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First, my comments on your proposal Flopping: Agree; video checking could help, at least during the money time. Load management: Fans' statement to boycott ticket buying; teams with most involved players should receive the largest amount of money 3points: Not a problem for me; this gives more chance for small and smart players to have an impact on the game. And by the way, shooting accuracy is the roots of the game (not dunking...) Then, here is my proposal : adjusting the bucket value according to two criteria related to the scorer: his position in the court and his position in the team. Guards give 3 points to their team beyond the arch and only 2 from any other position. Centers and power forwards give 3points within the paint and only 2 from any other position, even beyond the arch. Small forwards gives 3points in mid-range position and only 2 from anywhere else. Players position is defined before the player enters the court and can be changed during the game. A dress code is used to identify the players position ( peraps a colored sleeve). Let's have fun 😅
1: Strenghen the defense - contact on purpose is no foul 2. The Couch-Challenge only run´s out after beeing unsuccesful 3. Overthinking Transition Take and Clear Path Foul - there should be no possibility of an disadvantage when you get just 1 FT an inbound... you can steal the ball and then because of the special rule there was only one FT ...
I'd sit down with the sports media and demand they teach the game instead of these bogus era comparisons. The Back in my day talk has skewed the fan's perspective on the game & will result in declining revenue. The "Lack of defense" talk is overblown & ignores both skill and the complexity of offenses today. The "Physicality" talk is one of the most bogus sports fallacies ever & things like the load management talk I just don't understand, players, coaches & even owners have said the teams are making load management decisions most of the time, & even in this video you are pointing the finger at the players. I've also watched inside the NBA multiple times and Barkley will admit to not watching a game then sit there and provide commentary on it like he knows what tf he's talking about. You watch the NFL media & they're breaking down plays, pointing out holes in defenses, showing how the timing in plays caused breakdowns in the defense etc. None of this happens on these NBA shows. That stuff teaches the fans about the sport their watching & helps them understand coaching decisions & the complexity of the game. Let the NBA media tell it, players are standing around on D waiting for their turn to do offensive stuff.
@@mr.longjohn0014 the euroleague has no 3 second rule, and teams often go for a half court press for insanely suffocating defences and 120 total points in 40 minutes
Im not sure about the 3p line, but I would certainly make the refs call obvious travels, double stepbacks and carrying. Players get away with it a lot and it doesnt give a chance to properly play defense. Also I would allow a little more contact while playing defense like they do in the playoffs, so the game becomes more balanced, we dont need to have a 130points in every game, a competative game where each team scores around 105 points is a lot more fun to me. Also I would either extend the 3 second rule or get rid of it.
If refs were like this I bet money the game wouldn’t be as popular 😭, they need to bring back handchecking and turn that paint 3 secs to a 5 sec and we good. And I mess with his flopping idea
Agreed. I believe that for the first time in years the 2pt shot is actually more valuable than the 3pt shot this season as crazy as that seems. Also if you go for corner threes with an increased 3pt line, imagine how small of an area you would have to shoot in. So many players would get called for long 2’s or step out of bounds to try and make enough room for one. Only rule change I disagree with Johnny on.
1. Start calling charges on offensive players that initiate hard contact on the defender while they are moving laterally. That bully ball style has never been allowed before and it's just one of too many weapons available now. 2. Call more travels/carrying. Even with the 2 steps plus a gather they allow today, many players take one additional step frequently. And even with how the league allows more palming of the ball, some players are going even further than the lax enforcement of carrying already allowed. 3. Moving picks need to be called. It's rarely called and they allow way too much movement from someone setting a pick. 4. Bring back handchecking. Maybe not the full 1970's handchecking allowed by the 90's and early 00's handchecking when they allowed a little more more contact with the hands and having one hand on the player is allowed so long as it's not an aggressive push. Do they need to make the 3pt line farther? With the changes above, it would be more difficult to get open 3's so that should help reduce the 3pt shots. Extending the lines runs into issues as well because of the geometry of the court - the corner 3pt shot already has limited space so you can't extend the line there. Below is what I originally wrote but decided to put the summary above. So Thinking Basketball Podcast had a similar question but it was focused only on scoring so the flopping by defensive players and resting of stars wouldn't be applicable. I believe they discussed at some point moving the 3pt line but ultimately IIRC what they supported included calling charges more often because today's players are allowed initiate far more contact than the past and which gives offensive players a huge advantage especially when you consider all the other rule changes and changes in enforcement of rules such as allowing more travel/carrying, the extra step from the gather step (now it's basically 3 steps vs 2 steps 20+ years ago), 3pt now being utilized to spread the floor, no handcheck, ,ect.. They singled out Giannis as the worse of the bully ball players -- they are initiating hard contact while laterally moving. This different tremendous from 20 years ago when Shaq and others could play bully ball but only if posting up and moving towards the basket, not on lateral (side to side) movement. The defensive player has no choice but to move sideways and then gets pushed sending him off balance? Giannis isn't the only one, Zion was called out in this video here. And lots of perimeter players do the same with pushing defensive players when laterally moving. A 2nd fix they mentioned was calling more travel / carrying. Even with 2 steps plus a gather they are still often taking one additional step beyond that. And the amount of palming that's allowed today can be very excessive for some players. They aren't saying to return to 90's era of 2 total steps (1 step + gather) nor 90's era of how much palming to allow, but that those that even violate today's more lax rules should be called for penalties. A 3rd fix was calling moving picks more often. They are much more lax on calling moving pick foul these days. I heavily agree on changes to the bully ball (offensive player initiating too much contact), calling more travel/carry, and moving pick fouls. I also agree on the flopping change mentioned in this video. I don't think the star players missing games can be changed and I'm okay with the 3pt change but geometry wise, that's difficult. The corner 3''s can't go any deeper. Plus I think I better solution to farther 3pt line is just make it harder on the perimeter play with the rule changes mentioned above (more charges, more travel & carry calls, more moving pick calls) but also bring back hand checking. With these 4 changes, the 3pt line might not need be moved back.
The league is shooting about 54% from the 2 point range, and about 36% from the 3 point range, so you actually produce almost the exact same points if you scored from 2 or from 3
But with 3s you generate space for the 2s. It’s easier to have an open 3 than an open 2. But if you move back the line what would you do with the corner 3s? There’s no space to move back the line there.
@Agust I'd actually keep the corners and just extend the arc line. It's already warped. Or just widen the court. Either way, move the line back to eliminate 3 point jacking (endless bricks) - You're not watching "better basketball". You think it is, but you don't know how great it was before.
The rest of the world actually does this though. Multiple paid weeks of vacations, free holidays, and being able to easily call off work when youre even slightly ill. This is all paid. This actually increases efficiency as people come to work with 100% energy instead of slogging at 50% for most of the year. This translates to our sports. A football (not american football) season has like 45 games in a year. Back to back games is just unheard of. So players dont have to sit out games, eventhough they play for twice as long with less breaks (2 halves of 45) and no time outs
Honestly the thing I would change most is the carrying and traveling rules by making them be more strict again. I think one of the primary reasons it is a shooter's league now is because of all the open space offensive threats can work with now. This is partially because defenders aren't allowed to be as physical but I don't want them to go back to that style. That way leads to too many injuries and a shortening of careers. So I think if you took away space from offensive players by limiting their mobility options it would allow more defense to be played. I think this would have the side effect of reducing the the 3-pointers value as well. It wouldn't be 80s/90s basketball but I think it would be a nice middle ground between the different eras.
@@KaineTremaine Hard disagree. If players can actually defend, there would be no need to push the line back. Tbh, they aren't even shooting much better now than the 90s. They just get a tad more space and therefore are hitting a tad higher %.
@EST 1981 idk how you got 3 likes to my zero.. but you're missing elements in your case. You saying overall % going up is small, but you're including guys (bigs) who shouldn't be Jacking.. Also ill-advised 3s getting jacked which was rare. - If we move the line back, we'll basically eliminate most low % attempts that we currently get. The actual good shooters will have to focus harder and stop those multi-step "step backs" ☝🏽 This would bring balance back to the game flow and fans/viewers would be happier. Even if they don't realize it.
Actually, there is a strong argument that load management is doing more to cause injuries vs. playing consistently.... remember, these guys are not practicing as much or as hard either compared to yesteryear. The inconsistency is hurting their conditioning. I have always said, taking time off is the worst thing you can do as an athlete.
The inconsistent schedule of the last 3 years has seemingly had a big effect, also. I think it's also the general lowering (or a total lack) of preparation going back to AAU and 1-and-done in college. These bucks coming in tend to value their instagram followers more than they do their nutrition, ...let alone developing a disciplined regimen to build a successful career. It's more about gettin' that bag, than it is about winning for the city&fans.
Time off during the season, i agree. But, during the offseason, there is something to be said that conditioning for one sportyear around has caused problems for kids growing up.
Fair point. They were doing 82 games with back to backs in previous eras, with worse medicine, bad shoes and riding in coach. These dudes get paid 10x what old players made. They're spoiled now. They don't love the league like old players did. Old players talk about the league like it's a woman. These young dudes don't love it like that. It's a means to money for them.
Yeah I think all these teams have no idea what they are doing… if they would just stop sitting their best players out almost ensuring a loss, they would end up healthier? Like these people would 100% put every star in the lineup. Overuse injuries are massive in sports nowadays, so making sure you have these players for the playoffs is way more important than making sure Lebron plays a full 82 game schedule. The regular season almost doesn’t matter anymore anyway, so they have no incentive to risk playing their best. I think you close up the playoffs to less teams and you’ll fix the load management thing more.
Also bring back hand checking. Also extending the 3 poibt line is basically admitting the guys nowadays are just so much more skilled than tbe i0s and 90s guys that they had to handicap their ability to shoot 3s
I would increase/improve ref training, tighten rules to slow offense like moving screens and traveling, and lastly, bring back the division leaders getting top seeds. Hopefully, that would make divisional games more meaningful and restore some resemblance of rivalry
Another problem with load management is that a lot of ticket prices are on a sliding scale. So if a team is playing a good team, the ticket price is higher than against a bad team. I've been to one game in my life, Clippers at Jazz and paid a premium because of Kawhi and PG13 and that was fine by me. As you probably can guess, neither player played and the Clips got blown out, all with me still paying the premium.
I love what you said last, it makes ton of sense and it'll really expose who's the real shooters from the rhythm players. If I'm not mistaken the corner pocket shots are smaller in the euro league which is a good thing.
Having been in graduate school for eight year, I was out of the loop when it came to the NBA. But one of the first things I noticed when I started tuning in again was more people shooting 3s (even centers). I didn't even know what load management was until I noticed the stars on the away team missing games when I went to Cavaliers games. I know folks didn't like everything David Stern did, but he was essentially in the growth of the NBA and placed a strong emphasize on image.
1. Eliminate foul baiting - this has worked for the short period but they reverted it back for no reason 2. More strict ball handling - the players today always carry the ball and travel. This has to be more strict, the attacking ball handler is too capable today. Pass the ball 3. Three point line does not have to be exteded, but eliminate the side portions of it, that goes up to the corner. Three point should be only from positions where the line is curved today, not from the straight portions (side, corner). So there would be less spacing from every angle. 4. Eliminate flopping the way you said it 5. Eliminate defensive 3 secs 6. I have no clear idea how to handle load management. At least it should be eliminated for the obvious ones where the player sits for a single away game. Also, shortening season from 82 games is very hard because it would mess with all the previous stats and records, making it basically a new era. Some players should have league permission for load management, like Kawhi who has permanent degenerative problem that gets a little bit worse every time he plays. 7. Test players for steroid use. On a regular basis.
Agreed about most points you made but regarding the rest issue, the last 2 previous years were specific because of Covid infections and of Covid isolation rules, so the discrepancy is lade bigger even if the point stands.
Great video. I would bring back handchecking, implement some FIBA rules like being able to smack the ball off the cylinder and have it not be goaltending and change the way offensive fouls are called. I think the offensive player has way too much of an advantage as far as being able to initiate contact and not get called for an offensive foul. Yesterday in the mavs vs suns game, luka pushed off or put his shoulder in to his defender at least a good 5 times and only got called for 1 offensive foul. I think that really needs to be changed because playing defense is hard enough as is and they already don't call a lot of carries, travels etc although they have gotten a little better this year.
Penalize carrying the ball (everybody does), eliminate corners threes (keep the front of three point line going out of the sidelines) and bring back handcheking
Since I gave my 3 at the beginning, here’s my thoughts on yours. 1. Flopping I made a more general call here. But I do agree that increased punishment + actual enforcement for flopping would be a good change. 2. Load Management This one I simply don’t see how to do. Again, I agree it’s an issue that needs to be fixed, but I don’t see one that wouldn’t be taken advantage of without being too draconian. Punishing not showing up could also lead to players ‘playing’ a game where they’re subbed out after 1min of play. While more stat oriented players might be disinclined (/game numbers would drop) I still see many doing it. An incentive for playing a whole season could be interesting though, but provisions for minimum playtime would probably be necessary to solve the aforementioned work around. 3. Extending the Arc I wish I put this one in, and probably would’ve had I not just used the first three in mind. Bringing the arc back so that 3pt shots produce as much as 2pters shouldn’t even be too difficult to figure out, as the NBA has been tracking shooting data for players. I personally like this idea, and have for some time.
shooting from 3 and shooting from 2 is currently 50/50 equal. so the line wouldnt move back. its gonna take some time before the 3 is more valuable then the 2. maybe never cause jxmmyhighrolelr did a video on it which explains every time a 3 goes in the 2 becomes easier to score.
Interestingly, if a star cares about their per game stats they probably would think twice before subbing out after a minutes playing time 😂 Edit: The rest of your comment was cut out before I read the entire thing and realized you already took that into account
@@johnmarkson1990 I remember that video and honestly thought it was pretty bad. First, he’s outright wrong when he said that “players aren’t getter better at shooting threes” as he completely neglected shot selection. The average 3pt% stays around the same (94 shot 36.4% and at the time of the video (I’m just referring to my comment there) 36.9%). But when you compare the best in 94 the Top 10 shooters were at or over 40% vs last year the Top 25 all did that. The number of player that were shooting >=60% from 2 (the requirement to equal their production) was only 14. You compare shot selection and efficiency of the best and worst players from the field, what happened is that the average players moved to 3s so the main group of people shooting 2s are the best players from that range. As a result overall 2pt% goes up while 3pt% stays the same. The thesis was that it was the right spot because of league efficiency, while he completely neglected shot selection and actual production, which tell a different story.
Load management can be fixed if they lower the amount of games instead of 4 to 5 games a week have it 2 to 3. That way it lowers injury, more rest for players, and makes games more meaningful
There's a way to solve superstars sitting out and regular season competitiveness, and I've been thinking about this a lot. It's several things you do at the same time. First, you lessen the season to 58 games, so each team plays every other team twice, once at home, once on the road. The results of those matches carries to the playoffs, meaning say if one team won both regular season matches, they would begin the series 2-0, if each won 1, then it would be 1-1. Lastly, playoff series will be best of 9, so first getting 5 wins will win. This would make every regular season game exciting, as it's basically playoff games, and superstars will play in them. It also lets players play less games, so there's less injuries and feel the need to sit out and rest. The downside is there will be less total games, but compared to other basketball leagues around the world, it's actually still on the high side. Quality should be over quantity.
If ur playing a team that isn't in ur conference nor competing for a playoff spot, coaches will sit out their stars. Ur idea isn't perfect but players would never agree to less games since it's less money as well.
@@abdourahmanmahdi1544 Well, your regular season standings also matter. At the very least, you can say those game does not matter more than what it does currently, you can't argue that it's less. And teams may be more likely to play their stars since there's less games overall. I mean stars are already not playing every game, so might as well less games overall so they can play in every game.
@@AnHebrewChild I guess it will give them more incentive to play. And you won't know who will make the playoffs or who you might face most of the season.
NBA absolutely needs to enforce their rules. That's for flopping and the numerous offensive rules which are blatantly ignored by everyone like carrying the ball and "drawing fouls' by running into the defender
@@KaineTremaine 3pt jacking really isnt as much of a problem as the oldheads seem to think. The line should be extended at the corners to cut down on the most common 3s, but extending the entire line is just going to quickly make the problem much worse as players feel the need to become even better 3pt shooters to make those distant shots
@Mike the NBA Guy Can you please define "old head" bc you probably qualify as one. - Also the TV ratings prove 3 point jacking (64% league avg bricks) is bad entertainment.
@@KaineTremaine Oldheads are the people who constantly cry because teams shoot 3s now and say the league is soft because players arent allowed to get away with blatant flagrant fouls anymore. And the TV ratings are down because streaming has killed regular TV and a large amount of racists quit watching the league when the NBA started publicly supporting black people's right after George Floyd
1. Stop the player empowerment trend. 2. Change some rules. Dump the 3 second rule, allow some form of hand checking and enforce traveling. 3. Punish teams guilty of load managing.
1. eluminate flopping 2. call more travel 3. no load managing; you dont play you get only 0-10% of a game day check 4. no 3 second defensive rule 5. being back hand checking adam silver is the worse in nba history i agree with you on extending 3 point shot at the top of the key to 30 feet
I grew up on the NBA on NBC era of the 90s. I can't watch today's NBA. I even tried the free trial on the app and watched a ton of games. It didn't grab me at all. Thank you RUclips for having a huge amount of games from the glory days.
D. Rose (who is strongly over rated) sat out a lot of games and still came back messed up. He didn't play because he observed other players that came back to play while being injured and made the situation worse. Remember 2012 when the Bulls played the whole season without him? They were hyping him to play against the Heat in the playoffs and he said "don't believe the hype"
@@younglove3362 overrated or not, he is still an all-star caliber and it is not even the issue. I hate to see players get injuries very bad just because fans want to see him or her play
1. Get rid of the spineless Commissionair. Bring someone tough like Stern. 2. De-power the players. Hold them accountable for sitting out and resting. 3. Enable the defense.
Totally agree with you on the flopping thing.. as a pistons fan during the bad boy and going to work eras.. this game of flopping makes me sick to my stomach... HOWEVER, the problem is.. the biggest culprit of flopping is the untouchable golden child of the NBA.. ya know.. I forget his name... that guy who broke the scoring title... yeah THATS why they'll never enforce flopping penalties... at least not until LeBaby retires
I agree with the ideas that you listed. I would also like to add the 3 second rule in the paint needs to be eliminated. I want to see the return of the big man making their presence felt near the hoop.
@@jonnyarnett number three I agree with. Number 1 happened in the 90s, Reggie Miller and Vlade Divac were the ones who pioneered it. As for number 2, there should be alerts released for when a certain player will sit out or there should be a refund. Load management itself isn’t bad as injuries are more and more common due to injuries and road games. It’s what comes with it. I guarantee if load management started in the 90s people would take advantage of it. In my eyes 90s players aren’t the tough ones as they complained about the Pistons being rough.
@@jonnyarnett #3 I agree with 1,000 and everything you said with it. Tired of seeing teams jack up 3s bring back operating inside the 3 point line again
@@jonnyarnett I strongly disagree with number 2. These players are only human and 82 games plus playoffs is too much. And besides I dont really see it as a problem since most players who load manage are the injury prone ones. Though they can deal with it better by announcing the games which the players will sit out so fans wont waste their money.
I agree on: - Load management: standard penalties/bonuses on games - flopping: fines and suspensions I will add - scoring in the post or from a direct offensive rebound is 3 points - difference between contact and fouls: too many fouls are called, breaks the pace of the game and too many free throws are shot - all star game: the conference that wins, has homecourt advantage in the finals
Load management for sure!! I’m a huge Lebron fan & I been to 7 lakers games (3 home & 4 away) from last season plus this season; and I’ve only seen Lebron suit of for 3 of them SMH it’s so disappointing when I get news that he’s ruled out of a game beforehand plus tickets are NOT cheap too
For the three point line I think extending the arc out but keeping the corners the same length would honestly be a good compromise. Corner three shots are generally shot by roleplayers on the assist anyways and your all stars are the ones shooting from beyond the arc as it is. Just something to decrease the number of threes taken while preserving its value as a high risk high reward, game altering shot.
I agree 100% with the first 2. Those suggestions are exactly what I was thinking. However if you extend the 3 point line, you would have to extend the corner 3s. But it’s impossible because those lines are damn near out of bounds. You would have to increase the size of the court all together to make that work. Great video though.
It’s hard to pick just three because there are so many things I would change if I were the commissioner. I would definitely do something about the flopping, the load management, and extending the three point line. I would also bring hand checking back to the game, but keep the flagrant fouls. I would also eliminate the three second violation to allow guys such as Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, and Zion to do their thing. I would also bring superstars back to the dunk contest.
get rid of 3 second violation, bring back hand checking, move the 3 point line back. Some more extreme things could be shortening the season and changing the 2/3 points to 3/4
I never once thought about it, but hearing the compelling argument, from multiple angles, it really makes the idea of a further 3-point line sound great. Maybe 25ft? That'd also be a much easier number to remember than 23'9"
They can either remove the three second to give centers their power back or introduce a similar rule outside the three point line, so that you can't just wait and shoot. Flop is easy to fight they just need to apply the rules. The hard thing is load management...no easy solution there imho
Fix load management by allowing rest in home games, not road games. Incentive total games played by minimum number of games played for All Star selections, All NBA selections, MVP etc. - but Adam Silver is awful
True. I was gifted some very expensive seats to see the Raps play Philly....Embid was on the bench in a track suit. I guess they don't pay them enough to deal with a "sore" knee.
I think you're on the money Jonny. Aside from those points you mentioned I would add the calling of travelling violations. I honestly believe that those additional steps players are allowed to do now really affect the quality of the game, since you don't really have to be much skilled to open space between you and the defender.
1.kill the play in. Teams are dragging cause they know they got extra spots to be in 2. Automatic pay cuts if you load manage not then 14% of the season or you too much of a injury prone guy on a long contract (any thing between 3 to 5 years) 3. Bring back hand checking so we can get back to real defense
Lower the number of games in regular season, basketball in euroleague is more fun to watch since the games are more important individually, that way you can solve load management too since you have to go all out in every game.
Rather than extending the 3 point line I really like the idea of taking the wing 3 point line all the way to the out of bounds line and eliminating the corner 3. That would shake up the spacing and overall coaching schemes on both ends of the ball
Bring back hand checking except inside the 3 point line, change the 3 second paint rule to 5 or 6 seconds, enforce 2 steps after ball makes contact with a hand after dribble is stopped(no more 3 or 4 step shinanigans), half court and beyond becomes 4 points in the last 5 seconds of each quarter, and all of the suggestions in this video, and one more thing...a beginning of the season single elimination tournament with complete placement losers bracket so everyone plays equal number of games where bonuses are given by the league depending on placement, winning team hosts the all star game, top 3 teams get first 3 picks in the second round of next draft, and awards for the tournament are handed out to the MVP of tournament (best on winning team) and tournament star (best overall player) with a bonus for each. That last one is just an idea for early season excitement could be refined more.
You don't have to extend the 3-point line, you just have to let players play defense, and force ball-handlers to actually dribble. Fix the scourge of the gather rule, and go back to 2 steps after the bounce, the way the game was called back in the 80's and 90's. You think Kobe and Jordan were doing fade-aways because it didn't occur to them to move their feet? Get real. Legalize hand-checking (not outright pushing, just the ability to touch the ball-handler with your outstretched arm without an immediate foul. You'll give the defender more latitude to make a play for the ball, judge his momentum by feel, and protect against a blow by without instantly getting whistled for a cheap foul from a jab step. The other thing I would do to fix the game is to outlaw the zone again. I used to advocate for the zone defense back in the 90's, and I have to admit I was woefully wrong, when I see what the outcome of that rule change has produced. Nobody plays on the block anymore. The minute you post up in the paint, you draw an immediate double-team, and players are big enough and fast enough to close out 16 feet in virtually no time.
I desperately want hand checking to come back. I want a more hard nose smash mouth style not sloppy or as intense as the earlier days, but a little more then what I’m watching now. Load management has to go ASAP. Lastly, I would have to agree with your last point the 3 point line.
Yeah, I mean if you watch games from the 90's to about 2008... they're just a lot more exciting. Not as high scoring but every possession seemed to MATTER
The first 2 things I'm fully on board with. The third, I wouldn't mind it but I'd rather either bring back hand checking or eliminate freedom of movement. I like your argument for extending the 3-point line though!
4:03 I have been to 14 NBA games (regular season and playoffs). NEVER buy your tix early. Buy them on the day of the game. I live in a state without an NBA team and this works for me.
1. Shorten the regular season. This deals with the problem of load management in 2 ways. 1, it means less physical strain because of less games, which means stars can play “more.” This also helps fans to have a better chance to see their favorite players. 2, it makes the regular season more competitive, as the W/L spread is tighter to qualify for playoffs. This incentivizes stars to play more because the stakes are higher. 2. Make the playoffs/Finals best of 3/5 instead of 7. This one could be controversial, but it also helps boost competition in the long run. If teams have less room for error, they will fight harder to win. This is the same reasoning behind March Madness (single elim tournament). 3. (As you said) Extend the 3pt line. Players can shoot farther than ever. Make them work for the extra point. If they can’t do it, it forces them to get the ball inside, which is ultimately more competitive and fun to watch.
1. Agree on load management. Maximum 10 games off per season. 2. Bring back the hand check and stop with the tick-tack foul calls and technicals for even smiling at a ludicrous call. 3. Fully support your idea on how to pishing flopping.
@@KaineTremaine It's better than role players jacking up 40 midrange shots and missing 60% of them. A three is just a a farther away midrange shot. The role players that used to shoot long midranges just took a step back and started shooting threes. That's all there is to it
@Gabriel Nieves You're playing checkers bro.. What you're missing is the off dribble moves that only take place in the midrange. Otherwise known as "fundamentals". Maybe you've just never played 5 on 5 much or at all.. or you're just too young to know what actual basketball should look like. - Modern players are practicing/mastering the 3 point shot. I give them full credit and acknowledgement.. But the NBA need to move the line back 18" around the Arc, and keep corners the same (my option), or widen the court and push the corners out too. The 3 point jacking is awful TV product and eventually nobody will watch that trash.
@@KaineTremaine ah, a basketball purist. i have played 5 on 5 before and your view is very outdated. players today are so good that they take pull up threes like players used to take pull up midranges in the 90s. besides, we are talking about organized professional basketball, not pick up games. Role players are not constantly taking off the dribble shots, that's a skill reserved for star players. Perimeter role players mostly catch and shoot on the offensive end and bogs either serve as a lob threat or post up presence with some of them also having a reliable 3 ball. Star players still work in the midrange and they all have elite off the dribble "fundamentals". There's no reason why role players should be shooting long midranges at 40% efficiency when they can take a step back and shoot 33% for 3 points which is statistically way more effective.
@Gabriel Nieves You just described the Modern NBA, but that doesn't mean it's a better entertainment product. I hate the modern game. People aren't watching it. TV ratings in the toilet. I used to own league pass, but I can't think of one person who's bought league pass since 2018. - ik you hate the older generation, but you don't always have to take a dumb position just to sit as opposition.. in this case we're right, the 3 point jacking is awful, and your generation isn't filling the void in viewership.
I think to fix load management I think a player can sit out 1 game per 10 games and tell the media or something the game they are not going to play so the fans know if they should go or no.
Jonny Arnett for Commiss! The only one I would replace with my top 3 changes is moving the 3 pt line. Instead, I want to focus on fouls. I am so sick of super stars getting phantom calls, especially since I'm a Wolves fan and we never ever get any beneficial calls. I say coaches can challenges as many foul calls as they want at the cost of a Time Out if they're wrong. If they have no TO, no more challenges. If they win, TO reclaimed. But the league would never argue to this since they can't baby their favorites into stardom anymore.
Shrink the three points line bring it closer makes it easier for open threes but way harder for contested ones because defenses won't be spread so thin
Clint capela, Patrick Beverley, Steven Adams, pj tucker, Jimmy Butler and Draymond green have been very prominent players as non 3 point shooters or prominent ball handlers
I think another way to tackle load managing would be to reduce the number of games. Not by too significant an amount to have a huge hit in revenue but to make games more valuable and stars have to load manage less. I would also remove goaltending on rebounds a la FIBA.
One way to get rid of load managing is to lower the amount of playoff teams to maybe 6 per conference.. make every game matter again.. and get rid of the Play-In.. 20 teams have to possibility to make The Playoffs? Thats ludicrous
As a fan, lowering games only distorts the record books.. The load managing is ok for home games. Not for road games. Keep 82 always. - Main integrity issue is the nonstop 3 point jacking. Move the line back. Long overdue
How does the NBA really want to address load managing when there is talk of a mid-season tournament? Some goofy shit.. this load management is here to stay.. so are the rule violations. So is the absurd amount of money handed out for potential and mediocrity.. Only way any of it will stop is when the fans stop showing up
I very much agree with the Load Management thing. I went to my first NBA game for my 14th birthday to watch the Lakers play the Jazz. And being a giant Lakers fan, I was so excited. Unfortunately Lebron and AD we’re both out in that one game😂😂
me personally, i would eliminate the shot clock, make fouling more strict bc the refs these days let the game be too physical, and i would make them shorter the three point line bc players today aren’t as good of shooters as they were back in the day
Change the 3pt to 2.5pts CBA....base pay plus salary per game. Eg... 40m a year player get 20m guaranteed and 20 based on games played. Reduces load management and 'sitting" out games. 3 challenges per team per game, and you only lose it if you each when you hsve lost a challenge. Eliminate tanking by having a tournament for the bottom three teams in the league. And like in Europe who comes last goes to the G league.
The thing about only making half the contract guaranteed is that it management can screw the players over. Let’s say a player is dealing with an injury but wants to play, the team could force him to rest to “get better” when in reality they might be doing it so they don’t have to pay the player.
There would have to be contingency both side....like 1. Injury insurance. To ensure real injuries are covered and the player doesn't suffer negatively. 2. DNP coaches or team decisions can't impact salary. Players are cutting thier seasons to extend their career. So collect for 82 and plays 60. Get paid two extra years
I would do what the NFL does for players and do franchise tags. I would also (after the rookie contract is up) so how the NFL does salaries. Teams have a certain amount they can’t go over, and players have a min based on CBA, so GMs figure it out. Franchise tag guys and have a limit of 1-2 years if a contract can’t be figured out.
Ideas, if a player misses one Game then they can't play the Next two games. Flopping is awarded with a technical foul. Then being back handcheck and abolish the 3 second rule. Hope It helps
I would like to see the game get back to abit more parity between offence and defence and I miss the variety in the game. In regards load management even with all the RESTING injuries are still happening, the reason you train is to build up a resistance to the rigors. Maybe they can tye MVP,all nba teams etc to having to play a certain amount of games, and if your not legit injured then maybe if they are just resting they have to miss say a week or 3 games etc Wether that my help?
i agree with everything you said. i'd thought about moving the 3 point line further back before as a way to improve the flow of the current nba. i'd probably go much harsher on load management though and just say that players do not get paid for games they sit out. granted, most players would probably either fake or exaggerate injury as an excuse to avoid this. your crackdown on flopping would be perfect though. i'd probably also bring back hand-checking and enforce calls on carrying/traveling. players get way too much freedom to take 3-4 steps and gather. they're basically just running with the ball to the basket.
Yeah was at the Blazers-Lakers game a few after he broke the record. I was hoping it would happen that night. In any case, he didn't play because of the ankle issue. Got to see AD play.
Thank you for this video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼 The 3 point jacking is horrible. Endless bricks galore. - Worst part is young fans have never seen "real NBA basketball" The game we knew (90s Apex) is almost lost forever.
@jacobyscommentary oh yea lol. 90s All Star centers.. 1995.. Shaq, Ewing, Mourning vs Hakeem, David Robinson, Mutumbo. 1996 Jordan returns.. lol weak Era 🤣
I would do "bullseye" approach, the closer to the ring the higher the points, but with some the old rules reintroduce, defender can camp in, handshake etc. Keep the current 3 point line, but change the value point to one only. I like the no play no pay system.
The regular season doesn't mean anything to players until after the all-star break. here are my suggestions on how to make the Regular Season more interesting: 1. Adopt the football/soccer season system: A win gives you 3 points, a draw gives you 1 point, a loss 0 points. Yes no more overtimes. Teams meet 2x per season, 1 home & 1 away. Top 8 teams per conference based on total points go to playoffs. 58 Regular Season Games 2. Mid season Single Elimination Tourney: All teams regardless randomly assigned to a bracket. Single elimination. Home court advantage goes to higher seed. 1st and 2nd seed gets 1st round bye. Trophy awarded to tourney winner. 4-5 games. 3. Mid season Series elimination tourney: Tournament brackets per conference. 1st seed gets 1st round bye. 2v15, 3v14 so on. West vs East Finals. Tourney is 3 game series, home court advantage goes to higher seed. Tourney Winner gets Tropy. 8-15 games. All in all 78 games with 2 possible trophies to win, then after the regular season, playoff starts. PROS: Smaller teams could potentially win hardware. Teams are incentivized to play and win. Less load management. Single elimination tourney could have slaying of the giant moments, where lower seed teams could beat and progress against a better seed team. Potential Sponsoships. Key match ups matter more, since winning all 3 points gains better position in the seeding race. CONS: Might be confusing to some. Eliminated early in tourneys will give less opportunity for players to pad their individual statistics (Hence only the great ones will have better individual all time stats) Let me know your thoughts!
Respectfully, Adam Silver is not the boss of the NBA. He works for the owners. If they want their star players to rest/load manage, that’s what’ll happen. He won’t-and cant-overrule them on that. I’m sure there’s a reason why he hasn’t “enforced” the flopping or traveling rules as vigorously as some would want. Many of these owners’ star players benefit from the rules as they are. Even alterations to the on court competition stuff like extending the three point line would be the subject of immense debate with the owners/teams. This is all far bigger than Adam Silver.
I like what you mentioned, especially the 3 pt line. I'd go a step farther and eliminate the Corner 3. All shots from the sides would be 2 pointers. Pushing the line out and eliminating the Corner 3 entirely would put the game back closer to how it used to be, when the 3 wasn't overshot like it is today.
The load management incentive is a great idea but what if the coach only plays you for 5 mins which would technically count as you being on the floor. Changing an incentive to be q specific amount of minutes ie. 15 mins for each player also wouldn't work as most players (bench) don't even play that long. The flopping one also wouldn't work as most of those are bang bang plays which means that it's so hard to determine at times which is a foul and are not. You could say that they should check the replay but even now they barely do, though if they allow every call to be replayed it'd be a great thing but in reality it takes up so much time. And we all know how the refs could control the game now especially when they don't check the replays. Giving too much power on the refs could just as much be ruining the league. Extending the range.. I don't think the range in itself is the problem, it's just the nature of how things change. You definitely could still thrive without the three point line, Russel and Simmons are simply not improving, why cater to those that are unwilling to learn? If you can't shoot a three, learn to shoot atleast a midrange, why should the league give you more space just so players like them can do more? Back in the day almost everyone had atleast a midrange, so what's stopping these guys to be a threat in the middle if 3s are so hard to do? There's already so much space on the floor provided by the shooters, extending the range would only make it harder for defenses to guard players. It increases the amount of 2pointers taken yes but with the floor spaced out so much its basically a guaranteed dunk or a late closeout 3 if you're rotating.. it's putting way too much stress on the defense..
You could just do it with average minutes. If a player plays 20 minutes on average then they would have to play at least 10 minutes for it to be considered a valid game. That at least limits how much you can cheat the system.
I like some of your flopping argument, as it's always something that seems to 'slip away' or just be ignored altogether, and it sucks. Makes the league a joke to other sports fans. However, to point one - no player likes playing only 5 minutes; it destroys per-game stat averages so I don't think that's a concern any more than garbage-time is. Remember, the idea is to give a bonus incentive, and not enforce a minimum. Not sure I agree with or understand quite what you were after in your 3rd one. You'd have to be nuts (or Mike D'antoni) to play 5-out from a 3-line moved to 25+' - that's certain death to your points per possession, because you are giving up more offensive rebounding while ALSO compounding with a lower 3FG%.
From a logistical standpoint, I think they should expand the season; 82 games, but start the regular season Oct 1 and end April 30. That adds about three weeks on either end of the regular season. This also helps with travel. There's nothing that makes the distance from Los Angeles to Boston shorter, but a flight across the country is much more manageable if you have a day or two to acclimate on the other end. And, as you said, financial incentives for playing more games. The play-in game does nothing for me. 1 game and out works for the NFL, but it really doesn't work for any other sport. If I'm a fan of a team that went 46-and-36 and gets stuck in the 7th seed only to lose consecutive games to two teams that went 38-and-44, I'd feel cheated. In terms of actual play: - They need to call traveling more often, especially the double step-back or the slide after a pump fake. - Get rid of the Eurostep, as that creates too much gray area and gives the offensive player too much of an advantage, especially when the offensive player is at full speed. - Call fouls on the offense for initiating the contact, especially in the restricted area. At the very least, these should not be defensive fouls. How many times have we seen players with a full head of steam running right into a defender and the defender gets called for the foul because they have a foot in the restricted area? - At the same time, there's also the slide under. If you make no attempt to make a play on the ball, you're getting credit for being a domino. I know this sounds like I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth here, but come on! Mourning and Mutombo wouldn't have fallen on their butts in an attempt to get a foul called on Kobe... they would've tried (emphasis tried) to block his shot.
I completely agree, seeing these flops in the video alone is unbelievable. For me, a flop would mean a 1 game suspension and if the player continues to do so I would simply count upwards indefinitely. So 1 flop = 1 game suspension, another flop = two additional games suspension, and so on. And the teams should make a rule such as: for each game suspension the player has to pay 1 day's worth of his wage. Regarding sitting out games: for me as someone who comes from European football (aka soccer) this is insane to me. In soccer almost all players ALWAYS want to play, especially the biggest stars. Having them sit on the bench or not even be on the team sheet for the game is seen as unacceptable for most of them, even disrespectful sometimes. The only two reasons in soccer for a player not to play is either because the coach says so (i.e. tactics or performance reasons, for teams with lots of international games sometimes to rest the best players for an important upcoming match) or because they are injured.
1.Everyone hates flopping, but calling Bron a "famous" is crazy and makes you look even more like a Jordan straddler. 2.Load management is killing the game, but with the season being as long as it is and with teams not practicing injuries have increased. Also the toxic count the rings folk have made the regular season less valuable and corrupted the players into resting in the regular season to go for the chip as healthy as possible. 3.That's just your opinion, but why punish the players who have formed their game around the 3 point line and coaches who form their game plan around the most important shot? What happens when the new generation just becomes better at shooting from deeper range? 1.Shorten the season to 60 games 2.Fine or suspend refs for egregiously bad calls especially in the last 2 minutes of the game 3.Actually call travels and carries on a consistent basis Enjoy the engagement bucks.
- Refereeing and rules in general (flopping, double-dribbles, travels, no 3s, etc.) - Reshape the court (from 94ftx50ft to 92ftx48ft, extend the 3 point line to 25ft, and remove corners) - Reshape the season (changes to the number of games, add a division tournament and nba cup, change playoffs structure, calendar, punishment for flopping and load management, etc.) Now for the polemic part... We need to reduce games, but being realistic, you can't cut games without taking into account the amount of revenue lost. So the only way to reduce it is to increase the importance of the games left, and that's precisely why Silver wants a NBA Cup and probably one of the reasons he added the Play-in tournament as well. I'm not against the Cup, in fact, I am in favor of it, being a football/soccer fan I love seeing how different teams perform in different types of tournaments, plus the Playoffs winner is still the ultimate champion so nothing changes. So, the old 82 games regular season would be broken up into 3 parts: the divisional tournament, the new regular season and the cup. - teams play against teams from the same division 2 times each (1 home, 1 away) for a total of 8 games, plus a 1 game final between the two best teams to crown the division champion, so 9 games in total - 29 games of regular season - a 5 rounds single game elimination cup with all 30 teams + 2 invited teams (divisional champions have home court advantage) - then 29 more games of regular season (58 games in total, 1 home, 1 away, top 15 + cup winner go to playoffs) - and finally a playoffs with a 5-5-5-5 structure So, instead of playing 82 games full of meaningless games we now have only 9+29+5+29=72 games and 3 tournaments, one to incite rivalries and give more opportunities to younger guys, an actual regular season where every game matters, a single game elimination 5 rounds cup with a similar vibe to college basketball with opportunities for g-league players and foreign players to shine, and a shorter but still competitive playoffs to replace of a playoffs where we know the winner of the first two series before the third game is even over. Also, to fight tanking, a playoff battle between the last 8 teams where lower seeds can remove up to 3 players from higher seeds to balance things out. This would happen in parallel with normal Playoffs, starting at the same time as the first round and finishing right before the finals.
Great video just two small things. 1. I wouldn't do the first step of flopping penalties because the referees aren't perfect and for a lot of flops it's bang bang away from the play plus can you imagine what would be said if the refs missed one and a team won by a possession. Just start it with the league office. 2. I'd just make contracts incentive laced this would make players who might be able to go but would normally miss might think about playing. It'd go deeper though so for example if I signed a player to be a 3 point specialist they have to make an x amount of 3's to hit that incentive (just like the NFL does. I'd also use a bonus system to fix the All Star weekend by first only All Stars can compete in the events (or at least make it so if a role player competes they have to finish in the top 3 places to get the incentive or something like that. Also adding an event for each position but not make it position locked this way if KAT thinks he has a better chance at winning some money in the three point shoot out than the big man event he can still compete. Lastly the I'd go back to east v west in the All Star game but the only way you can get incentives here is you have to compete in another event during All Star weekend. However for those stars who make enough to not care about All Star incentives there is a reason I made it west v east again the winning side of the game gets homecourt advantage in the finals. I think this incentive laced system would help with the competitive balance as even the coaches would have incentives put in their contract based on wins expected by both them and their respective GM's in an agreed upon amount. Everyone involved would earn an extra thousand dollars for every extra incentive that party hits (coaches and Gm's for wins and players for extra assist or 3's hit for example). I know I sound harsh but I work too hard for my money and I'm sore don't get paid millions or get 6 months off every year so if I spend money on a game I want it to be worth it.. You're 3rd idea is perfect.
make a video about a dream match up between the 2016 cavs and 2001 lakers pleasee. i keep telling people it would come down to a game 7. this would be the greatest dream match up in post 2000s era imo
1. Bring back Hand Checking for defenders everyone can shoot now so Hand Checking should be allowed 2. Get rid of the Defensive 3 seconds rule so that the Center position can Defend the Center of the basket 3. Get rid of Team Captains bring back East vs West 4. Get rid of the 5 seconds back to the basket rule 5. Start promoting again the top 10 dunks in a week bring back this NBA "Fan"tastic energy!
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I wanna hear it, what would you change if YOU were the Commissioner??
First, my comments on your proposal
Flopping:
Agree; video checking could help, at least during the money time.
Load management:
Fans' statement to boycott ticket buying; teams with most involved players should receive the largest amount of money
3points:
Not a problem for me; this gives more chance for small and smart players to have an impact on the game. And by the way, shooting accuracy is the roots of the game (not dunking...)
Then, here is my proposal : adjusting the bucket value according to two criteria related to the scorer: his position in the court and his position in the team.
Guards give 3 points to their team beyond the arch and only 2 from any other position.
Centers and power forwards give 3points within the paint and only 2 from any other position, even beyond the arch.
Small forwards gives 3points in mid-range position and only 2 from anywhere else.
Players position is defined before the player enters the court and can be changed during the game. A dress code is used to identify the players position ( peraps a colored sleeve).
Let's have fun 😅
1: Strenghen the defense - contact on purpose is no foul
2. The Couch-Challenge only run´s out after beeing unsuccesful
3. Overthinking Transition Take and Clear Path Foul - there should be no possibility of an disadvantage when you get just 1 FT an inbound... you can steal the ball and then because of the special rule there was only one FT ...
I'd sit down with the sports media and demand they teach the game instead of these bogus era comparisons. The Back in my day talk has skewed the fan's perspective on the game & will result in declining revenue. The "Lack of defense" talk is overblown & ignores both skill and the complexity of offenses today. The "Physicality" talk is one of the most bogus sports fallacies ever & things like the load management talk I just don't understand, players, coaches & even owners have said the teams are making load management decisions most of the time, & even in this video you are pointing the finger at the players. I've also watched inside the NBA multiple times and Barkley will admit to not watching a game then sit there and provide commentary on it like he knows what tf he's talking about. You watch the NFL media & they're breaking down plays, pointing out holes in defenses, showing how the timing in plays caused breakdowns in the defense etc. None of this happens on these NBA shows. That stuff teaches the fans about the sport their watching & helps them understand coaching decisions & the complexity of the game. Let the NBA media tell it, players are standing around on D waiting for their turn to do offensive stuff.
I would narrow the lane to bring back low post play. They already widened it twice for Mikan and Wilt.
Bring back the hand checking
Eliminate defensive 3 seconds, allow defenders to defend and ease up on the technical fouls
Why the 3 second rule? Itd make less skilled big men look better with them being able to just sit.
@@mr.longjohn0014 well, isn't catching easy lobs in a vacated paint making otherwise unskilled bigmen look better than they really are on O?
@@shaft9000 *cough* Rudy gobert *cough*
@@mr.longjohn0014 the euroleague has no 3 second rule, and teams often go for a half court press for insanely suffocating defences and 120 total points in 40 minutes
@@oldmajor4910 exactly. If this rule was in play it’s make Rudy a boarder line top 10 player
Im not sure about the 3p line, but I would certainly make the refs call obvious travels, double stepbacks and carrying. Players get away with it a lot and it doesnt give a chance to properly play defense. Also I would allow a little more contact while playing defense like they do in the playoffs, so the game becomes more balanced, we dont need to have a 130points in every game, a competative game where each team scores around 105 points is a lot more fun to me. Also I would either extend the 3 second rule or get rid of it.
If refs were like this I bet money the game wouldn’t be as popular 😭, they need to bring back handchecking and turn that paint 3 secs to a 5 sec and we good. And I mess with his flopping idea
Agreed. I believe that for the first time in years the 2pt shot is actually more valuable than the 3pt shot this season as crazy as that seems. Also if you go for corner threes with an increased 3pt line, imagine how small of an area you would have to shoot in. So many players would get called for long 2’s or step out of bounds to try and make enough room for one. Only rule change I disagree with Johnny on.
1. Start calling charges on offensive players that initiate hard contact on the defender while they are moving laterally. That bully ball style has never been allowed before and it's just one of too many weapons available now.
2. Call more travels/carrying. Even with the 2 steps plus a gather they allow today, many players take one additional step frequently. And even with how the league allows more palming of the ball, some players are going even further than the lax enforcement of carrying already allowed.
3. Moving picks need to be called. It's rarely called and they allow way too much movement from someone setting a pick.
4. Bring back handchecking. Maybe not the full 1970's handchecking allowed by the 90's and early 00's handchecking when they allowed a little more more contact with the hands and having one hand on the player is allowed so long as it's not an aggressive push.
Do they need to make the 3pt line farther? With the changes above, it would be more difficult to get open 3's so that should help reduce the 3pt shots. Extending the lines runs into issues as well because of the geometry of the court - the corner 3pt shot already has limited space so you can't extend the line there.
Below is what I originally wrote but decided to put the summary above.
So Thinking Basketball Podcast had a similar question but it was focused only on scoring so the flopping by defensive players and resting of stars wouldn't be applicable. I believe they discussed at some point moving the 3pt line but ultimately IIRC what they supported included calling charges more often because today's players are allowed initiate far more contact than the past and which gives offensive players a huge advantage especially when you consider all the other rule changes and changes in enforcement of rules such as allowing more travel/carrying, the extra step from the gather step (now it's basically 3 steps vs 2 steps 20+ years ago), 3pt now being utilized to spread the floor, no handcheck, ,ect.. They singled out Giannis as the worse of the bully ball players -- they are initiating hard contact while laterally moving. This different tremendous from 20 years ago when Shaq and others could play bully ball but only if posting up and moving towards the basket, not on lateral (side to side) movement. The defensive player has no choice but to move sideways and then gets pushed sending him off balance? Giannis isn't the only one, Zion was called out in this video here. And lots of perimeter players do the same with pushing defensive players when laterally moving.
A 2nd fix they mentioned was calling more travel / carrying. Even with 2 steps plus a gather they are still often taking one additional step beyond that. And the amount of palming that's allowed today can be very excessive for some players. They aren't saying to return to 90's era of 2 total steps (1 step + gather) nor 90's era of how much palming to allow, but that those that even violate today's more lax rules should be called for penalties.
A 3rd fix was calling moving picks more often. They are much more lax on calling moving pick foul these days.
I heavily agree on changes to the bully ball (offensive player initiating too much contact), calling more travel/carry, and moving pick fouls. I also agree on the flopping change mentioned in this video. I don't think the star players missing games can be changed and I'm okay with the 3pt change but geometry wise, that's difficult. The corner 3''s can't go any deeper. Plus I think I better solution to farther 3pt line is just make it harder on the perimeter play with the rule changes mentioned above (more charges, more travel & carry calls, more moving pick calls) but also bring back hand checking. With these 4 changes, the 3pt line might not need be moved back.
@@_kaleemwillson if they increased the line, the corner 3 would no longer exist.
@@demonkingbadger6689 I’d hope not but would probably be the only option
The league is shooting about 54% from the 2 point range, and about 36% from the 3 point range, so you actually produce almost the exact same points if you scored from 2 or from 3
Smh ,they're bricking 65% of 3s and expect people to watch games.
But with 3s you generate space for the 2s. It’s easier to have an open 3 than an open 2. But if you move back the line what would you do with the corner 3s? There’s no space to move back the line there.
@Agust I'd actually keep the corners and just extend the arc line. It's already warped.
Or just widen the court. Either way, move the line back to eliminate 3 point jacking (endless bricks)
- You're not watching "better basketball". You think it is, but you don't know how great it was before.
@@KaineTremaine heh, yeah my perfect style would be the 80s, with a little more 3 pt shots (circa 90s level 3 frequency)
@@demonkingbadger6689 80s was before my time, but I got to MJ 90s
"Calling my boss to work out my load management for the year." - No manual labourer ever.
Pay them wage and the job security NBA players have and I bet you they would. What a stupid comparison
Manual labour isn’t exactly in as high of a demand as nba players. This should be obvious.
The rest of the world actually does this though. Multiple paid weeks of vacations, free holidays, and being able to easily call off work when youre even slightly ill. This is all paid. This actually increases efficiency as people come to work with 100% energy instead of slogging at 50% for most of the year. This translates to our sports. A football (not american football) season has like 45 games in a year. Back to back games is just unheard of. So players dont have to sit out games, eventhough they play for twice as long with less breaks (2 halves of 45) and no time outs
Honestly the thing I would change most is the carrying and traveling rules by making them be more strict again. I think one of the primary reasons it is a shooter's league now is because of all the open space offensive threats can work with now. This is partially because defenders aren't allowed to be as physical but I don't want them to go back to that style. That way leads to too many injuries and a shortening of careers. So I think if you took away space from offensive players by limiting their mobility options it would allow more defense to be played. I think this would have the side effect of reducing the the 3-pointers value as well. It wouldn't be 80s/90s basketball but I think it would be a nice middle ground between the different eras.
Tightening the rules up is the way to go. Punishing refs for awful calls and holding them accountable would also help.
Moving the 3 point line is the fastest way to get us back to legit basketball
@@KaineTremaine Hard disagree. If players can actually defend, there would be no need to push the line back. Tbh, they aren't even shooting much better now than the 90s. They just get a tad more space and therefore are hitting a tad higher %.
Call travels, penalize flops, and limit players missing games for unnecessary reasons.
@EST 1981 idk how you got 3 likes to my zero.. but you're missing elements in your case.
You saying overall % going up is small, but you're including guys (bigs) who shouldn't be Jacking.. Also ill-advised 3s getting jacked which was rare.
- If we move the line back, we'll basically eliminate most low % attempts that we currently get.
The actual good shooters will have to focus harder and stop those multi-step "step backs"
☝🏽 This would bring balance back to the game flow and fans/viewers would be happier. Even if they don't realize it.
Actually, there is a strong argument that load management is doing more to cause injuries vs. playing consistently.... remember, these guys are not practicing as much or as hard either compared to yesteryear. The inconsistency is hurting their conditioning. I have always said, taking time off is the worst thing you can do as an athlete.
The inconsistent schedule of the last 3 years has seemingly had a big effect, also.
I think it's also the general lowering (or a total lack) of preparation going back to AAU and 1-and-done in college. These bucks coming in tend to value their instagram followers more than they do their nutrition,
...let alone developing a disciplined regimen to build a successful career. It's more about gettin' that bag, than it is about winning for the city&fans.
Load managing or not. The 3 point jacking is awful.
Move the line back and restore the proper balance on court
Time off during the season, i agree. But, during the offseason, there is something to be said that conditioning for one sportyear around has caused problems for kids growing up.
Fair point. They were doing 82 games with back to backs in previous eras, with worse medicine, bad shoes and riding in coach.
These dudes get paid 10x what old players made. They're spoiled now.
They don't love the league like old players did. Old players talk about the league like it's a woman. These young dudes don't love it like that. It's a means to money for them.
Yeah I think all these teams have no idea what they are doing… if they would just stop sitting their best players out almost ensuring a loss, they would end up healthier? Like these people would 100% put every star in the lineup. Overuse injuries are massive in sports nowadays, so making sure you have these players for the playoffs is way more important than making sure Lebron plays a full 82 game schedule. The regular season almost doesn’t matter anymore anyway, so they have no incentive to risk playing their best. I think you close up the playoffs to less teams and you’ll fix the load management thing more.
In Juco we get technical fouls for flopping. I’d like to see the NBA implement that rule for a season to see what happens
Get rid of the offensive, three second lane violation and BRING THE CENTER POSITION BACK
You mean Defensive, Offensive was always not allowed
Agreed.
@@lamar1990lg since early 2000s both exist but back in the 90s and 80s there was no such thing as defensive or offensive 3 sec
Reading this in Mike Pence’s voice
Also bring back hand checking. Also extending the 3 poibt line is basically admitting the guys nowadays are just so much more skilled than tbe i0s and 90s guys that they had to handicap their ability to shoot 3s
I would increase/improve ref training, tighten rules to slow offense like moving screens and traveling, and lastly, bring back the division leaders getting top seeds. Hopefully, that would make divisional games more meaningful and restore some resemblance of rivalry
Another problem with load management is that a lot of ticket prices are on a sliding scale. So if a team is playing a good team, the ticket price is higher than against a bad team. I've been to one game in my life, Clippers at Jazz and paid a premium because of Kawhi and PG13 and that was fine by me. As you probably can guess, neither player played and the Clips got blown out, all with me still paying the premium.
I love what you said last, it makes ton of sense and it'll really expose who's the real shooters from the rhythm players. If I'm not mistaken the corner pocket shots are smaller in the euro league which is a good thing.
Having been in graduate school for eight year, I was out of the loop when it came to the NBA. But one of the first things I noticed when I started tuning in again was more people shooting 3s (even centers). I didn't even know what load management was until I noticed the stars on the away team missing games when I went to Cavaliers games. I know folks didn't like everything David Stern did, but he was essentially in the growth of the NBA and placed a strong emphasize on image.
1. Eliminate foul baiting - this has worked for the short period but they reverted it back for no reason
2. More strict ball handling - the players today always carry the ball and travel. This has to be more strict, the attacking ball handler is too capable today. Pass the ball
3. Three point line does not have to be exteded, but eliminate the side portions of it, that goes up to the corner. Three point should be only from positions where the line is curved today, not from the straight portions (side, corner). So there would be less spacing from every angle.
4. Eliminate flopping the way you said it
5. Eliminate defensive 3 secs
6. I have no clear idea how to handle load management. At least it should be eliminated for the obvious ones where the player sits for a single away game. Also, shortening season from 82 games is very hard because it would mess with all the previous stats and records, making it basically a new era. Some players should have league permission for load management, like Kawhi who has permanent degenerative problem that gets a little bit worse every time he plays.
7. Test players for steroid use. On a regular basis.
Agreed about most points you made but regarding the rest issue, the last 2 previous years were specific because of Covid infections and of Covid isolation rules, so the discrepancy is lade bigger even if the point stands.
Great video. I would bring back handchecking, implement some FIBA rules like being able to smack the ball off the cylinder and have it not be goaltending and change the way offensive fouls are called. I think the offensive player has way too much of an advantage as far as being able to initiate contact and not get called for an offensive foul. Yesterday in the mavs vs suns game, luka pushed off or put his shoulder in to his defender at least a good 5 times and only got called for 1 offensive foul. I think that really needs to be changed because playing defense is hard enough as is and they already don't call a lot of carries, travels etc although they have gotten a little better this year.
Penalize carrying the ball (everybody does), eliminate corners threes (keep the front of three point line going out of the sidelines) and bring back handcheking
Since I gave my 3 at the beginning, here’s my thoughts on yours.
1. Flopping
I made a more general call here. But I do agree that increased punishment + actual enforcement for flopping would be a good change.
2. Load Management
This one I simply don’t see how to do. Again, I agree it’s an issue that needs to be fixed, but I don’t see one that wouldn’t be taken advantage of without being too draconian. Punishing not showing up could also lead to players ‘playing’ a game where they’re subbed out after 1min of play. While more stat oriented players might be disinclined (/game numbers would drop) I still see many doing it. An incentive for playing a whole season could be interesting though, but provisions for minimum playtime would probably be necessary to solve the aforementioned work around.
3. Extending the Arc
I wish I put this one in, and probably would’ve had I not just used the first three in mind. Bringing the arc back so that 3pt shots produce as much as 2pters shouldn’t even be too difficult to figure out, as the NBA has been tracking shooting data for players. I personally like this idea, and have for some time.
shooting from 3 and shooting from 2 is currently 50/50 equal. so the line wouldnt move back. its gonna take some time before the 3 is more valuable then the 2. maybe never cause jxmmyhighrolelr did a video on it which explains every time a 3 goes in the 2 becomes easier to score.
Idea is shit. Going to change the game just because players get to good? Oldheads mad hating
Interestingly, if a star cares about their per game stats they probably would think twice before subbing out after a minutes playing time 😂
Edit:
The rest of your comment was cut out before I read the entire thing and realized you already took that into account
@@johnmarkson1990 I remember that video and honestly thought it was pretty bad.
First, he’s outright wrong when he said that “players aren’t getter better at shooting threes” as he completely neglected shot selection. The average 3pt% stays around the same (94 shot 36.4% and at the time of the video (I’m just referring to my comment there) 36.9%). But when you compare the best in 94 the Top 10 shooters were at or over 40% vs last year the Top 25 all did that. The number of player that were shooting >=60% from 2 (the requirement to equal their production) was only 14.
You compare shot selection and efficiency of the best and worst players from the field, what happened is that the average players moved to 3s so the main group of people shooting 2s are the best players from that range. As a result overall 2pt% goes up while 3pt% stays the same.
The thesis was that it was the right spot because of league efficiency, while he completely neglected shot selection and actual production, which tell a different story.
Load management can be fixed if they lower the amount of games instead of 4 to 5 games a week have it 2 to 3. That way it lowers injury, more rest for players, and makes games more meaningful
There's a way to solve superstars sitting out and regular season competitiveness, and I've been thinking about this a lot. It's several things you do at the same time. First, you lessen the season to 58 games, so each team plays every other team twice, once at home, once on the road. The results of those matches carries to the playoffs, meaning say if one team won both regular season matches, they would begin the series 2-0, if each won 1, then it would be 1-1. Lastly, playoff series will be best of 9, so first getting 5 wins will win.
This would make every regular season game exciting, as it's basically playoff games, and superstars will play in them. It also lets players play less games, so there's less injuries and feel the need to sit out and rest. The downside is there will be less total games, but compared to other basketball leagues around the world, it's actually still on the high side. Quality should be over quantity.
I love this idea but maybe a few more Inter conference games
If ur playing a team that isn't in ur conference nor competing for a playoff spot, coaches will sit out their stars. Ur idea isn't perfect but players would never agree to less games since it's less money as well.
@@abdourahmanmahdi1544 Well, your regular season standings also matter. At the very least, you can say those game does not matter more than what it does currently, you can't argue that it's less. And teams may be more likely to play their stars since there's less games overall.
I mean stars are already not playing every game, so might as well less games overall so they can play in every game.
Not a bad idea but wouldn't the stars just sit out against non-playoff teams?
@@AnHebrewChild I guess it will give them more incentive to play. And you won't know who will make the playoffs or who you might face most of the season.
NBA absolutely needs to enforce their rules. That's for flopping and the numerous offensive rules which are blatantly ignored by everyone like carrying the ball and "drawing fouls' by running into the defender
Agree. Gamesmanship is frankly abhorrent. Soccer has made good progress with diving. The NBA needs to man-up!
All that's nice, but the 3 point jacking dwarfs all other problems.
Move the line back
@@KaineTremaine 3pt jacking really isnt as much of a problem as the oldheads seem to think. The line should be extended at the corners to cut down on the most common 3s, but extending the entire line is just going to quickly make the problem much worse as players feel the need to become even better 3pt shooters to make those distant shots
@Mike the NBA Guy Can you please define "old head" bc you probably qualify as one.
- Also the TV ratings prove 3 point jacking (64% league avg bricks) is bad entertainment.
@@KaineTremaine Oldheads are the people who constantly cry because teams shoot 3s now and say the league is soft because players arent allowed to get away with blatant flagrant fouls anymore. And the TV ratings are down because streaming has killed regular TV and a large amount of racists quit watching the league when the NBA started publicly supporting black people's right after George Floyd
1. Stop the player empowerment trend.
2. Change some rules. Dump the 3 second rule, allow some form of hand checking and enforce traveling.
3. Punish teams guilty of load managing.
Preach Jonny preach! Love those statics about 91/92!
1. eluminate flopping
2. call more travel
3. no load managing; you dont play you get only 0-10% of a game day check
4. no 3 second defensive rule
5. being back hand checking
adam silver is the worse in nba history
i agree with you on extending 3 point shot at the top of the key to 30 feet
I grew up on the NBA on NBC era of the 90s. I can't watch today's NBA. I even tried the free trial on the app and watched a ton of games. It didn't grab me at all. Thank you RUclips for having a huge amount of games from the glory days.
load management is fine with me, it is so heartbreaking to see someone like D. Rose break.
D. Rose (who is strongly over rated) sat out a lot of games and still came back messed up. He didn't play because he observed other players that came back to play while being injured and made the situation worse. Remember 2012 when the Bulls played the whole season without him? They were hyping him to play against the Heat in the playoffs and he said "don't believe the hype"
@@younglove3362 overrated or not, he is still an all-star caliber and it is not even the issue. I hate to see players get injuries very bad just because fans want to see him or her play
Arnett for Commissioner! The video was so nice I had to watch it twice.
1. Get rid of the spineless Commissionair. Bring someone tough like Stern.
2. De-power the players. Hold them accountable for sitting out and resting.
3. Enable the defense.
Totally agree with you on the flopping thing.. as a pistons fan during the bad boy and going to work eras.. this game of flopping makes me sick to my stomach...
HOWEVER, the problem is.. the biggest culprit of flopping is the untouchable golden child of the NBA.. ya know.. I forget his name... that guy who broke the scoring title... yeah THATS why they'll never enforce flopping penalties... at least not until LeBaby retires
*Laughs in Manu Ginobli*
I agree with the ideas that you listed. I would also like to add the 3 second rule in the paint needs to be eliminated. I want to see the return of the big man making their presence felt near the hoop.
Your a 100 percent correct on your take on Adam “The tool” Silver. Thank you for calling it out.
We need to send this video to the NBA ASAP cuz I think all of these suggestions especially #3 would greatly improve the quality of the NBA.
I hope the NBA can listen to the fans
#3 is definitely my most controversial one, but I think just about everyone can agree on #1 and #2
@@jonnyarnett number three I agree with. Number 1 happened in the 90s, Reggie Miller and Vlade Divac were the ones who pioneered it. As for number 2, there should be alerts released for when a certain player will sit out or there should be a refund. Load management itself isn’t bad as injuries are more and more common due to injuries and road games. It’s what comes with it. I guarantee if load management started in the 90s people would take advantage of it. In my eyes 90s players aren’t the tough ones as they complained about the Pistons being rough.
@@jonnyarnett #3 I agree with 1,000 and everything you said with it. Tired of seeing teams jack up 3s bring back operating inside the 3 point line again
@@jonnyarnett I strongly disagree with number 2. These players are only human and 82 games plus playoffs is too much. And besides I dont really see it as a problem since most players who load manage are the injury prone ones. Though they can deal with it better by announcing the games which the players will sit out so fans wont waste their money.
The NBA is an incredibly sensitive league. But then again, so are many sports leagues
That breakdown of skillets at the end was a really great point well made. 😉
Love this video. I would bring back hand-checking. There needs to be more advantage on the defensive end.
I agree on:
- Load management: standard penalties/bonuses on games
- flopping: fines and suspensions
I will add
- scoring in the post or from a direct offensive rebound is 3 points
- difference between contact and fouls: too many fouls are called, breaks the pace of the game and too many free throws are shot
- all star game: the conference that wins, has homecourt advantage in the finals
Load management for sure!! I’m a huge Lebron fan & I been to 7 lakers games (3 home & 4 away) from last season plus this season; and I’ve only seen Lebron suit of for 3 of them SMH it’s so disappointing when I get news that he’s ruled out of a game beforehand plus tickets are NOT cheap too
For the three point line I think extending the arc out but keeping the corners the same length would honestly be a good compromise. Corner three shots are generally shot by roleplayers on the assist anyways and your all stars are the ones shooting from beyond the arc as it is. Just something to decrease the number of threes taken while preserving its value as a high risk high reward, game altering shot.
I agree 100% with the first 2. Those suggestions are exactly what I was thinking. However if you extend the 3 point line, you would have to extend the corner 3s. But it’s impossible because those lines are damn near out of bounds. You would have to increase the size of the court all together to make that work. Great video though.
It’s hard to pick just three because there are so many things I would change if I were the commissioner. I would definitely do something about the flopping, the load management, and extending the three point line. I would also bring hand checking back to the game, but keep the flagrant fouls. I would also eliminate the three second violation to allow guys such as Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, and Zion to do their thing. I would also bring superstars back to the dunk contest.
get rid of 3 second violation, bring back hand checking, move the 3 point line back. Some more extreme things could be shortening the season and changing the 2/3 points to 3/4
I never once thought about it, but hearing the compelling argument, from multiple angles, it really makes the idea of a further 3-point line sound great. Maybe 25ft? That'd also be a much easier number to remember than 23'9"
You have my vote for commissioner, Jonny!
They can either remove the three second to give centers their power back or introduce a similar rule outside the three point line, so that you can't just wait and shoot. Flop is easy to fight they just need to apply the rules. The hard thing is load management...no easy solution there imho
Fix load management by allowing rest in home games, not road games.
Incentive total games played by minimum number of games played for All Star selections, All NBA selections, MVP etc.
- but Adam Silver is awful
True. I was gifted some very expensive seats to see the Raps play Philly....Embid was on the bench in a track suit. I guess they don't pay them enough to deal with a "sore" knee.
I think you're on the money Jonny. Aside from those points you mentioned I would add the calling of travelling violations. I honestly believe that those additional steps players are allowed to do now really affect the quality of the game, since you don't really have to be much skilled to open space between you and the defender.
Yea, Adam Silver is to blame. He's awful and clearly enjoys this watered down product
Adam Silver looks like a vampire in a funny way 😀
Jonny for Commissioner. You have my vote that doesn’t matter.
1.kill the play in. Teams are dragging cause they know they got extra spots to be in
2. Automatic pay cuts if you load manage not then 14% of the season or you too much of a injury prone guy on a long contract (any thing between 3 to 5 years)
3. Bring back hand checking so we can get back to real defense
Lower the number of games in regular season, basketball in euroleague is more fun to watch since the games are more important individually, that way you can solve load management too since you have to go all out in every game.
And this video is exactly why I'm subscribed with all notifications turned on!
That stamps segue was seamless. Bravo! 😁
Rather than extending the 3 point line I really like the idea of taking the wing 3 point line all the way to the out of bounds line and eliminating the corner 3. That would shake up the spacing and overall coaching schemes on both ends of the ball
Bring back hand checking except inside the 3 point line, change the 3 second paint rule to 5 or 6 seconds, enforce 2 steps after ball makes contact with a hand after dribble is stopped(no more 3 or 4 step shinanigans), half court and beyond becomes 4 points in the last 5 seconds of each quarter, and all of the suggestions in this video, and one more thing...a beginning of the season single elimination tournament with complete placement losers bracket so everyone plays equal number of games where bonuses are given by the league depending on placement, winning team hosts the all star game, top 3 teams get first 3 picks in the second round of next draft, and awards for the tournament are handed out to the MVP of tournament (best on winning team) and tournament star (best overall player) with a bonus for each. That last one is just an idea for early season excitement could be refined more.
You don't have to extend the 3-point line, you just have to let players play defense, and force ball-handlers to actually dribble. Fix the scourge of the gather rule, and go back to 2 steps after the bounce, the way the game was called back in the 80's and 90's. You think Kobe and Jordan were doing fade-aways because it didn't occur to them to move their feet? Get real. Legalize hand-checking (not outright pushing, just the ability to touch the ball-handler with your outstretched arm without an immediate foul. You'll give the defender more latitude to make a play for the ball, judge his momentum by feel, and protect against a blow by without instantly getting whistled for a cheap foul from a jab step.
The other thing I would do to fix the game is to outlaw the zone again. I used to advocate for the zone defense back in the 90's, and I have to admit I was woefully wrong, when I see what the outcome of that rule change has produced. Nobody plays on the block anymore. The minute you post up in the paint, you draw an immediate double-team, and players are big enough and fast enough to close out 16 feet in virtually no time.
I desperately want hand checking to come back. I want a more hard nose smash mouth style not sloppy or as intense as the earlier days, but a little more then what I’m watching now. Load management has to go ASAP. Lastly, I would have to agree with your last point the 3 point line.
Yeah, I mean if you watch games from the 90's to about 2008... they're just a lot more exciting. Not as high scoring but every possession seemed to MATTER
The first 2 things I'm fully on board with. The third, I wouldn't mind it but I'd rather either bring back hand checking or eliminate freedom of movement. I like your argument for extending the 3-point line though!
That stamp transition was elite
here’s a solution the owners don’t wanna hear: PLAY LESS GAMES cut it to 69 games and I bet the stars will be playing every night.
1. Bring back 90s rules and mindset
2. That's all
Hell no
4:03 I have been to 14 NBA games (regular season and playoffs). NEVER buy your tix early. Buy them on the day of the game. I live in a state without an NBA team and this works for me.
Great advice
1. Shorten the regular season.
This deals with the problem of load management in 2 ways. 1, it means less physical strain because of less games, which means stars can play “more.” This also helps fans to have a better chance to see their favorite players. 2, it makes the regular season more competitive, as the W/L spread is tighter to qualify for playoffs. This incentivizes stars to play more because the stakes are higher.
2. Make the playoffs/Finals best of 3/5 instead of 7.
This one could be controversial, but it also helps boost competition in the long run. If teams have less room for error, they will fight harder to win. This is the same reasoning behind March Madness (single elim tournament).
3. (As you said) Extend the 3pt line.
Players can shoot farther than ever. Make them work for the extra point. If they can’t do it, it forces them to get the ball inside, which is ultimately more competitive and fun to watch.
1. Agree on load management. Maximum 10 games off per season.
2. Bring back the hand check and stop with the tick-tack foul calls and technicals for even smiling at a ludicrous call.
3. Fully support your idea on how to pishing flopping.
Soft fouls are the biggest issue. There will barely be any contact left.
Do we really need 40+ 3 pointers jacked up every game by each team. Bricking 65%
You're good with that?
@@KaineTremaine It's better than role players jacking up 40 midrange shots and missing 60% of them. A three is just a a farther away midrange shot. The role players that used to shoot long midranges just took a step back and started shooting threes. That's all there is to it
@Gabriel Nieves You're playing checkers bro.. What you're missing is the off dribble moves that only take place in the midrange. Otherwise known as "fundamentals".
Maybe you've just never played 5 on 5 much or at all.. or you're just too young to know what actual basketball should look like.
- Modern players are practicing/mastering the 3 point shot. I give them full credit and acknowledgement.. But the NBA need to move the line back 18" around the Arc, and keep corners the same (my option), or widen the court and push the corners out too.
The 3 point jacking is awful TV product and eventually nobody will watch that trash.
@@KaineTremaine ah, a basketball purist. i have played 5 on 5 before and your view is very outdated. players today are so good that they take pull up threes like players used to take pull up midranges in the 90s. besides, we are talking about organized professional basketball, not pick up games. Role players are not constantly taking off the dribble shots, that's a skill reserved for star players. Perimeter role players mostly catch and shoot on the offensive end and bogs either serve as a lob threat or post up presence with some of them also having a reliable 3 ball. Star players still work in the midrange and they all have elite off the dribble "fundamentals". There's no reason why role players should be shooting long midranges at 40% efficiency when they can take a step back and shoot 33% for 3 points which is statistically way more effective.
@Gabriel Nieves You just described the Modern NBA, but that doesn't mean it's a better entertainment product.
I hate the modern game. People aren't watching it. TV ratings in the toilet. I used to own league pass, but I can't think of one person who's bought league pass since 2018.
- ik you hate the older generation, but you don't always have to take a dumb position just to sit as opposition.. in this case we're right, the 3 point jacking is awful, and your generation isn't filling the void in viewership.
I think to fix load management I think a player can sit out 1 game per 10 games and tell the media or something the game they are not going to play so the fans know if they should go or no.
Jonny Arnett for Commiss!
The only one I would replace with my top 3 changes is moving the 3 pt line. Instead, I want to focus on fouls. I am so sick of super stars getting phantom calls, especially since I'm a Wolves fan and we never ever get any beneficial calls. I say coaches can challenges as many foul calls as they want at the cost of a Time Out if they're wrong. If they have no TO, no more challenges. If they win, TO reclaimed. But the league would never argue to this since they can't baby their favorites into stardom anymore.
Shrink the three points line bring it closer makes it easier for open threes but way harder for contested ones because defenses won't be spread so thin
I agree with everything you said here.. Including Adam Silver managed the situation.
Clint capela, Patrick Beverley, Steven Adams, pj tucker, Jimmy Butler and Draymond green have been very prominent players as non 3 point shooters or prominent ball handlers
2:52 That’s hilarious
That three point line thing is a very good idea
I think another way to tackle load managing would be to reduce the number of games. Not by too significant an amount to have a huge hit in revenue but to make games more valuable and stars have to load manage less. I would also remove goaltending on rebounds a la FIBA.
There never gonna lower the games cause of records
Honestly if the NBA started the season in the December then maybe you wouldn’t have load management as a issue
One way to get rid of load managing is to lower the amount of playoff teams to maybe 6 per conference.. make every game matter again.. and get rid of the Play-In.. 20 teams have to possibility to make The Playoffs? Thats ludicrous
As a fan, lowering games only distorts the record books.. The load managing is ok for home games. Not for road games. Keep 82 always.
- Main integrity issue is the nonstop 3 point jacking. Move the line back. Long overdue
How does the NBA really want to address load managing when there is talk of a mid-season tournament? Some goofy shit.. this load management is here to stay.. so are the rule violations. So is the absurd amount of money handed out for potential and mediocrity..
Only way any of it will stop is when the fans stop showing up
Great content every time
I very much agree with the Load Management thing. I went to my first NBA game for my 14th birthday to watch the Lakers play the Jazz. And being a giant Lakers fan, I was so excited. Unfortunately Lebron and AD we’re both out in that one game😂😂
me personally, i would eliminate the shot clock, make fouling more strict bc the refs these days let the game be too physical, and i would make them shorter the three point line bc players today aren’t as good of shooters as they were back in the day
Change the 3pt to 2.5pts
CBA....base pay plus salary per game.
Eg... 40m a year player get 20m guaranteed and 20 based on games played. Reduces load management and 'sitting" out games.
3 challenges per team per game, and you only lose it if you each when you hsve lost a challenge.
Eliminate tanking by having a tournament for the bottom three teams in the league. And like in Europe who comes last goes to the G league.
The thing about only making half the contract guaranteed is that it management can screw the players over. Let’s say a player is dealing with an injury but wants to play, the team could force him to rest to “get better” when in reality they might be doing it so they don’t have to pay the player.
There would have to be contingency both side....like
1. Injury insurance. To ensure real injuries are covered and the player doesn't suffer negatively.
2. DNP coaches or team decisions can't impact salary.
Players are cutting thier seasons to extend their career. So collect for 82 and plays 60. Get paid two extra years
I would do what the NFL does for players and do franchise tags. I would also (after the rookie contract is up) so how the NFL does salaries. Teams have a certain amount they can’t go over, and players have a min based on CBA, so GMs figure it out. Franchise tag guys and have a limit of 1-2 years if a contract can’t be figured out.
Ideas, if a player misses one Game then they can't play the Next two games. Flopping is awarded with a technical foul. Then being back handcheck and abolish the 3 second rule. Hope It helps
See this why ngas don’t make rules
I agree with everything he said. The only thing I would add is to actually play defense and had check
You make good points. You should get this out there
I would like to see the game get back to abit more parity between offence and defence and I miss the variety in the game.
In regards load management even with all the RESTING injuries are still happening, the reason you train is to build up a resistance to the rigors.
Maybe they can tye MVP,all nba teams etc to having to play a certain amount of games, and if your not legit injured then maybe if they are just resting they have to miss say a week or 3 games etc Wether that my help?
To be fair, every sport i think has a variety problem. Analytics for good or bad, is to blame. Everybody builds their team the same basic way.
i agree with everything you said. i'd thought about moving the 3 point line further back before as a way to improve the flow of the current nba. i'd probably go much harsher on load management though and just say that players do not get paid for games they sit out. granted, most players would probably either fake or exaggerate injury as an excuse to avoid this. your crackdown on flopping would be perfect though. i'd probably also bring back hand-checking and enforce calls on carrying/traveling. players get way too much freedom to take 3-4 steps and gather. they're basically just running with the ball to the basket.
Yeah was at the Blazers-Lakers game a few after he broke the record. I was hoping it would happen that night. In any case, he didn't play because of the ankle issue. Got to see AD play.
Thank you for this video!!! 👍🏼👍🏼
The 3 point jacking is horrible. Endless bricks galore.
- Worst part is young fans have never seen "real NBA basketball"
The game we knew (90s Apex) is almost lost forever.
Watched the 90s don't want no more, would pe pathetic.
The 90s was the weakest era of basketball foh
@jacobyscommentary oh yea lol. 90s All Star centers.. 1995.. Shaq, Ewing, Mourning vs Hakeem, David Robinson, Mutumbo.
1996 Jordan returns.. lol weak Era 🤣
I would do "bullseye" approach, the closer to the ring the higher the points, but with some the old rules reintroduce, defender can camp in, handshake etc. Keep the current 3 point line, but change the value point to one only. I like the no play no pay system.
You have no idea how bad that can be there is a reason why is it 3pts
Jonny is the 🐐
The regular season doesn't mean anything to players until after the all-star break. here are my suggestions on how to make the Regular Season more interesting:
1. Adopt the football/soccer season system: A win gives you 3 points, a draw gives you 1 point, a loss 0 points. Yes no more overtimes. Teams meet 2x per season, 1 home & 1 away. Top 8 teams per conference based on total points go to playoffs. 58 Regular Season Games
2. Mid season Single Elimination Tourney: All teams regardless randomly assigned to a bracket. Single elimination. Home court advantage goes to higher seed. 1st and 2nd seed gets 1st round bye. Trophy awarded to tourney winner. 4-5 games.
3. Mid season Series elimination tourney: Tournament brackets per conference. 1st seed gets 1st round bye. 2v15, 3v14 so on. West vs East Finals. Tourney is 3 game series, home court advantage goes to higher seed. Tourney Winner gets Tropy. 8-15 games.
All in all 78 games with 2 possible trophies to win, then after the regular season, playoff starts.
PROS:
Smaller teams could potentially win hardware. Teams are incentivized to play and win. Less load management. Single elimination tourney could have slaying of the giant moments, where lower seed teams could beat and progress against a better seed team. Potential Sponsoships. Key match ups matter more, since winning all 3 points gains better position in the seeding race.
CONS:
Might be confusing to some. Eliminated early in tourneys will give less opportunity for players to pad their individual statistics (Hence only the great ones will have better individual all time stats)
Let me know your thoughts!
Respectfully, Adam Silver is not the boss of the NBA. He works for the owners. If they want their star players to rest/load manage, that’s what’ll happen. He won’t-and cant-overrule them on that. I’m sure there’s a reason why he hasn’t “enforced” the flopping or traveling rules as vigorously as some would want. Many of these owners’ star players benefit from the rules as they are. Even alterations to the on court competition stuff like extending the three point line would be the subject of immense debate with the owners/teams. This is all far bigger than Adam Silver.
I like what you mentioned, especially the 3 pt line. I'd go a step farther and eliminate the Corner 3. All shots from the sides would be 2 pointers. Pushing the line out and eliminating the Corner 3 entirely would put the game back closer to how it used to be, when the 3 wasn't overshot like it is today.
We have a Church League that doesnt have a corner 3pt line.. that aspect is great..
Sound like good fixes all-round. I lobby for a part 2 sir!
The load management incentive is a great idea but what if the coach only plays you for 5 mins which would technically count as you being on the floor. Changing an incentive to be q specific amount of minutes ie. 15 mins for each player also wouldn't work as most players (bench) don't even play that long.
The flopping one also wouldn't work as most of those are bang bang plays which means that it's so hard to determine at times which is a foul and are not. You could say that they should check the replay but even now they barely do, though if they allow every call to be replayed it'd be a great thing but in reality it takes up so much time. And we all know how the refs could control the game now especially when they don't check the replays. Giving too much power on the refs could just as much be ruining the league.
Extending the range.. I don't think the range in itself is the problem, it's just the nature of how things change. You definitely could still thrive without the three point line, Russel and Simmons are simply not improving, why cater to those that are unwilling to learn? If you can't shoot a three, learn to shoot atleast a midrange, why should the league give you more space just so players like them can do more? Back in the day almost everyone had atleast a midrange, so what's stopping these guys to be a threat in the middle if 3s are so hard to do? There's already so much space on the floor provided by the shooters, extending the range would only make it harder for defenses to guard players. It increases the amount of 2pointers taken yes but with the floor spaced out so much its basically a guaranteed dunk or a late closeout 3 if you're rotating.. it's putting way too much stress on the defense..
You could just do it with average minutes. If a player plays 20 minutes on average then they would have to play at least 10 minutes for it to be considered a valid game. That at least limits how much you can cheat the system.
I like some of your flopping argument, as it's always something that seems to 'slip away' or just be ignored altogether, and it sucks. Makes the league a joke to other sports fans.
However, to point one - no player likes playing only 5 minutes; it destroys per-game stat averages so I don't think that's a concern any more than garbage-time is. Remember, the idea is to give a bonus incentive, and not enforce a minimum.
Not sure I agree with or understand quite what you were after in your 3rd one. You'd have to be nuts (or Mike D'antoni) to play 5-out from a 3-line moved to 25+' - that's certain death to your points per possession, because you are giving up more offensive rebounding while ALSO compounding with a lower 3FG%.
From a logistical standpoint, I think they should expand the season; 82 games, but start the regular season Oct 1 and end April 30. That adds about three weeks on either end of the regular season. This also helps with travel. There's nothing that makes the distance from Los Angeles to Boston shorter, but a flight across the country is much more manageable if you have a day or two to acclimate on the other end. And, as you said, financial incentives for playing more games.
The play-in game does nothing for me. 1 game and out works for the NFL, but it really doesn't work for any other sport. If I'm a fan of a team that went 46-and-36 and gets stuck in the 7th seed only to lose consecutive games to two teams that went 38-and-44, I'd feel cheated.
In terms of actual play:
- They need to call traveling more often, especially the double step-back or the slide after a pump fake.
- Get rid of the Eurostep, as that creates too much gray area and gives the offensive player too much of an advantage, especially when the offensive player is at full speed.
- Call fouls on the offense for initiating the contact, especially in the restricted area. At the very least, these should not be defensive fouls. How many times have we seen players with a full head of steam running right into a defender and the defender gets called for the foul because they have a foot in the restricted area?
- At the same time, there's also the slide under. If you make no attempt to make a play on the ball, you're getting credit for being a domino. I know this sounds like I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth here, but come on! Mourning and Mutombo wouldn't have fallen on their butts in an attempt to get a foul called on Kobe... they would've tried (emphasis tried) to block his shot.
I completely agree, seeing these flops in the video alone is unbelievable. For me, a flop would mean a 1 game suspension and if the player continues to do so I would simply count upwards indefinitely. So 1 flop = 1 game suspension, another flop = two additional games suspension, and so on. And the teams should make a rule such as: for each game suspension the player has to pay 1 day's worth of his wage.
Regarding sitting out games: for me as someone who comes from European football (aka soccer) this is insane to me. In soccer almost all players ALWAYS want to play, especially the biggest stars. Having them sit on the bench or not even be on the team sheet for the game is seen as unacceptable for most of them, even disrespectful sometimes. The only two reasons in soccer for a player not to play is either because the coach says so (i.e. tactics or performance reasons, for teams with lots of international games sometimes to rest the best players for an important upcoming match) or because they are injured.
1.Everyone hates flopping, but calling Bron a "famous" is crazy and makes you look even more like a Jordan straddler.
2.Load management is killing the game, but with the season being as long as it is and with teams not practicing injuries have increased. Also the toxic count the rings folk have made the regular season less valuable and corrupted the players into resting in the regular season to go for the chip as healthy as possible.
3.That's just your opinion, but why punish the players who have formed their game around the 3 point line and coaches who form their game plan around the most important shot? What happens when the new generation just becomes better at shooting from deeper range?
1.Shorten the season to 60 games
2.Fine or suspend refs for egregiously bad calls especially in the last 2 minutes of the game
3.Actually call travels and carries on a consistent basis
Enjoy the engagement bucks.
- Refereeing and rules in general (flopping, double-dribbles, travels, no 3s, etc.)
- Reshape the court (from 94ftx50ft to 92ftx48ft, extend the 3 point line to 25ft, and remove corners)
- Reshape the season (changes to the number of games, add a division tournament and nba cup, change playoffs structure, calendar, punishment for flopping and load management, etc.)
Now for the polemic part... We need to reduce games, but being realistic, you can't cut games without taking into account the amount of revenue lost. So the only way to reduce it is to increase the importance of the games left, and that's precisely why Silver wants a NBA Cup and probably one of the reasons he added the Play-in tournament as well. I'm not against the Cup, in fact, I am in favor of it, being a football/soccer fan I love seeing how different teams perform in different types of tournaments, plus the Playoffs winner is still the ultimate champion so nothing changes. So, the old 82 games regular season would be broken up into 3 parts: the divisional tournament, the new regular season and the cup.
- teams play against teams from the same division 2 times each (1 home, 1 away) for a total of 8 games, plus a 1 game final between the two best teams to crown the division champion, so 9 games in total
- 29 games of regular season
- a 5 rounds single game elimination cup with all 30 teams + 2 invited teams (divisional champions have home court advantage)
- then 29 more games of regular season (58 games in total, 1 home, 1 away, top 15 + cup winner go to playoffs)
- and finally a playoffs with a 5-5-5-5 structure
So, instead of playing 82 games full of meaningless games we now have only 9+29+5+29=72 games and 3 tournaments, one to incite rivalries and give more opportunities to younger guys, an actual regular season where every game matters, a single game elimination 5 rounds cup with a similar vibe to college basketball with opportunities for g-league players and foreign players to shine, and a shorter but still competitive playoffs to replace of a playoffs where we know the winner of the first two series before the third game is even over.
Also, to fight tanking, a playoff battle between the last 8 teams where lower seeds can remove up to 3 players from higher seeds to balance things out. This would happen in parallel with normal Playoffs, starting at the same time as the first round and finishing right before the finals.
Wow we have the same 3 changes! Great minds think alike
Great video just two small things.
1. I wouldn't do the first step of flopping penalties because the referees aren't perfect and for a lot of flops it's bang bang away from the play plus can you imagine what would be said if the refs missed one and a team won by a possession. Just start it with the league office.
2. I'd just make contracts incentive laced this would make players who might be able to go but would normally miss might think about playing. It'd go deeper though so for example if I signed a player to be a 3 point specialist they have to make an x amount of 3's to hit that incentive (just like the NFL does. I'd also use a bonus system to fix the All Star weekend by first only All Stars can compete in the events (or at least make it so if a role player competes they have to finish in the top 3 places to get the incentive or something like that. Also adding an event for each position but not make it position locked this way if KAT thinks he has a better chance at winning some money in the three point shoot out than the big man event he can still compete. Lastly the I'd go back to east v west in the All Star game but the only way you can get incentives here is you have to compete in another event during All Star weekend. However for those stars who make enough to not care about All Star incentives there is a reason I made it west v east again the winning side of the game gets homecourt advantage in the finals. I think this incentive laced system would help with the competitive balance as even the coaches would have incentives put in their contract based on wins expected by both them and their respective GM's in an agreed upon amount. Everyone involved would earn an extra thousand dollars for every extra incentive that party hits (coaches and Gm's for wins and players for extra assist or 3's hit for example).
I know I sound harsh but I work too hard for my money and I'm sore don't get paid millions or get 6 months off every year so if I spend money on a game I want it to be worth it..
You're 3rd idea is perfect.
make a video about a dream match up between the 2016 cavs and 2001 lakers pleasee. i keep telling people it would come down to a game 7. this would be the greatest dream match up in post 2000s era imo
1. Bring back Hand Checking for defenders everyone can shoot now so Hand Checking should be allowed
2. Get rid of the Defensive 3 seconds rule so that the Center position can Defend the Center of the basket
3. Get rid of Team Captains bring back East vs West
4. Get rid of the 5 seconds back to the basket rule
5. Start promoting again the top 10 dunks in a week bring back this NBA "Fan"tastic energy!
The game has change in the shooting aspect plus the midrange shots and three point shots are 50/50
I think a lot of the time with bron it's more so exaggerating actual contact rather than straight flopping