NBA thread

[YorkeDaddy]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

I actually wish I was alive in the 70's and 80's when the NBA had more talent and the sport was actually worth watching.

Back in the day they had six hall of famers on one team and in today's NBA there is only 3 or 4 good ball players.

The sport is so bad they actually rig certain games and make bad calls just to make games more interesting because of the lack of talent.

Based on the ratings of the sport over the years, people don't really watch the NBA anymore like they use too. Basketball is a fantastic sport but basketball and what they do in the NBA are two different worlds.

The NBA does not fairly and accurately reflect the sport...anymore.

Im not even speaking from opinion right now...everything you said is LITERALLY factually incorrect.

Based on ratings? The NBA's ratings have been absolutely fantastic for the past decade. The NBA's ratings were AWFUL in the 70's and only started to pick up in the 80's when Bird and Magic were having their epic finals showdowns.

Six hall of famers on one team? Please point me in the direction of that team. I'm having trouble thinking of any team with even 4. There were definitely teams with 3 hall of famers though, namely Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale. But there are teams like that nowadays too, with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh all definitely potential HoFers.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

Im not even speaking from opinion right now...everything you said is LITERALLY factually incorrect.

Based on ratings? The NBA's ratings have been absolutely fantastic for the past decade. The NBA's ratings were AWFUL in the 70's and only started to pick up in the 80's when Bird and Magic were having their epic finals showdowns.

Six hall of famers on one team? Please point me in the direction of that team. I'm having trouble thinking of any team with even 4. There were definitely teams with 3 hall of famers though, namely Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale. But there are teams like that nowadays too, with LeBron, Wade, and Bosh all definitely potential HoFers.

The NBA ratings have not been that good compared to in the 80's and 90's. They recently had their biggest ratings in years over the summer after they rigged game 6 and pushed a game 7 so everybody of course watched.


Wade is good but he is definitely not a hall of famer and LOL at you insisting Bosh is.... REALLY? You really think Bosh is a hall famer? He sucks as a center and everything else.

That was a brought team unlike most of the teams back during those eras. Jordan did not switch to another team just to win a championship. He did not start out winning championships either but he built a team around him which is why I don't really consider the championship's Lebon has in the same light.

Lebron is a good ball player but he is overrated. He is no MJ maybe a Magic but definitly not a MJ.

The fact of the matter is there are not MULTIPLE teams with MULTIPLE potential hall of famers on them.

The NBA talent SUCKS now compared to the 80s and 90s thats a fact.

And don't be calling me no ignorant fool because I am far from it. I just don't drink the kool aid. Show some respect. I didn't call you out your name so give me the same respect or keep it moving.

[butthead aka 216]

Again its just factually wrong info. I'm not tryin to be personal or seem cool cause I know more but it just makes no sense. Id elaborate more if I wasn't on mobile but saying wade idnt a hall of famer........ lol.jpg wut.jpg confused.gif

He's the 3rd best shootin guard of all time

[debaserr]

Skill level is so much higher.

Better coaching. Better fitness. Better diet. Better knowledge. Bigger talent pool (global).

[Soulflower]

lol Guys take their sports wayyyy too personally but then again I should have known better haha

Is it possible to engage in an intelligent mature sport conversation with a man?

Geez...

I will moonwalk back to the music forums.

[YorkeDaddy]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

Wade is good but he is definitely not a hall of famer

done. im done. you know about as much about basketball as a 2 year old. leave this thread before you make yourself look even more stupid.

He's the 3rd best shootin guard of all time

Not only that, it's pretty easy to come up with an argument to put him in top 15 or so all-time. Not quite top 10, but during his prime he was as devastating as Kobe, easily. Kobe was just able to maintain his prime much longer than Wade because, you know, Wade's knees

[debaserr]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

lol Guys take their sports wayyyy too personally but then again I should have known better haha

Is it possible to engage in an intelligent mature sport conversation with a man?

Geez...

I will moonwalk back to the music forums.

Yes, we are clearly being unintelligent and immature by combating your outrageous claims with arguments.

[Paul Smeenus]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

I actually wish I was alive in the 70's and 80's when the NBA had more talent and the sport was actually worth watching.

I was. I started following the NBA in the 1960's. There were bad calls in every decade. If you want to say that the NBA has become a soft, finesse league compared to the game of Bird and Magic and Isiah Thomas and Jordan, I'll give you that argument and agree. But your contention that the game is rigged is absolute horseshit. You don't know WTF you're talking about.

[Soulflower]

Of course you can express your opinion but you can still express it but still be respectful which some in here obviously can't do

Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I was. I started following the NBA in the 1960's. There were bad calls in every decade. If you want to say that the NBA has become a soft, finesse league compared to the game of Bird and Magic and Isiah Thomas and Jordan, I'll give you that argument and agree. But your contention that the game is rigged is absolute horseshit. You don't know WTF you're talking about.

Thank goodness you "get it" lol

That is obviously what I am saying and I do stand by my opinion that there are more bad calls and referees getting paid to make bad calls more so now than in past decades.

I don't think everything is all fair and accurately represented when it comes to media and entertainment because alot of times it isn't.

There are a ton of stories and even cases of referrees who have been paid to cheat by people in the NBA. So not sure why people are making it seem like this is a taboo issue.

Not sure why people are so outrage with the idea that the NBA overall does not have as much talent that they use to compared to other decades when past hall famers and legendary ball players have said it them self on national television.

[butthead aka 216]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

Of course you can express your opinion but you can still express it but still be respectful which some in here obviously can't do




Thank goodness you "get it" lol

That is obviously what I am saying and I do stand by my opinion that there are more bad calls and referees getting paid to make bad calls more so now than in past decades.

I don't think everything is all fair and accurately represented when it comes to media and entertainment because alot of times it isn't.

There are a ton of stories and even cases of referrees who have been paid to cheat by people in the NBA. So not sure why people are making it seem like this is a taboo issue.

Not sure why people are so outrage with the idea that the NBA overall does not have as much talent that they use to compared to other decades when past hall famers and legendary ball players have said it them self on national television.

> makes hilariously outrageous claims
> gets called out for makin false claims
> gets angry ppl called her out on bs
> repeats claims again



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There is wayyyy more talent in the nba now. Its not even close