The 2 rules being implemented now and not last year were ...
1. The 14 second shot clock after an offensive rebound.
2. The right of way for offensive players where you cannot impede their path but go along his movement
The result is increased scoring than the previous season. Take James Harden again. His total scoring in the 2017-2018 season was 2,191 points. For the 2018-2019 season, he has scored 1,976 after just 54 games.
Edit: I think I remember na the term the commentators coined that you cannot impede the path of an offensive player..... "FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT".
You cannot impede the freedom of movement of an offensive player.
It looks like you are only sampling harden. How about the others? Again im asking you, are you saying because of the new rules this year, records and scoring are shooting thru the roof? Nba has made it easier for the offensive player? If yes nga, bakit si harden lang? The others should also be scoring like crazy and taking advantage of this. An offensive player scoring one or 2 40 point games is nothing. They should do it consistently to make me say the nba made things easier.
Yes, there are records being broken, more people scoring 40 plus points, but its not purely the nba rules. Lillard, kemba, durant, curry, george just scorers on top of my head should have at least 1700 to 1800 points at this point of the season. The closest second is george with 1577 at 55 games. Other pure scorers should be averaging at least 30 plus points.
I agree some rules make a small difference, but the nba did not make this game purely easy. It is mainly the combo of player and offensive system (3s)
Secondary na yun new rules. Imagine at 50 plus games, harden is still scoring like crazy. I dont have to play the game to say, hey that is an tough thing to do.. Lets give credit where credit is due.
Now whether it will work in playoffs, that is another question