Yes or no, do you appreciate the game becoming all about the 3-pointer.

[warriorfan]

Yeah the most efficient shots are at the rim. It seems like players have forgotten that. Passing up a layup to take a 3 is just dumb unless you need a 3 at the end of the game.

What is really embarrassing is at the end of a game when a guy jacks up a bad 3 when they are down 1.

Happens so much now adays too it feels like

[Xiao Yao You]

Yeah the most efficient shots are at the rim. It seems like players have forgotten that. Passing up a layup to take a 3 is just dumb unless you need a 3 at the end of the game.

What is really embarrassing is at the end of a game when a guy jacks up a bad 3 when they are down 1.

for a lot of players that's their best shot. Layups are an adventure for many that have grown up shooting nothing but 3's. Mid range is a no no so a lot of them aren't comfortable there either

[TheMan]

Yeah the most efficient shots are at the rim. It seems like players have forgotten that. Passing up a layup to take a 3 is just dumb unless you need a 3 at the end of the game.

What is really embarrassing is at the end of a game when a guy jacks up a bad 3 when they are down 1.

Yep

[iamgine]

It's not an exaggeration, it happens multiple times per game.

Free throws also happen multiple times per game. Does the game becoming all about free throws?

[nayte]

I don't mind it. I would like seeing a few less but that's how the game revolves so ehh

[GimmeThat]

lacks texture

[Full Court]

lacks texture

Lacks tenure too.

[Smook A.]

I don't. It takes away some of the joy we used to see before the league became so 3-pointer focused. Players used to have more of a mid-range game, post-game, and it would look harder to score a bucket. Nowadays, it's normal to see big-men take three pointers. Teams are scoring 110+ with ease and multiple players are capable of averaging 30 ppg. Before, it was a luxury to even have a player scoring 23-25 ppg on your team. Now it seems like every team has at least 1 player who scores that much, and a big part of that reason is because of the combination of more three pointers, faster pace, and weaker calls.

[Axe]

SGA made 1st team All-NBA averaging only 1 made 3 per game.

Said guy was said to bring the thunder somewhere to the 4th-6th seed last season.

[tontoz]

Said guy was said to bring the thunder somewhere to the 4th-6th seed last season.

Who was predicting that? You or some other 'tard?

Las Vegas predicted 26 wins.

Oklahoma City went 40-42 in the last year, taking down he Pelicans in the opening round of the NBA Play-In before falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Coming into the season, OKC was projected to win only 26 games.

https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/news/...2023-24-season

[Xiao Yao You]

I don't. It takes away some of the joy we used to see before the league became so 3-pointer focused. Players used to have more of a mid-range game, post-game, and it would look harder to score a bucket. Nowadays, it's normal to see big-men take three pointers. Teams are scoring 110+ with ease and multiple players are capable of averaging 30 ppg. Before, it was a luxury to even have a player scoring 23-25 ppg on your team. Now it seems like every team has at least 1 player who scores that much, and a big part of that reason is because of the combination of more three pointers, faster pace, and weaker calls.

but they are so much more skilled!

[Baller234]

a few games into the season i think i have reached a conclusion. the 3pt shot does more harm than good. this isn't just a hot take either.

what we are watching is not basketball the way it was meant to be played. the object of each possession is to try and take the highest percentage shot available at the given time, not gamble and chuck up low percentage 3's hoping the numbers even out in the long run. it's ugly basketball. players passing up wide open lanes for long 3's on a fast break? sorry that's not basketball.

a touchdown is worth 6 points no matter where you score it from, whether it's a 70 yard pass or a 5 yard run. that is because the goal is to get into the endzone by any means. the same applies to basketball. the goal is to put the ball in the hoop. you shouldn't be rewarded an extra point just because you're shooting further away from the basket. players with limited skill sets are having their values severely inflated because they can make what has become a routine long range jumpshot. remove the 3 point line and how many of these guys would truly be able to hang in the league 20 years ago. look at the miami heat roster that made the finals last year for god sakes.

if you enjoy basketball more this way then all power to you. but at the very least we should acknowledge we are watching an entirely different game.

[Full Court]

shooting the 3 better and taking advantage of the current rule isn't more skilled. Rarely do you see guys with basic fundamentals anymore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o1w2wEvRaI

This.

I reject the notion that players today are more skilled. They are not. They can do certain things better because they train to them. Players in past eras could do other things better.

[90sgoat]

It's all about the defensive 3 seconds.

Take that away and 3 point spamming goes down a lot.

[Baller234]

It's all about the defensive 3 seconds.

Take that away and 3 point spamming goes down a lot.

how?

defenses have no incentive to clog the paint anymore.