Fire Adam Silver already
>>153483343should've had a 1v1 tourney like Unrivaled
>>153483395Should have just cancelled this shit
>>153483343Tbqh, I'm not surprised at all. I even wonder why this was ever differentIt's a team sport and you're throwing in various players who aren't used to playing with each other, so this low-stake game probably isn't even very high quality. And the players don't want to injure themselves either. And why would fans of the NBA teams care in the first place? The teams aren't playingI suppose basketball still is more lenient regarding this team cohesion thing than football or handball, but still ... it just seems so pointless. Of course I am biased since I am a yuropeon and not used to all-star games, but I really can't see an upside
>>153483419The players used to care. It was LeBron and after that people stopped trying. Kobe was the last guy to actually give a shit. The biggest game in baseball all season was the All Star game back in the day because it was the only time NL players played AL. The lack of scarcity and shame turned NBA into a joke
didn’t they get the memo. los angeles turned into a soccer city
>>153483343I deadass forgot this was happening, I didn't even watch the dunk contest.>>153483419It was better when it was east vs west. You call it pointless, but it was the best players in the world playing with lower inhibitions for bragging rights, shit was hype.
I get the sense that the NBA is dead
>>153483460Ellll Laaayyyyy Galaxy clapclap clap clap clap
>>153483533Only thing keeping the league alive is Amazon's extreme overpay and the betting companies' sponsorship money. The average person no longer gives a shit about the league
Why don't they just make the tickets like $30 so people attend?
nba is fucking gay
>>153483659Cool it with the antisemitism
>>153483343If they just made it Whites vs Blacks everyone would watch and the players would go hard guaranteed
>>153483773What about the guys who are both?
>>153483801They're black
I see why stern had his bucks in line more than ever.
>>153483596I know Amazon has money to burn but holy shit that was a ridiculous overpay. The viewership for some of these games might unironically end up being a few thousand people.And the most annoying part is that if the streamers weren't still in their "lighting money on fire" stage the deals from actual networks would have been modest enough that the league would have had to stop putting their head up their ass and admit to their multitude of problems. But as long as the money was good they could justify staying the course and fixing nothing so now here we are with half the league tanking, players not giving any fucks and an "all-star" game being attended by like 20 people.
>>153483533>the NBA is deadNope. Too many idiots caught up in their habit of watching that trash. Same as the NFL.
>>153483952They killed their league long term unless things change drastically. Nobody I now even watches NBA anymore. It's almost embarrassing to admit you do
>>153483343NBA is so zogged. How easily they just promote Israelies and Zionists without any fear is crazy. In European soccer they would get mogged and many Israel players were forced to be transferred out because fans didn’t fuck with them. Israel players can’t succeed in European soccer any more people are too in the know MLS (US soccer) constantly also buys players form the Israel league btw. It’s not a sport thing. It’s a country thing and US being zogged.
>>153483993NBA isn't NFL. NFL is easy to follow because there are so few games. NBA has lost a lot of their hardcore fans. Just look at how many of the legacy owners are cashing out and selling their teams. They know this league is cooked
>>153483993At this point it feels more like a gossip and highlights league
>>153484096NBA fans aren’t even fans of teams they fans of players. Similar to F1 but F1 it makes sense because who would be fans of corporations lol. Where NBA fans are choosing players overcities and actual vibes. People in NFL are actually fan of the team which builds way more loyal fanbase
>>153483343Why? There are thousands of fans all taking flash photos in those seats haha.
>>153483659$25? How are they supposed to make any money off of $20 tickets? If it only costs $15 to get in we might attract the kind of crowd that doesn't buy concessions and merch with the money they have leftover from their $10 seats. $5 tickets, what a joke. Might as well give them away at that point.
>>153484145They made the arena dark so they can take better pictures and blasted music non stop to inspire people. Nothing to hide
>>153484133After Curry retires the only guy they have left is Wembenyama and he's probably not going to last long because he's already breaking down. This league is cooked
>>153483448Ah, so interleague play ruined TWO major American sports leagues. George W. Bush continues to be vindicated.
>>153484133>Similar to F1 but F1 it makes sense because who would be fans of corporations lol.>he didn't choose his F1 team specifically because he thinks their cars are cool
>>153483419>>153483448>>153483501Yeah same. I used to love the all star game, it was a big deal to me. didn't even watch this year.Yeah the all star game didn't have the best defense but they would actually try, it was like a good pick up game with all the best players with more dunks and assists. Players wanted to prove themselves to fans and each other. and you didn't need 50 incentives or convoluted rules to try and trick them into playing for 5 mins. The players stopped giving a shit, so why should I? They just walk up and down the court chucking half court shots and get wide open easy dunks. They get paid more than ever, can't be bothered to play 60 games because waaaah I have to work two days in a row, and then can't even play at half speed in an all star game. Fuck the NBA and fuck every lazy ass player
>>153484245As long as the players don't care I won't care either. NBA players just perpetuate stereotypes about blacks being lazy. I hope they realize the ramifications of what they've done to their own race
>>153484220Is this really why? All of the F1 cars are literally the same. The engines have no resemblance to what go in their street legal cars.
>>153484245I was in Las Vegas for the 2008 All Star Game and bet on the East because they had Doc Rivers, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen and I knew they'd actually take it seriously and mog Kobe. I won. Now it's just about individual players getting highlights for fancam tiktok accounts.
>>153484527They don't even do anything is the problem. It's just warmups out there. Everyone needs to continue boycotting this league and show these players we aren't going to tolerate this bullshit. Hopefully the NPCs follow along
>>153484549I haven't watched in years. Apparently it's gotten much worse...
>>153484586It got so much worse. Majority of their fans stopped watching altogether. Arenas have to blast music nonstop during games because it's so dead. People have stopped watching NBA and they're not coming back anytime soon
>>153484673Good they should televise /curl/ and snowboard cross instead.
>>153484678/hoc/ has grown on me. I enjoy going to games
>>153484837Hockey is the least raped of the four major leagues.
>>153483419All star games used to be good, and they're good in other sports. The modern NBA just sucks dick
>>153484847It's still pretty much the same game from decades ago and the players still have pride. The lazy players get their ass whooped by their own teammates
>>153483952I'm convinced the NBA these days is just some kind of money laundering scheme for people way richer than the NBA players
>>153484852There is absolutely nothing the NBA is better at than it was in it's 90s/00s form
>>153484868That's all big sports. NBA, Olympics, FIFA and NFL are the most blatant
>>153484209Fuck it, I'll vote Republican if they split the middle and nominate Jenna Bush after serving 8 years as host of an hour on NBC (now a qualification to be president)
>>153484869Yeah it's funny dumbasses tried to say the new players are more skilled. They just get to focus on other things because there's no defense, and they get wide open shots, and when it comes to dribbling their "more skilled" dribbles are really just them being allowed to carry and travel way more. The NBA allowed a little more freedom in dribbling during the 2000's than they used too, but they just let them blatantly do whatever now and they call that being more skilled than the old gen
>>153484837pucks even harder to see at game
>>153484915Depends but not for me. I sit about 25 rows up from the ice and have a great perspective. Just look at where the players are looking if you lose track of the puck
>>153484905MJ and Kobe with today's rules would average 75
NBA all star game died when Blake Griffin jumped the Kia in the Slam Dunk Contest. Something just lost its soul there. Maybe I was just an adult instead of a kid, maybe it was his Kia sponsorship deal, maybe it was gimmick over skill. The game used to just be fun cause it was a no defense style-off. Today's NBA is already that every game.
>>153483952>the deals from actual networks would have been modest enough that the league would have had to stop putting their head up their ass and admit to their multitude of problemsIt really was lucky for Silver to fail upwards with those new tv deals and they don't end until 2036 so the NBA won't fix its problems for a long time.
>>153485048You already know they aren't going to make it to 2036 with another network lining up to give them stupid money again. This league is a sinking ship at the moment. The owners aren't going to tolerate empty arenas and tarnish their brand for long
Fuck this league
