It’s Time To Make The Three-Point Line Invisible

So I’m sitting in my man-cave, Rockets are playing the Jazz [some rerun from 2019 on ESPN even though I haven’t watched the NBA in years] and I see this James Harden fella step back a few feet and put up this three-point shot. I think to myself, the idea of ideas, “Wait a minute! They ought to make that line invisible!” Think about The Price Is Right and how thrilling it is when the contestants try to guess what the correct price is, without going over the line. We need that kind of excitement right now in the NBA.  

So, I draft up half a letter to Adam Silver on very tasteful parchment andI keep watching the game. I see this Mike Conley guy know exactly where to go to get his three-point bonus. It’s pathetic. Where’s the intrigue? Let these guys get confused a little—I mean, anyone can hit a three point shot if you know where the line is. But, now, with my idea–I’m trying to be modest but we both know it’s a GAME CHANGER. 

Want more reasons? For one, guys are getting taller. Back in ’82 we didn’t have 7’8″ guys walking around at my high school. The center for our team was 5’6″  but that was years ago. Now? I’m sure in a few years guys will be like 12’8”, and they’ll just grab the hoop while standing at the three-point line (if Silver doesn’t respond to my letter).

Aren’t we tired of all of these lines anyway? Start with the three-point line, then remove all other lines, then remove courts. Then and only then, will we have the purest form of basketball as I see it.