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[BobInHouston]

9 hours ago, harveycmd said:

Thinking of how stupid the three point line is. You don't get nine points in football for scoring beyond twenty or thirty yards. You don't get two runs for hitting a homer, etc. 

I am sensitive to your argument, but what would be your solution to the problem of crowding the lane if the three were trashed? One of the points in favor of the three was opening up the floor.  

[harveycmd]

7 minutes ago, BobInHouston said:

I am sensitive to your argument, but what would be your solution to the problem of crowding the lane if the three were trashed? One of the points in favor of the three was opening up the floor.  

Can't crowd the lane if the rule is you have to play man. Watch the Laker v Sixers 1979. Couldn't crowd the lane. No post play now. Had post play then. Great skilled post play. Kareem sky hooking. Daryl Dawkins dunking. Couldn't clog the lane with zone putzes. That's why Kareem could work the post and shoot.

[harveycmd]

Watch the 1985 and 1987 Finals. Celtics couldn't guard Kareem and Worthy one on one. That's why the Lakers won those series. Same thing with the Spurs v Lakers 2001. That's why the pansies voted to change the rules so you didn't have to play man defense. "We can't stop Kobe and Shaq. We gotta change the rules" Now we have European pansy rules than fans won't watch. I won't watch pansies either. 

[harveycmd]

Didn't say you couldn't play man against Mikey, Changed the rule for Shaq and Kobe. Gerry thinks it great because he loves watching Curry shoot threes. That's pansy basketball.

[harveycmd]

Bird would have never lost if you let him shoot unmolested. 

Edited yesterday at 04:12 PM by harveycmd

[harveycmd]

Watch Bird in three point contests, Shot about 80 percent. SOB didn't miss. That's not man rules defense basketball. You body him off the ball and wear him down. Can't do that now. Every post player bodied off the ball then,. 

[harveycmd]

Bird shot and raised his hand before it went in because he knew it was going in. Man called his shot and he knew it was going down. Knew it because he didn't miss. Made me mad at the time. Didn't change the fact he made shots. No Euro pansy today close to Bird.

[Jordan91]

The game is constantly evolving. Players are more developed. The regular standard (Princeton offense) has gone away. Forwards and centers have developed guard skills. You want to get into who goes harder in a game? Check out some European leagues. All they know is going hard. Did you expect players to never attempt to learn other skills besides low post play? There are European offenses in basketball at the NBA level and College level. I don’t see pansies when I look at Joker, Luka, etc. The game will continue to evolve. 

[jonbailey]

@harveycmdwho voted for the change and why? If ratings are down why do the rules persist?

[thatdude2]

On 6/3/2025 at 12:40 PM, harveycmd said:

No three point line. Real basketball. Jerry West coaching Kareem as the greatest player ever. 

 

USA Basketball would get clobbered in international competition if they went back to old rules. That was the problem they had when the world caught up. The US just depended on size and athleticism, but they had a lack of skill. I would say go back to resetting the shot clock to a full 24, and bring back illegal defense where everyone has to guard a man.

[Sundancekid]

 Called the Pacers. Lol. What a game. Halliburton is so clutch. Props to Myles Turner and his team playing like one.