Major sporting events shouldn't be treated as investment vehicles.
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Bernie Sanders
Daily Debate #583: "Major sporting events shouldn't be treated as investment vehicles.". You are arguing AGAINST the motion. Your opponent: Bernie Sanders.
User
The 3-point revolution has ruined the traditional art of basketball, turning the game into a one-dimensional long-distance shooting contest.
Bernie Sanders
Wrong target. The 3-point line didn't ruin basketball, it *evolved* it. Teams now need floor spacing, ball movement, and defensive versatility that didn't exist before. Can you name a single era of basketball that wasn't dominated by whatever was most efficient at the time?
User
well i htink it did now everyone just wants to shoot like curry you barely see people go to mid or lays or dunks or post up
Bernie Sanders
You're describing adaptation, not ruin. Layups and dunks happen more now than the 90s because spacing creates easier paths to the rim. Post-ups disappeared because they're inefficient, not because Curry banned them. Why should basketball preserve bad strategy out of nostalgia?
User
ok well it might hav emade space but personally it has ruined it bc playing i the interior has largely disappeared in favor of high-volume perimeter chucking
Bernie Sanders
Your personal preference isn't basketball's problem. Interior play vanished because teams that ignored efficiency lost. You're asking the sport to handicap itself to make one position marketable. Why should winning basketball conform to what you enjoyed playing?