Part 2 will be next week (Episode 8), and will cover the lack of mid range and post use, how the NBA has turned into a 3PT fest (And how it has hurt the product, and teams results over the recent years), and more.

Holding Court with Dee4Three Episode 7

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1:00

I introduce my special guest SwaggyPLino and go over the agenda

2:20

Impact of AAU: I discuss a Kobe Bryant quote from 2019 where he talks about how AAU is negatively impacting basketball at the youth level, and in turn the NBA level

6:45

We discuss euro ball, and why Doncic and Rubio had so much success immediately when entering the NBA. I use Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol quotes as examples. We also discuss one dimensional players being produced by the current AAU systems, and being taught to our youth in general. We also use examples of Anthony Davis struggling to score on Jimmy Butler (not knowing how to use his size), and players like Embiid who also do not use their size well, are slow, and have poor footwork.

17:58

I bring up a Marc Gasol quote about stats and how they are killing the game. We discuss why the media focuses so much on them. We also touch on why so many bigs of the past did not shoot threes, when indeed they could.

30:00

We discuss a Coby White quote where he states that he was told that mid range shots are a bad shot, and was told not to shoot them even though he has them in his repertoire. We also touch on why competition isn't what it used to be, and how pride is sorely missing in todays game (And why)

37:20

Distraction by technology: We talk about how distracted this generation is, and how that is impacted focus. Kids are coming up now with incredibly short attention spans, and we talk also about social engineering and how that impacts behavior/habits

46:11

Kyrie Irving in 2019 stated that no defense is being played in the NBA today. I read the full quote, and we discuss.

51:25

I talk about how athletes from the past were more than equipped to achieve elite athleticism, and use examples of players throughout history.

1:00:00

We discuss why it is telling that Mitchell Robinson was playing in the NBA and didn't know who Hakeem Olajuwon was, why Penny Hardaways recruit to Memphis had never seen a Penny highlight, and why we don't believe most kids coming up don't truly love the game the same was as prior generations.

1:04:00

I read a Kevin Garnett quote about the AAU system and how much it has hurt the game of basketball, and we discuss.

1:10:30

I close the show, thank you for tuning in!