Why Nobody Cares About The NBA Finals Anymore [Deep Dive]

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  • @rustybuckets
    @rustybuckets  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    Check out FABLETICS.COM/RUSTY!

    • @Ramparkenny
      @Ramparkenny 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      For the record the undisputed best duo of all time has to be magic and kareem, they were both in their prime when they won(38 year old kareem won fmvp), while kobe wasn't in his prime for his first ring at least

    • @mastermace7770
      @mastermace7770 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Great video dude

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      To be honest the last 2 finals have been underwhelming and no one sees tatum as generational and luka got exposed and sucked same for kyrie....

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Truth is after mj in 98 before steph the finals really lost fans besides lebron people haters and lovers alike...nobody really cared about the lakers finals outside of kobe fans....curry brought people back like mj magic bird

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hopefully we get shai and brunson in the finals next year...2 guys we all can get behind...I would say ant but he getting over hyped

  • @RV-ni7tl
    @RV-ni7tl 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3167

    From someone who isn’t from the states I have to say I love basketball but the amount of advertisements and breaks in the nba is insane. It’s just a money making scheme at this point, entertainment and the game comes second

    • @justwhy7449
      @justwhy7449 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +99

      Thats televised sports for you

    • @hardywoodaway9912
      @hardywoodaway9912 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@justwhy7449no that’s american sport today. watch football in europe… 90 minutes game and only one halftime. no pauses, no timeouts, no breaks in between. yes I don’t mean handegg

    • @maxshirley21
      @maxshirley21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +232

      that is unfortunately how sports in america are. just recently did they start putting small ads onto uniforms, but for decades, games have been dramatically dragged out due to commercial timeouts and family friendly entertainment.
      I would gladly trade for the sporting environment of most other countries: minimal, if any, commercial breaks. less family friendly atmosphere, and less unrelated entertainment. cut out the crowd games. ditch the commercial timeouts.
      I see games in other countries where the crowds are truly raucous. the atmosphere is hostile, not to deter families, but in attempt to disorient the opposing team. the games start, and the action only pauses in between periods or when a team uses a timeout. it looks like the way sports should be played. they’re far too commercial and neutered here in the states.
      physical ads aren’t enjoyable to see, but they’re a good trade off if you lose the unnecessary breaks for tv and the “entertainment” gimmicks of american organized sports.

    • @GothPaoki
      @GothPaoki 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

      It's a big reason why i dislike American sports at a whole. Especially rugby. The finals are unwatchable.

    • @josephmatthews7698
      @josephmatthews7698 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      That cracks me up considering all the ads in this video and sports TH-cam in general. Sports youtubers be desperate as heck for sponsors and ads.

  • @iamdanyc93
    @iamdanyc93 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +970

    First of all: the atmosphere isn’t the same without the playoff and finals logos on the court.

    • @SemajRaff
      @SemajRaff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That’s cool but if the play ain’t there, then people will complain about that on top of a pretty court

    • @TheBlackestKnight21
      @TheBlackestKnight21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      @@SemajRaffexactly it’s not just about presentations modern day NBA basketball sucks. Football pro and college and college basketball and college baseball and MLB and UFC all clear it pretty easily for me. I can’t watch the refs and I can’t watch 90 3 pointes a game and I’m tired of seeing teams go up 25 points and just quit. It’s just a weak product

    • @SemajRaff
      @SemajRaff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@TheBlackestKnight21 you’re speaking facts

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      @@TheBlackestKnight21yep. The amount of 3’s has killed the game. Never have there been so many blowouts. It’s basically whoever makes the most 3’s win. People like to see close competition

    • @mathewomolo
      @mathewomolo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@TheBlackestKnight21 these days, you'd rather just watch the 4th quarter. the rest are truly meaningless.

  • @scruffd0g193
    @scruffd0g193 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +582

    We haven’t had a great 7 Game Series NBA Finals since 2016, the dynasty era is dead, media refuses to talk about the next generation of basketball and is squeezing every last drop of the LeBron, Curry and KD era.

    • @JohnGoetzGaming
      @JohnGoetzGaming 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      They're getting one more Olympics out of those guys! Savor them!

    • @BrightNights645
      @BrightNights645 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      2019 was good

    • @keysersoze5032
      @keysersoze5032 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      2021 was a good ass series. Unfortunately consisted of small market teams

    • @ronalddepesa6221
      @ronalddepesa6221 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Celtics might be a dynasty on its way

    • @supersaiyannigga5980
      @supersaiyannigga5980 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@JohnGoetzGamingno. Ill be glad when they are all retired especially LeBron

  • @TheShepdawg9
    @TheShepdawg9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    The ad breaks are bananas. I don't know if Americans realise just how many ads they ingest during a game of basketball or NFL. I'm starting to think that adds to the exhaustion that you may feel towards the end of these marathons.

    • @angelcalderon5680
      @angelcalderon5680 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      NFL has gotten pretty good with ad breaks, mostly because they're trying to shorten the length of the games lol. Less tv timeouts and shorter breaks compared to 5+ years ago

    • @TheShepdawg9
      @TheShepdawg9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@angelcalderon5680 I don't think that's true. They have one one every change of possession, every touchdown, quarters obviously, every half quarter if there are no prior timeouts. That's heaps.

    • @sehu1291
      @sehu1291 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      This is why I love Soccer. 95 minutes match and only 15 minutes halftime were 5 minutes are analysis and no ad breaks

    • @FortFinesse007
      @FortFinesse007 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@angelcalderon5680it’s not like the game slows down though when a plays occurring it’s on the tv

    • @rogan4338
      @rogan4338 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lots of Americans notice but are either too addicted to stop or they have stopped.
      I barely watch any sports anymore. College football is the only one and even then it's much less than it used to be.

  • @Godwilla39
    @Godwilla39 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I feel like the current era can be summed up as “the rise of Europe.” Giannis, Jokic, Luka, and Wemby are all becoming the premier players of the league, some of them winning titles. Could even go with a “US vs. the world” type summary

  • @logann29
    @logann29 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +882

    if you're asking a mega corporation like the nba to stop the over monetization than i have bad news for you

    • @kenw2225
      @kenw2225 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      Nba doesnt care about u.s. fans. U.s. interest been declining, so theyre looking overseas. Im sure advertisers love it. New markets to get viewership

    • @tigerwoods373
      @tigerwoods373 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kenw2225maybe but the US market is the biggest, ignoring that is just foolish. Maybe they can pick up some viewership overseas but it won't be better than the US. Other countries already have sports they like. They may watch casually but if there is a good game of say soccer, they'll choose that over basketball. Even if it's a regular game vs a playoff basketball game.
      What team are they going to follow? They're mainly American with a few Canadian teams. How loyal can they be to a team they have no ties to?
      I think they want to be like the nfl who has been playing games in London for years now. They used to have some in Mexico and they had some in Germany. They usually send Jacksonville, who was one of the four newest expansion teams and doesn't have the biggest fanbase. They aren't neglecting the American market for that. If anything it makes it better for viewers. You wake up on Sunday and at 10 the game is London is playing. Then you have the regular 1 and 4 slab of games followed by the night game.
      I'm actually surprised how well they do in London. The times I've seen the stadium is packed.

    • @ponyboygolden963
      @ponyboygolden963 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NBA and EA probably Chinese finger trap style jerk each other off then pillow talk new ways of monetizing their consumers

    • @ceezb5629
      @ceezb5629 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The reason why no one cares is because:
      1) refs helped warriors beat LeBron when they allowed KD to join stacked team
      2) refs/NBA helped warriors beat Grizzlies & go on to win championship
      3) refs helped Celtics win in spite of Celtics having the easiest road to the finals due to opposing team injuries

    • @eisernfront8549
      @eisernfront8549 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      That’s why I just watch the highlights after the game on other TH-cam channels. Plus, I don’t like the game, I like the politics of it specially during trade week. I like watching the drama and the decision making of how they put the puzzle pieces in forming their team. The game is boring coz Steph Curry made the game a shooting galore instead of rim attack.

  • @failzapper
    @failzapper 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +701

    "[Auerbach] literally leveraged the racism of St. Louis in the '50s into helping a Civil Rights Leader become the winningest player in NBA History." fucking lmao

    • @dreadthedreads4567
      @dreadthedreads4567 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      Might be the single greatest finesse in sports history 😂

    • @uberneanderthal
      @uberneanderthal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      completely revisionist history. Auerbach traded a proven hall of famer and all-star Ed Macaulay and the draft rights to future hall of famer Cliff Hagan. in '58, when the Hawks won the title with those two player playing significant roles, you could've even argued the Hawks won the trade. it's only with 20/20 hindsight vision decades in the future that the deal was a robbery.
      also the Hawks had two black hall of famers during this same era, Lenny Wilkens and Zelmo Beatty. bro did a 'deep dive' and messed up basic facts in the first 5 minutes of the video. embarrassing tbh

    • @queyno5420
      @queyno5420 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@uberneanderthalLenny Wilkens was drafted, 4 years and 3 Championships of the Celtics later.
      This Championships might‘ve been a reason to change your mind about Black Players on your Team.
      I don’t know if your Arguments are as Good as you might think.

    • @uberneanderthal
      @uberneanderthal 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@queyno5420 the Hawks already had black players on their team even before Russell was in the league, so there goes that theory. Racial attitudes were no different in Boston than St. Louis.
      Macaulay was considered one of the very best players and was only 27 at the time of the trade (knee and ankle injuries led to a sharp decline in the years following the trade; if he stays healthy the Hawks could've been the ones with a dynasty) and Hagan also ended up being a star player. Auerbach trying to rewrite himself as a social justice hero when really he just took a big gamble on a rookie prospect and it paid off, simple as that.

    • @paquinraino8180
      @paquinraino8180 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@uberneanderthal They won in 58 because Bill Russell was injured and didn't play hence why Pettit dropped 50 in the close out game. But the Hawks lost 3 or 4 Finals vs the Celtics so, no even by 1962, you could clearly see that they won that trade, you didn't need decade to see that. Unless you're a racist guy in the 50'- early 60's.
      Auerbach was criticized in Boston for having black players starting on the Celtics and even more after the trade of Macauley, him deciding to still go through it does make him a social justice hero in a sense. Plus I think tat Sam Jones and Bill Russell had good thing to say about him compared to Boston and St Louis city that they despised, especially Bill.
      Also the important point was to have black starting players and even making them the star of your team, and this is where Auerbach is one of the first coach to do that

  • @lokimanezero
    @lokimanezero 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +617

    A two hour Rusty Buckets video? We are eating good tonight.

    • @ugoeze7360
      @ugoeze7360 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Per my waist size, I’ve been eating good for a while. Not going to turn this buffet down.

    • @shoeless1137
      @shoeless1137 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Literally eating dinner watching this

    • @kronostartext6948
      @kronostartext6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ikr

    • @benlight5264
      @benlight5264 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@shoeless1137 same just inhaled a lasagna

    • @pinobluevogel6458
      @pinobluevogel6458 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have no complaints about the length, I just had to watch it in 3 seperate viewings due to time constraints. Normally I'd listen to it in podcast form, but I wanted to include the visuals here.

  • @clydekimsey7503
    @clydekimsey7503 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +211

    Having 6 teams in the last 6 years doesn't make the NBA boring. Some might say that fact would make it more exciting.
    The biggest problems in the modern NBA is too much emphasis on the 3, traveling, too many uncalled for fouls (for barely touching the opponent) and too many commercials

    • @Trimega01
      @Trimega01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It's interesting because as much as I'm growing to dislike the hyper-emphasis on three pointers, it could very well be leveling the playing field and contributing to parity. And I'm a fan of league parity.

    • @redda2
      @redda2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      Biggest issue is any little touch is a foul now. Game isn't physical anymore

    • @McSomething15
      @McSomething15 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Too many uncalled fouls? You're joking, right?

    • @clydekimsey7503
      @clydekimsey7503 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@McSomething15 no, I said uncalled for fouls. These days, any little touch gets the whistle

    • @redda2
      @redda2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@McSomething15 even European players like Jokic and Doncic has said that the European leagues are more physical. The NBA is fouls galore, cannot touch the attacking player

  • @amazelord617
    @amazelord617 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +287

    You're missing the bigger point. People are caring about the NBA less in general. Season too long with lots of meaningless games. Not much defense being played.

    • @carloangelozack2374
      @carloangelozack2374 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

      Such a bad video talking about nothing. From "why nobody cares about nba finals" to "heres 2 hours of yapping that could have been 5 minutes".
      No sub and dislike. Such bad content.

    • @eltruenopai1828
      @eltruenopai1828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@@carloangelozack2374tbh, you are right. Title does not match the content

    • @angelcalderon5680
      @angelcalderon5680 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Yeah, this is more of the history of dynasties than an analysis of why NBA viewership is down. Stopped watching pretty early on when I realized that

    • @Bigedub101
      @Bigedub101 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Plus we just got more things to do,I watched alot more sports back in my teens and early adult hood cause it was not nearly much things I can do like watch TH-cam videos, it's 100s of streaming services etc

    • @azertyu478
      @azertyu478 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Also too many injuries or good players that don't play games

  • @moneymitch1303
    @moneymitch1303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +149

    What people often forget is that injuries ruined the blazers dynasty in the 70s. They were 50-10 before Walton went down, he still won the MVP, and the blazers were still the 1 seed. I swear man our big men are cursed 😭

    • @akeme25
      @akeme25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I agree because who at the time was gonna stop them at full-strength? The Sonics? The Bullets?? 😂😂😂

    • @jasonpdsi
      @jasonpdsi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      And we just drafted a big man in the first round. Again.

    • @moneymitch1303
      @moneymitch1303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jasonpdsi yeah because we needed one. Don't jinx it

    • @TashaOneal-l8h
      @TashaOneal-l8h 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@akeme25everybody ain't on steroids like y'all master l.b.j

    • @xLeeroycranex
      @xLeeroycranex 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or if they kept Moses, that probably prevents the Sixers early 80s runs too.
      Or maybe if they kept Moses AND decided to draft Larry in 78, they dominate the entire 80s.

  • @Tolstoy111
    @Tolstoy111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +210

    Krause didn’t draft Jordan. That was Rod Thorn under previous ownership. Jerry Reinsdorf bought the team during Jordan’s rookie year and hired Krause.

    • @wattwatkins3574
      @wattwatkins3574 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      He doesn't know bud.. This is a guy trying to act like he knows... Rule changes made this league bad

    • @brando7266
      @brando7266 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@wattwatkins3574no defense

    • @tgsmoothe
      @tgsmoothe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I was wondering if someone was gonna say something....

    • @akeme25
      @akeme25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wattwatkins3574Obviously he did a lot of research to know a lot, he just seemed to have looked over this one.

    • @trevorburton3290
      @trevorburton3290 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Isn’t rusty a bulls fan?? I was so confused at that part

  • @RadoslavPavlinský
    @RadoslavPavlinský 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +126

    This is not a video, this is a two part documentary. Mad respect for the production value alone. This could be shown on any streaming platform. Well worth the wait.

    • @dutchmilk
      @dutchmilk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A video which made a few mistakes which should not be made, and creating a narrative which doesnt exist.

  • @JohnGoetzGaming
    @JohnGoetzGaming 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Imagine being an NBA fan in the 60s and how damn surprising it must have been to see Wilt FINALLY beat Russell to end the 8 peat Celtics' title defense. Must have been crazy exciting

  • @KwaylaSoul
    @KwaylaSoul 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    Black Jesus and his Disciples sounds like the title to a Kendrick Lamar album

    • @kayleifden
      @kayleifden 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      More a song than album title but lemme stop lol

  • @JDubs1464
    @JDubs1464 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    I can’t believe I’m hearing Rusty positively talk about the Celtics, I used to pray for times like this man.

    • @DanteSlappedyouwithfacts
      @DanteSlappedyouwithfacts 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok gay millz calm down

    • @geraldorivera8056
      @geraldorivera8056 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Don’t get your hopes up

    • @JDubs1464
      @JDubs1464 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@geraldorivera8056 I’m savoring the moment

    • @w.bi11y
      @w.bi11y 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Short live the C's!!

  • @jbizz80
    @jbizz80 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Buckets, this is the type of analysis we will never see on network TV again. Salute to your entire team. Hell of a video.

  • @morganendicott1239
    @morganendicott1239 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +527

    I agree with the other years finals being boring but anybody who thought the 2021 finals were boring don't love basketball

    • @razkable
      @razkable 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      Yeah giannis playing well in game 2 after the injury cp3 showing out then booker playing well bucks win 2 close games and the game 6 50 point giannis game was iconic...

    • @loopseeker
      @loopseeker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      best finals in recent memory fasho

    • @calvinharmony1
      @calvinharmony1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Who said that? Ya be coming up with fake enemies 🤣

    • @clev5678
      @clev5678 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      ⁠@@calvinharmony1Isn’t the topic of this video the idea that nobody cares about the recent finals? And he includes 2021? Are you awake in there?

    • @nauy4612
      @nauy4612 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I argue that the 2020 Finals was a great series too.

  • @wyoung18
    @wyoung18 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Right in the middle of Rusty's monologue complaining about intrusive, unskippable ads, I got hit with an unskippable ad. Perfect timing.

  • @blackdominique
    @blackdominique 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    The 70's were all about the NBA v. the ABA. That competition was intense. To analyze the decade properly, you have to look at the ABA and Dr. J.

  • @GetenIce
    @GetenIce 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +448

    BSOLZ said it best y’all have to prop the upcoming players better yall spent the whole year shitting on Tatum and the Celtics saying they would lose and how they were boring and a fluke team,who would want to see that if that’s how it’s advertised ?

    • @ke3p1tco0l2
      @ke3p1tco0l2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      This comment deserves infinitely more likes.

    • @drolleskate6164
      @drolleskate6164 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +78

      I agree. It’s been lebron this Steph that the last decade and a half now leaving little room for anyone else. Now that they are older and getting ready to retire in a couple years they need to start showcasing the INSANE amount of young talent and stars they have. The league hasn’t been this balanced in literal decades and if they play their cards right it can be massive success for the NBA. They keep tearing down the young guys to prop up the old guys even though the old guys haven’t been winning anything. Let them go and start focusing on the future

    • @ajfanotreally2523
      @ajfanotreally2523 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

      @@drolleskate6164people wanted teams winning finals organically, and not the super team route. They got just that with the Celtics, bucks, nuggets. Yet they still complain about those series and they also had horrible ratings. The fans are horrible and the league only cares about money.

    • @wildheart2978
      @wildheart2978 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      Yup. They failed Tatum and The Celtics. The finals storyline should have been: Can Boston finally get over the 16-year hump vs the return of Kyrie/Luka winning his first ring. Instead, it was just trash Boston. Make them look weak. Huh?? That doesn't make the finals look appealing and hurt The Celtics/Tatum rep with casuals.

    • @cribate7548
      @cribate7548 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ajfanotreally2523They are a business of course they care about money. People always seem to realize that late

  • @toadeightyfive
    @toadeightyfive 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    As someone who's primarily a baseball fan, I found this perspective really interesting, because the NBA's "ring/dynasty culture" is a lot different to how baseball fans conceptualize our own history.
    Only three MLB teams in the time period you covered would count as a dynasty by your criteria - the 1972-74 A's threepeat, the Jeter Yankees of the 90's, and the 2010's Giants - and even among those, I don't think they're considered as pivotal for the story of baseball as the Magic-Bird rivalry or the Bulls 6-0 run are for the story of basketball. MLB hasn't had back-to-back title winners in almost 25 years. A lot of the greatest and most popular MLB players (Ken Griffey Jr, Ernie Banks, Ted Williams, Mike Mussina, Tony Gwynn) never won a World Series, and most fans don't really consider that a knock on their respective legacies. A title is great, of course, but they're generally considered the climax for a great team or career, rather than a baseline requirement for greatness as some basketball fans seem to treat it.
    A lot of that is just because it's a lot harder to build a constantly winning team in baseball. In basketball, you can structure your offense around just one great player and still get results, like you said happened with Wilt or Luka. But in baseball, it's ALWAYS been about depth: your best hitter will always only ever get 1/9 of plate appearances, and your best starter will always only start every 5th game. The 2020s Angels managed to stack the two greatest superstars in the league, Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani, but never even *MADE* the playoffs because they had no depth beyond them; imagine if an NBA team had both SGA and Jokić but could only manage to win ~35 games a year! And as the quality of players continues to rise, the NBA could be heading towards that kind of roster construction.
    So if the NBA were to continue without a dynasty for an extended period of time, I'd wonder whether basketball fans would adapt by taking on a more baseball-ish mindset towards rings. Where a star player or great team can still be the "main character" and set the league's narrative for casuals without needing the continuity of a dynasty.

  • @thecommonmanpodcast6051
    @thecommonmanpodcast6051 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +154

    1 thing I have to point out. There were a LOT of blowouts this postseason. The conference Finals were painful to watch. It’s not a choose one or the other scenario:2024 or 2016. My favorite post season in would be the 2019 postseason as it was full of moments, games 7s and a new champion out of nowhere.

    • @AlbanianGoose
      @AlbanianGoose 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Yeah but they pacers series was tight game after tight game

    • @SortaNonymous
      @SortaNonymous 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@AlbanianGoosePacers could have had as much as a 3-1 series lead, but they couldn't win a close game to save their lives or their families. We were surprisingly close to both joyous memes and almost certainly a better Finals, but we just can't have nice things.

    • @TheBlackestKnight21
      @TheBlackestKnight21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      It’s been the way the last 4 playoffs, every team gets a 20-30 point lead and every series is basically 5-6 games with the exception of the early rounds. No drama

    • @PanzehVideos
      @PanzehVideos 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's not really a thing the league can deal with, most of the close series were in the first and second rounds, and people claim to want parity.

    • @RandallBalls
      @RandallBalls 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Is 2019 when Kawhi had the most b******* shot in history and eliminated my Sixers

  • @inteligentidiot7233
    @inteligentidiot7233 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    As a lifelong NBA fan, watching this made me realize I am far more a casual fan than a hardcore one. I don't get a lot of time to watch games, so I've always relied on highlights from Sportscenter. Know when I was watching basketball the most? The Warriors dynasty run. So yeah, this league thrives on dynasties, and I'm really not sure what that means for the league now.

    • @studpshoota3667
      @studpshoota3667 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good thing we have the Celtics dynasty on the way

  • @ryanreed5113
    @ryanreed5113 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The NBA Finals used to feel like life and death. The stakes felt so high and I think a lot of that had to do with presentation on TV. Now they just feel like any other game

  • @marknewsome23
    @marknewsome23 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    the awful nike jerseys and phasing out white uniforms being the home defaults is also an aesthetic issue to the game

    • @Sanderus
      @Sanderus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Home team not playing consistently in light uniforms (white or yellow) annoys me way more than it should.

    • @sovietonion4487
      @sovietonion4487 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nobody gaf we wanna watch nikas hoop

    • @MrEOM41
      @MrEOM41 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow I just now noticed that

  • @fortynights1513
    @fortynights1513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Glad that message for Dorks is in there. Some days we forget that not everyone engages with a product the way we do.

  • @fortynights1513
    @fortynights1513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    The League Pass rant is so accurate.

    • @Mdautkreix
      @Mdautkreix 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Time stamp

    • @fortynights1513
      @fortynights1513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mdautkreix1:49:07

    • @joegreezy
      @joegreezy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wait. You pay for league pass and still have to watch ads? 😅😂

    • @roflcopter117
      @roflcopter117 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's also another bigger issue of how goddamn bloated software is now and how shit all these high level programming languages are. Everything has massive overhead and using tech is getting slower despite how fast hardware (and your average internet connection) is now.

  • @magenta3037
    @magenta3037 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    as someone who was a deeply invested in following basketball 2010' through 2016' , graduated college and lost cable, this was an amazing documentary that was entertaining and informative. What you spoke about in the "War for Gary" section about the sport being divisive of the casual consumer vs real fans of the sports, that is being reflected in a lot sports (I'm a martial artist). Money usually breaks up an assortment of communal aspects, especially when it requires long term cultivation. Since things are cyclical it makes sense that slowly its coming back to some of it's original roots, can be misconceive as antiquated vs being a required foundational precept. Thank you for this!!!

  • @Anti-AntiAintI
    @Anti-AntiAintI 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    As a casual, the Finals have fallen off to me cuz everybody's getting effin injured.
    Key players always get injured Every Season and the next runner up easily slides into the Finals.
    The gaps between teams just seems too damn wide. Every Finals feels like a team is there that shouldn't be there or got there too damn easily. The "parity" doesn't feel legit. These teams are only in the Finals cuz "something" happened.

    • @JPer811
      @JPer811 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yawn
      You’re right, this is a casual take. Good work there

  • @scottbrayton9484
    @scottbrayton9484 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +197

    wilt had the talent to do literally anything he wanted on a basketball court, the problem is just that he played in an era where people didn't know exactly what the best thing to do on a basketball court was.

    • @lmchankins
      @lmchankins 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      News reports kept saying all Wilt was, was a scorer and nothing more. That 67 season was a giant F U to the NBA media of the time

    • @BeerAndJointsAllDay
      @BeerAndJointsAllDay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@lmchankins same people say Larry Bird was just a decent shooter and nothing more ahahahaha

    • @H41030v3rki110ny0u
      @H41030v3rki110ny0u 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@@BeerAndJointsAllDayImagine that man with the greenlight to shoot like players today get, along with the spacing

    • @imfinishedgrinding638
      @imfinishedgrinding638 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He should have been meaner and more hungrier to win, not care what others think of him and play like physically bulldozing his way to get points like Shaq. Guess he was too nice for his own good. Also got the jitters when game is on the line in the playoffs.

    • @donlitt
      @donlitt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@imfinishedgrinding638wilts era you could not body people like that you woulda been called for an offensive foul

  • @alonedownthere47
    @alonedownthere47 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    8 minutes in and i already know this is gonna be a banger. good to see you back with another one of these man! genuinely great to see your growth from like 5 years ago or however long I've been watching

  • @gugga2745
    @gugga2745 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +168

    im placing an uber eats order for a pizza while i click on this and look up and see nearly 2 hours, guess ima eat the whole pizza and watch this

    • @idontwatchfilm5727
      @idontwatchfilm5727 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Hope you enjoyed your pizza

    • @Quentinthemudkip
      @Quentinthemudkip 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I hope you didn’t, you ain’t give me piece 😂

    • @pinobluevogel6458
      @pinobluevogel6458 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is a massive pizza if you can fill the whole video length with eating it.

  • @thermitebanana
    @thermitebanana 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome video Jacob. I never would have guessed that I'd watch a two hour video essay about basketball, bit here I am

  • @thischanneldoesnotexist.750
    @thischanneldoesnotexist.750 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Clyde Drexler and Willis Reed my favorite all time duo. Also the reason the wizards won was that they slowed their pace down to the point that the other teams inefficiency killed them, a strategy almost exclusively reserved for the non 3 point era

  • @t-god2439
    @t-god2439 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Man you get so creative once the season ends guys make sure you like so he can keep doing vids like this

  • @humbledragger6411
    @humbledragger6411 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    The nba overall is pure trash now. In season tourney champ banners? Play-in round? No defense? All star games not even competitive ball no more? Yeaaaaa count me tf out bruh

    • @sameerkunwar82
      @sameerkunwar82 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Agree.. it’s boring to watch teams jack up bad low percentage 3 points cause of the analytics…. I tuned out this season…

    • @Megatraum504
      @Megatraum504 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      bye casual

    • @yahshuayoungeenthenewwave6445
      @yahshuayoungeenthenewwave6445 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      @@Megatraum504casuals keep the sport going

    • @Megatraum504
      @Megatraum504 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@yahshuayoungeenthenewwave6445 well i cant fully argue with that.

  • @TherealMatthias1998
    @TherealMatthias1998 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It’s been a pleasure watching you grow as a content creator. Can’t believe the guy who once argued John Wall was the best PG in the league is now making such great breakdowns

  • @HappyBrontosaurus
    @HappyBrontosaurus หลายเดือนก่อน

    You present really well. I hope your channel continues to find success

  • @thegreattreon0177
    @thegreattreon0177 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    It should be a shame that San Antonio is rarely mentioned amongst the best NBA organizations of all time and even more of a shame that Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker barely get recognized as one of the best Big 3 combos in NBA history

    • @ThaGhettoBlaster
      @ThaGhettoBlaster 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      because they couldn't repeat as champs

    • @TheGreatness-gg1jx
      @TheGreatness-gg1jx 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Kind of yeah. The early to mid 2000s were a weird era that is generally overlooked, largely because of the media's obsession with Lebron. Kobe's teams are underrated too. People only talk about Kobe.

    • @fortynights1513
      @fortynights1513 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠@@TheGreatness-gg1jxCould it be said that because people have singled out MJ and LeBron, and neither one got a title in that decade, that the 2000’s gets a bit lost in the shuffle?

  • @malikhagan4983
    @malikhagan4983 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    i deadass had this on to close out my shift. you’ve blessed the world with this one

  • @loganglenn817
    @loganglenn817 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    As one of my youth coaches said, Magic is Yugi and Bird is Kaiba.

    • @WadeH-v8k
      @WadeH-v8k 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      never in my life would i expect a ball coach to even know wtf that is. i really must be gettin old

    • @majinbobbyhill828
      @majinbobbyhill828 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I think I remember seeing an old clip where Magic shouted, "its time to duel!"

    • @danielshaltes911
      @danielshaltes911 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I wanna continue this analogy:
      Charles Barkley is Joey; scrappy, talented, but ultimately just a half step behind the best of the best.
      Jordan is Pegasus: a showy, flamboyant sociopath willing to destroy anyone in his way.
      Kelly Oubre is Duke Devlin: just damn sexy.

    • @BrickyRiver0712
      @BrickyRiver0712 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@danielshaltes911👀

    • @loganglenn817
      @loganglenn817 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@danielshaltes911 Dillon Brooks is Weevil.

  • @JmanTV647
    @JmanTV647 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Much needed video from a much needed channel.

  • @BackWhereYouStarted
    @BackWhereYouStarted 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i sincerely appreciate the work you put into your passion Rusty, this video couldn't have been easy to make but it shows where your heart is and that you're really about this life.

  • @Mornings
    @Mornings 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    This vid finna go crazy when I put it on at 1am

  • @kensuter57
    @kensuter57 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    If you’re looking for video ideas, a rundown of the Aba would be awesome. A bunch of great players are totally forgotten by today, and even those who did make it to the nba aren’t seen as the greats they were.

    • @rustybuckets
      @rustybuckets  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This is in the cards in the future for sure

    • @TiqueClarke
      @TiqueClarke 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I saw a brief interview in which Dr. J said that his stats were erased coming into the NBA from the ABA . I can understand why but it is a shame still.

  • @HorizonOfHope
    @HorizonOfHope 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Rusty really is a legend for emphasising how well built the Showtime Lakers and Bird Celtics were.
    Kareem is THE all-time two-way centre. Magic is THE point guard. The 86 Celtics have the best front court ever. And these squads were together for a decade.

  • @robbnoble1509
    @robbnoble1509 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Because the emphasis is no longer on winning. It's on stats and your biggest stat guys are usually out by the end of the second round.

  • @carlosbpvp
    @carlosbpvp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Just because Rusty is ignorant of the 70s, it doesn't mean that era didn't have superstar players.

    • @rustybuckets
      @rustybuckets  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I didn’t say they didn’t have superstars bud

  • @nvm9040
    @nvm9040 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    The Minneapolis lakers was technically the first dynasty by winning five championships in the decade led by George Mikan

    • @Shay416
      @Shay416 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Oh shit so the Lakers moved to LA from Minneapolis?!? Crazy. Didn't know that

    • @nvm9040
      @nvm9040 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Shay416 they moved to la in the early parts of Elgin Baylors career

    • @ghoul5371
      @ghoul5371 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@Shay416well there’s like no lakes in LA and Minnesota is known for theirs

    • @bb1111116
      @bb1111116 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Glad you mentioned the Minneapolis Lakers dynasty. It’s frustrating when an NBA history video misses something very obvious.

    • @Remmy0930
      @Remmy0930 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@ghoul5371 "Minneapolis Lakers moved to Los Angeles where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennessee where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City where they don't allow music.". Baseketball 100% dropped the facts lol.

  • @adamtwarowski1053
    @adamtwarowski1053 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I love the video so much. A couple thing to add:
    -1.) I know this is nitpicky, but Cooper was not the first DPOY. Before him was Sidney Moncrief (x2), then Mark Eaton, and Alvin Robertson.
    -2.) A thing that needs to be pointed out with the 70s is that we were robbed of a lot of talent. Rampant drug abuse aside, Bill Walton was had such a high peak before his injuries, and we were robbed of what should have been the best player in the league in the transition between Kareem's era and the Magic/Bird era. For reference, can you imagine if Steph Curry's lower body injuries robbed us of his superstar career post-2016, only for him to resurface a few years later as a cool 6th man on the Nuggets? Because that would be the equivalent of what happened with Walton

  • @patsmith1129
    @patsmith1129 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Do you think a shorter regular season could help too? Obviously not a full solution, but making every game matter more for casual fans and producing less injuries could be a way to get people in the door before the playoffs, and then they watch the playoffs and finals to appreciate the end of every little narrative for the season.
    As a NFL fan first, this makes the most sense to me since most big football fans would never miss a single game their team played, and usually watch at least a few every season between out of market teams on national TV, whereas I regularly miss 90% of regular season games even for my NBA teams and opt for summaries or scores instead, but do watch every playoff matchup when I can

  • @carlosroman8252
    @carlosroman8252 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I usually don’t watch more than 15 minutes of any video. This video is so well crafted that kept me going forward watching. You performed a masterpiece.

  • @CONFUCIUS-f2x
    @CONFUCIUS-f2x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The golden era of the NBA starts in 1979(Bird and Magic) and ended in 2016. (Duncan retirement )

    • @user-dp5go8hr6w
      @user-dp5go8hr6w 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agree
      I was done after that Cavs title and Duncan leaving . It’s an unwatchable game and boring

  • @ColonelAngus3
    @ColonelAngus3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I never knew bill russell also coached during his last years. That’s so wild

    • @lurkintomgaming397
      @lurkintomgaming397 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah

    • @n8tethegr8t20
      @n8tethegr8t20 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      yeah, hes the youngest coach to win the finals, until this year when joe mazzulla becamse the youngest

    • @lurkintomgaming397
      @lurkintomgaming397 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@n8tethegr8t20 yup

  • @KobeBryant-cm2cc
    @KobeBryant-cm2cc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Love the content brotha keep going strong ❤️

    • @KobeBryant-cm2cc
      @KobeBryant-cm2cc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      2 hours is crazy btw 😂

  • @davidroos935
    @davidroos935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Literally stepping onto a 2 hour train ride. Thanks rusty

  • @curlyb9177
    @curlyb9177 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    A lot of people are incorrectly stating why no one cares about the finals. It’s not about the style of play or missing logos, if both of those were added, there would be no difference in viewership.
    The real reason ratings are down? The NBA doesn’t market their stars anymore. Gone are the days where you would watch games solely for a single player. Like could you imagine how many people would tune in to watch Anthony Edwards, Lamelo Ball, Paolo Banchero or Victor Wembanyama if they actually knew they existed?

  • @benstreicher5411
    @benstreicher5411 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think part of the "appeal" of a dynasty is everyone being able to root together against them and see which challenger will finally be the one that can defeat them.

  • @kiteracer
    @kiteracer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Hey bud, Rod Thorn drafted Jordan, he was GM for the Bulls directly before Jerry Krause.

  • @yakovthememegod6364
    @yakovthememegod6364 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    return of the king

  • @bigsoulja73
    @bigsoulja73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    Hoodie Melo
    Untucked Kyrie
    Glasses Rusty

    • @moneymitch1303
      @moneymitch1303 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Smiling Kawhi?

  • @Rudflat
    @Rudflat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Them sticking to cable like it’s the 90s and not having an app you can stream the games on for a monthly charge like the NFL does is holding them back so much.

  • @TiltBrook
    @TiltBrook 3 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Skipped over the original dynasty Minneapolis Lakers (5 titles in 6 years 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954)

  • @coltonfink8154
    @coltonfink8154 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Woah man the quality in this video is insane

    • @danielk6664
      @danielk6664 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Completely agree

  • @GothPaoki
    @GothPaoki 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Can we just appreciate how much Marc Jackson and Van gundy were missed from the NBA finals coverage. Doris and jj were just meh.
    And it doesn't help that the broadcast team keeps reminding us about other teams and especially players that have nothing to do with the finals.

    • @Renegade-kf8fp
      @Renegade-kf8fp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      People were ranting that Marc was unbearable

    • @GothPaoki
      @GothPaoki 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@Renegade-kf8fp they must be talking about a different Marc Jackson then...

    • @MegaMjjordan
      @MegaMjjordan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Don’t forget C-Webb. Super solid as a commentator. Smooth voice

    • @Romanus-
      @Romanus- 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeh the commentary was absolutely awful

    • @Denverdude7
      @Denverdude7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Doris and JJ wtf!!

  • @dolyharianto
    @dolyharianto 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As someone not from the States, watching an NBA game is a taxing endeavor. I once watched a Knicks game live and I nodded off mid game because it took so long. TV broadcast is not better because you're bombarded with ads and more ads. Eventually I only watch sub 10-minute highlights on TH-cam and if my fav team doesn't make it to the playoffs or the finals, I just ignore it.

  • @vanshz8917
    @vanshz8917 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know this is late, but i now save watching these videos for when i have the time to watch them. I love these videos man and I hope you reap the rewards of your efforts.

  • @Chris_pie56
    @Chris_pie56 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Amazing work bro!!! I am not a diehard fan like I use to be but I still have league pass. My concern is that blowouts are far too common now. You turn on a random game on a Tuesday and some team is getting blown out by 30 and it’s still early in the 3rd quarter. I don’t want to stick around for that.
    And it seems like teams had their own identity prior to the Warriors dynasty!! 2010s had a variety of different styles. The D Rose Bulls were a very different team than the Big 3 Heat and gave them problems. Grit & Grind Grizzles, the Spurs, Lob City. Every team nowadays just looks like they are in a 3 pt shooting contest. Insert generational superstar and just surround them with a bunch of shooters.

    • @bobbysmoove4796
      @bobbysmoove4796 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great point. It’s the same reason why my dad doesn’t care too much about the game today because everyone essentially plays the same. Barely any post play and damn near every offense is 5 out

  • @yahyarajaee5883
    @yahyarajaee5883 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I don't agree with the premise of "the 70s is forgotten because there were no dynasties." In the 70s, the NBA players (not exclusively) were dealing with crack epidemic and also the ABA had a vastly superior quality than the NBA.

  • @MasonG.
    @MasonG. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Correction: Michael Cooper DID NOT win the first defensive player of the year award. That would be Sydney Moncrief in the 1982-1983 season for the Milwaukee Bucks.

    • @JPer811
      @JPer811 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok

  • @gardenpop
    @gardenpop 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Before getting deep into the video ima give my opinion. Yes people just don't care as much about the league and the championship. But, does that matter? Basketball and the league are a fundamental part of culture and it will be so for a long time to come. NBA players will still get their bags, and championships and legacies will still be built. Now back to the vid.

    • @MegaMjjordan
      @MegaMjjordan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It’s does compared to the days they had the trophy on uniforms & court with narrators/interviews before the game

    • @gardenpop
      @gardenpop 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MegaMjjordan That stuff can return. I'm not advocating against that. I'm just saying that the NBA is a very profitable and popular league, especially compared to other leagues and other NBA eras. Is it truly a terrifying travesty that new viewership records aren't being set?

    • @MegaMjjordan
      @MegaMjjordan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gardenpop I agree! It definitely can return but they just pull whatever out their asz because they think the numbers matter. They’re popular enough but like Rust said if they get lazy eventually those numbers will be a concern for especially if it gets to nfl numbers

  • @KILLROYE
    @KILLROYE 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely wanna see a deep dive on the Jersey Sponsors.

  • @kaladin783
    @kaladin783 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You said it best, as an actual NBA fan it’s really sick having unpredictability from year-to-year

  • @snarkmark2806
    @snarkmark2806 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It’s not just the Finals. The NBA as a a whole has become unwatchable. It’s like a video game. The thinking was that increasing scoring would increase interest, and it probably did, in the short term, but scoring isn’t special when everyone is doing it, and running the same offense.

  • @latinsizer
    @latinsizer 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Drafting Bronny on nepotism terms and every media just keeps talking about how legendary is gonna be when Lebron and Bronny plays together is not helping the NBA case.

  • @ELGUAPOIV
    @ELGUAPOIV 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +154

    It's simple. People have shorter attention spans and would rather just watch the highlights after the game.

    • @JawaPenguin16
      @JawaPenguin16 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      This attention span excuse is so sad

    • @ryangreen2493
      @ryangreen2493 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      No not really since most of the finals are watched by adults before 24 and older. If it was only kids maybe yku would have a point but it's not. Maybe the nba just got boring. Play stops for the weakest fouls, player throw themselves onto the ground or into their defenders and complain, it has too much politics in them.
      The nba got boring recently, it just has

    • @BeerAndJointsAllDay
      @BeerAndJointsAllDay 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      TikTok is ruining humanity...

    • @JawaPenguin16
      @JawaPenguin16 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@ryangreen2493 "grrr i cant focus on things unless its spoon fed to me in highlight form"

    • @wattwatkins3574
      @wattwatkins3574 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Rule changes ruin the league... When you make the league soft and short and lack defense and rim protection and rebounding and post play on both sides of the ball for 3-point shooting people catch on to what the league has become and when the US gets killed overseas in Fiba and Olympics starts to show today's NBA rule set isn't the best basketball being played... What real fans that have been watching since the 80s have noticed and why they complain about it

  • @loganbennett5452
    @loganbennett5452 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love to see how far your production calue amd style of your videos has come along. Definitely some of the best basketball content out there!

  • @stevesomodi
    @stevesomodi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow Guy, that was the best sports vid I've watched in a long long time, well done!

  • @malikhagan4983
    @malikhagan4983 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    the last 30 minutes were as real as real gets. you my friend have outdone yourself. keep producing greatness king

  • @lucasmelee
    @lucasmelee 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    man i sure do remember seeing literally every single highlight video of the LeBron Curry era flooded with: "NBA is boring now, who cares"
    but also from a monetary point of view, it was pretty annoying in the 2010s but the 2020s leveled it up to levels of stupid.
    The amount of advertising during every play, it has become the NFL.
    Do people really prefer have to go thru 3-4 mins of adds every 5min of play instead of just plastering the jerseys and the arena with logos from companies? I'd rather have the team jerseys look like F1 suits and enjoy a near uninterrupted game session. But the problem is that they already have some of it and they keep adding more propaganda.
    So many times I muted the tab or swapped channels during ads and completely forgot about the fucking game and I know I'm not special, I cant be the only one who does that.
    The media is incompetent and boring, it reeks of a reheated meal from 3 days ago. The sport has gone late-stage capitalism, like Elon Musk levels of son of a bitch, corporate greedy fucks.
    But hey, players get 300mil contracts now and we know damn well they never dial down things like that. So they will have to find a way to print more money and it's always ads, more ads and more ads.

  • @felipefasanella7764
    @felipefasanella7764 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    How about sports media talking EVERY SINGLE DAY about a guy who retired almost 30 years ago?? How are fans suposed to care about todays game, if Skip, Stephen A Smith, Barkley, Shaq, and every single talking head just talks about how the league is worse than it was when MJ played?? If you tell a lie a MILLION times, if sinks into the brain of the masses

    • @terrellewilliams2188
      @terrellewilliams2188 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What about the constant Lebron topics I started tuning out because of that even Steph Curry topics

    • @oDuring
      @oDuring 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@terrellewilliams2188aren’t they playing the game rn…

    • @oDuring
      @oDuring 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@terrellewilliams2188you thought u did something maybe read what he said firstc

  • @jessiesteele2675
    @jessiesteele2675 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man this was an excellent video and such a thorough, well thought out, well put, and entertaining analysis.
    Awesome content man, much appreciated!

  • @athunderfan
    @athunderfan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The invincible-esque titlecard cut offs are amazing 😂😂😂😂

  • @anthonypeterson5957
    @anthonypeterson5957 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    And somehow the contracts are going up to insane numbers. Eventually advertisers will realize it’s not worth the squeeze and the NBA will go bankrupt trying to pay these salaries

  • @emersonmanning1124
    @emersonmanning1124 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I think this idea of ratings equating to quality is a bad measure (yeah yeah I'm the millionth person to say this). I find I've still enjoyed the playoffs and the finals. I think dynasties are good for bringing in the casual fan but basketball fans can still enjoy the finals. I think the lack of aura around the finals has more to do with the lackluster presentation than anything on the court (except for the lack of a 7 game series, those tend to stick out in people's memories), and the lack of a dynasty now will also only likely make the next dynasty feel more special. Enjoy what is present today, and be excited for what's coming tomorrow.

  • @henryaggerate9669
    @henryaggerate9669 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    Ratings are done because people are just streaming the games illegally. Everyone is indoors on their computers during pandemic era, accelerating this transition. Nobody is paying to watch the games, their views are reflected in social media but not Nielsen ratings. You spent 100 minutes talking about anything except the single biggest reason.

    • @kadenbland1333
      @kadenbland1333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fr I just watch all my sports through streaming and so do many of my family members.

    • @alvarojneto
      @alvarojneto 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      If this were the case, the league itself would jump at the opportunity to blame criminal activity for their problems, but I've never heard them say anything about it.

    • @joshuad24
      @joshuad24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      You’re over exaggerating illlegal streaming.
      Yes more ppl are doing it but it’s not even close to the norm.
      There is just legitimately less interest in watching.

    • @edwuano7
      @edwuano7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they need to make these games easier to watch. i understand they have league pass but im not spending all that money for one thing when i can catch games on a streaming service. problem is the services have a select few games.

    • @KevD720
      @KevD720 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The quality of the games is the biggest factor lol

  • @ricofrfr
    @ricofrfr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    such an amazing video rust. i would love a couple more in this format!

  • @Bigmike43
    @Bigmike43 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like how u broke this down. Coming from an old school perspective, I believe if there r not enough rivalries in today's game. Those, along with compelling superstars on each team, would draw eyes back to the product

  • @M_11_m41n
    @M_11_m41n 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    And honestly, I am actually fine not having a face of the league or a dynasty for two decades.

    • @Sage_Hashish
      @Sage_Hashish 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      You say that and I would normally agree, but that would damage the NBA irreversibly. The only way to keep a steady amount of viewers is with Superstars who get constant attention from Stephen A Smith and with dynasties being the favorites which means there is an underdog to root for.
      What you hope for would heavily reduce the amount of casual NBA watchers, which is something the league honestly can’t handle.

    • @thomashigginsmusic
      @thomashigginsmusic 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Sage_Hashishit would be detrimental to the league. They need dynasties in order to keep interest. As much as everyone says they like parity, the ratings say otherwise.

    • @H41030v3rki110ny0u
      @H41030v3rki110ny0u 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@Sage_Hashishyeah, no casuals = no money.. not so different from video games tbh .. don't kill your casual fan base or your product will suffer beyond belief

    • @weplaydk2343
      @weplaydk2343 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      ​@@Sage_Hashishcasuals are the lifeblood of any field in sports of entertainment. So your probably right. Also ppl underestimate the role Stephen A an sports media plays in all this as well. No doubt. For casuals, it's nothing like a dynastic villainous team to root against..

    • @smoothsavage2870
      @smoothsavage2870 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@weplaydk2343 They have the villainous teams already. They just arent dynasties lol.

  • @zenwuu
    @zenwuu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Havn't watched the video yet,
    But for me its the constant stopping for fouls and reviews. The constant jawing at the refs EVERY PLAY is super old. They gaslight the refs all game into giving them fouls, then have the audacity to get angry at a bad call.
    The flopping and faces players make is ridiculous. They get touched on the wrist and make faces like they are riding a judas cradle or getting skinned.
    Teams just chuck 3's all game. In transition with a 3 on 2? Chuck a 3. 23 seconds on the play clock? chuck a 3.
    Need 2 to win? chuck a 3.

  • @chimericalical
    @chimericalical 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For me a big reason why I don’t watch basketball or care anymore is the rampant traveling and carrying that’s not getting called. Which is, to me, hilarious because they try to cut back from calling those things in order for games to have more points and scoring plays to be more exciting to the viewers.
    But for me it’s like “yeah, this is lame. They are getting away with 6 step travels.”

  • @Essentialsend
    @Essentialsend หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks. just discovered your channel. wow. the best story teller and true teller. am amazed

  • @Ironlungwrdsmth
    @Ironlungwrdsmth 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is top notch sir… i enjoyed it thoroughly. Thank you.

  • @Anti-Islamophobia-League
    @Anti-Islamophobia-League 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Hakeem Olajuwon winning his two titles 94 and 95 is a dynasty to me. Dream4ever

  • @J-jizzy_
    @J-jizzy_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I think the seen success of the NBA is completely inflated. Most of my friends have moved to primarily watching other sports such as NHL or MLB.
    Eventually the NBA success bubble will pop

    • @joeysinclair5266
      @joeysinclair5266 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      nah bro i don’t know anyone who watches hockey and only a few who watch baseball

  • @LucianoCantabruel
    @LucianoCantabruel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Because being still talking all the time about MJ and having and Icon living his 20th year in the NBA, this is like living in the past forever, the longer it gets the more boring it is. New brands grow small from that perspective. We should past the page , start focusing in the present for once, send Bron to play domino with Michael and let the young players make something of it.

    • @SemajRaff
      @SemajRaff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Bron is needed. We need a guy everyone likes. I honestly can’t think of the guy we’d root for once he’s gone.

    • @weplaydk2343
      @weplaydk2343 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      ​@@SemajRaffbut everyone doesn't like him. Bro is super hated, every little thing elicits hate..most recently with his son's draft

    • @megavolt67
      @megavolt67 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@weplaydk2343 Yeah, Bron isn't near universally liked by fans in the way MJ was in the 90s and beyond.
      What LeBron has always been since "The Decision" is polarizing. Some people love him, some people hate him.

    • @imfinishedgrinding638
      @imfinishedgrinding638 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Basically Lebron overstayed his welcome too long and should have just gracefully played out his final years without much hiccup but he craved the attention and it didn't help the media seems to be in his side and this annoyed loads of people and on top of already being hated by a sizable amount of him people by the things he's done in the past. And because of all that focus, other promising players don't get much time on the spotlight and thus they don't get as much fanfare as they should have.

    • @SemajRaff
      @SemajRaff 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@weplaydk2343I don’t literally mean everyone likes him. Maybe “popular enough” is the phasing I should have used. I get the frustrations with Bron and I’m a huge Bron fan

  • @Supreme36074
    @Supreme36074 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Viewership is down imo, because there are so many ways to digest the game, what happened & who won more than there were years ago, viewership may be down but the amount of fans have grown. There are also way more things to pay attention to than in the past which all goes into it. Dynasties do bring a certain amount of casual fans but that isn’t the reason for viewership being done, maybe at best, a small part of it. In the 90’s you HAD to watch the game to see what happened in completion for the most part. Sure SportsCenter was there but even then they would only show so many highlights, so many clips. They had other sports to cover. The non stop sports media is what changed it. I can hear who won, TH-cam the entire game or every made shot & then be able to join in the discussion about said sport or game. They don’t need to watch the whole game like yesteryear to say did you see Gary Payton make that pass in the 3rd quarter? I love the discussion however.

  • @mapleboy0001
    @mapleboy0001 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1:38:22 if anyone was curious, they're called "firesuits", named so for their fire resistance