March Madness picks thread

[ateamstupid]

By the way, as far as shooting goes, the league-wide average in the NBA (35.2%) is only marginally better than the nationwide average in Division I (34.2%) this year.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

By the way, as far as shooting goes, the league-wide average in the NBA (35.2%) is only marginally better than the nationwide average in Division I (34.2%) this year.

If NBA teams played 30 game schedules and 2 games a week with 40 minute games and a 35 second shot clock using the college 3 point line that number would be quite a bit higher. While there are some awful NBA teams the top tier teams play at a very high level.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

If NBA teams played 30 game schedules and 2 games a week with 40 minute games and a 35 second shot clock using the college 3 point line that number would be quite a bit higher. While there are some awful NBA teams the top tier teams play at a very high level.

Obviously, I just tire of this "these young whippersnappers have no fundamentals!" attitude pretty quickly.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Obviously, I just tire of this "these young whippersnappers have no fundamentals!" attitude pretty quickly.

You only know what you've seen. I get that. But Joey the quality of the college game has eroded because teams are constantly turning over, almost completely. It is the only level of basketball where this is so. The tourney is still a great event. The better teams are still interesting to watch. But the world is different and the college game has been hurt by decisions that the NBA made. The fact is that the NBA hurts its own popularity with the one and done guys. When guys regularly played 3 or 4 years in college the general public knew and could identify with them when they went pro. But how many one and done guys get regular minutes with teams that are any good? Hardly any. They wind up taking a few years to develop and people move on. Dwight Howard is a guy that the whole country would have known if he had a 3 year college career like Ewing or Hakeem. It has taken years for him to become established as a star and a lot of that is due to the dunk contest. Admittedly I dont follow college as close as I used to especially during the regular season. And what i have seen this week validates to me why I dont.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Admittedly I dont follow college as close as I used to especially during the regular season. And what i have seen this week validates to me why I dont.

I feel the same way about the NBA. I remember the Bulls and the Knicks and the Rockets and Magic and Pacers from the mid '90s. You're telling me those guys weren't better shooters and stronger fundamentally than today's NBA players?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I feel the same way about the NBA. I remember the Bulls and the Knicks and the Rockets and Magic and Pacers from the mid '90s. You're telling me those guys weren't better shooters and stronger fundamentally than today's NBA players?

The NBA back then was overly physical. There isnt nearly as much pounding as there used to be. The truth is that the salary cap rules have made it tougher to keep teams together and because owners simply let salaries spiral out of control for non superstar players. The real stars have such big egos that they will still play their asses off even after they hit the lottery. Too many teams gave the B level guys big money and then had to depend on them without being able to get rid of them when they got fat and didnt give a ****. Which turned many fans off. I have always been a knicks fan but honestly I only bother watching them when there isnt a better option. But LA, Clev, Denver, Utah, Okla city, Boston, Miami on occasion, Atl, orlando, Dallas and Sa are good teams and matchups between them are very good basketball. Plus there are a lot of younger, up and coming stars to watch. A lot of people who knock the NBA dont even watch it.