2015-16 NBA Thread (feat. the Wives)

Conversely, when the Warriors lose, they do it right: by 13, 23, 2, 18, 32 and 17. (avg margin 17.5)

Of all the teams that have beaten them, Dallas has the best record at 33-29.

 

Rainman is obsessing over LTL and the Warriors. LTL must be an illegal from Mexico.

 

ABC, as only ESPN can, seemed a bit weepy-eyed this was the last time Kobe would be on its Sunday afternoon game.

 

It's getting HOT in herre!

Routine of 3-pointer dulls the senses, and makes basketball duller

By Bernie Lincicome
Chicago Tribune

Let's start with the truth. The 3-point shot was created for people who couldn't play basketball. It was made for people who couldn't grow tall enough, dribble well enough, drive hard enough or move fast enough.

It was for the last kid picked on the playground. The one who pushed his glasses up his nose. The one who wore black socks in gym class. The 3-point shot was made for you and me.

 

I note with interest that the basketball Hall of Fame is simply for basketball -- including college play and coaching -- but the football Hall of Fame in Canton is the "Pro Football Hall of Fame." The baseball hall of fame doesn't have "pro" in its title, but I coudn't name someone in there for what they did in college or amateur ball?

 

Bull shit. For unathletic kids as described, a free throw is a tough shot. Hell, a left handed layup is tough shot. 3 pointer was created with less thought than we think. It was a "Hey, I've got a cool idea. What if a deep shot counted for 3?" No body looked at Jerry Lucas and said "Let's reward guys who can shoot"

 

I might be mistaken, but hasn't basketball always been more fluid with its rules than baseball and football? Whether it's the NBA or NCAA, both have tinkered with the rules plenty over the years - dunks went from outlawed to allowed, they used to do tip-offs after every basket, the shot clock being introduced and the length being fiddled with, the 3-point line's introduction and distance, etc.

I don't really think there's an issue with the current line, since I kind of like that it's eliminated a lot of the "dump the ball inside and let the big man go to work" and perimeter isolation stuff in lieu of swinging the ball around and passing a lot more.

 

the NBA went to a 24 second clock in 54-55. Dunking was never banned in the NBA and only in college from 67-76 to hurt Alcindor particularly. No sport has changed the essence of the game more than basketball with the 3 pointer however. A run has always been 1 run. A touchdown is always 6 points, FG 3, X-Pt 1 and the factually named 2 point conversion. Moving the X-Pt back is the most revolutionary thing football has done because it directly affects a scoring play.
The 3 pointer is akin to having a home run worth 1 1/2 runs.
I wouldn't say basketball is the most fluid. The DH altered the game. Banning the head slap, Defensive holding of receivers and pass interference have altered the game.
Aside from the 3 pointer, going to a one and one and removing the 2 attempts to make 1 and 3 attempts to make 2 have in the penalty situation been the most glaring change in scoring opportunities.
If the NBA would call traveling to rule, it would alter today's game.

 

Miss the ol' 3 for 2.

 

The best thing the NBA did was get rid of the one-shot foul on non-shooting fouls before the bonus. And does anyone remember when a back-court foul was automatically two shots? I'm trying to figure out how that ever made sense.

 

I think all those rules stemmed from the pro game being longer in time and efforts, not all wise, to adapt to that fact. Three to make two was about as stupid a rule as ever was, but it was worth it if you lived in Philly and could hear Dave Zinkoff announce it.