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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 4691367, member: 2524"] The relaxation of rules for traveling and palming has really favored the rise of athleticism and also enhanced the value of spreading the court with the three. I think the game does get boring when everyone plays the same way and they rely on the same plays and types of players over and over. I enjoyed the NBA in the Magic-Bird through Jordan eras. The very physical Pistons teams started to lose me, and I was lost for good when they introduced the illegal defense rule in 2001, eliminating zone-like defenses. I haven't watched enough since to judge today's game, but if Chief is right that viewership has dropped 2/3, I'm not inclined to give it a try. Ordinary people are good judges. What's interesting to me is variety of styles of play and the matchup of distinct strategies. If everyone is following the same strategy, then you can almost award the championship to the team with the best players for that strategy. Things get predictable and therefore boring. The 2023 Huskies played a really beautiful brand of basketball, and Jokic's passing looks beautiful in highlights, so I don't think one can say that there is a clear trend downwards in the interestingness of basketball. But I agree with Chief, there is something wrong with an NBA that has no room for Adama Sanogo but room for hundreds of 3-and-D specialists. [/QUOTE]