NBA Basketball on the rise??

crazybuckfan40 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 07:16 PM

Just curious what some of you guys think...

I know there are some on here that aren't fans of the NBA...For whatever reasons...

Many have used reasons along the lines of no defense, bad style basketball, league of thugs, etc...

But just after seeing this weekend and really here people talk about it the way that they did...

Also to see guys in the rookie/sophomore challenge that aren't all right out of high school that you can put with a team in college, doesn't seem to be as much based on potential in the top of the draft as used to be...Brandon Roy, Kevin Durant, and Al Horford are examples here...Roy is ready to take over a franchise because of gaining more maturity in college IMO...Durant is struggling some in Seattle to get recognition, but another good player or two and if Seattle moves cities he will have that team on the up swing as well...Same with Horford in the Atlanta...No one really talks about him, but kid can play, and should be up for Rookie of the year, but those are guys that many watched last year in college and saw what they could do and have interest in watching in the pros...

Also seems to be more superstars...LBJ, Dwight Howard, DWade, Chris Paul, are guys that are young superstars that many in those cities are standing behind...

This is not mentioning guys that have been faces of the league for a while now and are still playing at a high level...Kobe, Dirk, Nash, Garnett, AI, Rip, Chauncey, Yao, Duncan, Parker, etc...

Also Boston being back is helping as well, and I think that if the Knicks were ever to return it would only help as well...

Just some thoughts I thought I would throw out there after the weekend, curious to hear some thoughts...

exhawg · #2 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 07:44 PM

I admit to being a bandwagon Cavs fan because of Lebron and the fact that they are good now. As long as Lebron stays a Cav for his entire career I will probably always be a Cavs fan from here on out, but judging by my Browns and Indians fandom I won't watch them as much when they aren't good, but back to one of my other threads this is a great time to be a Cleveland sports fan.

BuckeyeMafia · #3 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 07:52 PM

I think so.

Baseball is on the fall. Mitchell report destroyed that sport, as if it hadn't taken a hit already.

Football is also on the decline. Until the Pats and Colts slow down, nobody wants to see two teams dominate as the Sox/Yanks. Plus, the dynasty of this era, is coming to a halt, and I think, the least that should happen is the losers vs. the Pats (Rams, Panthers, Eagles) should atleast get a share of the titles.

Hockey is going down even farther, as before the strike they had gained popularity, but unfortunently the strike ruined that.

Basketball however, is making new things happen, and even perhaps adding a Europeon division to make things so much more interesting.

crazybuckfan40 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-18-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeMafia

I think so.

Baseball is on the fall. Mitchell report destroyed that sport, as if it hadn't taken a hit already.

Football is also on the decline. Until the Pats and Colts slow down, nobody wants to see two teams dominate as the Sox/Yanks. Plus, the dynasty of this era, is coming to a halt, and I think, the least that should happen is the losers vs. the Pats (Rams, Panthers, Eagles) should atleast get a share of the titles.

Hockey is going down even farther, as before the strike they had gained popularity, but unfortunently the strike ruined that.

Basketball however, is making new things happen, and even perhaps adding a Europeon division to make things so much more interesting.

I agree with everything here, besides football on the decline, but wanted to comment on the last thing about Europeon division...

I think in theory that could be a good idea, especially with lots of the best players from over there coming over here to play anyway...

But what do you do when guys will refuse to go across seas to play...Guys willingly come over here to play...Also what about the fan base over there...What about travel...Lots of questions that would have to be answered for that to happen...

DaytonBuck · #5 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 01:58 AM

Herr Stern has turned the NBA to the WWE

crazybuckfan40 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by DaytonBuck

Herr Stern has turned the NBA to the WWE

Care to elaborate??

DaytonBuck · #7 (**permalink**) 02-19-2008, 02:53 AM

Basketball is a game were you're not going to the get a call in the final minute that you would with nine minutes left in the game. Case in point the Georgetown-Villanova game. The general populace gets upset about that call and rightly so. That happens in the NBA on a nightly basis with stars. Dwayne Wade is getting a different called for him than Jason Kapano. I'm not saying DWade isn't good but in the NBA you get officiated on your stature and value to the league. Wade, Melo and Lebron are getting a whole different game from the refs than Shannon Brown, Devin Brown or Daquan Cook.

You have the greatest scandal that's treated like a non-scandal in American sports history. Tim Donaghy.

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Stern said an internal review had found that all of the league's 56 referees violated the contractual prohibition against engaging in gambling, with more than half of them admitting to placing wagers in casinos. But Stern said none of the violations was major, and no referees had admitted to wagering in a sports book or with a bookie.

The reffing in the NBA is more crooked than F1 track.

The ridiculous dress code which keeps corporate ticket buyers at ease because black men with tatoos in baggy jeans and sideways hats makes them uncomfortable.