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Pete's avatar

Thats very interesting. Im not very knowledgeable about basketball but I find it fascinating that some of the changes that have happened in football have also occurred in other sports too. Thank you for taking the time to read the blog I wrote and also to comment. I appreciate it.

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wmj's avatar

The same process of analysis and rationalization that has neutered the playstyle of football has operated too on basketball, with similar results. Just as football is now dominated by the efficiencies of gegenpressing and midfield athleticism to the detriment of 'wizardry', so basketball is dominated by floor spread and the three-point shot, to the detriment of every other aspect in the game.

If one's objective is to win, both are clearly the superior style to their alternatives, but it has robbed both sports of much insouciant joy.

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