JJ Redick doesn’t just represent what wrong with the NBA, but what’s wrong with A LOT of major corporations in entertainment in general. “The paying customer doesn’t enjoy the product? Well that’s because something is wrong with THEM. THEY need to change”. Lol, ok, I’m sure that’s a strategy that will get viewership back up 😂🤦♂️
JJ Reddick transitioned from player to pundit before he retired. I'm a pelicans fan which is terrible enough but the last couple of years JJ Reddick was using his admittedly good oratory skills to just hate on everybody. Hated on Zion, hated on the Franchise
Except we're the ones who can decide not to spend our money and time on your product...so who holds the cards, JJ? He's always been an arrogant and disrespectful.
- 3 point contest. - Load management. - No defense. - No physical contact, yet they're injured half of the season, because they're made of glass. - Fouls for breathing. - Players running the team, and not the coaches. - The players not even trying at ALL STAR game. - The face of the league being a clown like LeBron. - Bronny getting into NBA, even though he is not worthy. - Jokic not getting MVP, because Perkins is race baiting for Embiid. - Players changing teams, as often as changing underwear. - Political BS from the NBA, players and coaches, instead of focusing on basketball. It's just boring and a bad product. NBA has become a joke.
My friends who watching because they the looney left politics (think Coach Pop), kneeling, charges or racism by men making hundreds of millions of dollars who are known on 5 continents.
The lack of hype for a dunk contest, the play in tournament and the in season tournament is also dumb, too many bad contracts, ignorance, arrogance, and so much more
JJ called the players from the 60s plumbers. In the 90s they did have problems with viewership. Don’t let them completely lie to you. Especially when Jordan “retired” for a year. That was like their lowest numbers in viewership since they keep track of it until that point.
@@haru2966 I was born in 93 shut up. I look it up. Viewership dropped after MJ “retired” all three times. Then Kobe/Shaq feud made it go up again. Look it up for yourself.
@@TheJudgementofDogThe NBA is truly a reflection of what society has become. When adversity hits, it must be someone else’s fault. Blame them and take no accountability. Woe is me, everyone must tolerate my lazy behavior and self aggrandizement. Primary Suspects: LeBron and Embiid.
I think the elephant in the room is that legalization of gambling has destroyed all sports. It's all vegas ball now. One bench player from the Raptors got kicked out of the L for manipulating parlay bets and that's just a bench player. I can't imagine no other players are also gaming the system... Rumors are that MJ and Magic both "retired" due to allegations of game fixing and used cover stories. This is not anything new.
Michael Jordan called it years ago when they asked him about the players of today. Jordan said "The kids today they’re being given things that they haven’t earned, and I don’t want to seem like an old school traditional bitter type of guy, you ask me, and I tell you, I think the game is being cheated because of the success that’s being given prior to them earning it, simple as that." This affects work ethic and it has ruined the game.
💯 Douche vibes from Redick, a kid of privilege, Duke education, never facing much adversity until now. Of COURSE Kobe didn't like him at Olympics scrimmages in 2008.
The dude literally blame the fans and the media for the ratings drop 😂😂 this man never take accountability lmaoo i'm done. The players are the one who play in the league and cause the ratings drop yet somehow he blames it on the fans and media ??
I would consider being the most hated basketball player in America for a few year stretch, where many fanatics took it way over the line, is facing adversity. He's a douche for sure, and seems to have totally lost his Christian faith, but it's not fair to say he's never faced adversity.
20 REASONS WHY NBA RATINGS ARE DOWN 1. traveling not called (palming the ball) 2. team hopping 3. super teams 4. no defense 5. load mgmnt 6. no post play 7. no midrange play 8. forced lebron goat narrative 9. politics included in sports 10. horrible allstar weekend 11. non-competitive players 12. flopping 13. traveling not called (too many steps) 14. no team rivalries 15. no unique team identities 16. feminist man-hating sports pundits (malaika) 17. games are too expensive to attend 18. officials seem corrupt 19. streaming games is expensive 20. other non-failing sports are taking viewers' attention (and money) BONUS! 21. if overpaid players dont care, why should paying fans?
It's ashame they had to create an entire in season tournament to actually motivate the players to do their jobs and play basketball, as if the hundreds of millions of dollars they make aren't enough to motivate them.
well if it's guaranteed, then there's nothing to fight for on that front. Sadly, new generation is mentally weaker than before, and there's no conditions in which they would get harder
@@josipdolibasic4143years the players in the 70s, 80s, 90s grew up very rough and in extreme poverty. Dudes had been through. We are in the suburban kids era of the NBA. Seems to only be an nba problem. NFL, MLB, and NHL doesn't have effort problems.
And now they're resorting to changing the All-Star game format and paying players of the winning and losing team just to incentivize them to give more of an effort. It's a joke.
What Charles said is on point. You can't say these modern players are the healthiest or skilled or talented when they have all the money, all the science regimen, all the perks, and yet sit out games for the smallest things and just spend all day chucking up three's when they are actually on court.
Jordan's mentality: If you are willing to give me 3 hours of your day, to watch me play basketball, I owe it to you to give it my best. Or something to that effect.
He does have a smug aura about him, but he does speak facts. Adding 90 players and going global when a lot of players did have second jobs makes a dramatic difference in skill level. We are at a point where if you are not serious about bball shortly b4 puberty you have no future in the game when back then players may have started early college or late HS at best.
@@grahamjl766Debatable, but what does that have to do with the product on the floor being terrible. That’s the problem. Maybe they are better today, but I wouldn’t know it. All I see is a bunch of half azzed effort, ill advised 3s, ticky tack foul calls, and travels, all while a star player sits on the bench with a hip contusion (which we used to call a bruise)
Emphasizing defense would help the most I agree. I think emphasizing divisional rivalries could help a lot too at least with regular season viewership.
JJ Reddick has such a high basketball IQ that he was a 6’2 shooting guard that’s wasn’t smart enough to run an offense. His IQ was so high he used to let every player drive by him with no resistance. His IQ was so high the team would have to draw plays for him to get an open shot.
@@stolensentience xddd For real. He got an episode talking about not winning with LAC (like they wete suposed to win) and receiving comrnts on him "being a best on duke". "I was a beast on the NBA too!" Jerry West: Anybody changed they game plane because of JJR.
@ajiffy9219 They shoot there anyways. Change back to handchecking so players lose ability to have wife open 3s it's simple. Reggie Miller would have destroyed this era if played in.
There are not the only problems I still don’t get how people think lebron retiring will magically fix all of lakers problems lmao nba got a problem with load management bad 3 point shooters shooting no defense being played during regular season and all star game to many average players getting paid hundreds of millions of dollars players demanding trades every couple of years guaranteed contract the nba needs a real leader like David Stern again and it’s hard to find a alpha male like that especially in today’s world who stand up to the players nba needs to be like how the saying goes I am not your friend I am your parent type of commissioner
They do have problems but look up NBA revenue. This is a domestic problem. Internationally they are killing. This is like saying soccer or F1 is failing when you live in the US.
Lebron says the league takes too many 3s, proceeds to shoot 1-8 next game vs Kings, including clutch brick, has his Mind The Game partner co-sign his buzzer-beater brick vs Pistons. Blatant hypocrisy.
LeBron taking those buzzer-beater bricks time and time again is mercy killing the NBA. FANS pay to watch the game expecting to see excellence but only served with mediocrity.
Up until 2016-17 I’d have so many conversations about the nba, MJ Lebron goat debate, and things like that with friends all the time. Since then it’s really dipped off and post 2020 haven’t really heard a word about it. I’ll turn it on every once in a while and it’s mind blowing how much worse it’s gotten
The issue is you can see how little they give a fuck about regular season games. Lack of effort. Laughing. Looking bored. No D. Why should we care when they don’t??? 😂
Fans want: more physicality, more personalities, greater diversity of gameplay, players actually playing, better officiating, no more Lebron, no more flopping, and no more wokeness. The reality is that the commissioner sets the tone for everything, and the NBA needs a new commissioner.
I can think of bigger reasons than three point shots hurting the game. Quite a few people I know have decided that games are "fixed" (via the reffing) and have dropped out for that reason. My main peeve is the jiggering of rules to allow more flashy drives into the key for layups. Seems like just about everyone is traveling and the rules on determining whether contact is a foul or a charge is overly tilted to favor the ball handler.
Super teams ruined the NBA for me. There is no loyalty to the teams or fans by the players anymore. Most people don’t want to watch a product where their favorite player leaves and plays for 4 different teams chasing a ring. Until the 2000’s, there were teams you loved and teams you hated every year and those teams never changed. There were teams who had players you liked who would play that team you hated because you knew the players and you always pulled for or against them which means you would watch those games, even in the regular season. I believe when the 10 biggest active faces of the league play for multiple franchises in the prime of their career, everyday fans lose interest. I think the problem has more to do with lack of team identity than the style of play. Just my opinion.
Charles forgot to mention Load Management, Fake Fouls, Traveling, Carrying, "Triple" Dribble, etc. But improved 3-point shooting. Take it or leave it. Fans are waking up and leaving it. When teams play total basketball then when your shooting is not working you can do something else i..e. play defense, pass, etc. But if the game is all about shooting 3s and your shooting drops from 40% to say 20% then there is nothing else you can do except keep launching and missing 4 out of 5! That is what we are seeing. There are not too many Curry's in the NBA. He should keep launching but rest need to curb their enthusiasm. Excellent teams! US team is not much better than the rest of the world now. They have gone down and others have come up a little.
I commented this somewhere else, but I'll repeat it here. If JJ thinks the NBA is supposed to be celebrated, then maybe they should make it WORTH CELEBRATING to begin with.
Ah yes, the timeless "make it worth celebrating" argument-because clearly, a league that's produced historic moments, all-time great players, and global cultural impact isn't "worth celebrating." You act like the NBA hasn't revolutionized sports entertainment while being a multi-billion-dollar industry. If you're waiting for perfection before celebrating, you'll be waiting forever. Newsflash: no league is flawless. But if you can't appreciate the incredible talent, drama, and evolution of the game, maybe sports fandom isn’t for you. Let me guess-you're one of those who romanticizes the "good old days" while ignoring the growth and skill in today’s game. The NBA is worth celebrating. The problem isn’t the league; it’s your inability to see it.
@@KyleCox404So you like the NBA as a whole today? In season tournaments and All Star game formats that keep changing to get players to actually try? To be honest, nobody expects a flawless league but it shouldn’t have to stoop this low. Everybody should agree with that, at the very least.
@@GeeMannn Low ratings has nothing to do with NBA being wrong this is just a natural evolution of the sport. NBA is faster, more dynamic with a talent that makes MJ look like he was playing in kindergarden. Any team today would easly dismantle any time in the 90s by 40 points. The problem is that fans are stupid and stupid people can't see gratness when it's in front of them, they cling to the 90s era when the game was slow boring trash. That nostaglia goggles just can't be put down. NBA is not the issue, it's the stupid fans, and you can't fix stupid.
@@KyleCox404 "natural evolution of the sport" Now I know you're D-riding. Never has a sport "evolved" to make less money and have worse ratings lol. The customers are LEAVING in DROVES yet you're here posturing about "muh evolution". People who have common sense call that a failing business 😂😂😂
An easy solution is to only let the SG shoot 3’s OR limit every player to a limited amount of threes they can take because it’s ridiculous how many are taken. Also they need to bring back hand checking and remove the 3 in the key.
The WNBA's popularity isn't rising... The first female to ever be genuinely good at basketball came into the league and SHE generated popularity... even though the WNBA and it's players have done everything in their power to sabotage that momentum... Your sentiment is still solid though
@@kriswillman2779 The WNBA is trying? They have pissed on Caitlin Clark since the beginning of her career in the WNBA, on court, by its system and by BSPN, ABC and others. Trying...LOL. Caitlin is their money maker yet they refuse to embrace the White girl, even Nike by intentionally postponing her shoes to the market.
The closer the shot attempt is to the basket, the more exciting the moment becomes. It's that simple. Contested Dunks > contested layups > contested post scoring > contested mid-ranged shots > contested 3 pt shots. A large part of most modern games are spent watching teams miss the majority of their threes.
My dad has watched basically at least 1 game a day each day that had games on for the last 20+, almost 30 years. This is the first year where he actually just doesn’t want to watch the games, there’s no player/team that he enjoys watching.
Reasons NBA Failing 1. Players are entitled - Up until Kobe, Duncan actually the lebron generation seem to think it is their right to play. Money is all that matters....Lebron, Embid. Players like Westbrook and Curry still seem to realize they are here to ball. - e.g. players wanting more money to play in all star game? 2. Players disconnected with fans and city - Players should always keep in mind that they play for the fans...its entertainment. 3. No genuine rivalry - NFL and Football(Soccer) is built on intense rivals that the players themselves understand 4. No more dynamic duos - 2 stars or superstars per team 5. No loyalty to the team/city - duos or stars would stay on a team for a long time - it would be their city. deep rooted connection with fans. this makes moving to rivals unthinkable. e.g. Durant, Lerbon, Kawai, Harden, AD, Westbrook constantly moving. For a league to have 6 superstars in the prime of their careers constantly moving from franchise to franchise shows that something is wrong with the league. If a superstar or star spends 10 years in a city and is on the decline and moves to another franchise that is understood 6. Style of play - Physicality lacking....very very soft Three point shooting - - - I cannot fully blame Curry. He is a generational player. And weaponized his skill. But yes players are looking and settling for only 3s. Not even Steph does this. When I watch him play he does much more than settle for 3s. He drives, dishes dimes. So the one dimensional nature of the game is also a factor.
I think there needs to be accountability of franchises who are just consistently bad at building a contending team, which causes their star players to leave. We can't have a discussion about loyalty without mentioning that money alone isn't going to keep a player with one team for most of his career.
@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kkit’s easier for dudes like uncut hoops to label this era the LeBron and blame him. They so anti LeBron at times that it makes it embarrassing
They’re saying the product sucks because the product sucks! When a team can win a game by 40 points one night then lose by 40 the next, the product does indeed suck. It’s all about which team is shooting the 3 better. I think they should bump it down to 2.5 points.
You turn on any nba media and all you hear is lebum this and lebum that. That’s one reason why I can’t stand watching the game today. No defense at all in today’s game, the all star game is terrible. The in season tournament is a huge joke! Putting social justice messages on the court and jerseys is a bad move, and letting players and coaches be political is a terrible move. Sports are supposed to be an escape from the world. Adam silver and lebum need to get out of the NBa and let the league start fresh
@ did what? Out of all I said what part for 3 months ? I know you ain’t taking bout the in season tournament because this is the second season they’ve done it. I’ve been watching the nba since 91 and they never pulled some embarrassment like that. And the political side of the NbA has been out here since Trump announced he was running for president in 2022.
The league used to curtail situations where a move is receiving heavy preference. Having to stand behind the FT line at all times during the stop attempt because big men would exploit jumping forward. Hand checking that prevented forward momentum of the offense. Crowding the paint. Landing space for jump shots. Adam Silver has done nothing to disincentivize the 3-pt shot, which is now heavily favored by most players today.
They can blame “old heads” like me who watched 90w/00s basketball all they want. The more they blame me the more I would not introduce NBA to my children
NBA has the worst branding. I believe over half the league has red in their color schemes which is absurd. NHL makes it a point to not have too many teams share colors, which increases brand recognition and gives individuality
Players today might be more talented and skilled than ever before but what’s the point if they’re all just doing the same thing? That’s a lot of skill and talent being put to waste.
Reddick was a poor man’s Rex Chapman at best. The skill level/talent is not better by any means. The league has changed to showcase those talents of todays players, and even with that these players are still not as talented as the 80s, 90s and early 2000s
Thanks man I always had this analogy in mind like how a guy beneath Chapman skills can be so vocal 😂, I will put him at the level of a jud bucheler at best Not even talking about hornacek mark price, even Kyle Korver ( I’m sure I forgot many others ) who is a superior player doesn’t boast about how good he was
Unfortunately, it's gonna get even WORSE now that ESPN is getting more involved with the NBA! They won't stop until pro basketball is completely destroyed!
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If the NBA is better than ever then why can’t they blow out international teams like the 90’s did? If the world caught up in terms of basketball skills, then the NBA should’ve gotten better as well if it’s considered the “most skilled” era.
Because the US olympic team is no longer composed of best NBA players in the league. Plenty of NBA players go play for their home countries, so now you can't have a US team that has Jokic and Giannis on it, for example. NBA is still the best basketball league on the planet, its just gone global with players.
@@123anonthrowif jokic & giannis were around in the 90s, they would have played for their home countries. The entire dream team was born in the United States. The only one to my knowledge that has ever flip flopped is embiid. For obvious reasons because he needs it for a HoF induction.
@IVANOOZE69 oh yeah I agree with ya. The point I was making is that the best players come from all over the world but they all still play in the NBA. I was just disagreeing with OP that the NBA is falling behind other leagues.
Adam Silva killed the NBA. He allowed politics in the game. I love Greg popovich as a coach but him voicing his opinion on Donald Trump was a mistake. Why would you turn half your fan base against you. Fans tune in to watch the games not to be shamed about their political views. Trying to speed the game up is an absolute failure. They need rest after or before a back to back. The all-star game is a joke.
JJ Redick is on the Clutch sports payroll. Just like Nick Wright, whenever the topic can be related in any way to Lebron, they become the dumbest people in the room and say the stupidest things. He said what he said because it could have a negative impact on Lebron's legacy to admit lebron's era turned off so many fans. Partially because of stuff like superteams, egotistical personalities, unlikable play styles, etc. All of which relate to Lebron.
These are all valid problems but the real problem is I don’t want to pay for a subscription to watch basketball. I’m never going to pay for a subscription to watch live sports. It was always on basic cable for free. I watched Michael Jordan without a subscription. Shaq and Kobe. So why would I be paying now? Price of living is already high enough I can’t afford an NBA tax.
LeBron will always blame someone else. He was the face of the league. His demeanor and attitude towards mocking the regular season and the allstar game set a bad example for those who looked up to him. Add bad reffing and soft rules, and this how the NBA has collapsed.
When you have players sitting out when perfectly healthy, players not playing back to backs, players not taking things seriously or truly loving the game of basketball then why should I as a fan of basketball even watch the NBA when a bunch of the players don’t even care
Jj Redick is easily the perfect coach for Lebron. Had a podcast where he only talks positively about players, and he has a fanbase that think he's a genius. And then also spent time on ESPN trashing the previous generations while at the same time defending every single thing modern players do. He literally defended Ja Morant flashing his gun on IG. Jj literally has everything Lebron could want in a coach. Their "mind the game" podcast was just a job interview that they posted online to get extra money.
The NBA needs to get rid of a few things 1) Lebron 2) Adam Silver 3) All of the 3's And lets get to the overall improvement of the game with more defense
Load management, primmadonna, entitled players. Lack of defense, constant 3 point shots, very little passing, carries, no hand checking etc. the list is much longer than just 3 point shots
It's the 3 points, it's the lack of defence, its load management, its soft players, and something that I don't see enough people talking about, the amount of ads that the NBA has is ridiculous. A 48-minute game needs like 3 hours to finish. The product itself sucks and is just a glorified commercial to sell other products.
What’s happening today is what happened 25 years ago. The NBA does this ever so often with a fly too close to the sun with a specific play style. Back then the games are too physical and you would look at the halftime, and it would be something crazy like 44 to 49 now these guys are too heavily invested in shooting threes, because it truly makes sense too. The biggest problem I think the NBA has, is the fact that they got rid of midrange scoring. On top of that it’s the referees, as well as lack of defense. Those moving screens don’t help either.
I think what people fail to realize it’s the same thing in the NFL. Is that players want to play physical it’s the rules that aren’t allowing them to do so. So it’s either get penalties and be a detriment to your team. Or play and get your best.
Just because people are cutting the cable, the solution is to have NBA games accessible on all the streaming services, non-exclusive agreements, or at least pick a major one like Hulu. ESPN having its own separate stuff from larger Disney ecosystem is stupid. The NBA was never more popular than when there were 3 games on universally accessible NBC on Sunday (Free), TNT (with the basic cable package) for playoffs and during the week and your local affiliate for the local team's games (Free)
Said perfectly, I always hate how nobody mentions how hard it is to actually watch a game you want to watch at home without paying an arm and a leg . Sucks but I’d rather just save $ && watch the highlights the next day on yt
The biggest thing for me is it's not about the teams at all anymore. Everything caters to the players. Teams have no big rivalries, and I find it very rare to see a true NBA fan loyal to a team over a player. When I think of every other major sport like Football, Baseball, Soccer, and even Hockey, people are passionate about the actual team and the players come second and have pride PLAYING for that team. The NBA is a player's league, and the players have more say than the actual GM's and coaches. Therein lies the big problem.
These players only care about money and cheap rings. Pay the players on an incentive based contracts, you get higher salary for winning more games, you can only get a super max if you won a ring last 5 years etc
wym he would of achieved way more in the 80s, being one of the best 3 point shooters which was rare back then and his all around game wasnt bad. Would of racked up a bunch of all stars and all nba appearances.
@@beastyearold He wouldn't even get to have a shot attempt, he'll be a bench warmer all season and wouldn't have lasted the league like he did in today's game.
@@rap3208 if he played in the 80s he would average 20 for multiple seasons and most likely become an all star at one point, the skill level now is so much higher than it was back than
@@beastyearold they have much better 3 point shot artists in the 80s, they onkly get to attempt 2 or 3 a game. Why because if they don't make the first shot, they are not allowed to do it again. And even if they are allowed, the defense won't let him. Players today seem superhuman only because the offense are heavily favored by the rules.
@@beastyearold The most skilled player is worthless if he doesn't care. Poor coaching can ruin athleticism. It doesn't matter how high you can jump if you're in street clothes 30 games a season due to load management.
I remember a video clip from about 1986. Bill Walton was having his comeback with the Celtics, and during a game he appealed to referee Jess Kersey for a foul call. Kersey said, "Shut up and play basketball, ya big baby!" Even the refs were better back in the day.
every player is a SG these days. Back then players played their position and teams played to their strengths, now every team is the GSW so it's the same game no matter who u watch......it gets old
The only people I hear or see defending this era of the NBA are the Klutch Sports "we done with the 90's" propagandists who spent years denigrating older generations of the league. This quality of basketball is a joke. The Olympics were the last time we saw REAL basketball.
JJ Reddick: The only people supporting today’s game have a small following on Twitter. Also JJ: We should quit paying attention to what people say on Twitter.
Exactly. Think about it in your own game- say you're playing one-on-one against a tough opponent. In the early stages of the game, you might be driving to the basket a lot, but as you get tired you start settling for threes/longer shots.
Did you guys ever see those videos where an amateur plays an NBA player 1 v 1? The NBA player usually half plays defense, and lets the amateur launch 3's. That's now what modern NBA games look like. Something needs to change, man. Uncut Hoops and the rest of us have been talking about the poor quality of this league for a while now, and it seems like the league is FINALLY starting to acknowledge that there is problem...
How is JJ gonna point the finger at not celebrating the game, when he was the one trashing legends and the players of the past and demeaning them. He’s being a hypocrite.
The issue in itself is when teams continue to chuck threes on a bad shooting night. These so called raw talented and skilled players can't seem to slow the game down in a half court set when transition threes aren't an option or when threes aren't dropping. It's really sad, and doesn't feel like I'm watching the best basketball players.
Some ideas to turn the NBA a bit around: 1.introduce the MCP or Most Combative Player's award, with MCP of the month (plus a MCP per team with $ price). Same decision pannel as the other usual awards. 2. Eight 3 attempts per quarter per team, the 9th and plus attempt is going to be worth 2 points
I rather have Commissioner of Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'neal, Larry Bird, Michael Jorden, or hell even Antonio "Tony" Montana aka Scarface over Adam Silver
You rather have Mr. Sensitive as your Commissioner? Shaq was like the first “crybaby” superstar. Shaq was basically Embiid except he played a lot more. Jordan was an awful owner why tf would you want as a commissioner? I don’t like Silver but none of the guys you named would be ok commissioners.
@@GOODMuzikBoi true Shaq sensitive and MJ not so good owner but same time they both play basketball, no push over, they at least make sure the players don't screwed the audience
First time i started hearing “todays players are more skilled” I thought “really?” Then i paid extra attention to the game….for sure players are overall in better shape, they have better shoes and better diets etc. maybe more athletic overall but skilled? GTFOH! Every body plays the same, dribbles the same, shoots the same while playing under rules made for children. JJ is delusional.
No one has a killer instinct. Lebron was caught in multiple games this year laughing on the bench with his team down 20. Get upset that your old ass is getting whooped and you’re on a mediocre team that won’t win you a chip! Have some pride!
NBA and Silver knows that once Lebron retires, it will decline even more, this is probably why Lebron is still playing, hes maybe getting paid on the side just to stay.
JJ Redick doesn’t just represent what wrong with the NBA, but what’s wrong with A LOT of major corporations in entertainment in general. “The paying customer doesn’t enjoy the product? Well that’s because something is wrong with THEM. THEY need to change”.
Lol, ok, I’m sure that’s a strategy that will get viewership back up 😂🤦♂️
exactly its beyond arrogant
I always knew that JJ Redick has a VICTIM mentality. He always whines and cries about “how dare you”
Sounds like Hollywood
JJ Reddick transitioned from player to pundit before he retired. I'm a pelicans fan which is terrible enough but the last couple of years JJ Reddick was using his admittedly good oratory skills to just hate on everybody. Hated on Zion, hated on the Franchise
Except we're the ones who can decide not to spend our money and time on your product...so who holds the cards, JJ? He's always been an arrogant and disrespectful.
- 3 point contest.
- Load management.
- No defense.
- No physical contact, yet they're injured half of the season, because they're made of glass.
- Fouls for breathing.
- Players running the team, and not the coaches.
- The players not even trying at ALL STAR game.
- The face of the league being a clown like LeBron.
- Bronny getting into NBA, even though he is not worthy.
- Jokic not getting MVP, because Perkins is race baiting for Embiid.
- Players changing teams, as often as changing underwear.
- Political BS from the NBA, players and coaches, instead of focusing on basketball.
It's just boring and a bad product. NBA has become a joke.
You forgot one:
Players dressing like chicks on their walk-in to the game 😂
My friends who watching because they the looney left politics (think Coach Pop), kneeling, charges or racism by men making hundreds of millions of dollars who are known on 5 continents.
The lack of hype for a dunk contest, the play in tournament and the in season tournament is also dumb, too many bad contracts, ignorance, arrogance, and so much more
travelling?
Agree on everything. The NBA was about Basketball, now looks like a clown show.
Those “plumbers” from the 90’s never had trouble with the ratings. I’m so happy that this is happening to the modern NBA😂😂😂
JJ called the players from the 60s plumbers. In the 90s they did have problems with viewership. Don’t let them completely lie to you. Especially when Jordan “retired” for a year. That was like their lowest numbers in viewership since they keep track of it until that point.
@@GOODMuzikBoi you havent even born yet in 90s . Sit down kid.
@@haru2966 I was born in 93 shut up. I look it up. Viewership dropped after MJ “retired” all three times. Then Kobe/Shaq feud made it go up again. Look it up for yourself.
@@haru2966 with ur grammar, at best ur in fifth grade 😭😭
@@GOODMuzikBoi is it worse when he retired for the 2nd time or the 3rd time ?
The "Entitlement Era" is going to go down as the worst part of NBA history
Bingo.
It's going down as the worst part of human history.
@@TheJudgementofDogThe NBA is truly a reflection of what society has become. When adversity hits, it must be someone else’s fault. Blame them and take no accountability. Woe is me, everyone must tolerate my lazy behavior and self aggrandizement.
Primary Suspects: LeBron and Embiid.
I think the elephant in the room is that legalization of gambling has destroyed all sports. It's all vegas ball now. One bench player from the Raptors got kicked out of the L for manipulating parlay bets and that's just a bench player. I can't imagine no other players are also gaming the system...
Rumors are that MJ and Magic both "retired" due to allegations of game fixing and used cover stories. This is not anything new.
Perfect
Michael Jordan called it years ago when they asked him about the players of today. Jordan said "The kids today they’re being given things that they haven’t earned, and I don’t want to seem like an old school traditional bitter type of guy, you ask me, and I tell you, I think the game is being cheated because of the success that’s being given prior to them earning it, simple as that."
This affects work ethic and it has ruined the game.
💯 Douche vibes from Redick, a kid of privilege, Duke education, never facing much adversity until now. Of COURSE Kobe didn't like him at Olympics scrimmages in 2008.
Just from us seeing of him on the podcast up to the coaching position we all could understand why he didn’t like him. He’s corny
The dude literally blame the fans and the media for the ratings drop 😂😂 this man never take accountability lmaoo i'm done. The players are the one who play in the league and cause the ratings drop yet somehow he blames it on the fans and media ??
I would consider being the most hated basketball player in America for a few year stretch, where many fanatics took it way over the line, is facing adversity.
He's a douche for sure, and seems to have totally lost his Christian faith, but it's not fair to say he's never faced adversity.
@@b1slee267 talking shit about Jerry West and Larry Bird
@@WalterModel45Who Reddick did?!
20 REASONS WHY NBA RATINGS ARE DOWN
1. traveling not called (palming the ball)
2. team hopping
3. super teams
4. no defense
5. load mgmnt
6. no post play
7. no midrange play
8. forced lebron goat narrative
9. politics included in sports
10. horrible allstar weekend
11. non-competitive players
12. flopping
13. traveling not called (too many steps)
14. no team rivalries
15. no unique team identities
16. feminist man-hating sports pundits (malaika)
17. games are too expensive to attend
18. officials seem corrupt
19. streaming games is expensive
20. other non-failing sports are taking viewers' attention (and money)
BONUS!
21. if overpaid players dont care, why should paying fans?
10000%%% !!!!! Everything TRUE 2 THE CORE!!!
22. Players not listen to their coach.
23. Scream at referee if the calls are correct
24. Leflop walked out before end of game
Great list.
25. The algorithm stat nerds ruined the game.
You listed traveling twice (1 and 13.)
It's ashame they had to create an entire in season tournament to actually motivate the players to do their jobs and play basketball, as if the hundreds of millions of dollars they make aren't enough to motivate them.
well if it's guaranteed, then there's nothing to fight for on that front. Sadly, new generation is mentally weaker than before, and there's no conditions in which they would get harder
@@josipdolibasic4143years the players in the 70s, 80s, 90s grew up very rough and in extreme poverty. Dudes had been through. We are in the suburban kids era of the NBA. Seems to only be an nba problem. NFL, MLB, and NHL doesn't have effort problems.
And it's accomplished... nothing.
they had to give LeBron a trophy for… something
And now they're resorting to changing the All-Star game format and paying players of the winning and losing team just to incentivize them to give more of an effort. It's a joke.
What Charles said is on point. You can't say these modern players are the healthiest or skilled or talented when they have all the money, all the science regimen, all the perks, and yet sit out games for the smallest things and just spend all day chucking up three's when they are actually on court.
Jordan's mentality: If you are willing to give me 3 hours of your day, to watch me play basketball, I owe it to you to give it my best. Or something to that effect.
JJ Reddick is one of the worst clowns out there for sure.
He does have a smug aura about him, but he does speak facts. Adding 90 players and going global when a lot of players did have second jobs makes a dramatic difference in skill level. We are at a point where if you are not serious about bball shortly b4 puberty you have no future in the game when back then players may have started early college or late HS at best.
@@grahamjl766Debatable, but what does that have to do with the product on the floor being terrible. That’s the problem. Maybe they are better today, but I wouldn’t know it. All I see is a bunch of half azzed effort, ill advised 3s, ticky tack foul calls, and travels, all while a star player sits on the bench with a hip contusion (which we used to call a bruise)
@@grahamjl766 what do you mean by adding? All of them WERE NBA players. More of that most of them were better than jj pathetic
@@grahamjl766they have no bball IQ. Just hops, dribbling and long shots.
100% agreed
JJ should petition the NBA for a "plumbers & firemen" day in the NBA, so we can celebrate them.
It goes so much deeper than just blaming things on 3’s. I’d start by improving defensive rules and reigning in the refs.
Call traveling, too. Pro basketball is supposed to be much harder than beer league.
Just look up Shaqting a Fool travel editions. That’s also a big problem. It’s ridiculously egregious.
Emphasizing defense would help the most I agree. I think emphasizing divisional rivalries could help a lot too at least with regular season viewership.
@@patrickmontie9583everyone travels tho it’s going to the stop the game a lot tho idk
I miss the old school defense and on post ups. You hardly see that in games anymore.
JJ Reddick has such a high basketball IQ that he was a 6’2 shooting guard that’s wasn’t smart enough to run an offense. His IQ was so high he used to let every player drive by him with no resistance. His IQ was so high the team would have to draw plays for him to get an open shot.
lol I love when jj’s mediocrity as a player is roasted. it contrasts so brilliantly with his pompous tone and sparkling ego
@@stolensentience
He said he was part of a "big 4" in LAC😂
And that "he was a beast'
@@WalterModel45 no way he said that unironically lmao
@@stolensentience xddd
For real.
He got an episode talking about not winning with LAC (like they wete suposed to win) and receiving comrnts on him "being a best on duke".
"I was a beast on the NBA too!"
Jerry West: Anybody changed they game plane because of JJR.
@@WalterModel45 yeah Jerry roasted him good
The NBA just needs to BRING BACK 90s STYLE BASKETBALL!! More tough defense, less 3s, less refs going on ego trips, less FRIENDS!
Handchecking takes the 3 away. It creates postions like real PG and Center positions.
I think a good idea is to move the 3 line back it should discourage them
@ajiffy9219 They shoot there anyways. Change back to handchecking so players lose ability to have wife open 3s it's simple. Reggie Miller would have destroyed this era if played in.
@@JohnnyLightningV10hand checking should 100% come
Back
It needs to be a 'man's game' again. Where people actually get rewarded for physical contact, not punished for it.
BEEN SAYING...JJ is Smug, Arrogant, thinks he's always the Smartest Guy in the room. STRAIGHT DOOCHE VIBES Regularly.
Lebron and Adam Sliver needs to go ASAP.
*Maddam silver
Leakers fan here, I cant wait until he retires and leaves
There are not the only problems I still don’t get how people think lebron retiring will magically fix all of lakers problems lmao nba got a problem with load management bad 3 point shooters shooting no defense being played during regular season and all star game to many average players getting paid hundreds of millions of dollars players demanding trades every couple of years guaranteed contract the nba needs a real leader like David Stern again and it’s hard to find a alpha male like that especially in today’s world who stand up to the players nba needs to be like how the saying goes I am not your friend I am your parent type of commissioner
They do have problems but look up NBA revenue. This is a domestic problem. Internationally they are killing. This is like saying soccer or F1 is failing when you live in the US.
Another bozos manipulated by media and content creator like this
0:35 Charles Barkley is a Dragonball Z Fan LOL
*Grabs you by the ear.* chill youngin. You mocking a legend.
DBZ is a hyperbolic chamber not hyperbaric
@@brandonray4493 Actually its called the room of spirit and time
i guess you never heard of a joke before…..
Lebron says the league takes too many 3s, proceeds to shoot 1-8 next game vs Kings, including clutch brick, has his Mind The Game partner co-sign his buzzer-beater brick vs Pistons. Blatant hypocrisy.
Lebum*
LeBrick
It’s like lil Durk protesting against gun violence.
One of the main reasons why the ratings are down.If you are not a great 3 point shooter,you should not be shooting eight or nine 3s in a game
LeBron taking those buzzer-beater bricks time and time again is mercy killing the NBA. FANS pay to watch the game expecting to see excellence but only served with mediocrity.
Up until 2016-17 I’d have so many conversations about the nba, MJ Lebron goat debate, and things like that with friends all the time. Since then it’s really dipped off and post 2020 haven’t really heard a word about it. I’ll turn it on every once in a while and it’s mind blowing how much worse it’s gotten
The issue is you can see how little they give a fuck about regular season games. Lack of effort. Laughing. Looking bored. No D. Why should we care when they don’t??? 😂
"All star weekend sucks"
Nba turns league into all star weekend
😂😂
The product sucks.
And that’s bc the players suck. Soft. So goes our culture.
Fans want: more physicality, more personalities, greater diversity of gameplay, players actually playing, better officiating, no more Lebron, no more flopping, and no more wokeness. The reality is that the commissioner sets the tone for everything, and the NBA needs a new commissioner.
JJ turned out to be one of the biggest frauds and self proclaimed basketball savants ever. That dude is a clown.
Straight fraud , some of the greatest coaches of all time were plummers according to him. 😂
He’s a bum
Wined and dined LeBron to get a coaching job
The only thing he did was put a mic in front of players and people start to glaze him
I can think of bigger reasons than three point shots hurting the game. Quite a few people I know have decided that games are "fixed" (via the reffing) and have dropped out for that reason.
My main peeve is the jiggering of rules to allow more flashy drives into the key for layups. Seems like just about everyone is traveling and the rules on determining whether contact is a foul or a charge is overly tilted to favor the ball handler.
The NBA is at a point where it has to Destroy to Rebuild
Much like the Democratic Party that they're so cozy with. .
Super teams ruined the NBA for me. There is no loyalty to the teams or fans by the players anymore. Most people don’t want to watch a product where their favorite player leaves and plays for 4 different teams chasing a ring. Until the 2000’s, there were teams you loved and teams you hated every year and those teams never changed. There were teams who had players you liked who would play that team you hated because you knew the players and you always pulled for or against them which means you would watch those games, even in the regular season. I believe when the 10 biggest active faces of the league play for multiple franchises in the prime of their career, everyday fans lose interest. I think the problem has more to do with lack of team identity than the style of play. Just my opinion.
The 3 ball is no longer an epic do-or-die type of choice, I miss that. Like when Kobe hit a long 3 back in the day, you lost your mind.
You lost your mind when Kobe made a 3 bc it was a fucking miracle. Kobe was an awful 3 point shooter.....
@ Comments like yours are why people who don’t play basketball, shouldn’t try to discuss it.
Charles forgot to mention Load Management, Fake Fouls, Traveling, Carrying, "Triple" Dribble, etc. But improved 3-point shooting. Take it or leave it. Fans are waking up and leaving it. When teams play total basketball then when your shooting is not working you can do something else i..e. play defense, pass, etc. But if the game is all about shooting 3s and your shooting drops from 40% to say 20% then there is nothing else you can do except keep launching and missing 4 out of 5! That is what we are seeing. There are not too many Curry's in the NBA. He should keep launching but rest need to curb their enthusiasm.
Excellent teams! US team is not much better than the rest of the world now. They have gone down and others have come up a little.
I commented this somewhere else, but I'll repeat it here.
If JJ thinks the NBA is supposed to be celebrated, then maybe they should make it WORTH CELEBRATING to begin with.
Ah yes, the timeless "make it worth celebrating" argument-because clearly, a league that's produced historic moments, all-time great players, and global cultural impact isn't "worth celebrating." You act like the NBA hasn't revolutionized sports entertainment while being a multi-billion-dollar industry.
If you're waiting for perfection before celebrating, you'll be waiting forever. Newsflash: no league is flawless. But if you can't appreciate the incredible talent, drama, and evolution of the game, maybe sports fandom isn’t for you. Let me guess-you're one of those who romanticizes the "good old days" while ignoring the growth and skill in today’s game.
The NBA is worth celebrating. The problem isn’t the league; it’s your inability to see it.
@@KyleCox404So you like the NBA as a whole today? In season tournaments and All Star game formats that keep changing to get players to actually try? To be honest, nobody expects a flawless league but it shouldn’t have to stoop this low. Everybody should agree with that, at the very least.
@@KyleCox404 it has revolutionized to low ratings lmao
Lose the JC Denton pfp I doubt you even have the IQ to play that game
@@GeeMannn Low ratings has nothing to do with NBA being wrong this is just a natural evolution of the sport. NBA is faster, more dynamic with a talent that makes MJ look like he was playing in kindergarden. Any team today would easly dismantle any time in the 90s by 40 points.
The problem is that fans are stupid and stupid people can't see gratness when it's in front of them, they cling to the 90s era when the game was slow boring trash. That nostaglia goggles just can't be put down.
NBA is not the issue, it's the stupid fans, and you can't fix stupid.
@@KyleCox404 "natural evolution of the sport"
Now I know you're D-riding. Never has a sport "evolved" to make less money and have worse ratings lol. The customers are LEAVING in DROVES yet you're here posturing about "muh evolution".
People who have common sense call that a failing business 😂😂😂
An easy solution is to only let the SG shoot 3’s OR limit every player to a limited amount of threes they can take because it’s ridiculous how many are taken. Also they need to bring back hand checking and remove the 3 in the key.
I can’t believe I’m living through an era where the WNBA popularity is rising while the NBA is sinking.
WNBA only got attention because of Clark, but she has gone full woke now appeasing her bullies. So it is probably dipping again.
Because they're at least trying...the product isn't good but it's not due to lack of effort
The WNBA's popularity isn't rising...
The first female to ever be genuinely good at basketball came into the league and SHE generated popularity... even though the WNBA and it's players have done everything in their power to sabotage that momentum...
Your sentiment is still solid though
@@kriswillman2779 The WNBA is trying? They have pissed on Caitlin Clark since the beginning of her career in the WNBA, on court, by its system and by BSPN, ABC and others. Trying...LOL. Caitlin is their money maker yet they refuse to embrace the White girl, even Nike by intentionally postponing her shoes to the market.
@@JoshuaHopkins-j9o She isn't the first woman to be good at basketball, she's just the first one the media has pushed this hard.
The closer the shot attempt is to the basket, the more exciting the moment becomes. It's that simple.
Contested Dunks > contested layups > contested post scoring > contested mid-ranged shots > contested 3 pt shots.
A large part of most modern games are spent watching teams miss the majority of their threes.
Reddick knows he can't acknowledge the NBA's problems because he knows all roads lead to Lebron.
And Klutch.
I'm not fan of LeBron the warriors are definitely the bigger culprits to the current product. Everyone tried to emulate their success.
@@rams3955 GSW had Curry, KD, Klay... why are teams trying to shoot like them when they dont have the personnel???
LeBron is literally 99% of the NBA's issues
Why? When lebron made the finals 7 straight times the ratings were 2-3x higher than now
My dad has watched basically at least 1 game a day each day that had games on for the last 20+, almost 30 years. This is the first year where he actually just doesn’t want to watch the games, there’s no player/team that he enjoys watching.
Reasons NBA Failing
1. Players are entitled - Up until Kobe, Duncan actually the lebron generation seem to think it is their right to play. Money is all that matters....Lebron, Embid. Players like Westbrook and Curry still seem to realize they are here to ball. - e.g. players wanting more money to play in all star game?
2. Players disconnected with fans and city - Players should always keep in mind that they play for the fans...its entertainment.
3. No genuine rivalry - NFL and Football(Soccer) is built on intense rivals that the players themselves understand
4. No more dynamic duos - 2 stars or superstars per team
5. No loyalty to the team/city - duos or stars would stay on a team for a long time - it would be their city. deep rooted connection with fans. this makes moving to rivals unthinkable. e.g. Durant, Lerbon, Kawai, Harden, AD, Westbrook constantly moving. For a league to have 6 superstars in the prime of their careers constantly moving from franchise to franchise shows that something is wrong with the league. If a superstar or star spends 10 years in a city and is on the decline and moves to another franchise that is understood
6. Style of play -
Physicality lacking....very very soft
Three point shooting - - - I cannot fully blame Curry. He is a generational player. And weaponized his skill. But yes players are looking and settling for only 3s. Not even Steph does this. When I watch him play he does much more than settle for 3s. He drives, dishes dimes. So the one dimensional nature of the game is also a factor.
I think there needs to be accountability of franchises who are just consistently bad at building a contending team, which causes their star players to leave. We can't have a discussion about loyalty without mentioning that money alone isn't going to keep a player with one team for most of his career.
Why should a (super)star player wait till they decline to be in the best position to win just fulfill an unofficial tradition? How is that fair?
NBA players aren't relatable anymore. Too rich and spoiled, most of them have no real life experience or tribulations.
LeBron generation? But LeBron IS part of the Kobe/duncan generation. They were literally playing at the same time for 13 years
@@Noifsnobutsnococonuts-rj4kkit’s easier for dudes like uncut hoops to label this era the LeBron and blame him. They so anti LeBron at times that it makes it embarrassing
They’re saying the product sucks because the product sucks! When a team can win a game by 40 points one night then lose by 40 the next, the product does indeed suck. It’s all about which team is shooting the 3 better. I think they should bump it down to 2.5 points.
You turn on any nba media and all you hear is lebum this and lebum that. That’s one reason why I can’t stand watching the game today. No defense at all in today’s game, the all star game is terrible. The in season tournament is a huge joke! Putting social justice messages on the court and jerseys is a bad move, and letting players and coaches be political is a terrible move. Sports are supposed to be an escape from the world. Adam silver and lebum need to get out of the NBa and let the league start fresh
This, its going for effin years...
You can’t escape from the world 😂
They only did that for like 3months bro that’s not the reason why ratings are still down lol
@ did what? Out of all I said what part for 3 months ? I know you ain’t taking bout the in season tournament because this is the second season they’ve done it. I’ve been watching the nba since 91 and they never pulled some embarrassment like that. And the political side of the NbA has been out here since Trump announced he was running for president in 2022.
@@collinsutherland311 bruh when I’m watching football I don’t think about the world tf you mean 😂
The league used to curtail situations where a move is receiving heavy preference. Having to stand behind the FT line at all times during the stop attempt because big men would exploit jumping forward. Hand checking that prevented forward momentum of the offense. Crowding the paint. Landing space for jump shots. Adam Silver has done nothing to disincentivize the 3-pt shot, which is now heavily favored by most players today.
The only ones "Celebrating the NBA" are the over priced players & coaches every month when they get those enormous unearned paychecks!
They can blame “old heads” like me who watched 90w/00s basketball all they want. The more they blame me the more I would not introduce NBA to my children
Anybody else sick of these multiple, ugly asf courts, and over-saturation of uniforms? That flashy 💩 is not increasing any ratings 🤷🏾♂️
Agree, they look like sheit.
NBA has the worst branding. I believe over half the league has red in their color schemes which is absurd. NHL makes it a point to not have too many teams share colors, which increases brand recognition and gives individuality
+ new uniform design each season. Oh, you have a 2022 jersey of this player? No, its OUTDATED now, buy new
@@UnKnown-on9zg Inever liked the newer city edition or statement bullsht jersey
Well he's right that the talent is better and the overall skill level is higher but that doesn't justify the issues the NBA is having
its so sad how JJ Reddick calls basketball "THE PRODUCT"
Technically Basketball is the product. Pro sports is in the entertainment business, so the game is the product
Players today might be more talented and skilled than ever before but what’s the point if they’re all just doing the same thing? That’s a lot of skill and talent being put to waste.
Reddick was a poor man’s Rex Chapman at best. The skill level/talent is not better by any means. The league has changed to showcase those talents of todays players, and even with that these players are still not as talented as the 80s, 90s and early 2000s
Thanks man
I always had this analogy in mind like how a guy beneath Chapman skills can be so vocal 😂, I will put him at the level of a jud bucheler at best
Not even talking about hornacek mark price, even Kyle Korver ( I’m sure I forgot many others ) who is a superior player doesn’t boast about how good he was
@@srkjuhi1price and hornacek were monsters don’t look at the skin colour bro
Unfortunately, it's gonna get even WORSE now that ESPN is getting more involved with the NBA!
They won't stop until pro basketball is completely destroyed!
If the NBA is better than ever then why can’t they blow out international teams like the 90’s did? If the world caught up in terms of basketball skills, then the NBA should’ve gotten better as well if it’s considered the “most skilled” era.
Because the US olympic team is no longer composed of best NBA players in the league. Plenty of NBA players go play for their home countries, so now you can't have a US team that has Jokic and Giannis on it, for example.
NBA is still the best basketball league on the planet, its just gone global with players.
International players play in the nba. He’s not talking about the Olympics at any point in this video lol
@@123anonthrowif jokic & giannis were around in the 90s, they would have played for their home countries. The entire dream team was born in the United States. The only one to my knowledge that has ever flip flopped is embiid. For obvious reasons because he needs it for a HoF induction.
@IVANOOZE69 oh yeah I agree with ya. The point I was making is that the best players come from all over the world but they all still play in the NBA. I was just disagreeing with OP that the NBA is falling behind other leagues.
@@123anonthrow NBA is the best three point, shooting competition😂
Adam Silva killed the NBA. He allowed politics in the game. I love Greg popovich as a coach but him voicing his opinion on Donald Trump was a mistake. Why would you turn half your fan base against you. Fans tune in to watch the games not to be shamed about their political views. Trying to speed the game up is an absolute failure. They need rest after or before a back to back. The all-star game is a joke.
the only thing I take from it is jj saying that he sucked as a player😂😂
Overrated specialist
Players today = spoiled boys. Players back in the 80's = tough men taking care of business.
Reddick has been remedial since highschool and when you think your poop don't stink...you end up eating it.
JJ Redick is on the Clutch sports payroll. Just like Nick Wright, whenever the topic can be related in any way to Lebron, they become the dumbest people in the room and say the stupidest things. He said what he said because it could have a negative impact on Lebron's legacy to admit lebron's era turned off so many fans. Partially because of stuff like superteams, egotistical personalities, unlikable play styles, etc. All of which relate to Lebron.
Reddick is a goofy ‼️
Goofball takes, Ever since his plumbers take and when the late great Jerry West checked him
JJ Redick is a victim, he’s such a crybaby liberal who always wants to blame someone else
These are all valid problems but the real problem is I don’t want to pay for a subscription to watch basketball. I’m never going to pay for a subscription to watch live sports. It was always on basic cable for free. I watched Michael Jordan without a subscription. Shaq and Kobe. So why would I be paying now? Price of living is already high enough I can’t afford an NBA tax.
LeBron will always blame someone else.
He was the face of the league. His demeanor and attitude towards mocking the regular season and the allstar game set a bad example for those who looked up to him.
Add bad reffing and soft rules, and this how the NBA has collapsed.
When you have players sitting out when perfectly healthy, players not playing back to backs, players not taking things seriously or truly loving the game of basketball then why should I as a fan of basketball even watch the NBA when a bunch of the players don’t even care
Jj Redick is easily the perfect coach for Lebron. Had a podcast where he only talks positively about players, and he has a fanbase that think he's a genius. And then also spent time on ESPN trashing the previous generations while at the same time defending every single thing modern players do. He literally defended Ja Morant flashing his gun on IG.
Jj literally has everything Lebron could want in a coach. Their "mind the game" podcast was just a job interview that they posted online to get extra money.
I have not watched nba for a few years now NBA sucks
ESPN is their champion. That is a huge problem. Disney destroys franchises with their divisiveness. NBA is just another feather in their cap.
Corporations of America's subterranean world
The NBA needs to get rid of a few things
1) Lebron
2) Adam Silver
3) All of the 3's
And lets get to the overall improvement of the game with more defense
You can stream NFL and MLB too, but their numbers are all getting better.
Yep, and it's not like streaming only appeared this offseason either. People have been streaming for years.
Load management, primmadonna, entitled players. Lack of defense, constant 3 point shots, very little passing, carries, no hand checking etc. the list is much longer than just 3 point shots
It's the 3 points, it's the lack of defence, its load management, its soft players, and something that I don't see enough people talking about, the amount of ads that the NBA has is ridiculous. A 48-minute game needs like 3 hours to finish. The product itself sucks and is just a glorified commercial to sell other products.
The product sucks doesn’t matter what anyone says the product sucks.
I feel like the refs need to get punished for making bad calls. They should get graded on their calls and have stats too.
What’s happening today is what happened 25 years ago. The NBA does this ever so often with a fly too close to the sun with a specific play style. Back then the games are too physical and you would look at the halftime, and it would be something crazy like 44 to 49 now these guys are too heavily invested in shooting threes, because it truly makes sense too. The biggest problem I think the NBA has, is the fact that they got rid of midrange scoring. On top of that it’s the referees, as well as lack of defense. Those moving screens don’t help either.
You know a league is garbage when a mickey mouse in season tournament is created and they have to wave more money in the players face to care
I think what people fail to realize it’s the same thing in the NFL. Is that players want to play physical it’s the rules that aren’t allowing them to do so. So it’s either get penalties and be a detriment to your team. Or play and get your best.
Just because people are cutting the cable, the solution is to have NBA games accessible on all the streaming services, non-exclusive agreements, or at least pick a major one like Hulu. ESPN having its own separate stuff from larger Disney ecosystem is stupid. The NBA was never more popular than when there were 3 games on universally accessible NBC on Sunday (Free), TNT (with the basic cable package) for playoffs and during the week and your local affiliate for the local team's games (Free)
Said perfectly, I always hate how nobody mentions how hard it is to actually watch a game you want to watch at home without paying an arm and a leg . Sucks but I’d rather just save $ && watch the highlights the next day on yt
Agreed. Just turn the tv on & have the option to watch multiple different games
The biggest thing for me is it's not about the teams at all anymore. Everything caters to the players. Teams have no big rivalries, and I find it very rare to see a true NBA fan loyal to a team over a player. When I think of every other major sport like Football, Baseball, Soccer, and even Hockey, people are passionate about the actual team and the players come second and have pride PLAYING for that team. The NBA is a player's league, and the players have more say than the actual GM's and coaches. Therein lies the big problem.
Emotional female ref last night tried to eject Drummonds...Then became overly emotional and ejected Embiid.
Meh, that was too much for Embiid not because it was wrong necessarily but because of how much he cries in the first place
These players only care about money and cheap rings. Pay the players on an incentive based contracts, you get higher salary for winning more games, you can only get a super max if you won a ring last 5 years etc
JJ owes his career to the three pointer. Dude wouldn’t have lasted five minutes in the 80s
wym he would of achieved way more in the 80s, being one of the best 3 point shooters which was rare back then and his all around game wasnt bad. Would of racked up a bunch of all stars and all nba appearances.
@@beastyearold He wouldn't even get to have a shot attempt, he'll be a bench warmer all season and wouldn't have lasted the league like he did in today's game.
@@rap3208 if he played in the 80s he would average 20 for multiple seasons and most likely become an all star at one point, the skill level now is so much higher than it was back than
@@beastyearold they have much better 3 point shot artists in the 80s, they onkly get to attempt 2 or 3 a game. Why because if they don't make the first shot, they are not allowed to do it again. And even if they are allowed, the defense won't let him.
Players today seem superhuman only because the offense are heavily favored by the rules.
@@beastyearold The most skilled player is worthless if he doesn't care. Poor coaching can ruin athleticism. It doesn't matter how high you can jump if you're in street clothes 30 games a season due to load management.
I remember a video clip from about 1986. Bill Walton was having his comeback with the Celtics, and during a game he appealed to referee Jess Kersey for a foul call.
Kersey said, "Shut up and play basketball, ya big baby!"
Even the refs were better back in the day.
You shouldn't lump in Kenny with Shaq and Chuck, Kenny almost never says anything controversial about the current game and shills for them instead
Also no real guys with the right personality
Me watching those game highlights shouting 'Attack' as they lob up another 3.
Asking a modern NBA player why the league is failing is like asking your eight year old why he’s failing in school, it’s not my fault!
The players care more about their pregame outfit than the game itself.
every player is a SG these days. Back then players played their position and teams played to their strengths, now every team is the GSW so it's the same game no matter who u watch......it gets old
The only people I hear or see defending this era of the NBA are the Klutch Sports "we done with the 90's" propagandists who spent years denigrating older generations of the league.
This quality of basketball is a joke. The Olympics were the last time we saw REAL basketball.
Casually, JJ Reddick push that agenda in ESPN before the LeNotGoat podcast
It’s really simple. Modern players have more skill and athleticism. Old school players had more heart and competitiveness.
JJ Reddick: The only people supporting today’s game have a small following on Twitter.
Also JJ: We should quit paying attention to what people say on Twitter.
Reddick is one of the biggest tools in NBA history. Complete arrogant coward
Also it needs to be said that 3-shooting is lazy basketball, and these are a lot of lazy players. Not a coincidence
Exactly. Think about it in your own game- say you're playing one-on-one against a tough opponent. In the early stages of the game, you might be driving to the basket a lot, but as you get tired you start settling for threes/longer shots.
Did you guys ever see those videos where an amateur plays an NBA player 1 v 1? The NBA player usually half plays defense, and lets the amateur launch 3's. That's now what modern NBA games look like. Something needs to change, man. Uncut Hoops and the rest of us have been talking about the poor quality of this league for a while now, and it seems like the league is FINALLY starting to acknowledge that there is problem...
How is JJ gonna point the finger at not celebrating the game, when he was the one trashing legends and the players of the past and demeaning them. He’s being a hypocrite.
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Customer is always right in matters if taste is the full quote.
The issue in itself is when teams continue to chuck threes on a bad shooting night. These so called raw talented and skilled players can't seem to slow the game down in a half court set when transition threes aren't an option or when threes aren't dropping. It's really sad, and doesn't feel like I'm watching the best basketball players.
NBA is totally unwatchable to casual fans!!! Doubt I'll ever be interested ever again.
Some ideas to turn the NBA a bit around: 1.introduce the MCP or Most Combative Player's award, with MCP of the month (plus a MCP per team with $ price). Same decision pannel as the other usual awards. 2. Eight 3 attempts per quarter per team, the 9th and plus attempt is going to be worth 2 points
They're a bunch of narcissists these players. More interested in X than their team
I mean it’s almost necessary to be a narcissist to be a professional athlete
Personal Fouls no longer exist. Everything is either Technical or Flagrant.
I rather have Commissioner of Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'neal, Larry Bird, Michael Jorden, or hell even Antonio "Tony" Montana aka Scarface over Adam Silver
You rather have Mr. Sensitive as your Commissioner? Shaq was like the first “crybaby” superstar. Shaq was basically Embiid except he played a lot more. Jordan was an awful owner why tf would you want as a commissioner? I don’t like Silver but none of the guys you named would be ok commissioners.
@@GOODMuzikBoi true Shaq sensitive and MJ not so good owner but same time they both play basketball, no push over, they at least make sure the players don't screwed the audience
First time i started hearing “todays players are more skilled” I thought “really?” Then i paid extra attention to the game….for sure players are overall in better shape, they have better shoes and better diets etc. maybe more athletic overall but skilled? GTFOH! Every body plays the same, dribbles the same, shoots the same while playing under rules made for children. JJ is delusional.
No one has a killer instinct. Lebron was caught in multiple games this year laughing on the bench with his team down 20. Get upset that your old ass is getting whooped and you’re on a mediocre team that won’t win you a chip! Have some pride!
NBA and Silver knows that once Lebron retires, it will decline even more, this is probably why Lebron is still playing, hes maybe getting paid on the side just to stay.