Does the NBA need to change the rules for an even playing field, tbh?

[NameLess Scrub]

The 3pt shooting, high scoring, wing player oriented NBA seems to be good for business. so it won't change soon.

Also, Curry won't last forever. He will slow down/get old soon enough.
He's 27.. could he keep this level of shooting for more than 5 years?

With that said, I like the idea of letting bigs be bigs. Or at least, doing a better job with the star calls, flopping, and uncalled pushing/moving screens/grabbing plays.

Also the traveling calls seem to change from game to game.

[GSH]

Sean was just saying, "That right there is the reason Pop hates the 3 point shot. This used to be a big man's game. Now, so many bigs are dropping out to the 3 point line and shooting those shots, rather than using their size." (Not word for word - best I could remember.)

That's exactly what I was talking about. If they would start calling more of the ridiculous contact in the paint, and allow big men to play like big men, it would restore some balance. Minor operation, instead of major surgery. The problem is, these guys can put up TS% that are higher than Shaq used to get shooting chip-shots. It's all about points per attempt. The Warriors are just the best at it, but it's a reflection of the way they've allowed the game to be played. There was a time when a big would re-post closer to the basket. That's almost impossible now. Now, when a big gives up the ball, he immediately gets shoved from behind and pushed a couple of steps farther from the basket. If a guy has a legal position on the floor, another player is not supposed to be able to push him off of it.

So if you make the 3 less appealing, what else is there? There just aren't many players with a good mid-range game, so that's out. If teams start trying to force the ball inside all the time, the defenses will rule and the game will become un-watchable. The game needs more post play, and to get that they have to allow guys to operate in the post without getting mugged.

[Kidd K]

The league is fine the way it is. If the Warriors are ting on everyone, give them credit, not ask for rule changes. :\ It's not like they're bulldozing people over in the post and giving them FTAs instead of calling them for a foul (Shaq), or charging or traveling on every other drive uncalled (LeBron up til a couple years ago), or getting FTAs every time an opposing player merely dares to contest their shot (Durant/Westbrook when Stern was still the commish).

They're just shooting and passing well and playing proper basketball. It has nothing to do with the rules or the way it's being called. Props to Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, and the Warriors for playing well imo.

[GSH]

They're just shooting and passing well and playing proper basketball. It has nothing to do with the rules or the way it's being called. Props to Steve Kerr, Stephen Curry, and the Warriors for playing well imo.

Except that the whole league is using the 3 MUCH more, and the question is whether the long ball has taken over too much. (Even Sean was talking about it tonight.) I don't think anyone has failed to give the Warriors credit - just the opposite. So I don't really get your point.

Personally, I think the league would benefit from a little more post play, or it will start looking more and more like a run-and-gun All Star game. I'd think the same thing if it was the Spurs shooting 3's like Golden State, and undefeated because of it. I'm a Spurs fan, but I'm also a fan of the game.

[cjw]

The league should start with calling illegal screens (Draymond) like the NFL has started calling offensive PI. Those moving screens guarantee shots for guys with such a quick release like Curry.

[BillMc]

if they change, Curry automatically becomes one of the five greatest players of all time

They changed a ton of rules because of Mikan. Do you think he was a Top 5 player of all time? Or just the first to show a flaw in the game?

[r0drig0lac]

The league should start with calling illegal screens (Draymond) like the NFL has started calling offensive PI. Those moving screens guarantee shots for guys with such a quick release like Curry.

that is all

[r0drig0lac]

They changed a ton of rules because of Mikan. Do you think he was a Top 5 player of all time? Or just the first to show a flaw in the game?

I do not think the game before the clock for ranking purposes, but a change now would be the league saying that no one can beat them, it shows greatness, though I think the hand checking should never have been banned

[Kidd K]

Except that the whole league is using the 3 MUCH more, and the question is whether the long ball has taken over too much. (Even Sean was talking about it tonight.) I don't think anyone has failed to give the Warriors credit - just the opposite. So I don't really get your point.

Personally, I think the league would benefit from a little more post play, or it will start looking more and more like a run-and-gun All Star game. I'd think the same thing if it was the Spurs shooting 3's like Golden State, and undefeated because of it. I'm a Spurs fan, but I'm also a fan of the game.

You seem to not understand my point.

I did not say the Warriors weren't getting credit around the league. Merely for people here to just give them props and leave it at that. No reason to ask for rule changes because they're passing and shooting too well.

[GSH]

You seem to not understand my point.

I did not say the Warriors weren't getting credit around the league. Merely for people here to just give them props and leave it at that. No reason to ask for rule changes because they're passing and shooting too well.

Everyone this side of third grade got your point. The first time.

Give them props and leave it at that? So you're worried that the people on ST might actually change the rules of the NBA because Golden State is too good?