happened as long as long 3 second violation in the paint rule is in effect
@foreign_maddogmamorris8093 жыл бұрын
Well guess what we have no big men like that
@DK-mq9zf3 жыл бұрын
I found it entertaining when the warriors were doing it and shortly after that. But for the past year watching NBA has been boring compared to watching Magic Johnson era highlights
@slimphotog3 жыл бұрын
Good point about the Magic highlights. I think the essence of the game that people really appreciate is passing. Teamwork involving more than one player is always more interesting in the long run than 1 on 5.
@massimocometti65293 жыл бұрын
@@slimphotog Spot the difference between "no look" passes from Magic and LBJ........
@elhajjmalikel62662 жыл бұрын
Remember for years people thought the San Antonio Spurs were boring? Over the years I've learned to appreciate their fundamental, unselfish play-style; it's honestly beautiful to watch. We owe them a big apology because this un-fundamental game is just horrible to watch.
@tjbrown97293 жыл бұрын
Jacks from thirty five feet by players that would have struggled to even get minutes in prior decades. Flops so bad they ought to be in a bad B-movie. Free walks to the basket down an unguarded lane. Nobody even acting like they have any understanding of what a rebound is or why your team might want one once in a while. So many isolation plays that I don't understand why the other four players don't go sit down and take a break and get a drink for 20 seconds. It's ugly. It's eliminated so many interrelated skill sets that used to make watching basketball fun. I hate it...
@yaknow52523 жыл бұрын
Great comment; really sums it up. I too can't stand watching it; and haven't in years.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
Your really right...you said what many of us have been trying to say...well done
@TommieGun713 жыл бұрын
Simple answer.....YES, I agree 100% with Barkley, If you grew up watching the NBA in the 80's, 90's and early 2000"s then you witnessed NBA basketball at it's highest level.
@OGK_Show3 жыл бұрын
The one thing that drives me crazy is soft defense because they're so afraid of the kick-out. Let a team take their big's and just dump it into them all day. Nobody can stop them because nobody plays defense in the paint anymore.
@safespacebear3 жыл бұрын
I miss the 80s and 90s when game were more akin to combat than a game of HORSE. Big men battling inside, brutal fouls that sometimes aren't called when everyone in the league knew that player had it coming. But full disclosure, I stopped watching the NBA when Stern conspired to get the Sonics out of Seattle and into OKC. I wouldn't watch it today even if men were playing it.
@jacknewman92563 жыл бұрын
Bring back the Sonics!
@kozmeetorez3 жыл бұрын
I almost screen shot your 1st sentence.
@dargondude23753 жыл бұрын
Why would you want brutal fowls? Bodying people isn't a skill.
@kilroy19763 жыл бұрын
Remember Hack-a-Shaq? Nobody could really stop him inside, so they'd just foul him and watch him make one out of two free throws. It was a legitimate strategy.
@rdu2392 жыл бұрын
@@dargondude2375 That means tactics, using your body to screen the opponent or force your way for a foul counted moment, now everybody turned soft
@gregoryevans81793 жыл бұрын
The 3 has taken over, it’s gone from a luxury to a necessity. It kills me when a guy passes up a layup for a 3. Don’t know what they’re gonna do to fix it,. One good thing a game is never over.
@mikeclark17563 жыл бұрын
Bring back hand checking .
@bryansteele83683 жыл бұрын
Move the three point line back? That might work
@rdu2392 жыл бұрын
Thats simple, encourage the guys to be more physical and challenge the opposing players more to be rough and engaging
@askingwhyisfree74363 жыл бұрын
One solution: Make slam dunks 3 points. You won't believe who did this first. Kim Jong Un. He has his own rules of basketball in his country.
@genustinca55653 жыл бұрын
Was thinking about that option the other day myself. That would have problems of its own though.
@viewtifulviewer72823 жыл бұрын
3 pts for slam dunk. 1 pt for blocking a dunk / layup / shot. Move the 3 pt line way way up higher.
@jaspionccv94263 жыл бұрын
@@viewtifulviewer7282 Yes, that's a great idea!
@kopikoblanca89073 жыл бұрын
Bruh thats unfair for 7'6 players, boban can dunk without even jumping
@larcat65483 жыл бұрын
introduce a flopping contest during the all star break to go along with the dunk and 3 pt contest but let the fans decide who participates. it should be marketed as an embarrassment if selected to participate. that way, players will try their best not to flop during games and get humiliated by being selected to the flopping contest!
@michaelgonzales13653 жыл бұрын
That’s why they called 2014 Spurs beautiful basketball
@stephencollins12453 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more.It was artistic,selfless team basketball at its finest.
@Peakfreud3 жыл бұрын
They were
@Bearsfan156543 жыл бұрын
I haven’t watched basketball religiously since 2018. Every team plays the same and a lot of good players are out of work because they can’t shoot three’s it’s sad. I hope the game becomes more diverse but at this rate layups and dunks will become more rare.
@VogonPoet673 жыл бұрын
Haven't watched an entire NBA game in over 15 years. The problem isn't so much the 3 point attempts. That will eventually balance itself out. The problem is that there's no defense anymore, which artificially pads the stats and makes people think today's players are great. Not a one of them would have survived a week playing back in the day when they had to face real defenses. Anybody looks like a great player if they are on the Globetrotters playing exhibition games against non-existent defense, and that's what the NBA has turned into. It's one reason why the Jordan vs. LeBron debate is such a joke. If LeBron had played his career in the same era as Jordan, he'd probably be ranked somewhere around 50th best player of all time if he even survived. Pistons would have obliterated him.
@iwantmyutube90403 жыл бұрын
Agree. Not too many players in today's NBA would be able to play or survive in the 80's and 90's.
@oldebookandoddshop15102 жыл бұрын
LeBron would just play differently he if played in that era. He's just adapting to the rules he plays in.
@EE-ie9gm2 жыл бұрын
3 point attempts is what ruined the game
@kolby_523 жыл бұрын
the league should extend the 3pt shot to maybe 24-25 feet, brings the mid range in to prominence once again, bigs would be able to actually post up and have a mid range game, Curry, Trae,Lillard become more unique with their consistent 30 footers, u can have the offensive uniqueness of the late 90’s/early 2000’s with modern spacing and better skilled players
@treviascolton28273 жыл бұрын
Thats actually not a bad idea
@rafaelchang65703 жыл бұрын
Sounds very interesting
@ZappakeR3 жыл бұрын
Naw. All you gotta do is bring back hand checking.
@sacramentokingswillrise75253 жыл бұрын
You would also have to change other stuff too
@mcroadtrip73133 жыл бұрын
They should just eliminate the 3 points
@B4rto7o3 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird punching someone after bodies fell. That was the NBA I love. There's rivalry. Nay, intense physical rivalry. It's not just the 3 Point that's ruining the game.
@javigar1333 жыл бұрын
Larry Bird had two punch fights in 13 Years mate. WTF, how basketball can he physical again when Young fans are softcakes
@ABCTraveler-ol5oj3 жыл бұрын
The irony is you even can’t defend a three shooter
@javigar1333 жыл бұрын
@@ABCTraveler-ol5oj you mean today right?
@kylein98693 жыл бұрын
@@javigar133 not just the fans, Adam silver is a huge snowflake too
@SuperSHADOWVIRUS3 жыл бұрын
@@javigar133 so you want basketball to be boxing lmao?!
@MRCOGITATE2 жыл бұрын
I think the NBA ratings speak for themselves about how people feel about this era of the NBA.
@BingCherry113 жыл бұрын
If coach Bobby Knight would have been the Denver coach when they pulled this stunt he would have thrown around every single chair in that stadium!!!! 3:50 Lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@iwantmyutube90403 жыл бұрын
😂😂 totally!
@rxzesereniti97503 жыл бұрын
That’s also true that Kyries got hurt but if Draymond doesn’t get ejected the warriors win. They won each other’s rings simple.
@hanschristopherson80563 жыл бұрын
That’s why the oh but Kyrie was hurt argument is stupid, people just want to hate on the warriors
@okay58123 жыл бұрын
Both arguments are bad
@foghornfoggyface3 жыл бұрын
Draymond got protected against OKC for nutkicking Adams and never got ejected. What goes around comes around.
@rxzesereniti97503 жыл бұрын
@@foghornfoggyface what does that have to do with them winning each other’s rings?
@amerzeb143 жыл бұрын
But draymond was available in game 6 and 7 though
@askingwhyisfree74363 жыл бұрын
I've seen this in any game. It takes time for players to play from cool moves to efficient ones. The 3 point era is a result of players reaching for maximum efficiency in order to win. People will always, ALWAYS resort to efficiency in the end.
@brianmaphar96853 жыл бұрын
shooting 3's is not efficient. Going to the hoop is far more efficient. Players nowadays are too scared to go to the hoop and take the approach of: I shoot 50 shots in a game, I'll make 15 of them and end up with 45 points on 30% shooting, which isnt even that bad. Downfall, which they dont consider is that opponent grabbed 35 rebounds and made them into 2 point conversions, thus scoring 70. Now who is efficient??
@luisvergara65023 жыл бұрын
That's just a terrible take. It's pure phisics. The longer the shot the less eficient. All you need to do is look at the box score and compare % from 3 and 2. It's just dumb to say so. What DAntoni once said: "if you're gonna take a LONG 2, you might as well take a 3". I agree with that. However some idiot translated that to saying that the 3 was more eficient than a 2 and everybody ran with it. That's just not correct. Some other idiot said "33% from 3 equals 50% from 2". While mathematicaly this is correct their assuming you're taking an equal amount of 3pointer vs 2pointer which rarely happens in the NBA. Again, it's a dumb thing to say. Going strictly with analitics is just bad for basketball.
@asiantorange77703 жыл бұрын
This era of basketball feels more like the wnba
@bushlord59703 жыл бұрын
Except reliable
@gravesplendour34813 жыл бұрын
Except the wnba isn't just about raining 3s and flopping. Sounds like you don't watch it.
@Peakfreud3 жыл бұрын
I see what you mean, the one on one below the rim , running away from the basket $hit... I get it.
@asanitheafrofuturist3 жыл бұрын
Nah they play more defense in the WNBA and don't call as many fouls
@sirrobin43943 жыл бұрын
I never understood this stupid push for the NBA to go European style. The Dream Team annihilated everyone in the '92 Olympics and they didn't do it by shooting 3's.
@dannizhu3683 жыл бұрын
Luka has said its harder to get a bucket in Europe than it is in the NBA lol, he could've been talking about all the weak ass foul calls too
@truthiscensored3 жыл бұрын
@@dannizhu368 True...Lamelo struggled in Europe when he played a few years ago, but he Rookie of Year in the NBA... Yes I know he was 17 but still...ain't much changed about his game except a few inches taller
@SM-nz9ff3 жыл бұрын
EU plays defense. NBA players are soft and don't wanna play defense.
@TJJulkowski3 жыл бұрын
@@truthiscensored his rookie of the year had nothing to do with him being the best, and everything to do with it being the worst draft class in the last 30 years.
@Cp-yx4ci Жыл бұрын
NBA is trying to cater to the European basketball playstyle and attract the top players in that region to come and play in their market. That's why they are pushing it so hard in the first place. Capitalism and money come first, it is that simple, my friend.
@MR.__G3 жыл бұрын
The level of skill has increased (which happens naturally with time) however the rules have gotten easier. You would think better skill will result in making the rules more challenging but that hasn’t been the case. The nba needs balance. It’s literally a one sided show on offense. They need to eliminate the 3 sec rule & bring back hand checking. The favors offense way too much.
@hypenba43743 жыл бұрын
I am proud to be part of the 24% of people that are subbed.
@alextitchener35283 жыл бұрын
Me too
@virtualabc78473 жыл бұрын
Same
@mrargue89463 жыл бұрын
Me to
@teanmace3 жыл бұрын
Creators need to stop begging.
@rubiconcrossing44803 жыл бұрын
I’m not proud of this jxmy clone asking for subs
@lightgaming21253 жыл бұрын
im just waiting for when an unstoppable post player appears and the league just try to copy them lol.
@Charlie-eq3dj3 жыл бұрын
Ahem, Giannis..
@adriannsantos3 жыл бұрын
Unstoppable players in the paint are generational talents. You don't see them often. If you do, their aggressiveness won't last more than a decade. Injuries will kill them. Once their paint aggressiveness decline, they'll start learning or resorting to shoot midrange.
@soloistdeve3 жыл бұрын
@@adriannsantos How can an unstoppable post player suffer injuries in these safe basketball courts. You can't touch anybody anymore.
@joshuasmith92513 жыл бұрын
First point. Charles Barkley is always refreshingly unbashedly right. Second I like how they objectivity analyzed the current style of play in the NBA. I completely concur with both points.
@tc6993 жыл бұрын
I, too, concur withe the major points. But I dispute the idea presented in this video that this is the most talented group of players the NBA has ever had. The game is supposed to work in two directions: offense & defense. There is virtually no defensive talent on display worth noting. That is partly a function of the rules but it is also a function of sheer defensive laziness, which has become an endemic characteristic of the league.
@DoctorHver3 жыл бұрын
@@tc699 Image Bill Russell in todays era.
@hijisfriend90303 жыл бұрын
@@DoctorHver Wilt, Bill Russel, Sidney Moncrief, Michael Jordan. Yeah, they will clamps and force current player to shoot 25% from 3 and 35% from mid range
@josephsalmonte49953 жыл бұрын
Unbashedly?
@robertsteers34253 жыл бұрын
Game is so boring now, no skill set except 3 point shots, when you pass up a guaranteed lay up for a 3 outside is stupid
@ejbals99513 жыл бұрын
3pt Shot is good but do not fall in love with it, it sometimes ruin the entire play.
@renzanime15053 жыл бұрын
The era of the nba before is most exciting than today
@dribblestyles-19123 жыл бұрын
No its entertaining watching steph pull 30 footers for no reason.
@andrewm73513 жыл бұрын
Its entertaining watching guys like Curry, Lillard and Trae all pull up from deep, but guys like Giannis or Aron Baynes or even Harden shooting 13 3s per game (2019) is dumb basketball
@The_Jazziest_Coffee3 жыл бұрын
@@bloatedstomach1678 especially they're wasting their height like it makes sense when lillard and curry do it, because it is their weapon for the lack of height what about 7 footers? it's just a waste
@iggyblitz87393 жыл бұрын
Maybe, I just want to see more variety in scoring, it's getting boring otherwise, watching MJ go to work with his mid range footwork moves was a thing of beauty.
@stephencollins12453 жыл бұрын
Steph is the only player that makes 3 point shooting entertaining.
@senseichess86883 жыл бұрын
@@andrewm7351 your right. A skilled guy moving without the ball and firing away fron mid range us much more effective than some clown firing 3s all day with no one under the basket...thats how talented and very smart guys llike john havlicek got off
@Charlie-jf1me3 жыл бұрын
The guy talking about 2015 is right, but we would have won in 2016 if not for injuries. (and imo some very questionable refing)
@alextitchener35283 жыл бұрын
Refereeing ruins the game of basketball sometimes. I'm a rugby fan too as I'm from the UK and I watched the England Wales match last weekend and the refereeing was disgraceful. I'm sure you don't know a thing about how rugby works but you can't drop or lose control of the ball forwards and a Welsh player knocked it forward and then his teammate regathered it which is a knock on but the referee awarded the try which is like a touchdown in football. There was another welsh try where the referee told the England captain to talk to his team in a huddle and they were in the huddle when the Welsh did a cross field kick and scored a try. The referee HAS to give the players time to set their defense but he didn't and in rugby you can't argue with the referee at all and the try was awarded. Wales went on to win due to two very controversial tries and a few penalties that shouldn't have been given and without the points they got from those controversial incidents they would have lost. It was an important match that the worse side won due to very poor and biased Refereeing. Sorry if that explanation was just waffle to you but what I'm saying is that all sports are being ruined by poor Refereeing in big games at the moment and something needs to be done to fix it.
@DeyCallmeBadnuzBytch3 жыл бұрын
You was on the team? WE wtf IDOLATRY IS A SIN
@niggatron40723 жыл бұрын
People r attached to their team, what's the problem?
@davidstewart7993 жыл бұрын
If Love and Kyrie was not hurt for the 2015 finals you don't win that year. Funny how Warrior fans cry about 2016 but don't want to hear about the big break they got in 2015. Warriors knew that they wasn't better than the Cavs in 2015 and 2016 so the had to cry and beg Durant to come and save them
@sportsbluff45013 жыл бұрын
2016 was US election NBA need LBJ to campaign for Hillary which he did...he also won 2020 where he campaigned for biden
@craicshotgaming3 жыл бұрын
Found this video after watching the Olympics Final between US and France. Haven't watched basketball since mid 2000s, and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why both teams were shooting so many damn 3s. Big men with 12 to 14 seconds left on the shot clock dropping 26 footers, nobody in the paint, the whole thing seemed weird to me. Thanks for your video, great explanation of how the game has developed, though I now can't see any reason to get back into basketball
@rhameseshamilton80453 жыл бұрын
It depends. If it's like Steph or Dame who are a wonder to watch, it's fun. I just hate that that's all the teams try to replicate instead of variation. It's fun to see sharpshooters along with the bangers in the paint.
@justaguy1053 жыл бұрын
This is the most skilled collection of talent at the NBA has ever seen?? Apparently my man you weren't alive in the '80s and '90s
@jameswatson25073 жыл бұрын
Double d going back to his old self. Great work man!
@redpatrickdesepida80693 жыл бұрын
Too many different suggestions.. I think the best solution is to just bring it back to the way basketball was originally designed and played and that is to remove the 3 point line. Shoot anywhere and only get 2 points. Players will still be appreciated for their long range shooting abilities but at the same time it will reduce the amount of long range shots being taken. The sport will create a balance again for the big and small players if both can only get 2 points.
@BrotherK-ex2co3 жыл бұрын
That will increase the number of layups and dunks.
@RicardoAGuitar3 жыл бұрын
@@BrotherK-ex2co How would that increase dunks and layups? If three's are only worth two, they won't shoot from distance as much so the defenses won't be as spread out. People get to the rim more easily now because they have more room to operate
@BrotherK-ex2co3 жыл бұрын
@@RicardoAGuitar there is less reason To shoot from further out.the closer you get to the basket, the higher percentage shot.
@RicardoAGuitar3 жыл бұрын
@@BrotherK-ex2co Right...but there will be more defenders inside of 10-15 feet. If you meant there will be more ATTEMPTS at dunks and layups, I agree
@danielanyieeng99862 жыл бұрын
I'm all for that. Scratch off that 3 points rule. It only destroys basketball.
@almightywang3 жыл бұрын
"Raptors only won because of specific circumstances" = literally could be said about every Championship team, ever
@drazenlutalac75963 жыл бұрын
I thought he was gonna say "scrappy defense." Nope..."specific circumstances." 🤔
@Peakfreud3 жыл бұрын
Especially the Bucks.
@soloistdeve3 жыл бұрын
Not every chip is clouded by injuries. I can count a bunch of them.
@Peakfreud3 жыл бұрын
@@soloistdeve Circumstances & Injuries are not even close to the same word, meaning or sentiment.
@soloistdeve3 жыл бұрын
@@Peakfreud He meant the injuries in the video when he showed KD snapping his achillies.
@omarharrumph36003 жыл бұрын
I do think it’s weird when you see so many three point attempts where NO ONE IS REBOUNDING. In these situations it really is a case of ‘if it goes in we win, if not, we lose’.
@camerondebrew1303 жыл бұрын
Double d is back and better than ever 💪🏾
@behindel3 жыл бұрын
It will always be more fun to watch defense on a drive or on a post than on a 3-pt goal attempt
@Eliot_233 жыл бұрын
Just bring back the hand check and adjust the 3pt line back again....
@stevefromyellowstone791110 ай бұрын
Steve Nash’s suns back in 2005-10 really started this change. They were deadly back then. The famous 7 seconds or less offense . Now the whole league adopted it and refuse to play defense
@DrummerJay743 жыл бұрын
80’s and 90’s was the most talent rich times in the nba.
@sponko3 жыл бұрын
love to see you incorporating lockerroom into the videos hopefully you get the desktop version soon
@colewrld9013 жыл бұрын
3 ptrs aren't ruining basketball. But analytics and the soft ass NBA rules that adam silver has enforced has ruined basketball
@alextitchener35283 жыл бұрын
Yea the rules are the worst thing. And the ref bias is getting so bad now too. I swear curry gets his landing space taken away from him all the time and defenders don't allow him to keep his follow through and he never gets the call whereas harden can get his beard brushed by someone's finger while shooting and it's a foul and trae young can literally jump 45 degrees forward and travel a metre forwards through the air before he actually hits a body and the chuck the ball in the air and get a foul
@blahtime993 жыл бұрын
Wow, you said analytics are ruining basketball. So if something is analyzed and you find out that it is better to do something in a certain way, you will still be against it? We might as well make wheels in a square shape because analytics say that round wheels are the most efficient.
@colewrld9013 жыл бұрын
@@blahtime99 I don't think u get it. Analytics has a place in basketball, but the NBA over the last 6 years has made the league nothing but analytics, teams jack dumbass 3s all game ling, while eliminating the use of the midrange game, players would rather take step back 3s because analytics says so, rather then take wide open midrange or be smart and take the shots that are being given to them by the defense. It's sloppy, ugly basketball, which is why the majority of nba fans today don't even watch live games, they just watch highlights, cause the game is to ugly and boring to watch live. Hell even talking basketball has become lame because of all u analytics nerds who only know how to argue with advanced metrics 😂
@blahtime993 жыл бұрын
@@colewrld901 Wow...you really like to be hyperbolic. Go look the word up.
@colewrld9013 жыл бұрын
@@blahtime99 blah blah blah. Counter my argument
@idolevav42033 жыл бұрын
I wish more people would see this video Please show my man some love because this takes are at the top of the yt community. One of just a few people that can change my perspective on the nba in a few minutes More content like this and he'll blow up in a month or two
@avinashshaheed9597 Жыл бұрын
i've seen nba fans say over and over how 'this is the most skilled playerbase in the world in history' or whatever comes close. Which i don't agree with. They are most likely the most talented playerbase in offense or 3p.
@fabrizio64722 жыл бұрын
Totally ruined it. I get bored after 10 mins highlights of the finals, forget watching an entire game of regular season. Intensity is not there either. I go back watching MJ and Kobe, way more fun and more strategic way to play basketball. Today's game remind me of friendly I used to play with other kids after training, when the manager had gone home and could not see the sh*t we were pulling.
@chrishosey75353 жыл бұрын
To me, Steve Kerr is the biggest reason why the 3 point era came way faster than it probably would've. Steph was the mascot, but Kerr was the mastermind. And yeah, the people who are saying that it's ruining basketball do have a legitimate reason to think so. There definitely needs to be a better balance. Also who else is looking forward to GS vs POR?
@randyho83153 жыл бұрын
Mark Jackson built that team but got replaced before it got to fruition… just FYI
@TheLostOne1563 жыл бұрын
I think if Rodman was in this era his rebounds would be insane.
@markfrost27072 жыл бұрын
any nba player told to not worry about shooting could have EASILY pulled Rodman numbers. Rodman has NO BUSINESS in the HOF. And that just ain't my position.......the HOF is NOT for role players. Dennis couldn't hit a 2 foot shot if his life depended on it. You wanna talk REAL rebounder who also would give you thirty-plus regularly!?? Try someone like Barkley who was also inches shorter. Rodman is the most overrate athlete to ever live
@B..P.. Жыл бұрын
@@markfrost2707 You have no idea what youre talking about. Even Michael jordan praised Rodman because he was willing to do the dirty work on defense. Every pro player respects rodman for his hustle. He played in a extremely physical era where teams were packed and every game was a war. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnPSh3d_q7SlnKs kzbin.infoNodq2qe5pyY
@dlxinfinite801 Жыл бұрын
@@markfrost2707 You really need to stop smoking that shit. Rodman's rebounding records alone puts him in HOF...the entire NBA disagrees with you
@calebm.82643 жыл бұрын
That play when the nuggets shot the three and should've cut to get a layup was actually true honestly like go dunk that smh
@justinreckers1613 жыл бұрын
There are literally no offensive plays, no big man, and no defense these days. Almost every player/team guards 1 - 5 as most just switch. This creates an one vs one mismatch. There are very few “shot blockers” so you beat your man off the dribble for a little to uncontested layup or they shoot a 3. There is no balance and it’s very hard to watch for me. It’s just sad.
@genustinca55653 жыл бұрын
yes and these so-called 'good' big man shooters might shoot 3pointers once in a while, but they can't even make a post move or shoot a bass line jumper. Back in the day, big men were actually better shooters: Ewing, Olajuwon, Rik Smits etc.
@cheerwhiner78293 жыл бұрын
Teams don’t have to play defense. One guy dribbling, big comes up to set a pick… guy drives and shoots or kicks out for a 3. Four guys standing beyond the arc, one guy sets picks. Very little horizontal ball movement. Usually one pass, maybe two. Mostly dribbling. The D doesn’t have to move. Boring to watch. Every game is like the all-star game. 🥱
@nghiabuitrong7423 жыл бұрын
I agreed with all your points. It is definitely the case that the 3-pt era has its pros and cons. I just want to add a point regarding the spacing that it provides. As the area of defense get wider, there is more space for each team to work with. I think more plays and strategies are created due to this fact. And it makes the game more diverse.
@MasterRoshi89743 жыл бұрын
Extreme low basketball IQ had taking over the whole sport
@soloistdeve3 жыл бұрын
Forget basketball. It took over the world.
@mj23goat3 Жыл бұрын
Yup. That's why we got all these idiots nowadays that don't realize Jordan _hands down_ the one and only GOAT.
@darko7143 жыл бұрын
The metrics which show the superiority of the 3 over the 2 may work over the course of the regular season, but not necessarily in the playoffs. In a 7 game series we are dealing with a compressed 4 to 7 game "mini-season", where one or two 3pt. 'cold streaks' (far more common when you are taking lower percentage shots) can end your season. Relying on 3s in the post-season is a losing strategy.
@Cp-yx4ci Жыл бұрын
Well said buddy, really well said. It just doesn't work so well during the playoffs. A high volume of 3-point shooting is just a fraud strategy, nothing more.
@oopyapa3 жыл бұрын
I’m fine with the shooting. Some parking lot threes with 20 seconds left on the shot clock are pretty frustrating. But what bothers me the most is the ridiculous fouls. You can’t hand check anymore, but even when a defender just has his arm out, all the shooter has to do is flail into the defenders arm and it draws a shooting foul. That seriously should be an offensive foul. The shooter is initiating the contact. I know its a different point from 3ball basketball. But when we are already seeing the best shooting from players we’ve ever seen, defenders can’t even defend in today’s game. That’s what ruining the game.
@patrisio32 жыл бұрын
I was watching the Celtics and Nets last night and I had to turn the TV by mid-2nd quarter. All they were doing was shooting 3s. It was like go down the court and shoot a 3....other team go down the court and shoot a 3....repeat over and over and over.
@treecosmos3863 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'm so tired of this sh*t.
@michaelauger80773 жыл бұрын
It’s getting almost painful to watch the players destroying the game between all the dribbling and three pointers.
@noisepuppet3 жыл бұрын
Watching the GSW in 2015, I thought it was amazing to watch, but there was no way they'd keep winning with that strategy. I was wrong, but I think I would've been right if they were any other team in history.
@stephensanfilippo18452 жыл бұрын
I wonder how the great passing teams of the pre-3 point shot NBA, such as Red Auerbach's Celtics teams, and the late 1960s - early 1970s New York Knickerbockers would do in the NBA now if they played their same "old style" of interior passing, cutting to the basket, hitting the open man, and taking high percentage shots - - - and hitting the boards for offensive rebounds. In 1993 my high school had an alumni varsity basketball game, with varsity players from the 1960s and 1970s against varsity players from the 1980s and 1990s. At one point in the game, at age 45, I was the youngest player on the court for the 1960s-70s team. We had been coached to play basketball the "old" way. The 80s-90s team had been coached in the 3-point way. When we (the "old" were on defense, we found that defending "the perimeter" was far easier than the defense we had to play two or three decades earlier. On defense, the 80s-90s team was unable to defend against interior passing and 8 foot to 12 foot shots. The "old" way won. With that in mind, the question isn't "How many 3-point shots would Rick Barry, or Tommy Heinsohn, or George Yardley, or Jack Twyman, or Oscar Robertson make now, but would the players now be able to stop their "old" style of play?
@bigslicksly98743 жыл бұрын
The examples you gave (4:00 to 5:00) are the kind of things I hate the most about the NBA. So many easy 2 end up as missed 3! Games, even series and championships are lost at the 3 point line. The Bucks clearly demonstrate that you have to play your way, and make the most of your players abilities. I'm a Mavs fan, but Kristaps playing on the perimeters and shooting 3's makes no sense. Great video.
@high-defRJ3 жыл бұрын
I’d pay to watch today’s NBA experimenting a game or a few without the three point line (pre 1980s) and see if the players get exposed to their weaknesses (fundamentals, low post games, etc). The players that have played in the 1980s, 90s, and even the early part of 2000s were coached by those who experienced the game (pro or not) without the 3s.
@HT-sm9dm Жыл бұрын
Actually all you’d need to do is start calling the rules by the old ways again, especially those pertaining to ball handling. It’s so much easier to get a good shot off when you can take 3-4 steps, shuffle your feet and “cradle” aka carry the ball whenever you please. Start calling the rules the old way and fundamentals come back.
@sunk52443 жыл бұрын
I'll be real. I think Barkley seriously hit the nail right on the fuckin' head.
@reazonuk23623 жыл бұрын
Amazing. I use to watch the NBA during the 90s and stopped around 1998. 2 years ago I started playing an online basketball game where I'd play characters at the centre position and I'd get mostly random positive messages from players like "you're the best C I've ever played with" "you dominate. You make the game fun." But then 1 day this guy sends me a long rant telling me the game isnt played like that anymore and I need to set up more 3 point plays. I didnt know what the hell he was talking about until a few months ago when I started watching vids like this. Incredible it's gotten like this.
@j.brendenstookey34373 жыл бұрын
The over reliance on 3’s has certainly hurt the game of basketball and the NBA. I think any cursory glance at viewership numbers over the past 30 years should be sufficient to prove this point. In an era with more humans/viewers present than ever before, tv’s in every room of the house, and a year of lockdowns - the NBA still couldn’t come close to the stellar viewership numbers they experienced during the 90’s. (Lots of factors involved, complex issue, but the non-stop 3’s are certainly not helping).
@majorian9406 Жыл бұрын
To see how much the NBA has changed into a glorified 3 point contest, Reggie Miller's highest average number of 3s attempted in a season was 6.6, now players like Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and James Harden average more than that for their entire careers
@RogerSouthCarolina3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say that the three point shot is exclusively the reason for the NBA's issues (I enjoy watching less than in past seasons), but it is a reason. Like some have said, the foul baiting, the flopping, defensive fouls that should actually be offensive fouls, the poor officiating, referees having frail egos in general and being whistle-happy, and watching star players take as many free throws as anything else is what's ruining basketball. Let me ask something: Prior to LeBron James, when did we ever see the biggest superstar in the NBA writhing on the floor in feigned agony to draw a call on contact that never occurred, much less getting a warning from the league for flopping?
@je70553 жыл бұрын
yeah, a 7'+ european big taking 3s for the mavericks in the 2000s would've been unheard of!
@DarrellTurnerJr3 жыл бұрын
The NBA’s ratings speak volumes
@kenneths.perlman1112 Жыл бұрын
It’s fun to see your team hit a three but when the game is running back and forth between the three point lines and hacking it up it’s really really boring.
@johnperez34207 ай бұрын
I haven't watched much basketbal in 25 years and tried watching again recently. I got bored quickly and am not sure i will watch much. I find all the 3 pont shooting boring and miss all the work and skill in the paint. I mean what's the fun in watching someone give up showing skill dribbling inside the paint to a score who instead piches it out to a shot from the three point line?