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When was the last time the NBA was great
Posted on 1/6/24 at 3:52 am
Posted on 1/6/24 at 3:52 am
Before the overall decline? Obviously Covid hurt bad. Game 7 with GSW and Cleveland? Or before that?
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Posted on 1/6/24 at 4:24 am to JamalMurry27
The sport of basketball just kind of sucks in general. Touch fouls leading to 40 free throws a game.
It’s not a good product and it’s very hard to watch.
It’s not a good product and it’s very hard to watch.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 4:27 am to JamalMurry27
Before Steph Curry.
I like him and he’s a talented player (arguably top 5 of all time), but he’s ruined the sport of basketball at damn near every level, because now everyone over empathizes running around chucking bullshite 3’s instead of actually playing a real game of basketball.
I like him and he’s a talented player (arguably top 5 of all time), but he’s ruined the sport of basketball at damn near every level, because now everyone over empathizes running around chucking bullshite 3’s instead of actually playing a real game of basketball.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 5:02 am to JamalMurry27
Maybe late 2000s for me.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 5:10 am to JamalMurry27
This is the ideal NBA. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
2004 NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Game 1: Pacers 78, Pistons 74
Game 2: Pistons 72, Pacers 67
Game 3: Pistons 85, Pacers 78
Game 4: Pacers 83, Pistons 68
Game 5: Pistons 83, Pacers 65
Game 6: Pistons 69, Pacers 65
2004 NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Game 1: Pacers 78, Pistons 74
Game 2: Pistons 72, Pacers 67
Game 3: Pistons 85, Pacers 78
Game 4: Pacers 83, Pistons 68
Game 5: Pistons 83, Pacers 65
Game 6: Pistons 69, Pacers 65
Posted on 1/6/24 at 5:32 am to JamalMurry27
1998 Chicago Bulls.
Watch “The Last Dance” documentary if you haven’t already.
Watch “The Last Dance” documentary if you haven’t already.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 6:50 am to whowasbert
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This is the ideal NBA. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. 2004 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Game 1: Pacers 78, Pistons 74 Game 2: Pistons 72, Pacers 67 Game 3: Pistons 85, Pacers 78 Game 4: Pacers 83, Pistons 68 Game 5: Pistons 83, Pacers 65 Game 6: Pistons 69, Pacers 65
Nobody wants to watch that shite…
Posted on 1/6/24 at 6:55 am to JamalMurry27
Back in the Kobe Shaq days
Posted on 1/6/24 at 6:57 am to GeauxZone90
When you had the NBA on NBC and the GOAT intro music 
Everything after that has been shite
Everything after that has been shite
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:11 am to RunnersWorld
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1998 Chicago Bulls. Watch “The Last Dance” documentary if you haven’t already.
The worst eta of the NBA was from 89 to 98.
Expansion watered down the league before global expansion caught up.
Dream team started a global phenomenon that paid dividends 10 to 15 years later.
But in the 90’s the NBA was at its lowest point since the early 60’s. Todays game is much better than the 90’s.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:17 am to JamalMurry27
The NBA has become a soap opera. Free agency and the storylines are better than the actual games. It’s almost like you have to “get through” the games/season to get to the interesting parts.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:20 am to JamalMurry27
Probably pre-super team era
I think that stuff really took the piss out of it. The BLM stuff was dirt of the coffin.
I was commenting with an irl friend about this the other day. I remember people talking about the NBA (not online). Now it's like it doesn't even exist.
I think that stuff really took the piss out of it. The BLM stuff was dirt of the coffin.
I was commenting with an irl friend about this the other day. I remember people talking about the NBA (not online). Now it's like it doesn't even exist.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:27 am to skullhawk
The league overall is way more athletic than it's ever been with positionless players required to switch defensively. Plus the overall skill level is probably at an all-time high.
Defensive rules definitely need to be tightened but this is probably the greatest era for passing and there's never been 3 players with the passing skills of Jokic, Luka and Sengun in the league at the same time not to mention Haliburton's efficiency.
Defensive rules definitely need to be tightened but this is probably the greatest era for passing and there's never been 3 players with the passing skills of Jokic, Luka and Sengun in the league at the same time not to mention Haliburton's efficiency.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:33 am to JamalMurry27
Around never.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:47 am to VA LSU fan
quote:
The worst eta of the NBA was from 89 to 98.
Expansion watered down the league before global expansion caught up.
Dream team started a global phenomenon that paid dividends 10 to 15 years later.
But in the 90’s the NBA was at its lowest point since the early 60’s. Todays game is much better than the 90’s.
I don't think any bit of this makes sense. NBA contracted in the 60s so it wasn't watered down, yet you compare it to the 90s and claim it was watered down due to expansion and say both eras were the low point.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:49 am to skullhawk
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The BLM stuff was dirt of the coffin.
It was like a 2 month thing in the bubble
Yall get it twisted with the NFL’s knee bending which was way worse
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:52 am to JamalMurry27
Not sure exactly, but I know carrying was illegal at the time.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:56 am to JamalMurry27
Late '80's to early '90's when the Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, and Bulls were duking it out was incredible. You young bucks will never understand.
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:57 am to Bunk Moreland
That espn pistons documentary didn’t get the love tLast Dance did obviously but it was really good
Posted on 1/6/24 at 7:57 am to S
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It was like a 2 month thing in the bubble Yall get it twisted with the NFL’s knee bending which was way worse
That just shows how bulletproof the NFL/football is in the minds of Americans. It doesn’t matter what scandal or political stance they take at the time they will still have high ratings. If the basketball world does the same thing people are willing to leave the sport all together.
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