The problem isn't they can't play defense in today's game, it's that every time they try its a foul. Body them up? It's a foul. Contest a jumper? It's a foul. Contest a dunk? It's a foul. Reach for a steal? It's a foul. It makes for horrible product. NBA isn't fun to watch in its current state. Silver needs to make GOOD changes.
Fundamentally sport is about competition. People want to see two teams compete and the better team prevail.... if you upset the balance by stacking the deck too far in any direction the whole reason to watch goes away.
I actually don’t think they thought hardcore basketball lovers would stay. I think they took what they believed was a calculated risk and thought they would bring in more than they lose and missed. And they have really shifted hard towards the international market over US especially in TV deals. It will be interesting to see the new TV deal cuz I don’t think the international fan likes the NBA style of play. They just like the talent level.
I am not from the US and pre internet times NBA games were quite hard to watch, still one game was on this station, another on that station and the whole 90s I watched NBA games this way. Then for a bit I had NBA subscription to watch the games. For quite while now I could have easy access to virtually any game I would like to watch - I don't bother. Just watch RUclips NBA content and from time to time check the scores out of nostalgia.
Nick Wright said it best, to paraphrase. "This idea that the nba in the 80's and 90's was like the Roman gladiators in the coliseum is idiotic. Nba in the 80's and 90's was slightly more physical with much worse athletes"
@@vicepresidentmikepence889Nick Wright? You mean the guy who's the biggest LeBron fanboy all while being paid by Klutch Sports to give his "takes" about basketball? 80s and 90s basketball was much different, no zone, no gather step, handchecking, no defensive 3 seconds, more physical, more demanding schedule, no "rest days" and if you were someone who was lucky enough to see that then you'd understand the difference.
@@vicepresidentmikepence889You are right. Today's NBA has so many players better than Lebron, yet none are comparable to Kobe. So maybe Lebron is #9 on the top 10 of all time list
This is why I have always said that comparing stats from different eras is difficult - the only thing that is consistent are league leader awards, as this demonstrates how you faired amongst your peers
It's become unwatchable. If you like defense. A little physicality, this ain't the league for you. They want casuals, young fans and the international market
As an international i'd just like to say, they aren't making me more intetested. Rather watch soccer right now. Hell flopping has been hated on in soccer for so long now that even neymar stopped barrel rolling half a pitch everytime a small draft in the stadium graces his hair
Im from Asia. More people here are watching Japan BLeague , Korean BLeage and other asian leagues. NBA used to be fun to watch but now local leagues are getting a fair share of the audience. The lack od defense in modern nba and bad calls makes it unwatchable
SOFT LIKE CHARMIN!!! Kobe saw it coming. Players who only played one end used to be called one dimensional and criticized. Now they’re all-stars, all-nba, and fake goat candidates. It’s disgusting.
Nick Wright said it best, to paraphrase. "This idea that the nba in the 80's and 90's was like the Roman gladiators in the coliseum is idiotic. Nba in the 80's and 90's was slightly more physical with much worse athletes"
@vicepresidentmikepence889 are they really worse athletically, honestly that is just a narrative. The 80s and 90s weren't allowed to run the way they are allowed today. Meaning they were forced to run an offense and they were handchecked which slowed them down
It's going to get to the point where kids growing up in the 2030s are going to think Kobe, Jordan and other legends are bums because they didn't average 45ppg.
I think someone said to the effect that in the past, NBA players from different teams regarded each other as "enemies" in a war. If you didn't give your best you wouldn't have food on the table. Now players are overpaid and overfed, and they're not enemies, but just members (with different jerseys) of one large celebrity club.
This generation is all about ‘self’ first - they’re more focused about their ‘brand’ than actually playing the game, case in point Kyrie, Lonzo, Ja, etc and doesn’t help the ‘face’ of the league is the one championing it 🤷♂️
@@bGzzzzz Yes. Now they care more about themselves than the people who pay to see them. Hence load management/taking time off/dodging tough opponents. Too much money incentivizes mercenary behavior, everybody jumping around teams when they don't get the results they like.
Lebron James has not been on an All Defensive Team since 2014. So if anyone is wondering where the origin of No Defense started, the answer is Lebron James. Which explains why he has less Rings than Jordan and Kobe, a Losing Finals Record, Swept 2x in the Finals, No 3peat and No Dynasty for his team in a team sport.
@mr.perfect1749 he actually didn't. Duncan won with one team and they set a record for playoffs made in consecutive years with 5 championships won and would've been 6 had Ray Allen not hit literally the most clutch shot I think I've ever seen outside of Christian Laetner against Kentucky in 1992... you clearly don't know basketball. Duncan won in 3 seperate decades.
The 1960s at least can say they had defense, dribbling restrictions, a clogged up paint, and no 3-point line to curb their offensive numbers. The modern game has no such obstacles to overcome to get their points. They practically roll out the red carpet when it comes to points these days.
Just the DRIBBLING rules ALONE made the 70 far harder than todays game. Without adding in as you say, clogged paint, no 3, no charging, no double dribble, no off arm, no 3 second rule, no private planes, no 21st century recovery tech.. and HARDER schedules.
It’s gratifying that so many 60+ point performances (KAT, Booker, Curry) don’t result in actual team wins. It just goes to show that so much scoring doesn’t actually result in good winning basketball.
I stopped few yrs ago myself. no point of watching same thing night in nite out I'll jus watch highlights of playoff games so I ain't gotta sit thru all the tic e tac fouls. If sum1 is getting there head took off thats 1 thing but if sum 1 has a 1 hand on sum1 and they aint slapping sum1, it aint dang foul unlike what lefossil does n barely gets called 4 it the league is backwards I tell ya. Its a shame was a fan since 98. Used 2 not care who was playing I was watching now sum1 cud barely pay me 2 sit thru a game let alone waste my time watching . I got my nose broke going 4 a layup when I was teen I kno a foul when I see 1. These refs need 2 loosen it up on defensive guys n call more flopping or charging fouls.
Last night was ridiculous. Giannis with 48 in 40 mins. Luka with 40 in 42 mins. Steph with 60 in 41 mins. Donovan Mitchell with 35 in 31 mins. De'Araon Fox with41 in 35 mins. Players are scoring a point a min give or take. The 2017 Warriors with KD averaged 115.6 points per game. Which was the record for scoring in the NBA. This season the average ppg across the league is 115.6.
@ClayJunior-lf2qe HOLD HIM TO THE RULES and he doesn't have HALF his stats or wins. The whole reason 5 step travel became a thing was BECAUSE OF HIM. Same fro double dribbles, charging and SHOVING WITH OFF HAND.. HE was the reason these rule violations are ignored today, caus WITHOUT THEM REFS hes useless.
@ClayJunior-lf2qe LeSteroids is a PED-injecting FRAUD who wouldnt even sniff top 30 players ever without, 1, PEDs (LeEPO), and, 2, TRAVELING. Lebron literally travels more than any player ive ever seen. Ever. College or pro. Its actually COMICAL.
The game is a full on product now. They've stripped all the competitiveness out of the league, and while outwardly teams still project their desire to win, it's all a cash grab at this point. Which is why they have to manufacture in season championships, and find ways to motivate players to actually play a game they get paid MILLIONS of dollars to play in the first place. It's disgusting and mind blowing how entitled these children have become.
It's like "The Wizard of Oz" starring the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion - no heart, no brain, and no courage. At least the movie had some redeeming values and offered hope.
This is one of the reasons why myself and many other people don’t watch the NBA unless the Nuggets are playing. It’s boring as hell and it’s never fun watching refs hand out techs every game.
"It's a complete crap" that LeBum is voted a starter in the ASG while Trae Young has been virtually snubbed of even a spot on the East team. The league is simply terrified of hurting the feelings of the self-proclaimed "Goat" smh
@@desitterspace2127 so lehimothy wasn’t a good defender in 2013 when he was 2nd place. Buddy, LeBron can play defense when he wants to, metrics don’t say he’s the worst defender in the league like Trae young. I knew you were gonna say that stupid argument, and it makes for a perfect time to call you a clown 🤡
This era is full of empty calories. Even if you buy the narrative that players now are more talented than ever, none of that matters if the games are meaningless. It seems like these teams play when they feel like it. I just don't see the sense of urgency to win games like we've seen in previous eras. So, great, we get to see someone drop 60, but when the defense can't be bothered to even try to stop the guy, is it really all that impressive?
Not only that, but the players see the games as meaningless, especially in the regular season. A lot of superstars don't even try to play close to 70 games let alone 82. How could they be pissed off about the 65 game rule, unless they are entitled narcissists who don't want to work for their money? It's a disgrace. You can see that a lot of them think they are such hot shit these days, but in reality outside of guys like Giannis, and Jokic, they are soft little boys with a complete lack of perspective.
@@donavonhoward114huge Giannis fan/ maybe was. More popularity he gains the more I see him get the ball from before half court and just run to the hole no dribble no bounce just a straight carry/travel. I guess when in Rome..
There's something so frustrating: today's athletes can have the best conditioning, the best trainers, the best body routine to give us very competitive and challenging games ! Like crazy defense, crazy disputed offense,... yet... not so much.. daaaamn
I'd rather watch two skilled and scrappy teams fight it out than a bunch of perfect physical specimens parade around like prima-donnas, give 50 percent effort and score 40 points a night.
Dude, your content is the highlight of my feed! I’m not a fan of modern basketball (raised with Jordan) and I look forward to your vids every time they drop. Thanks for putting these current “greats” into perspective
In my opinion this stats hunting era have James Harden e Westbrook has role models I remember in 2018 playoffs when OKC lost 4-2 to the Jazz lead by a rookie. And Westrook in the press conference says: "I am the only player in NBA history to average a triple double for 3 season in a row, no one can take this from me" Clearly a player who prefer stats than rings. And how we can forget James Harden on his 30 points streak,the men literally playing in garbage time to reach 30 points. Pathetic
@@Jahsiah-n if if if always a excuse. Houston goes up by 11 in the half in game 6,loses by 30. In game 7 goes up by 10 in the half,and misses 26 three points shoots in a row. I recomend you watch Skap video about harden. To see if you wake up
Watch any classic NBA clip, and you see offensive players having to fight through defenders every step of the way to the rim. The only "gimme" shots are surprise breakaways. Now watch modern NBA clips, where defenders will literally step out of they way to allow an offensive player to drive to the rim, and "gimme" shots are commonplace.
That is also why a lot more "all-star" stated players, sink in the playoffs. A bit of physicality and defense throws off modern offenses a lot. There is a reason Jordan's 63 still stands, but once they cut defense out of the playoffs. The NBA is going to essentially become a complete statistical train wreck.
I agree with a lot of what you say but I don't get the Curry hate. He won before and after KD. Maybe you blame him for the 3-point revolution but it's not fair to put that on him. And I don't hear anyone calling him the goat, he tends to be fairly ranked. Unfair to group him with Harden, Westbrook, LeFlop, Embiid.
Curry was interesting and fun to watch because given his smaller size, he had to learn to shoot the way he did and play PG the way he did in order to even make it to the league. That was fun to watch!
Funny, but not even true. Larry Bird, Pete Maravich, Mark Price, hell even Jordan would have feasted on the 3 point game if it made sense back then. There have always been great shooters.
@@nadavegan MJ averaged around 34% on 2 attempts, most of which where uncontested spot ups unlike todays volume 3 point shooters who hit stepbacks and contested shots against drop coverage. There is no reason to think he would feast on 3 pointers in todays game, though he would probably be decent enough.
I remember growing up that we were coached to bump the cutters, we boxed out hard as well. There were like 5 collisions per posession per player. Just to move on the court at all you couldn't be soft. Now they just let people wander around. Its complete crap!
Timberwolves' coach the only dude keeping it real so far this season. Man said KAT dropping 60 was a fucking embarrassment. Embiid's 70 did nothing except devalue solo high-scoring. When teams aren't defending or are defending poorly, it no longer counts. And we aren't blind. Players nowadays are thinking "well since I'm an entitled child, my team needs me to score 90 points tonight because I'm the best and they know how hard I work on my brand, and I can't do any defense because I can't risk being fouled out. Because my team needs me to drop 90 because only I know how to play this game and my contract adds 20% if I maintain high scoring throughout the season." It's really bad. Every game has the worst defense I've seen in many many years.
@lbjovermj5510 Lebron easily provided ammo to these so-called haters (which backed up points hence factsand proved them right. Lebron never was the greatest as his twenty years of NBA career showed. Adam Silver changed the rules for him to cover his shortfall.
@lbjovermj5510 Whats sad is people being DUMB ENOUGH to believe media, and OBSESSED ENOUGH to follow EVERY CHANNEL they can find exposing the fraud.. Dude, if you ever GET A LIFE I wouldn't see you on EVERY VIDEO.
@lbjovermj5510 WHEN will you realize we DONT CARE what empty stats you put up. If Lebron was forced to play by the rules, would have TERRIBLE stats. BTW keep forgetting to ttell you.. t a glance your name LOOKS like "LBJLOVER"
Of all team sports, basketball is one of the simplest in terms of rule sets. This means the athletes have more freedom to compete aggressively. The attempt to legislate the defense to force more scoring was always going to result in less competitive play.
This is what we mean the NBA is soft. Load managing, players complaining that they have to play 65 games, refs making bad calls, everything is a foul, no effort on defense, all star game sucks, dunk contest sucks etc.
I don’t think it’s players not wanting to play defense. Rather, it’s players not being allowed to play defense effective enough because the rules have been applied to greatly favor offense
It’s both. Bunch of lazy ass entitled players nowadays can’t be bothered to play all season without bitching, much less play on both ends of the court.
@@J23LA24man I'm glad I found this section of RUclips. I was starting to wonder if I was crazy, any time I say this people say I'm just a hater. You're exactly right, they make 20 million to score 8 points a game, and can't be bothered to do it every single game. "I can't play back to back games, I'm old" 😂 whatever
@@IsaacMSingleton1 glad you finally found a community that tells the truth!! The media never criticizes LeBron and exaggerates all his success while diminishing his teammates, then turns around and does the EXACT OPPOSITE with Kobe.
@@J23LA24 not only Kobe, anybody not named LeBron, it's become sad to watch. Even the in game commentary is nothing but a bunch of media narratives and garbage "analysis."
@@IsaacMSingleton1 you’re definitely right. Giannis was criticized for not having a consistently good jump shot, while LeBron, who has NEVER had one, gets a pass. KD gets laughed at for leaving his team for a better one, when he only did the same thing LeBron did.
@@Tayxsupremebetter free throw shooter, mid range shooter, better handles, better layup package. I mean idk, he’s better at a lot of things than Lebron. It’s ok to not be the best at everything lol
@Tayxsupreme no..I mean as a player. Guy is just better. Lebron is obviously bigger taller more athletically skilled. But curry won his rings the right way twice and single handle preventing lebron from winning rings. He doesn't flop. Rarely complains .. never try to get his teammates traded .. never demanded a trade.. he's the last OG of the greats unlike lefraud
@@calebwilliams790 all players in the league flops. Curry was blessed to have a competent front office that put the right pieces around him in drafts with klay and dray , found the championship coach in Steve Kerr after having a great coach who couldn’t get them over the top in mark Jackson . 2015 playoffs curry didn’t play any guards and when he did play against one, Kyrie was out for the playoffs.. then KD having a loser mentality to join the team that beat him. As a player lebron and curry still aren’t close
Algorythm wont allow it.. You have to agree with the establishment agendas to get big.. Ive actually been amazed how FEW subscribers he has.. ho TOOK OFF about a year back, and should have ATLEAT 5 x the subscribers.. but RUclips takes sides with mainstream media.
I don't know what he has against Steph. Steph is the only superstar in the NBA who don't get the fair whistles by the officials and he still dropped 60 points with just 6FTA. Luka, Embiid, KAT, Booker, and these other NBA players can't even drop 50+ points without 10 or less FTA. Damn he even dropped 50 points in GM 7 on the road against SAC with just 5 FTA.
@@nine3seven You're right about that and the worst part of the magnet rims is they retract the shots too. Even the NFL got magetic balls especially the gloves. Ever since the NBA changed to Wilson Ball, the scoring has gone outta control along with the terrible officiating. Online betting has ruined the game if basketball.
I don’t think he dislikes Steph the way he clearly dislikes Lebron, but rather that he believes, absolutely correctly in my view, that he is wildly overrated in the bigger picture discussion.
@@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh The slowest year in the 90s actually just barely hits that threshold. In 99, baskets were worth 1.26 in todays league. 80s was actually a pretty fast era with teams like the Showtime lakers pushing the pace heavily. Baskets were worth about 1.07 in the slowest year of the 80s compared to today.
What makes me sad.. NBA fans can see media is lying when its about Lefraud.. But assume they get the TRUTH when the SAME MEDIA COMPANIES scream racism to steer their votes. MORE EVIDENCE that men today are too EMOTIONAL. I'm not even American and can see better than Lefties whats going on.. YES America is threatened by a dictatorship,, and it aint the "Orange man" who's doing it... but the people accusing him of it. THATS WHAT AUTHORITARIANS DO take out the competition. First time ever USA sees them trying to lock up the opposition , push out 24/7 propaganda and the people are too STUPID to see how this ends. (EXACTLY how the public agreed to Jewish extermination back then, how many would happily see this guy dead based on this media propaganda???). Orange man is the first person they've had in a LONG TIME who's not already bought and paid for.. this terrifies them they are LOSING CONTROL.
6:14 Skap - not sure if you covered this aspect before but how the fuq did he win an mvp on a superteam? Would that not be the textbook definition of an oxymoron?
5:38 - Your editing is underrated lmao. That sequence of Lebron fumbling the ball, the guy looking back like WTF? then Lebron giving that big dumb smile was so good 🤣
The pace change was obvious once every one started averaging triple doubles after Russ first season averaging one. Interestingly enough Giannis is one of the few players whose scoring average has been pretty much the same for over half a decade. His game carries over to other eras.
I remember this one recent Paul George clip where they were talking about someone dunking on him, I think it was Wemby not quite sure, and they all kind of sat there and said, "thank god you did not jump". Most players are afraid of ending up on the dumby end of a highlight at this point, which may be influenced by how much technology has increased in recent years, and those who do jump get charged with a foul even if they were nowhere near the offense player. The game is designed to keep you from playing defense at this point.
Nba players aren't allowed defence. No hand checking defensive 3 seconds, uncalled travelling and carring every game and free throws for every contact no matter who initiated that.
There is not 1 person alive that knows basketball that's taking LBJ over MJ in a fantasy draft. It would NEVER HAPPEN. That's blasphemous. It's beyond ludicrous. MJ, Kobe, Kareem, Magic and Larry Legend are ALL drafted be4 LBJ. End of debate. It's not close, you wouldn't have to think about it. U wouldn't regret it. Done
The inmates are running the asylum. No defense at all it's about offense all the time. What the basketball fan should do is asked for a better. Stop throwing your product money away at something that's not performing well. Stop them from taking your money.
Curry is aswell I don’t know why people don’t mention him he carried his team and against all odds he won the championship as statistically arguably the greatest finals run by a pg in history but alr
@lucaswalker7271 that’s cool but again he was a statistical annomly don’t degrade what he did the same “inexperienced teams” held kd to below average efficiency
Mediocrity and inflation across ALL sports. How well aging legends do is a great measuring stick of how inflated numbers and lower competition is. Djokovic, Brady, LeBron. This is why qute literally athletes are lesser compared to 90s era which was the peak of sport in most fields.
The viewership has plummeted during this era of basketball.. love your videos skap you should show how much ppl liked the physicality of the 90s and early 2000s nba and the viewership numbers of them vs now.
I caught the end of magic and bird the beginning of Micheal Jordan I loved basketball I played at the highest level but I haven't watched the NBA in a decade it's way to boring they play zero defense since the 2000s started it's a gimmick league every team is the Harlem Globetrotters travelling carrying and no defense. Today's players are way too soft to compete against 1990s NBA players. I can tell you exactly how it would go the modern players would cry complain then whine like the females they were raised by.
I agree that this era is the most skilled……At doing drills that is. Somehow that got glorified into being more skilled at playing THE GAME of basketball.
Everyone's stats you gotta minus 25-30% to account for inflation. 30 points in a 91-87 game with tougher defense is more admirable than 30 points in a 132- 127 type of game
I know the NBA isn’t the NFL/NHL, in terms of physicality, but when a defender refuses to make any form of contact?! Or the fact you can get a tech by celebrating a shot? Yea i rather watch women’s hockey. They know how to take a hit and keep it moving.
Yet last year, there was not a single player on both the All-NBA and All-Defense team. Who are the elite rim protectors in this era? Rudy Gobert and Jaren Jackson. These dudes wouldn't even be top 10 in the 90s, not even top 5 in the 2010s
This is exactly what I been saying. Austin Reaves in the 90’s is coming off the bench averaging 5-9 points a game. It’s not because he’s more skilled. Hell he might not even make it into the NBA in the 90’s.
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just look at the results at the Olympics, the USA team, which is mostly made of NBA players, can't get good results anymore because the defense is too hard for them, they're too soft.
YOU"VE DONE IT AGAIN SKAP!!!! ANOTHER FIRE VIDEO!! I mean you're saying exactly what we're ALLLL thinking!! And these are all the obvious facts that so many are choosing to ignore. I honestly don't understand it! GREAT WORK my dude!
Pace and 3point shooting is the reason for a bit of scoring inflammation, this crying about no defense is also stupid shot making is at an all time high.
Shot making is at an all time high because defense is at an all time low. When a defender can get a flagrant for landing to close to a shooter, defense is gone.
@@IsaacMSingleton1 landing under a shooter to cause injury to them is not defense, guys are more skilled than ever and as I said shotmaking is out of this world now
@@JohnGotty-bk8ov landing under someone while contesting a shot IS playing defense. yes, some guys do it on purpose, but the NBA forced players to change their game, they didn't change the rules until this era. Go watch Kobe, everyone lands under Kobe cause you're contesting his shots to a high degree, and it's impossible not to land under him when playing with that intensity and closing out on him shooting.
The most frustrating part of many of these highlights is that the players pretty much go uncontested to the hoop for layups or dunks; there was more at the rim defense in the 1988 all-star game than in today's NBA. On defense, players know that any contact, or even any perceived contact, will be a foul based on the acting ability of the offensive player. Add to that the fact that actual fouls at the basket might even be a flagrant, so players just back away. Furthermore, since there is no hand checking and offensive players can travel or do the jump back off the dribble move (i.e. Harden or Steph) in order to gain space for a jumper, defensive players just pretty much have no chance against great shooters. The NBA knows that casual fans want to see lots of scoring, so this style of play will be allowed for years to come. The old days of the NBA are long gone.
Kobe went through the weakest Western conference in NBA history. Beat Houston without Yao and McGrady didn't play a single game yet that series still went 7 games! The Oklahoma city TODDLERS with young/inexperienced KD, Russ who wasn't even an All Star in his sophomore season and Harden who was a ROOKIE! The Suns lead by an aging PG on onw of the worst defensive teams in the league and funny how literally the only time Melo went deep in the post season was in 2009. 😂
Once again you nailed it Skap! This is precisely why I cant even watch the NBA anymore… no more defense, endless flopping especially with King Flop, and the eradication of the traveling and carrying rule.
Thank you for another great video = absolutely spot on. There is little to no defense played today. The traveling, palming and carrying the ball are everywhere and the complaining about every foul called has made the NBA almost unwatchable.
The league started calling ticky-tack fouls on the defense and a lot of offensive guys learned how to take advantage of the way the game was being called by drawing fouls and getting to the line every other play. This has taught players to act like they were fouled while being the one to initiate contact and/or flopping. If they are not soft, this at least gives them the appearance of being soft and the league hasn't corrected the play calling yet.
This is ridiculous. If AI can average 27ppg on woeful efficiency, you think Curry, whose handles are just as good, a better shooter, scorer, play maker, and defender won't? You think he couldn't average over 20 and 10 like zeke, who is smaller than him, did in the 80s?
@Kevin-er8ty what're you talking about? AI who is much smaller could torch teams, but Curry cant? Steph has torched teams with great defense throughout his career. Prior to the 22 finals, everyone called the Celtics a generational defensive team, and he averse over 30 on them with ridiculous efficiency.
The problem isn't they can't play defense in today's game, it's that every time they try its a foul. Body them up? It's a foul. Contest a jumper? It's a foul. Contest a dunk? It's a foul. Reach for a steal? It's a foul.
It makes for horrible product. NBA isn't fun to watch in its current state. Silver needs to make GOOD changes.
In current era you look at a guy the wrong way and you can get a flagrant. And it is not even an exageration.
@@Sanderus Tim Duncan eye roll?
He can start by removing himself as Commissioner, but that won't happen.
The change that needs to be made as Adam Silver needs to go
You really think a Jewish lawyer is gunna make "good changes".... you mean "most profits"
They thought more scoring would bring in more casuals. They thought the hardcore would keep watching. They miscalculated. Viewership is down bad.
Gold papered colored shit is still shit in the end no matter how well it’s decorated.
If the owners of the NBA weren't all boomers they'd know from the gaming industry that doesn't work 😂
@@mikael557BOOMERS RULE
Fundamentally sport is about competition.
People want to see two teams compete and the better team prevail.... if you upset the balance by stacking the deck too far in any direction the whole reason to watch goes away.
I actually don’t think they thought hardcore basketball lovers would stay. I think they took what they believed was a calculated risk and thought they would bring in more than they lose and missed. And they have really shifted hard towards the international market over US especially in TV deals. It will be interesting to see the new TV deal cuz I don’t think the international fan likes the NBA style of play. They just like the talent level.
NBA Basketball is Unwatchable Today.
I am not from the US and pre internet times NBA games were quite hard to watch, still one game was on this station, another on that station and the whole 90s I watched NBA games this way. Then for a bit I had NBA subscription to watch the games. For quite while now I could have easy access to virtually any game I would like to watch - I don't bother. Just watch RUclips NBA content and from time to time check the scores out of nostalgia.
I agree 👍🏾
I watched Iowa Maryland 😂 Caitlyn Clark's game is fun to watch, and the game is more of a basketball game, than an officiating show.
Yup, and that's Lebron's legacy. He ruined the NBA.
Lmaoo I love watching it, you missing out bro
Soon as you blink at a player you get a tech. SMH
Unless you're LeChoke and it's the refs you're abusing. No problemo there.
Nick Wright said it best, to paraphrase. "This idea that the nba in the 80's and 90's was like the Roman gladiators in the coliseum is idiotic. Nba in the 80's and 90's was slightly more physical with much worse athletes"
@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Elaborate on this false take please.
@@vicepresidentmikepence889Nick Wright? You mean the guy who's the biggest LeBron fanboy all while being paid by Klutch Sports to give his "takes" about basketball? 80s and 90s basketball was much different, no zone, no gather step, handchecking, no defensive 3 seconds, more physical, more demanding schedule, no "rest days" and if you were someone who was lucky enough to see that then you'd understand the difference.
@@vicepresidentmikepence889You are right. Today's NBA has so many players better than Lebron, yet none are comparable to Kobe. So maybe Lebron is #9 on the top 10 of all time list
Scoring 60 now is like scoring 40 back in the 90’s. Averaging 30 is like averaging 22 in the 90’s. Every game has tons more points in it.
Just easier to score and im just quoting Luke and curry
NBA globetrotters entertainment simulation points
This is why I have always said that comparing stats from different eras is difficult - the only thing that is consistent are league leader awards, as this demonstrates how you faired amongst your peers
So why y’all don’t do the same w the 60’s 30 on the 60s was like 20
What a joke the NBA has become...
Used to be my favorite sports league in the 90s and 00s, very rarely watch anymore it just doesn’t have the excitement
NBA is the only sport where they try to discredit the history of the game even by changing the rules to inflate the stats is insulting to the past
I've seen it said that NASCAR also has this problem.
I think generally pre and post Chase.
It's become unwatchable. If you like defense. A little physicality, this ain't the league for you. They want casuals, young fans and the international market
How long before Taylor Swift starts dating Austin Reeves?
@@nadaveganmore like Luka doncic 😂
It's definitely uninteresting.
As an international i'd just like to say, they aren't making me more intetested.
Rather watch soccer right now.
Hell flopping has been hated on in soccer for so long now that even neymar stopped barrel rolling half a pitch everytime a small draft in the stadium graces his hair
Im from Asia. More people here are watching Japan BLeague , Korean BLeage and other asian leagues. NBA used to be fun to watch but now local leagues are getting a fair share of the audience. The lack od defense in modern nba and bad calls makes it unwatchable
SOFT LIKE CHARMIN!!!
Kobe saw it coming.
Players who only played one end used to be called one dimensional and criticized.
Now they’re all-stars, all-nba, and fake goat candidates.
It’s disgusting.
Nick Wright said it best, to paraphrase. "This idea that the nba in the 80's and 90's was like the Roman gladiators in the coliseum is idiotic. Nba in the 80's and 90's was slightly more physical with much worse athletes"
When did he "see it coming?"
@@chuckyjamesamartin1968 when he called out James Harden and saying that you can’t win championships with that style.
@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Nick Wright is a shill, that comment is idiotic, and you’re just a troll.
@vicepresidentmikepence889 are they really worse athletically, honestly that is just a narrative. The 80s and 90s weren't allowed to run the way they are allowed today. Meaning they were forced to run an offense and they were handchecked which slowed them down
It's going to get to the point where kids growing up in the 2030s are going to think Kobe, Jordan and other legends are bums because they didn't average 45ppg.
Or 135 ppg
I’ve been saying it for years: The hoop needs to be raised to 15 feet Tall 🤷🏻♂️
No more dunks unless you have a 120 inch vert
@@_BobaFett_nah that’s stupid
I think someone said to the effect that in the past, NBA players from different teams regarded each other as "enemies" in a war. If you didn't give your best you wouldn't have food on the table. Now players are overpaid and overfed, and they're not enemies, but just members (with different jerseys) of one large celebrity club.
This generation is all about ‘self’ first - they’re more focused about their ‘brand’ than actually playing the game, case in point Kyrie, Lonzo, Ja, etc and doesn’t help the ‘face’ of the league is the one championing it 🤷♂️
@@bGzzzzz Yes. Now they care more about themselves than the people who pay to see them. Hence load management/taking time off/dodging tough opponents. Too much money incentivizes mercenary behavior, everybody jumping around teams when they don't get the results they like.
Lebron James has not been on an All Defensive Team since 2014. So if anyone is wondering where the origin of No Defense started, the answer is Lebron James. Which explains why he has less Rings than Jordan and Kobe, a Losing Finals Record, Swept 2x in the Finals, No 3peat and No Dynasty for his team in a team sport.
The league been around since 1946, so from 1946 to 2014 they played superb defense huh
dynasty?
kobe had one?
@navneettyagi1159 How he didn't if people claiming Duncan had one? You made a ignorant statement
@mr.perfect1749 he actually didn't. Duncan won with one team and they set a record for playoffs made in consecutive years with 5 championships won and would've been 6 had Ray Allen not hit literally the most clutch shot I think I've ever seen outside of Christian Laetner against Kentucky in 1992... you clearly don't know basketball. Duncan won in 3 seperate decades.
@@bradleyburton2664Duncan played actual defense for his position. That's how you win. Every player has to, but not Lefraud. 😄
Kobe was indeed, the last Alpha.
Ant Edwards gives me hope.
Yup. His last game was the end of an era. Dude looked like he was dying out there goin for 60
Fox
It's sad man, it really is. Kobe is rolling in his grave.
Don't forget about Dirk.
This is why I can't watch the NBA anymore. It is just a shooting contest like an allstar game.
The 1960s at least can say they had defense, dribbling restrictions, a clogged up paint, and no 3-point line to curb their offensive numbers. The modern game has no such obstacles to overcome to get their points. They practically roll out the red carpet when it comes to points these days.
Just the DRIBBLING rules ALONE made the 70 far harder than todays game.
Without adding in as you say, clogged paint, no 3, no charging, no double dribble, no off arm, no 3 second rule, no private planes, no 21st century recovery tech.. and HARDER schedules.
It’s gratifying that so many 60+ point performances (KAT, Booker, Curry) don’t result in actual team wins. It just goes to show that so much scoring doesn’t actually result in good winning basketball.
It's almost a given that when one player scores that many points the team will lose.
After almost 30 years of watching nba, I stopped this season.
I stopped few yrs ago myself. no point of watching same thing night in nite out I'll jus watch highlights of playoff games so I ain't gotta sit thru all the tic e tac fouls. If sum1 is getting there head took off thats 1 thing but if sum 1 has a 1 hand on sum1 and they aint slapping sum1, it aint dang foul unlike what lefossil does n barely gets called 4 it the league is backwards I tell ya. Its a shame was a fan since 98. Used 2 not care who was playing I was watching now sum1 cud barely pay me 2 sit thru a game let alone waste my time watching . I got my nose broke going 4 a layup when I was teen I kno a foul when I see 1. These refs need 2 loosen it up on defensive guys n call more flopping or charging fouls.
Honestly the only thing you should watch in the nba right now is playoff games
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Same here this is unbelievable
Just looking at older highlights there is a different intensity and passion that we simply don't see today.
Not true, players today thump their chests, scowl, twerk and grandstand with much greater intensity than their predecessors!
@desitterspace2127 not gonna argue athletes especially nba players are definitely twearking with much greater intensity!
@@desitterspace2127yep today's nba was just a pile of garbage
Last night was ridiculous. Giannis with 48 in 40 mins. Luka with 40 in 42 mins. Steph with 60 in 41 mins. Donovan Mitchell with 35 in 31 mins. De'Araon Fox with41 in 35 mins. Players are scoring a point a min give or take. The 2017 Warriors with KD averaged 115.6 points per game. Which was the record for scoring in the NBA. This season the average ppg across the league is 115.6.
Amazing the NBA allow everyone to travel because LBJ can't score without taking 5 steps after picking the ball up.
@ClayJunior-lf2qe Of course he will have inflated stats he in year 60..🫢🫢
@ClayJunior-lf2qehe still travels, dribbles the ball up to his nipples, and carries the ball.
@ClayJunior-lf2qe HOLD HIM TO THE RULES and he doesn't have HALF his stats or wins.
The whole reason 5 step travel became a thing was BECAUSE OF HIM.
Same fro double dribbles, charging and SHOVING WITH OFF HAND.. HE was the reason these rule violations are ignored today, caus WITHOUT THEM REFS hes useless.
@ClayJunior-lf2qe LeSteroids is a PED-injecting FRAUD who wouldnt even sniff top 30 players ever without, 1, PEDs (LeEPO), and, 2, TRAVELING.
Lebron literally travels more than any player ive ever seen. Ever. College or pro.
Its actually COMICAL.
The game is a full on product now.
They've stripped all the competitiveness out of the league, and while outwardly teams still project their desire to win, it's all a cash grab at this point. Which is why they have to manufacture in season championships, and find ways to motivate players to actually play a game they get paid MILLIONS of dollars to play in the first place.
It's disgusting and mind blowing how entitled these children have become.
It's like "The Wizard of Oz" starring the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Lion - no heart, no brain, and no courage. At least the movie had some redeeming values and offered hope.
This is one of the reasons why myself and many other people don’t watch the NBA unless the Nuggets are playing. It’s boring as hell and it’s never fun watching refs hand out techs every game.
"It's a complete crap" that LeBum is voted a starter in the ASG while Trae Young has been virtually snubbed of even a spot on the East team. The league is simply terrified of hurting the feelings of the self-proclaimed "Goat" smh
Trae Young can’t play d, you watch the nba or you in the retirement home smh?🤦🏼
@fentazen2677 Lebron doesn't play D, either. You must be blind or bias.
LeBron and Trae arent even in the same conference lmao
@@fentazen2677Either can Lebron, come to think of it, most of the league can’t/won’t play D!
@@desitterspace2127 so lehimothy wasn’t a good defender in 2013 when he was 2nd place. Buddy, LeBron can play defense when he wants to, metrics don’t say he’s the worst defender in the league like Trae young. I knew you were gonna say that stupid argument, and it makes for a perfect time to call you a clown 🤡
This era is full of empty calories. Even if you buy the narrative that players now are more talented than ever, none of that matters if the games are meaningless. It seems like these teams play when they feel like it. I just don't see the sense of urgency to win games like we've seen in previous eras. So, great, we get to see someone drop 60, but when the defense can't be bothered to even try to stop the guy, is it really all that impressive?
Not only that, but the players see the games as meaningless, especially in the regular season. A lot of superstars don't even try to play close to 70 games let alone 82. How could they be pissed off about the 65 game rule, unless they are entitled narcissists who don't want to work for their money? It's a disgrace. You can see that a lot of them think they are such hot shit these days, but in reality outside of guys like Giannis, and Jokic, they are soft little boys with a complete lack of perspective.
60 points from a layup line is not impressive
@@donavonhoward114huge Giannis fan/ maybe was. More popularity he gains the more I see him get the ball from before half court and just run to the hole no dribble no bounce just a straight carry/travel. I guess when in Rome..
There's something so frustrating: today's athletes can have the best conditioning, the best trainers, the best body routine to give us very competitive and challenging games ! Like crazy defense, crazy disputed offense,... yet... not so much.. daaaamn
They even got easier rules too.
Never thought of that
I'd rather watch two skilled and scrappy teams fight it out than a bunch of perfect physical specimens parade around like prima-donnas, give 50 percent effort and score 40 points a night.
@@adamimberti6948 They aren’t even perfectly physical given how they play less games but get injured more often and lack fundamentals.
Dude, your content is the highlight of my feed! I’m not a fan of modern basketball (raised with Jordan) and I look forward to your vids every time they drop. Thanks for putting these current “greats” into perspective
In my opinion this stats hunting era have James Harden e Westbrook has role models
I remember in 2018 playoffs when OKC lost 4-2 to the Jazz lead by a rookie. And Westrook in the press conference says: "I am the only player in NBA history to average a triple double for 3 season in a row, no one can take this from me"
Clearly a player who prefer stats than rings.
And how we can forget James Harden on his 30 points streak,the men literally playing in garbage time to reach 30 points. Pathetic
Harden could have won if cp3 doesn't get injured 😂😂
@@Jahsiah-n if if if always a excuse. Houston goes up by 11 in the half in game 6,loses by 30.
In game 7 goes up by 10 in the half,and misses 26 three points shoots in a row. I recomend you watch Skap video about harden. To see if you wake up
Ruined an era? Ruined a league…
Watch any classic NBA clip, and you see offensive players having to fight through defenders every step of the way to the rim. The only "gimme" shots are surprise breakaways. Now watch modern NBA clips, where defenders will literally step out of they way to allow an offensive player to drive to the rim, and "gimme" shots are commonplace.
That is also why a lot more "all-star" stated players, sink in the playoffs. A bit of physicality and defense throws off modern offenses a lot.
There is a reason Jordan's 63 still stands, but once they cut defense out of the playoffs. The NBA is going to essentially become a complete statistical train wreck.
Thats why i like giannis so much he carried his team to a championship without leaving them to ring dtack and tries to compete
Carried ? Middleton Lopez and holiday... 🤦🤦🤦🤦 please stop
mj? pipen with rodman. please stop@@StevenTorres.NYC-CA
@@StevenTorres.NYC-CA Lopez is so underrated.
The completion was injured
@@NotCharAznable you play who is in front of you , that's not an excuse
The Olympic games are going to be fun, when the soft team faces teams that do play defense
🤣🤣 usa still won with the “defense” getting played on them. They just have better offense, the fuck out of here😂😂
I agree with a lot of what you say but I don't get the Curry hate. He won before and after KD. Maybe you blame him for the 3-point revolution but it's not fair to put that on him. And I don't hear anyone calling him the goat, he tends to be fairly ranked. Unfair to group him with Harden, Westbrook, LeFlop, Embiid.
Exactly
Curry was interesting and fun to watch because given his smaller size, he had to learn to shoot the way he did and play PG the way he did in order to even make it to the league. That was fun to watch!
They are more skilleedd today. At the 3 point drills 😂
they were more skilled then. at the non skilled physicality😭
Funny, but not even true. Larry Bird, Pete Maravich, Mark Price, hell even Jordan would have feasted on the 3 point game if it made sense back then. There have always been great shooters.
@@nadaveganyeah that’s a good take
@@nadavegan MJ averaged around 34% on 2 attempts, most of which where uncontested spot ups unlike todays volume 3 point shooters who hit stepbacks and contested shots against drop coverage. There is no reason to think he would feast on 3 pointers in todays game, though he would probably be decent enough.
@@nadavegandefinitely not better than this gen in shooting and honestly it’s not even close
I remember growing up that we were coached to bump the cutters, we boxed out hard as well. There were like 5 collisions per posession per player. Just to move on the court at all you couldn't be soft. Now they just let people wander around. Its complete crap!
Timberwolves' coach the only dude keeping it real so far this season. Man said KAT dropping 60 was a fucking embarrassment. Embiid's 70 did nothing except devalue solo high-scoring. When teams aren't defending or are defending poorly, it no longer counts. And we aren't blind. Players nowadays are thinking "well since I'm an entitled child, my team needs me to score 90 points tonight because I'm the best and they know how hard I work on my brand, and I can't do any defense because I can't risk being fouled out. Because my team needs me to drop 90 because only I know how to play this game and my contract adds 20% if I maintain high scoring throughout the season." It's really bad. Every game has the worst defense I've seen in many many years.
“It’s not just the steroids, eerrr I mean..”😭😭😭Nothing beats a Skap Attack Freudian slip
Steriods age you prematurely....
@lbjovermj5510 Lebron easily provided ammo to these so-called haters (which backed up points hence factsand proved them right. Lebron never was the greatest as his twenty years of NBA career showed. Adam Silver changed the rules for him to cover his shortfall.
@lbjovermj5510 Whats sad is people being DUMB ENOUGH to believe media, and OBSESSED ENOUGH to follow EVERY CHANNEL they can find exposing the fraud..
Dude, if you ever GET A LIFE I wouldn't see you on EVERY VIDEO.
@lbjovermj5510 WHEN will you realize we DONT CARE what empty stats you put up.
If Lebron was forced to play by the rules, would have TERRIBLE stats.
BTW keep forgetting to ttell you.. t a glance your name LOOKS like "LBJLOVER"
@lbjovermj5510 this guy is so stupid he doesn't understand that lebron takes me shots then Kobe. He's never be a pass first player.
Wilt Chamberlain was a truly terrifying center during his playing days.
All of them are soft. They cry about anything and everything. 🤦🏽♂️
Most players are liberal what did you expect?
@@thefunguy5069liberals and conservatives are all soft as hell nowadays
@@thefunguy5069 👍🏾
Just how when D Book got triggered by the Raptors mascot shit he deserved a raise 😂
@@Steve_305 👍🏾
Of all team sports, basketball is one of the simplest in terms of rule sets. This means the athletes have more freedom to compete aggressively.
The attempt to legislate the defense to force more scoring was always going to result in less competitive play.
I remember chandler setting a screen and he flopped and I looked at my dad like is he serious 😂
He looked like he got shot 😂
Didn't Chandler get ejected for that?
@@IsaacMSingleton1 no a flagrant 1
@@Pikkon-17 but didn't he also get a technical and get ejected? Maybe that happened on a different LeFlop 😂
@@IsaacMSingleton1 I think so. I knew the ejection came later
This is what we mean the NBA is soft. Load managing, players complaining that they have to play 65 games, refs making bad calls, everything is a foul, no effort on defense, all star game sucks, dunk contest sucks etc.
Good video my friend 👍💯- Huge crossovers which used to be called carrying helps offensive players too - that didn't happen in the 80's.
I don’t think it’s players not wanting to play defense. Rather, it’s players not being allowed to play defense effective enough because the rules have been applied to greatly favor offense
It’s both. Bunch of lazy ass entitled players nowadays can’t be bothered to play all season without bitching, much less play on both ends of the court.
@@J23LA24man I'm glad I found this section of RUclips. I was starting to wonder if I was crazy, any time I say this people say I'm just a hater. You're exactly right, they make 20 million to score 8 points a game, and can't be bothered to do it every single game. "I can't play back to back games, I'm old" 😂 whatever
@@IsaacMSingleton1 glad you finally found a community that tells the truth!! The media never criticizes LeBron and exaggerates all his success while diminishing his teammates, then turns around and does the EXACT OPPOSITE with Kobe.
@@J23LA24 not only Kobe, anybody not named LeBron, it's become sad to watch. Even the in game commentary is nothing but a bunch of media narratives and garbage "analysis."
@@IsaacMSingleton1 you’re definitely right. Giannis was criticized for not having a consistently good jump shot, while LeBron, who has NEVER had one, gets a pass.
KD gets laughed at for leaving his team for a better one, when he only did the same thing LeBron did.
Also no other player gets guarded like curry and he never gets calls he deserves. He's a better player than lebron tbh. Lebron not even top 10.
Curry has never been better than lebron at anything or been better than lebron ever besides shooting 3s.
@@Tayxsupremebetter free throw shooter, mid range shooter, better handles, better layup package. I mean idk, he’s better at a lot of things than Lebron. It’s ok to not be the best at everything lol
@Tayxsupreme no..I mean as a player. Guy is just better. Lebron is obviously bigger taller more athletically skilled.
But curry won his rings the right way twice and single handle preventing lebron from winning rings. He doesn't flop. Rarely complains .. never try to get his teammates traded .. never demanded a trade.. he's the last OG of the greats unlike lefraud
@@paranoia_xo if lebron was curry size..he wouldn't make the league lmao
@@calebwilliams790 all players in the league flops. Curry was blessed to have a competent front office that put the right pieces around him in drafts with klay and dray , found the championship coach in Steve Kerr after having a great coach who couldn’t get them over the top in mark Jackson . 2015 playoffs curry didn’t play any guards and when he did play against one, Kyrie was out for the playoffs.. then KD having a loser mentality to join the team that beat him. As a player lebron and curry still aren’t close
Can't wait to see Skap hit 1 million subscribers.
Algorythm wont allow it..
You have to agree with the establishment agendas to get big..
Ive actually been amazed how FEW subscribers he has.. ho TOOK OFF about a year back, and should have ATLEAT 5 x the subscribers.. but RUclips takes sides with mainstream media.
The fact that lebum was voted an all star starter tells you everything you need to know about the pathetic state of the nba and its fan base.
He objectively should've made it buddy
I nvr heard Steph sit hear complain about calls or nothign idk why he always bring up steph
I don't know what he has against Steph. Steph is the only superstar in the NBA who don't get the fair whistles by the officials and he still dropped 60 points with just 6FTA. Luka, Embiid, KAT, Booker, and these other NBA players can't even drop 50+ points without 10 or less FTA.
Damn he even dropped 50 points in GM 7 on the road against SAC with just 5 FTA.
Steph has magnets technology helping him make his jump-shots 🧲🎯🫣
@@nine3seven You're right about that and the worst part of the magnet rims is they retract the shots too. Even the NFL got magetic balls especially the gloves.
Ever since the NBA changed to Wilson Ball, the scoring has gone outta control along with the terrible officiating. Online betting has ruined the game if basketball.
I don’t think he dislikes Steph the way he clearly dislikes Lebron, but rather that he believes, absolutely correctly in my view, that he is wildly overrated in the bigger picture discussion.
@@shyamnatarajan5149 u think that so how has the magnet ball been In the nba
1 basket in the 80s and 90s is worth 1.25 baskets in today's era. #inflation
I would say even more...
@@FekalistaGrzybowory-lz8lh The slowest year in the 90s actually just barely hits that threshold. In 99, baskets were worth 1.26 in todays league. 80s was actually a pretty fast era with teams like the Showtime lakers pushing the pace heavily. Baskets were worth about 1.07 in the slowest year of the 80s compared to today.
Players are soft and feminine.
The war on masculinity can be seen in the NBA also.
That’s liberalism for ya
@@thefunguy5069 Exactly
I seriously think some of them may be sleeping together.
@@soloistdeve ha ha I wouldn’t be surprised
What makes me sad.. NBA fans can see media is lying when its about Lefraud..
But assume they get the TRUTH when the SAME MEDIA COMPANIES scream racism to steer their votes.
MORE EVIDENCE that men today are too EMOTIONAL.
I'm not even American and can see better than Lefties whats going on..
YES America is threatened by a dictatorship,, and it aint the "Orange man" who's doing it... but the people accusing him of it.
THATS WHAT AUTHORITARIANS DO take out the competition.
First time ever USA sees them trying to lock up the opposition , push out 24/7 propaganda and the people are too STUPID to see how this ends. (EXACTLY how the public agreed to Jewish extermination back then, how many would happily see this guy dead based on this media propaganda???).
Orange man is the first person they've had in a LONG TIME who's not already bought and paid for.. this terrifies them they are LOSING CONTROL.
6:14 Skap - not sure if you covered this aspect before but how the fuq did he win an mvp on a superteam? Would that not be the textbook definition of an oxymoron?
This is why I posted “not impressed anymore”. Even my Embiid post was sarcastic. This indeed is the MyCareer Mode Era of basketball.
Play defense and foul out before half time is the new NBA motto
5:38 - Your editing is underrated lmao. That sequence of Lebron fumbling the ball, the guy looking back like WTF? then Lebron giving that big dumb smile was so good 🤣
The pace change was obvious once every one started averaging triple doubles after Russ first season averaging one.
Interestingly enough Giannis is one of the few players whose scoring average has been pretty much the same for over half a decade. His game carries over to other eras.
I remember this one recent Paul George clip where they were talking about someone dunking on him, I think it was Wemby not quite sure, and they all kind of sat there and said, "thank god you did not jump".
Most players are afraid of ending up on the dumby end of a highlight at this point, which may be influenced by how much technology has increased in recent years, and those who do jump get charged with a foul even if they were nowhere near the offense player. The game is designed to keep you from playing defense at this point.
Nba players aren't allowed defence. No hand checking defensive 3 seconds, uncalled travelling and carring every game and free throws for every contact no matter who initiated that.
Sadly, the NBA product is very poor today. It's really hard to watch when the guys clearly don't even care enough to try on the defensive end.
LeBron Cheerleaders: LeBron is bigger, faster, stronger more athletic.
LeBron: Flops/Load management
There is not 1 person alive that knows basketball that's taking LBJ over MJ in a fantasy draft. It would NEVER HAPPEN. That's blasphemous. It's beyond ludicrous. MJ, Kobe, Kareem, Magic and Larry Legend are ALL drafted be4 LBJ. End of debate. It's not close, you wouldn't have to think about it. U wouldn't regret it. Done
Lemarshmallow everyone gets a trophy
Legarbage
Rent free
@@StevenTorres.NYC-CAbruh you're on every set
@lbjovermj5510 Do you go on the espn page and tell them this or say this to nick Wright I bet you don't
You on his LeMeat
The NBA is basically organized pick-up basketball where defense is really optional. Until it’s time to win.
The inmates are running the asylum. No defense at all it's about offense all the time. What the basketball fan should do is asked for a better. Stop throwing your product money away at something that's not performing well. Stop them from taking your money.
Casuals actually believe players magically made a quantum leap in skills in the last few years. And i mean they truly believe it 😂
Jokic in my books is a true warrior who could also play in the old era
And he doesn’t get the “superstar whistle” like Luka or Shai or Embiid among others
Curry is aswell I don’t know why people don’t mention him he carried his team and against all odds he won the championship as statistically arguably the greatest finals run by a pg in history but alr
@lucaswalker7271 that’s cool but again he was a statistical annomly don’t degrade what he did the same “inexperienced teams” held kd to below average efficiency
Mediocrity and inflation across ALL sports. How well aging legends do is a great measuring stick of how inflated numbers and lower competition is. Djokovic, Brady, LeBron. This is why qute literally athletes are lesser compared to 90s era which was the peak of sport in most fields.
Difference between wilts era and now is stamina and def. They ran nonstop.
The viewership has plummeted during this era of basketball.. love your videos skap you should show how much ppl liked the physicality of the 90s and early 2000s nba and the viewership numbers of them vs now.
Godspeed Skap. You are doing the Lord's work.
I caught the end of magic and bird the beginning of Micheal Jordan I loved basketball I played at the highest level but I haven't watched the NBA in a decade it's way to boring they play zero defense since the 2000s started it's a gimmick league every team is the Harlem Globetrotters travelling carrying and no defense. Today's players are way too soft to compete against 1990s NBA players. I can tell you exactly how it would go the modern players would cry complain then whine like the females they were raised by.
Tell 'em, Skap!
"Egregious career loser" this needs to be on a lebron tshirt. Great video 😂
I agree that this era is the most skilled……At doing drills that is. Somehow that got glorified into being more skilled at playing THE GAME of basketball.
Everyone's stats you gotta minus 25-30% to account for inflation. 30 points in a 91-87 game with tougher defense is more admirable than 30 points in a 132- 127 type of game
I know the NBA isn’t the NFL/NHL, in terms of physicality, but when a defender refuses to make any form of contact?! Or the fact you can get a tech by celebrating a shot? Yea i rather watch women’s hockey. They know how to take a hit and keep it moving.
Yet last year, there was not a single player on both the All-NBA and All-Defense team. Who are the elite rim protectors in this era? Rudy Gobert and Jaren Jackson. These dudes wouldn't even be top 10 in the 90s, not even top 5 in the 2010s
This is why Thanasis is the goat 🐐. Bro got that dog in him
They complaining about having to play 65 games to qualify for awards. That’s an insult to working class fans.
That's why working class Americans don't watch this garbage league anymore. It's a bunch of kids and paid puppets.
like i said, the Weakest Generation
@daddyhu2292hgh
We need to y'know, produce era adjusted stats
and evaluate them. like trae has 27/11a. era adjusted might be like just 18/8a
There's only one person to blame.... Lebron James!!!
Yall Blame bron for personal failures in yall lives😂😂😂
@@StevenTorres.NYC-CA Somebody's mad 👀If it makes you feel any better Lebron will cry for you 😂😂
@@sivelyy no one's mad. Someone robbed your local grocery store? Brons fault🤣
@@StevenTorres.NYC-CA Grocery store? Keep going off topic. 😂😂
This is exactly what I been saying. Austin Reaves in the 90’s is coming off the bench averaging 5-9 points a game. It’s not because he’s more skilled. Hell he might not even make it into the NBA in the 90’s.
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just look at the results at the Olympics, the USA team, which is mostly made of NBA players, can't get good results anymore because the defense is too hard for them, they're too soft.
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YOU"VE DONE IT AGAIN SKAP!!!! ANOTHER FIRE VIDEO!! I mean you're saying exactly what we're ALLLL thinking!! And these are all the obvious facts that so many are choosing to ignore. I honestly don't understand it! GREAT WORK my dude!
I don’t get it either! This shit is so obviously right there, glaring at us in the faces.
Pace and 3point shooting is the reason for a bit of scoring inflammation, this crying about no defense is also stupid shot making is at an all time high.
Especially considering that when wilt played, they were scoring way more than the league is now . Without a 3 point line at that .
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Shot making is at an all time high because defense is at an all time low. When a defender can get a flagrant for landing to close to a shooter, defense is gone.
@@IsaacMSingleton1 landing under a shooter to cause injury to them is not defense, guys are more skilled than ever and as I said shotmaking is out of this world now
@@JohnGotty-bk8ov landing under someone while contesting a shot IS playing defense. yes, some guys do it on purpose, but the NBA forced players to change their game, they didn't change the rules until this era. Go watch Kobe, everyone lands under Kobe cause you're contesting his shots to a high degree, and it's impossible not to land under him when playing with that intensity and closing out on him shooting.
The most frustrating part of many of these highlights is that the players pretty much go uncontested to the hoop for layups or dunks; there was more at the rim defense in the 1988 all-star game than in today's NBA. On defense, players know that any contact, or even any perceived contact, will be a foul based on the acting ability of the offensive player. Add to that the fact that actual fouls at the basket might even be a flagrant, so players just back away. Furthermore, since there is no hand checking and offensive players can travel or do the jump back off the dribble move (i.e. Harden or Steph) in order to gain space for a jumper, defensive players just pretty much have no chance against great shooters. The NBA knows that casual fans want to see lots of scoring, so this style of play will be allowed for years to come. The old days of the NBA are long gone.
Kobe went through the weakest Western conference in NBA history.
Beat Houston without Yao and McGrady didn't play a single game yet that series still went 7 games!
The Oklahoma city TODDLERS with young/inexperienced KD, Russ who wasn't even an All Star in his sophomore season and Harden who was a ROOKIE!
The Suns lead by an aging PG on onw of the worst defensive teams in the league and funny how literally the only time Melo went deep in the post season was in 2009. 😂
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WHAT???? You can only face who you can face in your time you can’t go back and criticize that. Horrible take
@@nessdagoat he’s trolling. Don’t fall for it
@@nessdagoat a factual take
@@nessdagoatso why do they criticize lebron for the same lol
Everyone scoring now is like getting a participation award. Scoring means nothing if everyone does it. Context is everything.
Once again you nailed it Skap!
This is precisely why I cant even watch the NBA anymore… no more defense, endless flopping especially with King Flop, and the eradication of the traveling and carrying rule.
And you forgot to mention that the top tier players are way overpaid. All these actors are nothing but entertainers with some basketball skills.
All of society is soft....
Behind all the "sauce" is a true Ball fan, analytics guy, and eye test guy. Man has stats in EVERY video ... with a little sauce sure. 😂
Thank you for another great video = absolutely spot on. There is little to no defense played today. The traveling, palming and carrying the ball are everywhere and the complaining about every foul called has made the NBA almost unwatchable.
BRO your the best on youtube when it comes to it
The league started calling ticky-tack fouls on the defense and a lot of offensive guys learned how to take advantage of the way the game was being called by drawing fouls and getting to the line every other play. This has taught players to act like they were fouled while being the one to initiate contact and/or flopping. If they are not soft, this at least gives them the appearance of being soft and the league hasn't corrected the play calling yet.
Leflop: Whuch you takin bout Willis!
I think it’s time we start having a convo about MVPs and media voted awards not affecting a players legacy
Been saying this. Not just basketball, all sports are being watered down it suks
I hate luka and curry as much as lebron.
Send these guys to 80s, 90s and 2000s, they can’t even score 10 points per game.
This is ridiculous. If AI can average 27ppg on woeful efficiency, you think Curry, whose handles are just as good, a better shooter, scorer, play maker, and defender won't? You think he couldn't average over 20 and 10 like zeke, who is smaller than him, did in the 80s?
@@remnant8898 No he couldn’t, not against team with tough defence, not against tough, strong, players.
They wouldn’t even let him take shots that easy
@Kevin-er8ty what're you talking about? AI who is much smaller could torch teams, but Curry cant? Steph has torched teams with great defense throughout his career. Prior to the 22 finals, everyone called the Celtics a generational defensive team, and he averse over 30 on them with ridiculous efficiency.
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