On December 22, Beijing time, the American media ESPN posted an interesting data comparison: the offensive efficiency of the Warriors in the 2016 17 season, which is widely regarded as one of the strongest teams in history, was 1148, ranking first in the league. The Warriors have an offensive efficiency of 115 this season0, which has surpassed the offensive efficiency of the 17 Warriors, but can only rank in the middle of the league. This comparison has also attracted the attention of fans, ESPN said: The league's offense is getting better, but fans are saying that the current game has no physical confrontation and no dare to defend, which is the result of encouraging offense.
1] "The offense isn't getting better, the defense is getting worse. ”
offense ain’t getting better, defense is getting worse
Or the referee deliberately, with too many "no calls" and problematic decisions. ”
or officiating does, too many "no calls" and questionable calls
Defenders now can't even breathe without being whistled for a foul. ”
defenders can't breathe without getting called for a foul
4] "This kind of basketball is disgusting. Bring back a game of intense defensive confrontation and low scoring. I need to revert to the 90-100 points I used to play. Ay. ”
this brand of basketball is disgusting man . bring back defense and low scoring games . i need it to get back too 90-100 point games . smh
"Yes, I rarely watch games, unless it's a close game, but even then, who wants to watch a game where you get a foul at the slightest touch, where both teams shoot non-stop three-pointers as if their lives depend on it....”
yeah i barely watch games unless it's a close match up, but even then, who wants to watch weak plays being called for foul and both teams shooting non stop 3s as if their life depended on it...
What do you mean by bringing defense back, the defense in the league today is like the offense, the best ever, and the simple fact is that every defensive player has to deal with tougher blows, more open offensive space and more talented players. If there's anything better than in the 90s, it's that the players' defense is no worse than in the 90s. ”
what do you mean bring back defense， defense today just like offense is the best it's ever been its the **fact that every defensive player has to deal with stricter calls and also more spacing and more talented offenses to guard the players are not any worse at defense there feet then they was in the 90s if anything they are better
7] "The defense is getting worse and worse. ”
defense just keeps getting worse fym
"It's the offense that's getting better, man. ”
offense are getting better bud
Because the team's offense has improved a lot. The change in the rules is the only thing that makes the defense look worse. ”
because it’s overwhelming how much better the offense has gotten. rule changes are the only things **defenses seem worse honestly
10] "No, it's because the NBA just declared defense illegal. ”
no the nba has just outlawed defense
"This is not true. Because it's still the defense that wins the championship. ”
not true. defense still wins championships.
Not really, now every slight feint and touch can cause a foul. ”
it really isn’t, every little flop and tap is a foul now
13] "The offense didn't get better. And the defense is getting worse and worse. More and more players are not defending. Very few teams are really good defensively. This season, some teams have really allowed others to score 140 points every night, which is crazy. ”
offenses aren’t getting better. defenses are getting worse. more and more players are not playing defense. there are few teams that actually play defense. you got teams literally allowing others to just score 140 pts nightly this season it’s insane.
"I don't know what you're talking about, bro, but some of the mediocre bench players these days have better shooting than some of the All-Stars from the '90s. ”
idk what you’re smoking bro but mid bench players now h**e a better bag and shooting combo than some all-stars from the 90’s
Or is it possible to do both?Nowadays, the shooting ability of players has improved a lot, and it is impossible to pay attention to defense. The defense didn't get any worse as it was said. ”
or both can be possible? shot **ability has improved significantly and it’s also impossible playing defense nowadays. defense isn’t getting worse like that lmao
16] "Or you just can't defend properly. ”
or maybe you just can't defend properly anymore
"This is a serious misunderstanding. From the '00 to '07 season, an era of emphasis on defense, each team averaged around 25 free throws per game. Now it's 23 times. The number of fouls whistled was also about the same.
It's just that the three-point shot is more threatening, the overall space is more open, and the offensive and defensive switching skills of more players have improved, making it more difficult to defend effectively. ”
big misconception. from 2000-07, the defensive era, teams took an **erage of around 25 fts a game. now it’s 23. about the same amount of fouls are called.
it’s just the 3p threat, overall spacing, and heightened transition skill of more players makes it harder to play defense as effectively.
18] "During this time, the rules of both football and basketball have changed dramatically, and both have leaned towards offense. ”
the rules in both football and basketball h**e drastically shifted towards f**oring offense during that time
"The Warriors in 2016-17 averaged 130 points per game in 2023. ”
the 2016-17 warriors would h**e **g 130ppg in 2023 nba
I would say that the number of fans who want to score far exceeds the number of fans who pay attention to defense, that's the bare minimum. ”
i mean the amount of people that want to see scores up there vastly outnumbers fans that watch for the defense which is bare minimum
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