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Wow, the difference between college and nba ball is unbelievable
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:08 pm
Ok, I know it sounds kind of obvious but hear me out.
I've only been watching the college game this season. I don't think I've seen a full nba game till a couple of days ago. It made me realize how much of a subpar product college bball has become. Teams can't shoot. Teams can't pass. Hell,the nba game in watching now has more passionate defense than anything I've seen recently.
So why is it? Talent only accounts for so much. Is it the coaching? Is it the result of meddling with the rules? Etc
I've only been watching the college game this season. I don't think I've seen a full nba game till a couple of days ago. It made me realize how much of a subpar product college bball has become. Teams can't shoot. Teams can't pass. Hell,the nba game in watching now has more passionate defense than anything I've seen recently.
So why is it? Talent only accounts for so much. Is it the coaching? Is it the result of meddling with the rules? Etc
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:13 pm to athenslife101
NBA players are like the top 1% of college players. Also the shorter shot clock helps
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:16 pm to athenslife101
quote:
Is it the coaching?
hell no. the scouting is better in the NBA but it's all about the athletes
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:16 pm to Ostrich
The final minute of a close college game is what ruins it for me. You can have a great game for 39 minutes but then the last minute drags for 15 due to all the fouls and timeouts. It's unwatchable.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:17 pm to athenslife101
NBA is the best of the best. I would hope it would be better.
ETA: I wonder if the college game will go to quarters and a 24 second clock. The women's game has quarters.
ETA: I wonder if the college game will go to quarters and a 24 second clock. The women's game has quarters.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:30 pm to athenslife101
the skill of a NBA player who is the 12th man on the bench is mind blowing. I've played 1 on 1, sort of goofing off, with guys who averaged 1 or 2 points a game in the NBA and the skill was amazing, almost impossible to get a shot off with how quick their hands are
Most people don't understand the difference or how truly skilled the NBA is
Most people don't understand the difference or how truly skilled the NBA is
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:31 pm to athenslife101
NBA teams can only have 13 players on the roster. 30 teams X 13 players, and your looking at less than 400 of the best players in the world. You have to be truly exceptional (maybe more than every other pro sport) to play in the NBA
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:34 pm to athenslife101
It's all in the point guard play. CBB is so slow in comparison to the NBA.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:37 pm to tankyank13
I know a few people who have played Steve Blake from his first stint in Portland. He would drain 3 after 3 like he was steph and lock them down hardly trying. This is Steve freaking Blake. Made me think of the Scalebrine challenge from a few years ago.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:38 pm to Ostrich
Also, many (all?) of the very most talented players are 1 and done. There isn't very much time for development until they're gone.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:41 pm to athenslife101
Well...yeah
This guy:
Vassilis Spanoulis
Couldn't get a start for the Rockets. He's a god in Europe.
Andrei Kirilenko was over 30 and the best player in Europe.
Europe is way better than college, so of course the NBA is.
This guy:
Vassilis Spanoulis
Couldn't get a start for the Rockets. He's a god in Europe.
Andrei Kirilenko was over 30 and the best player in Europe.
Europe is way better than college, so of course the NBA is.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:46 pm to Mr Personality
One of our new hires is a former Div 1 athlete that played ball overseas for several years. We played a game the other day and it was mind boggling seeing his athleticism in person. He was just toying with us. I can't imagine what it would be like playing against an NBA athlete. 
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:46 pm to athenslife101
The NBA game is so much smoother. The shot clock is a big part of that. Teams get down the court, set a play, run the play, and take the shot. College will drag forever on the offensive end with people just standing around.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:50 pm to athenslife101
Often times undersized big guys too.
I suppose it is relative. Undersized compared to NBA level
I suppose it is relative. Undersized compared to NBA level
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:52 pm to Mr Personality
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Vassilis Spanoulis
Funny story about Kill Bill. When he was in Houston playing with T-Mac. He says "In Europe I was Tracy McGrady!". Jeff Van Gundy tells him to STFU and go sit down.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:52 pm to tankyank13
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the skill of a NBA player who is the 12th man on the bench is mind blowing
Well yeah
It shouldn't be mind blowing at all. They are NBA players. Even NBDL bench warmers were good to great college players.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:00 pm to athenslife101
College basketball is a bad product. Of course, the tourney is exciting because of the emotion and finality. But the actual product on the floor is not good. Poor shooting, poor fundamentals, and many times poor coaching. Agree on the point guard play and tempo being a huge part.
Makes you wonder if the college game has suffered because of the spoiled athlete. The D1 level college players are very talented and coddled throughout high school, but aren't NBA level, and make for a poor college game.
AAU has certainly help kill fundamentals with play style and kids aren't taught in their youth.
Makes you wonder if the college game has suffered because of the spoiled athlete. The D1 level college players are very talented and coddled throughout high school, but aren't NBA level, and make for a poor college game.
AAU has certainly help kill fundamentals with play style and kids aren't taught in their youth.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:03 pm to tankyank13
quote:
the skill of a NBA player who is the 12th man on the bench is mind blowing. I've played 1 on 1, sort of goofing off, with guys who averaged 1 or 2 points a game in the NBA and the skill was amazing, almost impossible to get a shot off with how quick their hands are
Most people don't understand the difference or how truly skilled the NBA is
This. It's unreal.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:06 pm to athenslife101
quote:
the nba game in watching now has more passionate defense than anything I've seen recently.
Some folks will not like to hear this.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:27 pm to athenslife101
One factor is that every team is on tv now, which means you see a lot of the bad teams. Back in the days when it was one game a week, it was always good teams. There are still that many good teams, but the gazillions of shitty teams get exposure also.
The product hasn't gotten bad, or at least to the level it seems; we just see the shitty versions on it now that we have 8million channels.
The product hasn't gotten bad, or at least to the level it seems; we just see the shitty versions on it now that we have 8million channels.
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