arkrud wrote:fitzfarm wrote:the nba is getting predictable its 3's and drives with no defense. its time to bring defense back to the NBA.... i think the nba fears that hand checking would destroy stars like curry and thompson and it would make it more challenging for them. would steph turn into dell yea on some nights he is still over all more talented then his father.... that razzal dazzle shot over melo would never happen if the hand checking was in effect players could simply push curry out of his comfort zones...
its time to bring defense back to the nba
So you want WWE have Olympic wrestling rules? Where will be the fun? And where the clowns will find a job?
No ... I just want to see some REAL defense around the NBA... hand checking gives every team a chance to win even if you are less talented.
Again the knicks in 94 had a top defensive team, that went to the chip.... there roster was crap offensive wise, one super star in Ewing, oak very limited offensively, Charles smith very limited offensively, starks good two way player but streaky, and a over the hill derrick Harper,
Hubert Davis one dimensional three point shooter who would flourish in today's NBA
Greg Anthony, limited all around player above average defender
Mase, nice two way player but didn't peek till after the knicks traded him
Anthony Bonner, ummmm yikes
Herb, love me mr Williams but he was very limited
Again that team made it to the finals and almost won because you used to be able to defend in the NBA...
That team would be bottem feeders in today's NBA largely because you can't hand check anymore. It eliminates intense peremiter defense... we went from teams winning because of defense and a great offensive schemes. To no defense and run and gun chucking and dunking... it's lame we need to bring defense back... dray is the tough guy today compared to oak and mase is laughable a little boy that would get wrecked by a lot of tough guys of the 90's