re: Basketball is more cerebral than football

Basketball is much more complicated than the average fan thinks. Players have to learn set plays and be able to make split second reads based on what the D does. Players also have to learn responsibilities on D. Man to man D is super hard to teach and learn. Players have to remember how to guard ball screens based on who is setting them and who is attacking (show and o, jam and under, switch, trap, soft under). They have to decide how to play off ball screens (lock and chase, switch, help and recover). Anybody than thinks the NBA is "street ball" is crazy. That brand of basketball is unreal complicated especially come playoff time.