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[@NicholasDeCapua]

The NBA stopped allowing defense, stopped calling traveling, allows carrying, allows foul baiting, doesn’t allow physicality, calls too my flagrant fouls, etc…the players cry after every play, players are soft, players load management, superstars join forces, etc

[@rawnchydeard4669]

I mean, all of this. But they’ll never change.

[@brittanywilson9361]

Calling grown men that you don't kno soft like you would tell them that in person

[@tim81strachan]

And the season is way to long

[@MrBimirud]

And when Ja said he would stop dunking Silver should have thrown a phone at the screen. Take charge, commish!

[@jand1144]

Preach 💯

[@SnakeDoctor801]

Imagine every team in the NFL running the exact same offense, and the only thing separating a good offense from a bad one is the talent of the personnel. That’s the NBA right now. They need to treat basketball like it’s a video game. 3 pointers are the meta and the devs need to come in and nerf it.

[@ur3al_]

Watch the Nuggets they play real hoops

[@lazzi2462]

"the only thing separating a good offense from a bad one is the talent of the personnel" I mean, isn't this how majority of sports are & always have been? The team with the best players typically go the furthest & win.

[@SnakeDoctor801]

@@lazzi2462 frequently coaching can overcome a deficiency of talent. Or know how to get the best out of the talent they have. But at this point the NBA is “do you have good jump shooters? Or a generational big man? Then you have a good offense”. I’m a spurs fan, and a good chunk of their offense this year is just hoisting 3 pointers even though they maybe have 2-3 decent shooters on the whole squad.

[@DashahnDraper]

@@lazzi2462hi watch football please

[@njjohnson8159]

Love the NFL way more than the NBA but this is a casual assessment of basketball and gives football too much credit. Because of the rule changes, you now need an elite head coach and quarterback. You always needed those to be a dynasty but now you need them to even have a shot at winning one Super Bowl.” Nick Foles, Joe Flacco, and Eli Manning are never happening again. You also used to have running backs be the best player on high end teams, have defense be better than offense, etc. but that’s changed. So let’s not pretend that football evolution has made the game more interesting than basketball evolution.

[@tannermclaughlin5001]

This honestly might be his most spot on take ever

[@noahcoops6305]

100%

[@antmj235]

Curry is known for shooting threes and is the most popular player in the nba still.

[@khalilabdul-waheed6791]

​@@antmj235 Curry is objectively the best shooter ever. False equivalency.

[@thesneakygamer4343]

Yes and now we have big men who don’t dunk and shoot 3’s because of curry. It was fun when it was just him, now that everyone is doing it, its boring af

[@caprice3509]

Weeks ago when Shaq said the same thing people said shut up🤷🏾

[@markb3451]

I stopped watching the NBA a decade ago when this started. Gotta get rid of the flopping and crying to the refs every time the whistle blows.

[@daxgotfacts]

Players have complained to the refs since the 50s. Stop acting like this is new

[@ineedsaltplease620]

No one cares

[@MAGNOCAPITE]

Then why even comment or watch this segment pertaining to something you "don't watch". Lol clown

[@walkoff2]

Where did you copy and paste this from?

[@ryanhumor]

How did you survive watching the Jazz/ Kings Era of Flop Gods ?

[@VeePn-v1w]

Been saying this for the last 10 years. Stef has ruined basketball. Not with his skill...but that everyone thinks they can be him.

[@lasallelopez2889]

Stef didn't ruin it, everybody else trying to be like him.

[@Lee-rt6tx]

Steph didn’t tell anyone they have to play like this.

[@cryptoOFkingz]

I think that's a stretch. There's a lot of good basketball in the playoffs. You watch Denver, GSW, BOS, MN, OKC... they all play good basketball with great passing and timely shooting! The regular season was ruined by the commissioner with the rules. Steph made the game better!

[@noelv1976]

He didn’t ruin it, he was actually must see tv because he was doing something that no one was doing. Not his fault that there are 7 footers attempting 10 3s a game.

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. /

[@perryco34]

Adam silver is a god awful commissioner

[@roman-s7y3u]

Yep, his soft woke agenda ruined the league. I’m not even an anti-woke guy but this dude ruined an entire league by making everyone play SOFT.

[@idread3523]

Horrible

[@LennyDykstra1]

It was going downhill before him

[@kevinc8955]

Google “NBA team valuation by year”, look at the trend line, then look when Silver became commissioner. Silver is employed by the owners to increase valuation of their teams. He’s done that in spades. Colin sounds honestly geriatric with his take. NBA doesn’t care if you watch games. They want ad money for viewing their content, and social media >>>>>> TV in that respect and has been for a while. It’s why TV is dead.

[@henrybernstein3503]

Silver is an algorithm in a suit. Doesn’t care about the quality of the product at all. The reason franchises are increasing in value isn’t because the NBA is a better product with more viewership or public interest, it’s because of natural asset appreciation

[@Aceboogie83]

It’s really sad because I’m 41 and I used to love the nba. Would rush home to watch the bulls,Knicks pacers, all of those epic rivalries in the 90s. I haven’t watched a complete game in almost 10 years

[@R.A.M131]

39 here and I feel the same. Back then it was theater mixed with a chess match. Coaches coached and were intelligent. Players had to have a decent basketball IQ. I miss that NBA and what it was about.

[@roman-s7y3u]

Yep, a lot of players simply don’t know how to play team ball. Back in the 90’s you had 8-9 guys on every team that flat out knew how to play team ball. After James Harden, it’s turned into way too much one on one, a lot of players like Giannis who have no skill and just rely on athletic ability and height, all the guys are friends and play soft and there’s no hard-nosed competition anymore. Used to love watching those 90’s slugfests where you could tell a lot of the guys just did not like each other. It’s all watered down now

[@daneyomendrias]

I feel you bro

[@robertsmith2088]

Same. I loved watching the nba before. Lots of different styles of basketball being played and lots of defence, which fans used to chant in games. There are no defence chants anymore, it's horrible. And I love that the media is now destroying the NBA for it for a change.

[@Aceboogie83]

@@robertsmith2088 defense???? In this day and age???? What’s that?? 😂😂😂

[@user-ye9yt2mv2n]

Just bring back hand checking, and stop touch fouls for jump shooters. Would easily take out the 3 ball reliance when the % drops below midrange efficiency

[@dubvuchyea502]

Yes!

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Bring back the 80's & 90's "Real NBA" !!

[@lukecimino40]

lol what

[@nickming8738]

@@lukecimino40bring back 2000s iverson/Kobe era

[@hiitsme3039]

90s survived because of Jordan…. Ratings decline when Jordan retired in the 90s and when he retired again…

[@CzarsSalad]

They were also running the same plays back then..

[@traviskarnes6825]

​@@nickming8738ratings were down 50% during that era.

[@ShayBurgman]

0:25 “Ain’t paying the bills bruh” 😂😂😂😂

[@GerardGousman]

An ad popped up 5 seconds after he said that

[@alakasheathompson]

😂😂😂

[@mlayton1904]

NBA level bills.😂

[@pcproffy]

But then he mistakenly said getting nakey doesn't pay the bills either. Brah never heard of OnlyFans.

[@mlayton1904]

@@pcproffy That's a good thing to be ignorant about. Acceptable faux paux.

[@MichaelPainter-v7w]

The 3 point explosion is just as much laziness than it is analytics. That’s the dirty truth.

[@awptsm]

Ha ha, imagine an old head from the networks saying that where fans are now watching doesn't matter because his outdated networks are paying the bills.

[@Easternworld420]

It’s literally just analytics. It’s simple math. Stop projecting your emotional fetish onto the game.

[@guilhermebahia6050]

@@Easternworld420 Until a team dominates it with another playstyle and smarter and more efficient shots. It's eventually going to happen make no mistake...

[@CalixtoErico]

Love the rant. The NBA is boring nowadays.

[@robertsmith2088]

I remember once upon a time you had players only known for defence who couldn't shoot a jumpshot to save their lives and impacted the game, such as tony allen. The extinction of so many types of basketball systems and playstyles is what has destroyed the nba completely.

[@Js-gs4ti]

amazing you saying that, theNBA was anything but boring back then, bring back the physicality.

[@SDDT24]

Weak defence , 3 point shooting competition every game and soft diva stars

[@robertsmith2088]

I remember once upon a time there used to be defensive minded teams who would dominate, and offensive minded teams who would dominate. Like the pistons, grind it out grizzlies and run and gun suns. The NBA was far more balanced in those days.

[@thealternativecontrarian9936]

traveling used to be a violation....

[@crazyralph6386]

And the flopping

[@MartinZoetrope]

Aggression and fierce competition are missing from the game. It is now an overproduced mess and hard to watch.

[@roman-s7y3u]

Adam Silver and social media have made the game soft. Can’t even trash talk without getting a tech anymore. Guys are playing to get highlights on social media instead of winning.

[@johnwright7823]

This is spot on correct. Players put in insincere effort game to game. We can see how little they actually care. If half the nba didn’t make the playoffs, they might actually care. I don’t want to see my team smiling and clapping hands with the other team when they lose 😂

[@crazyralph6386]

@@johnwright7823as long as these insane, unconditional, guaranteed contracts exist, there’s no motive for them to perform great.

[@larry2281]

The NBA is literally just shooting 3's and no defense. It's boring who cares. 30+ 3's a game is insane.

[@jonathankim6755]

Celtics average 50 a game!

[@idread3523]

You look at the scores now? No defense.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Fouls are down & teams play D , it's just intellectually lazy to say otherwise

[@LightningbloggerLB]

Lazy takes as usual

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. /

[@robertbougher8820]

Exactly this. The NBA jumped the shark a few years ago. It’s like watching paint dry. Barring a Magic v Bird type rivalry to revive the league….its cooked…

[@trewic8678]

it’s never gonna die dude it’s the nba lmfao

[@robertbougher8820]

@ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alncrts4936]

While I agree the NBAs product is far from good rn, it makes me laugh that people like you, people who wouldn’t watch the NBA no matter how good it is, are all of a sudden trying to explain why it has gotten so bad. The Bird Magic comment exposes you as not being a fan of the sport full stop.

[@cfl4286]

@@alncrts4936 what kind of comment is this? People want the nba product to be better because right now it sucks. I grew up watching the nba and would LOVE to see it come back to form. people that say these things aren’t just haters. Most of them genuinely love basketball

[@alncrts4936]

@@cfl4286 The league has always had “metas”, and it always will. I am confident balance will be found eventually as it always has, but believe me the NBAs biggest problem is not 3pt shooting. The biggest problem is the media. People don’t realize it but, this “return” to form people are begging for is mainly related to how much better the marketing was back in the day. The 90s were not a better era of basketball, but the marketing was. For example, OKC is building something special rn, but no one cares because the media doesn’t care. The media would much rather hold on to LeBron KD and Steph because they know it works and are too afraid too try something new. Jokic has been doing unbelievable things over the last few years, but the media refuses to build storylines. Pair that with the broadcasting deals and it’s hard for the casual to get hooked into the product when the marketing isn’t there to spoon feed them like it did back in the 90s.

[@roman-s7y3u]

Lot of guys just don’t know how to play team ball anymore, Adam Silver has made the league soft with the amount of techs players get for trash talking. People liked 90’s NBA because those guys were relentlessly competitive. Guys these days are too worried about social media following and have completely lost track of the grit and grind of competition. Kobe and MJ would be disgusted. Even the older guys like LeBron don’t care anymore. Social media really does ruin everything.

[@fahimabrar277]

LeBron definitely cares, it’s the rest of the league that doesn’t

[@illuminahde]

The issue is the NBA doesn't cater to the local team base any longer. They market major stars from the major markets. If you don't pay for the NBA's (excessively priced) streaming service, you're likely to see your local team less than 5 times all year. This is the regular season but most playoff games are now on cable as well. The league is pricing out their main audience.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

The NBA league pass is only 107$ for the year , even poor people can afford that

[@illuminahde]

@notoriousLSGshow ? No. They cannot. Poor people absolutely do not have an extra hundred dollars to spend on a single streaming service that only shows 1 sport's new games 6 months out of the season. The fact that you think $107 is affordable...

[@davidcoleman958]

Cowherd is spot on! Adam Silver has allowed the players to get all the power and it’s become dull and uninteresting.

[@nickmoyer9112]

Steph Curry and analytics ruined the game, all the rules favoring the offense don’t help either. It’s time for the league to step up to the plate and make some rule changes that the players might not like. Won’t happen with Silver as commissioner.

[@peeporiot9948]

The reason I love CBB and not the NBA is because there's a passion in CBB that is non-existent in the NBA. Plus in CBB there are actually different styles of play; some teams try and drain the shot clock while others shoot as quick as possible. Watching the NBA feels like watching the same 30 teams play each other because no one has unique identity.

[@sd21z]

Yes me too. Every body shoots 3

[@itszirvah]

I think the passion missing in the NBA is huge. You don’t see nearly as many obsessed Hornets fans as obsessed Jacksonville Fans. People follow players more than teams. I don’t even really wanna get a rockets jersey bc they might not even be around the team in 2-3 years

[@joseph0271468]

NBA ratings are down because: 1. No defense. Team prioritize 3 points 2. Refs call everything a foul, and players always flopping. 3. Refs are very soft, calling technical fouls like giving out candies in Halloween. 4. Players are soft. Load management/entitled players who sit out multiple games. 5. **Top reason: Can't watch games free anymore! You need to have Hulu, Prime, League pass etc. Can’t even watch your own team in your own city! Ridiculous! ** It's not worth it anymore. Even to go see games are hella expensive.

[@fishineryday]

Should've never have gotten rid of TNT, it disheartened the fans to know its going away.

[@jdocean1]

That’s the last thing they had.

[@AndreInThe416]

That new logo of fadeaway shot is hilarious.

[@samwisegamgee1635]

Pretty rich coming from Colin after he mocked anybody ringing the alarm on the declining NBA product as the "Boycott Crowd" for the past 5 years

[@ineedsaltplease620]

He's an idiot

[@iamdebaby8152]

Nba is making more money than ever. They are doing just fine.

[@tino6846]

@@iamdebaby8152Their business model is unsustainable

[@samwisegamgee1635]

@@iamdebaby8152 Good luck with that

[@OMG-si3wn]

​@@iamdebaby8152 where did u get that info from?

[@mateosworld8280]

1). Collins 3pt suggestion works. 2). Get rid of play in tournament. Regular season means less with it. Go back to the old format. 3). Instead of best of 7 in every round. Do best of 3. For the first two rounds. Conference and finals best of 7. Makes teams take the regular season and seeding more seriously. Imagine facing nuggets in best of 3 or OKC? Edit: also with best of 3. Part of whats missing is “luck factor or any given sunday” factor that the NFL has. With best of 3. The best team doesn't always win. Which is a good thing ratings wise. Its whose best in this game. Its boring to watch Mavs vs Kings In the first round because we know who is winning that in best of 7………vs best of 3? The Kings could catch some sort of fire. 4). Get rid of defense 3 seconds 5). Reduce the amount of technical fouls let players trash talk. And increase fouls to 7 befoee you can foul out. 6). Get away from a player centric league and go to team. This is the time to try it. Think about the Lions. There's not a star on the lions. But everyone enjoys watching them play. Because the NFL is team centric not player 7) get rid of load management. By severly punishing twams that do it. You must announce that a player is not playing 36hrs ahead of time (exluding a back to back). If not the fans are reimbused 75% of fhe tickets or can choose to go to another game. In addition if a team is shown to be falsfying i jury records. They will be fined heavily and loose their 1st round draft pick for the followimg season.

[@johnathanross6519]

A best of 5 series for the 1st round and semi-finals. Then, 7 game series for each conference finals and the NBA finals. That could work too.

[@R.A.M131]

1. Absolutely 2. It’s pretty cool to have around. I’d it pointless? Yes but it could be very entertaining. 3. 1000% Agree 4. Keep it. It guys from standing around clogging the paint. 5. Get rid of fouling out period. Just make it after 6 fouls for an individual each foul after that the opposing team automatically gets two free throws and the ball. 6. Again you are the money! 7. I like that. Find a way to doc players pay for non serious injuries. Or get rid of guaranteed contracts.

[@franjes9999]

1. Too aggregious just bring back the hand check and allow defenders to make more contact with opponents, that will solve the 3pt problem without having to fully move the line 2. Agree with this one play in tournament is redundant 3. Best of 3 is too much, round 1 as a best of 5 then the rest as 7 is fine the playoffs are still a good product no need to change them up too much 4. Definitely not, incentivising clogging the paint would make the 3pt issue worse 5. 1000% the technical fouls are ridiculous 6. I don't think this is really possible the league has always been star driven with only 5 on the court I can't see that not continuing nor do I think its a huge issue 7. This is probably too much but you do need to punish it, my view would just be shorten the regular season there's no need for 82 games. If losing games isn't enough of a punishment for benching your best players you've got a problem, this is only an issue in the NBA. NHL, MLB and NFL don't have these issues

[@MrOdaddy2011]

Wemby gonna average 10 blocks with no 3 seconds 💀

[@piccillowoodworks]

Love all of them, particularly #3. That’s an excellent idea.

[@user-iy6rz1eq9x]

Yea everyone is clownig the NBA on social media 😂😂😂😂 congratulations

[@alexsainsbury2176]

-1 point for a missed 3pt attempt.

[@chrisdonnelly22]

It has gotta be minus 1/2 point to be fair.

[@alexsainsbury2176]

@chrisdonnelly22 u want a fair game, go watch golf or soccer. Bball need to be max exciting.

[@brianwilliams9033]

It's boring the nba Adam sliver needs a hit a reset button

[@KNByam]

There are too many 3s. I saw a 2 min video where 2 teams ran up and down and shot only 3s and missed all. Lol

[@mattcarberry368]

yeah it's mostly just a 3 point contest... pass pass shoot a 3, rebound, go other way, pass pass shoot a 3, go the other way, dribble shoot a 3, over and over, barely any actual technique or strategy, just some math nerd stuff that says 60 three point attempts is the way to go honestly it's almost becoming as uninteresting as baseball

[@brichards989]

In my 50s I know a lot of people who used to watch basketball. From my friends to my older family, their number one complaint EVERY time is that the NBA is just a three point contest.

[@AlejandroFortheKIll]

no need to move the line, just bring back the physicality to the perimeter

[@no40]

Implement a 5 second violation instead of 3 seconds and a 3 second offensive violation outside the 3 point line

[@treydezellem27]

I’m old enough to remember when silver became the commissioner, the magazine cover he was on was terrifying because he looks like a global super villain. We probably should’ve known then that basketball was going to be ruined at the professional level, even though it started before he took over.

[@ben98_669]

One of the great Colin rants tbh

[@ChetManly-dc8wi]

I think OnlyFans is paying the bills

[@JoseRamirez-es8vx]

Cowherd not familiar with brain rot

[@NobleVagabond2552]

For the top % of girls sure, but I’m sure there’s millions out there who don’t make anything at all from it

[@RealShaktimaan]

They're making more money than ever. NBA players will be billionaires. They must be doing something right even if no one watch nba in usa on tv

[@puffdutchtwo]

@@JoseRamirez-es8vxcowherd is brain rot love the guy known of him before the fame and I still think he’s brain rot

[@huseyinkenar4297]

Not Tiktok or Instagram. They have to lure people to pay their OF. The same way NBA needs to lure people to watch the games.

[@BigLewCoachK]

The analogy at 6:00 is spot on. 👌🏿

[@oldcat7]

The NBA was fine until all these three pointers. You used to have contrasting styles of play that were fun to watch go against each other. Now it's Golden State vs. Golden State every single game. No thanks.

[@thesneakerchamp23]

Colin is going to get Vrabel that Chicago job no matter what it takes 😂

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

The Joe Brady hate is unwarranted. That offense was completely broken with Ken Dorsey and Brady is taking it to heights even Daboll couldn't do

[@drew0513]

Colin thinks good coaches drop from trees. How is someone going to get the chance at being a good coach, when Colin is shooting every new face down?

[@davidthegoat8075]

When you have a great QB ppl are usually skeptical about how good the OC really is. Greg Roman (Lamar) , Eric Bienemy/Matt Nagy(Mahomes), Joe Brady (Allen), Josh Mcdaniels (Tom Brady) etc

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

Also before Brady got to LSU Burrows, chase, and Jefferson was very average.

[@nomadkeller8612]

HUGE NBA fan 1975 to 1999....held season tickets for almost a decade.....interest began to wane circa 2004 and I haven't watched ANY NBA game since 2009......assuming it's not any better today since 2009.

[@hymedude7378]

The 3 point shot killed the watchability...it stretched the defenses to death...now its just a buncha bricklayers...boring!!!!😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@stt3163]

There's no point watching them run up and down the court just to be tied with 4 minutes left every game.

[@sameenergy9414]

Do you feel this way about every sport? No need to watch if they're going to be tied in the 8th inning?

[@Mainaccount-xg8wb]

That’s why I started watching NBA games from the 2nd half in the 1st half both teams scores will always almost be tied, it feels like they play with more intensity in the 3rd and 4th quarters. For playoffs where players actually give maximum effort I’ll watch the full game.

[@ojogbaneamedu2501]

@@sameenergy9414The difference is the amount of possessions and times points are scored. In the NFL, the average points scored by a team is about 22, which is like 3 TDs. So basically if you’re not watching from the start you could miss a potentially game deciding moments. Similar is true in baseball, soccer & such, 1 run might really be enough to win. This didn’t used to be as much a problem for the NBA imo but recently with how many 3s are shot leads feel largely irrelevant. It’s highly unlikely a team will score enough points in the first quarter or even half to win a game, so the importance of that time period doesn’t feel significant.

[@idread3523]

Look at the scores. They're ridiculous

[@joshuah.18]

It's time to raise the hoops to 11 feet. Problem solved. I like the idea of moving the three points shot back as well.. However, I wouldn't cut off the three at the corners. I would just make the entire court itself bigger so that the court could accommodate for the larger three point line.

[@jefforious2000]

Its no longer the casuals that watch AFTER xmas. Its their fanbase. And it will get worse...

[@MRDY4322]

NBA is losing Christmas viewership too now that the NFL is having annual Christmas games. I guarantee you Ravens vs Texans and Chiefs vs Steelers will embarrass the NBA games in viewership. I don't even know who's playing the NBA Christmas games this year and I don't care at all

[@franjes9999]

​@@MRDY4322as a fan of both the Steelers and Celtics There's no chance I'm watching Boston over that Chiefs vs Steelers game

[@richardstein832]

Fans are only committed to watch when they have made an emotional connection to their team. In this self-centered era, commitments to me-me-me only, people don’t have deep enough commitments to spend 2.5 hours in front of one screen to stay connected to a team.

[@themoneyman1752]

You only get 15 3s a game done

[@jonathankim6755]

Love this idea!!

[@thegrandpencil4374]

10.

[@JoeKurr619]

If I have to buy a cable package and three other apps just to be able to watch my Milwaukee Bucks and then still not be able to get access to ALL their games... yeah that's a problem

[@Elmopr11]

I have been a big fan of the NBA for years, now I can’t even watch a game of my favorite team

[@MIMadDogsHC]

100% agree. Things sometimes come out of balance. The Warriors changed the game, but the game needs to change to adapt. Same was true when they needed to nerf big men or when they needed to nerf physical defense…or even more simply, the addition of the shot clock. Nothing wrong with those moves, the game got stale. Hockey did the same by removing the red line…it slowed the game down to a crawl and they changed it and sped the game up and made the game better. Sometimes sports need balance changes

[@dylanhatcher9089]

Solid construction analogy 👏🏻

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

Giving 3 points for a Slam Dunk would balance the floor and bring back the sport's most popular play.

[@chalesgolding5314]

That game last night was virtually unwatchable…

[@leroyjames2825]

Because your team didn't make it.

[@chalesgolding5314]

@ Bucks are my team and tho I’m glad they won it was still horrible.

[@leroyjames2825]

@@chalesgolding5314 I'm sure.

[@leroyjames2825]

@@chalesgolding5314 You people whine that there's no defense, when there is, you whine about that.

[@mattcarberry368]

@@leroyjames2825 "Because your team didn't make it." ..... bro it's a just regular season game haha who really cares

[@thaddameris164]

Everyone has been throwing out ideas-some pretty wild ones, like moving the three-point line, making dunks worth three points, or lighting up the paint for bonus points. I don’t think we need to go that far. The focus should be on improving defense and reducing the over-reliance on threes. Here’s a solution: bring back hand-checking and impose a limit on three-pointers. Teams could take 5-8 threes per quarter (around 30 per game). Once they exceed that, any additional threes would only be worth two points.

[@BUW2476]

💯💯💯💯💯 Colin is spot on!! Packaging Matters!! MLB was Corny with just Home Runs. Stolen Bases, Bunting, Defense, pitching in entirety matters as an example. I don't enjoy watching NBA Basketball; it's Three Pointers & that's it. If a 7-footer can't shoot the three ball, he's ostracized and labeled a Bust. The NBA should seriously consider making necessary changes/adjustments.

[@chapchapman8225]

I have a off the wall suggestion! Shave the shot clock from 24 sec to 20 seconds. That would probably force teams to call more set plays and it could help with some of these damn 3's being attempted. Reason i say cut the shot clock down is bc it will force the players to push the ball up court quickly. It will force them to dump the ball down low for a more easier shot attempt. It could bring back the mid-range jump shot attempt back. It makes each posession more valuabe.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

I remember Colin about 7 years ago saying that the Golden State Warriors were a little boring to watch. Here we are with the GSW’s X 30 and I cant

[@soda8736]

The constant music being played in the arenas becomes mundane . They never stop the music unless there is free throws. Music should be for certain times in the game.

[@brainjiggy]

Dang I never noticed how annoying the music is - great point - they play the trending music back to back and it’s annoying

[@timo5838]

The NBA used to be my favorite sport. I couldn't wait for the season to start, and I would watch at least some of a game every night. But now I can't remember the last time I watched a game. I've been saying the same thing as Colin for years. The three point shot has ruined it.

[@XXsupervisor]

Dunks should get the ball back. Would force teams to be aggressive and play defense

[@DF-ni5sy]

Whoa

[@sameenergy9414]

Or dunks should be worth 3 and 3's worth 1. Reward getting to the basket instead of lazy, bailout 3s. We've had it backwards the entire time.

[@PaulMaudDib2677]

​@sameenergy9414 I would like to see that format in the All-Star game. Experiment with it.

[@MeditativeHandle]

The game isn't supposed to be a three point contest between people who shouldn't be in the 3 point contest.

[@evansiegel9261]

The other thing is stop calling so many god damn fouls. The game stops every 4 seconds because god forbid two athletes barely contact each other.

[@notoriousLSGshow]

Fouls are down alot this year , if you watched any games this year it's obvious - your parroting a debunked talking point from people who haven't watched in years & are being intellectually lazy

[@evansiegel9261]

@@notoriousLSGshowthey are literally up from last year. Do your homework. Casual

[@Shon_G.]

2000s was the best nba era to watch

[@markkowal7849]

I remember how media said few years back that fans who despised the 3 pt clown show were outdated and should adapt to "new" reality. That take aged very badly since those fans were only the first to leave and others soon followed.

[@tylerk4641]

The NFL is more boring in my eyes as of late. Refs decide almost every game and it's stop and go stop and go. I'm sorry but I'd rather be the NBA rn. 10-15 years out they'll be in a better spot than nfl. Especially considering kids aren't playing football anymore due to not wanting to get hurt so that talent drop will be big

[@josh834]

Love Colin but man he gets hot for a guy (Payton, example) and doesn’t stop. We get it, Vrabel asked you to help him land a job…

[@VileRogue]

He needs to come to terms with his obsession with Bryce Harper. Harper has been in the league over a decade and has won absolutely nothing. He has a whiny personality and hasn't been that good the last couple years. I think Schwarber is more must see on his own team than he is. Schwarber is a serious threat from his first AB of the game, that's why he immediately gets walked a lot of the times

[@jaywilliams1942]

Two rule changes I would like regarding NBA 3 pt shot: Minus 1 point for every 3 pt missed, or Eight 3 pointer limit per team a game.

[@sugared365]

Steve Jobs GLAZE

[@Coachjay778]

I think everyone is forgetting how teams played in the 90s early 2000s with strictly iso ball and post game and then when 7 seconds or less Suns came it was a revelation. The game will always change just like in the NFL we went from running on every single down to now getting the receivers and tight ends involved and QBs throwing historical numbers

[@barrettloweshow]

People tuning in on illegal streams really exposing the media people that don’t like/know ball. Love Colin but you’ve never been a hoops guy. Plenty of us still love the NBA and watching guys like Giannis play.

[@Luggsx]

Yeah the nba is the only league in the world that has people use StreamEast. The league is rapidly declining in popularity. The average person in America watches less than 4-5 games a year, and id imagine there’s significantly more people that don’t watch any games at all.

[@reessimmons2159]

Colin is right though, if nobody is paying the bills who cares how many people are watching. Same thing with social media, the league has to figure out how to convert those people into customers or it's going to shrink. Who isn't a fan of stuff that's free...

[@Booyaahh5050]

You are absolutely right. 3 pointers are being abused in the league. Needs to be tamped down. Also speaks to coaching. How are all these teams ok with a ton of bad shots??

[@ArmedandDangerous918]

Because it’s laziness. It’s easier to shot 3’s than use stamina and physicality to work in the paint and risk injury

[@droppinsumfudge]

why is colin pushing Vrabel so hard

[@esSDeeThunder]

Personal relationship

[@drew0513]

Because everyone else is saying it. Colin is a parrot. No original thought at all.

[@knightdance8377]

Remember he said he spoke to Vrabel recently. Vrabel's agent probably paid him to push his client

[@NobleVagabond2552]

@@drew0513that’s not true at all, Colin has plenty, plenty of original and dumb takes that are purely his own

[@dissonanceisbliss139]

Put a limit on how many shots behind the arc can count for 3 points and it will force teams to diversify how they're scoring. Both teams get 20 3 point field goal attempts. Make or miss, they only get 20 attempts, any make after that is only worth 2 points.

[@RomnysGonzalez]

People are so stupid. Moving the 3PT back would make the 3PT shooting WORST. The reason why we got so many 3PT in NBA is because the floor is so massive that spreading the offense make it impossible for players to run from helping on the paint to run out to close out shooters. That's why we get so many free layups. Players trying to protect the kick out to 3PT shooters and if they commit to paint defense and helping then driving player just kick out the ball into a open shooter and nobody can run from being inside the paint into a 3PT line before the jumpshot goes out. Free layups and free 3PTA The 3PT should be *CLOSER* not father, but *CLOSER* like FIBA close. Make the 3PT closers so the players can close out on shooters more effectively allowing them to be there to help and be physical on the paint and have enough time to run into the 3PT line to contest 3PTA's. Remove the 3 Seconds rule. It makes no sense. It's stupid. It served his purpose. On a League where the players are more talented than ever. We don't need the 3 second rule anymore. Remove it so the C won't need to be stepping in and out of the paint. Would allow Center to stay closer to the rim to make layups harder and paint defense better without relaying on someone else needing to help allow the perimeter players to stay closer to the shooters Remove the "Ref criteria" to ruling and clarified what should ALWAYS BE A CALL. All refs should be calling the same type and kind of fouls. The refs got a problem with consistency because way to many rules are be ambiguous and allow refs to have an opinion what it is. For someone mean something, for the next one it means other thing. Remove the ref criteria and make them call rules as they are literally stated on the rulebook Remove the gathering rule. Players are constantly carrying the ball and committing double dribbling. 2 steps... doesn't matter the situation you got 2 steps and nothing more regardless if it was gathering or not. That's how you fix the NBA league.

[@dubvuchyea502]

Or just let guys play defense again

[@thegrandpencil4374]

You're not thinking about it from an analytical point of view. The reason threes are attempted so much, is because a computer figured out that taking more and at high volume, even with a lower percentage would yield more points. So if you want to stop it, all you need to do is move the line back far enough to where that percentage is too low, then they will stop shooting it so much because it will cause losses.

[@js09js09]

It is boring watching 3 point shots every time a team gets the ball. But the fact is that constantly attempting 3 point shots is what wins games. League average 2 point shot percentage is around 46%. League average 3 point shot percentage is around 36%. If a team takes 100 shots, do the math and you see that a team will score more points if they only attempt 3 point shots. More points means they win the game, and winning is all players and teams care about even if it is boring and repetitive for fans. The only solutions would be to either get rid of 3 point shots or make 3 point shots much more difficult than 2 point shots to make (36% for 3 point shots and 46% for 2 point shots isn't a big enough difference in difficulty to deter 3 point shot attempts).

[@pmndza2002]

Nah you’re wrong, all they have to do is actually let the players play defense that’s it

[@lazzi2462]

Moving the 3pt line would be so dumb. There would be no reason for players to be in the corner then, if you're only getting 2pts out of it. Imagine Ray Allen's game tying 3pt that saved LeBron's 2nd ring only being considered 2pts lmao. And if it's a late game situation where a team needs a 3pt to tie, everyone's going to be in the same spot, the wing or top of the arc 3. There would be no spacing for those situations, it'd be so hard to draw up a play in that situation or even get the inbound off due to it being so crowded. Players have gotten much better at shooting 3's the past 10 years, & now you want to punish them for that? It's like if everyone got good at dunking, then you raise the rim to 11ft. Lol

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

It’s not about what people are too good at, it’s about what fans want to watch. Fans don’t want to watch 70+ three point shots a game teams taking turns in a 3pt contest. It’s not up for debate, the ratings show it. If they don’t address the ratings will keep slipping.

[@lazzi2462]

​@@ChosenPlaysYT Yall act like that's the problem for sure & as if it's a guaranteed fix. The WNBA ratings went up this season significantly because of a 3pt shooter. What if they moved the 3pt line & it changes nothing? Then what, find something else to blame? These players are getting paid way too much to give a care about a regular season game, Allstar game, or anything else outside of the Playoffs. If players would just play harder, there wouldn't be any need for all these changes, In-Season Tourney, ASG changes, etc. There are way more things they could fix before resorting to permanently changing the game just because players actually got better at shooting over the years. People will complain that Giannis can't shoot, and then also go complain that teams shoot too many 3's.

[@R.A.M131]

Every you said can be solved with actual coaching and having a system and drawing up plays. Actually have intelligent people holding the clipboard.

[@lazzi2462]

@@R.A.M131 Literally the same could be said about everything yall are complaining about lmao. You want less 3's? Actual coaching and having a system and drawing up plays can solve that too. Lol

[@R.A.M131]

@lazzi2462 You and I both know that a coach that tries to do that nowadays, will not last long because owners and GM's will be looking at the analytics not his actual knowledge of the game.

[@michaeljenks6259]

Im old enough to remember Colin cheering the 3, calling it exciting and anyone who resisted the change was "old" and yelling at the kids to get off their lawn. 😂😂😂

[@dskwared2u610]

They should add the 4 point circle like the Big 3. It grows every year. If you can't make 3's, try something else. The NBA has local deals and black-out rules. That's out of touch.

[@MicrophoneHell-ec3bm]

The 3 point shot is a "circus shot" it should not be part of the game. If you kick a field goal from 30 yards or 60 yards, it only counts for 3 points. The distance is IRRELEVANT, and that is why teams will fight to get closer to the goal line for an easier kick. The NBA needs to do the same. Every field goal should only count for 2 points, and the players will have a reason to get closer to the basket and engage the defense in a meaningful way.

[@idread3523]

Nah. You're too extreme

[@thegrandpencil4374]

@@idread3523 Yes, it's extreme. But the three point shot situation has gotten extreme, so it makes sense.

[@idread3523]

@thegrandpencil4374 - thanks

[@idread3523]

@@thegrandpencil4374 - my plan is to .make a rule. If you miss a 3, you lose a half point

[@sterlinglove2920]

This is interesting because nearly 20 years ago allegedly NBA Finals viewership was down whenever the Spurs played because it was too much defense, not enough scoring, not exciting enough......Now the league has gone the other way totally and it's boring again

[@brucehicks5817]

Spurs fan. That's an excellent call out.

[@Lane.Kiffin]

2014 1:39 spurs also started the 3p play not Steve Kerr/warriors and not the rockets ..everyone tried playing that way after

[@thegrandpencil4374]

It wasn't down because of defense. It was down because Jordan retired and the Bulls disbanded. When the 90's Bulls were running the league, the ratings were the highest in history (still the highest, and by a large margin) and guess what? Defense ruled the league. People didn't stop watching because of defense. People stopped watching because Jordan left, the players got worse and less competitive and then finally, far too many threes, which was the last nail in the coffin.

[@td163]

NBA is boring now. That's just the way it is. The old fans don't like the new stars, and the new fans are tired of the old players

[@db_1337]

The NBA is boring to watch.

[@AEELGRAN]

Lifetime fan here. And your right! It is so hard to watch a entire game even ones I bet on smh. How a change comes soon

[@mkotsopoulos118]

Colin knows about onlyfans? 😂😂

[@Eli-gf2qf]

And yes Colin it does pay the bills for many 😂

[@drew0513]

That's about all he knows.

[@andreoxley9136]

Worst part is, these 1 (year in college) and done players haven't even honed their fundamentals yet. They couldn't hit a 3 point shots tto save their life. Yet, teams are giving them the green light to fire away. Brutal!

[@calzown]

The NBA needs less games. Can’t have stars sitting out and a singular game only making up 1% of the season

[@mattcarberry368]

or maybe they just need players that aren't so soft and entitled that they think being expected to play basketball a few times per week is too much work weird how load management and rest nights aren't making players more durable🙄athletes used to say iron sharpens iron, these NBA players today want a free night off every time they feel tired

[@MeBihhhh]

MLB needs less games

[@TonyMontana-f2h7u]

less games ? nah players are soft af like kamala supporters

[@jakethethird1584]

It never used to be an issue. They sit out because they can.

[@lazzi2462]

82 games was never an issue in the past, don't need to lessen games. The issue is, Adam Silver was too much of a "Yes" man. The players run the league now. They get paid way too much nowadays to care about a random regular season game or any Allstar games. They all get extra pay incentives if they hit certain accolades, like making the ASG, winning awards, getting selected to All-NBA Teams. So then why not do the opposite as well? Subtract part of their paycheck if they aren't hitting certain benchmarks. You sit out a 30% of the season, then take off 30% out of their paycheck. You're getting paid superstar money but don't even make an Allstar team or the All-NBA team, then take out 10% for each miss. They need to start penalizing these players where it actually hurts.

[@tunjipitan2134]

Totally agree, NBA is so so boring these days. Just too many 3 throws which can easily determine who wins or loses, not much winning strategies and plans to get a well deserved win. People naturally love suspense and deep intrest good sports provide ..., So very sad.

[@macdreezy794]

Silver should take a page from Goodell and Manfred.....Said no one EVER!!!!

[@drew0513]

Colin treats everything as "The easiest thing to do", or "The smartest thing to do...". Weak analysis on Colin's part. None of those moves are the easiest or smartest. I could say the "easiest" and "smartest" thing Colin could do is to jettison JMac, but he can't do it....

[@Bobcekay]

Haven’t watched a nba game in years. I used to love the nba

[@albertlatscha]

Same here just have no interest at all in it , it's just the same game over and over

[@tjayd1225]

Repetitive, boring, and that 2020 woke bubble did irreparable damage to how the everyday fan views them. They spent that whole summer pointing the finger and lecturing ppl that just wanted to watch the game. Add in load management, players indifference to the game, and a bad product & you get what you’ve got

[@jwmurray22]

Thank you Collin! I grew up in Chicago, as a child of the 90s BULLS. The NBA is UNWATCHABLE today... complete snooze show! I MIGHT* watch the playoffs... maybe...

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

Super teams, concentration of stars, only 5 teams being relevant every year, boring three point contests every game, and over pandering of social issues / politics constantly.

[@metabolicraged]

Also wtf are you talking about with politics? Do you even watch the NBA? How is literally anything about it political or pandering? You people get outraged constantly over NOTHING

[@ChosenPlaysYT]

@ LeBron, the face of the league, literally said he didn’t want half of the country to watch because they are terrible people. And there are hundreds of other examples. The players during the Olympics deciding as a team to tell everyone who they should vote for, etc. To bury your head in the sand and act like they aren’t pandering politics constantly is intentionally disingenuous.

[@js09js09]

​@@ChosenPlaysYTI became a lot less interested in the NBA back in 2020 when the league and players started shoving BLM down my throat every time I watched it or followed it.

[@dirtylizardneck3890]

I was born in the late 80s and grew up watching the golden era of the nba 1995 to 2005 it was all about style.. players had their own style and were unique like Kidd, Nash, AI, KG, TMAC, Duncan, Carter just to name a few were completely different players that specialized in different offensive skills and they all played defense, which made the game fun to watch in todays era they d all be doing the same thing, all shooting 3s all playing lac defense. There was more accountability then every play and decision had to be correct or it was a problem for you right away even if you're a star look at AI and his coach.. this also made the game more fun to watch it appeared more like professional basketball.

[@tru3dialect]

I honestly think the nbas audience is younger than NFL and MLB. Most of them stream illegally

[@metabolicraged]

Yeah Colin is clueless about many things in this take. It's rage bait. NBA is doing incredibly well lol

[@tru3dialect]

@metabolicraged I don't think it's rage bait the ratings are down, but I don't think they take into account young people are not paying for cable when they can stream it online for free

[@eli4nations]

Agreed on Vrabel. It’s hard telling that to Chicago tho, they still don’t understand what builds whole teams

[@Iron-sy4yp]

I haven’t followed the NBA for a long time now it’s not worth watching

[@real.cryptic]

I only watch the playoffs tbh.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@real.crypticyou are what is called a causal fan

[@real.cryptic]

@@MeBihhhh no it’s the truth. I played high school basketball and used to watch Gametime and Prime time games not even that long ago. I stopped watching basketball religiously two years ago because every game became the same. It’s repetitive and low stakes. Playoff Basketball is the best and I love watching march madness. There’s no point in watching the regular season if it’s just the same game with a different color jersey. Every team is trying to do the same thing and it’s just boring. Playoffs are real basketball with real stakes.

[@real.cryptic]

@@MeBihhhh calling fans like me casual is why the NBA is slowly dying. People like me are the core audience leaving for better entertainment.

[@MeBihhhh]

@@real.cryptic I’m not reading what your bibliography. If you only watch basketball during the playoffs , then you are literally a casual watcher. Argue with a wall varsity hero

[@tkcphoenix2k4]

Analytics was exciting innovation in baseball when it allowed the A’s to beat teams with more money and talent, but when everyone started applying it, it nearly killed the game because it became so boring… they had to change to rules to make it watchable again. The NBA will have to do the same.

[@zj8478]

Nobody watches tv in general. A Caitlyn Clark game does more numbers than a mlb playoff game.

[@MattSilhacek]

Yet TV networks are still paying hand over fist to get NBA games according to the new deals

[@billbookwalter9596]

The softest guys in the world play basketball

[@kk-sg8lj]

i dont play basketball but im sure your even softer

[@SDDT24]

@@kk-sg8ljI doubt he flops to the ground when people tap his hand

[@WOWimTim]

Soccer would like a word.

[@lamontephillips5092]

The softest guys in the world are the ones who hurt children or innocent people.. stop being dramatic lol

[@johngetsbuckets3831]

I disagree Soccer is

[@robertsiefman7543]

When Dennis Hopper said in the movie Hoosiers that this is the greatest game ever invented!! He wasn’t talking about shooting long jump shots he was referring to a game that made getting to the hoop the goal!!