March badness.

March madness has been exciting and troubling at the same time.The games have been exciting and my tournament brackets are an absolute mess. What ive noticed from a negative point of view is that the shooting in the tourney has been absolutely horrid. The statistics do speak to the truth of the bad shooting not only in the tourney but throughout the season. Only a handfull of teams even shoot 50% from the field and good free throw shooting teams shoot slightly over 70% from the line. The athletes are bigger stronger and faster but the basketball is definately not better. The mid range shot is not practiced enough and free throws are obviously secondary in a players skill level. The blame should be directed at the advent of the 3 point shot and the glamourization of the slam dunk. The basketball would again become better if there were no 3 point shot and the goal of offenses was to get to the rim. The inside out offense that is common now would revert back to attacking the rim and higher percentage shots. Bigger stonger faster athletes would not only be more entertaining but also better basketball players.