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<blockquote data-quote="BonafideJacket" data-source="post: 682487" data-attributes="member: 1011"><p>Not a hoop-head, but to me, it's a combo of:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Virginia-style defense.</strong> UVA won a national title playing a stifling, grind-it-out, defensive style. Other teams are of course trying to emulate to a certain extent.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong>Lack of a mid-range game. </strong> It seems to all be points in the paint and threes. Teams have learned to scheme defenses to cover both of those and force teams to hit 10-20 ft jumpers and a lot of guys are uncomfortable with that.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Piggie-backing on the above, teams are still adjusting to moving the 3P line.</li> </ol><p>I don't think this is part of a long-term trend, as offense has fluctuated over the last four years: 2015 was a 60 year low in scoring (so they dropped the shot clock to 30 secs), but 2017 was a 20 year high. So it may just be that things are in flux year-to-year, especially with one-and-dones and the transfer market leading teams to remake themselves year over year.</p><p></p><p>If you subscribe, Ken P. had a fascinating article in The Athletic earlier this season on this topic: <a href="https://theathletic.com/1389781/2019/11/19/kenpom-low-scoring-games-are-making-an-unwelcome-comeback/" target="_blank">https://theathletic.com/1389781/2019/11/19/kenpom-low-scoring-games-are-making-an-unwelcome-comeback/</a> (And if you don't subscribe, what are you waiting for? Easily the best source of sports reporting around - including breaking news and long-form type reporting).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BonafideJacket, post: 682487, member: 1011"] Not a hoop-head, but to me, it's a combo of: [LIST=1] [*][B]Virginia-style defense.[/B] UVA won a national title playing a stifling, grind-it-out, defensive style. Other teams are of course trying to emulate to a certain extent. [*][B]Lack of a mid-range game. [/B] It seems to all be points in the paint and threes. Teams have learned to scheme defenses to cover both of those and force teams to hit 10-20 ft jumpers and a lot of guys are uncomfortable with that. [*]Piggie-backing on the above, teams are still adjusting to moving the 3P line. [/LIST] I don't think this is part of a long-term trend, as offense has fluctuated over the last four years: 2015 was a 60 year low in scoring (so they dropped the shot clock to 30 secs), but 2017 was a 20 year high. So it may just be that things are in flux year-to-year, especially with one-and-dones and the transfer market leading teams to remake themselves year over year. If you subscribe, Ken P. had a fascinating article in The Athletic earlier this season on this topic: [URL]https://theathletic.com/1389781/2019/11/19/kenpom-low-scoring-games-are-making-an-unwelcome-comeback/[/URL] (And if you don't subscribe, what are you waiting for? Easily the best source of sports reporting around - including breaking news and long-form type reporting). [/QUOTE]
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