The top 5 teams in 3pt makes this season are the 5 remaining teams in the Playoffs

[HurricaneKid]

Houston
Golden State
Clippers
Cleveland
Hawks

Please explain this Mr Barkley

[navy]

3 point shooting era

[Spurs5Rings2014]

3ball.

:applause:

[UK2K]

Its analytics now...

Why shoot a 2 when you could step back 2 steps and shoot a 3?

Here is how you create a team now.

PG: Ball handler, penetrator
SG: Shooter
SF: 3 and D guy
PF: Stretch 4
C: Defender, Rebounder

That's the blueprint every team should be striving for. 4 3pt shooters and fire away.

[Showtime80']

Softest and saddest period for NBA! No great inside play so might as well bomb away!

Pathetic to think that guys like Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry, Dale Ellis, Kenny Smith and Dell Curry would be bonafide stars in today's league and making like 12 mil a year just for being "specialists"

RIP NBA!

[keep-itreal]

Its analytics now...

Why shoot a 2 when you could step back 2 steps and shoot a 3?

Here is how you create a team now.

1. Lebron
2. 3 pt shooter
3. 3 pt shooter
4. 3 pt shooter
5. rebounder


fixed :cheers:

[sbw19]

and the last two eliminated teams fell prey to a waived off 3 and a deflating full-court heave, while 3rd's come back from the dead to force Gm7 with a spectacular 3pt barrage. Shaq said it best when he wanted his son to model his game after Dirk. Finesse league now.

[HurricaneKid]

Softest and saddest period for NBA! No great inside play so might as well bomb away!

Pathetic to think that guys like Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry, Dale Ellis, Kenny Smith and Dell Curry would be bonafide stars in today's league and making like 12 mil a year just for being "specialists"

RIP NBA!

Hai Old Man!

[Straight_Ballin]

Softest and saddest period for NBA! No great inside play so might as well bomb away!

Pathetic to think that guys like Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry, Dale Ellis, Kenny Smith and Dell Curry would be bonafide stars in today's league and making like 12 mil a year just for being "specialists"

RIP NBA!

Yep, gotta be thankful that you watched pure ball. Poor gen Z kids got the shaft.

[HurricaneKid]

Yep, gotta be thankful that you watched pure ball. Poor gen Z kids got the shaft.

I grew up in MJs age. And the ball being played now is so much better its inconceivable to me that someone could think otherwise.

[atljonesbro]

Softest and saddest period for NBA! No great inside play so might as well bomb away!

Pathetic to think that guys like Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry, Dale Ellis, Kenny Smith and Dell Curry would be bonafide stars in today's league and making like 12 mil a year just for being "specialists"

RIP NBA!

Old geezer get with the times

[QuebecBaller]

Its analytics now...

Why shoot a 2 when you could step back 2 steps and shoot a 3?
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[triangleoffense]

successful playoff and championship teams have needed consistent spot-up three-point shooting since the early 90s at least.

The rules allow for much less physical play but gtfo with this bs about how your generation is better than another's.

[97 bulls]

Softest and saddest period for NBA! No great inside play so might as well bomb away!

Pathetic to think that guys like Steve Kerr, Danny Ferry, Dale Ellis, Kenny Smith and Dell Curry would be bonafide stars in today's league and making like 12 mil a year just for being "specialists"

RIP NBA!
Why does the league have to be considered soft? Or any worse than before? Its different. As is just about every other aspect of life bro. Things change. Just because you PREFER something else does not make it better.

[Dro]

3ball.

:applause:
Exactly. 3ball's right basically every time he speaks on this subject. People just don't like him, or don't like Jordan, or don't like either of them, or don't like how much he props up Jordan.

[Dro]

I grew up in MJs age. And the ball being played now is so much better its inconceivable to me that someone could think otherwise.
How? Please explain this to me. Please explain how every team running nothing but pick and roll, EVERY PLAY. And on top of that, the refs never call illegal screens, basically every screen is a moving screen and it makes it super easy for guards to get into the paint off of pick and rolls. No real inside post scorers, players launching three's, you can't touch a player on the perimeter. Please explain this to me because I grew up in the 80's and 90's too and while I'm still a huge NBA fan, there is no comparison to me. This era definitely seems watered down......

[Dro]

Why does the league have to be considered soft? Or any worse than before? Its different. As is just about every other aspect of life bro. Things change. Just because you PREFER something else does not make it better.
Do you see how many players flop now? EVERYBODY flops now, EVERYBODY over exaggerates every little bit of contact. Now did players do that back then? Sure. Reggie comes to mind. But now? EVERYBODY does it, even your superstars. I can't remember Magic, Bird, Jordan, flopping. I'm sure someone will find like 1 youtube video of one of them flopping but constantly? No. And its because of the rule changes. I don't really blame the players, I blame the rules.

Yes, this has made the league a soft, buddy, buddy league.....Players don't even build up a hatred for the other team because you can't touch the other guy, there's no physical play. The more physical the game is, the more players are more likely to develop legit hate for each other = better, more competitive games, IMO of course.....

And oh yeah, did I mention teams OBVIOUSLY tanking? Which is disgusting by the way. Some of you guys prefer your teams to take thinking it will make them better in the future. To me, that makes a give up attitude. Not my style. I prefer teams to play to win at all times. If thats old school, then thats me.

[Lensanity]

Barkley is just stuck in the past on this one. He used to be right. When he was playing there is no way a team could win a championship just chucking up threes but times have changed significantly.

[Dro]

Barkley is just stuck in the past on this one. He used to be right. When he was playing there is no way a team could win a championship just chucking up threes but RULES have changed significantly.
Fixed. Basketball is still basketball......Its the rules that have changed. This the type of NBA the league wants I guess.......

[SpanishACB]

Do you see how many players flop now? EVERYBODY flops now, EVERYBODY over exaggerates every little bit of contact. Now did players do that back then? Sure. Reggie comes to mind. But now? EVERYBODY does it, even your superstars. I can't remember Magic, Bird, Jordan, flopping. I'm sure someone will find like 1 youtube video of one of them flopping but constantly? No. And its because of the rule changes. I don't really blame the players, I blame the rules.

Yes, this has made the league a soft, buddy, buddy league.....Players don't even build up a hatred for the other team because you can't touch the other guy, there's no physical play. The more physical the game is, the more players are more likely to develop legit hate for each other = better, more competitive games, IMO of course.....

And oh yeah, did I mention teams OBVIOUSLY tanking? Which is disgusting by the way. Some of you guys prefer your teams to take thinking it will make them better in the future. To me, that makes a give up attitude. Not my style. I prefer teams to play to win at all times. If thats old school, then thats me.

your perception now is much stronger due to internet and social media. You catch every detail even from those games you don't watch.

in the 90s, you had to wait for the sports talk show whenever it was on and then it was just mainstream talk.

i don't think players flop that much more really. The idea that the 90s was tougher is probably right, and it's also due to internet/social media/social mass awareness in the sense every thing you say is going to be commented if you're a player, so they rather all act fake and pseudo nice, in and off the court.

[Dro]

your perception now is much stronger due to internet and social media. You catch every detail even from those games you don't watch.

in the 90s, you had to wait for the sports talk show whenever it was on and then it was just mainstream talk.

i don't think players flop that much more really. The idea that the 90s was tougher is probably right, and it's also due to internet/social media/social mass awareness in the sense every thing you say is going to be commented if you're a player, so they rather all act fake and pseudo nice, in and off the court.
This is true, and its a great point. Players know everything they do is scrutinized and do put on the fake act sometimes. I do feel like players exaggerate contact more now than ever on offense. Like when guards like CP3 for instance drive into the paint, he exaggerates everything. And I like CP3.

I used to see guys like Kevin Johnson and Rod Strickland do it to but I don't remember them doing it as much. On defense is where I really feel its bad. Players flop for charges consistently instead of trying to contest the layup or the dunk. I think they get bailed out way too often. I know taking charges is part of basketball but I hate it. I've always hated charge calls. This is man on man, play defense like a man, try to block it or contest it. Charges are for college ball not pro-ball. Just my opinion of course.

[SpanishACB]

This is true, and its a great point. Players know everything they do is scrutinized and do put on the fake act sometimes. I do feel like players exaggerate contact more now than ever on offense. Like when guards like CP3 for instance drive into the paint, he exaggerates everything. And I like CP3.

I used to see guys like Kevin Johnson and Rod Strickland do it to but I don't remember them doing it as much. On defense is where I really feel its bad. Players flop for charges consistently instead of trying to contest the layup or the dunk. I think they get bailed out way too often. I know taking charges is part of basketball but I hate it. I've always hated charge calls. This is man on man, play defense like a man, try to block it or contest it. Charges are for college ball not pro-ball. Just my opinion of course.

I've always found flopping to be a response to dirty play. Don't get me wrong, there's professional floppers that "cheat" the game to be effective but if you're being bullied by a dirty player there's only two ways of defending yourself, you either fight back, which isn't always an option never mind the smartest of ideas, or you flop and try to get the bully sent of, just like in school.

How often is Harden fouled hard? I think players take extreme care in defending him in that sense, due to the reputation he's built, wrong or not, it's definitely beneficial for his career, because as long as he gets more calls in his favors than penalties for flopping he's going to be beneficial for whatever team he plays for.

Tough players get in a position to get injured more often, and players being more aware nowadays of the business side of their sportsmen careers, I think they take more care in that sense, very few players want to be the "bad boy".

[BuffaloBill]

It's simple. 3 > 2



And that's just basic math

[Dro]

I've always found flopping to be a response to dirty play. Don't get me wrong, there's professional floppers that "cheat" the game to be effective but if you're being bullied by a dirty player there's only two ways of defending yourself, you either fight back, which isn't always an option never mind the smartest of ideas, or you flop and try to get the bully sent of, just like in school.

How often is Harden fouled hard? I think players take extreme care in defending him in that sense, due to the reputation he's built, wrong or not, it's definitely beneficial for his career, because as long as he gets more calls in his favors than penalties for flopping he's going to be beneficial for whatever team he plays for.

Tough players get in a position to get injured more often, and players being more aware nowadays of the business side of their sportsmen careers, I think they take more care in that sense, very few players want to be the "bad boy".
I can't really disagree with anything in this post. You made great points, especially the bully angle.

[Fallen Angel]

It's simple. 3 > 2



And that's just basic math
This doesn't add up