UcanUwill wrote:Well it is both, but it is too easy to score in the NBA. Malachi Flynn had a 50 point game in the NBA, that should never happen, NBA should be allowing more physical defense, because with spacing NBA offenses are too talented now, and when you add that rules also favor offense, it just created complete imbalance of the game. Lowest scoring team this year is Boston and they still socre 108. Denver and Hornets are now at 132 points per game. Scoring is so trivial it is not even entertaining anymore, getting stops started to get more entertaining because it s rarer.
The nba and the commissioner are so caught up with trying to make the game fan friendly as possible by making it high scoring shootout that theyve totally missed the point of sports. Sports is about intense level competition to prove who's the best.
What makes the game fun for fans is the intensity level and not necessarily a high scoring game. Nobody cares about the nba all star game and how many three pointers or dunks you can make bc the intensity level is so low. Ppl care about ncaa march madness Olympics basketball tournament and nba playoffs not just bc the stakes are higher but bc the passion and intensity level is there.
In the modern era the players from superstars down to end of bench reserves are way more offensively skilled than during Jordan's era. Why not make it more entertaining by raising the level of resistance.
Solution bring back hand checking and get rid of 3 second violation in the paint.
If youre worried about players getting injured shorten the season. Granted there are historical records and financial implications for owners by modifying this.
Solution shorten the season from 82 to 62 or even 50 games. Like the nfl the games are now much more meaningful players arent half assing it on the court to conserve their energy from the grind of 82 game season players like kawhi are much less inclined to load manage.
To adjust for less games played increase the duration of game. from 48 to 60 minutes. Get rid of overtime. If scores are tied heading into the last 5 minutes of game. Scores are reset to 0 and first team to score 20 wins.Less weird flight schedules for players giving players more time to recover from jetlag and back to backs.
Revenues can be adjusted and offset by charging more per regular season ticket with the increase in value per game. Salary reductions for nba with negotiation and setting up escrow to withhold players earnings if not certain requirements met. 50/50 split set up CBA will be modified. Players playing in smaller markets will be impacted more than those in larger markets so adjust the percentage for owners and players revenue split accordingly.
Im all for players getting their worth but the players have way too much leverage in today's game and its hurting the game.
