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74 sats \ 3 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Dec 2024 \ on: Why the NBA Sucks! Do you agree? Stacker_Sports
  • Don't want to compete / load management
    • As a casual fan, I'm not sure how bad of a problem this is. But I can see how it'd be super frustrating if you paid for a ticket and didn't get to see the stars play.
  • Unlikeable politicized players
    • Personally, I don't see this as a big problem. Even if I don't like a player for their political views, that just makes it more fun to root against them.
  • 3pt shooting
    • I sorta agree with this. League has been weighted a bit too much towards the 3. Not sure what can be done at this point?
  • Stars don't go to college
    • I honestly don't care about this at all
  • Too many foreigners
    • To me that's a plus not a minus
  • No variety in style of play
    • Again, as a casual fan, not sure exactly how true this is. But I do think the 3ball is becoming too dominant
  • Steve Kerr and Gregg Popovich
    • I'm assuming this is politics related? I do find their outspoken political views kinda annoying, but once again--that just gives me more reason to root against them.
  • Money not tied to performance
    • Wait, what? Your performance determines your next contract. If the problem is that teams are signing people to long guaranteed contracts--that's the team's problem!
  • Lack of leadership Adam Silver
    • Not sure what this is in reference to. What did Adam Silver do?
  • Leftist culture is the enemy of competition
    • I honestly think there's just a "woke right" out there that just hates everything coded left, just like the woke left hates everything coded right.
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30 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB OP 18 Dec 2024
I think you overlooking the college aspect. Without college no one would care about Caitlin Clark. When NBA players stayed 3 and 4 years they would have a fan base follow them in the pros. College football is a feeder system to the NFL. You get to see who’s good before they come to the pros. The NBA is missing that
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker 18 Dec 2024
I just think the option should be open to the players and teams to choose what they want to do.
There's no guarantee that going to college first will make a player more popular overall. Lebron didn't go to college and he became the biggest superstar since Michael Jordan.
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117 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 19 Dec 2024
I agree with your list but I would like to emphasize:
  1. too many 3 point shot attempts
  2. NBA has been too political since 2015
Republicans buy Air Jordans too, less likely to shoplift than Democrats too
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