Players\Situations that pretty much caused rule changes in the league...

[nogster]

Re: Players\Situations that pretty much caused rule changes in the league...

But the defense we see nowadays, is far more advanced then back in the day...

i dissagree...other than zone defense. the D teams are allowed to play today is so much more limited.

proven by the fact that the nba changed the rules because in the 90s the leagues scoring averages had dropped to an all time low. and the nba wanted more scoring to make the product more marketable. hence the changes to open the lanes and give the offense more advantage. particularly for guards and athletic swingmen.
look at who the scoring leaders were in the 90s..other than jordan it was all bigs.
robinson, shaq, ewing, hakeem the dream, mailman.
now look at the prolific scorers since the rule changes.
all swingmen and guards.

if jordan was in his prime today, his numbers wouldve been through the roof. the amount of physical D he had to play through compared to todays scorers is like night and day.

[The 24th Letter]

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The first person that I seen do that move the most(or most recent)was Chauncey Billups in the 04 Playoffs.

Depending where on the court he was at,p eople would play him to the sideline and then he would just catch anybody with the pump fake, lean into them and get the 3 point play. He used to crack me up with that because you'd know WHEN he was gonna do it but yet he would still catch folks with it lol.

I was scared to say it, but the first time ive seen someone actually use it as a tactic was (shhhhhhhhhh) Kobe Bryant in the early 00's

[Brankles]

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Reggie Miller kicking out his legs while shooting, causing the defender to collide in mid-air, is now an offensive foul.

[KG]

Re: Players\Situations that pretty much caused rule changes in the league...

i dissagree...other than zone defense. the D teams are allowed to play today is so much more limited.

proven by the fact that the nba changed the rules because in the 90s the leagues scoring averages had dropped to an all time low. and the nba wanted more scoring to make the product more marketable. hence the changes to open the lanes and give the offense more advantage. particularly for guards and athletic swingmen.
look at who the scoring leaders were in the 90s..other than jordan it was all bigs.
robinson, shaq, ewing, hakeem the dream, mailman.
now look at the prolific scorers since the rule changes.
all swingmen and guards.

if jordan was in his prime today, his numbers wouldve been through the roof. the amount of physical D he had to play through compared to todays scorers is like night and day.

Not true at all, in the early 90s the only difference in defense was how physical it was. Granted that is a huge difference you have much more developed scouting reports on players today. Tendencies are broken down, situations, and scenarios on a far greater basis.

[mgoblue]

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I hate that they're letting guys walk more and more (LeBron's "crab dribble" issue this season)...