For Those of You Who Complain About Today's NBA Being a 3-pt Spam-Fest...

[Full Court]

You should be all over the Thunder. They just won a finals game while sinking only three shots from behind the arc. And only taking 16 attempts. This series is just beautiful team basketball by both OKC and Indy.

[SouBeachTalents]

LeBron has the most playoff choke jobs of all time.

[Full Court]

LeBron has the most playoff choke jobs of all time.

You are spot on.

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[1987_Lakers]

You should be all over the Thunder. They just won a finals game while sinking only three shots from behind the arc. And only taking 16 attempts. This series is just beautiful team basketball by both OKC and Indy.

That's like 18% from 3. How is that beautiful basketball?

OP is a fakkit.

[Full Court]

That's like 18% from 3. How is that beautiful basketball?

OP is a fakkit.

You probably didn't watch the game. Those 16 shots took less than a minute out of a 48-minute game.

Of course, if you actually watched this series, instead of crying about how your hero got humilitated and bounced in the FIRST ROUND, you wouldn't make idiotic statements like the one you made about the 2020 Heat being better than the 2025 Pacers.

Dudley the Doofus.

[1987_Lakers]

Imagine praising that type of atrocious 3 point shooting.

Only OP would do that.

Maybe seeing MJ's 3 point shooting has him believing bad 3 point shooting = good.

[Full Court]

Imagine praising that type of atrocious 3 point shooting.

Only OP would do that.

Maybe seeing MJ's 3 point shooting has him believing bad 3 point shooting = good.

I've got Dudley over here throwing a bitch fit.

"H-h-h-how DARE he praise a team that only had a few 3 pointers. They should BAN him!!!"

By the way, how'd your hero do clanking a bunch of three point attempts in the fourth quarters against Minny in round 1? You know, the series where he went SCORELESS in the fourth quarter of a razor close game and got bounced?

SGA >>> Lebron. Truth hurts.

[MrFonzworth]

OP is dangerously fat

[Full Court]

OP is dangerously fat

You sound like a Bronie fluffer.

Which means you give off major bitch vibes.

[3ba11]

Today's spacing produces robotic scoring styles, since everyone is taking threes, layups or alley-oops, and the objective is open looks... Otoh, contested shots in traffic were unavoidable in previous eras due to the lesser spacing, so each player was forced to develop their own individually-unique way of making contested shots... The unique scoring styles of Magic, Bird, MJ, Kareem, and all 80's players contrasts with the robotic styles of today's open-shot-makers, aka 3-point and layup spammers - it's mostly open shots due to the hands-off, spaced-out beginner format and the resulting robotic drive-and-kick approach.

So the 90's was far better to watch than today due to the greater individuality and caliber of shot-making and style of play, which was all inspired by the lesser-spaced and more physical format (advanced format)... Contested shots are simply more fun to watch, along with the individually-unique styles required to make them... Furthermore, since players didn't rely on spamming threes via PNR drive-and-kick and 2-man basketball, they were elite at running off screens and playing various 5-man basketball styles.. Historically, 5-man basketball has a tremendous record against 2-man basketball and ball-domination.

Ultimately, only a nascent NBA fan thinks that 3-point jacking demonstrates superior basketball ability than the hoops instinct, skill and individuality required to operate in traffic and with physicality.. The 90's was actually the best decade ever because it used the 3-point line a fair amount (10-25 attempts per game, depending on the year), and therefore had the best-ever mix of at-rim, paint, mid-range, and 3-pointers... The best-ever ratings proved the point - everyone was watching on mainstream TV in more groups of people.

[gengiskhan]

You are spot on.

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9-0 fakkit.

your LeSteroids cannot even dream of this finals record