Teams used to hate one another. Superstars were rivals, not buddies.
The NBA is Boring!
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Teams used to hate one another. Superstars were rivals, not buddies.
Yeah I don't remember Stockton going to the rim and getting mauled.
It's the same thing dude. You're just old and keep talking about the good ole days. Guys like Barkley and Jordan were golfing buddies.
Go 1:05 at this amd you'll understand.
"Players sold their services to the highest bidder, much like the hired guns of the Old West."
That's now. Go to the money or bring friends to make superteams. In the 90s and before they HATED other teams, trades usually then from the owners, not the players getting their way.
I was never really an NBA guy so I don't have a dog in the fight.
But I don't think MJ and Isiah or Reggie or Ewing were buddy-buddy.
MJ looked obviously annoyed when they brought up Isiah during The Last Dance.
Can you name any modern superstars with championships to their name with such bad blood?
There are plenty of guys in the NBA that don't like each other. Ill bet there are more fights now
Magic and Bird brought the eyeballs and it was generally good to kick back and watch then and in the 90s although it was about the same teams at the top for long stretches.
Repeating but it seems like the most I hear about the NBA is Twitter drama.
Agree on the skill level though. Seems like everyone can do everything but it's had an inverse effect on how interesting it is.
Nostalgia always has a tendency to make things seem way better than they probably were.
Yes it's an extreme of example. However I bet if you looked up Jordan, Ewing, Malone, Darkly, and have huge difference between miss games / total games.
Up until about 2-3 years ago the NBA was one of my favorite leagues to watch. I can’t pinpoint one singular reason why I have dropped off watching but here are mine:
Absolutely hate watching iso ball and three’s every single possession. More scoring cool but it doesn’t make it more fun.
Hate the load management. (I think they getting better at this).
Give me traditions and more nostalgia. I know it’s a social media tik tok age but if I turn on Lakers @ Celtics I want to see the parquet floor with traditional uniforms. Not Boston in black and Lakers in all white with a weird court design.
Anytime I turn on a game anymore I have to spend time figuring out who is playing and where.
I’m 34 btw. Not old or yelling at the clouds but it feels like the NBA is trying “too hard”
Absolutely hate watching iso ball and three’s every single possession. More scoring cool but it doesn’t make it more fun.
Hate the load management. (I think they getting better at this).
Give me traditions and more nostalgia. I know it’s a social media tik tok age but if I turn on Lakers @ Celtics I want to see the parquet floor with traditional uniforms. Not Boston in black and Lakers in all white with a weird court design.
Anytime I turn on a game anymore I have to spend time figuring out who is playing and where.
I’m 34 btw. Not old or yelling at the clouds but it feels like the NBA is trying “too hard”
demoncore1031
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I stopped watching NBA about 20 years ago, but did watch some Bulls games when Hoiberg was their coach. I just don't find the game appealing anymore. Players are not as tough and they don't play much D. I am a lifelong Bulls fan and used to love watching them play the Pistons, Lakers, Celtics, Pacers, etc. Those were some intense battles.
The NBA was not big in the 80s. It was rarely on tv. Was it bigger than in the 70s? Sure but for the most part nobody watched.
Stockton talked about it and basically said they did stuff not medically recommended to get back out, I think you won’t see that come back in any sport.
The NBA is the best basketball product in the world. They need to reduce the number of games so guys play more and ratchet up the intensity. And they need to tweak the rules to make the 3 point shot harder, like move the line back.
But from a basketball standpoint, it’s top notch.
But from a basketball standpoint, it’s top notch.
Omfg they do play defense. 1. You can't pack the lane and clog things up with the 3 point line out that far. 2. When 7 footers started being able to hit 3 and cross people over 25 ft. from the basket it naturally became impossible to defend. I can tell you don't watch the NBA because they do attempt to play defense
Not like you think it did. Jordan got it rolling. The NBA finals were on freaking tape delay and in in the afternoons in the 80s.
Yes i bet there is more fights now. But it's because the era of social media and ego. Everyone in the entertainment, such as NBA, always need to eat their social ego and find a new Twitter fight making into the flavor of the week.
Add the influx of European talent and the league is WAY better from a telent standpoint than it was 20 years ago. It's not even close. The depth 1-15 is off the charts.
