NCAA vs Pros- Basketball

You know NBA has longer games and a shorter shot clock, right?

NBA has a shorter shot clock, plays faster and the game is 8 clock minutes longer

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You know NBA has longer games and a shorter shot clock, right?

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Nope, I didn't know this. Again, I haven't watched a game in over 20 years.

Also most games in the NBA they don't play great defense. While in college its more of a "every game matters" attitude

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You know NBA has longer games and a shorter shot clock, right?

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In the WC Semifinals, Game 5, SAS vs LAL, the final score was 73-72, with the same parameters and guidelines as today. What changed in 14 years?

Defenses teams can run also.

NBA is a league where individual talent means all. Defensively you will never see a team in the NBA be able to run a defense like what we saw Buffalo run against Arizona. It is illegal and is why a player like Ayton should, key word here, "translate" to the NBA. Also why NBA executives eye college basketball based on skill, athleticism, individual defense, and ability to create their own shot.

In short, college is more of a team game where you can run complex zone defenses where every player defends like one body, but in the NBA it is illegal and the individual talent is so good at creating shots it doesnt work.

NBA product is a way better product and it isnt close.

Besides whats been pointed out already, a better comparison would be the average score of an NBA team during the playoffs. I would also look at points per possession more than average score.

I don't have those stats for you, but I think it would answer your question some.

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In the WC Semifinals, Game 5, SAS vs LAL, the final score was 73-72, with the same parameters and guidelines as today. What changed in 14 years?

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Mike D'antoni and his 7 second offense really changed the league. In the early 2000's, teams like SA relied on long set plays and taking time off the shot clock. Now the best offensive teams all play at an insane pace. The increased pace of today and the emphasis on the 3 ball have made scoring skyrocket.

NBA fans get so butthurt when defending the NBA over college. Unfortunately they will never have as great of an event as march madness I think it truly pains them being second fiddle when it comes to postseason so they go out of there way to explain how the NBA is better basketball.

Wait professionals play the game better than mid major college kids???? No fricking shite Sherlock.

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Also most games in the NBA they don't play great defense. While in college its more of a "every game matters" attitude

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This is the lazy go to talking point. Sure, some games players obviously don't care as much - but for the most part the defense isn't really the difference in scoring. The skill of an NBA offensive player is just so much better than the typical college player.

Defense is all about effort and athleticism. For the most part, there isn't a lot of room to grow on the defensive side for a college player to the NBA, so the defensive abilities aren't that different between NBA and college players. On offense, however, the best college players are usually freshman who have a long way to go in developing their "peak" offensive game (shooting, reading and reacting to defenses, learning how to go from being the guy with the ball in your hands every play as a HS phenom to whatever your role is at the next level). It usually takes a few years for a pro to develop their offensive game. So in the NBA, you have vastly superior offensive players compared to college, while the differences in defensive abilities are not that drastic.