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Does high variance make the game less enjoyable?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Carl Herrera, May 23, 2018.

  1. Carl Herrera

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    The Rockets are on the extreme end of high variance basketball, but the rest of the league is also trending this way. My theory is that a high variance approach like volume 3 point shooting leads to more blowouts even when between more or less similar level teams.

    The conference finals, for example, look like they could each go 7 games with 5 or 6 being decided by double digits (and some of them even by 20+ points). It may be better for the cardiac health of fans, but we are losing the kind of drama that makes thing interesting.
     
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    Yesterday's game was an anomaly but it was what we needed.
     
    #2 alethios, May 23, 2018
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    It makes betting more manic at the very least.
     
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    If the teams im watching aint exactly my favorite, high variance really lowers the enjoyment. like the boston vs cavs series. There's a reason why the houston vs warriors game 4 was an instant classic and had even casual fans getting all excited. Feels like a movie. Even that sound bites from d antoni was really cool. and that interview on chris paul houston were coming home. I need more of those games FROM OTHER TEAMS. lol. With houston more boring win please.
     
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    Actually, Game 4 was high variance too. The blowouts happened in the quarters.
     
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    The obvious answer to the question is yes.

    Except when the Rockets are blowing out other teams.
     
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