NBA Looking into adding 4-Point Line (What would Curry do to the League?)

[Showtime80']

MMM it has NOTHING to do with rule changes!

All those things that you mentioned starting taking place in the mid 90's, way before the soft zone rule came into play. Big players aside from Shaq, Duncan and Zo wanted to play like guards facing the basket and taking 20 foot jumpers (Webber, Nowitzky, Garnett, Wallace) and PG's didn't want to be pass first quarterbacks like Magic, Isaiah and Stockton they wanted to play iso ball and shoot 20+ times (Marbury, Iverson, Francis, Davis). This combination resulted in some of the worst basketball EVER seen develop back in the late 90's early 2000's.

The league WAS FORCED to change the rules to counter the pathetic product that was on the floor. Basic fundamentals and high basketball IQ started suffering WAY BEFORE that.

[jongib369]

They are changing the game because Curry would be too good. Kinda like Wilt.

Except Curry does it while winning within a system and doesn't try to pad stats. He also doesn't decline in the playoffs like Wilt did, he gets better.

Every players output is due to a system...Do you think the entire team was running plays, while Wilt ran around somehow force feeding himself the ball. Doing as he pleased? Curry has said he wants to be in the 50/40/90 club. That's a form of stat padding is it not?

Wilts coach puts him in a 'system' to score all the points, puts up 50 with a rediculous FG% considering the volume...Somehow a ball hog stat padder. Puts up 24/24/10 for the second half of the 67 season...He was responsible for a total of 44 points and 24 rebounds...Won a chip...Stat padding Beta...If we're winning the game, I could care less if Wilt passed when he had an opportunity to score for a couple more assists, because those are buckets too, and throws the D off. He's always a danger to pass, or score. Ask Gary Peyton if that's a pain in the ass to deal with or not lol.

The man can't do right in some peoples eyes, even a year he wins a chip lol. I bet if he was lucky enough to be on the Celtics, and won between 9-15 chips it'd be held against him, and Russell would be the underdog who never gave up, eventually getting one from him in 67. Theyd make him the logo blocking Wilt

[dunksby]

How is it against Curry if it benefits him? OP is dumb as bricks

[Andrei89]

How is it against Curry if it benefits him? OP is dumb as bricks

[Levity]

yeah.... lets not do that, nba.

[Thechosen1]

when teams learn that the warriors arent good because of curry, but curry is so dominant because of who the warriors are as a whole and change their defensive approach against them, maybe this bullshit wont happen...

[imnew09]

This is already tiring for the players, expanding the fken court, fken 82 games a season, back to back to back games... da fu. might as well make it 6 players vs 6 players game.


STOP, just fken stop man fken NBA

[diamenz]

a four point line would be laughable. any player or coach with a brain would ignore it. the only good it would do it for beating the buzzer with a long heave.

[senelcoolidge]

As if the league wasn't such a gimmick now, it's going to get even more gimmicky. Real basketball needs to make a comeback.

[bdreason]

I'd like to see the NBA widen the court and extend the corner 3 ball.

[Round Mound]

MMM it has NOTHING to do with rule changes!

All those things that you mentioned starting taking place in the mid 90's, way before the soft zone rule came into play. Big players aside from Shaq, Duncan and Zo wanted to play like guards facing the basket and taking 20 foot jumpers (Webber, Nowitzky, Garnett, Wallace) and PG's didn't want to be pass first quarterbacks like Magic, Isaiah and Stockton they wanted to play iso ball and shoot 20+ times (Marbury, Iverson, Francis, Davis). This combination resulted in some of the worst basketball EVER seen develop back in the late 90's early 2000's.

The league WAS FORCED to change the rules to counter the pathetic product that was on the floor. Basic fundamentals and high basketball IQ started suffering WAY BEFORE that.

[Wally450]

OP would be salty as hell when Klay Thompson goes off.

[ProfessorMurder]

I would straight up stop watching basketball if that happened.

Getting rid of the three would be more interesting. Teams understand the spacing aspect now, but would have no three to work for. That would be cool.

[morbius]

I wouldn't mind if shots from your half of the court counts 4 points. Would put some fun in the ends of the quarters. Right now, a lot of players won't even take those desperation shots not to mess their shooting stats.

[dhsilv]

All this talk about spacing missing two obvious points.

It's not only the spacing which provides 3s, it's the unhindered easy penetration to the top of the key.

I can't stress this enough. It's the 5 on 4 situations created when a dribble penetrating guard easily blows by his defender on the 3 point line which creates the situation where a help defender has to sag. This sag creates room for another player, which the penetrating guard then passes to for the open 3 or more commonly to swing the ball around until the 3 point shot is there.

Three things makes this possible:

1) No touch defense allowed on guards

2) Illegal moving screens now legal

3) Paint camping not allowed

Take away the above 3 and you will not have this situation of 5 vs 4 on every play.

Post play drew doubles which allowed for the ball to kickout and then allowed offenses to throw off the defense. The pick and roll has always created this. Teaching players to stand behind the 3 point line and teaching players were optimal 3's are (corners) is why we see more 3's and better use of them. The rules changes have just changed how offenses put defenses on their heels ever so slightly.

Go watch game one of the 92 finals (Lakers Bulls). Please tell me you can avoid screaming at Paxton to step 2 feet back so when he gets a pass he can shoot a 3 instead of a long 2. It's seriously maddening that any coach ever allowed a guy who supposed to be a shooting specialist to stand in seriously the worst spot he could be in constantly.