I’m gonna start this by saying I can’t stand Nick wright. More for his Brock Purdy takes but I understand he got his start talking basketball. Anyway, I watched an interesting video with Nick talking about how today’s youth in general doesn’t care about the NBA. He also said this might be a problem because opening day this year, he really didn’t care either. He also brought up a conversation he had 6 years ago with Daryl morey about the effects of 3 point shooting on the game. Daryl Morey ended up telling him it’s not his problem. If the league doesn’t like it they should change the rules.
Anyway, he says it’s time for the league to change the rules regarding the 3 because of the proliferation of the 3 and what it’s done to interest in the game. Here’s some interesting stats:
in the 80’s, teams took an average of 3.5 3’s a game.
90’s: 11.4
2000’s: 15.7
2010’s: 23.1
Currently: 37
I find these numbers interesting because personally I’ve lost interest in watching most games because most games have turned into chuck fests and I find that incredibly boring. My circle of friends have the same reaction to that type of game. I’m wondering how many here enjoy when the kings take mutitudes of 3’s, of course most are misses. It’s mind numbingly boring.
Nicks best solution to this was to place a cap on the amount of 3’s a team can make per game. Say that number is 15. After 15 3’s those 3 point shots are then 2’s. I think that would be outstanding.
If the game continues without adjustments I feel the game is in serious trouble. Ratings are already dipping and I think that could get exponentially worse.