Basketball today
I watched a lot.....and I do mean a lot of basketball Thursday thru Sunday and came away with one big impression for sure.......it really isn't basketball any more.......it's drive to the basket, no matter who's in front of you, whether there is an any opening at all.......throw the ball at the basket and presume you will get a foul on your opponent even if you don't make the basket. Even at my age, I believe 100%, I could get a foul on the player guarding me every single time I was on offense........Yes, I think if I could hit my free throws, I would never, ever have to shoot the ball and I could win the game......and again, never, ever shoot the ball, and win the game. The way the rules are now, as long as the defender is moving and comes in contact with me, it's a foul on him. Today, a player drives to the basket and just slightly leans into the defender, who is MOVING(guarding him), as he goes up for a shot and it's always a foul on the defender. Basically, the player is making just a little dive towards the basket but the defender gets in his way(even though the defender is really just staying where he was, guarding the guy) but is moving with the guy with the ball. Compared to the number of drives to the basket, someone shooting and making a 10-12 ft jump shot almost doesn't exist. Basketball is real simple today, drive to the basket or shoot a 3 point shot. Sometimes it actually gets boring because some teams spend 90% of their offense trying to drive to the basket, every time down the floor......which is why it seems like they are spending more time at the foul line, shooting free throws. I don't know how many times(1000's in the 4 days) a player got the ball at the foul line,is not guarded closely at all and instead of shooting a real easy jump shot(or basically a free throw) he passes it back to someone to drive to the basket. Any way that is my analysis of basketball today!!!
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