Fri May 20, 2005, 12:27am
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Originally posted by M&M Guy
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Originally posted by mplagrow
I'm usually in agreement with you on your opinions and philosophies, JRut, but I've gotta beg to differ on this one. IMHO, high school and college ball is a 'purer' form of basketball than the NBA. I don't think that the arc under the basket helps the integrity of the game. I also don't think that the way physical play is allowed in the NBA is in the true spirit of the game. I think NBA rules are set up to make the product more marketable, not to improve the quality of the game.
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What's "purer"? I could argue "purer" means a jump ball after every basket, not all this running in and out of bounds every chance you get. It's all what you're used to. The physical play in the NBA is because the players are bigger, faster, and stronger than other levels, so of course there's going to be more physical play. The same reasoning applies to the contact allowed in a HS game is far more than what would be allowed in a 6th grade girl's game. As for the rules being set up to make the product more marketable, isn't that almost saying the same thing as improving the quality? The NBA is not the same thing as 6th grade girls, and everything else in-between, because the players and their skill levels are different. Maybe people enjoy watching the type of game that's closest to their own skill level (or perceived skill level )
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Maybe that's why I enjoy watching. . . .wait for it. . . .sixth grade girls basketball so much!
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