Road20
All Star
He's so fluid and smooth though. He plays exactly like dudes in here say they want to see
The NBA Is Dying
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MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
you really have the apex of multiple facets of what would make a bad product all culminating at the same time
- on court analytics dictating if you cant get a layup/dunk... go jack up a 3
- shameless attempts at mirroring the euro soccer leagues with ads on jerseys,those t shirt jerseys, the NBA Cup, etc.
- lack of competition to the point where they're friendly on court
- positionless basketball
- increasing rate of players not having any type of developed skillset, just vibing on the court
- lack of regular TV games + paywalling small markets
- on court analytics dictating if you cant get a layup/dunk... go jack up a 3
- shameless attempts at mirroring the euro soccer leagues with ads on jerseys,those t shirt jerseys, the NBA Cup, etc.
- lack of competition to the point where they're friendly on court
- positionless basketball
- increasing rate of players not having any type of developed skillset, just vibing on the court
- lack of regular TV games + paywalling small markets
He’s been really bad
ReturnOfJudah
Veteran
Yeah old white men that didn't like braids & crossovers
its boring and there’s a lot more options via streaming. I’d rather spend my time watching repeats of hbo boxing fights on Amazon prime, I used to watch every televised game,
I'm not entirely sure how your reference of Jake Paul makes sense when he's an influencer. I mean, boxing has literally been used as a vehicle by social media influencers to make money, after the sport had one foot in the grave.
I certainly wouldn't be using an influencer vs. a near 60-year-old boxer as an example of upholding the purity of a sport. But I digress.
What players do you think aren't being marketed properly? A certain portion of America doesn't recognize or identify with the stars of the league, largely because they're foreign, and really no amount of marketing is going to get that demographic of this country to follow them. They either follow them from start or when they rise into being a star -- or they never will.
By that nature, it would seem counterproductive to herald lesser players over the true superstars because they're more identifiable to a certain group, because folks would soon lose interest if they couldn't compete with 'the best of the best'. NBA fandom is global now, so it can't really cater to an American audience the same as it did in the past. The NBA has done their best to market Ant, but playing in Minnesota and not showing himself to be a true megastar has got him fighting an uphill battle. Unless he meets the threshold of becoming a MJ/Kobe-level player, he's not going to get any bigger than he is now, regardless of what the NBA does to promote him.
In regards to the story telling aspect - I don't think it's missing, I just think since the NBA has become a 24/7 medium, the same allurement doesn't exist because we know everything about it. We know how players think, feel, act etc at all times, so that whole mystery element is no longer present. Parlay that with the fact that there are infinite channels of entertainment now, where stories in the NBA can't compare to other forms of entertainment.
You believe in a storyline because it gives you a reason to believe it's real. You can't really do that in sport anymore. In similar fashion to wrestling, once that kayfabe is broken, the stories just aren't the same.
Mirin4rmfar
Superstar
A lot of it is likely due to he money and if you cut into that, the CAC owners will be pocketing the difference right. I think declining revenue is when players would really put an effort instead of being happy with just being good enough.
The three point thing is cool when you have prime Curry and Klay knocking them out at a high rate but when you have average shooters just jacking up threes, it's trash.
The three point thing is cool when you have prime Curry and Klay knocking them out at a high rate but when you have average shooters just jacking up threes, it's trash.
That's ultimately the difference between the discourse that takes place about the NFL and NBA.
Over time, it's become generally accepted to shyt on the NBA because that's what the media encourages, whereas the media almost treats shytting on the NFL as being blasphemous. A lot of that is steeped in the fact that the NFL has always been seen as an American pastime, as part of this country's fabric (how we see ourselves), whereas NBA has always been a sidepiece, who only gets attention when it's convenient. Otherwise, it's just that hoe over there.
The NBA has always been that.It's become stylistically GARBAGE.
Only 6 hoopers can get you off your seat.
Everything is else is just 3 point chucking
A handful of superstars who stand above the rest, against the backdrop of a copycat league. Every single era.
That’s not true. In the 2000s there were non-superstars such as Marbury, Sprewell, Steve Francis, etc who were entertaining to watch.
Just look at how the nba media treats small markets, that would never ever never happen in the NFL. NFL would damn near pull their broadcast relationships
Mirin4rmfar
Superstar
The leagues are not comparable though. NFL players have to put 100 percent effort all the time. Also NFL defenses adjust...at one point QBs would easily be able to throw 5000 and it was starting to ruin the game until defenses caught up.
The nba wanted to be high scoring, less physical, three point bombing and it has ruin the game completely.
There's non-superstars in today's league who're entertaining too.
