Easy fix. Get rid of the corner threes and push the three point line back.
Basketball has evolved into a game of calculated decision-making
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#12Interesting to see this pop up on HN because this topic has dominated some sports circles over the last year- the NBA has become unwatchable for some, as teams like last year’s champion, the Boston Celtics, just throw up three’s constantly, regardless if they feel confident that they’ll go in.
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#13I read something about Go - that very unusual (maybe even considered bad) playing could beat the super-AIs. They are so tuned to opponents in a "typical" style, that they don't know how to beat a player outside this distribution. Maybe an NBA team will come up with something like that.
i forgot what year but the year the spurs won the championship against lebron would be unusual today. tons of passing not necessarily for the 3 but to just dislodge the defense enough for a guaranteed bucket
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#14>Rise of 3-and-D model Maybe the solution is with a different type of 3D model, namely the Wilson 3D printed basketball. It has more drag than the regulation basketball, making long shots more difficult. This could restore the balance between long field goals and shots near the basket.
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#15I don’t think this is a particularly well written article, but I sort of agree with the sentiment. Basketball just isn’t THAT complex and the talent pool is homogenous enough that most teams can find these archetypes and build rosters that get you to the playoffs.
That said, trends are cyclical. Look at the role of the running back in the NFL. There will always be outlier players like Shaq who will buck the trends and exploit matchups.
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#16My proposal to fix this is to automatically award a point for all non-reboundable free throws.
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#17Easy fix. Get rid of the corner threes and push the three point line back.
Or just get rid of 3 pointers entirely in the NBA.
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#18Easy fix. Get rid of the corner threes and push the three point line back.
Yeah just make it a straight line, that would be the easiest. Wouldn’t require any rule changes either.
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#19I think the NBA needs to focus on how to make more people tune in to the first half of the season. And player’s load management is getting ridiculous.
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#20Once I realized that I could use gillespie's algorithm to model a basketball game, I felt like I was 'trading on the inside'.