![]() Mikan’s shot percentages dropped from almost 43% to 38%.įull screen Focus On Sport (Getty Images) Bill Russell: the reign of the Lord of the Rings It was the first attempt to move a dominant big man away from the basket, as a game still in construction adapted to a new profile of star. (The lane would later be expanded again, because of Wilt Chamberlain). To avoid Mikan simply devouring his opponents close to the rim, the league responded by introducing what became known as the Mikan Rule, which widened the lane, the area below the basket where players can only spend three seconds, from six to 12 feet. That, allied with his size, made him an unstoppable player. With the Lakers, who were still based in Minneapolis, 6' 10" center Mikan won five titles between 19 and was perennially the league’s leading scorer, surpassing 28 points per game at his peak, with rudimentary movements in the post which, at the time, were unique. "I TOLD YOU": Rob Parker Dances on the Grave of 'Fraudulent' Phoenix SunsĮx-NFL Players Mock Josh Lambo For Lawsuit vs.Beginning in the period before the BAA and the NBL merged to become the NBA, the emergence of George Mikan as the first dominant star of the game changed everything. 'What a Joke': Doug Gottlieb Rips Patrick Beverley as an NBA Analyst Nick Wright Predicts the Entire NFL Standings For Upcoming 2022 Season LaVar Arrington on Drew Brees: 'He's Not As Popular As He Thinks He Is' Listen to Colin Cowherd explain what rule changes he thinks the NBA should adopt to make its brand of basketball more competitive, as these NBA Playoffs have largely seen a wave of blowout scores that have taken away much of the drama.Ĭheck out the segment above as Colin details why he thinks offense has gotten too ‘easy’.Ĭolin Cowherd Doubts If Superstars Will Ever Want to Play With Luka Doncicĭoug Gottlieb on Josh Donaldson/Tim Anderson Feud: 'Donaldson Did Nothing Wrong' The NFL and NBA have aided offense because that’s what the fans like, I just think it’s a little too easy now.” (Full Segment Above) Just make the three a little tougher, it’s okay. I love the NBA but if you’re going to have 40 threes and it’s that easy for these athletes now… the quality of skill in the NBA is insane. I don’t’ want to see centers shooting threes, make it harder for the bigs. I would also probably move it out two or three more inches. Steph Curry is still going to hit his, but when you don’t have to defend the corner it makes it easier. I would take out the corner three, therefore allowing defenses to more easily defend angle threes and top of the key threes. You can’t make shorter series, but here’s what you can do… make three-point shots easier to defend. All these leagues could have rules to make it all offense, but defense matters too. ![]() It was simply harder to blow people out, even Jordan, Phil, and Scottie. That is a team who never won a title against the greatest team, greatest coach, and greatest player ever. Go to their last series against Utah – with one exception in Game 3, the other games were 88-85, 93-88, 86-82, 83-81, and 87-86. The 1997-1998 Bulls were arguably the greatest basketball team ever. It’s trending up from 35 and it’s too much. You’re probably at your best when it’s in the mid-to-high 20s. Three-point attempts in the NBA have gone from 20.1 a game in 2012-2013 to 35.6 in 2021-2022. You can shorten it down to a 3 or 5-game series to create urgency but the owners are not going to do that so you’re stuck with 7-game series and blowouts. Although the ratings are up for the NBA playoffs I don’t think the games are as good. The consumer is telling you that they’re not as engaged in baseball as they were 15 years ago. Ratings and attendance have been declining. There are fewer hits, fewer runs, less activity, they need to get rid of the defensive shift, lower the mound, more base runners…there’s just not enough activity. Colin Cowherd: “Analytics is overwhelmingly hurting sports not named the NFL.
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