Should the NBA go back to 80's Rules?

[KevinNYC]

[QUOTE=Ne 1]And lets completely ignore the rules that favored isolation ball and significantly worse team defense than what we have now. From the early 80s when they started to crack down on and clarified the following rules:

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a. Weak side defenders may come in the pro lane (16

[KevinNYC]

Originally Posted by 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.

Yeah. The league actually got better defensively later on. Especially when the Pistons won the championship. The Pistons beat talented Celtics, MJ Bulls and Celtics with less talent (except for the Bulls). They had to play team ball and step up defensively to beat those teams. T

It was those late 1980's Pistons teams that took every advantage they could.

They might not have the most talent 1-5, but 1-10 they might have
They were among the deepest teams ever. They had 10 guys playing more than 16 minutes a game in1989. So they could keep up their intensity without getting too tired and they could keep fouling you and know that someone else could come off the bench. A guy like James Edwards is forgotten now, but he made major contributions in their playoff runs.

[KevinNYC]

The late 80 Pistons took advantage the hit you and hit you again, plus they were playing a very sophisticated team defensive strategy. They were the ones who really started the arms race in team defense that ramped up in the 90's.

[MaxFly]

The late 80 Pistons took advantage the hit you and hit you again, plus they were playing a very sophisticated team defensive strategy. They were the ones who really started the arms race in team defense that ramped up in the 90's.

This is exactly what happened. Teams that they weren't as offensively talented as others in the league chose to slow the game in order to give their defenses more of an opportunity to set. Teams also became more physical on defense, taking advantage of the rules at the time.

The 80s saw teams like the 81-82 Nuggets give up 126 points per game to opponents with the average team giving up 108.6 points per game. The run and gun style of the 80s was not conducive to great defense.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Yes.

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