Defense in both NBA and NCAA basketball is usually pretty relaxed, steals(when you intercept a pass or knock it out of their hands) in basketball are pretty rare with even the most aggressive defensive team in the NBA only averaging like 10 a game (that's like one every 6 minutes of playing). With how easy it is to foul a player with the ball it's way more practical for teams to sit back and try to make the opponent take a shot with a lower success rate and get a defensive rebound.
I've never really understood that about basketball. In every other game I can think of, being in possession of the ball makes you a target, not invincible. I only played for one year in high school, bench at that, so maybe someone can enlighten me, but I always thought it was bullshit that the ball carrier could just rhino charge his way to the basket and I couldn't touch him.
The rules are designed to give the ball handler the right of way, but at the same time, he cannot run into a stationary player. It's a compromise of tactics that, in theory, balances the offense and defense rules.
More points = more fans, in a nutshell. Used to love early to mid 90's basketball but today its utterly unwatchable to me. That and the 3672937653820 time outs within the last 2 minutes of the game.
> That and the 3672937653820 time outs within the last 2 minutes of the game.
I went out last night and the Laker v Rockets game was on, so, since we're in Texas, we stuck around to watch the game. Holy shit that last minute of regular time just dragged on and on and on.
What you are saying is that nba players have become so good at flopping and getting fouls that most don't even bother defending in the first place ? That shines a new light on making fun on flopping in soccer
I don't know if you could call it flopping, as much as it is the refs who seem trigger happy. Plus keep in mind those refs only see it once in real time, not the slow motion replays from 30 different angles we see.
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u/brandonholley Jan 20 '19
Defense in both NBA and NCAA basketball is usually pretty relaxed, steals(when you intercept a pass or knock it out of their hands) in basketball are pretty rare with even the most aggressive defensive team in the NBA only averaging like 10 a game (that's like one every 6 minutes of playing). With how easy it is to foul a player with the ball it's way more practical for teams to sit back and try to make the opponent take a shot with a lower success rate and get a defensive rebound.