“NBA ratings are down b/c too many foreigners and mulattos”

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

The league could use a few more Ants. Building the foundation of the league on the back of mute foreigners and cookie cutter mulattos ain’t gonna cut it.

For a split second I had to ask myself did i actually see this shyt back in the day lol

 

[010101]

IGNANT*

 

[Karume]

is the thread title implying that white people only want dark skinned people entertaining them?

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

Ratings were worse during Iverson’s heyday.

And Steph is literally the biggest draw since MJ.

 

[Regular Developer]

The main thing for me is it seems like the players only care about the playoffs. They dont care about regular season, they don't care about the all star break.

 

[tremonthustler1]

People who care about TV ratings are fukking stupid.

when the NBA gets cancelled in favor of more Big Bang Theory reruns you'll see the light

 

[Bigblackted4]

They are losing the black women viewers according to my timeline of educated thots

 

[MostReal]

The league could use a few more Ants. Building the foundation of the league on the back of mute foreigners and cookie cutter mulattos ain’t gonna cut it.

he's right, I'll say it again, Adam Silver is a terrible commissioner and he's leading this league in the wrong direction in the name of 'expanding the game'

NFL is trying to do this too but it's in the beginning phases.

 

[Bar Razor]

I imagine anyone who actually watches ball has a different take on it. The personalities aren't the same as Lebron, Steph, and the like are iconic whereas the newer gen is not yet attracting folks the same way.

From a game perspective, and as a Bulls fan, I can't get super excited about 45 drive-kicks to 3pt attempts per game. Or a more fun variation of drive-kick-swing-swing-uncontested 3. Teams largely play the same now. Watching highlight videos from any NBA coverage channel on Youtube will have 3-4 back-to-back "highlights" of a swing swing 3, a walk up transition 3, a transition penetration to the paint followed by a kickout to the corners 3, and some variation of a stepback 3.

If you love seeing the ball go up, this era is great. If you like seeing varieties of playstyles, this is not the era to watch, because the unique playstyles are on the losing squads.

Correct. But the clueless will swear tHiS is ThE gReATeSt eRA as scrubs score 50 regularly not because they are so great but because of lack of defense or carrying/travel calls. I always say if it’s true that these are the bestest super athletes ever you should want hard nose defense back because then they can prove it and shut people like me up. No one talked about Mitchell, Luka and Embiid’s 70s two days later whereas they would be considered all timers previously

 

[MostReal]

If Angel Reese or Caitlin Clark joined the NBA ratings would boom

this is another issue but yall ain't ready to talk about that.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Ratings are down because casuals don't like parity as much as they claim

If the Celtics go b2b watch the ratings go up as folks tune in to see a potential 3peat

Rating are down because people don’t think the players care so they don’t care

 

[DoubleClutch]

this is another issue but yall ain't ready to talk about that.

I dunno what it is but female hoopers are more marketable these days

Kinda same thing happening with rappers

 

[Diondon]

What eyes are Ant bringing in?
I mean having an American face of the league is nice but Yao Ming had the league jumping lol

 

[Soldier]

How about watching basketball games and your favorite nba team for the sake of it?

Casuals/TMZ ball fans always need colorful characters, relatable personalities, captivating storylines, constant narratives/legacy discussions, shocking headlines and larger than life players to enjoy basketball smh. I suspect that all of these casuals who complain about how boring the nba is have no dog in the fight(they don’t have no favorite team of their own)

That’s why they complain about supposed boring stars because they only watch and follow « controversial, flashy and transcendent » star players. And they follow them from team to team. MJ fans pretending to be Bulls fans. Kobe fans pretending to be Lakers fans. KD fans pretending to be Thunder/Warriors/Nets/Suns fans. Westbrook fans pretending to be Thunder/Rockets/Wizards/Lakers/Clippers/Nuggets fans. Bron fans pretending to be Cavs/Heat/Lakers fans. Curry fans pretending to be Warriors fans.
I wonder how many people stopped watching the nba after Bird/Jordan/Kobe retired? And I wonder how many « fans will later retire from nba fandom when Bron/curry/kd will permanently close out their careers in 2-4 years?

When you only watch basketball with agendas, when you don’t find basketball inherently entertaining, when you don’t like basketball as it is, when you don’t accept the qualities and flaws of the sport, and when you have no team allegiances/loyalties, that’s what happens.

They don’t like the main event ( nba basketball games ) but they prefer the side distractions around it.

 

[Premeditated]

are alot of you being obtuse? viewership is down because white America thinks the nba has become too "woke". point blank. all this about too many 3 point shots or not enough defense being played, or ratings are down everywhere or too many games is, being dishonest. The playoffs has been tanking too. white America has been withdrawing from most things black since 2020. besides the nfl and thats only because there are enough white stars. just look at the pop culture shift going on right now. Country and white pop girl music is back at the top. the scumbag is back in office and won the popular vote.
gotta wait for a feel more years for this shyt to shift back

whats my observation