3 point shot killing the NBA?

[Breakers]

Load management is destroying the NBA

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Inside the NBA addressed concerns from the fans in a graph. I have no idea who did the survey
but it was load Management by a substantial margin
“Growth of 3 pointers” was 3rd
“Gambling was 2nd” was 2nd
“Refereeing” was 4th


I guarantee the NBA and its owners know how serious this is. It is absolutely infuriating fans. especially if a guy makes $70 million a year.

Shaq was adamant about how serious this issue is with fans and the fact that star players are sticking together on the issue and not taking this serious is going to hurt the NBA beyond measure and he went at Embiid and Simmons, and Kawhi.

Search “Georges Niang Ben Simmons” and he talks about how not all players are on board with load management. He said Ben Simmons was at the team facility completely healthy, and simply said “I’m not playing” but was bragging about spending $1.4 million on a Porsche.
He said he despises Simmons and goes at him so hard every time they play almost to the point of blows and he hates the damage he is doing to the league.

 

[John Price]

Whole bunch of reasons why the NBA is hemorrhaging ratings but I agree it's load management and three point shots

The game just isn't as entertaining as it used to be, there's no more post game in the paint

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Load Management, This and other things have made NBA unwatchable

 

[Stylizer1]

Whole bunch of reasons why the NBA is hemorrhaging ratings but I agree it's load management and three point shots

The game just isn't as entertaining as it used to be, there's no more post game in the paint

There are no more plays. There is no outsmarting the defense to get a flawless basket. Back door alley oops, give and go's, High low screens. Inbound plays? They just don't look like they take any part of that serious. They just spread the floor, someone sets a high pick and figure 8 the shit out of it until some gets open for a 3. Where are the battles for rebounds, the block outs, following shots? The fundamentals of basketball are not even being considered at he NBA level. To me GS was the last team who looked like they were actually coached well. Again zone defense means guard a spot and not a player. Man to man defense leads to so many more mistakes to be exploited.

It there any player in the NBA who even gets double team regularly anymore?

 

[Terry Yake]

 

[Karterthadon]

When Ant Edwards and Ja Morant's athleticism is pushed aside and they're asked to play like Steph Curry, you know the game has completely lost the plot. This was always bound to happen with the emergence of analytics in sports, when a scoring action is worth 50% more points than any other basket, it would be suicidal to not take advantage of it.

I see two "solutions" to that.

1. Slam dunks are worth 4 points or
2. Eliminate the 3 point shot altogether and everything, except, free throws, is worth 2 points.

This league is currently running on the fumes of Lebron and Curry who are way closer to the end of their careers than their peaks. When these guys are gone, the biggest basketball star on the planet is Caitlyn Clark. The NBA is in big trouble if they don't figure out this thing soon.