The NBA Is Dying

[br82186]

Ever notice how the NFL f-gs stay talking about every other sport that doesn't involve an oblong football

 

[br82186]

You crazy

This years QB skill challenge, tug of war and flag football was discussed a lot

People care about NFL Allstar weekend now. NBA Allstar is dead

Yeah... keep telling yourself that

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

Thread got real quiet all of a sudden.

 

[Greenhornet]

havent watched a full game in years at this point
at least not on purpose, if I didnt bet on it

people talking numbers, same as music

of course viewership is up... its fukking international now
you add all of South America, China, India etc and of course shyt looks inflated
the product is trash and players arent worth watching

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

They should bring in the popular YouTube dunkers honestly and give em a lil bag to compete… They don’t even have to have nba dudes in it

That's a great idea. Would be much more exciting.

 

[badboys11]

The pro bowl got way more talk than the nba allstar

Maybe if you live in Alabama


Nobody cares about the pro bowl in the real world

 

[IIVI]

5.79 million viewers for NFL Pro Bowl this year.

Wonder how many will tune in tonight for the All-Star game.

 

[Captain Crunch]

The NHL Stadium Series actually pretty dope, Silver should take notes

NBA Blackcourt Series at Dodger Stadium

 

[Bolzmark]

They need to incorporate athletes from around the country, if not the world in the dunk contest. The greatest all around players in the world play in the NBA, but not the best dunkers. To this day nobody in the NBA has done what The Air Up There (Taurian Fontenette) did 18 years ago

 

[JoelB]

I wouldn’t say “dying”, I’d say changing for the worse

It’s very similar to rap. If you’re only focused on money, you lose the essence. Silver is completely oblivious to the essence of what this game is. David stern was a legit basketball guy. Silver is running the league like a lawyer.

It’s the little shyt you gotta pay attention to

 

[Iverson_64]

Calling it right now: 15 years from now the league will be majority international talent and bi/multi-racial. Talking over 70, maybe 80+ percent.

Which is great because you want the best players around the world playing the best players around the world.

However, less Americans will care.

Pretty much inevitable at this point.

But, like you said, it's great from a marketing standpoint. Silver clearly has his eyes on the overseas market and knows that making the NBA more international will be good for ratings and sales. And it's not like those players are not skilled in their own right.

It makes the common claim of the NFL having less of a "Black" identity than the NBA less true as the years go by though. The NFL might ironically remain majority Black American longer than the NBA as time goes on. Go figure.

 

[Blackrogue]

If you look at the all star viewership chart that shows it's been going down every year since 2015 or 2017. He's right. This was the worst all star weekend in a minute

 

[IIVI]

Pretty much inevitable at this point.

But, like you said, it's great from a marketing standpoint. Silver clearly has his eyes on the overseas market and knows that making the NBA more international will be good for ratings and sales. And it's not like those players are not skilled in their own right.

It makes the common claim of the NFL having less of a "Black" identity than the NBA less true as the years go by though. The NFL might ironically remain majority Black American longer than the NBA as time goes on. Go figure.

The NFL game is just such a vibe.

I said it in another thread NFL just got that brash and playful ignorance to it to be honest. It's American shyt.



It ain't about being ratchet or ignorant, but culturally the NFL atmosphere is loose because it's still primarily an American event with alcohol.
Even the replies to that tweet are people having fun and enjoying it.
It's an American event for Americans with American culture. Even immigrants who come to America adopt the NFL as part of their culture.
It's honestly more of a party/concert/festival/big event for adults.

I honestly think because the NFL got a vibe like this where everything is out in the open and everybody can point fingers at each other that it's pretty much accepted that it is what it is. This is how it gets down. I mean you got an NFL stadium straight up throwing pool parties up in the stands.

 

[Tres Leches]

you mean all star weekend is dying , pro bowl status