OT Crazy high-scoring games

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I'll give it a shot?
1. they have women referee's
2. The defense cant play like men
3. Not enough Jewish coaches
4. To many bow ties being worn
5. No NBA player should be allow to wear a TShirt under sleevless to. No more filling the sleeves!

Women referee’s?

 

[Hoopguru]

Women referee’s?

pulling the chain!

 

[Eastoff]

pulling the chain!

So were you joking about wanting more Jewish owners too...? I guess I don't get the jokes

 

[Hoopguru]

So were you joking about wanting more Jewish owners too...? I guess I don't get the jokes

whoops...no I wasn't at all joking at all Id be 100% for it as with women refs.

 

[Hoopguru]

So were you joking about wanting more Jewish owners too...? I guess I don't get the jokes

I apologize. Now that I stand back and look at what I posted, I shoul'nt have.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Perhaps one more factor contributing to higher scoring - improved FT shooting. League wide, FT shooting is at .762, down slightly from last seasons .767. However, the top scoring teams are shooting FTs at a record pace. Last year, only three teams in the league topped a team FT% of .800. They were:



This year, the Blazers are on pace to shatter the 29-year old NBA all time team FT% record of .832 by BOS in 1989-90. The Blazers are currently at .861, with two other teams (SAS and CLE) also threatening to break the record at .830. All total, there are currently 8 teams with a team FT% > than .800. They are:



Also of note, of the top 10 scoring teams in the league, six of them are shooting above .800 FT%.

Obviously, there are other factors at play (3-point shooting, pace, hand checking as a "point of emphasis", etc.), but league wide team scoring average is up 5.4 points per game 106.3 to 111.7, with teams making an average of 2 more FTs per game (18.6 compared to 16.6 last season). Teams re shooting more FTs on average, and the good teams are making them at a higher percentage.

BNM

 

[Sarni]

When DeAndre Jordan is shooting 82.4% from the line you know something has happened.

 

[Boob-No-More]

When DeAndre Jordan is shooting 82.4% from the line you know something has happened.

I think you're onto something: larger rims. That explains so much. That Adam Silver is one sneaky SOB.

BNM

 

[Natebishop3]

The best thing I can come up with is that in the late 90s/early 2000s everyone wanted to dunk like Mike. There was a lot of super athletic guys that could attack the rim, but shooting was a lost art. I remember watching games from the 70s and 80s and being amazed at how everyone could shoot the ball, and shoot it well.

We have seen a shooting Renaissance in the past 10 years or so. Everyone wants to be Curry. Personally I love it. I love people who can shoot the ball. I don't miss the plodding bullshit that was Shaq being unstoppable in the paint (partly from his sheer size and talent, but also because of the refs).