re: Basketball lost me a long time ago....

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The shot clock is a terrible idea and truthfully so is the 3 point shot.

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So much fail in this statement.

That pace clip might work against you.

Russillo and Kannell was co hosting with Mike Greenbergthis morning and was talking about how today's NBA is much more intelligent and detailed as compared in the 70s-90s. People romanticize how the game was much better back then and there were more defense played. Ryen said go back and watch those old tapes in the 70s and see how everyone was just standing there and 0 transition defense was present. In the 90s it was straight iso streetball with everyone mauling each other. Now the defenses are much more complex with hedging, matchup zones, and the use of advanced stats for scouting. Also we see the incorporation of motion offenses and pure advancement of these athletes compared to 20 years ago. On the pro level, the could be the best era of basketball that we have ever seen. Those who say the 70s-90s were better haven't watched it just not basketball fans at all

Also gotta address this "traveling is never called" ... false. I see a handful of travels enforced every college game, many of them of the borderline variety.

(It is a rarity in the NBA, I'll grant)

Wanna know what else is funny?

OP likes Dean Smith's four corners game. The shot clock rule (which he hates) was in place because of that.

Cmon man admit it. You gave up on basketball when one of those street ball dudes blocked your two handed set shot back in your face in 8th grade..... We'll be fine without you.

yeah i have no clue how somebody can prefer the 4-corners to the passing and movement in the gif i posted

I agree (to an extent) with the spirit of you argument, but necessarily the reasons listed.

The shot clock is a great rule change. I mean, nothing was more exciting than watching a team dribble out the last 2:00 of a half with no action whatsoever. Aside from that, yes, the NCAA has changed the rules to favor the offense. But that is because some of the games had gotten unreasonably boring (see Big 10 basketball from a few years back with games routinely ending with both teams scoring under 60) and the team offensive play is ugly.

The 3 point line is a great equalizer that allows less talented/athletic teams a chance to compete. The downside is we now have far too many bad shooters taking far too many 3 pointers. There isn't nearly as much flow in the offense at the college level because teams are just content to take the first easy 3 available. Defense isn't emphasized as much (though you shouldn't base your overall opinion on LSU's complete lack of defense), because for many teams the offensive execution is horrible.

The game started to change in the 80's where the focus shifted more to individual stars rather than great teams. Now you have a lot of very selfish players who don't like playing in a team concept. Plus, the AAU circuit has essentially replaced HS basketball. Because of that, many of today's players are superior athletes, but VERY underdeveloped basketball players. Unfortunately, AAU is just a showcase event with a large number of people who are in it as a money grab to profit off these kids. They aren't there to teach the game. Watching an AAU game is like watching an NBA All Star game, just without the All Star players. The result is a lot of ugly play because college coaches have to spend the first year or two teaching young players things they should have learned in HS.

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The game started to change in the 80's where the focus shifted more to individual stars rather than great teams. Now you have a lot of very selfish players who don't like playing in a team concept.

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i can't speak for college ball, but this is not true at all for the neo-NBA

the NBA today is all about movement, passing, spacing, and teamwork

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When you change the basic rules of the game something is lost. Basketball is just not the same game that it was and I miss the true game of basketball.

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