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

[In The Zone '98]

You do realize the league Bron & Kobe inherited shares more similarities to the 90s than what’s being played now right?

Part of the conversation revolves around players not wanting it as much as Jordan's time

It's still discounting the greatness of 20 years

 

[Gotright]

You do realize the league Bron & Kobe inherited shares more similarities to the 90s than what’s being played now right?

Ain’t it crazy how Lebron adjusted? Remember back when they said he wasn’t a jump shooter. Now he be shooting the 3 like curry the last few years

 

[CHICAGO]

Ain’t it crazy how Lebron adjusted? Remember back when they said he wasn’t a jump shooter. Now he be shooting the 3 like curry the last few years

IF YOU PLAY FOR 22 YEARS
PUTTING ENDLESS WORK
WITH SHOOTING COACHES
I WOULD EXPECT YOU EVENTUALLY
GAIN A JUMP SHOT



​

 

[SchoolboyC]

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.

Football is king in the U.S.

ESPN can put Titans vs. Jaguars on MNF and 10 million+ people will happily watch a Will Levis vs Mac Jones duel off GP

The NBA and NFL have never been on an equal playing field and the NBA has always had to work harder to draw in audiences in the states

 

[CHICAGO]

Football is king in the U.S.

ESPN can put Titans vs. Jaguars on MNF and 10 million+ people will happily watch a Will Levis vs Mac Jones duel off GP

The NBA and NFL have never been on an equal playing field and the NBA has always had to work harder to draw in audiences in the states

BECAUSE FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY ONCE A WEEK.

IF 12 NFL TEAMS PLAYED EVERY NIGHT
OF THE WEEK THE NUMBERS WOULDNT
BE THE SAME


​

 

[VegetasHairline]

I dont care about either of them ngl.
I always hated mj and lebron. rooted against both of them .
my favorite era of the NBA was the 00s

Strong username to post correlation!

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

The younger generation.

Yes, they stream other sporting events.

This thread has already been debunked. More folks follow/watch the NBA than ever before. This thread is no more than misinformation.

So why isn’t the NFL and college football affected? The younger generation is a broad term. Do you mean 12 to 22? The majority of that demo still lives with their parents or don’t pay bills and have disposable income. Most people who watch live sports that are 35 and up pay for cable or some streaming service to do so.

 

[Gotright]

IF YOU PLAY FOR 22 YEARS
PUTTING ENDLESS WORK
WITH SHOOTING COACHES
I WOULD EXPECT YOU EVENTUALLY
GAIN A JUMP SHOT



​

Sounds easy don’t it

 

[CrimsonTider]

What demographic is streaming games? And do they not stream other sporting events?

Casual fans aren’t streaming games either

 

[phillycavsfan]

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.

If you eliminate the corner three you'd effectively squeeze the halfcourt of spacing. You'd create deserts at those spots where shooters used to shoot corner threes because there would be little to no reason for scorers to stand there. Efficient shot selection would plummet since offenses would sprint more to score in transition.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Gonna get worse when all these beige rich kids come into the league

 

[mastermind]

Efficient shot selection would plummet since offenses would sprint more to score in transition.

Which is what they want because they believe that means defense.

 

[phillycavsfan]

Which is what they want because they believe that means defense.

On the surface the defenses would look better, but that's only because the courts would be "smaller".

 

[SchoolboyC]

3 pt line or not, analytics isn’t going anywhere. Choosing the route that maximizes efficiency over what’s most aesthetically pleasing isn’t going anywhere

It is what it is

 

[SmoothOperator88]

3 pt line or not, analytics isn’t going anywhere. Choosing the route that maximizes efficiency over what’s most aesthetically pleasing isn’t going anywhere

It is what it is

And that's an every sport problem, not just basketball. It's just more pronounced in sports that are more fluid like basketball.