re: Watching my first NBA game of the season: holy shite it’s bad

Also, it's crazy how quickly the game evolves. 1980-81 to 1989-90 features 10 of the top 18 seasons in the last 50 years with respect to 2pt FG%. However, as the game has quickly moved away from mid-range 2s to 3s and lay-ups, the 2016-2017 season had the highest 2pt FG% in league history, and 2017-2018 is on pace to be even higher. 3pt FGAs are up 33% since 2013-14 already. The game is changing at a rapid pace.

If you want to talk about bad basketball, let's focus on the mid 90s or so to the mid 2000s. Or maybe the 1970s, where they quite literally were throwing up whatever they could get on a prayer and playing at breakneck speeds.

Lastly, the criticism of "everything is a foul" is complete horseshite. 2017-18 is on pace for the fewest FTAs in the history of the NBA. It is especially funny to hear people say "everything is a foul" these days while simultaneously bitching about walks/travels.