Jason Whitlock reveals the biggest problem with today's NBA | THE HERD
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Jason Whitlock says the NBA is too much about individual feuds and not enough about teams. What does he mean? Find out.
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Jason Whitlock reveals the biggest problem with today's NBA | THE HERD
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Is Jason right about what's wrong with the NBA? Is there too much drama?
Colin Cowherd on point!
Colin Cowherd hes right but wrong for thinking it just started with this era. NBA has been like this since Bird and Magic had the superteams
Colin Cowherd it's a generational thing .
no, the nba is doing better than ever, the drama is exciting
Colin Cowherd absolutely correct
Absolutely zero principled arguments against him. He is totally right.
Brett B. lol how is he TOTALLY right when he is giving an opinion. please explain
Brandon Gaither
his criticism about the NBA is that the NBA has separated from the sport of basketball. And that attraction to the NBA is a result of drama and personality rather than the sport itself.
Brandon Gaither
his criticism about the NBA is that the NBA has separated from the sport of basketball. And that attraction to the NBA is a result of drama and personality rather than the sport itself.
But the NFL has its side storylines too. OBJ and the net. OBJ and Norman feud. Antonio Brown. Cam Newton being Cam Newton. Kaepernick. The Ryan Brothers. The 49ers. Tomlin and his coaching staff. And the list goes on...
B. Fields Sure. but the game is still the most important thing. that can't be said about the NBA.
So much irony. He complains about how the league has become player A vs. player B and not about team basketball. But it is the media industry which he works for which has created this.
Cole Tanner They created this because the on court action is too boring to talk about.
He is 100% accurate tho.
If the NBA wasn't like this, he wouldn't have a job
Rich Brian it's the ultimate in irony
As long as games are played, analysts will always have a job.
He's not an analyst though
Rich Brian you're wrong, the NBA is full of fatherless bickering little women.
Meh. Whitlock would rather talk football. Nice try, thanks for playing :)
Like him or not Whitlock is real
Ronny Bowman no he sounds real but in reality he doesn't know what he's talking about
LeBron Obama nba is worse than last season
Joey Eterno the NBA is the way it is because of the media
Ronny Bowman a real fatass
He's dumb af.
damn they didnt censor "bitching" damn he goin off
mike Williams 😂
mike Williams nah it's fs1 which is kinda a low key channel so they can say some stuff.
82 games. its hard to find games that matter
Richard Sherman vs Michael Crabtree..
Josh Norman vs ODB
Josh Norman vs Dez Bryant
Aqib Talib vs Michael Crabtree
Jeff Kent vs Barry Bonds
But yeah I see what you mean.. this is a NBA issue.
Dude calls himself a wolf while lookin like an elephant
Dujd lmaoooo
Stop body shaming it's not politically correct! Just say he looks like a baby guerilla.
Wait, the NFL doesn't have that?? What about Norman v OBJ or Norman v Dez Bryant or Jalen Ramsey v Smith Sr. or Brady v Goodell or Brady v Obama or Some Patriots v Trump or Kaepernick v Trump or Von Miller v Cam Newton... (The last one is not so much a bickering, but still...)
Leo Moraiss or Richard Sherman vs the NFL
Please stop... We don't want rational well thought out, fact based comments in this section... Just allow us to let others form our opinions for us... That's what they get paid to do... Let them earn their money.
But it's you reporters who write about it and talk about it on shows like this....example....this video.
And they are still the same!
He was correct about 100% everything he said.
He right
Nba isn't relevant this year sadly
tod bob you must be living under a rock with Patrick Star.
I agree. It's 2 whole teams but it always comes down to 2 guys going at it
yall need to chill out. whitlock is on point. NBA is weak AF.
All this stories seem more interesting and gain more attention because we know the outcome already this year.
AbnormalBeing Honestly, the NBA is boring now.
the NBA has always been too predictable though. Are we forgetting that even way back in the day the Celtics won 11 times in 13 years, or that it was Celtics lakers a number of times in the Magic/bird days, or that the Bulls went 6 times in a row when Jordan played the full year. The NBA has always had a problem with predictability
Shadow 0876 to you maybe
HE IS THE WORST GUEST HOST EVER, EEEVVEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!
in the 90's
sheed vs the refs
jordan vs the pistons
jordan vs the knicks
bird vs magic
etc.....
cgieverything blah its no comparison to this watered down league, this is the worst NBA season of all time
video about complaining the NBA is about player vs player not the Teams...
Bird and magic...the two player who saved the NBA was about player VS player.
so WTF is this dude talking about because the NBA has always been this way for the majority of the last few dozen eras.
That's basketball related though.
Those were real games bruh
Everytime this man speaks i throw up a little in my mouth
Jason Whitlock is right and everybody who's been a fan of the nba long enough realizes this. Tha nba sucks compared to what it used to be in the 80's/90's.
I agree but it's not gonna happen anytime soon in my opinion. Things are only getting worst over time. Like you say even the era the 2000s (which already seemed pale in comparison to the 80's/90's) were far better at so many level in comparison to the B.S. we see today on a regular basis. But whatever...
Megadrive totally agree, the league was much better when there was 23 teams instead of 30, not going to happen but retraction would make the nba more competitive and a better product overall
You kids don't understand but he's right
Also the NBA is soft
Drama sells, which means the NBA is in a good place.
one of the most intelligent and conscious takes I've ever heard on the state of the NBA right now. so true. The only way you can disagree is if your simple and petty, and would rather enjoy drama over competition. well said.
Nathan Boyle let me ask you a question. I'm assuming you follow basketball to some degree. with Kevin Durant going back to OKC, what did you hear more about, OKC vs Golden State? Or Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, and how will they react to each other? once again, no attention to the actual game, just the drama outside of the court. competition has taken a side seat to sideshow. It's ridiculous. All that's ever focused on is the player and not the team. Maybe that's the media's fault more than the players, I do agree there, but when the players (like LeBron, which I'm from Cleveland. my high school played against LeBron. I was a huge fan of his coming into the league) have become bigger than the team, and instead of teams vs teams, it's players vs players. what'd you hear last year in the finals. It wasn't Cleveland vs Golden State. It was LeBron vs Steph Curry and then LeBron vs Draymond Green. IN THE FINALS!!!! It's drama, it's flashy... it is entertainment, but it's cheap and the wrong kind.
Nathan Boyle let me ask you a question. I'm assuming you follow basketball to some degree. with Kevin Durant going back to OKC, what did you hear more about, OKC vs Golden State? Or Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, and how will they react to each other? once again, no attention to the actual game, just the drama outside of the court. competition has taken a side seat to sideshow. It's ridiculous. All that's ever focused on is the player and not the team. Maybe that's the media's fault more than the players, I do agree there, but when the players (like LeBron, which I'm from Cleveland. my high school played against LeBron. I was a huge fan of his coming into the league) have become bigger than the team, and instead of teams vs teams, it's players vs players. what'd you hear last year in the finals. It wasn't Cleveland vs Golden State. It was LeBron vs Steph Curry and then LeBron vs Draymond Green. IN THE FINALS!!!! It's drama, it's flashy... it is entertainment, but it's cheap and the wrong kind.
This guys is literally the worst , your weekly exercise is a side show...get a diet
He's right. Truth hurts.
Colin the NBA has some major issue's...Anytime everyone talking about 2 or 3 team's meeting for the Championship you've got a problem.Ratings dropping this year.
I understand where he's coming from, but as to his point about guys not wanting to compete: in my experience (as a volleyball player), it's way more fun to play with other good players. if this is their job, and they have to practice/play three times a day, wouldn't you want to do it with guys that'll make it fun? let's keep the conversation civil tho
WhitLock had me thinking about an old Dave Chappelle episode today.
Nailed it
1:45 what does lebron have to do with this????? He doesn't control how everyone acts this has nothing to do with him lol?
I think the biggest problem is there is not competition. Everyone knows it's going to be Cavs vs Warriors at the end of the day, that's no fun.
everyone knew it would be the Lakers vs Celtics...Lakers vs Pistons...Bulls vs every other team without Jordan...and in the old days it was just the Celtics for a damn decade...the NBA has never had parity like the NFL...a lot of that is due to the fact that one great player on a NBA team has a bigger impact than one great player on an NFL 53 man roster...LeBron single-handedly turned the Cavs from a lottery team to a contender...you need a lot more than one great player to turn the Browns' fortune around
Dude has the point whether you like it or not...
oh no not this guy im out
why so many dislikes? he's telling the truth..
DUDES BLAME LEBRON FOR EVERYTHING 😂😂😂
NOT HIS FAULT HES THE FIRST PLAYER TO CONTROL HIS CAREER DUDES SMART
ctnative203 exactly
ctnative203 That's his problem, listen to him. He tried to slight them for being millionaires wanting to be billionaires building and controlling their own brands which is what they are supposed to do.
GhostMan 3000 I AGREE WITH YOU 100 PERCENT !
If he brings up the leftist, liberal media.........
And he brings it up around the 3:20 mark 😐
We knew this was going to happen once Kobe left
Wow, Tamar's husband went off
Blake Worthington lol
Blake Worthington W!!!!
I almost fell out my chair LMMFAO
Bro I died thanks
NBA Is lame until playoffs
How can you possibly NOT agree with this?...and Lebron is the biggest DIVA in sports
why does he always hate when he talks what happened when odell went to Miami that's all we talked about what about when brown was on Facebook or deflategate it's always more them just the game and stop talking all tough all these old players act like the nba is soft you the older generation made it soft you guys started complaining the the pistons and Knicks were to physical and the pistons and pacers got in a huge fight so they had to tone it down the players today are just playing the hand they were delt
The NBA is in a poor state: tanking teams, overpaying marginal/nonproven players, excessive 3-pt shooting, flopping, overprotecting jump shooters when it comes to contesting their shot, allowing 1-and-done college players who are talented but very raw to get drafted with expectations to change a struggling franchise, having the Knicks and Lakers gobble up national TV games simply because of their markets, dumb sideline timeout interviews, media gossip, media bias toward players, players taking jabs at others on Twitter like little kids, etc.
NBA is better than the NFL.
Man tbh idrgaf. I'm a Golden State fan and while sometimes I do wish the season would hurry up, the bitching and moaning comment pisses me off. Cause you're trying to take the power away from the players and they fought hard to have that control that they earned.
Marwan Williams probably 2-3 seasons lol #bandwagon
L just 4 liking golden state
Andrew Ervin 💀
He's kinda right about the media being too too focused on drama... but that's always been a problem. To then blame one player (LeBron) for it being like this when the media is the one shaping the league how they want to see it is ludicrous.
First time I ever agreed with this reporter, never thought that would happen.
But don't you think the media actually started all these "individual feuds".
Whenever Whitlock is on the Herd, I immediately change the channel
Just cause you guys don't agree with what Whit has to say doesn't mean you have a right to comment on his weight. Don't be disrespectful
Bird and Magic actually started this as much as loved that era.
Ok these are the topics that sports media usually covers but if you want you can still watch the NBA just to see good basketball games.
It's not just the NBA. It's a microcosm of our country.
What year is it again?
He's right about super teams diminishing the regular season, but the media deserves a lot of blame for covering off the court stories rather than the actual game. There are so many stars in this league that don't get any hype from the media whatsoever because all they are focused on is what so and so has to say about trump, lebron vs curry, kd vs westbrook, etc. the league would be more exciting if they hyped up players not named lebron, curry, or westbrook. I mean Andrew Wiggins is emerging into a superstar while no one is paying attention, yet all they ever say is how he's a disappointment because he's not lebron. Same goes for Lavine, Lillard, McCollum, kawhi, john wall, anthony davis, jimmy butler, gordon Hayward, etc.
The biggest problem in the NBA is the amount of money these guys are getting not talking about the stars but it's to the point where average players are getting 100 million dollar contracts and players don't want to be great anymore
He completely right. The NBA world is excited about whether 2 players have spoken to each other??? What about the actual game thats going on on the court.
we cant be letting these football guys talk about basketball like this
does this guy not realize that basketball 20 years ago was more trash talking than this right? it's not like these guy just roll up to a desk, yell at each other, then call it a night
Whitlock needs to read a history book. The NBA has been this way for nearly 40 years now. David Stern's marking strategy when he took over in the 80's was to market players over teams. You can argue the only TEAMS people follow in real numbers are the Lakers, Celtics, and Knicks. After that its all about the star players.
Whitlock just likes to hear himself complain.
The side shows make the games on the court more interesting to watch. It adds backstories to the games.
Does he not realize almost 95% of the games don't have this kind of issue? Sure, teams like the Knicks and Bulls have some controversy but since they're not super teams what happens on the court actually matters. It matters more than whatever is going on behind the scenes or on the sidelines, that's for sure.
This problem with blowout games being undermined by storylines is only really an issue for the Warriors and Cavs, which are only 2 out of the 30 teams. They account for roughly 6% of the regular season games combined. This isn't as big of an issue as it's being made out to be.
Stephen A Smith says the NBA regular season is ruined and only the Finals matter, everyone agrees. Whitlock says the same thing in a different manner, people get upset.
I normally can't stand Jason but he's spot-on. The NBA is a joke --- fake drama.
This is the first time that I actually agreed with this guy.
Most honest thing about the NBA that's been said for a long, long time.
NBA is softer than Charmin nowadays he's right. Everybody wants to team up and everybody gets their "feeling hurts". Whitlock is just on point, BITCHING AND MOANING. And it starts with the players at the top.
Cant stand these old timers that complain about todays era basketball, football etcc
I 100% agree what Jason is saying, if you look at the players in the past, for example Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, players in the 80s and 90s and early 2000s, they were never whine about themselves, they all about the team overall first and foremost and never join friends on different teams to chase championships, even though Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler did that, they never join their friends to win. Look at the NBA right now is beyond sick especially the NBA on ABC/ESPN, once NBC didn't renew the contact that was the last straw because NBA on ABC/ESPN, top to bottom is garbage, its all about players chasing rings, college players not staying at least two or three years in college, soap opera, acting like divas and players acting soft, it makes me sick. Lets get National Beyonce Association trending because thats what the NBA is right now, its about Me, Myself and I.
Sad to say it, but he's completely right. Him and Charles Barkley are the only ones who want to admit it.
Hes right tho...
why do people keep giving Jason Whitlock a job?
No player interactions make headlines in the nfl because the nfl sucks the soul and humanity out of the sport. The nba is a player-driven league unlike the nfl which is an owner and commissioner driven league. When the finals comes around we're talking about Kyrie splashing a 3 over curry to win the title, we're not talking about feuds, this dude seems to have conveniently forgotten that for the sake of his argument.
usually I never agree with Whitlock but I do agree with him here..the action on the court should b the focus..period!
MLB, NFL, and NHL ALL had teams NO ONE thought would make the playoffs, make a Championship game/series in the last year alone. When was the last time that happened in the NBA?
MLB - Most had the Yankees 4th in the AL East, not in the American League Championship game losing in game 7.
NHL - Ottawa Senators were predicted to finish 7th in the Atlantic with 74 Points, ONLY 3 teams were predicted worse. They made the Stanley Cup Finals.
NFL - Jacksonville Jaguars. Nuff Said.
This aged well
Here is how you fix the NBA.
1. Contract at least 6 teams, 8 would be the number I go for - This will increase the talent (real quick name all the great players Jordan played against, then name all the great players Lebron plays against, the lack of Talent in the NBA, especially top end talent, is hurting the sport). As well as increase the Value of the Regular season. Off the top of my head, I would dump, the Kings, Clippers, Magic, Pelicans, Bobcats, Wizards, Bucks, and Hawks.
2. Have a Draft for the players who no longer have a team, You probably could not fill a full round, but the best teams are not the ones who need help.
3. Fire EVERY Ref, the stink of Fixing games still lingers. They probably still fix games, just learned how not to get caught.
IMO, this would restore a lot of fans and make many new ones. Unlike most sports, in the NBA before the season starts you can write off 20 teams. Hard to be a fan when only a few teams have ANY chance. And I am NOT TALKING Championship, I am talk just making it to the Conference Championship.
Didn't "they" say the NBA sucked because in today's league everyone is friends?1?
I couldn't have said it any better. He forgot about the Nick Young DeAngelo Russell feud for the secret tape
i think its a regular season thing. we all know that regular season doesnt matte that much to the best teams in the nba so the media looks to draw attention to other things.
how does he call anything a side show when dude wears ridiculous hats and his whole gimmick is being a controversial side show bob
The fact that he's complaining is hilarious since what he's complaining about was what the 80s and 90s NBA was all about lol
I find the NBA regular season too boring, pro basketball In General because there are so many stoppages during games whether it's fouls or time outs and there's very little action to keep me engaged
This guy is salty for some reason.
206 SEA Cause he has High Blood Pressure Duhhhhh!!! That's why he's salty
What about the Spurs? They play true basketball with no drama.
Jordan Rosales I absolutely agree about the Spurs. I watched the whole show and he made valid points saying the NBA needs a Pat Riley to run a organization, he also mentioned the Miami Heat organization (mostly Pat Riley) when it comes to not catering to superstars, I appreciate what D-Wade did for the Miami Heat, but this is about the team first and thats exactly what Whitlock is saying today.
Thank you Jason Whitlock !
This dude needs his own show.
He had and has one!
The reason the NBA is about individuals and not about the teams, is simple, all the teams suck now. Probably like 4 or 5 good teams out of like 30 teams so what you gonna focus on.
I just listened to a chocolate egg whine for six minutes about how whiney he thinks everyone else is. This show is going down the toilet.
I'm sick of these commentators contemptuously waxing eloquent about "the good ol' days." Go watch your VHS tapes if that's what you want, but don't act like there's no basketball to watch.
I think that Whitlock's criticism is misguided. If it's true that sports media just report on intrigue and gossip rather than good basketball, that's because of their own decisions and incentives, but it is decidedly not because there's no good basketball out there. It's true that the Finals teams are more or less a foregone conclusion, and that the macro-level suspense is less for it, but there's a whole slew of great players that the media pay little if any attention to. Kawhi Leonard gets better every season; Anthony Davis is phenomenal; the 76ers are rough and waiting for Ben Simmons, but actually an interesting team. But the media-Whitlock included-are only into pseudo-sensational players like Westbrook. The point is that it was "a different league back then," I guess-whatever that means-but the problem that has Whitlock so cranky is not about the basketball era we're in. It's about him and his ilk peddling things that aren't basketball. And he's part of the problem.
Colin>Jason>Nick
first there wasnt enough drama because prior to KD leaving and lebron returning home there were no bad guys which made it less dramatic. now theres too much drama?
I dont always agree with Mr. Whitlock, but he keeps it real. People are upset because he doesnt suck off their favorite players and goes against the grain. #Wolflock awooooooooo
Who's idea was it to let Mr. Potato Head host The Herd today?
But pretty much every analysts was salivating about the warriors getting KD, you can't be mad there is no competition but want super teams
the NFL has its own set of problems as well Jason Whitlock....
let me get this straight, the media turning the nba into a sideshow to get their ratings, and now the media complains the nba is reduced to a sideshow?Lmao
he's kinda right tho, nobody actually watches regular season games for the actual game, but for all the fuzz about it. I only watch the playoffs bc its about basketball not who has a problem with some guy
Can't agree with Whitlock here; I think the NFL is kind of boring, and I'm a baseball fan.
I don't get it. People LOVED showtime lakers when they had a big 4 and people will openly acknowledge that the warriors would lose to the lakers but then we turn around and complain about how good golden state is and how it's a cakewalk. It was a cakewalk for the Boston celtics and the lakers but no one complains about that. And nobody was whining about shaq and kobe going 15 and 1 in the playoffs. but all of a sudden the nba sucks right now. dawg give me a break with the BS