Has the NBA become a glorified 3 point contest?

[Standing on business]

 

[Judgement!]

When that ball is going in, shooting is a thing of beauty

 

[keond]

I didnt know 3 point contests had 7 foot athletic men contesting the shots.

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

It's become unwatchable... There was a stretch in the ATL vs Cavs game of 8 straight possessions of 3s...

No ball movement, no kid range games, no cutting, no post up games, etc

 

[Malta]

No, because the best 3 point shooting teams also had really good ball movement on offense.

 

[DarrynCobretti]

The NBA has continued to improve over time, and players are getting bigger, stronger, faster and more skilled moving forward.

Shooting and passing are skills that have improved (especially from bigger players).
So seeing spacing and crisp ball movement blossom into prolific perimeter shooting is a beautiful thing from my perspective.

Don't like it? Want to stop it? Then play better defense

 

[mrken12]

If you're still going to watch then this thread is pointless and you need to shut up.

 

[Renkz]

Defend the 3

 

[I AM WARHOL]

The Atlanta/Cavs series is and its unwatchable. If that's "the future of the game" I won't be watching for much longer

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

Demarcus Cousinovic

 

[Saiyajin]

until they really crack down on moving screens then yea it basically is

 

[Big Boss]

If you're still going to watch then this thread is pointless and you need to shut up.

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

People find anything to complain about

As if 1998 Knicks Heat games with 70-80 points scored were entertaining...

Or people enjoyed when the Pistons were holding teams to 70 points.

People will always complain and then look back on things from the past with a mythological view.

 

[Rigby.]

It's become unwatchable... There was a stretch in the ATL vs Cavs game of 8 straight possessions of 3s...

No ball movement, no kid range games, no cutting, no post up games, etc

If you're saying the Cavs haven't had beautiful ball movement in the past 3 games, you're dumber than I thought you were.

 

[DIMES]

It's really only a few teams shooting like that. Good ball movement usually leads to open 3s