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06-20-2015, 03:39 PM
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"I think it's the defenses more than the shooting," Karl says in explaining the drop in scoring. He went on to make the bold suggestion that "uncontested shooting has gotten better" in the NBA than it was in the last millennium.
"Zone defenses are ahead of zone offenses right now, but (shooting is) still better than it was in the isolation game," said Dallas coach Don Nelson. "And I think we all look now for shooters more than we did. Now you're looking for guys who can catch, shoot, pass and move. The more the zone is in, the better shooters we'll recruit. The guys being left behind are the guys who don't have those skills -- unless they're a dominant big guy that can rebound."
"Defenses are so much better (today)," Collins said. "The generation I played in, you got a lot more uncontested shots, a lot more open shots. There wasn't as much contact. Now every shot is under duress.
"It was a different style of defense. It was more position defense, defense with your feet. Now the game has become bigger, stronger. You ride guys off the dribble, hands on them. You used to not be able to do that. So the game has really changed to where it's a lot more physical. And any time you're getting knocked around, your shooting percentage is going to go down.
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"I think it's the defenses more than the shooting," Karl says in explaining the drop in scoring. He went on to make the bold suggestion that "uncontested shooting has gotten better" in the NBA than it was in the last millennium.
"Zone defenses are ahead of zone offenses right now, but (shooting is) still better than it was in the isolation game," said Dallas coach Don Nelson. "And I think we all look now for shooters more than we did. Now you're looking for guys who can catch, shoot, pass and move. The more the zone is in, the better shooters we'll recruit. The guys being left behind are the guys who don't have those skills -- unless they're a dominant big guy that can rebound."
"Defenses are so much better (today)," Collins said. "The generation I played in, you got a lot more uncontested shots, a lot more open shots. There wasn't as much contact. Now every shot is under duress.
"It was a different style of defense. It was more position defense, defense with your feet. Now the game has become bigger, stronger. You ride guys off the dribble, hands on them. You used to not be able to do that. So the game has really changed to where it's a lot more physical. And any time you're getting knocked around, your shooting percentage is going to go down.
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