Alright, people, I'll be taking a break from the controversial topics for a while, so welcome to your regularly scheduled programming. This week, the NHL and the NBA both have their championship series on the way. In order to not risk sounding like an idiot on here per usual, I will let someone else cover the Stanley Cup Finals (Go Vegas), while for myself, I'll actually cover the sport I actually know well, the NBA, let's do this.

Wow, who could have predicted that Golden State and Cleveland would be in the finals against each other again? It's only like the safest bet in all sports, and no, the NBA is not rigged. However, I've noticed something over the last four years or so. As a basketball fan for almost all my 22 years, I can say that NBA basketball and the way it is being played has changed completely. If you need an example, just look at LeBron James. That dude has been in every NBA Finals since 2011, and his game has evolved alongside the NBA with it. With the different players, different strategies, the way basketball has played, especially now, is completely different to what older fans are accustomed to. What are some of those things? I'm glad you asked.

1. Lots of three-point shooting.

It has become apparent that every team is starting to utilize the three-point shot more, and I will give the 2015 Golden State Warriors credit in starting this. To me, it's common sense. The three-point shot is worth more, and if you have a team capable of making threes, you should just let them run and gun. Stephen Curry, alongside the Golden State Warriors, has opened the floodgate of three-point shooters in the league. You're seeing more and more people utilize the three-point shot, even the purest of centers are capable of shooting threes. You see guys like Brook Lopez or Al Horford who would have never shot three-point shots in their early days shooting with no fear, and thus you're seeing the average points per game from each team go higher and higher every year.

2. The small number of pure point guards left in the NBA.

With the higher amount of points made, more and more of the league's point guards are becoming more scoring oriented than pure point guard oriented (Kyrie Iriving is the best example of this). Granted, with Lonzo Ball joining the league, he reminded us that the pure point guard still exists in some form. It's very rare to find a pure point guard like a Jason Kidd or John Stockton anymore in this decade, but that's how the game has adapted.

3. Lack of defense played.

Yes, there are some really great highlights in this year's playoffs on the defensive end but have you been paying attention to the way they play nowadays. They really don't play hard defense until they have to. It's more of a shootout until last five minutes of the 4th quarter where defense matters. The defense has become secondary to the offense in the NBA, and it is an interesting dynamic.

4. The small number of pure centers left in the NBA.

This is another one that surprises me too. How many Shaq-like players are in the NBA still? Most of the big men are more like a Dirk Nowitzski in the way they play, they can still play big down low, but a lot of them still have range. Big men have to be more evolved in this league now due to the three-point shot. However, on the defensive end, they have become more important as they are now used as brick walls to stop the crazy offense from taking place.

5. Superteams.

I'm not even talking about Golden State or even the new-look Cavaliers, but have you noticed how the best teams are just getting deeper and deeper in talent every year? It's crazy to see how everyone teams up with everyone to make themselves better, but in general, the entire league has been doing this and now it's just a matter of who can outmatch who with signing major league players on an already stacked team (Orlando Magic, take note, please).