After being adopted in 1979-80, the NBA has finally discovered that 3 pointers are worth considerably more than 2 and fully optimized its power in recent years. Consequently every team builds their team around a well spaced offensive attack. Perimeter players are essentially required to be capable 3 point shooters, and even bigs are heavily preferred to be threats from deep. This has resulted in offensive efficiency at an all-time high.
Simply reintroduce the rules that allowed for perimeter defense along with those that punished rolling screens and so on, the rules that were eliminated to facilitate the dominance of a popular Warriors team. They also need to call drives in the favor of defenders who are actually playing defense.
I completely agree, except I’d make shots outside the line 5 points and inside the line 4 points, which also solves the free throw problem, as they are worth 2 points. I’d also get rid of three shot fouls
Interesting take, you make some good points. As a longtime reader, I remember years ago you said shooting was an overvalued trait in the draft. Something like how shooting can be developed and teams were too high to pick shooters such as Doug McDermott.
With the rise of 3pt importance, do you still feel this way? Or is it more reasonable now to target shooting in the draft than it used to be?
This rule makes sense mathematically but it isn’t going to happen, if for no other reason than that there are many different basketball governing bodies and they all aren’t going to make the switch at once. Wouldn’t it make more sense to tweak the rules to make it harder to get threes off?
1) no screens at all allowed outside 15-18 from the basketball. A lot of the threes that get made are the result of a guy acting like a football tackle pushing the perimeter defender out of the way.
2) forward space in front of the shooter belongs to the defender.
3) fouls on three pointers are worth 2 free throws.
I think there are a number of viable strategies to devalue the 3:
1)Change value ratio to 3s/4s
2) redraw the lines (no corners or simply farther)
3) change hand checking rules
4) dunks worth 3, or maybe even decimal scoring based on shot location (not gonna happen)
If the goal is truly to allow for differentiating strategies, what is wrong with allowing the home team to draw their own 3 point line (or lack thereof). I suppose we want more competitive games, so if the Bucks w/ Giannis play no 3’s at home that is too unfair to a team like GS? My counterpoint would be that it would force all teams to be more balanced up and down the roster.
Dean…..please come back. On a desert draft island
Simply reintroduce the rules that allowed for perimeter defense along with those that punished rolling screens and so on, the rules that were eliminated to facilitate the dominance of a popular Warriors team. They also need to call drives in the favor of defenders who are actually playing defense.
I completely agree, except I’d make shots outside the line 5 points and inside the line 4 points, which also solves the free throw problem, as they are worth 2 points. I’d also get rid of three shot fouls
Haven't seen anything from you in almost 4 months. Thoughts on Collin Murray Boyles? Right now he's surpassed Topic for me.
New big board soon? Feel like a lot has happened lol
Interesting take, you make some good points. As a longtime reader, I remember years ago you said shooting was an overvalued trait in the draft. Something like how shooting can be developed and teams were too high to pick shooters such as Doug McDermott.
With the rise of 3pt importance, do you still feel this way? Or is it more reasonable now to target shooting in the draft than it used to be?
This rule makes sense mathematically but it isn’t going to happen, if for no other reason than that there are many different basketball governing bodies and they all aren’t going to make the switch at once. Wouldn’t it make more sense to tweak the rules to make it harder to get threes off?
1) no screens at all allowed outside 15-18 from the basketball. A lot of the threes that get made are the result of a guy acting like a football tackle pushing the perimeter defender out of the way.
2) forward space in front of the shooter belongs to the defender.
3) fouls on three pointers are worth 2 free throws.
I think there are a number of viable strategies to devalue the 3:
1)Change value ratio to 3s/4s
2) redraw the lines (no corners or simply farther)
3) change hand checking rules
4) dunks worth 3, or maybe even decimal scoring based on shot location (not gonna happen)
If the goal is truly to allow for differentiating strategies, what is wrong with allowing the home team to draw their own 3 point line (or lack thereof). I suppose we want more competitive games, so if the Bucks w/ Giannis play no 3’s at home that is too unfair to a team like GS? My counterpoint would be that it would force all teams to be more balanced up and down the roster.