[NBA] East Finals
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If you think about it, the big revolution was finding players that can shoot 40% from 3, causing the expected value of possessions ending with a 3point attempt to be 10-20pts per 100 attempts > hitting 50-55% for 2. As the league keeps moving outside and getting smaller, there will eventually open an opportunity for inside players who can hit over 60% inside to reset the odds back in the 2 point favor. I honestly think it may already be here but you see players with clear paths stop and jack up a 3, or with 2 on 1 breaks that are surely 75% have the second player trail for a 3. EVERY SINGLE TIME THOSE SHOTS MISS I DIE INSIDE. If a coach can teach players to correctly calculate those percentages and always take an uncontested dunk/layup instead of the kickback they will gain an edge.
The other solution is to adjust the 3pt shot so it reverts closer to a 33% shot.
The other solution is to adjust the 3pt shot so it reverts closer to a 33% shot.
two time MVP Giannis isn't reliant on three point shooting and he used his inside scoring among other ways to score and win a ship. If you remember back when Kawhi was with Toronto, he was killing it from mid-range. It's all there for the taking. There isn't one way to play just because there is a trend. Be the trend setter or breaker I say and win it with the players you have and are able to acquire. You don't have to be a dynasty to be content.
there will be different teachings if the NBA decides to one day change the rules a bit in regards to making the three point shot the same distance all around as has been discussed in the NBA thread as well as giving defenses more freedom to defend rather than be timid to reach in because the offensive player will swoop under their arm, kick their leg out or flail their arms
oh I agree - I'm just saying that there is always an edge to be gained. People found that by increasing volume on 3pt attempts, averages would go up and expected value would favor the bold. Because of this traditional bigs are dinosaurs which means a new edge is there for the right genius to exploit.
I don't believe it ever has, but it seemed to me that the question was whether it could? I don't think it can, and I don't even think I'd want it to, but I'd like to see some sort of happy medium, which would probably require a team that was built around a center to create a championship dynasty.
That kind of depends on how macro or micro your view is on "time." The style of basketball that they were playing in the NBA the year they celebrated their 60th anniversary was remarkably similar to how they were playing when they celebrated their 50th anniversary. Which, in turn, was overall pretty faithful to how they'd been playing since the merger. I don't really think that trends change that much, at least not in terms of affecting how the entire league is playing.
That kind of depends on how macro or micro your view is on "time." The style of basketball that they were playing in the NBA the year they celebrated their 60th anniversary was remarkably similar to how they were playing when they celebrated their 50th anniversary. Which, in turn, was overall pretty faithful to how they'd been playing since the merger. I don't really think that trends change that much, at least not in terms of affecting how the entire league is playing.
I would be happy in a world where post play matters again. I don't necessarily need for all of the best players in the league to be big men, as long as whomever the best players are are scoring down on the block. If your best player's go-to move is a turnaround jump hook, I don't care whether they're a center or a guard.
I feel like I've already answered that: it's going to take a team winning multiple championships playing a style that nobody else is playing, that forces general managers around the league to go, "I'm going to have to change the way my team plays, in order to compete with them!" If you're looking for a more detailed answer than that, I don't have one.
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