406dn
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NBA doesn't play chit for defense...another reason for the closer 3's and higher percentage.
The defense in the NBA is so awesome they score 227 points a game...boring.
I'm guessing you and I would score less than Bronny. No one gives Curry open looks without a fight.
The three point shot has caused defenses to have to defend much more area, than during the old days. The offense used to be centered around low post play. Now it is much more motion, off ball screens, and passing the ball rapidly, to break down a defense's rotations.
The top teams today would kill the teams of old. The old time teams could not cover the three point line, or make very many of them on offense. Today's NBA draws from a global talent pool. Previously, talent was almost entirely homegrown.
Every human endeavor gets better over a span of time.