“We have to find the right balance” - Adam Silver reveals why physical defense is no longer evident in the modern NBA

[LeBronMonsterDunk]

Drunko now agrees with BLM loving, Democrat voting, liberal cuck Adam Silver

[thedangerouskitchen]

Drunko now agrees with BLM loving, Democrat voting, liberal cuck Adam Silver

I've been saying it for years; Silver just confirmed what you LeDickLickers refused to accept... and don't forget Rudy Gobert confirmed the same AND don't forget several Euro players have also confirmed that the NBA is soft relative to the Euro league... AND don't forget, you have to be completely blind OR a complete idiot not to see with your own eyes how soft / weak the Defense is today relative to the late 80's - early 00's.

[elartman1973]

Drunko now agrees with BLM loving, Democrat voting, liberal cuck Adam Silver

What does one thing have to do with the other.

You just proved you side with trumpsters on everything even when you disagree.

Fucking pathetic and absolutely spineless

I.agine disagreeing with facts just because you don't agree with the messengers politics

Jfc..YOUR people are the biggest stain on America because of this exact forced unwarranted childish division

Complete deflection with off topic personal attack forthcoming

[Bush4Ever.]

Drunko now agrees with BLM loving, Democrat voting, liberal cuck Adam Silver

TDK has claimed player hit FTs (one of the most fundamental basketball skills) at record-paces today because there's a lack of handchecking and because the "rules are easier".

That's the level of basketball knowledge we are dealing with here, although to be fair TDK was 11th man on his 6-20 varsity team in high school, and was best friends with the alpha dog of the school (in reality, the top guy let TDK kiss his ass and tolerated his presence), so he knows a lot about the game from personal experience.

[thedangerouskitchen]

Drunko now agrees with BLM loving, Democrat voting, liberal cuck Adam Silver

TDK has claimed player hit FTs (one of the most fundamental basketball skills) at record-paces today because there's a lack of handchecking and because the "rules are easier".

That's the level of basketball knowledge we are dealing with here, although to be fair TDK was 11th man on his 6-20 varsity team in high school, and was best friends with the alpha dog of the school (in reality, the top guy let TDK kiss his ass and tolerated his presence), so he knows a lot about the game from personal experience.

Spewing bold-faced lies isn't a good look for someone (ie; you) who just got eviscerated by Silver/Dumars/Gobert/Euro's, who confirmed that today's NBA/Defense is weak and soft.

Try to be better, bush.

[Bush4Ever.]

Spewing bold-faced lies isn't a good look for someone (ie; you) who just got eviscerated by Silver/Dumars/Gobert/Euro's, who confirmed that today's NBA/Defense is weak and soft.

Try to be better, bush.

I didn't get "vaporized" at all, dummy.

I've repeatedly said on the board that:

a) the rules *are* oriented towards offense to some degree today, and
b) "muh rules" is insufficient in isolation to explain the magnitude of difference in offensive outputs vs older eras.

Both those elements are true and obvious. There's no contradiction whatsoever.

Superior FT shooting is actually one of the most blatant pieces of evidence to support point B above, since it completely removes rules and "in a vacuum" levels of defense, athleticism of opponents, etc... from the equation. It's a super-strong and conservative test being one of the easiest shots in the game, and the modern era blows passed it by leaps and bounds.

1950s FT percentage: 73.2
1960s FT percentage: 72.5
1970s FT percentage: 75.4
1980s FT percentage: 75.8
1990s FT percentage: 74.6
2000s: FT percentage: 75.4
2010s: FT percentage: 76.0
2024 FT percentage: 78.3

The modern NBA has a > 2x advantage over the 1990s (3.7 units) than the 1990s had over the 1950s (1.4 units)



https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-le ... -by-decade

[thedangerouskitchen]

"Today's NBA is soft, the Defense is weak, and the rules 'really' favor the Offense."

Signed,
The NBA Commish, the NBA VP of Ops, the best Defensive Player in the game, and many Euro stars

Ouuuuch! That's gotta hurt several posters. I mean, there just ain't no coming back after that devastating ownage!