Why is the NBA not as popular as it was?

[tdarko]

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My uncle, who is a successful basketball coach, says he does not like watching the NBA because it is not a team game anymore, but one guy trying to score each possession and four guys standing around.


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i don't completely agree with this.

what teams have dominated the league the last few years, the spurs and lakers. both team-oriented teams, especially the spurs with their ball movement and half-court offense and to me there is not a more boring team to watch and their NBA finals ratings (against the years they aren't there) prove that they are a boring team.

the games with the best ratings last year were suns/mavericks and that was hardly good basketball with them just running up and down the court scoring at will. i don't think "good" basketball is the problem.

the 80's and 90's were the boom of basketball and introduced new breeds into the NBA and torches were carried over. now we have been there done that and its just not as exciting anymore.

but with the emergence of lebron who seems to be the one to ACTUALLY fill MJ's shoes i think the NBA may be on the rise again. who knows [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img].

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There are no real great rivalries that have been formed around great games or series. Obviously Pistons/Pacers is a pretty big rivalry but that's not exactly helping the league...

Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore. Lakers are mediocre now. Chicago is not the dynasty it was. New York's consistent playoff appearances (and awesome rivalries with Indiana/Miami) no longer exist.

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[pokerdirty]

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Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore.

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It's funny, cause people think this exact same reason is killing MLB, only opposite.

[Dynasty]

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Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore.

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It's funny, cause people think this exact same reason is killing MLB, only opposite.

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That's because people don't know what they're talking about. They just throw out reasons.

Stars and drama create big TV ratings. That's true for all forms of entertainment.

[tdarko]

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Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore

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huh?

7 of the top 12 cities in our country will make the playoffs this year linky

[pokerdirty]

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Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore

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huh?

7 of the top 12 cities in our country will make the playoffs this year linky

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this is not that great considering over 1/2 the teams in the NBA make the playoffs anyways...

[pokerdirty]

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Also consider that big cities don't really have good teams anymore.

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It's funny, cause people think this exact same reason is killing MLB, only opposite.

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That's because people don't know what they're talking about. They just throw out reasons.

Stars and drama create big TV ratings. That's true for all forms of entertainment.

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But doesn't the NBA have just as many stars as MLB and NFL? If anything, the stars in the NBA should be more recognizable because they are so much more visible than the other leagues.

[brettbrettr]

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7 of the top 12 cities in our country will make the playoffs this year linky

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Its the NBA. Everyone makes the playoffs.

[tdarko]

i just think its a stupid arguement to make b/c chicago and ny aren't going to be any good that the nba is down? chicago has been down for a while and the only time they were any good was with MJ/phil and cohorts and NY has been bad for years. LA will be average and probably be a 7th maybe 8th seed. who cares?

the other big cities will be right there such as phoenix, san antonio, houston, dallas, detroit, and idianapolis. theses are teams that will do damage in the playoffs, not just get there.

FWIW, LA will always draw.