You brought up that besides NBA there are other levels of play. Like college, highschool, amateur and so forth.
I was pointing out that I have experience outside of just watching NBA games.
EVEN girls get injured playing basketball. Like I said I ahve seen 2 of my students have ACL surgery. If you think the risk of such a injury is limited, you are wrong. Even girls that don't weigh 100pounds can tear their acl. In my case, I'm not making this stuff up.
You said your buddy was 270 now....but yea. You probably misrepresent your buddy, making him out to be some kinda thug when probably he just plays physical. There is a difference between beign physical and trying to injur people. Basketball injuries suck (any injury does) they make life in general suck and reduce your ability to do everyday things. well I guess this is true of any sport, but our topic now is basketball.
In my experience of playing basketball when I was younger, streetball, watching NBA and watching kids, the injuries happen around teh same times for the same reasons. maybe I am wrong and somebody who has more than conjecture adn wild theory can shed some light on this. But at this point its not about what is right to you but its about being right and you should take a step back, calm down and relax.
We both agree that the current structure in BB is not very accurate. We both agree that it shoudl take into consideration more practically how and why people get injured, not just fouls and always the shooter, right? So after that the BBs if they ever change the logic in GE (which may never ever happen cuz they don7t have the resources they say) can look at statistics and talk to experts. I'm not proposing myself as an expert, my point is only to completely discredit some of your wild ideas. I have no issue with you, you'll grow out of it (hopefully) but when I see bogus info/conjecture its my nature to attack it. Don't take it personal.
1. I brought up nothing
2. Try talking to me about experience. Just try, trust me son, you don't want to go there. I played 65 games in the NBA from 2004-2006. SO just try and go there, and tell me you have more experience.
3. I didn't say anything about my buddy. but 270 at 6'7 isn't that fat. Maybe you're some scrawny guy who couldn't make a living playing basketball, but 6'7 270 could very easily be.... Metta WorldPeace (6'7 260), a guy built of solid muscle. or LeBron James (6'8 250)
You played basketball when younger, and streetball. I guess that makes you Coach Larry Brown? or Coach Phil Jackson?