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[QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 2743849, member: 60"]
First, I love all the offense. I think it's great. I also think the NBA has the best athletes and have the best use of analytics of any of the American pro sports (as incorporated into game strategy).

With that said, I think there are two key areas that need to be looked at to help the defense:
1) How the game is officiated. It's so fast and it feels like there are so many conditions for calls that it's just hard to officiate the games correctly and consistently. Somehow they need to help the refs (whether by simplifying the rules, adding another ref on the court, etc).

2) No more superstars like James Harden (to an extent). The way he draws fouls is getting to a point of absurdity. The pump fakes and jumping into the defender has to be called more strictly as a no-call. Traveling on the perimeter to get an open look off the dribble from three. The rip throughs could be looked at. If the goal goes from scoring the basketball to getting fouled, there is a fundamental issue with the application of or the actual intent of the rules.

However, I do think defenses will catch up once teams start having lineups that are basically position-less on defense (for the teams that can get to that point).
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