[sphinx]

I hope this is a parody. The constant tweaking of the rules to gin up cheap scoring for listless tv fans is a big part of what has turned me off on the traditional U.S. sports. Basketball in particular is now almost unwatchable, with the shot clock and three pointer. It is a feeble imitation of what the game used to be.

At the rate we're going, in another 20 years the NBA will have stripped its players naked and will be awarding five points if you do a flip before shooting.

[mikrofon]

100% agreement about NBA basketball… As an example, one or two slam-dunks might be palatable, however as a steady a diet is just about as interesting as stuffing a shopping bag at the market.

It was fun playing the sport into college in intramurals, and the NCAA game was always much more interesting, but even tweaking that with a ridiculously close 3-point line among our other changes have kind of ruined the appeal.