The NBA's viewership is setting all-time records for futility, while other sports are excelling at historic rates...so why does the NBA SUCK right now??
Love your shit like crazy as does my wife, but Steph DEFINITELY competes his ass off and is constantly in motion. He doesn't stand around like LBJs punk ass! Otherwise, keep up the great work!@@skap_attack
You can find clips of current NBA players and coaches talking about how the refs are favoring the Lakers on purpose. And in the playoffs if a team is down in the series, they get all the calls to extend the series, and the players all know this. You can find clips of Andre Iguodala talking about that.@@skap_attack
@@Kings0424the problem with super teams is that they destroy the culture. Players used to live and die by that team, but if they were willing to be shills and get bought to screw their old team, think of what that does to the league. It just makes it about winning; not on grit and skill, but assembly of a team (aka, how much money the team has to buy wins)
@Mich-jk2ze Well if you're a player of a team and you see all these other teams around you getting better but your organization is doing nothing to help you, hell yeah players are gonna be asking for a trade. I would do the same thing. This is why I don't blame Damian Lillard asking for a trade and getting traded to the Bucks because Damian Lillard has spent 12 season in Portland and the only good player he ever had was only CJ McCollum who is okay at best. I wouldn't blame if Trae Young do the same thing
@@Kings0424 it makes winning a ring less impressive. If you keep switching teams and need 2 other starts to win then it feels cheap. It also gets rid of team fandoms. Only a few teams have that now.
@Frazier16 So what does a superstar supposed to do if he's playing in a organization that's not giving him any help or like they are not giving trying. You expect that player to just waste his career with that organization, hell nah. I don't blame them leaving to go to a better organization
Nba is at its best now. Record highs for three point percentage, and free throw percentage. 7 footers who can shoot 40% from three and handle the ball. The worst team today would destroy the best plumbers
@@skap_attack March madness final four gets the same ratings as the Superbowl yearly You're spot on people who don't even watch college basketball watch it That's how great it is and its so fun to watch Same as the ladies college basketball It's actually great fundamental basketball Fully agree Skap
Now we gotta hear about LBJ being the goat because he scored 40 pts against the bottom dwelling NETS in this watered down defensive era. I'm so tired of the pundits trying to convince me it's day when it's clearly night.
Bro, it’s so nauseating. It’s like they wait for anything to give this dude a pat on the back. YOU played against the Nets!? Where was that against the Pacers? Where was that against the Bucks? Oh yeah that’s right you didn’t play because your boo boo hurt smdh 🤦🏾♂️🤡
1. No good storylines 2. Players don’t care about the regular season 3. Load Management 4. Everyone wants to be S Curry and shoot 3s 5. Lack of defense Maybe more factors as to why the game sucks now
@@cloudunderweather9554 Yeah basically. No one hates each other. Everyone's each others friend. It sucks. Seeing Embiid just sing Tatum's praises in Tatum's ear postgame on the court last playoffs and say how amazing he is after the 76ers once again got abused on the court was pathetic and cringy at best.
The NBA is worst than a complete crap now. It’s a dumpster fire. I can’t even cheer for my team with integrity anymore because the Burger King stole my team and reaped the core values we had. SMH
I’m in the same boat 😢 it’s disgusting. Especially because I can see that we have a very good team when he isn’t on the court. Watching a historic franchise Kowtow to this dude that has no loyalty. Traded away all of our assets. We won’t be competitive for years to come
@@meayers7 In short: Fr man, I can’t wait for this clown to leave. He hasn’t been good for us. fr man. This dude is playing with our assets like their toys. Then he wants to hog the ball and stat pad, then let his teammates get the blame. It’s sickening seeing how good we can/couldve been if this dude wasn’t ruining anything. The bubble doesn’t even mean anything either. First of all, we already had 17 championships if we include the NBL one in 1948, a year prior to the league being called the NBA in which we won 16. So we didn’t need lebron to hand over a bubble title for the tie. Secondly, it was Ad that got us that chip. Ad was playing on both sides of the floor. It was As being clutch. And outside of that year, we haven’t been good. And we weren’t even a priority. He told dwade in a snippet that “it was either here(LA) or the garden(Knicks). Honestly, the day he leaves should be a lakers holiday.
it's terrible. nba stats really mattered back in the days. now without defense the stats are so overexaggerated that people don't care any more. no defense also means no positions. everyone plays like a guard and it's boring now.
Yes! I haven't watched a game in years bc it's insanely boring watching both teams chuck up 3 pointers. I don't know how anyone can watch it without falling asleep.
The fakeness is what i hate...So many ppl just falling and acting when they never even get touched! Its like they just do it hoping if the play failed or the ball changed possessions that a foul will be called!
It's hard to watch, which is why the ratings are in the toilets. I was watching Iowa vs LSU and even Clark was complaining almost every single play, I almost shut it off but it was a good game so I stuck it out. Nobody wants to see a player CRY after every single play.
Nba is at its best now. Record highs for three point percentage, and free throw percentage. 7 footers who can shoot 40% from three and handle the ball. The worst team today would destroy the best plumbers
Adam silver let the league get destroyed. These causal fans don’t understand how much of an advantage it is for players being allowed to take 3-4 steps on the perimeter or paint. Being able to take 2 steps before you dribble the ball. Being able to carry… all while the defense isn’t allowed to handcheck or be aggressive. This is the equivalent of going into 2k settings, turning off certain rules and putting the difficulty on pro. I used to love watching basketball games. Now it’s simply a joke
I made that point to a co worker a couple weeks ago about them getting away with more steps nowadays puts the defender in even more of a bad position to be able to defend properly. And the carrying they get away with is not the definition of dribbling a basketball. To be able to get away with all the things they get away with I'm surprised they aren't scoring 40+ ppg nowadays compared to 20 years ago
Phil Jackson commented against this political crap in the NBA and he was crucified for it. He was right after all. People are so tired of the division and bringing it into sports is a turn off for most folks.
People watch sports to get away from realities of life and the polarizing aspects that politics brings. Instead I'm barraged with "stop hate" and "end racism." As if a racist is going to see that on a dude's jersey and be like you know what, I'm done being racist/bigoted.
I align with the uh, "woke ideas" people complain about from the NBA but I don't need a guy supporting literal cotton picking slavery to tell me racism is bad
@@sirkevstah289wake yall dumb asses up... the shut up and play days are over. What don't you understand? The product on the court is FAR more repugnant....
Let's not forget Dr J kept the league alive and helped save it too before Magic and Bird and after in the early to mid 80's. He was the only one selling out arenas in the late 70's.
I was a fan of Dr. J in the very early 80s when his Sixers were a force. You talk about the Lakers and the Celtics' rivalry, but Dr. J vs Bird was a must-see game.
They passed the torch to LeBron James and He dropped it and burned down the NBA as well as Adam Silver.Because of these 2 weak individuals the NBA has become HOT GARBAGE!!!! And until they both leave it will only get worse.
No hand checking, defensive 3 second rule, no hard fouls, zone defenses. All put into place to help the NBA "create" LeChoke Steroid. All the LeHelpMe Stans eat up his career of longevity stat-padding, but fail to realize that it was more so the NBA rule changes than it was LeQuit's talents. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they make the rim larger and use smaller basketballs to help him even more.
1. No Taunting 2. No Hanging on Rim 3. Pass then shoot a 3 basketball. 4. Trash allstar game 5. Rigged Biast ESPN. 6. Broken MVP Award. 7. Biast payed off Refs.
After the OGs like kobe and Duncan and KG faded out, there was no one left to contain or shame or supervise James, so he went full roman emperor, with his cult of self adulation exploding
Kobe was the biggest ball hog Ive ever seen in my time watching hoops. I did respect his drive to want to win, but that’s it. He could’ve won several more rings if he would have worked with Shaq. They were dominant together, but he had to be the man. He was the Walter White of the NBA and Shaq was Gus Fringe 😂
@@pdigi3179 Kobe probably most overrated ever imo, his below 35% fg percentage in clutch being the biggest factor. In clutch moments you knew he wouldn't pass so teams were able to double down on him. The biggest Laker shots were from guys like Bob Horry and Rick Fox.
As an European where basketball was never no#1 sport I appreciated the thoughness and intensity of the games in Michael Jordan era. Defense oriented Teams existed, teams had their own styles. Now it is watching jumping with the ball-conetst.
The NFL smells blood in the water. They announced that they are playing games again on Christmas this year, even though it falls on a Wednesday. That’s how confident they are that they can dominate the ratings.
@@skap_attack as much fun as watching Shai, Jokic, Luka, Jackson (love his defense) ,Butler and many others who actually play the game how it's supposed to be played LeBron James has tainted people from watching, that's why despite how well received The Nuggets vs Heat finals was the ratings were low mainly due to the media focusing on LeBron's ankle "injury" Once he retires I guarantee, the ratings will get better
@@thepubknight6144 I am with you. The league should have moved on from Bron YEARS ago and started marketing it’s other star players. They never will though until they’re forced to do so.
Throw Curry in there too they say he revolutionized the game wit the 3pt shot. But now everybody is shooting 3s. LeBron,Curry and Analytics killed it. I remember when both conferences had their own identity. West was run n gun,East was grind it out defense. Now it's just Rucker rec league aau style. No real practice,plays being ran or fundamentals being used
The Cupcake era. Grandpa LBJ. Players like Harden who only care about their bloated contracts. Load mgmt. Overpaid athletes who only care about their social media status. The anti-ring culture. The US players lack of skills and fundamentals vs int'l players. Ben Simmons freeloading. Defense-less league. Every player is damn friendly with each other. Artificially built super teams. 🤦🏼
The NBA is awful now. People hoisting 40 three's a game. No defense. The NBA thought more points would equal more fans. They were wrong, we want games that are competitive and where X's and O's actually mean something.
This is why I wish the media would pay more attention to smaller market teams like Denver, OKC, and Minnesota. Jokić, ANT, SGA and other stars on their teams really seem like they want to compete. It’s the little things, or in this case the little teams, that often go unnoticed
The fact that NCAA viewership is still strong shows that people still love basketball. Most probably even want to watch the NBA but its just so hard to sit through a game now. Basketball is still an incredible sport. It is the NBA that is the problem.
The NCAA has better basketball with better fundamentals, better refereeing, players that care more and don't flop like crazy and whine like babies, announcers that aren't making up some nonsense and lying about "GOAT" players, and coaches that actually try instead of deliberately tanking games and teams. The modern NBA: IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!
Part of the problem is all ESPN talks about is the 9th place lakers and the oldest guy in the league. They should prop up the best guys on the best teams.
The women's college basketball elite 8 between Caitlyn Clark and Iowa vs Kim Mulkey and LSU is going to generate more ratings tonight than possibly any NBA PLAYOFF game this post season. The "multiple streaming" excuse doesn't seem to effect the NFL or women's college basketball circuit. So why the NBA?
Watching the countless podcasts of "3 random NBA fans" will explain a lot to us "old heads" about how anyone could enjoy this terrible modern NBA. These podcasts are just 3 random kids, spouting off stats to identify "greatness" and then coming up with as many dumb NBA 2k scenario superteams, missing the entire point once again about competition and excellence. They don't comprehend sport at all. They look at who fills up stat sheets and who the media champions as "great." This is how and why an entire generation of fans can celebrate meaningless "accomplishments" by LeBron, and cheer for dumb superteams instead of growing greatness organically. An entirely lost generation of fans.
The NBA created a 1/4 season championship because the viewership was low and they had to Incentivize their stars to put in the effort into the early season. That alone shows how desperate the NBA has gotten.
One thing about players legacies is what changed in the game when they were the face of the league. During Lebron's reign as the face of the league the flopping, load managing and not playing defense got out of hands to such extent that the league has made rules to prevent the first 2, and I hope they'll try to fix the 3rd one as well.
Great video. Well said. I’ve been pretty disappointed in some of the content creators trying to just slide into their dialogue, “the skill level across the board is just better than any other era, no denying it.” The thing is, that might work on a person that never saw games in the 90’s. For those of us that watched the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s, as well as today, you can’t tell us that the defensive effort and skill level is the same, and you can’t tell us that ,outside of 3 point shooting , the total skill set is better than it was in previous eras…. The palming and extra steps now really make the handle look inferior. The defense today is disinterested at best. Players that handle the ball the most have awfully high turnover rates today, despite being allowed to carry and travel. You can find examples of these traits in any era, but it’s hard to find games today that it ISN’T obvious.
Adam Silver needs to be fired. Being the Commissioner of the NBA, the biggest and most powerful Professional Basketball League, also means that he is the de facto guardian of the sport of Basketball. As the guardian of Basketball, Adam Silver also has to promote and spread the game far and wide. He has to protect the integrity and overall health of the sport; just like Kenishaw Mountain Landis did when he took over the MLB after the Black Sox scandal. Ever since the removal of Donald Sterling as the owner of the Clippers, what has Adam Silver done to improve the game...nothing. All of the things that Magic, Bird, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq and the other superstars of their respective eras have done to grow the sport is being undone. For that Adam Silver has to go!
Today’s NBA, I pretty much only watch the playoffs. With the ESPN+ app, I’m able to watch the Euroleague games in the US and the Euroleague is more competitive, physical, and fun to watch than the NBA. The atmosphere at Euroleague games is much more euphoric too and the fans really get involved in creating an intimidating atmosphere for the visiting team. Thank god for RUclips where I can watch clips from 90s NBA to reminisce.
The NBA is on a vicious downward spiral. The players: start to suck. The League: "Let's make things easier for them to pad stats so at least they look good on spreadsheets." The players: suck even more. The league: throws in even more "goodies" to making things "exciting". The players: turn into crying babies. They also added more gambling condiments to spice things up. WIN.
I just think about how Michael Jordan only made like 4 million in the first 8 seasons with the bulls, yet players now get 40 million dollar contracts based on potential and dont even really play. I mean if your getting a big bag before you even start playing whats the incentive to try hard. NBA needs reevaluating.
Players today are getting massive deals with Nike and all before they even prove themselves in the NBA. I mean ofc I'm gonna be lazy and not try that much when I'm making millions upon millions for stuff other than my on court play like endorsements at the age of 18 or 19. MJ said it best: "Back when I played, we weren't getting these deals and endorsements until we proved it on the court. Today's players are already getting endorsement deals before they even prove themselves in the NBA. It stops them from trying hard and working hard whereas back then we used to have to work hard and prove ourselves before we got these rewards"
It's ironic that the NCAA viewership is doing well because there is no way in hell any of these teams compare to the college teams of the 70s-early 00s.
You're right, but people still appreciate effort. The men and women in college Still give it their all. That draws a crowd even if their all is lacking.
One word: LeBron He embodies literally everything that's wrong with the league. He annihilated (perhaps beyond repair) the competitive integrity of the league - and it's gotten to the point where his influence on media is palpable and coercive. But I'm hopeful Wembenyama can restore the competitive integrity of the league, something LeBalco completely destroyed. The NBA will only recover once LeBalco is gone. He has two of the lowest finals TV ratings of the past 40 years according to the official Nielson report. He is an overrated narcissist who the league has been artificially pushing into our faces against the will of the fans who see right through the propaganda. He is nowhere near MJ and it's a tragedy that the NBA has traded it's soul for a guy with a losing record in the finals, a perpetual flopper (literally cheating the game), who can't win without at least two other past, present or future HOFers on his team. Pathetic. The NBA won't recover until this cancer retires. Lastly, he's also the biggest PED fraud in modern American sports history and people will pretend like it's not happening despite the reams and reams of evidence. IF and when a real journalistic entity is willing to publish the article that Victor Conte claims ESPN blocked from a journalist that had been covering Lebron James for 6 years and was about to release a scathing expose on Lebron's PED use. Backed up with legal documentation. The fact is Lebron is a PED fraud; he travels religiously and flops. He formed super teams (again cheating the game). He colluded to bring FAs to his teams via Klutch Sports his de facto sports agency. The fans can see the game for what it is, empty spectacle. Ratings bounced back in the mid-2010s because of CURRY not Lebalco. Kobe was the last TRUE monster draw in the NBA. Everybody else is playing catch-up. #OnlyWhenLeBalcoRetires
When I was teenager in the 90s, the NBA was the best thing that we had. Every game was competitive, and every play counted. The NBA front office and this generation of players, led by LeJuice, the greatest symbol of entitlement and poor self awareness, simply sunk the league. Now it's the worst american league. In the meantime, the NFL and NHL just work. They're fun.
There are so many people living in the past of the NBA times change and nostalgia's holding you back. ( however we do need more defense because Giannis can't even give someone a good stare without a technical)
A few months ago (at least six) I heard guys on tv talking about the best three players to ever play together. They all talked about current players. Personally, I am taking Wilt, Elgin, and Jerry. If you don't know who I am talking about, you REALLY don't know much about basketball.
There’s no defense. There’s no reason to watch any games because someone is always sitting out. American stars are all self obsessed and don’t care about basketball at all. We’re watching crap and getting told it’s gold.
When Lebron years from now is in retirement, His bookshelfs will be filled with books glorying his overrated career, and there only be wear and tear on the title pages in all of them.
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I like to load manage my viewing of the NBA to a point that I have every night off now.
Still less than Joel embiid
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Hahahah! Same!
@eaglefan1475 sorry brother I don't steal ,but I'm stealing your load management viewing analogy 😂
Every time I see a score in the 140s in regulation I end up doing load management on viewing this crap.
Why the NBA SUCKS Now:
*"IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!"*
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Hey I’m the crap guy! slow down
Adam Sandler
Lebum
SKAP you went crazy on this one 👏🏾👏🏾 bravo
Love your shit like crazy as does my wife, but Steph DEFINITELY competes his ass off and is constantly in motion. He doesn't stand around like LBJs punk ass! Otherwise, keep up the great work!@@skap_attack
The refs are pushing teams like the Lakers into the playoffs. Everything is fixed now.
It definitely has that feel...
Just like when the refs robbed the Kings against the Lakers in game 6 of the 2002 Western conference Finals aka worst officiated game in NBA history!
You can find clips of current NBA players and coaches talking about how the refs are favoring the Lakers on purpose. And in the playoffs if a team is down in the series, they get all the calls to extend the series, and the players all know this. You can find clips of Andre Iguodala talking about that.@@skap_attack
Hopefully they fix it so that
LeBron gets to the finals and wins his 5th ring 👍🏼🏆😊
It's fixed in college basketball too. Maybe harder to fix tho when everything comes down to a 1 and done tournament format, but it's WWE nonetheless.
Lack of defense, too many 3 pointers, flopping, superteams and bad refs ruined the nba
Uhhhhh okay I don't see a problem with it, only for the superteam part
@@Kings0424the problem with super teams is that they destroy the culture. Players used to live and die by that team, but if they were willing to be shills and get bought to screw their old team, think of what that does to the league. It just makes it about winning; not on grit and skill, but assembly of a team (aka, how much money the team has to buy wins)
@Mich-jk2ze Well if you're a player of a team and you see all these other teams around you getting better but your organization is doing nothing to help you, hell yeah players are gonna be asking for a trade. I would do the same thing. This is why I don't blame Damian Lillard asking for a trade and getting traded to the Bucks because Damian Lillard has spent 12 season in Portland and the only good player he ever had was only CJ McCollum who is okay at best. I wouldn't blame if Trae Young do the same thing
@@Kings0424 it makes winning a ring less impressive. If you keep switching teams and need 2 other starts to win then it feels cheap.
It also gets rid of team fandoms. Only a few teams have that now.
@Frazier16 So what does a superstar supposed to do if he's playing in a organization that's not giving him any help or like they are not giving trying. You expect that player to just waste his career with that organization, hell nah. I don't blame them leaving to go to a better organization
No defense, entitlement & fatherless behavior
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯Props to you for pointing out the fatherless behavior
It is a disgusting time in the NBA and for all of us basketball fans. Hopefully we will be on the upswing soon...
Nba is at its best now. Record highs for three point percentage, and free throw percentage. 7 footers who can shoot 40% from three and handle the ball. The worst team today would destroy the best plumbers
@@vicepresidentmikepence889illegal screens and fouling bigs and flopping
@@skap_attack March madness final four gets the same ratings as the Superbowl yearly
You're spot on people who don't even watch college basketball watch it
That's how great it is and its so fun to watch
Same as the ladies college basketball
It's actually great fundamental basketball
Fully agree Skap
Now we gotta hear about LBJ being the goat because he scored 40 pts against the bottom dwelling NETS in this watered down defensive era. I'm so tired of the pundits trying to convince me it's day when it's clearly night.
That 40 points would have been 20 points 20 years ago, 40 isn't I pressive in an era with no defense
It's absolutely HILARIOUS how impossibly low the bar is set these days...
Bro, it’s so nauseating. It’s like they wait for anything to give this dude a pat on the back. YOU played against the Nets!? Where was that against the Pacers? Where was that against the Bucks? Oh yeah that’s right you didn’t play because your boo boo hurt smdh 🤦🏾♂️🤡
"Lebron was irritated " was one of the headlines from espn. 😂 like wtf cares?
No we aren't doing that. Just pissing on your head and telling you it's raining.
-NBA probably
1. No good storylines
2. Players don’t care about the regular season
3. Load Management
4. Everyone wants to be S Curry and shoot 3s
5. Lack of defense
Maybe more factors as to why the game sucks now
But his argument was ratings =bad product, While in this era everyone is streaming if you catch my drift. The product is bad tho lol
6. Ref protection for star players and entire Lakers roster
7 No more rivalries 🤦♂️😭 rivalries always made the game entertaining and extremely competitive
@falconshawksbravesfanextra7830 that's basically 1
@@cloudunderweather9554 Yeah basically. No one hates each other. Everyone's each others friend. It sucks. Seeing Embiid just sing Tatum's praises in Tatum's ear postgame on the court last playoffs and say how amazing he is after the 76ers once again got abused on the court was pathetic and cringy at best.
I’m a Knicks fan..Jalen Brunson scoring 60 points tells you the state of the league. The NBA is broken and no one wants to watch glorified AAU games.
Brunson is legit to be fair
WELL SAID!!
Yeah he’s one of the top 10, “I jump right into you, I get a foul” players.
It makes me sick, lol.
@@Syphonpsx Brunson is like the 19th best player in the league scoring 60…
Knicks are painful to watch. Brunson’s your star? Worse the comical NYC circus crowd and celebrity fan base is beyond entitled and pathetic
The NBA is worst than a complete crap now.
It’s a dumpster fire.
I can’t even cheer for my team with integrity anymore because the Burger King stole my team and reaped the core values we had.
SMH
Hang in there. He can't play forever, no matter how good the "supplements" are these days...
Dumpster fire 🔥 is a good one !
I’m in the same boat 😢 it’s disgusting. Especially because I can see that we have a very good team when he isn’t on the court. Watching a historic franchise Kowtow to this dude that has no loyalty. Traded away all of our assets. We won’t be competitive for years to come
If Kobe were alive, you know he'd be ripping LeBron apart for how he acts in a Lakers uniform. That would have been fun to see.
@@meayers7 In short: Fr man, I can’t wait for this clown to leave. He hasn’t been good for us.
fr man. This dude is playing with our assets like their toys. Then he wants to hog the ball and stat pad, then let his teammates get the blame.
It’s sickening seeing how good we can/couldve been if this dude wasn’t ruining anything.
The bubble doesn’t even mean anything either.
First of all, we already had 17 championships if we include the NBL one in 1948, a year prior to the league being called the NBA in which we won 16. So we didn’t need lebron to hand over a bubble title for the tie.
Secondly, it was Ad that got us that chip. Ad was playing on both sides of the floor. It was As being clutch.
And outside of that year, we haven’t been good.
And we weren’t even a priority. He told dwade in a snippet that “it was either here(LA) or the garden(Knicks).
Honestly, the day he leaves should be a lakers holiday.
March Madness is our only chance to watch pure basketball.
NBA is a complete crap!
Not true. You can watch Euroleague. 😊
Complete crap
it's terrible. nba stats really mattered back in the days. now without defense the stats are so overexaggerated that people don't care any more. no defense also means no positions. everyone plays like a guard and it's boring now.
Yes! I haven't watched a game in years bc it's insanely boring watching both teams chuck up 3 pointers. I don't know how anyone can watch it without falling asleep.
Make Defense Great Again 👍🏿
@@SpaceWoof04Right, because it was way more fun to watch guys make layups over part time plumbers in the 90’s😂.
3s are worth than 2s NCAA or NBA that's facts. @@mrdean171
The fakeness is what i hate...So many ppl just falling and acting when they never even get touched! Its like they just do it hoping if the play failed or the ball changed possessions that a foul will be called!
That is certainly a portion of it. The overall produce is just so incredibly soft right now.
@@skap_attack lol bam! So sad! I dunno how its a professional league!
Lebron who popularized flopping been perfecting his acting so he could be the goat of wwe after retiring from the nba.
Lebron complains after EVERY play. Doesn't matter what happens, he will lift his arms up. What a spoiled pos.
Then gets a breakaway dunk because he's whining and his team is playing for their careers on defense and espn and all their glazers go bezerk. 😂
It's hard to watch, which is why the ratings are in the toilets. I was watching Iowa vs LSU and even Clark was complaining almost every single play, I almost shut it off but it was a good game so I stuck it out. Nobody wants to see a player CRY after every single play.
Roid range 😢
What happened to just hustling back on defense??
Well LeBron never could play defense if he did it was sporadically. He's always been a hysterical homosexual@@MrCometcrusher78
I'd rather watch any given game from the 90s or 80s than any game of this season.
Well that's you. I could never do that at all
I just watched a full Spurs game from the 90s against the Sonics the other day. It was a little slower paced but I didn't mind that
@@Kings0424because you have horrible taste
@@79glane928 And I don't care
Womens is more entertaining
The NBA sucks because LeBalco is in it. It’ll get better when he leaves 🤣
I tend to think you might be on to something here....
@@skap_attack 😂
No defense there is traveling & flopping that & the refs don't call by players & the biggest flop is LeBalco. 🤣
Haha🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nba is at its best now. Record highs for three point percentage, and free throw percentage. 7 footers who can shoot 40% from three and handle the ball. The worst team today would destroy the best plumbers
Adam silver let the league get destroyed. These causal fans don’t understand how much of an advantage it is for players being allowed to take 3-4 steps on the perimeter or paint. Being able to take 2 steps before you dribble the ball. Being able to carry… all while the defense isn’t allowed to handcheck or be aggressive. This is the equivalent of going into 2k settings, turning off certain rules and putting the difficulty on pro. I used to love watching basketball games. Now it’s simply a joke
I made that point to a co worker a couple weeks ago about them getting away with more steps nowadays puts the defender in even more of a bad position to be able to defend properly. And the carrying they get away with is not the definition of dribbling a basketball. To be able to get away with all the things they get away with I'm surprised they aren't scoring 40+ ppg nowadays compared to 20 years ago
keep spitting facts skap 👑
I don't know any other way 💪🙏
@@skap_attack Bucks 2024 champs trust 🙏🏿
brother look at ur pfp u need to reevaluate life🫵
THE NBA SUCKS BECAUSE THE FACE OF THE NBA IS THE GOAT OF FLOPPING.
And stat padding, lying, trading teammates, getting coaches fired, Choking
And he's a Karen Queen , douche
Why did Lebron play 37 minutes against Nets. I thought his ankle was bothering him 🤔
And no walk-off this time : DD
Juice
Not to mention staying in the game despite being up by 20 just about the whole game. They were up 17-0 after 6min
He heals faster than wolverine
Another reason people don't like him. Smh
Phil Jackson commented against this political crap in the NBA and he was crucified for it. He was right after all. People are so tired of the division and bringing it into sports is a turn off for most folks.
Especially since sports was an escape from mundane stuff.
People watch sports to get away from realities of life and the polarizing aspects that politics brings. Instead I'm barraged with "stop hate" and "end racism." As if a racist is going to see that on a dude's jersey and be like you know what, I'm done being racist/bigoted.
Yall pasty mfers still whining about 2020😂the NFL would be down if that was the case
I align with the uh, "woke ideas" people complain about from the NBA but I don't need a guy supporting literal cotton picking slavery to tell me racism is bad
@@sirkevstah289wake yall dumb asses up... the shut up and play days are over. What don't you understand? The product on the court is FAR more repugnant....
LeBalco retiring will rejuvenate the NBA.
No, it won't.
LeBalco played against the Nets scored 40 and Media says he is The Greatest. He can't do that against Denver, Boston or Mavs.
scoring 40 in today's era is not uncommon at all... not at all 😂
9.9 million Women's LSU Angel Reese vs Iowa Katiyln Clark .... Out did the NBA 😂😅
Luka's dunk attempt and Lebron's layup attempt are equally hilarious 😂
Let's not forget Dr J kept the league alive and helped save it too before Magic and Bird and after in the early to mid 80's. He was the only one selling out arenas in the late 70's.
I was a fan of Dr. J in the very early 80s when his Sixers were a force. You talk about the Lakers and the Celtics' rivalry, but Dr. J vs Bird was a must-see game.
@@user-qp4gp4ri8c definitely, I try to let people know any time Bird missed the Finals in the early 80's it was because of Dr J.
To answer the question, NO DEFENSE and no true care to the game. Nuff Said!!
MJ is forever the GOAT!!!!
I like where your head is at. Jordan IS THE GOAT. Kobe is the best player my own eyes have ever seen.
The fact that they are doubling certain teams free throw attempts to keep them in the playoffs lets us know its rigged.
Viewership is down because intelligent adults no longer watch the stupidity that takes place on a nightly basis..
Har, har, har. What a GREAT comment by you. Har, har, har.
Well put.
Yep it's 🗑️
They have no respect for America.
It’s sad to see what has become of the NBA in 2024. One of the absolute greatest sports in ruins.
It’s definitely not in ruins lol. People still love to enjoy high level basketball, you may dislike it but it’s not in ruins.
They passed the torch to LeBron James and He dropped it and burned down the NBA as well as Adam Silver.Because of these 2 weak individuals the NBA has become HOT GARBAGE!!!! And until they both leave it will only get worse.
No hand checking, defensive 3 second rule, no hard fouls, zone defenses. All put into place to help the NBA "create" LeChoke Steroid. All the LeHelpMe Stans eat up his career of longevity stat-padding, but fail to realize that it was more so the NBA rule changes than it was LeQuit's talents. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if they make the rim larger and use smaller basketballs to help him even more.
Might as well They already let him take as many steps as he wants
Make Defense Great Again 👍🏿
@@fred_g7802 Make defense happen again.
1. No Taunting
2. No Hanging on Rim
3. Pass then shoot a 3 basketball.
4. Trash allstar game
5. Rigged Biast ESPN.
6. Broken MVP Award.
7. Biast payed off Refs.
Caitlin Clark Vs Angel Reese is a better storyline and intriguing than LeWack Jame's NBA.
I agree. I am going to be tuning into that ladies game!
I would add my Lady Gamecocks.
Same dudes who would be asking for autographs if they ever see him in person!
I love it so true
All facts, Skap! The LLL "Layup Line League" days are numbered.
I certainly hope they are...
After the OGs like kobe and Duncan and KG faded out, there was no one left to contain or shame or supervise James, so he went full roman emperor, with his cult of self adulation exploding
I miss watching Kobe and his era of basketball
Kobe sucked🤣🤣🤣 he wanted to be like the GOAT MJ but wasnt even close. Hes not even top 20 all time. No one can be like MJ
@@knownasking7607 So keep watching Bron. He's got plenty of roids. Greatest era ever.
Kobe was the biggest ball hog Ive ever seen in my time watching hoops. I did respect his drive to want to win, but that’s it. He could’ve won several more rings if he would have worked with Shaq. They were dominant together, but he had to be the man. He was the Walter White of the NBA and Shaq was Gus Fringe 😂
@@pdigi3179 Kobe probably most overrated ever imo, his below 35% fg percentage in clutch being the biggest factor. In clutch moments you knew he wouldn't pass so teams were able to double down on him. The biggest Laker shots were from guys like Bob Horry and Rick Fox.
As an European where basketball was never no#1 sport I appreciated the thoughness and intensity of the games in Michael Jordan era. Defense oriented Teams existed, teams had their own styles. Now it is watching jumping with the ball-conetst.
League allowing stars to team up, flopping travelling.
Wonder who popularised that?
We all know the answer to that...
It all seemed to get out of hand around 2015
They're just paid athletes now, not competitors.
The NFL smells blood in the water. They announced that they are playing games again on Christmas this year, even though it falls on a Wednesday. That’s how confident they are that they can dominate the ratings.
The "IT"S A COMPLETE CRAP!!!" clip, always make me laugh.
The state of the game is a direct reflection of the “face” of the game. A true shame actually.
I couldn't agree more with you here..
@@skap_attack as much fun as watching Shai, Jokic, Luka, Jackson (love his defense) ,Butler and many others who actually play the game how it's supposed to be played
LeBron James has tainted people from watching, that's why despite how well received The Nuggets vs Heat finals was the ratings were low mainly due to the media focusing on LeBron's ankle "injury"
Once he retires I guarantee, the ratings will get better
@@thepubknight6144 I am with you. The league should have moved on from Bron YEARS ago and started marketing it’s other star players. They never will though until they’re forced to do so.
Throw Curry in there too they say he revolutionized the game wit the 3pt shot. But now everybody is shooting 3s. LeBron,Curry and Analytics killed it. I remember when both conferences had their own identity. West was run n gun,East was grind it out defense. Now it's just Rucker rec league aau style. No real practice,plays being ran or fundamentals being used
@@thepubknight6144 ad too
The Cupcake era. Grandpa LBJ. Players like Harden who only care about their bloated contracts. Load mgmt. Overpaid athletes who only care about their social media status. The anti-ring culture. The US players lack of skills and fundamentals vs int'l players. Ben Simmons freeloading. Defense-less league. Every player is damn friendly with each other. Artificially built super teams. 🤦🏼
No competitive spirit, no enjoyment for the fans. Great point and video as always
I forgot about that ‘Chosen’ tattoo from the guy who can barely spell the word. What a guy.
LeBUM James the cancer of the nba
He is DEFINITELY the leader of this TRASH CAN era.
@KlownkaidIt's ridiculous that you don't see That LeBron destroyed the NBA.
@@skap_attack No, they changed the rules. That is why the NBA is trash. Zone defense is trash
The NBA is awful now. People hoisting 40 three's a game. No defense. The NBA thought more points would equal more fans. They were wrong, we want games that are competitive and where X's and O's actually mean something.
This is why I wish the media would pay more attention to smaller market teams like Denver, OKC, and Minnesota. Jokić, ANT, SGA and other stars on their teams really seem like they want to compete. It’s the little things, or in this case the little teams, that often go unnoticed
Amen. But league won't. They dont care about those markets. They are there to make $$ for the league and lose.
On Facebook today someone made the mistake of saying Lebron would lock up prime Shaq. He got dragged
The fact that NCAA viewership is still strong shows that people still love basketball. Most probably even want to watch the NBA but its just so hard to sit through a game now. Basketball is still an incredible sport. It is the NBA that is the problem.
It’s literally horrible. LeBalco has to buy his legacy.
the NBA is so bad right now its almost unwatchable the NBA is definitely the bottom of pro sports.
The NCAA has better basketball with better fundamentals, better refereeing, players that care more and don't flop like crazy and whine like babies, announcers that aren't making up some nonsense and lying about "GOAT" players, and coaches that actually try instead of deliberately tanking games and teams. The modern NBA: IT'S A COMPLETE CRAP!
Well said by you.
Part of the problem is all ESPN talks about is the 9th place lakers and the oldest guy in the league. They should prop up the best guys on the best teams.
NBA is going to reunite with NBC next year
Lakers always on national tv instead of good teams / younger players
@@davidwade3950 needs to be turned upside down
The women's college basketball elite 8 between Caitlyn Clark and Iowa vs Kim Mulkey and LSU is going to generate more ratings tonight than possibly any NBA PLAYOFF game this post season. The "multiple streaming" excuse doesn't seem to effect the NFL or women's college basketball circuit. So why the NBA?
The NFL is just as bad if not worse than the NBA imo. Regardless of success
@@Spooky_515 NFL, NBA and MLB have gotten soft and analytic driven, unfortunately.
The refs ruined it for me. The fact that there are no longer grown men in the league, just childish cartoon looking clowns is a close second.
This is going to be a good one! 🍿
LOL I think so!
Yes a good one
@@marcoannaceli6143 🙏❤️
The Lebron book page part was so funny, keep up the good work bro😂
Greatest scoring era, yet no one can even get close 3000 in a season.
Watching the countless podcasts of "3 random NBA fans" will explain a lot to us "old heads" about how anyone could enjoy this terrible modern NBA. These podcasts are just 3 random kids, spouting off stats to identify "greatness" and then coming up with as many dumb NBA 2k scenario superteams, missing the entire point once again about competition and excellence.
They don't comprehend sport at all. They look at who fills up stat sheets and who the media champions as "great."
This is how and why an entire generation of fans can celebrate meaningless "accomplishments" by LeBron, and cheer for dumb superteams instead of growing greatness organically. An entirely lost generation of fans.
The NBA created a 1/4 season championship because the viewership was low and they had to Incentivize their stars to put in the effort into the early season. That alone shows how desperate the NBA has gotten.
You referring to the NBA cup? I feel they did that just for LeBald
One thing about players legacies is what changed in the game when they were the face of the league. During Lebron's reign as the face of the league the flopping, load managing and not playing defense got out of hands to such extent that the league has made rules to prevent the first 2, and I hope they'll try to fix the 3rd one as well.
Adam Silver and LeFraud destroyed the NBA that Mike left us with!!
Great video. Well said. I’ve been pretty disappointed in some of the content creators trying to just slide into their dialogue, “the skill level across the board is just better than any other era, no denying it.” The thing is, that might work on a person that never saw games in the 90’s. For those of us that watched the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s, as well as today, you can’t tell us that the defensive effort and skill level is the same, and you can’t tell us that ,outside of 3 point shooting , the total skill set is better than it was in previous eras…. The palming and extra steps now really make the handle look inferior. The defense today is disinterested at best. Players that handle the ball the most have awfully high turnover rates today, despite being allowed to carry and travel. You can find examples of these traits in any era, but it’s hard to find games today that it ISN’T obvious.
"Fatherless behaviour" because LeBalco is fighting that father time 😂😂😂
It's a good thing Wemby and Chet joined. They're legit and love playing defense.
In short the game is no longer "PURE" . The" ESSENCE" has been tainted.
Adam Silver needs to be fired. Being the Commissioner of the NBA, the biggest and most powerful Professional Basketball League, also means that he is the de facto guardian of the sport of Basketball.
As the guardian of Basketball, Adam Silver also has to promote and spread the game far and wide. He has to protect the integrity and overall health of the sport; just like Kenishaw Mountain Landis did when he took over the MLB after the Black Sox scandal.
Ever since the removal of Donald Sterling as the owner of the Clippers, what has Adam Silver done to improve the game...nothing. All of the things that Magic, Bird, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq and the other superstars of their respective eras have done to grow the sport is being undone. For that Adam Silver has to go!
Today’s NBA, I pretty much only watch the playoffs. With the ESPN+ app, I’m able to watch the Euroleague games in the US and the Euroleague is more competitive, physical, and fun to watch than the NBA. The atmosphere at Euroleague games is much more euphoric too and the fans really get involved in creating an intimidating atmosphere for the visiting team. Thank god for RUclips where I can watch clips from 90s NBA to reminisce.
The NBA is on a vicious downward spiral.
The players: start to suck.
The League: "Let's make things easier for them to pad stats so at least they look good on spreadsheets."
The players: suck even more.
The league: throws in even more "goodies" to making things "exciting".
The players: turn into crying babies.
They also added more gambling condiments to spice things up. WIN.
I bet tonight's game between LSU/Iowa on the women's side will have better ratings than any NBA game this season.
I just think about how Michael Jordan only made like 4 million in the first 8 seasons with the bulls, yet players now get 40 million dollar contracts based on potential and dont even really play. I mean if your getting a big bag before you even start playing whats the incentive to try hard. NBA needs reevaluating.
Modern NBA ratings are down, but content trashing the modern NBA is up 😅
Players today are getting massive deals with Nike and all before they even prove themselves in the NBA. I mean ofc I'm gonna be lazy and not try that much when I'm making millions upon millions for stuff other than my on court play like endorsements at the age of 18 or 19. MJ said it best: "Back when I played, we weren't getting these deals and endorsements until we proved it on the court. Today's players are already getting endorsement deals before they even prove themselves in the NBA. It stops them from trying hard and working hard whereas back then we used to have to work hard and prove ourselves before we got these rewards"
It's ironic that the NCAA viewership is doing well because there is no way in hell any of these teams compare to the college teams of the 70s-early 00s.
You're right, but people still appreciate effort. The men and women in college Still give it their all. That draws a crowd even if their all is lacking.
One word:
LeBron
He embodies literally everything that's wrong with the league. He annihilated (perhaps beyond repair) the competitive integrity of the league - and it's gotten to the point where his influence on media is palpable and coercive. But I'm hopeful Wembenyama can restore the competitive integrity of the league, something LeBalco completely destroyed.
The NBA will only recover once LeBalco is gone. He has two of the lowest finals TV ratings of the past 40 years according to the official Nielson report. He is an overrated narcissist who the league has been artificially pushing into our faces against the will of the fans who see right through the propaganda. He is nowhere near MJ and it's a tragedy that the NBA has traded it's soul for a guy with a losing record in the finals, a perpetual flopper (literally cheating the game), who can't win without at least two other past, present or future HOFers on his team.
Pathetic. The NBA won't recover until this cancer retires. Lastly, he's also the biggest PED fraud in modern American sports history and people will pretend like it's not happening despite the reams and reams of evidence. IF and when a real journalistic entity is willing to publish the article that Victor Conte claims ESPN blocked from a journalist that had been covering Lebron James for 6 years and was about to release a scathing expose on Lebron's PED use. Backed up with legal documentation.
The fact is Lebron is a PED fraud; he travels religiously and flops. He formed super teams (again cheating the game). He colluded to bring FAs to his teams via Klutch Sports his de facto sports agency.
The fans can see the game for what it is, empty spectacle. Ratings bounced back in the mid-2010s because of CURRY not Lebalco. Kobe was the last TRUE monster draw in the NBA. Everybody else is playing catch-up.
#OnlyWhenLeBalcoRetires
I just love how real this channel is just straight facts not afraid to tell the truth. Great content Skap👍🏽
Well, as one of the fans who stopped watching, I'm glad it's not just me.
Tell me one thing that doesnt suck in these days. Everythings fucked up,twisted, nothing is holy anymore.
I love these videos, Skap reminds me of Jim Rome from back in the day when he would do his final burns. Keep up the great work!
Bring back "Hand Checking". 😏
...AND COMPETITION in general. No one wants to compete anymore smh.
yes please...
When I was teenager in the 90s, the NBA was the best thing that we had. Every game was competitive, and every play counted. The NBA front office and this generation of players, led by LeJuice, the greatest symbol of entitlement and poor self awareness, simply sunk the league. Now it's the worst american league. In the meantime, the NFL and NHL just work. They're fun.
"We done wit defense."
Nobody wants to see multimillionaires complain about doing their job!
Nba is turning into the NHL no one will tune in until the playoffs
The NBA is not be watchable until traveling and carrying is called constantly. Also defense and competitiveness need to come back
The NBA is trash now
Soft play, rules, and flops.
90's were the best.
so go back in time then
There are so many people living in the past of the NBA times change and nostalgia's holding you back. ( however we do need more defense because Giannis can't even give someone a good stare without a technical)
Social media....curry era of just shooting threes...no defense...breathe on a player and it's a flagrant 15. Fuck the NBA now
James would have been beat up bad in the 80s and 90s. Total crap now.
You nailed it once again man!
Women’s college basketball is more compelling at the moment. I never thought I’d say that. It’s nice to see basketball players actually trying.
2024 is the year of truth...starts with p diddy and ends with LeBron James...mock my words
Mark my words not mock my words
But I hear ya
Skap - your best video yet.
THANK YOU!! And many thanks for continuing to tune in here and support me 🙏❤️
Amazing work and analysis. Subscriber earned.
Thank you Skap. I'm with you 100%
- This video needs to go viral.
A few months ago (at least six) I heard guys on tv talking about the best three players to ever play together. They all talked about current players. Personally, I am taking Wilt, Elgin, and Jerry. If you don't know who I am talking about, you REALLY don't know much about basketball.
You know the NBA is bad when the NFL going to have games on Christmas day taking all your viewers.
Fact: they couldn't have competed with the players of the past.
There’s no defense. There’s no reason to watch any games because someone is always sitting out. American stars are all self obsessed and don’t care about basketball at all. We’re watching crap and getting told it’s gold.
your videos are great, what is the song in backround?
When Lebron years from now is in retirement, His bookshelfs will be filled with books glorying his overrated career, and there only be wear and tear on the title pages in all of them.
🤣😆🤣😆🤣
That’s hilarious