HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
Look how
the ‘80s and ‘90s were 
None of those dudes are surviving this era.
Amount of miles covered in an NBA game today vs. the past
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Look how
the ‘80s and ‘90s were None of those dudes are surviving this era.
running to the 3 point line and gunning
Interesting. From the article
Thanks to NBA tracking data, we now know how many miles an NBA team covers in a given season dating back to the 2013-14 season. Fundamentally, this is a very good measure of league-wide physical load. Over the past ten seasons, teams have gone from covering, on average, 1,384.1 miles per 82 games to 1,492.3, and as of a few days ago, the league average was on pace to hit 1,528. However, this leaves us with a predicament. Yes, players are covering more ground, but load management has been around longer than the tracking data. Thankfully, I found two bellwether statistics that will allow us to take a glimpse into the past and how much has changed over the past 45 years.
On offense, the league-wide pace had a linear correlation to offensive miles covered of 0.935, and on defense, the league-wide 3-point attempt rate (3PAr) came in at 0.903. This makes sense, pace measures how many possessions in a game, or how many times a team goes up and down the court, and 3PAr is an excellent proxy for how much ground a defense has to cover.
With that discovery, I simply added pace and 3PAr multiplied by 100 to create “Pace + 3PAr”. And much to my delight, the metric had a linear correlation of 0.935 to the average distance covered. When you find a linear correlation this strong, you know you’re onto something. Using a linear forecast model, I calculated how many miles teams covered on average dating back to 1980 based solely on league average pace and 3PAr. While these figures are not exact, there is a high likelihood that the overall trend is accurate, and the results are staggering.
Thanks to NBA tracking data, we now know how many miles an NBA team covers in a given season dating back to the 2013-14 season. Fundamentally, this is a very good measure of league-wide physical load. Over the past ten seasons, teams have gone from covering, on average, 1,384.1 miles per 82 games to 1,492.3, and as of a few days ago, the league average was on pace to hit 1,528. However, this leaves us with a predicament. Yes, players are covering more ground, but load management has been around longer than the tracking data. Thankfully, I found two bellwether statistics that will allow us to take a glimpse into the past and how much has changed over the past 45 years.
On offense, the league-wide pace had a linear correlation to offensive miles covered of 0.935, and on defense, the league-wide 3-point attempt rate (3PAr) came in at 0.903. This makes sense, pace measures how many possessions in a game, or how many times a team goes up and down the court, and 3PAr is an excellent proxy for how much ground a defense has to cover.
With that discovery, I simply added pace and 3PAr multiplied by 100 to create “Pace + 3PAr”. And much to my delight, the metric had a linear correlation of 0.935 to the average distance covered. When you find a linear correlation this strong, you know you’re onto something. Using a linear forecast model, I calculated how many miles teams covered on average dating back to 1980 based solely on league average pace and 3PAr. While these figures are not exact, there is a high likelihood that the overall trend is accurate, and the results are staggering.
Exactly why the league trash too:
*The lack of defense allowed in this current era.
*The less structured offense that leads to mafukkas holding the ball and just running to shoot a million 3's
*Coaching way less structured and gameplay aimless.
*The lack of defense allowed in this current era.
*The less structured offense that leads to mafukkas holding the ball and just running to shoot a million 3's
*Coaching way less structured and gameplay aimless.
HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
Yet you made the thread and YOU posted this image when the NBA had the highest interest.
HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
The NBA had its highest interest in the 2010s. That has nothing to do with anything though.Yet you made the thread and YOU posted this image when the NBA had the highest interest.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Bully ball would have this era's soft ass nikkas limping after having to man up for an entire shot clock by halftime
HandyWithTheSteel
Superstar
Still can’t figure out why no one watches anymore?
Imagine the WNBA outdrawing Kobe and Mike 
The memes just write themselves
The NBA had its highest ratings in the 1990s when it partnered with NBC.
Please kill yaself you clown ass troll.
Imma just put you on ignore.
