I’m there to spark a bit of a chat, that’s a real joy,”, the man himself told The Spin last year. The best stats are ones that provoke a discussion and give an insight into performance or show trends of the game. So I get that they kind of need him to do both, and to his credit he’s good at both.“It is about the overall narrative rather than just plucking out quirky numbers that aren’t that relevant. Being a threat out there also can help open up the floor, and a lot of today’s game is about keeping the floor space, too. Howard Beck: Yeah it’s tough to find that right balance because of the way the game is played today. I don't want to see you out there just jacking up threes. This is your best season because you dominated inside. Like Joel Embiid, you were an MVP candidate because you were on the block this year, right? Before you were standing out there shooting, jacking up threes, when your ability, your natural ability and where you dominate is in the interior. I don't want to see all these big guys standing out there. Tracy McGrady: I hate all the three-point barrage. Howard Beck: And just to clarify, ultimately, when you watch the game, today’s players, talent level, style of play, whatever else, I mean, are you enjoying this version of the NBA different than your own? No, not as much? We’re saying the rules make the game soft. We’re not saying the players are soft people.
The game is a lot softer based on the rules. You’re shooting more threes in today’s game.
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No, it's a full 24 seconds left, right? So the pace, you get more possessions. Like I didn’t play in an era where you shoot the ball and get the offensive rebound, and the shot clock resets to 14 or 15, whatever it is. Howard Beck: And the pace is just higher, too. The game today is a lot easier offensively than it was 10, 15 years ago. Bron in his 19th year averaged 30, Embiid averages 30. And then you have a few guys this year average 30. I can understand why guys are averaging … let’s say James averages what, 35, 36 one year. What are we saying that is not true on that? The game is a lot easier today in terms of the rules. Tracy McGrady: But it’s true, but it’s true. There’s no malice behind it, that’s how we feel. I’m like, bro, we just voicing our opinion. But it’s like, you know, you can’t say that about him, you too old, you can’t say that.
And how these people view some of the things that the older generation say, because they actually be saying the same thing. They say the same things about these players, but we can’t say it? Like sometimes I get confused on a lot of this stuff, man. But because we’re on a platform and it’s being put out to the masses, they got a problem with it. If we was having barbershop talk, this is the same talk that the guys that are complaining and some of these players, they talking amongst their friends, they’re talking reckless about other players. I think it’s always the younger generation thinking the older guys are ripping the younger generation, in which, that’s not the case. Tracy McGrady: It’s not a fair assessment. Howard Beck: There’s this feeling on NBA Twitter, it’s probably the younger group, where they feel like there’s a lot of just old men yelling at the clouds, get off my lawn stuff, from your generation. Listen to the full episode on podcast players everywhere or on SI.com. The following transcript is an excerpt from The Crossover NBA podcast.
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