Lockdown504090 wrote:rtiff68 wrote:jazzfan1971 wrote:
I would say that passes per possession is probably a good proxy for sophistication. I don't know where to find this stat, but if you can find it I would be willing to see if that supports your position.
You want more “passes per possession,” and you’re propping up the freaking ‘90’s while killing today?
Dude….
i think its moreso that the passing is so telegraphed and the reads are so obvious because theres so much space. there is almost always an oobviously correct pass to be made. cutting to the basket is often times bad offense. the lack of spacing and bail out calls forced a level of creativity around the basket in terms of passing and finishing that we just arent going to see anymore.
illegal defense for example had defenders coming over to help from their man as opposed to being already in the correct position, making the decision to pass or shoot less obvious and require more creativity. zone defense is THE defense in the nba now, and im sorry, it doesnt take skill to beat a zone, it just takes discipline and good decision making. brook lopez used to have a rreally nuanced game, but now, i can tell you from a mile away what hes going to do. DFS on dallas for example, just stands around on offense and waits for luka to get zoned and sits in a spot and shoots. his game based training must be boring as hell. I still like this nba, but i totally get what unc is talking about.
You’re arguing that there’s less nuance to the game now than there was 20-30 years ago. That flat out isn’t true.
More players are more capable of more things than ever (shooting, passing, dribble penetration), which has lead to more spacing, which has lead to more options in offensive sets.
“Unc” is talking about the freaking iso-ball ‘90’s, where non-skilled hack-artists saw minutes for most teams, and the schemes were far more iso-based and/or one-note than they are today.
This can’t really be argued. If you prefer that, then that this is perfectly ok, because preference is subjective…
…but to argue the game overall today is less nuanced and more simplistic is ridiculous.