Get rid of the 3pt shot and basketball would be great again!

Nah, 3 pointers are fine. It adds to the game's excitement and adds an extra element of strategy to how offenses must operate to be successful.

 

wouldnt teams pack the paint?

 

Teams would pack the paint and there would be much less spacing than currently.

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/43032741/adam-silver-looking-critiques-increased-3-point-volume

With the Boston Celtics on pace to shatter the NBA's record for 3-pointers attempted by a team, and with 3s being up across the league this season, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night the league is studying the trend.

He also said criticisms of offenses becoming "cookie cutter" and that teams are copying each other is something he thinks the league should take seriously.

"The answer is yes, [we are having] many discussions about the style of basketball [being played]," Silver told a small group of reporters Tuesday night before the championship game of the league's second-annual NBA Cup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks. "I would not reduce it to a so-called 3-point shooting issue. I think we look more holistically at the skill level on the floor, the diversity of offense, the fan reception to the game, all of the above.

"I think the game is in a great place. I love watching the games, and I think we have some of the most skilled athletes in the world competing -- and it's unfair, I think, to the players to lump them into categories as 3-point shooters or a midrange shooter or big man playing under the basket. It's an amazing game."

"Having said that," he continued, "we're constantly having discussions about whether there are ways to improve stylistically the game on the floor."

The Celtics are averaging 51.1 attempted 3s per game, which easily would shatter the record for treys attempted in a season. Teams across the league are shooting more than ever due to the math of shooting more 3s, as opposed to midrange 2-point jumpers, bending the sport in that direction.

But Silver made it clear any attempt to change things on the fly, such as moving the 3-point line, is not likely to happen soon. He went through some of the complications with making that kind of decision as well as some of the things the league has done to try to address the notion of too many teams playing the same way.

"Historically, at times, we've moved the 3-point line," Silver said. "I don't think that's a solution here because then, I think when we look at both the game and the data, I think that may not necessarily do more midrange jumpers, if that's what people want, but more clogging under the basket.

"Whether there's some tweaks we should make, and my sense is I do think we should take seriously this notion of more diversity in offense. I watch as many games as all of you do, and to the extent that it's not so much a 3-point issue, but that some of the audience, some of the offenses start to look sort of cookie cutter and teams are copying each other. I think that's something we should pay attention to."

 

Without 3s there would be no postups, you could just double without any risk. It would kill all driving players, and wemby would immediately become the best player in history b/c of his rim protection.

 

and before the 3 pt shot. . . people said for years that the game was boring AF

People act like taking shots 1 foot inside the 3 pt line is instantly more entertaining

Rocket River

 

The record books would be so screwed up. Even moving the line would have all these caveats when people compare players and eras.

Leave it be, we wouldn't be talking about it if our team were good at threes relative to the league.

 

I remember the NBA before the 3 point shot. It was entertaining. The Celtics average 51 three point shots per game. I don’t find that entertaining.

 

Tone down the "star whistle"
And allow contact during screen navigation.
Restore a dress code for the coaches. They took our game from us. Rudy T's tie flying around while he goes off on the Clyde Drexler hating ref. How am I to take the game seriously when they're dressed like Tony Soprano

 

I totally agree that 3 point shot has killed the game. Eapecially when you have the worst team when it comes to 3 point shot.

 

People arguing the beauty of the game. When coaches opt for threes, it's not for beauty, it's to win.

And not a fan of when a player/team is below average at a skill, instead of improving that skill, they lobby like big corporations do and try to change the rule of the game to fit the strengths of their current team skill set.

Instead of the league changing a staple of the game, how about Silver enforce the rules already on the books like palming, double dribbling and traveling.

 

I agree. Clean up the game by enforcing the rules. I'm sick of watching this gen of players get away with crap they shouldn't get away with and F star players. I want EVERYONE to have to play by the same damn rules.

 

Hear me out...
Make 2 pointers worth 3
And 3 pointers worth 4

Scoring goes up and the long shots are only worth 33% more instead of 50% more.

Rockets win 178 - 175

 

Widen the court and eliminate the short corner 3. That's the answer.

I'm perfectly fine with elite shooters taking and making the deep 3s. The ugliness of the games comes from nonshooters taking a bunch of corner 3s because it's mathematically the smart thing to do.

The high variance of 3s also warp the game. If an average player has a hot shooting year his impact is now better than a mkre superior overall player.

 

It’s been a long day but this post made me laugh..thank you!

 

Not many people know this.