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72 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 19h \ on: Why does the NBA look so different now? Stacker_Sports
I do like that there seems to be a lot more ball movement now, so I am not going to complain about the rise of horizontal attack but they definitely need to clean up the travelling rules.
I think the extra ball movement is due to the primacy on the 3, and not so much because of the gather rules, right? Like, they could enforce traveling calls and there'd still be a lot of ball movement.
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I think there might be even more ball movement if they enforced travelling.
Some of the increase comes from guys using the gather to probe the paint and they kick out if they either get stuck or collapse the defense.
As the video points out, it's harder to elevate for a shot when you're moving horizontally like this, so enforcing the rules would increase the rate of guys getting stuck and needing to pass.
Some of the new moves are really fun, just like the 90's crossovers were after they relaxed carrying.
I just don't understand why there's so much leniency for stuff that's both ugly and illegal.
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