Derek Fisher on the 90s/2000s NBA vs current NBA. Is he right, or is he another Retired player hating?
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Copy Ninja
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That was a good analogy and his point about sports now geared towards 'entertainment' is also on accurate.
Leonard Washington
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He said what he felt without shytting on the current generation 
Sports has always been entertainment. Arenas and stadiums are bigger than theatres. Most people arent entertained by sports in their purists form though...especially as entertainment options continue to grow. For some they arent entertained at all unless there is a certain player that catches their attention or the mob tells them they should be. So all sports strive to attract people even if the quality of the game has to be sacrificed. shyt pro wrestling used to be legit. But when they realized people were more invested in personalities, presentation, and conflict over actual competition they said fukk it and went all in on that and didnt even worry about competition part anymore.
How is he hating when (a) he was ASKED for his opinion, and (b) he CLEARLY said "it's not a negative thing"?
Bullshyt click bait ass culture....no offense, @UpAndComing ....
Bullshyt click bait ass culture....no offense, @UpAndComing ....
He's not a bitter a$$hole and he knows how to talk to people. If you notice, its mostly the greats or dudes with delusions of being great with the hate. Because they are used to being the man (or thought they were), mad because they aint no more (or really never were). And since they always been the shyt they never developed perspective or social skills. Nobody ever told them "you on some bullshyt chill out". Dudes that werent stars all their life and/or super talented tend to have to learn how to talk to folks.He said what he felt without shytting on the current generation
thenatural
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He's right. There's only so much time you have to captivate a consumers attention before they move on to some different shyt, most likely via their phone. You gotta give them something to keep them coming back besides the bare bone narratives.
Claiming that 1990s/2000s NBA wasn't built for entertainment value, or that modern sports is less competitive, makes zero sense.
If anything, analytics has forced teams to be MORE competitive than before, not less. Modern analytics has teams trying to maximize the point value of every single play rather than allowing players to do their thing just because it looks good. I agree that the sport has changed, but it changed due to the demand for efficiency, not due to some increased need for entertainment.
I guess that 02 WCF officiating was purely for the love of the sport after all 
Copy Ninja
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And only an argumentative, contrary muthafukka would find an issue with what he said
And only an argumentative, contrary muthafukka would find an issue with what he said
In The Zone '98
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So Kobe/Shaq weren't entertaining?
I don't understand
I don't understand
He said EXACTLY that.
"It's a different game. And it's not a negative thing, it's just built for the entertainment value, maybe, than the competitive value."
