TheGOATRises007 wrote:ronnymac2 wrote:sp6r=underrated wrote:https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/worst-team-defensive-rating-in-season-nba-history
12 of the 15 worst team defensive ratings have occurred this year. It isn't because NBA teams don't try on defense. Contrary to media reports, and as everyone on the board knows, team strategies are more sophisticated than ever. Rather the combination of shooting, 3 point line distance and NBA rules for carrying, traveling, moving screens, defense simply can't work the way it used to.
Whether the NBA should do anything about this depends on the impact on the business. But if no changes are made we are going to have league average defensive ratings in the 120s by the end of the decade.
Agreed, and I do believe the bolded is the main reason, though the superior and prolific 3-point shooting exacerbates the issue that defenses league-wide face.
IIRC, the change in the way the league wanted the game to be played occurred after the last TV rights deal was signed. I believe they are up soon, and so we shall see if the NBA heads made the correct decision approximately 6-8 years ago.
Personally, I (the useless sample size of one) would like to see today's players - the greatest collection of talent the game has ever seen, by far - in an environment where the league-wide ORTGs are within the 1980-2016 Equilibrium Era range. Game 5 of last year's NBA Finals was IMHO the greatest NBA game of the past 40 years. The playoffs (play-in games included) as a whole were amazing. Again, this is just me, but I personally would like the current talent to play in a regular season environment where defenses aren't handicapped.
That is a bold and wild claim. How come you think that?
It was 48 minutes of competitive basketball. It wasn't pretty. Jokic's defensive rebounding and the pressure he put on Miami pushing the ball in the 3rd quarter is something I won't forget. Back and forth. Guys diving on the floor. Likable players on both sides. It was phenomenal basketball imo.
