In this year's NBA, offensive players seem to have been the "darlings" of the rules, accompanied by a series of record-breaking high scores. However, this state of affairs has apparently caught the attention of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who publicly expressed his views on the current NBA rules ahead of the Warriors' game against the Toronto Raptors.
The rules are too skewed in favor of offensive players. Cole said. He pointed out that the current rules give offensive players an additional advantage, which is reflected in the physical contact that often occurs in games, and the attacking players often create fouls through physical confrontations, making the game chaotic.
Kerr believes that the defense needs to be helped more to return to a game that allows for defensive confrontation, which would also be healthy for the NBA. He raised criticism of the rewards for offensive players over the past decade, while also expressing concerns about the enforcement of the walking rule, suggesting that the loosening of the jump shot rule has actually allowed for extra pace to some extent.
It's not hard to see signs of this offensive dominance in the statistics. Last season, the Kings had the highest offensive efficiency in NBA history, and this year five teams are threatening that record. What's more noteworthy is that five players, including Warriors guard Stephen Curry, have each scored at least 60 points in just two weeks, which is enough to reflect the dominance of offense in NBA games at this stage.
Kerr said that while the NBA is in a good position, it still needs to be constantly adjusted to maintain the balance of the game. "Twenty years ago, the last year of my career, we played in the finals and the score was horribly low. He said nostalgically, suggesting that the league had made the rules more offensive in order to avoid a repetition of score-barren, only to have gone overboard in some ways.
Kerr insisted that more opportunities should also be given to the defensive end, and made it clear that giving offensive players too much of an advantage is actually a trend in the current rules. His voice undoubtedly provided a starting point for the NBA's rule-makers to reflect and adjust.
The Warriors, on the other hand, have the ninth-best offensive efficiency and the eighteenth defensive efficiency. Their success in winning 10 of their last 12 games may be the result of their team's adaptability and strategy to the situation. Still, Cole's cries, reflections on the rules, raise serious questions about the direction of the entire league. It's a discussion about how to balance offense and defense to keep the game competitive and enjoyable, while being fair and rational.