Pretty accurate depiction....

[LarryMullenJr.]

 

[HeRKeYHoPeFuL]

In low level pick up games, being able to use post moves is a huge advantage since everyone just works on shooting threes... it's a niche market though - you have to find enough 3rd graders that want to play against an adult.

 

[HawkAttackDial911]

Do you believe this is bad and if so how do you fix it? If you take away threes you're just going to get a bunch of collisions at the rim where the refs have to make subjective judgement calls. Moving back the three point line is certainly a possibility. You'd have to set it back far enough where the average is around 33% to make it even with taking a two at 50%. Then the corner threes would become the trend again as players would shoot a higher percentage there unless they widen the court.

 

[goodbyebobby]

Do you believe this is bad and if so how do you fix it? If you take away threes you're just going to get a bunch of collisions at the rim where the refs have to make subjective judgement calls. Moving back the three point line is certainly a possibility. You'd have to set it back far enough where the average is around 33% to make it even with taking a two at 50%. Then the corner threes would become the trend again as players would shoot a higher percentage there unless they widen the court.

I am thirsty for a 40. Goodness.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Do you believe this is bad and if so how do you fix it? If you take away threes you're just going to get a bunch of collisions at the rim where the refs have to make subjective judgement calls. Moving back the three point line is certainly a possibility. You'd have to set it back far enough where the average is around 33% to make it even with taking a two at 50%. Then the corner threes would become the trend again as players would shoot a higher percentage there unless they widen the court.

If you're asking me, I really don't care (not intended to sound hostile). I just thought the cartoon was funny...especially given that I'm a member of the group on the bottom right.

 

[hooper56]

Hilarious. I freaking hate that 3 point shot. It has really changed the game. I would be ok if they moved it to the nba 3 point line.

 

[jhawkinaz]

Hilarious. I freaking hate that 3 point shot. It has really changed the game. I would be ok if they moved it to the nba 3 point line.

Hard to say when, but I have 100% confidence the line will get moved back. Don't think to NBA, but somewhere in between.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Moving back the three point line is certainly a possibility.

Yeah, they should move it back- to Pete's range.

 

[The Sleeping Dog]

When was the last time you saw a young big man learning to play back to the basket? Anyone watch Kareem score 20000 NBA points with one shot?

Hakeem O and Kevin McHale rarely shot more than two or three feet from the basket (point of release); and they weren't doing a ton of driving either.

 

[jasonrann]

In low level pick up games, being able to use post moves is a huge advantage since everyone just works on shooting threes... it's a niche market though - you have to find enough 3rd graders that want to play against an adult.

 

[walleye hunter16]

When was the last time you saw a young big man learning to play back to the basket? Anyone watch Kareem score 20000 NBA points with one shot?

Hakeem O and Kevin McHale rarely shot more than two or three feet from the basket (point of release); and they weren't doing a ton of driving either.

Yeah , I liked the real moves in the post but the butt bulldozer crap was for the birds.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Bad fundamentals from this kid. Jump-stop and then go straight up, landing where he took off from. That verticality would have allowed HO to take a full stride (note the short, "choppy" step he was forced to take due to the bad shooting form) and send the ball much further in to the stands.

 

[CanadaHawk]

When was the last time you saw a young big man learning to play back to the basket?

Luka Garza. Of course, he can shoot the 3 too.

 

[Ree4]

They need to add a 4 pointer 6 feet behind the 3 point line

 

[DanL53]

Bad fundamentals from this kid. Jump-stop and then go straight up, landing where he took off from. That verticality would have allowed HO to take a full stride (note the short, "choppy" step he was forced to take due to the bad shooting form) and send the ball much further in to the stands.

Looks like a person taking a three that needs to use motion to replace missing arm strength. If you ask me that kid couldn't have gone straight up from there and even reached the rim.

But my real complaint is the waste of blocking a shot clear out of bounds at all when the big fella could have caught the dang ball and gained possession!

 

[bagdropper]

The original 25 foot ABA 3 pointer would work.

 

[kellerm]

When was the last time you saw a young big man learning to play back to the basket? Anyone watch Kareem score 20000 NBA points with one shot?

Hakeem O and Kevin McHale rarely shot more than two or three feet from the basket (point of release); and they weren't doing a ton of driving either.

GARZA

 

[twindman]

I don't care so much about the three line. But I DO care about the big guys backing a smaller guy all the way to the hoop. It is so much better to see a game with skill and quickness and movement and passing that what we have now.

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

I don't care so much about the three line. But I DO care about the big guys backing a smaller guy all the way to the hoop. It is so much better to see a game with skill and quickness and movement and passing that what we have now.

Agree!!! The old adage of "the defender is entitled to occupy the space he's in" is a crock anymore.