. Banning hand checks ruined the game. NBA did it in 2004 and NCAA a decade later. That decade in between NCAA was such a better product, now they are both unwatchable.Highlander wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:25 pmAgree 100% on the NBA. But that's even the case in college now - layups and 3 pointers. Not much in between.DMNBT_RCJH wrote: ↑Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:53 pmBaseball is arguably undergoing the same problem: players either strike out or hit a home run—because analytics have proven that to be the best way to score because pitching has gotten too good. Banning the shift, in part, was meant to address this, but the league will need to lower the mound sooner than later. Pitching is too good.
Bring back hand checks and defense or I'm not coming back as a fan. I'd rather watch euro league.