Does anyone actually enjoy watching NBA anymore?

jrgum3 · 02-25-22, 02:27 AM

Yep I love basketball at all levels. Obviously being a Kentucky fan college ball is what I love the most but I still have the league pass because I can't get enough basketball even though literally all I do is watch basketball since I am a basketball scorekeeper.

stevenash · 02-25-22, 02:28 AM

The UCONN/Villanova game was the first basketball game I watched wire to wire.
Excellent game.
90 percent of all the other games were pretty much unwatchable beyond 20 minutes.

jrgum3 · 02-25-22, 02:35 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

The UCONN/Villanova game was the first basketball game I watched wire to wire.
Excellent game.
90 percent of all the other games were pretty much unwatchable beyond 20 minutes.

I will admit that the product both college and pro is not the same as it was 20-30 years ago. Too much one and done plus AAU ruined the sport.

pilebuck13 · 02-25-22, 02:41 AM

Notice I said nba I can absolutely watch college game… I just can’t stand to watch 60 plus free throw attempts a game I tried watching a bit of gs and blazers tonight nearly every other play was a whistle I just can’t

johnnyvegas13 · 02-25-22, 02:41 AM

Not until finals

stevenash · 02-25-22, 02:43 AM

Originally posted by pilebuck13

Notice I said nba I can absolutely watch college game… I just can’t stand to watch 60 plus free throw attempts a game I tried watching a bit of gs and blazers tonight nearly every other play was a whistle I just can’t

NBA is so unwatchable that if I bet it, I check the halftime score, than the final score.
Won't even watch my bet.

jrgum3 · 02-25-22, 02:46 AM

Originally posted by pilebuck13

Notice I said nba I can absolutely watch college game… I just can’t stand to watch 60 plus free throw attempts a game I tried watching a bit of gs and blazers tonight nearly every other play was a whistle I just can’t

Yeah it sucks when that happens but I still watch the NBA because despite all the whistles and unnecessary stoppages they are the best players in the world. I think it's better during the playoffs but the refs do dictate the flow of the game a little more in the NBA.

pilebuck13 · 02-25-22, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by stevenash

NBA is so unwatchable that if I bet it, I check the halftime score, than the final score.
Won't even watch my bet.

me as well

No need to check anything but that cause any team can score 12 In the fourth and one score 40

pilebuck13 · 02-25-22, 03:19 AM

Playoffs aren’t 2 bad I guess he’ll I even went to a western conference final game against warriors and blazers back when warriors had that remarkable season. Honestly the foul calling for the mega stars has got so out of hand. If they are even barely bumped driving to the basket it’s almost automatic free throws…

I seen a thread earlier that this foul calling shit had got better give me a break that’s obviously not the case.

Booya711 · 02-25-22, 06:46 AM

Terrible product Buck…I bet but don’t watch a single game. I don’t even watch the highlights

jjgold · 02-25-22, 07:07 AM

Nope

Mainly just watch tennis

A clean game

nyplayer33 · 02-25-22, 07:07 AM

Ghetto nba...nope. tennis n golf

stevenash · 02-25-22, 07:48 AM

NBA is a floppers league still.

shadymcgrady · 02-25-22, 08:16 AM

I think its popular with kids and the tik tok crowd

jjgold · 02-25-22, 08:21 AM

I think a lot of people are turned off by the NFL also

Otters27 · 02-25-22, 08:24 AM

College Hoops still king.

NBA is hard to watch until the playoffs

JAKEPEAVY21 · 02-25-22, 08:28 AM

Nope, it's been trash for years

stevenash · 02-25-22, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

I think a lot of people are turned off by the NFL also

I hear what you are saying, the ratings are still through the roof

The National Football League notched its best TV ratings in six years during the 2021-2022 season, boosted by an extra week of games and a slew of nail-biting finishes.
The league’s 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers, up 10% over the 2020-2021 season, yielding its best numbers since 2015, according to Nielsen data.
The regular season, which was extended to 17 games from 16 in previous years, was full of close games and few blowouts. According to the NFL, 64% of all games this season were within one score in the fourth quarter.
Nielsen said that NFL games ranked in the top 16 and accounted for 91 of the top 100 telecasts on TV during the season. The Dallas Cowboys propped up ratings, as the team was involved in five of the 10 most-watched games, including the Thanksgiving Day game against the Las Vegas Raiders, which averaged a whopping 40.8 million viewers.
That was the most-watched regular-season game on any network in 31 years and one of only two since 1988 to average at least 40 million, the ratings agency said.

mcaulay777 · 02-25-22, 05:49 PM

I still do.I stopped getting the package a couple of seasons ago because there are so many games on espn and tnt along with the local teams, here in north central Iowa its the Pacers ,twolves and Bulls.Bulls are fun to watch i usually watch from late 3rd quarter on.Hockey has gotten a little boring for me on tv.I hate Tnt coverage im in the minority but Eddie O is so overrated same with the other guy Elliot i think his name is.

jjgold · 02-25-22, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

I hear what you are saying, the ratings are still through the roof

The National Football League notched its best TV ratings in six years during the 2021-2022 season, boosted by an extra week of games and a slew of nail-biting finishes.
The league’s 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers, up 10% over the 2020-2021 season, yielding its best numbers since 2015, according to Nielsen data.
The regular season, which was extended to 17 games from 16 in previous years, was full of close games and few blowouts. According to the NFL, 64% of all games this season were within one score in the fourth quarter.
Nielsen said that NFL games ranked in the top 16 and accounted for 91 of the top 100 telecasts on TV during the season. The Dallas Cowboys propped up ratings, as the team was involved in five of the 10 most-watched games, including the Thanksgiving Day game against the Las Vegas Raiders, which averaged a whopping 40.8 million viewers.
That was the most-watched regular-season game on any network in 31 years and one of only two since 1988 to average at least 40 million, the ratings agency said.

wow!

Easy-Rider 66 · 02-25-22, 06:55 PM

DFS is a reason to watch

Ghenghis Kahn · 02-25-22, 06:56 PM

I've said this many times. NBA is a garbage product this day and age.

SamsNCharge99 · 02-25-22, 06:57 PM

Agree with most

nba unwatchable until playoffs. Even then maybe conference finals. Even tahrn maybe 2nd half

ncaa conference tournies and march madness

Philmill · 02-25-22, 07:00 PM

Hell No.... waste of time....I haven't watch NBA in years...

marcoloco · 02-25-22, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

NBA is so unwatchable that if I bet it, I check the halftime score, than the final score.
Won't even watch my bet.

100% same here

JIBBBY · 02-25-22, 07:10 PM

NO!!! I can't stand it anymore. That's hard for me to say to!

I didn't even watch the all star game this year like I use to every year. Life long NBA fan as well here. I just lost complete interest during the Covid BLM lock downs. Don't like that the NBA bows down to China either now.

I still bet the NBA every day though but it's painful to watch for more then 15 minutes for me. It's all about 3 point shooting and no defense now, black woke swag. I'm out!!

I will watch Inside the NBA though after the TNT games. That I can still stand.

jjgold · 02-25-22, 07:12 PM

I might get into baseball again

pavyracer · 02-25-22, 07:16 PM

Only watch soccer. The beautiful game. Watching NBA is worse than watching paint dry.

JIBBBY · 02-25-22, 07:17 PM

Love watching the NFL still that's it. Miss it already

stevenash · 02-25-22, 09:02 PM

This league is a joke.
Where's the defense?

Dejounte Murray has a triple/double in the third quarter already.
RJ Barrett hung a 30 burger on Miami in the first half alone.
San Antonio game may go to 280 points..

Pin ball machine scoring toonight.

pilebuck13 · 02-25-22, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by stevenash

This league is a joke.
Where's the defense?

Dejounte Murray has a triple/double in the third quarter already.
RJ Barrett hung a 30 burger on Miami in the first half alone.
San Antonio game may go to 280 points..

Pin ball machine scoring toonight.

You can’t play defense it’s impossible if you touch a player it’s a foul shot

pilebuck13 · 02-25-22, 09:09 PM

I mean so who’s watching it? This isn’t a very unpopular opinion? Kids? Teens? Idk I grew up in the sonics Payton rain man kemp era with Karl Malone ect ect I loved it then I would watch it every Sunday morning I watched every sonic game every night as long as mom would let me stay up…. It’s just sad it could be so great if they let them play….

vitterd · 02-25-22, 09:22 PM

I guess it depends. I enjoy watching sixers games. Now will even more with Harden. I mean most games suck but a gold st/Milw or a game like that….I will tune in.

stevenash · 02-25-22, 09:31 PM

Originally posted by pilebuck13

I mean so who’s watching it? This isn’t a very unpopular opinion? Kids? Teens? Idk I grew up in the sonics Payton rain man kemp era with Karl Malone ect ect I loved it then I would watch it every Sunday morning I watched every sonic game every night as long as mom would let me stay up…. It’s just sad it could be so great if they let them play….

Originally a Jersey boy, we had two years of Vin-sanity and Kidd.
That was fun.

As a kid, everybody had defense.
Stockton, Utah.
Rodman, Detroit.
Every team had at least two specialists.
Today, dribble the ball to the three point arch, chuck a three point shot while your four other teammates pick their ass and watch.