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How come nobody scores points in college basketball like they did in the early 90s?
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:59 pm
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Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:01 pm to GreyReb
I mean we sure as hell try
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:02 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Kids nowadays can’t shoot for shite
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:02 pm to GreyReb
Defenses are more geared towards stopping transition plays then they used to be.
Shortening the shot clock also reduces opportunities, like the offense breaking down and the defense getting a fast break.
Shortening the shot clock also reduces opportunities, like the offense breaking down and the defense getting a fast break.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:04 pm to BluegrassBelle
Just sitting here watching Florida with 16 points near the end of the first half…SMH
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:04 pm to GreyReb
BECAUSE THESE DAMN KIDS TODAY DONT PRACTICE THE FUNDAMENTALS 
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:05 pm to GreyReb
Oklahoma basketball under Billy Tubbs would score 130+ in many games.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:07 pm to Oklahomey
I remember that. You had to have some shooters to drop 130.
Nolan’s teams would roll up 120 on the reg
Nolan’s teams would roll up 120 on the reg
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:08 pm to GreyReb
Kentucky in 96 had multiple games they scored over 125 and 100.
But they also let teams score 80-90 points in those games too.
But they also let teams score 80-90 points in those games too.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:09 pm to GreyReb
Those was the glory years of pressing and of the philosophy that your goal defensively was to get turnovers.
When you press for 40 minutes you get a lot of easy buckets off open floor turnovers but you are going to give up a bunch of quick easy buckets too on the other end. When 2 press teams played each other it was an F1 race.
When you press for 40 minutes you get a lot of easy buckets off open floor turnovers but you are going to give up a bunch of quick easy buckets too on the other end. When 2 press teams played each other it was an F1 race.
This post was edited on 2/4/23 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:09 pm to BluegrassBelle
Everybody in a starting 5 used to be able to put it in the hoop.
Now 4 guys are dunkers and you got maybe one shooter
Now 4 guys are dunkers and you got maybe one shooter
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:10 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I’m also willing to bet there was little whistle on reach ins to get the turnover back then compared to since they made it an “emphasis” on the perimeter.
I’d be curious in foul differentials between now and then in general.
I’d be curious in foul differentials between now and then in general.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:10 pm to GreyReb
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Arkansas vs Texas 1991 Hogs fans chanting SEC SEC in last year in SWC.
That looked fun.
I blame Jeff Long for removing slobber hog
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:10 pm to GreyReb
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Now 4 guys are dunkers and you got maybe one shooter
Speak for yourself
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:10 pm to GreyReb
Teams try to play like the NBA with less than a third of the athletes the NBA has...
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:11 pm to Sus-Scrofa
Slobbering Hog and Barnhill were the GOAT
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:12 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I’m also willing to bet there was little whistle on reach ins to get the turnover back then compared to since they made it an “emphasis” on the perimeter.
I’d be curious in foul differentials between now and then in general.
Oh yea, not even close.
Anybody who grew up in the late 80s/90s grew up playing press defense, running press offense and being told over and over that you had to be strong with the ball against traps and presses because slaps and bumps weren't going to be fouls.
It's pretty wild how the press just completely vanished outside of late in games or in unique situations. It just isn't part of the game anymore. Neither is 3/4 trapping or any of the other pressure defense that everyone used to try and run in the 90s.
Guess it's similar to post players in that regard.
This post was edited on 2/4/23 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:12 pm to GreyReb
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Everybody in a starting 5 used to be able to put it in the hoop.
Now 4 guys are dunkers and you got maybe one shooter
Eh, I wouldn’t say that. You had teams that could play above the rim then too. If anything you had more traditional post players versus position less basketball like you have now.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:13 pm to GreyReb
I remember watching that LSU-Loyola Marymount game and thinking first team to 150 wins.
Today I watched AU-TN and thought first team to 40 wins
Where have you gone, Lionel Simmons?
Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you - woo, woo, woo
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson?
The L-Train has left and gone away - hey, hey, hey
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:13 pm to GreyReb
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How come nobody scores points in college basketball like they did in the early 90s?
Because college basketball has devolved into a slightly more gentile version of football.
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