Scoring in this league is so easy this days

[Nike D'Antoni]

defences inexistant, I miss defensive bball.

[hiphopanonymous]

Can't say I disagree.

Not allowed to fight over screens
No off ball hand check
No on ball hand check
No palming or carrying
Laaaate gather step interpretation means almost no traveling

Yet a great offensive player is allowed to use a MOVING screen that gets ignored, then hook a defenders arm on his way into the paint and the foul will get called on the dragged backpeddling defender

It's no wonder efg% and 3 point and at-rim percentages are at all-time highs

[Nike D'Antoni]

Shit players are scoring 40 this days

[Ainosterhaspie]

Heat missed that memo.

[72-10]

not if one's 6-3

if one is taller than the league's average height, however...

[Kblaze8855]

You pull up the games and see Wiggins has 40, Siakam has 40, Luka has 38/14/10, Russell has 50, and Dame has 60 and you aren

[ArbitraryWater]

cant say i agree


athleticism and skill level just really high

guys are flying across the court now

such high paced action

[StrongLurk]

cant say i agree


athleticism and skill level just really high

guys are flying across the court now

such high paced action

Very different than 40 years ago.

[SomeBlackDude]

it's by design. the league has put a major emphasis on 'freedom of movement' the last few seasons.

now a guy can average a triple double over multiple seasons, no one cares.

a borderline all star can drop 50, no one bats an eye.

scoreboard could be 165-162 in regulation, not a single damn given.

all $tats are empty now. meaningless.

[STATUTORY]

it's by design. the league has put a major emphasis on 'freedom of movement' the last few seasons.

now a guy can average a triple double over multiple seasons, no one cares.

a borderline all star can drop 50, no one bats an eye.

scoreboard could be 165-162 in regulation, not a single damn given.

all $tats are empty now. meaningless.

stats are just like currency, complete subject to the whims of inflation and nominally meaningless.

the only thing that stays the same season after season is that there is only 1 championship. Which is why rings are still the best measure of a player legacy

stats = fiat money
championship = gold

[Bronbron23]

cant say i agree


athleticism and skill level just really high

guys are flying across the court now

such high paced action

Of course they're flying around you can't touch anyone. It's easy to fly around with all the freedom of movement.

And coming off a hundred screens and hitting open shots isn't high skill

[Manny98]

The league has a deeper pool of talent than it has ever, you have guys that would be legit MVP candidates in the late 90s barely scratching the all star team

Also Defense actually takes skill to play today. No more of that weak ass cheap handchecking bs

[lilteapot]

So why cant Lonzo Ball manage over 2 points in a single game?

[superduper]

The league has a deeper pool of talent than it has ever, you have guys that would be legit MVP candidates in the late 90s barely scratching the all star team

Also Defense actually takes skill to play today. No more of that weak ass cheap handchecking bs

What skill? Defense is literally not allowed. You can twist the words as much as you want it doesnt change the reality of the fact that defense is non-existent in this era and defense was objectively much tougher in past eras making scoring much harder in past eras. Someone like you literally thinks a guy like Beal or someone would be an mvp in the 90s stfu with your stupid ass troll bullshit. The only players in this league who would be MVP level good in the 90s would be Kawhi Bran and Durant. That is literally it.

[Manny98]

What skill? Defense is literally not allowed. You can twist the words as much as you want it doesnt change the reality of the fact that defense is non-existent in this era and defense was objectively much tougher in past eras making scoring much harder in past eras. Someone like you literally thinks a guy like Beal or someone would be an mvp in the 90s stfu with your stupid ass troll bullshit. The only players in this league who would be MVP level good in the 90s would be Kawhi Bran and Durant. That is literally it.