***Official 2024-2025 NBA Thread***

[KC_Connection]

Season starts tonight with Knicks and Celtics followed by Lakers and TWolves.

Will history be made early in the 2nd game?

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Pitino brought up on interesting point on Twitter. What if you bring back hand checking

Wouldn't matter much, the players are too athletic/quick and the spacing is too good.

You have to change the 3PT line or deincentivize the 3PT shot somehow.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Wouldn't matter much, the players are too athletic/quick and the spacing is too good.

You have to change the 3PT line or deincentivize the 3PT shot somehow.

I'm tellin ya get rid of the corner 3 point line. If you make one from the top of the key more power to you.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I'm tellin ya get rid of the corner 3 point line. If you make one from the top of the key more power to you.

That would raise the difficulty significantly. Teams would no longer be able to drive and kick out to the corners that way (unless they want to shoot long 2s, which they won't). I'm sure the analytics geeks would find some other way to maximize offenses but it would be much more difficult.

[KC_Connection]

LeBron James, when asked about changes to the NBA All-Star Game format, touched on more issues with the league: “Our game, there’s a lot of f—ing 3s being shot. So it’s a bigger conversation than just the All-Star Game” pic.twitter.com/weKJVSyXfB

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 19, 2024

[POND_OF_RED]

Grizzlies absolutely destroying the Warriors tonight. Curry and Green combined for 2 points on an 0-11 night.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Grizzlies absolutely destroying the Warriors tonight. Curry and Green combined for 2 points on an 0-11 night.

Sounds like a good game to watch

[RollChiefsRoll]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Grizzlies absolutely destroying the Warriors tonight. Curry and Green combined for 2 points on an 0-11 night.

****ing obliterated them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Steve Kerr’s Warriors get their asses whipped like that.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

LeBron James, when asked about changes to the NBA All-Star Game format, touched on more issues with the league: “Our game, there’s a lot of f—ing 3s being shot. So it’s a bigger conversation than just the All-Star Game” pic.twitter.com/weKJVSyXfB

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 19, 2024

He would have even been better in the 80s and 90s

[KC_Connection]

OO pic.twitter.com/0tk1K2IWdO

— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 20, 2024

[KC_Connection]

LeBron becomes all-time leader in minutes played ��

NBA RECORD ‼️ pic.twitter.com/gPQ9cEZBzT

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 20, 2024

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by KC_Connection

That would raise the difficulty significantly. Teams would no longer be able to drive and kick out to the corners that way (unless they want to shoot long 2s, which they won't). I'm sure the analytics geeks would find some other way to maximize offenses but it would be much more difficult.

I think eliminating the corner 3 would just make the game sloppier.

The problem is that on a Points/Possession basis, even LONG 3s (like 2 steps behind the key) have a higher point/shot return than anything mid-range.

Yes, the corner 3 is the most valuable shot in the game and by a fair bit. It would help. But you'll still have dude's chucking 3s. And you'll have defenses geared even more to the morass (because they don't have to spread into the corners anymore) and gumming the mid-range game up even more.

But as a reasonable compromise solution that would be easily effectuated and monitored for a couple seasons, yeah - that seems like a good start. I just don't think it solves the problem long-term.

[BigCatDaddy]

I'd let to see it eliminated altogether Let the G try it out and see how it goes. Right now it's like the NFL making field goals worth 6.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I think eliminating the corner 3 would just make the game sloppier.

The problem is that on a Points/Possession basis, even LONG 3s (like 2 steps behind the key) have a higher point/shot return than anything mid-range.

Yes, the corner 3 is the most valuable shot in the game and by a fair bit. It would help. But you'll still have dude's chucking 3s. And you'll have defenses geared even more to the morass (because they don't have to spread into the corners anymore) and gumming the mid-range game up even more.

But as a reasonable compromise solution that would be easily effectuated and monitored for a couple seasons, yeah - that seems like a good start. I just don't think it solves the problem long-term.

It’s not a perfect solution, but they need to start experimenting in the G-League with some of these ideas instead of sitting on their hands and pretending they don’t have a problem here. It took baseball years to make some of the changes it did and they did trial runs all through the minors.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I'd let to see it eliminated altogether Let the G try it out and see how it goes. Right now it's like the NFL making field goals worth 6.

Yeah, my druthers is eliminating it.

But some of the most marketed stars in the NBA right now are sharp-shooters. They won't do that.

Guys like Ball, Edwards, Tatum, hell someone like Doncic or Wemby -- those guys are guys the league markets the hell out of and they're taking 10 three pointers/gm.

[BigCatDaddy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah, my druthers is eliminating it.

But some of the most marketed stars in the NBA right now are sharp-shooters. They won't do that.

Guys like Ball, Edwards, Tatum, hell someone like Doncic or Wemby -- those guys are guys the league markets the hell out of and they're taking 10 three pointers/gm.

But the ratings are tanking with those guys, so you have to try something different. I think putting athleticism on display over shit I can do in my driveway or at least try to is different. I can throw in a 25-foot every now and then but I'm not flying to the hole throwing down some crazy dunk. That's why guys like Mahomes and Jordan are/were must see TV. They just do shit nobody else does.