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Message: [QUOTE="JustbrewitMan, post: 2730067, member: 7806"] This is one of the best descriptions of the current state of basketball and it essentially mirrors what happened to the game of poker (esp online poker) over the last ~15 years following the "Moneymaker boom" in 2003. Use of advanced game theory principles and the ability to use stat-trackers and to display them in real-time (heads-up displays [HUDs]) allowed players with strong game theory and math backgrounds to essentially play exploitative poker versus bad players ("the fish") and to play optimal poker versus other good players ("the sharks"). Once the bad players bankrolls were busted (and if they weren't, they just stopped playing because game theory-based poker isn't really fun entertainment), the strong players are faced to battle each other in a game that's essentially break-even...except the casino rake slowly drains off the player's bankrolls. Many online casinos/poker sites have banned HUDs, created anonymous tables, and enacted other rules to remove as much of the game-theory based edge as possible. The NBA (and NCAA) will probably have to consider implementing some significant rule adjustments to combat the "solved game" pitfalls that we're starting to see. [/QUOTE]