I think the main issue is the pussifcation of the league. I mean if hard fouls were still allowed and hand checking on defense then would people even complain about all the 3's? Like I'm tired of watching a guy hit 7 or 8 three pointers and not get his ass kicked for it. It's the equivalent of a lay up now and back in the old days when you drove into the lane over and over, you were going to get taken out. I want Steph curry or Lillard or all those guys showboating after a shot to just get sent to the floor the next time they come down the lane and have a guy stand over them.
The growth of the 3pt shot is the best thing that could've happened to the NBA, especially in the super team era. It gives teams with less talent a chance of competing against any team. The 14th seed in the West is closer to the 1st seed than it is to the 15th. There's more parity now. Had Houston not choked in G7 last year, we could've seen a different champion.
Again. It's time to get with the times or retire. 28th in 3PA.
Pop is right. So is what BackHome wrote.. It’s true basketball has gotten worse it’s pretty boring can’t even compare to the Bulls or the Lakers and Celtics years. It’s such a soft game compared to what it used to be and for no reason no concussion issues like football...
Not just that but what is wrong with physicality? Anyone who's played ball knows how that goes. To only allow offensive players excel is and done for the money. It's all about the money... i wouldn't be surprised if they allowed women to play in the league next.
It's the way of the world i guess. No more gangster rap, country music is popular now because they added some R&B stuff to it, rock does not really exist and back to rap.. this choppy flow, mumble rap is complete . Watch some of these fools around here are gonna eventually sport the KL's New Balance shoes.
I guess I'm just getting old.
Edit: And to with Steph Curry. Pop isn't dissing him. That dude's incredible in any era or with any rules. I don't think Pop means Curry, just all the other "specialists" that are now stars I guess.
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Whining isn't going to make our team better.....
i'm seeing phil jackson all over again
When guys like James Harden go to the line 15+ a night and teams like the warriors jacking 3's like they're going out of style because you aren't allowed to play D---ya basketball is no more-- at least not the basketball that was played in the late 80's-the early 2000's.
I mean, the game is pretty gay right now. Not only old people share that opinion.
Again. TheGreat is a ing idiot
Why are so many people missing the point?
You can fully agree with him about disliking this style of basketball, BUT HE ISN'T AN EX-COACH DOING ANALYSIS, HE'S AN ACTIVE COACH..
It's alarming that he continues to say this and more importantly, still relying on mid-range Js and antiquated basketball..adapt to rest of the ing league..
Hardly the best thing to happen lol. Its become a crutch now for almost every team.
Last year Rockets shoot 44 three's in game 7 against the Warriors. Only make 7. They lost by like 9. At some point, you need to stop shooting those 3's and try to make a play a different way. and i've seen it time and time and time again. Even with the Spurs. Shots are not going in and they continue to keep shooting the 3, extremely frustrating.
Teams become so reliant at times its where if their shots don't go in, the strategy becomes to continue shooting the 3 until they go in.
As far as parity goes, lets see... last 4 champions? Warriors, Warriors, Cavs, Warriors. Your right, so much parity. In the end, the super team will still overcome the 3 pt chuckers. All it does is allow a team to win maybe a few extra games through out the season when they are shooting well and the other team not so well. But in playoff times, its all about making the extra pass, making the smart play, making that key stop that wins the game. Not shooting 40 threes.
And Pops time is definitely nearing an end, no doubt about that. I created a thread about 2 months ago saying that i truly believe Pop will retire after next year. Thats when his contract ends.
My hope is that there is a replacement already in place, maybe Messina? and let them know about it ahead of time so that they don't get another gig somewhere else. And hopefully we'll have a contending team by then with an all star Murray and all star Walker (i know i dream)
It's TheGreatContrarian. Dude gets off on being edgy all the time. Spends 24 hours posting on this forum.
boring is watching james harden/KD etc going to the line 20x/nightthe man responsible for some of the most boring basketball ever played has the nerve to say that.
How is that any less exciting than watching DD and LMA do it?
Yes, sounds like something a retired coach would put in his autobiography.
Putting together a 3pt shooting roster of Mills, Forbes, Belinelli, and Bertans really does look like only a token effort at something he hates.
No . Pop is so disingenuous.
His best players aren't high volume three-point shooters, idiot. That percentage would nose dive, the team would continue to lose (probably in even more embarrassing fashion) and y'all would continue to cry and complain.
Game has never been more exciting than it is now. Senile old man yelling at clouds as per usual. 28th in 3PA despite being the third most accurate 3pt shooting team. Adapt to the times or retire.
He has to coach to his player's strengths, like when Kawhi was here and shot a ton mid range shots, but that style isn't conducive to winning in the modern NBA.
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You've got to be the stupidest mother er I've ever seen. His best players are high volume 3pt shooters? Aldridge and DeRozan together average 2 3pt attempts a game.
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guys taking 3pt shots without a rebounder inside
bigs stepping out just like above
bigs taking midrange or lowpost, yet the other big is outside on the perimeter, no rebounder down low...
in other words, whatever happen to the other rebounder down low, unless they think everyone is so efficient with fga that theres no need for the rebounding, just run back down get ready to play defense
Rational thought isn't allowed on these boards just trolling, complaining, crying and cliff jumping. As if they could reshape the entire roster when their intent was try to work things out and bring Leonard/Green back.
Instead of requesting a trade last summer (2017), when his value was highest, Leonard sabotaged an entire season and sunk his value (kind like Jimmy Butler waiting until the day before training camp to request a trade) meaning Spurs got less than equal value.
It isn't hard to understand except for the people parroting the same tired schtick in every thread.
I meant to say aren't, buddy. Meaning Aldridge and DeRozan neither of which is proficient from the outside the arch.
Everyone else are role-players that need to be open or coming off a screen. Bertans, Belinelli, Mills & Forbes aren't great shooting off the dribble.
Pretty easy to understand except for a Kawhi slurpee like yourself.
This is nothing new. Pop has said the same thing for years. He hates the 3 but he knows it's important in today's game. Just his humble opinion
Steph's entire game is 3 pointers, are you shocked?
his nothing more then a chucker, give him +10 3pta, he makes half, his on 15pts, easy to run up ur pts
hence if he chucked in the 80-90s with those low % shots, coaches would pull him out for chucking...
kobe would relish in todays league where his allowed to chuck 3s, fade away 3s, 1mtre behind 3pt line chucking up stupid shots...yet wont be called out for it
I have had the opposite idea in my head for awhile. I say the 3 point shot should only count for the the first 10 seconds of the shot clock. Anything after that counts as 2 no matter where it’s from. Nothing worse than seeing solid D for 23 seconds only to see a sneak out 3 and the last second. It punishes the D for not playing 24 seconds of perfect defense. That’s too much to ask with the way the game is called today and with today’s shooters.
Then, let the all 3s count in the last 6 minutes of the 4th qtr.
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