As a whole, the NBA has lost around 45% of its viewership since 2012.

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No.. you do something like I said... If you want less players chucking shots from long distance for 80% of the game then make them worth less than other shots.. Hell they could make dunks worth 3 points.... shots from behind the arc 1 point like freethrows and keep all other field goals as 2 pointers.. this is if they truly wanna change this stagnant currant era of basketball

THATS SILLY.

YOU JUST SIMPLY ELIMINATE THE 3P LINE
AND GO BACK TO ALL 2 POINTERS
LIKE PRE 1980.

NOW THEY CANT JUSTIFY
SHOOTING 33% FROM 23 FEET.

THE SHOT SELECTION
AND ANALYTICS WOULD CHANGE
IMMEDIATELY
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TYRONE GA!

THATS SILLY.

YOU JUST SIMPLY ELIMINATE THE 3P LINE
AND GO BACK TO ALL 2 POINTERS
LIKE PRE 1980.

NOW THEY CANT JUSTIFY
SHOOTING 33% FROM 23 FEET.

THE SHOT SELECTION
AND ANALYTICS WOULD CHANGE
IMMEDIATELY
:devil:
:evil:


exactly.

I know it's not realistic to get rid of the 3 point line, so move the arch back and kill the shorter distance sideline/corner three.

Analytics change COMPLETELY like you said.

shyt, test it out in the G-League.
 

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Some of y’all want to turn the NBA into Rock’ N Jock on MTV with some of these ideas :mjlol: .

Cable-cutting/Streaming, scheduling in conflict with your priorities as you get older, seemingly lack of importance and ‘style of play’ for some.

There’s a multitude of reasons for some of the disinterest, but you also cannot completely overlook the :mjpls: aspect as well, at least in the U.S. mainly. I guarantee there would be a ratings bump from those who regularly say ‘I don’t watch the NBA’, ‘It’s too woke’, or ‘The NCAA is better’ if a homegrown Larry Bird-Caitlyn Clark player comes along.

Even during Jordan’s heyday, the NFL was still ratings monster to compete with, from what I remembered.
 

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The paint is more open because of shooting especially at the big man positions which drags bigs out the paint.

I was watching Bucks Bulls on ESPN. Lopez and Vucevic were shooting threes from deep. Both them dudes came into the league as post up bigs. :heh:

My team has the best shooting big man KAT that’s shooting 50% from 3 on over 5 attempts.

I’m a Knicks fan you’re telling me Mikal Bridges, Anunoby, Deuce McBride, Mitch Robinson, Precious don’t play defense. :mjlol:

Brunson is small but even he puts efforts and be among the league leaders in charges :heh:

Bruh you don’t have a team you’re a casual who doesn’t have the attention span to watch games

There are defenders in the league excellent ones at that you don’t give a fukk about facts. Go look at what Dyson Daniels is doing (this nikka been getting 6-7 steals like it’s nothing). Watch Tari Eason, the Thompson twins, Jalen Suggs. Watch an OKC game or Orlando.

Old defenses would get waxed today especially old teams that were used to guarding double big line ups and had non-shooters in the line ups they faced.
You didn’t say anything about the lack of rim protectors

There’s no resistance at the rim anymore
 
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but you also cannot completely overlook the :mjpls: aspect as well, at least in the U.S. mainly.

Yup. This is a factor as well… but white folks been racist… That’s why Larry Bird was so integral in blowing the NBA up…. Lakers vs Celtics was more of a Black vs White thing than a burgeoning dynasty vs an established dynasty that had contrasting styles of play… and white folks loved it…

But in today’s climate, a lot of white people can’t stand seeing young black men make that kind of money…… and this includes NIL money for college players
 

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You didn’t say anything about the lack of rim protectors

There’s no resistance at the rim anymore
Blocks per game

2024: 5.3

1991: 5.1
1992: 5.3
1993: 5.2
1994: 5.2
1995: 5.2
1996: 5:1
1997: 4.9
1998: 5.1

And you wonder why nobody respects the ‘90s anymore.

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What you wanna be basketball elitists don’t realize is that the “casual” fan is what makes the product viable, and once you start losing the casual fan, the first thing you need to look at is the product. I do t think viewership is down over 40 percent, but there has been a significant decline over the last 3 years. Do illegal streams play a role? Yup. Do illegal streams hurt the NFL or college football? Nope.
The casual fan hasn’t stopped consuming the game they just do it differently.

The attention span to watch a 48 minute basketball with play stoppages multiple times a week isn’t there and neither is the access.

They still consume the game through social media hot takes, sports gambling, YouTube compilations of all the baskets in the game.

We’re in an era with lack of attention span and people in here are basically deliberately trying to slow the game down. How does that bode well?
 

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I still don't get why NBA don't play only in France they used to play here in the UK what didn't help too they make their tickets near impossible to get if you wanna watch it live in France
 

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not surprised the product is buns .
IMA old head and I know so many old heads that have walked away from the game.
I'll watch the playoffs but youd have to pay me to watch a regular season game ..
I was hardcore from 95-2020 ( watched everything i could )and the game is just boring and a bad product to me.
 
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