mreinman wrote:

dk7th wrote:any discussion of the "modern offense" can't leave out the change in the rules that favor the ballhandler, ie the loosening of the rules about palming, traveling, and moving picks-- combined with the abolishment of the hand check.

the nba's "solution" was the introduction of zone defenses.

outside of these "minor developments" it was introduction of the 3-point line that has contributed most to the strategies behind the "modern offense," even though it has taken 35 years for that change to influence the game to what we see now.

the price you pay is a perimeter-oriented game with very few post up big men and more oh-so-boring drive and kick stuff, with most driving and kicking based on the aforementioned loosening of the rules about palming, traveling, and moving picks-- combined with the abolishment of the hand check. it's hard to watch this sort of basketball when there's so much league-sanctioned cheating going on, and it is mind boggling that the league (under stern) adapted these changes in the first place.

and to think this mess all started with magic and jordan.

all possibly true but does not a case for what is the best strategy to deal with todays game.

I personally have zero interest see big guys who can barely move back their fat azz into another player until he gets to the basket.

I think the three is one of the most exciting plays in the game even the old timers will always hate it since its not what they grew up with.

three point shooting is not the issue-- there has been little change to shooting as a skill since the 50s. but ball-handing and footwork and the pick are at issue. if magic and jordan were not allowed to palm and jordan not allowed to take an extra step, we would not have to endure the pistons and the knicks, iverson and his cheating, etc. shooting was never an issue for me.