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Duderonomy
02-19-2025, 08:12 PM
It wasn't just feeding Shaq in the point against Bradley. But there was some of that. I would cut of a finger to see this NBA action again.

https://youtu.be/n_IUkv0N0oo?si=Y_mJ2PnCes6yOjxM
3ba11
02-21-2025, 04:03 PM
Wow, tough scoring, every bucket mattered, easy alley-oops and crap were hard to come by so cheered harder when they happened - it required so much more skill and developed instinct in the no spacing format and physicality... Just a better game, players and product.
ShawkFactory
02-21-2025, 07:44 PM
Wow, tough scoring, every bucket mattered, easy alley-oops and crap were hard to come by so cheered harder when they happened - it required so much more skill and developed instinct in the no spacing format and physicality... Just a better game, players and product.

It's a chicken or the egg situation. Was the crowd cheering more because the players were better..or because the format made it harder to score consistently thus each point mattering? Probably the latter.

Guys now still have instincts, they just get more easy buckets at times. Which can account for the 20-30% increase in TEAM points.

Like..if games were still 84-74 the best players would still be scoring 25+. The role players would suffer though. At least with their scoring numbers. They'd make themselves useful elsewhere like they used to.
ArbitraryWater
02-22-2025, 07:27 AM
Feels like games mattered more then.

Several stupid Mavs TOs. Feels like those always happen to make these comebacks happen.

Dirk not used enough, also came in too late imo.

Nash dancing.


Cool occasion: 3-peat lakers vs. amazing 02/03 Mavs.

Mavs lost 23 straight games @ Staples and then this...
ArbitraryWater
02-22-2025, 07:41 AM
Its umbelievable that Nash ended up with the last 2 shots and not Dirk.. a miss and a TO. Then gets the ball again and slips and throws it to Finley.

Dirk didnt get the ball the last 3 possessions.

Unbelievable really.
stalkerforlife
02-22-2025, 03:11 PM
Kobe GOATED.

OOF.
Doomsday Dallas
02-24-2025, 03:24 AM
I was the one that jinxed the MAVS that night... I have friends til this day that say that loss was all my fault.

I'll take the blame for this one.