re: Basketball fans who don't like the NBA

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i'm a fan of the nba, but i understand this. i think it has a lot to do with the how all the players are BFFs, it makes it less intense/chippy. sometimes you'll get a boston-miami game that's great to watch because those guys don't like each other and play very hard. just my theory.

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Makes sense to me.

I also don't get the race argument. Not when a good majority of the college basketball that anyone's watching is pretty diverse and certainly not lily white.

For me, I don't watch NBA for many of the reasons listed above, but I'll add to it:

1) Stars get the calls, as does the home team. In an effort to sell personalities/stars vs. the basketball product, David Stern made a calculated marketing move. When a fan pays $100 a ticket, he wants to see his team win and his team's best player score 30 points. Stern has helped make this happen more often than not.

On the flip side, can you imagine if the home team got more calls in the NFL? Can you imagine a team repeatedly jumping offsides but the home team wasn't penalized?

ETA: I realize the NFL has made their game more fan-friendly by not letting defenses actually play or tackle the QB (thereby raising the overall offensive point totals and making the game "more exciting"), but at least the rules are enforced uniformly whether home or away.

2) The hip-hop culture. Yes, the majority of NFL and college basketball players are black too, but the NBA has made a concerted effort to embrace a culture that turns many middle class, older whites off. From the music played in the arenas to the baggy shorts to the head-to-toe tattoos (not easily seen on NFL players due to the uniform), a lot of white Americans over 35 just don't identify with the product the NBA is selling.

3) Refusal to interpret the rules correctly. If the rules say you get two steps to the basket, then you get two steps. Why does the NBA break the rules of their own game? Oh yeah, so the players can make more highlight reel dunks by not having to worry about pesky things like actually dribbling the ball from the 3 point line to the goal. Same thing for palming the ball. Ever notice any time an NBA player actually does get called for travelling, he looks like he's been wrongfully accused of murder? Because even he can't believe the rule was enforced.

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to the head-to-toe tattoos

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The NBA really can't stop that. They not going to make a rule that says if you have tattoos you can play in the league. Or if you get more tattoos while your in the league you will get banned...

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I love playoff basketball but find most in-season games to be lacking. There are the occasional great match ups and memorable contests, but the effort and level of play always seems to be significantly upgraded come playoff time. Make regular season games more important by eliminating the 82 game season.

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Yeah, I watch a few regular season games just to keep up and I really don't start paying real attention until the second round. Even the first round is just an extension of the endless regular season.

Hockey also has an endless regular season, but their 7/8 seeds actually are a threat to win the title every year. So the playoff chase is worth paying attention to. Of course, I doubt we'll ever see a hockey game again.

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thugs

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Edit: And no, race does not play a "huge" issue.

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Does not compute. You cannot call the NBA players thugs, and then claim that race is not a factor.

The NFL has more or the same amount of thugs the NBA has, but they get excused because football is violent by nature.

The NBA bores me. College is way more interesting.

I prefer high school basketball as I coach an AAU team and spend a lot of time watching high school basketball and recruiting players.

I also enjoy college basketball because that's where some of my players end up.

I do not enjoy the NBA although I do watch them during the Olympics.

Lack of coaching

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.I hate the 24 second shot clock it takes away the ability to run plays.

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The shot clock in College is the only form of basketball that uses it.International competition uses the same 24 second clock.


College basketball is the problem-it's outdated product.

Aside from the shot clock let me rebuff a few arguments

Baloo- spacing the NBA is more prevalent than ever. Much more than college ball.College ball has shorter 3pt line and narrower lane- causing for a more clogged game than you think.

rebel of fortune- the NBA has plays all the time, ALL THE TIME, but often the untrained eye doesn't see it, secondly because Americans are used to one decision while watching sports you forget that in basketball-everyone is a decision maker. It's a read and react, improv. There are plenty of great coaches, most fans don't understand defense in the NBA either "just guard your man".

How you were taught at an earlier age is not the same as being coached on an elite level by professionals.



Now on to college-their biggest problem is that they refuse to due the necessary steps to make their product better. If it wishes to continue to get the best players, CBB must accept it's place as a developmental league. If college is to train people to be professionals, then CBB should do the same


-As mentioned first-the shot clock, basketball should be played at one pace, universally.
-Back court clock-pace
-Widen the lane-by doing this there is less clogging near the middle, due to three seconds being called-more spacing.
-3pt shot- again, about the NBA line or at least the FIBA line.
-handchecking



Now the NBA and NCAA both should eliminate "offensive goaltending"