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| Danny Green thinks the four-point shot is not good for basketball. Peter Baltazar |
MANDALUYONG--Danny Green expressed his criticism of the PBA's four-point shot when he met reporters on Friday night during a promotional tour for NBA Philippines.
Green, one of the top 3-and-D guys during his playing days, believes the three-point shot alone is already enough for some fun perimeter moments, and adding another outside arc could do more harm to the game than benefits.
"I don't think it's good for the game of basketball. The three-point shot is already enough, and you get an abundance of attempts of those," Green said when he paid a visit to the NBA Store inside SM Megamall.
He also feels the 27-foot long bomb is taking away some of the beauty of the game instead of giving it better aesthetics.
"I think the four-point line might make the game a little bit more messy," Green continued.
However, he added that the additional twist could be fun to watch in certain circumstances, but using it in league action is a different story.
"It could be fun for certain things like the Big 3, certain tournaments, or even the Olympics, but an NBA game? I don't know," Green further said.
Initially began as an additional perimeter shot in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, the PBA decided to bring it to its All-Star Games.
However, in 2024, in efforts to make the games more entertaining to watch amid the challenges of other Asian pro leagues, the PBA opted to make the four-pointers a regular thing too.
Willie Marcial believes that, at least as long as he remains the commissioner of the league, the four-point shot is now a permanent fixture in the PBA.
Green is not the only NBA legend who expressed some opposition to the four-pointer.
Fellow former Los Angeles Laker Robert Horry is among those who also think the new perimeter shot is not helping the game, saying in a 2024 interview when he too visited the Philippines that it is further keeping the kids away from getting a better understanding of the sport.
Renowned NBA player trainer Chris Matthews, though, is a fan of the four-point shot, even calling Marcial a "genius" for making it a regular PBA thing.
However, Matthews cautioned that it is still better to master the mid-range shot first before thinking about taking your perimeter game a bit farther.
