Should the NBA go back to 80's Rules?

[jongib369]

80's or even prior would be better than today IMO. A LOT of good players today, but the defense's are weak compared to past era's because of the wet rag rules...To many tic tac fouls, way to many stupid rules on the big men..and WAY to easy for guards
















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLv2F33snCE

[arifgokcen]

80's or even prior would be better than today IMO. A LOT of good players today, but the defense's are weak compared to past era's because of the wet rag rules...To many tic tac fouls, way to many stupid rules on the big men..and WAY to easy for guards
















http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLv2F33snCE

NBA maybe softer.
However defenses are much better so are the players.80s players would struggle in today's league

[Poetry]

80s players would struggle in today's league

You must be like 15-20 years old.

The 1980's weren't that long ago. Look at someone like John Stockton, who was equally effective "per minute" in the 80's, 90's, 00's. Hardly anything has changed. Imagine him at the beginning of the last decade with youth. He would be just as effective, maybe more so.

[NumberSix]

Even though the rules are tougher on defenders today, the defense is still stronger than the 80's. Players in the 80's simply didn't take advantage of the leeway they had.

[JMT]

Amazing that people who weren't alive know all about an era.

[Math2]

Even though the rules are tougher on defenders today, the defense is still stronger than the 80's. Players in the 80's simply didn't take advantage of the leeway they had.

Yup. The NBA uses the ***** rules to open up the middle, but the game was really much more entertaining when people just ran. No rules making the defender like some peasant being near a king, just basketball.

[kennethgriffin]

keep the rules the way they are for the most part. just ban flopping and bring back a few fights and let people foul harder

the reason slow boring tall centers dont have such a huge impact on the game anymore is because of the rule changes

in a way its made the game more appealing...

sure its taken away some of the hard contact and fighting. but at the end of the day. i'd rather not see another shaq

if the rules were what they were 20 years ago.. howard would have multiple titles by now. he would just bang away inside. isolate and dunk over people..

but with the defenses being able to play zones and there not being illegal d anymore. they can force the bigs to get rid of the ball

this is why bynum has to feed off kobe and gasols skills in order to free up an open look

its not kobes fault bynum doesnt get more than 18-20ppg... its the rules

youl never see another big man average 27+ppg with a back to the basket post game

and thats a good thing

[Horatio33]

keep the rules the way they are for the most part. just ban flopping and bring back a few fights and let people foul harder

the reason slow boring tall centers dont have such a huge impact on the game anymore is because of the rule changes

in a way its made the game more appealing...

sure its taken away some of the hard contact and fighting. but at the end of the day. i'd rather not see another shaq

if the rules were what they were 20 years ago.. howard would have multiple titles by now. he would just bang away inside. isolate and dunk over people..

but with the defenses being able to play zones and there not being illegal d anymore. they can force the bigs to get rid of the ball

this is why bynum has to feed off kobe and gasols skills in order to free up an open look

its not kobes fault bynum doesnt get more than 18-20ppg... its the rules

youl never see another big man average 27+ppg with a back to the basket post game

and thats a good thing

It's not Bynum's fault Kobe shoots 43% and keeps shooting.

[kennethgriffin]

It's not Bynum's fault Kobe shoots 43% and keeps shooting.

its a bit down from 45% yea. but 43% isnt nearly as bad as some people make it out to be

when you make a ton of free throws and make a few threes. it some of balances out.

he could do better and probably will this year with nash setting him up for a few easy ones

you're forgetting that kobe shouldnt even be playing this many minutes. his bench was so bad he had to. and mike brown didnt know how to get kobe any easy looks.

kobe helped others get easy looks. but nobody ever would run a play to pass to kobe. only time he got the ball to score was on an isolation or at the end of a clock

imagine how kobe will work with a guy making plays for him for a change

[Poetry]

if the rules were what they were 20 years ago.. howard would have multiple titles by now. he would just bang away inside. isolate and dunk over people.

Dwight isn't on par with the super elite centers of yesteryear. Not everyone was going for 27+. Dwight is hovering a step below those guys, at the end of the day, maybe side-by-side with guys like Zo.

[Poetry]

It's not Bynum's fault Kobe shoots 43% and keeps shooting.

Oh and nothing against Kobe, but i'm dying to see what Bynum can become averaging 18-20 attempts a game.

[andgar923]

If they went back it would become a really slow and boring game. It would take almost half a decade or so for players to get used to the changes, by that I mean they would have to learn how to move without the ball, and pass.

Imagine the game now with iso one on one players, but with handchecking and lack of ball movement? it would be awful to watch.

Clogged lanes would also stop most of the penetration, so most perimeter players would force even more shots.

[TMacMagic]

Bring back hand-checking!

[MaxFly]

Let's just remind people of how defensively stingy and disciplined teams were in the 80. It was almost impossible to score.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../NBA_1982.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../NBA_1986.html

http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../NBA_1989.html

[Burgz V2]

the rules are the way they are now because that's the way the owners want it to be

sure it may be less physical, but the owners care about protecting their investment on these players. They weren't making 20 mil a year in the 80s.

defenses strategies have improved, technology and game preparation has come light years compared to that era so there are ways in which you can compensate for a handful of rule changes. NBD imo