re: How can they fix the NBA to be enjoyable again?

burn it all down

This idea that the basketball being played now is a lesser product than the 90's is just a nostalgia overload thing for people who were happy when they were a kid and miserable now as an adult.

The style of play and athleticism is soooo much more aesthetically pleasing now than it was in the 90's. Everyone who says the 90's was better brings up Michael Jordan as their evidence, as if every player played like him in that era.

Best sporting event I've ever attended is an NBA game a few years ago. Always something going on during the time outs. It's non stop entertainment

The officiating is ruining the game at all levels. Refs straight up dictate the game. Touch fouls and the lack of consistency in how the games are called is frustrating. It actually promotes soft defense which makes it a boring exhibition. Nobody wants to see 80 free throws either.

The new stop and review bullshite only adds to the frustration as a fan. This has to be fixed too.

I mean when they have to stop the game and review for flagrant 1 or 2. Either call what you see or nothing. It stops the flow of the game.

they should take away the corner 3 and extend it further back up top and just extend the line to the out of bounds area by the coaches box. would be A lot better of games!!

NBA blows. Still enjoy College a lot.

At the NBA level, there's relatively little strategy...almost no innovation. The coach is really closer to an afterthought.

It's just not that appealing.

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This idea that the basketball being played now is a lesser product than the 90's is just a nostalgia overload thing for people who were happy when they were a kid and miserable now as an adult.

The style of play and athleticism is soooo much more aesthetically pleasing now than it was in the 90's. Everyone who says the 90's was better brings up Michael Jordan as their evidence, as if every player played like him in that era.

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This. And I'll take it a step further: 20-25 years ago, the knock on the NBA was that nobody could shoot or score consistently. It was "unenjoyable" because scoring over 100 points was often a Herculean effort thanks to stingy defenses and slower pace. Hell, the 00's Spurs got the "boring" label for precisely that reason (along with Tim Duncan's stoic demeanor). "Bring back the ABA days!" I remember folks saying. "Back when teams actually got out and ran and racked up Assists! That was FUN basketball!"

Fast forward to today, the pace is faster, and the offenses much more sophisticated to hunt mismatches. Basically everyone is a shooting/scoring threat, and the positionless nature makes the game fluid as hell. Did it make people happier? Nah, now the naysayers opine for the days of 33-33 halftime scores and winning games without cracking triple digits.

There will always be people complaining about basketball. Usually in 20-25 year cycles. We're probably going to see a return to more of a defensively-oriented game soon, as rules are tweaked and defenses finally catch up to modern motion offenses.

Best practice? Enjoy the game regardless of the era it's in.

I stopped watching mainly because I can’t take the end of the games. The hack a Shaq / hack a Yao at the end in mind numbing.

I think for intentional fouls you should get the shots and the ball. 30min to play 2 minutes of game time sucks.

Also reduce the amount of timeouts.