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Basketball: Do they need to reduce the diameter of the rim or what?
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:39 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:39 am
I no longer enjoy watching people shoot 50 three pointers per game.
Shrink the rim?
Change the ball?
Eliminate the corner 3?
Something crazier like they only count for 3 at the end of a half?
Shrink the rim?
Change the ball?
Eliminate the corner 3?
Something crazier like they only count for 3 at the end of a half?
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Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:43 am to concrete_tiger
None of the above.
It’s just a boring sport to me (and apparently almost 50% of viewership over the last 10 years) nowadays.
It’s just a boring sport to me (and apparently almost 50% of viewership over the last 10 years) nowadays.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:46 am to concrete_tiger
Idk how to fix it, but regarding Sga/Luka flopping with tick tack 3pt fouls, but not allowing bulldozer guys play down low is not fun to watch imho.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 10:48 am to concrete_tiger
Increase the width of the floor, expand the 3 pt circle out, and raise the goals 6". I still won't watch it.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:04 am to concrete_tiger
Push the 3 point line back.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:13 am to FenrirTheBeard
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(and apparently almost 50% of viewership over the last 10 years)
Saw a black journalist video about this, he made a great point, the NBA lost an entire generation. He correctly pointed out that White Gen X (Asian & Hispanic) no longer gives a shite about the NBA. Men over that age of 35, no longer talk have water cooler conversations about the NBA. His video didn't get into why, just stating a facts and ratings that show the generation that grew up with Magic/Bird& then MJ no longer care.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:18 am to htran90
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Idk how to fix it, but regarding Sga/Luka flopping with tick tack 3pt fouls, but not allowing bulldozer guys play down low is not fun to watch imho.
You are flat wrong about SGA. But because league rarely shows him on national TV most don’t know. But keep on making stuff up to fit your agenda
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SGA is on pace to become the 6th player since 1980 to average 30+ PPG with less than 8 free throws per a game
There have been 57 seasons of a player averaging 30+ PPG in that time frame
Now Luka, he’s unwatchable due to whining all game long
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 11:20 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:19 am to TigerintheNO
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His video didn't get into why,
You start.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:31 am to concrete_tiger
This is more of an in-person attendance gripe. My gf and I went to a Bulls game a few weeks back and the worst seats in the arena were $100+ after fees.
The league has completely priced out the middle class. The lower bowl was maybe half full, mainly influencer types, and the upper level was where most people were. It was bizarre.
The league has completely priced out the middle class. The lower bowl was maybe half full, mainly influencer types, and the upper level was where most people were. It was bizarre.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:33 am to concrete_tiger
We all know why viewership is down.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 11:49 am to AldousSnow26
Agree that going to games kinda sucks now. They blast you with music and sound effects the entire game so loud that you can’t talk to the person next to you. It’s non stop and drowns out any crowd engagement. It’s also annoying techno rap auto-tuned trash (old man get off my lawn). Prices of food and drink are insane too - especially for the quality.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:30 pm to concrete_tiger
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Something crazier
Turn off the electromagnetic ball guidance technology.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:31 pm to concrete_tiger
-1 point for a missed 3 point attempt.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:40 pm to TigerintheNO
I'm more what I'd consider Xennial but to me it starts with the fact that the NBA started pushing stars. That sound good in theory and it was when stars stayed with their teams. I never saw Magic or Bird in their prime but did follow Jordan's Bulls, Isiah Thomas's Pistons, Hakeem's Rockets, Drexler's Blazers, etc
Now those stars jump teams every few years, teams don't stick with their players. Does it make for more parity? I guess maybe, but it's less fun to follow.
Now those stars jump teams every few years, teams don't stick with their players. Does it make for more parity? I guess maybe, but it's less fun to follow.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:49 pm to concrete_tiger
quote:
Eliminate the corner 3?
Be cool to make a semicircle that goes out of bounds.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:51 pm to concrete_tiger
Th game is fine, the people playing, coaching and running it are the problem.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:53 pm to TigerintheNO
quote:Once Stockton and Malone retired, I was kinda done. Then the rise of Lebron and his b.s. flopping was the nail for me.
the generation that grew up with Magic/Bird& then MJ no longer care.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:53 pm to concrete_tiger
Just for a prank they should reduce the diameter of the rim such that it is a tiny bit too small for the ball to fit.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 1/4/25 at 12:57 pm to concrete_tiger
Reset the rules back to 1985 and let the game get physical again. I think people will watch that.
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