@@4ktkaram395 this true 2 why tf is that still marketing lebron old ass as the face of the league adam silver don’t know what he doing in my opinion play in the only thing i like so far is
@@roddyb5310because LeBron is almost 40 and is better than most guys in the nba non of these guys take the game serious LeBron holds the standard 22 years of averaging 27 7 and 7 and question why he’s still the face ? 😂
- Excessive 3's - Lazy defense - Terrible refs - Entitled overpaid players/divas - Announcement of the In-Season Tournament (find it to be useless) - Annoying medias - The whole "GOAT" debate between Lebum and MJ And the list goes on..
Nah it’s just nobody like the people in the league lol. A lot of people are just already rich people getting richer. They are still recovering from the stupid kneeling stuff they did too.
@@SeekingNewHeights777 when the league changes the rules players adapt and people find something new to complain about. Remember the rule change made to protect 3 point shooters and how players abused the hell outta that for years?
They need to make it more accessible to the wider audience like having a free way to watch NBA games and after every game you can rate but they should allow like 10 games per season that are free to watch
First of all they need to lower the guarantees on contracts drastically. Secondly they need to place a larger emphasis on conferences, so games later in the season actually matter
@ like in the nfl they have the afc north , nfc south , stuff like that. So games later in the season matter bc they’re trying to get the top seed in their conference for a bye week or whatever. Whereas in the nba it’s essentially the top 8 teams in the conference so st like game 50 or so you kinda already know who’s gonna get in and games stop mattering. I’m assuming that why they did the play in, but making conferences count would be nice too
Mess with the players money and see them all act right and never miss a game. We need to have a max cap on young upcoming talent. Most wanna be prodigys like zion. Just have one great season or series. And auto get a contract without proving jack. So they all get lazy. Every contract should have a percentage pay. So if you missed 50 percent of the gamws. You only get paid 50 percent of your due yearly contract. Only mega super stars who do prove everyday they are thw goat deserve the garantee pay. Like steph . Jokic. Devin booker. Lebron. AD jaylenbrown etc etc.......Simmons. Paul goerge. Kawahii. Zion ayton and a couple more. Need to have pay deducted or something.
Back in the day...I remember teams where finding ways to get to the rim. Each play was a statement and dangerous undertaking. So entertaining and exciting to watch. Now it's all about finding the open shooter for the 3. But also there's more content to watch now more then ever so watching bball just isn't the same anymore.
1. Players still get to the rim 2. It’s too predictable which is why teams close out on players going to the rim creating open 3 point chances. It’s not that hard to understand tbh.
@ I mean say what you want about the basketball side of it but from a pure entertainment standpoint, him shooting a bunch of threes and hitting them is just such an unnatural and fun thing to watch rather than him shooting push shots and skyhooks. And even with the basketball side of things, him playing back to the basket isn’t really his thing because of how slight he is so he needs a good valence between perimeter and paint touches.
Kinda ironic that the play-in was originally installed to be an anti-tanking team, but what it really did was make a bunch of lower-tier teams complacent throughout the regular season with them knowing that they still have a chance through the play-in
Also the stars almost never wanna play.... And lets not forget how dramatic these players are and they dont really carry themselves well... A cocktail for no interest
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 no its not, its worse than you think. Almost no nba all stars average 65 games per season in the 2020’s and the numbers have only barely gone up because you have to play 65 games now to make an all nba team.. Jordan played 80-82 games every season.. no questions asked.
Maybe because the face on the NBA, LeBron James, has extensive and worrying history with Diddy. Why would anyone support that shit? I’m okay watching highlights on UA-cam
If you ask 10 people why they dont watch the nba, you'll get 3 or 4 different answers. The games feel low-stakes, low effort and full of breaks and take fouls. I love basketball....but the NBA is a boring product. The players seem like they got their money and just dont care. The NBA got really political and will never get those fans back. That was a huge mistake. Some people hate the rules changes and others will say there are no marketable stars. I agree with all of them. Either way, the NBA is making money but I'd argue they should be making more.
3 reasons. 1. Watching games. The NBA does a poor job of making it easy to watch games 2. Former Players doing podcast hating on the modern era 3. Parity. Let’s be honest the league was best when the same recognizable teams and players were winning. New champions are good once in a while but not every year. And don’t get me wrong competition is needed but you still need dominance. Edit: 4. The fans. Yes fans are no different than the former players hating. I’m not saying the game doesn’t deserve criticism but a lot of the criticism comes from hating evolution of the game. 5. Also I do kinda agree all the tournaments are kinda ruining it as well. Too many changes make the problem worse
It’s to broaden his game. Everyone know he’s best down low and teams are not letting him get buckets in the paint. If he can shoot, you’ll be in a loose loose situation against him
@ what that got to do with the point of this video, you talking basketball strategy ain’t nobody tb that shit, this about ratings you on the wrong video talking strategy the shit boring he big af taking hella 3s don’t nobody want to watch that shit its a boring ass 3 point contest it ain’t just me majority people think that how the wnba pulling more views than the nba now the league in a bad place cause this lame ass 3s all day at his size nobody want to watch him shoot more 3s than any other shot he can mix that in but do more than that get on my block do other shit
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24ja morant one of the most exciting players in the league cause the mans aint just jacking 3s up all day back in the day mj said he ain’t want to shoot 3s like that cause it will take away other aspects of his game n now thats all these mfers doing the shit boring af and nobody watching no more
NBA has too many teams located in undesirable TV markets casual fans don't wanna watch. The league needs BIG MARKET contenders & superteams back. Superteams create interest (like it or not). PARITY SUCKS!
I think the real reason is that nba “fans” don’t watch basketball anymore. I’ve literally seen people base their arguments in debates by using highlight reels, and I think that just speaks to how things are now. People watch small clips on Instagram and they watch highlights. This is why ratings are down, and it explains why people think players in this era are otherworldly when they’re really not, they have a skewed view of a game they already don’t watch.
Look at all the best players jokic, boring alot of ppl don’t care about his accomplishments, lebron is old, tatum is boring ppl dont care about him either, durrant never going to win so who really cares, curry, alot of fans either love him or cant stand him and dont watch him at all that is me btw hate that dude, all the exciting players are always hurt, the betting and rigging getting obvious, dudes is soft, too many 3s, nba games cost too much because nobody really has cable, dudes are divas and not relatable anymore
Comments like these are what makes me think fans are actually the problem. Cuz why y’all complain for years about new players, champions and stars then when you get them, they’re boring?
As a Wolves fan id prefer we go to the east conference. Our closest conference opponents are Denver and OKC. They fly more than a lot of other teams. Plus if they moved conferences they'd have an NBA version of the NFC North. Rivalries with the Bulls Pistons and Bucks as markets so close but never really developed.
Hard to connect with players, leaving college early, transferring from college to college, we don’t connect with all the overseas players. The nba needs to market the younger players. I watch the NBA because of Lebron. When he’s done, I don’t know.
The play in has actually forced players that would've sat out games to play down the stretch because they want to avoid the play in and gives the final 2 weeks meaning cause it matters. But there's a lot of other issues though and poor marketing and storytelling is at the top of the list. They don't know how to make players likable. They don't tell their story so people can rally around them
In season and play in tournament are terrible ideas, softest era and star players missing too many games. Too many 3's they need to bring back hand checking.
Another thing also is the fact that the face of the sport is not the best player of the sport. So seeing Lebron and Steph struggling to make the playoffs and making deep runs is hard on the league to sell nationwide
NBA needs to allow teams to play real defense then a lot of the 3 point shooting wil be harder to make, cause the high scoring is what really killing it for the NBA. Also the low management, fans pay good money to see the starts play not the bench warmers playing. The NBA is turning into the WNBA with all the outside shooting and less dunks and going to the rim with no real defense.
Let's see , my reasons . Moving towards a predominantly European league , people are not that interested in just dunks and three pointers , there's no play in the paint there's no defence. Anywhere on the court , poor officiating , no coaching , today's coachs are sitting 95 percent of the game . The physical part of the game is gone . Yeah , sometimes players will push and shove , somebody gets a tech . The art of intimidation factor is gone . It looks more like the video games and like everything else it has an ending !
People blaming the way we watch tv are lost, the NFL is drawing its highest numbers since 2015 and the World Series was the highest rated since 2017. Caitlin has driven up WNBA ratings and women’s college basketball earlier this year with the final drawing almost 18 million fans (WAY ahead of any other game EVER). NBA is boring, Peyton Pritchard was paid $30 million, these guys are lazy. Don’t have the drive/love of the game of years past. Very simple.
AAU AAU AAU AAU. The NBA is an upper middle class league now. The financial barrier for entry is way too high and has decimated the American talent pool. We don't see rags to riches generational superstars like LeBron, KG, Shaq, or Jordan anymore because families are being priced out of player development from a young age. Those guys are a dying breed. It's also why stars have no personality anymore. No disrespect but a well mannered biracial kid from the suburbs with an NBA dad is never gonna play with the same fire as a kid who clawed his way to the top because his life depended on it. It isn't a coincidence that guys who came from some of the roughest upbringings like Jimmy and Ant are fan favorites. The rules/officiating are also an issue but Silver would rather make up for lost viewership with brand deals and social media buzz than fix the actual product. He tried to push the Steph Curry brand of basketball, which worked for Steph Curry, but it ended up being lightning in a bottle because nobody can shoot like him. Then when everyone started losing interest he decided to just plaster ads all over the court and the jerseys and implement gimmicks instead of rolling back freedom of movement and fixing the officiating. Every decision he's made has been a disaster but he's gonna get away with it until it starts hurting the pockets of the owners.
Are they really “more talented and skilled” when none of them can play defense? None of them. I dunno but last I checked defense is also a skill. Maybe I’m crazy. Also factor in all the carrying and traveling. If you put Kyrie in the 90s he’d be called for carrying every single time he touched the ball. Every time. Now they have a “gather step” which is just stupid. It’s just an awful product. Plain and simple.
I’m a grizzlies fan I wanna stay in the west, also Minnesota is next to nothing eastern conference teams, look at them in the map, just a state or two away four 4 east team
When the face of the NBA is a non competitive clown what do you expect??? The main stream sports propaganda machine overhyping for Leflop has run everyone off.
Lmao it’s not even easy to watch NBA games. Need cable tv to watch the team in your own market and league pass for all other games. League pass can be better also
they dont like ja or lamelo… barely like ant. imagine david stern not puttin ai on tv, he didnt like iverson but he knew the guy was box office. keep tryna push tatum bc hes clean cut ntm other than those guys they dont put the best matchups on tv. celtics knicks lakers warriors have great fan bases but most of those fans can watch the local broadcast we want some variety
for me ratings are down because there’s no real pioneer leading their team to a championship, like 2016 lebron. Almost everyone is trying to be in a cool highlight, but not trying to help their team win and compete. Also there’s no rivalry and one team that everyone is rooting for. Idk that’s my take
Too many 3s No defense Lots of travels violations Soft a ss dudes People tired of LeBron and his antics no competition team jumping don’t make his teammates better attitude 😂 Fake weekly GOAT debates No team promotion only divas promo Load management Stupid player’s trolling podcasts Lebron needs more help mid season topic 😂 The chosen bum Bronny 🗑️James Lakers circus 🐵🤡🎪🎡🤹🏿 I could go on and on….
Their inability to promote and market anybody under the age of 32.
@@4ktkaram395 this true 2 why tf is that still marketing lebron old ass as the face of the league adam silver don’t know what he doing in my opinion play in the only thing i like so far is
@ completely agree and I’m a LeBron, like why they talking about a team that’s missing the playoffs same with the warriors.
They tried to promote Ja but he messed it up being John Wick
@@roddyb5310because LeBron is almost 40 and is better than most guys in the nba non of these guys take the game serious LeBron holds the standard 22 years of averaging 27 7 and 7 and question why he’s still the face ? 😂
Exactly. I’m a casual basketball fan and can’t name 90% of the youngins
- Excessive 3's
- Lazy defense
- Terrible refs
- Entitled overpaid players/divas
- Announcement of the In-Season Tournament (find it to be useless)
- Annoying medias
- The whole "GOAT" debate between Lebum and MJ
And the list goes on..
Duncan/Shaq/Kobe ran the NBA at the Time of Jordan's Final Game and James' First Game
Jordan entered the NBA during the Bird/Magic/Zeke Show
So many streaming sites are the main reason. Why pay for cable or nba TV when u could watch for free 😂
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Soon as you said “lebum” your whole argument fell apart
Real talk riot
As soon as the video starts we see the 4 step traveling. Case closed.
😂😂
hey, it is lebron. He owns NBA, only player to break Covid protocol and play again hahaa
Salty
The play in and the in season tournament is the worse creation ever
Pointless basketball
too many threes, lazy defense, not marketing the players enough
Nah it’s just nobody like the people in the league lol. A lot of people are just already rich people getting richer. They are still recovering from the stupid kneeling stuff they did too.
@@Austin-l1jtrash teams shoot 30 3s a game is garbage to watch
3s is part of the game stop crying and y’all don’t even know what good defense is now. Y’all assume it’s just hacking people 😂😂😂
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 this issue is the limitations on defense they need to allow 3 seconds in the lane and be able to use more contact
@@SeekingNewHeights777 when the league changes the rules players adapt and people find something new to complain about. Remember the rule change made to protect 3 point shooters and how players abused the hell outta that for years?
They need to make it more accessible to the wider audience like having a free way to watch NBA games and after every game you can rate but they should allow like 10 games per season that are free to watch
For me: Too many whistles. Inconsistent referees. Players whining to referees. Load management. Commercials.
TV is dead and newer generatins have fried attentions span. Simple as that. Older gens quit watching the games to..
That's true asf let them know
Cable tv is deceased too
We quit watching because the nba propped up a non competitive clown as the face of the NBA. We all know a fraud when we see one.
Then why is nfl ratings through the roof on tv😂
@@TheSands83 streaming
First of all they need to lower the guarantees on contracts drastically. Secondly they need to place a larger emphasis on conferences, so games later in the season actually matter
The first one only works with like 4 guys. And what do you mean “larger emphasis on conferences”? Just curious
@ like in the nfl they have the afc north , nfc south , stuff like that. So games later in the season matter bc they’re trying to get the top seed in their conference for a bye week or whatever. Whereas in the nba it’s essentially the top 8 teams in the conference so st like game 50 or so you kinda already know who’s gonna get in and games stop mattering. I’m assuming that why they did the play in, but making conferences count would be nice too
Mess with the players money and see them all act right and never miss a game. We need to have a max cap on young upcoming talent. Most wanna be prodigys like zion. Just have one great season or series. And auto get a contract without proving jack. So they all get lazy. Every contract should have a percentage pay. So if you missed 50 percent of the gamws. You only get paid 50 percent of your due yearly contract. Only mega super stars who do prove everyday they are thw goat deserve the garantee pay. Like steph . Jokic. Devin booker. Lebron. AD jaylenbrown etc etc.......Simmons. Paul goerge. Kawahii. Zion ayton and a couple more. Need to have pay deducted or something.
Back in the day...I remember teams where finding ways to get to the rim. Each play was a statement and dangerous undertaking. So entertaining and exciting to watch. Now it's all about finding the open shooter for the 3.
But also there's more content to watch now more then ever so watching bball just isn't the same anymore.
1. Players still get to the rim 2. It’s too predictable which is why teams close out on players going to the rim creating open 3 point chances. It’s not that hard to understand tbh.
The fact we have a 7'5 frenchman shooting three's like curry and he's not being marketed like the next face of the league, is insane to me.
him bein 7’5 and taking 9 3s a night is lowkey part of the problem lol
@ I mean say what you want about the basketball side of it but from a pure entertainment standpoint, him shooting a bunch of threes and hitting them is just such an unnatural and fun thing to watch rather than him shooting push shots and skyhooks. And even with the basketball side of things, him playing back to the basket isn’t really his thing because of how slight he is so he needs a good valence between perimeter and paint touches.
You gotta broaden your game nowadays. Nobody is gonna give you free shots in the paint
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24yeah right.. you straight bully today in the paint.. players are soft asf today
Literally social media devalues the season as a kid I stayed on nba tv now I can pick up my phone watch highlights and look up scores
The nba is dead
Then why does the nfl get incredible ratings on tv?
I miss the power forward position of old.
Sane here
Adam Silver, referees favoritism toward the Lakers, LeFlop James, and LeMedia.
Kinda ironic that the play-in was originally installed to be an anti-tanking team, but what it really did was make a bunch of lower-tier teams complacent throughout the regular season with them knowing that they still have a chance through the play-in
A good point that i missed is that the NBA is EXPENSIVE to watch.
No one realy watches cable anymore
My folk and I pirate it 😭
@coffeebean4356 this is truly the reason ratings are down. So many streaming sites to watch for free 😂
who the fuck actually pays 😂
Facts
Also the stars almost never wanna play.... And lets not forget how dramatic these players are and they dont really carry themselves well... A cocktail for no interest
Name how many actually sit out excessive games. The number is smaller than you think
@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 when its the actual stars sitting then theres a bunch. Also you look weird defending them
@@Lostboy_A2z2 Where did I defend them? I said the number of stars that do this is less than you think
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24 no its not, its worse than you think. Almost no nba all stars average 65 games per season in the 2020’s and the numbers have only barely gone up because you have to play 65 games now to make an all nba team..
Jordan played 80-82 games every season.. no questions asked.
4th quarter last 50 minutes, endless timeouts makes it boring
Maybe because the face on the NBA, LeBron James, has extensive and worrying history with Diddy. Why would anyone support that shit? I’m okay watching highlights on UA-cam
If you ask 10 people why they dont watch the nba, you'll get 3 or 4 different answers.
The games feel low-stakes, low effort and full of breaks and take fouls. I love basketball....but the NBA is a boring product.
The players seem like they got their money and just dont care.
The NBA got really political and will never get those fans back. That was a huge mistake.
Some people hate the rules changes and others will say there are no marketable stars.
I agree with all of them.
Either way, the NBA is making money but I'd argue they should be making more.
Your forgetting one more how expensive it's gotten to watch
tv rating 1.2 million, nba get paid more than nfl, nfl tv rating 12-18 million. Superbowl over 100 million.
Ratings are down because of the excessive three-point shooting and players missing games. I believe the play-in tournament adds excitement.
What is exciting about it? It was more exciting when you have a couple of teams fighting for that 8th seed spot. It devalues the competition
@@matejalazarevic698it is better to have it. However, it just feels like a bandaid. I think that's what you are really feeling about it.
@@matejalazarevic698because it stops more teams from tanking
The play in tournament is awful 😂
Great take. That play-in is making the league competitive only during the playoffs.
Because it's absolutely trash to watch. That's really it
3 reasons.
1. Watching games. The NBA does a poor job of making it easy to watch games
2. Former Players doing podcast hating on the modern era
3. Parity. Let’s be honest the league was best when the same recognizable teams and players were winning. New champions are good once in a while but not every year. And don’t get me wrong competition is needed but you still need dominance.
Edit: 4. The fans. Yes fans are no different than the former players hating. I’m not saying the game doesn’t deserve criticism but a lot of the criticism comes from hating evolution of the game.
5. Also I do kinda agree all the tournaments are kinda ruining it as well. Too many changes make the problem worse
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wemby 7”4 shooting 11 3s a game i don’t mean to sound old but don’t nobody want to see that shit
It’s to broaden his game. Everyone know he’s best down low and teams are not letting him get buckets in the paint. If he can shoot, you’ll be in a loose loose situation against him
@ mfers know he can shoot, shooting 11 3s is insane at that size, all these 3s is why this shit boring now is my point tho
@@roddyb5310 Again it’s to broaden his game. Being predictable is boring as well
@ what that got to do with the point of this video, you talking basketball strategy ain’t nobody tb that shit, this about ratings you on the wrong video talking strategy the shit boring he big af taking hella 3s don’t nobody want to watch that shit its a boring ass 3 point contest it ain’t just me majority people think that how the wnba pulling more views than the nba now the league in a bad place cause this lame ass 3s all day at his size nobody want to watch him shoot more 3s than any other shot he can mix that in but do more than that get on my block do other shit
@@longlivetheblackmamba2-8-24ja morant one of the most exciting players in the league cause the mans aint just jacking 3s up all day back in the day mj said he ain’t want to shoot 3s like that cause it will take away other aspects of his game n now thats all these mfers doing the shit boring af and nobody watching no more
The thing is are they really more skilled because the rules have benefited these dudes like crazy they be carrying every single game
ngl I don’t even watch the nba til the playoffs nd throughout the season I watch afunkydiabetic
NBA offense today is either 3pt shots or u contested layup/dunk.
Solid opinion. It isn't just the 3's that is turning people off.
NBA has too many teams located in undesirable TV markets casual fans don't wanna watch. The league needs BIG MARKET contenders & superteams back. Superteams create interest (like it or not). PARITY SUCKS!
No, no one wants to watch 10 black guys play no defense for 48 minutes then complain about social justice and Donald Trump after the game.
Shut up
I think the real reason is that nba “fans” don’t watch basketball anymore. I’ve literally seen people base their arguments in debates by using highlight reels, and I think that just speaks to how things are now. People watch small clips on Instagram and they watch highlights. This is why ratings are down, and it explains why people think players in this era are otherworldly when they’re really not, they have a skewed view of a game they already don’t watch.
Look at all the best players jokic, boring alot of ppl don’t care about his accomplishments, lebron is old, tatum is boring ppl dont care about him either, durrant never going to win so who really cares, curry, alot of fans either love him or cant stand him and dont watch him at all that is me btw hate that dude, all the exciting players are always hurt, the betting and rigging getting obvious, dudes is soft, too many 3s, nba games cost too much because nobody really has cable, dudes are divas and not relatable anymore
The Warriors are the most watched team and it’s been that way since 2016
@ their fanbase are mostly casuals and newbies bandwagons and people who wasn’t basketball fans long enough to know what real ball is
@@_JustReal_215 That doesn’t change the fact that The warriors are the most watched team since 2016
Comments like these are what makes me think fans are actually the problem. Cuz why y’all complain for years about new players, champions and stars then when you get them, they’re boring?
As a Wolves fan id prefer we go to the east conference. Our closest conference opponents are Denver and OKC. They fly more than a lot of other teams. Plus if they moved conferences they'd have an NBA version of the NFC North. Rivalries with the Bulls Pistons and Bucks as markets so close but never really developed.
Hard to connect with players, leaving college early, transferring from college to college, we don’t connect with all the overseas players. The nba needs to market the younger players. I watch the NBA because of Lebron. When he’s done, I don’t know.
The play in has actually forced players that would've sat out games to play down the stretch because they want to avoid the play in and gives the final 2 weeks meaning cause it matters. But there's a lot of other issues though and poor marketing and storytelling is at the top of the list. They don't know how to make players likable. They don't tell their story so people can rally around them
Adam silver gotta go
In season and play in tournament are terrible ideas, softest era and star players missing too many games. Too many 3's they need to bring back hand checking.
Another thing also is the fact that the face of the sport is not the best player of the sport. So seeing Lebron and Steph struggling to make the playoffs and making deep runs is hard on the league to sell nationwide
3 point line is killing the game
NBA needs to allow teams to play real defense then a lot of the 3 point shooting wil be harder to make, cause the high scoring is what really killing it for the NBA. Also the low management, fans pay good money to see the starts play not the bench warmers playing. The NBA is turning into the WNBA with all the outside shooting and less dunks and going to the rim with no real defense.
The Pels started in the East until Charlotte kicked them out
I'm a baseball fan aswell as basketball fan.
Let's see , my reasons . Moving towards a predominantly European league , people are not that interested in just dunks and three pointers , there's no play in the paint there's no defence. Anywhere on the court , poor officiating , no coaching , today's coachs are sitting 95 percent of the game . The physical part of the game is gone . Yeah , sometimes players will push and shove , somebody gets a tech . The art of intimidation factor is gone . It looks more like the video games and like everything else it has an ending !
People blaming the way we watch tv are lost, the NFL is drawing its highest numbers since 2015 and the World Series was the highest rated since 2017. Caitlin has driven up WNBA ratings and women’s college basketball earlier this year with the final drawing almost 18 million fans (WAY ahead of any other game EVER).
NBA is boring, Peyton Pritchard was paid $30 million, these guys are lazy. Don’t have the drive/love of the game of years past. Very simple.
AAU AAU AAU AAU. The NBA is an upper middle class league now. The financial barrier for entry is way too high and has decimated the American talent pool. We don't see rags to riches generational superstars like LeBron, KG, Shaq, or Jordan anymore because families are being priced out of player development from a young age. Those guys are a dying breed.
It's also why stars have no personality anymore. No disrespect but a well mannered biracial kid from the suburbs with an NBA dad is never gonna play with the same fire as a kid who clawed his way to the top because his life depended on it. It isn't a coincidence that guys who came from some of the roughest upbringings like Jimmy and Ant are fan favorites.
The rules/officiating are also an issue but Silver would rather make up for lost viewership with brand deals and social media buzz than fix the actual product. He tried to push the Steph Curry brand of basketball, which worked for Steph Curry, but it ended up being lightning in a bottle because nobody can shoot like him. Then when everyone started losing interest he decided to just plaster ads all over the court and the jerseys and implement gimmicks instead of rolling back freedom of movement and fixing the officiating. Every decision he's made has been a disaster but he's gonna get away with it until it starts hurting the pockets of the owners.
There’s no dynasty and no rivalry those are two things fans look forward to watching
You can’t just say higher seeded teams are chilling cuz of the play in then complain that the warriors lost the play in
MAGNETICS IN THE NBA HAS KILLED THE GAME
Are they really “more talented and skilled” when none of them can play defense? None of them. I dunno but last I checked defense is also a skill. Maybe I’m crazy. Also factor in all the carrying and traveling. If you put Kyrie in the 90s he’d be called for carrying every single time he touched the ball. Every time. Now they have a “gather step” which is just stupid. It’s just an awful product. Plain and simple.
Simple. CRAPPY PRODUCT
*BLACKOUTS*
Players carry purses to games.. that’s all you need to know
I’m a grizzlies fan I wanna stay in the west, also Minnesota is next to nothing eastern conference teams, look at them in the map, just a state or two away four 4 east team
When the face of the NBA is a non competitive clown what do you expect???
The main stream sports propaganda machine overhyping for Leflop has run everyone off.
Lmao it’s not even easy to watch NBA games. Need cable tv to watch the team in your own market and league pass for all other games. League pass can be better also
AAU babies are poor fundamentally based on their game
they dont like ja or lamelo… barely like ant. imagine david stern not puttin ai on tv, he didnt like iverson but he knew the guy was box office. keep tryna push tatum bc hes clean cut
ntm other than those guys they dont put the best matchups on tv. celtics knicks lakers warriors have great fan bases but most of those fans can watch the local broadcast we want some variety
Everybody watchin this shii illegally and they watchin highlights lets keep it a bean
Who’s watching this illegally?
I don’t know one person who watches the nba.. but then again I’m white
The style of play and tik tok/ insta podcaster players sucks
bruh the playin dont got shi to do wit it i love the play in u play 82 games innna season u should be able to win on futb😂
I don’t understand one word you just said.
Your post sums up why the nba is failing and will continue to fail.
for me ratings are down because there’s no real pioneer leading their team to a championship, like 2016 lebron. Almost everyone is trying to be in a cool highlight, but not trying to help their team win and compete. Also there’s no rivalry and one team that everyone is rooting for. Idk that’s my take
Damn the comment section is filled with water boys....LMFAO...Y'all just run with whatever they talk about....
So how do you account for the league falling off?
NBA sucks
NBA sucks big time
@@letsgetlit2829 yes, it sure does
Too many 3s
No defense
Lots of travels violations
Soft a ss dudes
People tired of LeBron and his antics no competition team jumping don’t make his teammates better attitude 😂
Fake weekly GOAT debates
No team promotion only divas promo
Load management
Stupid player’s trolling podcasts
Lebron needs more help mid season topic 😂
The chosen bum Bronny 🗑️James
Lakers circus 🐵🤡🎪🎡🤹🏿
I could go on and on….