3-pointer sage, weighs in. Has this truly been bad for the audience as visible in falling NBA attendance (modulo Covid)? There’s always discontent in fans of an old style of play...
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Basketball fans: why has 3-point shooting taken over? I’m guessing it’s not that the skill levels went up but that something made it a more valuable skill to cultivate? What? twitter.com/owenlhjphillip…
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I recall some fans being disappointed when power baseline players started dominating serve-and-volley types (remember Stefan Edberg?) in 80s tennis.
Cricket had loud complaints with the introduction of 1-day and twenty20 and other gradual advantaging of in favor of batsmen.
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US is still recovering from the loss of Michael Jordan. Though, his departure coincided with the internet boom (aka no more TV lock-in). AFAIK, intl. viewership has never been higher. My read: cultural relevance also at all-time high. I like Epsilon, but this is a terrible take.


