Welcome To aBlackWeb

Register

NBA Offseason thread

Status
Not open for further replies.
Beta said:
Haven’t you noticed that harden creates the contact and draws fouls better than anybody else?
Click to expand...

That's not an answer to my question. Do you really think defenders would play him the same from deep knowing that a single free throw could give him three points?
 
Mister said:
That's not an answer to my question. Do you really think defenders would play him the same from deep knowing that a single free throw could give him three points?
Click to expand...
How can I answer this though? How am I supposed to know how players will react during these conditions?

Also what are the defenders gonna do otherwise? Let him shoot the three?
 
Mister said:
That's not an answer to my question. Do you really think defenders would play him the same from deep knowing that a single free throw could give him three points?
Click to expand...
How much different do you think defenders will defend him compared to how they already defend him? They know he’s going to shoot the 3 and try to draw contact.
 
5th Letter said:
How much different do you think defenders will defend him compared to how they already defend him? They know he’s going to shoot the 3 and try to draw contact.
Click to expand...

I believe that NBA players and coaches are smart enough to adjust if they feel it's that big of a difference. Players and coaches have adjusted to the rules being changed for decades. This would be no different. You wouldn't suddenly see players averaging 50 ppg because of this rule change like @Beta has suggested.
 
Beta said:
How can I answer this though? How am I supposed to know how players will react during these conditions?

Also what are the defenders gonna do otherwise? Let him shoot the three?
Click to expand...

What do you mean? I'm asking what you think. You don't know what you think?

What they could do otherwise is play smarter D.

Beta said:
Nobody cares about Kuzma? I’m shocked
Click to expand...

That news was first reported Tuesday.
 
Mister said:
I believe that NBA players and coaches are smart enough to adjust if they feel it's that big of a difference. Players and coaches have adjusted to the rules being changed for decades. This would be no different. You wouldn't suddenly see players averaging 50 ppg because of this rule change like @Beta has suggested.
Click to expand...
Why aren’t they adjusting now?
 
5th Letter said:
Why aren’t they adjusting now?
Click to expand...

Because they obviously don't feel the need to. Obviously they've determined that playing him the way they are is the most effective. If that's not true, they're idiots.

Same determination they'd have to make if the rules were changed. This isn't rocket science.
 
Mister said:
Because they obviously don't feel the need to. Obviously they've determined that playing him the way they are is the most effective. If that's not true, they're idiots.

Same determination they'd have to make if the rules were changed. This isn't rocket science.
Click to expand...
So they let him do what he wants and they’ll adjust if they make 1 free throw worth 3 points? Got it.
 
@cj012890
@Willie Beamen


Link to Rockets Media Day at 11

Rockets Live

Document
www.nba.com www.nba.com

source.gif
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top