Pre-Memorial Day Hoiberg NBA Update

Enjoy watching teams like UNI hold the ball for 35 seconds and play lock down defense with zero offense.

I'll watch Steph Curry and James Harden duel like last night.

Your loss.

Or your lack of appreciation for the fundamentals of the game.

Maybe your loss. But that would mean someone else thought what you liked was stupid. And we all know that is childish to call others out for having different preferences.
 
Lol most overused saying ever by NBA haters.. yeah there's times when someone might not give it everything they've got but you do realize these are the most talented players in the world right? Quit sounding dumb

Say the same thing about the WNBA. Not a lot of clamor on this board - or any other board - about how great it is.
 
Or your lack of appreciation for the fundamentals of the game.

Maybe your loss. But that would mean someone else thought what you liked was stupid. And we all know that is childish to call others out for having different preferences.

You call dribbling around the perimeter and not really looking to get a shot til less than 10 seconds fundamentals? I'm not sure if you realize that "Hoiball" is referred to as a pro-style offense (not that UNLV garbage). Do you like watching ISU? Cause then you should like watching many NBA teams
 
Zing!

And why do so many people insist on using the word 'product' to describe a league's game anymore? Are we all a bunch of salesman/marketers now or what?

Because of all the commercial tie-ins and endorsements? Because of the money that flows from the culture that is pushed out by the NBA?
 
NBA is ok, but it sucks compared to CBB. CBB is more fun to watch and the fans and atmosphere is much better. I'll take players playing for the love of the game and their university over watching millionaires playing basketball against other millionaires that only care about their next pay check.
 
There's a difference between feeling stronger ties to college and being able to admit that the NBA is a better game. I don't get why people are so headstrong against the NBA. It's kinda funny that people who love college and against the NBA put part of the blame on "Lebron getting calls" as if teams in college don't seem to get favorable calls either. And the "no defense" thing is misconstrued. Sure, there are lots of examples over an 82 game season but there's a fair amount of teams that aren't very good defensively either, the Cyclones included so that shouldn't be a reason to hate the NBA.

As a guy that used to have Pacers season tickets when living in Indy - the "game" is a contrived 60 minutes of product placement, phony gimmicks and superficial excitement.

To each their own.
 
NBA is ok, but it sucks compared to CBB. CBB is more fun to watch and the fans and atmosphere is much better. I'll take players playing for the love of the game and their university over watching millionaires playing basketball against other millionaires that only care about their next pay check.
Like I said, I prefer CBB over NBA no doubt for the exact reasons you said but the NBA haters get really annoying. I used to be one until I started actually watching it
 
You call dribbling around the perimeter and not really looking to get a shot til less than 10 seconds fundamentals? I'm not sure if you realize that "Hoiball" is referred to as a pro-style offense (not that UNLV garbage). Do you like watching ISU? Cause then you should like watching many NBA teams

I like watching ISU. With CFH. With Morgan. With GMac, Orr, Eustacy, Floyd, etc.... I'm fan of the team and couldn't care less about the style.
 
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I like watching ISU. With CFH. With Morgan. With GMac, Orr, Eustacy, Floyd, etc.... I'm fan of the team and couldn't care less about the style.

No one "liked" watching GMAC teams. No one.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen, please go out and enjoy the weekend. Arguing about NBA vs. NCAA isn't going to change anything.
I am at the Royals-Cardinals game. Always torn when they play.

As for the NBA argument, I love CBB better, but you are either blind or bias if you think it is a better game. CBB might be more popular but that doesn't mean it is better.