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Post by BrewCityBuck on Nov 20, 2003 17:24:08 GMT -5
Isn't anyone else left staring at the wall? Besides LeBron nothing is interesting....Play has been rather sloppy, parlty do to all these kids playing in a mans game...?
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Post by WildcatFever on Nov 20, 2003 17:48:12 GMT -5
Here's the thing, when I was 10 through 18 I loved watching the NBA and I thought it was the best form of basketball on the planet.
I think a big thing that had to do with my interest in the NBA at that time, was the number of truly elite players in the league. Jordan, Bird, Magic, Barkley, Ewing, Hakeem, Isiah, Dominique, and the list goes on and on.
Back then you had match-ups where the teams hated each other. Lakers-Celtics, Pistons-Bulls, Hawks-Celtics and so on.
Now you have a bunch of younger guys who play little to no defense and most of the games have little to no intensity about them.
I mean name on really heated rivalry in the NBA right now that comes even close to the Bulls-Pistons in the late 80's mid 90's. They hated each other, you had people getting flagrantly fouled, teams yelling at each other and putting on one hell of a show.
Now-a-days it's boring as hell, give me some teams that hate each other!!!
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Post by KWebb5 on Nov 20, 2003 21:55:08 GMT -5
O yeah? Well the league now-a-days gives you:
*People who can do chinups on the backboard.
*6'11" Small Forwards.
* Million dollar shoe contracts arn't a big deal anymore.
* More players are above 7 foot.
* You dont just know the players on the court, you know more about there personal life.
* If you like defense, there is now the zone defense.
[glow=red,2,300]Just to name a few.[/glow]
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Nov 21, 2003 23:06:21 GMT -5
That doesn't help the game...  |
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Post by mizzou24 on Nov 22, 2003 19:25:39 GMT -5
guys..... anddd ladies..... there is a simple solution to this.. you get the flipper and flip it to college basketball well i think its so much better.. not as freakin greedy damn money hogs thats all the nba is. |
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Nov 22, 2003 20:02:29 GMT -5
lol...I would but there are just too many teams, and players leave after a few years so you can' watch them for 8-10 years...All these teens entering the L is what is hurting play
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Post by KWebb5 on Nov 23, 2003 11:35:11 GMT -5
That doesn't help the game... It doesnt? They how was old school so much better?....according to you. |
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Post by WildcatFever on Nov 23, 2003 12:05:21 GMT -5
Because old school was about making your team better and making sure that your team would make the playoffs and have a chance at winning a title.
Now-a-days it's all about how well your stat line is, if you had a big dunk or the best play of the day. So guys can do chin ups on the rim and backboard. Big ficking deal, how many chin-ups on the backboard does it take to get your team to the title? Where's the stat category for how many dunks you have and how does it equate to your team winning a title?
Don't get me wrong T-Mac is a hell of a player but he will never win a title, and it's because it's all about him and not about the team. Same things with Lebron right now. He's not making his team better as a whole, he's just scoring points and making highlight films.
That's why in my mind right now Melo is better than Lebron. Melo's team is winning and it comes back to him making the players around him better.
Just my opinion and I'm sure you'll disagree, that's what these message boards are for. ;D
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Post by KWebb5 on Nov 23, 2003 14:10:56 GMT -5
Wilt and MJ in there primes would grab Orlando a title. If MJ was on a bad team, no one would have ever said he's the greatest of all time. Everyone overates a player based on how there team is.
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Post by BrewCityBuck on Nov 23, 2003 15:01:14 GMT -5
There's a lack of passion, I don't care if SF's are 6'0 or 7'0 that doesn't make a difference.....I don't care if guys can dunk really nice, Defence? What D?....The Zone? That's HS ball and drags the game because knowbdy can shoot anymore.
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