Would you watch a version of basketball that was more defense oriented?

[Kill Dat Noize]

let's say the rules of the game were changed and it resulted in fewer scores per possession, making teams have to work a lot harder for points.

let's say instead of teams scoring 80-100 a game like they do now, they were scoring around 40-60.

it would be a drastically different game to watch obviously, with far more emphasis on defense. but scoring would also feel far more monumental as a result. like in other sports.

 

[#SOG_soldier]

sure why not?

 

[KOBE]

there's no way you're regularly holding anyone to 40-60 points on a regular basis regardless of rules.


and no, what you're suggesting and the rules needed would likely ruin the game and i'd want no part of it.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

there's no way you're regularly holding anyone to 40-60 points on a regular basis regardless of rules.


and no, what you're suggesting and the rules needed would likely ruin the game and i'd want no part of it.

- 20 minute halves.
- defense has an extra guy that can't leave the paint.

 

[BlackAchilles]

- defense has an extra guy that can't leave the paint.

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

sort of like a goalie

 

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

@Dwight Howard made this shytty idea into a thread in the past

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Would you watch football if they played with a soccer ball??

 

[HHR]

Fluid, up tempo, offensive basketball is beautiful...and how the game was designed, IMO.

Overly physical, defensive basketball is an uglier and almost entirely different game.

 

[Fade Runner 2049]

It's called the WNBA

 

[threattonature]

Fluid, up tempo, offensive basketball is beautiful...and how the game was designed, IMO.

Overly physical, defensive basketball is an uglier and almost entirely different game.

I can actually appreciate both though but agree that the free flowing gameplay is preferred.

But I can still sit down and enjoy those old Heat-Knicks games and appreciate how hard those defenses was forcing the offenses to work.

 

[nomoreneveragain]

I've seen Big East Playground Basketball and Knicks/Heat (First to 70 wins)

I can appreciate all kinds of ball

 

[BXKingPin82]

Yes
Cause i love basketball
Period

 

[thenatural]

I can barely watch college bball now unless a prospect is playing....so I definitely can't ride with you on this

 

[ReggieFlare]

there's no way you're regularly holding anyone to 40-60 points on a regular basis regardless of rules.

Shorter shotclock

Or a longer shotclock