Ever since The Decision, there was an overwhelming sentiment that the product wasn't what it used to be. Y'all said it killed competition, y'all said players from the 90s would never do this, y'all said it fractured the fabric of the NBA, y'all said it made the league unwatchable. Fast forward to today, and y'all are saying the same damn things about the 3-pt shot.
What makes y'all think y'all won't just find the next thing to hate about the NBA? What makes y'all think it won't be a never-ending cycle where y'all just find something to hate because it doesn't compare to the past?
The league has 125-international players (comprehensively more than it did in previous eras), and given how global the game is now, say the amount of international players exponentially grows and grows, and American stars are further pushed into the background, and the league adopts even more of an international identity, won't y'all just complain about that? If the league becomes a product where they need interpreters to interview players at the end of games, y'all not going to hate what that symbolizes?
If Wemby ends up being the best player in the league, and some of these other French players turn into All-Stars or become integral pieces to their respective teams, and the NBA chooses to put the spotlight on France, are y'all telling me y'all wouldn't feel some type of way?
With each passing season, Gen Z hoopers are going to monopolize more and more of the league, putting further distance between the NBA and the generation(s) that y'all identify with, and won't y'all just find something to hate about the league when it will inevitably become a reflection of Gen Z? Y'all will hate the way they play the game, y'all will hate the way they act, y'all will hate the way they dress, y'all will hate whatever political or societal positions they take. Everything that they represent will be in contrast to the league that y'all grew up on.
I say this because some of y'all have to face facts - y'all can complain about all the 3s y'all want, but y'all are fooling yourselves if you think y'all won't be complaining about the next thing that gets on y'all nerves.
What makes y'all think y'all won't just find the next thing to hate about the NBA? What makes y'all think it won't be a never-ending cycle where y'all just find something to hate because it doesn't compare to the past?
The league has 125-international players (comprehensively more than it did in previous eras), and given how global the game is now, say the amount of international players exponentially grows and grows, and American stars are further pushed into the background, and the league adopts even more of an international identity, won't y'all just complain about that? If the league becomes a product where they need interpreters to interview players at the end of games, y'all not going to hate what that symbolizes?
If Wemby ends up being the best player in the league, and some of these other French players turn into All-Stars or become integral pieces to their respective teams, and the NBA chooses to put the spotlight on France, are y'all telling me y'all wouldn't feel some type of way?
With each passing season, Gen Z hoopers are going to monopolize more and more of the league, putting further distance between the NBA and the generation(s) that y'all identify with, and won't y'all just find something to hate about the league when it will inevitably become a reflection of Gen Z? Y'all will hate the way they play the game, y'all will hate the way they act, y'all will hate the way they dress, y'all will hate whatever political or societal positions they take. Everything that they represent will be in contrast to the league that y'all grew up on.
I say this because some of y'all have to face facts - y'all can complain about all the 3s y'all want, but y'all are fooling yourselves if you think y'all won't be complaining about the next thing that gets on y'all nerves.
