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LoPo said:
1. Sure, makes sense. Take the top of the key from 22ft 9 inches to 24 or 25 feet. The top is getting abused not so much the wings or corners.

2. Nah. The only thing I think they should add in terms of points is a 4 pointer. Any shot make from the other half is worth 4. Would add excitement for late game scenarios.

3. No limits.

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I think if they change the point system to 4s/5s it fixes the issue. No half points, beyond the arc is a lower overall value, and free throws are 2 pts (reason 3s/4s is messy).



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Handlogten's Heros said:
Everyone that hates the three are the “get off my lawn back in my day“ types. Empty post and open floor makes for beautiful basketball.
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That has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's every team having the exact same plays, same scouting report, no unique identities. If you have some other solution to not make every team a wannabe clone of Golden State, please share.
 
Jazz4ever said:
That has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's every team having the exact same plays, same scouting report, no unique identities. If you have some other solution to not make every team a wannabe clone of Golden State, please share.
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Time. The GSW had a unique talent level. Other teams trying to duplicate it with inferior talent will fail.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Everyone that hates the three are the “get off my lawn back in my day“ types. Empty post and open floor makes for beautiful basketball.
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The post is amazing and incredibly entertaining to watch! This season everyone absolutely loved watching Zion (a post player) bully his way to shots. There have also been many fan favorites who dominated a game in the post not with sheer power, but just pure skill (MJ, DWade, Kareem, Dirk, etc.). It is an absolute myth that post play means no ball movement. In fact, success in the post facilitates ball movement both to cutters as well as to spot up shooters (think Spurs with Duncan). I absolutely love watching post players that are gifted passers (like Jokic, Gasol and Noah) and think it is some of the most beautiful basketball ever played.

If you think the Rockets, with their empty post and open floor, is beautiful basketball then good for you. IMO, the most entertaining/beautiful basketball is (and always has been) a dominant post-player with ball movers, cutters, and shooters/floor spacers. I support changes to the game that find a better balance in post play and shooting the 3 every time (so boring).
 
checkbookdoc said:
The post is amazing and incredibly entertaining to watch! This season everyone absolutely loved watching Zion (a post player) bully his way to shots. There have also been many fan favorites who dominated a game in the post not with sheer power, but just pure skill (MJ, DWade, Kareem, Dirk, etc.). It is an absolute myth that post play means no ball movement. In fact, success in the post facilitates ball movement both to cutters as well as to spot up shooters (think Spurs with Duncan). I absolutely love watching post players that are gifted passers (like Jokic, Gasol and Noah) and think it is some of the most beautiful basketball ever played.

If you think the Rockets, with their empty post and open floor, is beautiful basketball then good for you. IMO, the most entertaining/beautiful basketball is (and always has been) a dominant post-player with ball movers, cutters, and shooters/floor spacers. I support changes to the game that find a better balance in post play and shooting the 3 every time (so boring).
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The post can be an element of the game for sure... Dirk had his fade away in the post... MJ too... but it wasn't their whole game. Wade had a good post game but it wasn't his primary action. Many teams still use post play and pass off of it and it is beautiful... but those trying to take shooting away and go back to the 90s forget the ugly offense and amazing amount of homogeny there was with everyone trying to do it. It has always been a copy cat league.

My issue is saying that the 3 pointer is bad... it isn't. There is plenty of variance in the league. The Rockets are ugly not because they shoot a lot of threes. It is because they play iso ball and when Harden isn't dribbling the air out of the ball he is testing the rules of what he can get away with in travels or foul seeking.

The warriors used the threat of the 3 to become the #1 paint scoring team off of cuts, spacing, and pace... not everyone has to play that way but it shows the beauty of a team that uses the three to shred teams all over the court.
 
Also for every Jokic or Gasol there are a handful of Al Jefferdad's. IMO we have the right amount of post play in the league atm. I would agree to expanding the court a smidge because the corners are two short and then you could push the line back a bit... the idea would not be to get less threes though, but to create more space.
 
So apparently the Thunder get to keep their 1st round draft pick this year if it falls in the top 20. Otherwise, it would convey to Philly. Right now, they're tied with Miami for 21/22. They might be motivated to fall to the 6th seed, letting Miami and Houston get past them, which would likely Utah a 4/5 matchup with Houston.
 
Catchall said:
So apparently the Thunder get to keep their 1st round draft pick this year if it falls in the top 20. Otherwise, it would convey to Philly. Right now, they're tied with Miami for 21/22. They might be motivated to fall to the 6th seed, letting Miami and Houston get past them, which would likely Utah a 4/5 matchup with Houston.
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Fanbases think this way, maybe some front office (but not likely), coaches and players give zero effs and will play to win.
 
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