Which do you want?

Do you want more scoring or more action? The two do not necessarily go hand in hand. When the fences are short in baseball, there is a lot of scoring because the sluggers hit a lot of home runs - but is that action in the true sense of the word? Is watching guys trotting around the bases really exciting? Doubles and stolen bases and hits in the gap may not produce the same number of runs, but they do produce more action.

What about the 3-point shot. It produces more scoring because it gives half-again as many points for the same act. But does it produce more action? It is more exciting watching a player jack one up from long distance, or watching a player slashing to the basket with the defenders converging on him? But since we have placed such a disproportionate importance on the 3-point shot, why should teams do anything else? Just stand around the perimeter and shoot. Folks will grind their teeth at me, but we have created a glorified game of HORSE, and that is not nearly as exciting.

Which do you want: scoring or action? They are not the same thing.