Kevin Durant "It's Way Easier To Score In Today's NBA"

[Sauce Dab]

So where's all that talent on the defensive end?? If players today make 90s and early 2000s players look like plumbers, these new era super soldiers should be just as good on defense and preventing these high scoring games as they are at dishing em out no?

They talked about that too. You should watch the whole interview but look at this clip and start at 3:07

 

[Ironman]

If you watched the video:

a) offensive coaching is much better now
b) we are allowed to shoot more three pointers
c) lots of off movement off the ball
d) court is spread
e) Draymond changed the league by being able to guard giant stiffs while running them off the court in transition
f) more skilled players today than in the past


This thread sounds like you didn’t watch the video but saw a headline

 

[Sugar]

It is easier to score today when it was in the late 2000s when the lane was clogged, spacing was limited, and it was still an iso-dominated game.

@CHICAGO, this ain't what you think it is. It literally it what they are directly talking about.

Iso basketball ain’t as exciting as today’s game tho

 

[#1 pick]

So why wouldn't Jordan and Kobe be highly effective this era with stacked 3 point shooting around them?

Who tf is stopping them 1v1 and racking up a bunch of foul calls while everyone else on defense is spread thin and worried about outside shooting?

Look at the damage a 6'2 three level scorer like Kyrie does. Dealing with the taller versions would be infuriating to scheme against.

Elite players will be highly effective in ANY era. The issue that those two stanbases have is they think those two are superior to other elites when they aren't.

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

There are more than 12 players in the NBA, bredrin.

And its usually only about 6 or 7 of them that matter. Nobody cares who the 25 th best player is

 

[SchoolboyC]

This thread is another entry in "The Coli doesn't actually click links"

This place is barbershop status

Facts. Cause not sure how some watched that video and thought KD & JJ were shytting on current players to prop up the old ones

All they were saying is players are more talented now and offensive schemes are more advanced so as a result it’s harder to play defense, which in turn makes it easier to score.

 

[mastermind]

And its usually only about 6 or 7 of them that matter. Nobody cares who the 25 th best player is

Except, if you watched the video, Durant and Redikk both say the league is stronger today because the players that “don’t matter” are better than they were in prior generations.

You sharing the top 12 in mvp voting from random years adds nothing to the discourse.

 

[CHICAGO]

I don’t agree. LeBron’s game is always predicated on the threat of his drive. I think the wear and tear a 37 year old LeBron would’ve endured would keep him from doing the things he did this season.

This was the second most efficient season from 2pt of his career. If he’s doing that at 37, it confirms to me that defenses aren’t what they used to be, regardless of his shooting improvement. He is nowhere close to being what he used to be close in, despite what the stats say.

BRON SHOT 80%FG AT
THE RIM THIS SEASON



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[mastermind]

All they were saying is players are more talented now and offensive schemes are more advanced so as a result it’s harder to play defense, which in turn makes it easier to score.

This is a Very important distinction too

It is harder to play defense today, but players are much better defenders today than in the past and there are better defensive schemes than in the past.

 

[viktordoomsecretwars]

Except, if you watched the video, Durant and Redikk both say the league is stronger today because the players that “don’t matter” are better than they were in prior generations.

You sharing the top 12 in mvp voting from random years adds nothing to the discourse.

Where is the cut off point. Durant came into the NBA in 2008. JJ Reddikk in 2006. So they played in the mid-late 80's, early 90's golden era?

On one hand its much easier to score today. On the other hand, the players that don't matter are better than prior generations neither of them even played in. Makes no sense.

 

[No1]

Finally

U can just look at the games and tell. There is nowhere near the effort on d and rarely is a bulky 7fter clogging the paint.


Its a yt vid showing when it changed and how Jerry Colangelo helped change things and those Nash suns were the first team to adapt

Link?

 

[KidJSoul]

It is easier to score today when it was in the late 2000s when the lane was clogged, spacing was limited, and it was still an iso-dominated game.

@CHICAGO, this ain't what you think it is. It literally it what they are directly talking about.

No shyt.

The rise in pace, 3 point heavy offense, and freedom of movement has helped older players like LeBron and Durant stay leading scorers into their mid 30’s.

Are today’s version of either of them averaging 30ppg in 2008 or 1998? I seriously doubt it.

But, that’s part of basketball evolution. They’ve done a great job adapting to today’s game to take advantage. Bron becoming a knock down 3 point shooter would’ve been a laughable thought early on.

Better play design leads to better offenses



Funny how yall not talking about him saying talent is better now than ever

They also said it’s way more talent now than there was 20 years ago too

if it was harder to score because there were less space because the other players weren’t skilled enough. They literally say that in the video

He said that there’s more talent in the league today than there has ever. It’s easier to score because the players are better.

Exactly

but some people will ignore this

 

[threattonature]

This is a Very important distinction too

It is harder to play defense today, but players are much better defenders today than in the past and there are better defensive schemes than in the past.

Defenders today have to be much more versatile as offenses (especially in the playoffs) are now designed to hunt the weak links on defense. With so much switching you have to be able too cover a wide range of positions. The days of having the big stiff defensive center planted at the rim are over. Teams will force them into a switch and play that ass off the court.

Another underrated factor is that it appears the league's talent is finally caught up with the number of teams talent wise. The 90s ended up watered down due to the rapid expansion. The early 2000s was hurt due to a whole generation of draft disappointments that didn't pan out to be the stars they should be which lead to the late 90s where the top stars were mostly old. The 2000s finally started having talent come in but the offenses dumbed down to being so iso heavy which was a lot easier to guard.

 

[Youhadasparkwhenustarted]

It's easier because offensive schemes evolved, they finally caught up and took advantage of some key rule changes in the early 2000's. Also role players are more skilled nowadays too, which gives everybody more room to operate. This video isn't saying what you think it's saying.

 

[mastermind]

Where is the cut off point.

Idk what you are trying to discuss? They said players are better today and you just cited the top 12 in mvp voting during random seasons to say that the top 12 is the same. In the video, Durant talked about Ben McLeamore blacking out in one half against Brooklyn as an example of the collective of the league being better.

On one hand its much easier to score today. On the other hand, the players that don't matter are better than prior generations neither of them even played in. Makes no sense.

It makes a lot of sense. You are either refusing or incapable of comprehending it.