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Re:Basketball has evolved into a game of calculated decision... by myvoiceismypass on Saturday February 15, 2025 @04:11PM (#43062368)
> At this point, injuries, not players or teams, are deciding who moves forward.

Football is kinda like this at this point too. Some fraction of the top QBs are going to go down each year, and it feels like a limp to the finish.

That being said, somehow Wilt Chamberlain once played a season in which he only missed 8 and a half minutes total in the entire season, including OT. Amazing. Times have changed but that will never happen again now.

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Re:Basketball has evolved into a game of calculated decision... by matsemann on Saturday February 15, 2025 @05:25PM (#43063028)
Soccer is slowly getting there. You play for your club in the series, the cup, some europa cup, now also the world club cup, then there's matches with your national team, world cup etc. They are now even contemplating having the world cup more often.

Having more games is an quick way to make more money, but in the long run it waters down the product.

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Re:Basketball has evolved into a game of calculated decision... by thakoppno on Saturday February 15, 2025 @10:18PM (#43064997)
> Wilt Chamberlain averaged more than 48 minutes a game during the 1961-62 NBA season, where he played an average of 48.5 minutes per game; this is considered one of the most remarkable feats in NBA history.
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