BuBrave2006 wrote:tribecalledquest wrote:BuBrave2006 wrote:They concentrate on and play good defense when they want to play good defense. The effort isn't always there. During the regular season, many teams just run on "autopilot" just to get to the playoffs. The playoffs, however, are a completely different story. This was one of the most entertaining NBA playoffs I've seen in years.
They play the best defense of any basketball in the world because it is the best basketball in the world. Its the best all the time.
In what other sport do fans think the lower levels do things better than the top professionals? Its so weird.
I'm not sure that you disproved anything that I said. All I did was question everyday effort. You see young baseball players constantly sprinting out ground balls, but how many professional baseball players don't run out ground balls? Coaches hold younger kids to a higher standard. Younger kids are more willing to make sacrifices for the good of the team. The older players get, once they become professionals and start getting big contracts, they start making "business decisions" while they are playing to potentially avoid getting hurt. Is every player like that? Of course not. But to deny that it happens and that it doesn't affect effort in what some people consider "meaningless" regular season games is ignorant. Obviously this isn't true with every team, but the top of the line teams...the warriors, the rockets, the LeBron-led Cavaliers all were like that. When the playoffs come around and teams start caring then yes, I 100% agree with you that the defense is top notch and definitely takes a step up. But that only happens when teams "want" to play defense.
You honestly think the defense is better in a random Wednesday night MVC game than a random Wednesday night NBA game?
