04-07-2024, 10:33 PM
(04-07-2024, 10:19 PM)youzigizag Wrote: Please let this be not a thing.
The NBA has moved away from 1990's Hero Ball...kids are coming out super well rounded these days with the influence of passing. The game looks so much better from a pure basketball point of view. I would be very reluctant to make a move that could steer basketball away from a high IQ style of game.
Im not saying that allowing contact around the rim and preventing easy buckets wont be a more entertaining product for basketball fans or casuals(seems like an interesting idea around the rim)...but I would prefer teams not be incentivized to go get lower skilled players because they are brutes. If that makes sense. I understand teams FO's are trying to make moves to win, not preserve quality basketball.
if contact is allowed then it is better to have brutes than to suffer at the hands of other teams who have them. I too prefer talent over physical force but you have to be prepared to handle things in all situations so grab a brute and a skilled big both.