My question to those people would be, if you’re not watching, how would you know?
As I blogged the other day, awesome games are happening every single night.
But to make it know that, you have to watch.
How about the perspective of someone who lives it?
That seems like a pretty credible and valuable source to ask about the current state of the league.
Everyone sees that purple line right?
Those are long 2s.
Rim shots (the red line) are pretty much consistent.
Midrange shots (green line) are pretty much the same.
It just means they’ve taken a step back from a long 2pt FGA to a 3PA.
There is still variation, there is still an importance on rim pressure and 2pt shots.
The ones that have been eliminated are the dogshit low percentage long 2s.
JJ also makes a great point when it comes to the whole TV ratings bullshit.
What’s the number 1 thing you hear with that?
“Threes are ruining the game!
Look at the ratings drop!”
What seems to get lost in this conversation is of course, who the ratings are calculated.
Local ratings and viewership aren’t included.
League Pass isn’t included.
This is the biggest issue of all if you ask me.
The NBA has a media and marketing problem.
Unless it’s LeBron or Steph Curry, they don’t know what to do.
