NBA NUMB3RS 2020-21

i’m def in favor of them changing the court to make three point shooting more of a specialized skill again but we’ll see if things normalize once fans return

― J0rdan S., Sunday, 14 February 2021 9:09 AM

moving the line out by two feet wont make it a specialised skill for more than a couple of seasons. if your problem is that nba players shoot too well its not going to go away. all rule changes can do is decrease volume

i am a big fan of reintroducing a bit of hand checking

Like what, in the first half, but not the second half?

my rule change: if u pump fake and your defender jumps to block, you cant draw a foul unless they make contact when your feet are set (aka cant jump into contact)

also let ppl play a lil defense, as a treat

theyre already not supposed to call it when the shooter jumps into the defender but they dont do a great job

my bugaboo now is when defenders go over screens and the ball handler jumps up flailing and gets a 3 point foul via proximity, dragic does this all the time

yeah that one is trending

they should have a new category of foul where you just get side out and it doesnt count against the bonus, just like fine heres the ball you happy

include rip throughs all sorts of stopping sort and jumping into defenders

my bugaboo now is when defenders go over screens and the ball handler jumps up flailing and gets a 3 point foul via proximity, dragic does this all the time

― J0rdan S., Saturday, February 13, 2021 4:48 PM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ya this is booty

Yah it was great when they changed the rip through foul. No reason they can’t do something similar on the 3 point jump into and the over the screen play.

Ref baiting is my least fav part of the game. I’m cool with a ton of threes if the game is sound drive n kick + crazy Steph n Harden sidesteps and backsteps. But once the playoffs start it all changes anyway cos teams actually try and take it away more.

There have been a few too many games this year where it’s like ok we clearly can’t match up with this team and we only have half our roster so the only shot we have is to run and hoist and pray for variance in our favor. Makes for some very ugly hoop for sure.

The magic are down to vooch and like 7 two-way level players

magic season is lost. they shd make trades and get hella draft picks.

yes it is sad but they have no choice but to trade aaron gordon to the celtics for a 1st and a 2nd

it's true

its settled then

I think the league has considered awarding only 2 free throws for being fouled on a 3 point attempt which they absolutely should do, widening the court also a good idea imo

yeah def support only two shots for all fouls

one shot for two points imo

what abt for and-1s are u suggesting they be and-2s

and ones you get as many shots as you want just whatever feel right to you

no and ones are still and ones, sorry for being unclear

You should get to shoot the free shot for the full amount from where the foul occurred.

that’s a sweet idea imo

like a free kick in soccer, thats actually amazing. big dudes getting hacked down low would be able to basically get a freebie. im in favor.

like oh, you would have really made that shot, then? let’s see it

honestly, it would restore some value to big men. if they can draw fouls up close, they'd be less of a FT liability

u cd still use the traditional FT line for off-ball fouls in the bonus, too.

so we doing this or...?

I think making 3 point fouls only worth 2 points is actually essential to discouraging ref baiting on those shots, I forget where maybe it was the athletic that pointed out recently how insanely valuable it is to get fouled like that, like much higher expected points than a dunk attempt. it's just silly

yeah 3s and 2s have roughly the same expected value

how do you stop teams from full on tackling every opposing player taking a buzzer beating 3 to tie tho

yeah good pt, you could make the rule change not apply for the last minute or two, feel like that article brought that up too.

also teams can always foul before the shot if they want

fouling on the shot is much worse cause they still might make it

tbh they could just change the interpretation of what it means to be in the act of shooting... like you actually have to be shooting (or landing)

i think theyve already done a pretty good job of that

Draymond with 6/8/16. Steph with 36 on 13-19. Both in 30 minutes.

Steph Curry is the first guard since Michael Jordan in 1995-96 with at least 25 points and 50% FG in ten straight games 👨‍🍳 pic.twitter.com/fhQuJkiUYQ

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 16, 2021

Julius Randle is averaging:

*more points than Anthony Davis or Karl-Anthony Towns

*more rebounds than Joel Embiid or
Bam Adebayo

*more assists than Jrue Holiday or Donovan Mitchell

And Randle is shooting a higher percentage from 3-point range than Dame Lillard and Buddy Hield

— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 16, 2021

damn wow

yeah i did not see "actually julius randle is one of the top pf's in the league" coming

dunno if he reworked his shot or something... but a leap from four of his first five seasons being in the 20%s from three to a 40% shooter on 4.5 attempts per game doesnt seem sustainable. basically doubling his assist numbers too. wild stuff. and the knicks are winning games and should/might make the playoffs.

could just be on a heater but its cool to see.

the whole offense runs through him, which feels like it should be a bad idea, but he's taken leaps with his court vision, and yes, his shooting. his effectiveness will probably dip once his shooting comes back to earth, but his inside game and his passing should still play.

the knicks are making a push for his inclusion in the all-star game, and it's hard to say he isn't deserving.

thibs effect!

i'm not a julius randle scholar but i thought he was in noticeably better shape coming into the year. i'm casting doubt on pretty much any player whose shooting is "randomly" spiking up this year tho

it's strange, because it felt like randle was trying to assume this kind of role last season, but now he's succeeding. he somehow averaged about 3 apg last year on 27% usage which is pretty terrible. his usage and turnovers are nearly identical this year, but he's upped his ast% about 10 points and his 3p% by 13 points and that recipe turns an overused ball-hog into a offensive focal point and all-star.