Larry Bird DESTROYS THE MODERN NBA

[@raymondsmith2040]

Regular season games have turned into Allstar games and Allstar games have turned into a circus

[@jacobtucker3843]

I don’t know. When I watch todays regular season game I don’t even see all star game from 80’s. It’s sad!

[@Nalim69420]

all star game turned into the special education gym class

[@august6281]

Players and Fans *DISRESTPECT & TAKE FOR GRANTED* the game of basketball just because Playoffs is where things matter.

[@NoName-px2co]

The players have too much power over the league these days. It leads to entitlement of minimum efforts for maximum rewards. Adam Silver needs to be replaced by someone who is willing to implement heavy crack down.

[@raymondsmith2040]

@NoName-px2co I agree. Nothing will change till he's gone.

[@thunderstruk]

In the past, players were humbled by the fact that they were able to make such a good living for playing a game. They always wanted to put on a show for the fans because without them they would be in a 9-5 like everyone else. Nowadays most players have a feeling of entitlement and take it for granted. A lot of the “stars” couldn’t care less about entertaining the fans and many seem to actually resent the fans.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

At some point it really is too much money. And unlike football where they carry the effects the rest of their lives (I do understand knee and hip replacements are common among basketball players), and where you can be given brain damage at any turn, it's just not the same mental and physical investment.

[@daddyfuse50]

Look at Jamal Murray. How does he feel zero shame? It's crazy to me. He's tanking his team, and is set to make 208 MILLION DOLLARS MORE. He doesn't even care to GET IN SHAPE. Wtf.

[@RaiderWarpath]

They make that much money because they bring in that much money. If we cut the pay to the players, where should that money go? More money to the owners? Let the sponsors keep their dollars?

[@ThomasPaine01]

Brother is spitting fire! 💯

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

@@RaiderWarpath That was the argument when players made smaller amounts (owners did too) and they got more. A LOT MORE. People are not watching the league as much. I'm not sure why sponsors are paying so much and TV deals are so huge. I don't think any given player actually is responsible for league-wide income like Jordan (or Magic and Bird). Ultimately, a ton of guys who are interchangeable could make 1 million but nowadays they make 20 million. To your larger point, this is the puzzle to solve. It's clear to me that even with corporate governance outside of sports that the sheer amounts of money debase the mission of the organization when it becomes too wealthy and powerful. How do you solve? Well, it would mean people actually turning down things for prestige reasons. Meaning, you end relationship with sports betting (go back to the old ways), you drive a harder bargain and withdraw a bit to a smaller scope (possibly contraction even) so your league is in a position to weather the inevitable storm.

[@Faust_YT]

"Give them that much money from the start they're not gonna work just as hard." - MJ

[@qwertzuiop1978]

Exactly! Players should get salary based on their performance. Otherwise, you end up with guys like Ben Simmons

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@qwertzuiop1978so who gets the money when players don’t perform? Does it go back to the owners? Do their opponents get the checks? Or the nba get the money

[@frankbrien4455]

​@@pleaseshutup7053it's the owner's money until the players earn it, in that scenario. Obviously

[@givem110]

​@@pleaseshutup7053It should go to teams that win games. Win the chip team gets a billion,half a billion for 2nd 250 for conference finals. Making the playoffs each player gets 2 million. Don't make playoffs u get 500 grand. That would give the best NBA ever

[@zzzvain9710]

HE STARTED FIRST BIGGEST CONTRACT SO TYPICAL FOR JORDAN LIAR

[@timdog2714]

When Adam Silver took over is when the NBA went completely downhill. Today's players don't respect the past history of the NBA or basketball, they don't have loyalty or pride, and they only care about highlights and disrespecting their opponents.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

True they don’t even care if the win or lose

[@MauMauBinghi]

All facts

[@DanTarrant1]

Your mind-readinig skills are impressive.

[@DanTarrant1]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Then why do they keep score?

[@waffen98]

Adam Silverstein is just a pushover.

[@andrejohnson1703]

The NBA needs a new commissioner..

[@Lovewins99]

Understatement

[@mrskinszszs]

Yes

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

Needs a lot more than that but it would be a start

[@dreamcage1801]

A new David stern

[@eternalgamers10]

I don't like Adam Silver stance on certain things and ignoring the referee issue is another one. But we all know as long as he continues to make the NBA money. And most of the players/owners like him he ain't going anywhere unfortunately. Just like the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

[@jonLE2073]

You don’t have centers anymore. You basically have five shooting guards throwing up threes nonstop. Dribble dribble side step take a three.

[@imsalty5539]

Centers can't guard the 3pt line and pick and roll because they are to slow the only way to fix the game is get rid of the 3pt line

[@WalterModel45]

And most of them dont really drible. Do not crossover anybody or use a quick 1st step. They just do step sides/back to shoot over the defender

[@steamro11r]

i would love to see a player like Shaq get into the modern NBA

[@avonbarksdale7964]

💯

[@bobbymoss6160]

All these fricking centers tossing up 3s instead of playing the post is absolutely disgusting.

[@grouchygrundle]

I hear ya. Joel embiid is 7'2" and averages around 8-9 rebounds per game. Dennis Rodman was 6'7" and averaged around 16 rebounds per game.

[@YoshiActorEggman]

Unrelated, but I like your PFP. BBNG!

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@grouchygrundleEmbiid averages 11.1 rebounds for his career so far, and 11.4 over the past 7 seasons. He also carries more of an offensive load than Rodman ever did, so it's not the same.

[@SuperSonic_868]

​@urbaindelva7869 Rebounding in today's game is overinflated with long defensive rebounds from 3pt clanks and spacing. It's really apples to oranges. Hell, Stephen curry had a game with 14 boards. Lol. Embiid could dominate the paint and boards if he wanted to but he knows how fragile his own body is. Playing physical ball through a full season would end with him in a full body cast. He's not made of the same stuff as Rodman, but in all fairness, there aren't too many guys who are.

[@grouchygrundle]

@urbaindelva7869 embiid sucks brother. His career is over at 30. Washed

[@TheEndoKenzo]

They care more about being a celebrity than actually a basketball player and they’ll find loop holes to get paid while doing the minimum.

[@AnHebrewChild]

I just said this to someone yesterday: today's marquee names are no longer star players, they're 'celebrities.' They average $50 million salaries, but have the temerity to talk down on players from twenty years ago. Definition of entitled.

[@JmacDaloc]

Facts

[@will_9910]

That's because of YOU GUYS. Look what y'all did to MJ. Idolized him more than a God. You didn't think there was going to be a ripple effect?

[@carlosolivares6969]

Will wth are you talking about . Way to deflect the blame instead of acknowledging these are overpaid brats cosplaying as professional athletes

[@DanTarrant1]

@@AnHebrewChild Of course the players are entitled, thats what happens when a player signs a contract

[@roblacitinola866]

As an old baller fan from the 80's and 90's, today's game is simply described in one word... TRASH-

[@susanstamboulian646]

Indeed, and it reflects the image of this eras "golden boy", The Fraud King, LeBron James. Everything he touches turns to excrement.

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Completely agree with you! I was a fan of the eighties and nineties to. You had Magic,Bird,Michael,Dominique, Lew Alcindor, Isaiah and more. Todays game is trash!

[@frankrizzo4877]

I would add juice to that one word. Not much is worse than garbage juice

[@zerocal76]

NBA was good till about 2013, 14ish. That Warriors super team paved the way for player's to not only run but ruin the league. Now u have clow ns like Embiid wanting to sit out the season opener 😅

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

Unwatchable is a word that comes to mind

[@fullmetal1766]

GET RID OF GUARANTEED CONTRACTS

[@pleaseshutup7053]

So everyone who works for the nba their money is guaranteed except the actual players the most important part lol

[@frankbrien4455]

​@@pleaseshutup7053the players would have a multi-million dollar base salary. The rest they earn by hitting milestones. Pretty simple

[@LdyVder]

@@pleaseshutup7053 They should be paid per game played unless injured. Today's players are soft as tissue paper.

[@Αναστάσιος-σ8υ]

​@@LdyVdertrae young left the chat

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@LdyVder sure then you gotta answer who gets their money it goes to the owners pockets? So if you are injured you don’t get paid lol it wasn’t even like that in the 40s

[@AngryOldHoops]

Did you hear Larry? Despite clearly being one of the best, he still sounded uncomfortable referring to himself as “maybe one of the best players” after being selected to the All Star Game.

[@okaycola2]

Yep

[@Jim26D]

Larry was class, now we got lachina putting crowns on himself lol

[@Kap_NYC]

@@Jim26D People getting mad over celebrations bro 😂 Swear a lot of y’all are older baseball fans too.

[@Abruzzo333]

Yep, todays game is an absolute joke. I don't understand how they even still have fans watching this trash.

[@JohnSmith-up4yd]

Bird (and Magic) were rookies for their first All Star Game. It makes sense that he would be more humble as a rookie compared to the clip from the 88 ASG.

[@ijamorris]

Not only is today's game disrespectful to the fans but they also disrespect the past players often.

[@Reaper13-hi3yo]

As you comment & do the same disrespect to the current era- are you that hypocritical or just have zero self awareness? I'd bet on both.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@Reaper13-hi3yo2 things can be true.

[@ronhargrove1176]

@@Reaper13-hi3yo these players today are disrespecting the game and fans those tickets aren’t cheap the fans pay all that money to watch these dudes not play and if they do play half ass

[@sayrebonifield4663]

@@Reaper13-hi3yoWhile there are some individual players that deserve respect today, the game itself deserves none. You have to be worthy of respect to be disrespected.

[@DanTarrant1]

@@ronhargrove1176 You do realize that "the game" is not a person, right? It feels nothing and thus will not be bothered by anything today's players do

[@edoria9]

The only thing that will save the nba is a pay decrease

[@markvogel5872]

Ban gambling too.

[@Jackaroo.]

Ban LeBron

[@ReyDonovan-kv4jd]

Naw once lebitch leaves they need to replace silver. This is the worst era in NBA history. Silver cares more about an exhibition game than fixing the clear issues

[@jessedominguez543]

And get rid of 3 pt line.

[@danyellbobbitt632]

Facts!1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣

[@Ingeborga_Dapkunaite]

Charles Barkley was injured before 1991 All Star Game. He didn't wanna to participate. But NBA forced him with fine threat. Charles was pissed off and won MVP. Can you imagine this nowadays? I can not

[@bleack8701]

Forced to play injured was a bit much.

[@wazzup233]

​@@bleack8701nowadays due to the so called "load management" that won't happen on today's NBA. Today's NBA players are crybabies. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Ingeborga_Dapkunaite]

@@bleack8701 you can find it in his book 'Outrageous'

[@WalterModel45]

​@@bleack8701he wasnt hurt badly

[@Kunfucious577]

@@bleack8701you’re the problem. Toughen up

[@85pearlboy]

LeBron getting selected into the 2025 all star game will be the biggest mockery

[@brendanwalsh826]

lol he’ll be the damned Captain… 🚮

[@DarkWolf-407]

Pure 💩 He's not only not tge second or third best on his team but he's not even a top 10 nor top 75 player in the leauge. He should've retired in 2020.

[@Aswinishere]

if only they were chosen based on merit not fans

[@StuTheDon17]

​@Aswinishere Exactly. And if they were picked on merit, the All Star game itself would be interesting to watch. Nobody wants to watch a popularity contest.

[@juliuscaesar6994]

oh he'll get in there somewhere because anything for the king lmfao

[@LouieBaLLz]

Adam Silver should have the NBA "all stars" vs the Harlem Globetrotters, because that's what I see when I try to watch an NBA game.

[@SuperSonic_868]

Lol. Or how about th Nba all stars vs a g-league Allstar team. Those hungry wolves in the g league would put up a fight, and maybe provoke some kind of competition from the nba guys to spare the embarrassment.

[@hakancarlsson2881]

​@@SuperSonic_868That's happening this year I think. One of teams in the tournament is from the G league. I wonder why? Bronny? 🙄

[@Laneous14]

The globetrotters might smoke them

[@AnHebrewChild]

It's called "basketball" but it's not actually the same sport. At what point do rule changes make a game a different game? 3 in the key, no hand checking, quote unquote "freedom of movement," traveling, palming, etc etc Silver's NBA is host to a different sport. "Basketball" a game I no longer recognize.

[@wizard1687]

I feel the same way about the MLB and NFL

[@turgid4391]

yeah i truly felt the difference when i started playing pickup games and watching college basketball. defense is way more impactful bc youre actually allowed to play it

[@zerocal76]

This is exactly what I tell anyone who tries to defend modern NBA players or the league itself. What u see in that arena is NOT what you see in everyday life. Go watch a random pickup game anywhere and you'll see guys pushing, elbowing each other and clawing at the ball. NBA: bumped shoulders twice near the key, 2 FTs! 🤮

[@clayton5584]

Ive just quit watching sports all together. Its really not important.

[@richardrobinson7429]

Yall called that boring though. When the pistons n spurs where clamping teams down and the avg score in the league was 92 ppg. Yall didn't want to watch Piston or spurs in the championship cause they where boring teams.

[@elmosbongwater5009]

Isiah, Magic, Bird, and MJ sounded authentic and down-to-earth in those interviews about the All-Star Game. You can tell their entire mentality was fundamentally different compared to today.

[@Strobobel]

It helps that the 80s guys didn’t become buddy buddy with other teams players and didn’t play all summer with them

[@23xi45]

The sad thing with everyone shooting 3’s is now no one has a signature move anymore. No more signature fadeaway jumpshots, dream shake, etc.

[@WalterModel45]

Yep Everybody does the same shit. Only Giannis and Jokic play a litle bit diferent

[@Kunfucious577]

It looks like street ball now.

[@BrewBelts]

Totally agree

[@USUE_Collxn]

In those old clips, look at how the paint used to be packed. It made things more compelling to watch. Players would fight back in those days, not shoot around

[@philwilson609]

The game is international, faster, players are more skilled in their use of athleticism. As a consequence of the more side to side explosive movements of today's superior players, injury rates are up. You also have older players - LeBron, KD, Steph etc. who stay at the top longer due to superior training. Today's stars need load management, and they can't risk their careers going hard in the All Star game. Pretty simple, but not for nostalgic, clueless geezers.

[@USUE_Collxn]

@@philwilson609 👴Ah, you whipper-snapper. If the current players need load management, what the heck are they getting paid more to do? warm the bench? Players today have better physical treatment than the 70s, 80, and 90s. Today's players are just pampered. And you support that? Who's clueless here?🤷‍♂

[@tacotone]

⁠@@philwilson609mega cope. None of these guys in the 80s or 90s were risking anything playing in the ASG. Give some goddamn effort on the court. It’s not hard.

[@mrblackman1992_]

Players are not more skilled than back then and players today lack heart and fundamentals stop

[@madigel3430]

@@philwilson609 that doesn't change the fact that it's terrible basketball to watch ;-) game with no D ain't no competition!

[@mletrout7942]

Harlem Globetrotters are more serious than the NBA. I can’t even watch it anymore.

[@ImportAl]

Bird was at the ASG to bring back the competitive fire. These guys didn't see Larry's ASG game winner, but they did see Wade break Kobe's nose. They're afraid of getting cooked on TikTok highlights.

[@ChristopherHoward-j8c]

Adam Silver and Bron ruined da league n everyone knows it! If Bron retire n NBA had new commissioner, league would be legendary 🔥 🔥 💯

[@Ingeborga_Dapkunaite]

Nah. You need to turn a lot of rules back

[@Jacob_Spang]

crack down on traveling and let them hand check again. Perimeter defense is invisable these days...

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

@@Ingeborga_Dapkunaite Rules do not need to be changed, the existing ones need to be enforced.

[@standup3686]

I think it's beyond repair, honestly.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@standup3686Says who?

[@greywolf4784]

i miss the days when there was real defense

[@SpenmoChins3]

Zoomers have too much ADHD to watch actual defense.

[@NightMan1224]

@@SpenmoChins3funny that you assume they even watch the games. Majority of them I know just look at the highlights and box score

[@CJ-111]

That clips of Bird's last all star game looked so good, just from that small clip. Modern players are not far superior athletically

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

The last good all-star games were when Iverson, Carter, KG, and Kobe were in them, sub 2010s. The first 3 quarters had a bit of defense in them and then in the 4th quarters, they looked like *PLAYOFF* games. They were soooooooo good.

[@aaronmbaye6498]

The NBA Goat debate is debatable for USA fans. But every countries of the intire world knows that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time 🐐🙌🏾!

[@AnHebrewChild]

It's not actually a debate for US fans. Ask anyone on the street and they'll look at you funny, like why are you asking about something so obvious(?) The so-called "debate" is pure media fiction.

[@Jacob_Spang]

@@AnHebrewChild my kids think lebum is the goat. It's really bad...

[@AnHebrewChild]

@@Jacob_Spang sad :( they've been victims of social engineering / media manipulation. :/

[@jordansoviet23]

​@@AnHebrewChildthat media manipulation is always present on mainstream 'media' as well as in social media like Facebook. I'm totally disgusted of LeGay Blames propaganda there to the point I always post memes of IDK sumthing looking ddeeeeek towards them or even blocking pro LeGay Blames pages.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@Jacob_SpangWhat are you going to do? Ground them for thinking so? Get over it.

[@vineelkesavarapu5736]

I have stated this is the worst and softest era in NBA history by far. Players are lazy as ever. This load management era is driving me crazy. The insanity of the 3 point shooting makes me get bored so quickly. Nothing will be fixed until someone replaces Silver who doesn’t have the balls to be strict or stern. Silver is the worst commissioner in sports and NBA history. I refuse to say his first name.

[@AnHebrewChild]

Yeah I don't like Silver, he's NOT been a good commissioner, but I don't think we can lay the blame for this at his feet only. It's a systemic cultural problem with the players. But yeah man, Silver has done NOTHING to address it. Things could improve by something simple like a uniform dress code, on-court and post-game. The players look sloppy and unkempt. Twenty years ago, franchises were fined if the players' on-court shoe color didn't all match. It's the little things. Btw, "strict or stern." That choice of words wasn't lost on me. Nice 😊

[@lemonscentedgames3641]

Players care more about getting their personal runway with their thousand dollar outfits than playing😂​@@urbaindelva7869

[@urbaindelva7869]

​​@@AnHebrewChildI understand the dress code point, but that is a pretty minor thing. Are people really concerned about what the players wear that much? Yes, a number of them don't have good taste in fashion, but at the end of the day, we are not their designers. Their style of dress is usually the last thing on the minds of fans, if ever. What matters more: their appearance or their performance? The former does not affect the latter at all.

[@nydibs]

Not only that, but then they force parity with this terrible CBA. Now you have nothing but mediocrity. I’d rather have 2-3 great teams in each conference than 10 average ones

[@urbaindelva7869]

​​@@AnHebrewChildDress code? Yeah, because the appearance of the players is a big enough problem that needs addressing. They're not in private school. 😒

[@user-rg4vz4mb4o]

Lebron ruined the game

[@heirrose1606]

Curry ruined the game and was proud of it with his personal hashtag #RuinTheGame he used on twitter a lot

[@mr.e6684]

You are both correct! Shake hands and share the belt of championship analysis. 😊

[@heirrose1606]

@mr.e6684 Yeah it was actually the both of them. I used to add KD to it but Curry flew across the country to beg him to join him which puts Curry on par w/ LeBron

[@williecatch9]

Curry is the only guy opposite of Klay that can effectively play this way and he STILL attacks the basket. Lebron, on the other hand, has done a lot of damage culturally to how players mentally approach the league. It’s not a passion anymore, it’s a business.

[@williecatch9]

When Lebron said last year “it’s just basketball”, he hat sealed the deal for me that Lebron was the cause of this.

[@patrickmontie9583]

Larry should be commissioner.

[@collarbone5018]

It's because the face of the league didn't want to compete. Previous faces of the NBA like Magic, Bird, Jordan and Kobe were all fierce competitors LeBron James doesn't wanna compete, he always wants it easy.

[@brjohn1960]

Truth.

[@ludvigwittgenstein6469]

yuppp

[@kenhobbs9251]

I lost interest in the NBA when Jordan retired. Old school players were much more exciting to watch

[@JordanHowlett]

The NBA has made the mistake in thinking that high scoring is the most important ingredient in entertaining basketball... No, seeing players compete and showcase their skills on both ends of the court is what fans truly love. I don't know how to fix it but something has to be done🤷‍♂️

[@brjohn1960]

Move the 3 pt line back 5 feet or get rid of it completely. Problem solved.

[@richardrobinson7429]

Yall bitched about the 92 ppg league average during the pistons and spurs reign in the early 2000s. Yall said yall was tired of seeing the pistons win 88-67 every night. So they loosened the offense to get more scoring in the league. GSW just broke the league and showed how devastating the 3 point shoot can be

[@justinjones7604]

Larry has spoken like a old world God to smite this Era

[@michael_mathieu_vibrant_health]

I’m so glad you made this video! I did my own little version of this last year. I watched a few minutes of the All-Star game and was absolutely disgusted and I started thinking that I remember enjoying the games back in the 80s so I went back and found one of those early 80s All-Star games and, I thought wow what an awesome game!

[@zoltankecskemeti1653]

Lebron is always one of the captains , he doesn't even play defense in real games. So what can you expect

[@cookiesboi5]

Curry and LeBron every year. Two prime suspects for who ruined the league… disgusted by both.

[@mbarto909]

7:17 that ben simmons clip was diabolical ☠️

[@MiguelGonzalez-nx6gn]

Ain't no way! lmao!!!!

[@nicholass7563]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@grouchygrundle]

A lot of professional players no matter the sport are spoiled and entitled brats. Theyre too busy to be bothered with trying in an all star game. Actually these days some players are too busy to be bothered with playing in back to back games.

[@Kingstyles05]

Defense is important. People need to understand that the entertainment value of the NBA came from not just what players can do, but what they can do when their opponents are trying their hardest to stop you.

[@qwertzuiop1978]

Another problem is that carried ball and travel is never called anymore.

[@sunshinehwy]

Yupp 2010's Decision single-handedly ruined competitive basketball, Bron's running and losing has been celebrated so much why work anymore

[@ntrong32]

The decision was bad. But everyone forgetting the original superteam of that era was the Celtics.

[@Reaper13-hi3yo]

@@ntrong32 Logic & rationale has no place on this channel or community

[@sunshinehwy]

@@ntrong32 James-Wade-Bosh colluded and signed shorter Rookie Extensions in 06, the Celtics *trade* was 07, but go off. 😂

[@ronhargrove1176]

@@ntrong32 you guys love bringing up the 08 Celtics that same team that only made the finals twice them dudes teaming obviously didn’t ruin the competition

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@sunshinehwyThe fashion in which they formed does not change that they were still a superteam. One could argue that the Miami Big 3 would not have existed if it wasn't for the Big 3 Celtics.

[@coolbananas1803]

Ego. Greed. Pride. Envy. Sin has found its way into many aspects of modern life.

[@markvogel5872]

Online gambling ruined this league. Trying to appease the Chinese market and their never ending desire to gamble has been the stupidest thing ever. Considering this league had a huge scandal not that long ago with refs and vegas it seems so brain dead to think we should push betting sites.

[@thomasespositio3139]

those same sites saved the NFL which was experiencing low ratings after a couple years of kneeling for the national anthem, the betting sites dangled the carrot and people bit, another game the NFL that is no where as good as it once was back in the day

[@pofrith4681]

It is entitlement. The League is focused on empowering the players, but that has gone so extreme that players can do whatever they want and still be guaranteed millions. *COUGH COUGH* Ben "Brick" Simmons *COUGH COUGH*

[@urbaindelva7869]

What exactly is Simmons doing right now that can be classified as "doing whatever he wants"? He is playing the games and playing pretty well, at least relative to the expectations of him now. What are people like you still bitching about when it comes to him? If you are still expecting him to be what he was 3-5 years ago, then you are wasting your time. He's already 28 now. If he does somehow go back to being that guy, it will be too little, too late.

[@DanTarrant1]

If this is true, then the NBA needs better negotiators when it's time to do the next CBA.

[@marklambert7515]

Us old folk been saying this for about 5 or 6 yrs now. Thank golden state

[@baronvg]

It’s easy: no more 3 point field goals. With no incentive, players will stop hoisting up 35 foot jump shots. Defense returns, passing returns, actual post play returns.

[@Piairom]

The problem is not the 3 point line it’s the 3 second rule inside the paint and scoring inside the paint only counts 2! So superstars today prefer to shoot 3, gain more money than to be injured with the physicality of scoring inside the paint only 2 points! To change this the game must end the 3 second rule and scoring inside the paint need to count 3 points too to balance the game...this way head coaches will drop the exclusivity of shooting 3s and will return the importance of a dominant big men that can score 3s inside the paint and get and1 situations so the team can get 4 points and hurt the other team with fouling out! With no defense, no intensity this way all teams will lose and foul out...but with more defense and intensity you will have to become more aggressive on offense if you want to get advantage of scoring inside the paint....now 3s are better than 2s that’s maths but with this new rules if you have an opportunity to score 4 it’s better than 3s...it’s math too and head coaches will set new plays and strategies to get this 4 points...because the 3 is already guaranteed inside the paint with an higher fg%.

[@baronvg]

@ I’m trying to stop players from jacking up a long 3 every other play. The way to do that is to take away the 3 point line and make ALL field goals 2 points again.

[@pierovittori1076]

My like was 2000. 2000 Like the last full decade of real basketball I've seen

[@CHI-JORDAN-CHI]

Rare disagreement with Uncut Hoops on this one. Curry doesn't take the all star game any more seriously than any of these other players. I remember him literally laying down on the ground in an all star game instead of trying to play defense.

[@mpound97]

Curry is guilty af too...

[@welsonma3911]

It's hard for him or anyone to try and play defence in the all star game when everyone else isn't playing defence. At the very least, curry adds some entertainment value to the all star game. He knows that fans want to see him throw up crazy 3 pt shots and so he goes for all types of shots. No one is going to an all star game expecting curry to be the best defender on the court.

[@cookiesboi5]

Curry is almost as bad as LeBron is for the sport. Such an immature, entitled soft little boy. His antics disgust me.

[@michaelsloane9955]

Not only did old school players play more defense, but they played more offense as well. In the 1980s/1990s you had a really good mix of offensive diversity. You had Kareem with his sky hook, guys like Hakeem, McHale, and Worthy with their post moves, guys like Jordan, Wilkins, and Drexler with their driving and slashing, and guys like Reggie Miller, Dennis Scott, and Sam Perkins with their 3 pointers. AND the mid range game was so big that it was literally the heart of Larry Bird's offense. Bird shot 38% form 3, a great % for that era, but only attempted 2-3 3s per game because he had offensive diversity with drives, slashes, fadeaways, tip ins, post ups, passing, the 3s here and there, and his bread and butter, the mid range game.

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

Bird disappointed me massively when he overpraised LeBron last year. LeBron's mentality is the polar opposite to what Bird stood for.

[@terren1275]

You are correct. Bird was all about earning things through hard challenges, not taking easy way out. Bird the ultimate competitor

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

*Michael* *Jordan* Championship: 6 Finals MVP: 6 MVP: 5 All-Star MVP: 3 ROY: 1 DPOY: 1 Scoring champion: 10 Steals leader: 3 Slam dunk champion: 2 Total = 37 *LeBron* *James* Championship: 4 Finals MVP: 4 MVP: 4 All-Star MVP: 3 ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 1 Assists leader: 1 Total = 18 *Kevin* *Durant* Championship: 2 Finals MVP: 2 MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 2 ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 4 Total = 12 MJ = 37 LeBron + KD = 30 You can say, well, MJ didn’t have a real rival in his heyday. Look, I’m combining LeBron next to KD. A guy who was taking awards from LeBron and they’re still short in combined awards than MJ! 🤣 BTW, I wasn’t aware there was a scoring title award until only recently. I’m also not including collegiate awards and international competition awards. MJ would still be ahead if added even if I included LeBron’s high school awards. Let’s keep going…. *Magic* *Johnson* Championship: 5 Finals MVP: 3 MVP: 3 All-Star MVP: 2 Assists leader: 4 Steals leader: 2 Total = 19 *Larry* *Bird* Championship: 3 Finals MVP: 2 MVPs: 3 All-Star MVP: 2 ROY: 1 Three-point contest champion: 3 Total = 14 MJ = 37 Magic + Bird = 33 *Kobe* *Bryant* Championship: 5 Finals MVP: 2 MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 4 Scoring champion: 2 Slam dunk champion: 1 Total = 15 *Shaquille* *O’Neal* Championship: 4 Finals MVP: 3 MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 3 ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 2 Total: 13 MJ = 37 Kobe + Shaq = 28 *Tim* *Duncan* Championship: 5 Finals MVP: 3 MVP: 2 All-Star MVP: 1 ROY: 1 Total = 12 MJ finally loses when I combined the top 3 players in the 2000s!! 🤣 MJ = 37 Kobe + Shaq + Duncan = 40 But what if I add Hakeem’s achievements? Is it fair to Jordan that it’s 1 vs. 3 with individual accolades? So let me add the 2nd GOAT of the 90s…. *Hakeem* *Olajuwon* Championship: 2 Finals MVP: 2 MVP: 1 DPOY: 2 Rebounding leader: 2 Blocks leader: 3 Total = 12 MJ + Hakeem = 49 Kobe + Shaq + Duncan = 40 MJ = 37 LeBron + Kobe = 33 Uh, huh. We done with the 90s! 🤣 The top two 80s, 00s, and 10s players are combining their awards and Michael Jordan still has more than them! *Steph* *Curry* Championship: 4 Finals MVP: 1 MVP: 2 All-Star MVP: 1 Scoring champion: 2 Steals leader: 1 Three-point contest champion: 2 Total = 13 Jordan played against plumbers like Hakeem for all those awards! 🤣 You would think MJ hogged all the awards in the 80s and 90s, but Hakeem still has as many trophies as Tim Duncan. The 90s was really the best decade of basketball. 1998 Utah Jazz Eliminated Tim Duncan Eliminated Shaq and Kobe Jazz eliminated Hakeem and Clyde the year prior. The 97 and 98 Jazz eliminated past and future champions but they never get the credit they deserve. They’re 90s plumbers. We won’t hold it against Kobe and LeBron for losing when they were young. But if Jordan got swept by Bird twice, we will hold it against him. Hilarious! Michael Jordan is still better than your favorite player not named Michael Jordan. LeBron James is the GOAT for never being the GOAT. LeBron is the GOAT for never being as great as Michael Jordan. MJ = 37 LeBron + KD = 30 LeBron + Kobe = 33 LeBron + Steph = 31 Do the math, kids. *Kareem* *Abdul-Jabbar* Championship: 6 Finals MVP: 2 MVP: 6 ROY: 1 Scoring title: 2 Rebounding leader: 1 Blocks leader: 3 Total = 21 Finals MVP didn’t exist until 1969. Blocks and steals weren’t counted until 1973-1974. No 3-point line until 1979-1980. *Bill* *Russell* Championship: 11 MVP: 5 All-Star MVP: 1 ROY: 1 Rebounding leader: 4 Total = 22 *Wilt* *Chamberlain* Championship: 2 Finals MVP: 1 MVP: 4 All-Star MVP: 1 ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 7 Rebounding leader: 11 Assist leader: 1 Total = 26 1. Michael Jordan = 37 2. Wilt Chamberlain = 26 3. Bill Russell = 22 4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar = 21 5. Magic Johnson = 19 6. LeBron James = 18 7. Kobe Bryant = 15 Some more random ones… *Kevin* *Garnett* Championship: 1 MVP: 1 All-Star: MVP: 1 DPOY: 1 Rebounding leader: 4 Total = 8 *Dirk* *Nowitzki* Championship: 1 Finals MVP: 1 MVP: 1 Three-point contest champion: 1 Total: 4 *Scottie* *Pippen* Championship: 6 All-Star MVP: 1 Steals leader: 1 Total = 8 *Karl* *Malone* MVP: 2 All-Star MVP: 2 Total = 4 *Charles* *Barkley* MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 1 Total = 2 *Penny* *Hardaway* Total = 0 *David* *Robinson* Championship: 2 MVP: 1 ROY: 1 DPOY: 2 Scoring champion: 1 Rebounding leader: 1 Blocks leader: 1 Total = 9 *Patrick* *Ewing* ROY: 1 Total = 1 *Giannis* *Antetokounmpo* Championship: 1 Finals MVP: 1 MVP: 2 All-Star MVP: 1 DPOY: 1 MIP: 1 Total = 7 *Nikola* *Jokic* Championship: 1 Finals MVP: 1 MVP: 3 Total = 5 *Joel* *Embiid* MVP: 1 Scoring champion: 2 Total = 3 *Allen* *Iverson* MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 2 ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 4 Steals leader: 3 Total = 11 *Dwyane* *Wade* Championship: 3 Finals MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 1 Scoring champion: 1 Total = 6 *Kawhi* *Leonard* Championship: 2 Finals MVP: 2 All-Star MVP: 1 DPOY: 2 Steals leader: 1 Total = 8 *James* *Harden* MVP: 1 6MOY: 1 Scoring champion: 3 Assists leader: 2 Total = 7 *Luka* *Doncic* ROY: 1 Scoring champion: 1 Total = 2 *Jayson* *Tatum* All-Star MVP: 1 Total = 1 *Kyrie* *Irving* Championship: 1 All-Star MVP: 1 ROY: 1 Three-point contest champion: 1 Total = 4 *Anthony* *Edwards* Total = 0 *Lou* *Williams* 6MOY: 3 Total = 3 *Paul* *George* MIP: 1 Steals leader: 1 Total = 2 *Tracy* *McGrady* MIP: 1 Scoring champion: 2 Total = 3 *Vince* *Carter* Slam dunk champion: 1 Total = 1 *Paul* *Pierce* Championship: 1 Finals MVP: 1 Three-point contest champion: 1 Total = 3 *Ray* *Allen* Championship: 2 Three-point contest champion: 1 Total = 3 *Clyde* *Drexler* Championship: 1 Total = 1 *Dominique* *Wilkins* Scoring champion: 1 Slam dunk champion: 2 Total = 3 *Isiah* *Thomas* Championship: 2 Finals MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 2 Assists leader: 1 Total = 6 *Dennis* *Rodman* Championship: 5 DPOY: 2 Rebounding leader: 7 Total = 14 *Draymond* *Green* Championship: 4 DPOY: 1 Steals leader: 1 Total = 6 *Klay* *Thompson* Championship: 4 Three-point contest champion: 1 Total = 5 *Russell* *Westbrook* MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 2 Scoring champion: 2 Assists leader: 3 Total = 8 *Oscar* *Robertson* Championship: 1 MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 3 ROY: 1 Assists leader: 6 Total = 12 *Jerry* *West* Championship: 1 Finals MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 1 Scoring champion: 1 Assists leader: 1 Total = 5 MJ shows love to The Logo…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZvHhqFuhZ6lprcsi=q9McOo-rMEpmnhRA *Bob* *Cousy* Championship: 6 MVP: 1 All-Star MVP: 2 Assists leader: 8 Total = 18 *JJ* *Redick* Total = 0 (won zero NBA trophies) ^ But it’s Cousy who played against plumbers, right JJ? 🤣 Plumbers like Big O who has 12 trophies to Tim Duncan’s 12. Cooz was probably beating the same quality as Redick as a player then. *Gilbert* *Arenas* MIP: 1 Total = 1 “Jordan Poole has more skill than MJ.” 😂 *Jordan* *Poole* Championship: 1 Total = 1 I love shitting on these losers who have won nothing in their careers but they’re the ones dissing real legends. JJ is overrated for being super handsome. Gilbert was a 3x all-star but won nothing meaningful. Agent ZERO credibility. Nique had a better career than T-Mac and Vince (these are Kobe’s peers and competition at the wing) but it’s MJ who played against plumbers. 🤣 Dang, Rudy Gobert and Dwight Howard together have more awards thanks to their DPOYs than PG-13, T-Mac, and Vince combined. Robinson won more awards than Giannis, Jokic, and Embiid but I thought MJ played against plumbers? 🤣 Why does David have more accolades than the last three guys who won the last six MVPs? Wasn’t MJ hogging all the awards won? David wasn’t even the best center in the 90s. “MJ had weak competition!” It’s all his fault for dominating an entire decade that these other greats failed to do! Kareem played in the weak 1970s winning all those MVPs and he doesn’t have as many actual trophies as Jordan. I’m combining the awards of Magic + Bird or LeBron + Kobe or whichever were the two best players from each decade and they’re still losing to Jordan in awards won. MJ is making every other great who won awards look like peasants! They mostly have less than half of what he won. MJ isn’t just the GOAT, he’s the undisputed GOAT. A combination of skill, talent, stats, individual accolades, team accomplishments, legendary moments, influence, impact, clutchness, and heart are why MJ will always remain the GOAT. The marketing, charisma, mystique, aura, the glow, and the shoes are only extra.

[@uberneanderthal]

Bird famously hated the 3-point line, despite being the best shooter of his era. And we're seeing now why. it essentially punishes good defense and rewards bad offense. the result is the post-up, mid-range and slasher roles that used to be the heart of the game have been reduced to nothing. now it's just 3-pointers and cutting to the basket for uncontested layups. 💤😴 even Anthony Edwards who made a reputation being an exciting slasher realized that it just makes more sense to hoist a dozen 3s a game than to attack the paint. Wemby, who has the potential to be the most dynamic big man ever, is instead playing exactly like Brooks Lopez, because that's just the most efficient way to play. Doesn't make sense for him to develop a Skyhook or a Dream Shake, just stand 25 feet from the basket and launch. That's the most efficient play in modern basketball.

[@TheBest0704]

Yes sir

[@brjohn1960]

It's bass ackwards. The closer to the basket you are, the higher percentage of shots you will make. I'd rather watch a game of h-o-r-s-e. At least there's some creativity.

[@ludvigwittgenstein6469]

"efficient" according to the data engineers who have ruined the game. Sports is NOT mathematics (nor is it a science). It is competition, first, entertainment second. This idea of "optimization" nearly ruined baseball so they changed the rules to incentivize more base-running etc. Hoops is heading down the path of obsolescence if this continues. The game sucks now. It just does. Why? NO DEFENSE. No resistance. It feels like the WWE. The foul calls, which have always been a problematic aspect of basketball, have been downright defective (flopping, exaggerating contact, INITIATING contact etc). Before, at least, refs used to swallow their whistles for incidental contact or contact that didn't materially affect the shot. Now? ANY bit of contact is whistled. The 3 pointer has ruined basketball not just because of the math (i.e. 3 pointers produce more points per attempt than 2s), but because it takes the SKILL out of the game. Contrary to popular opinion, players now are actually WORSE off "skill wise" than they were in past eras because they are not fundamentally sound. The "skillfull" players come from Europe (e.g. Jokic) where they still teach sound fundamental basketball (i.e. dribbling before you lift your pivot foot). They only APPEAR more skillfull now because of several rule changes that have legislated defense out of the equation and allow players to take 3, 4, 5 steps before shooting. Also, the analytics have taken STYLISTIC differences out of the game. In the 80s, 90s and 2000s, different teams had DIFFERENT styles of play: e.g. Triangle offense, Post-sets, catch-and-shoot with guys like Rip Hamilton and Ray allen, 7 seconds or less offense. Now it's ALL 3s and layups. The NBA died when Kobe retired. Curry tried to carry the torch, but the damage was already done by LeBron James (a superstar who, despite all the marketing hype, has TERRIBLE fundamentals and no bag). We're just here for the eulogy. The two worst rated finals of the past two decades were, 2007 Spurs vs Cleveland and 2020 Miami vs LA. Coincidence? Ratings suck now. The people have spoken. Without Curry's exceptional talent, and the Splash Bros briefly reinvigorating then league for a little bit, ratings would have already cratered. Now we are seeing it happen.

[@TheBest0704]

@ yep, you nailed it

[@kevwmobile3238]

You’re not wrong. As a huge fan of the 80’s and early 90’s, I can’t watch it anymore.

[@GtheGreat1]

I used to live for the nba all star game. Now its so terrible that i can't even watch it smh

[@ronhargrove1176]

Yeah I stopped caring about all star weekend around 2016 or 2017 it became boring and unnecessary

[@zoltankecskemeti1653]

I used to watch the whole, but then g league players became dunk chanpiins and all stars played like g league in the all star game

[@cookiesboi5]

It used to be an event when I was a kid. All the neighborhood kids would meet up and watch it together and have our own dunk contest after. Now I don’t even know when it’s happening, nor do I care. It kinda died when the ‘best’ player was too affraid to compete in the dunk contest.

[@GtheGreat1]

@cookiesboi5 facts! It's crazy how the tables have turned. Lebron destroyed the nba smh

[@cookiesboi5]

@ don’t forget curry. Absolutely despise them both. And I’m from the Bay Area where curry worship is religion.

[@GenX7119]

The funny thing is that the 3pt idea came from the defunct ABA league; NBA didn't even have it, and when they did put it in, very few players could shoot from that far; Pete Maravich was one of them and he shot like 44 percent.

[@axilmar254]

The NBA can easily be fixed with the following 3 changes: 1) abolish the defensive 3 second violation. Let the paint get camped by big players. 2) bring back hand checking. 3) move back the 3 pt line at least 1 meter, even if that means no corner 3 pt shots. These small changes will change the game for the better.

[@duffman4655]

4) remove maximum contracts and introduce a hard cap salary. Rookies are getting paid on potential and not what's earned, it's literally ruining a lot of careers when the money is coming to them too easily, at maximum salary it doesn't matter if they sit out half a season, or make it to the playoffs or even win the championship if the money's the same there's no incentive to play or stay in shape (ie. Zion).

[@michaeljames4630]

absolutely false. unreal.

[@adonismodel1429]

At this point I would say FUck voting, I would just ask who wants to play 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@Charlie-gk1uq]

Haven’t watched the NBA in 20 years; very out of the loop. Can someone explain why the increase in 3s is a bad thing? I’m a baseball guy. Is it like the current all-or-nothing approach of trying to hit one over the fence every time? In other words, the same amount of runs, (or points), are being scored, but in less diverse ways?

[@raylopez99]

For a minute, I thought "Bob Ryan" was an aged Larry Bird and was going to say how much he's aged.

[@shangoat2008]

'Stars' don't want to get injured so they can get paid. The allstar game full of the said stars turned it into a 3p contest. Nobody watches it anymore. Simple.

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

what's stupid about this, injuries in this game were rare. Even if someone were to get hurt in this game, what does that matter? What difference does it make getting hurt during the all-star game instead of a random regular season game after the all star break or before it? That argument is beyond stupid to me.

[@Inserthouse]

Please get a commissioner that feels and loves the game. Adam Silver is the opposite and has been destroying the game piece by piece.

[@John6-40]

90's all-star game intensity = modern reg season game intensity. Modern all-star intensity = shoot around.

[@jtremaine23]

Haha…true. I’ll do you one better. 90’s All Star game intensity = modern playoffs intensity

[@papachung6639]

The old players were intrinsically motivated and had a high level of personal pride. Not the case anymore.

[@DanTarrant1]

Are you sure? Did the NBA not do paychecks back in the day?

[@joshchambers5163]

​@@DanTarrant1cant fix stupid

[@MrRoda8143]

Get rid of the all-star game, If all these so-called stars are gonna do is chuck up 3 pointers and miss badly.

[@showtimenick824]

Videos like this are why this is one of my favorite basketball KZbin channels! Nothing but facts!

[@MauMauBinghi]

The NBA is so trash. I feel bad for fans of real basketball. The casuals love this trash

[@NBAFactsSelfResearched]

Those 80s all star games were top notch. I heard those ABA/NBA games were special in the 70s. But you are showing exactly why I cant/dont/won't watch NBA anymore. To me, it started dying in 2015, dead by 2019, my last full NBA game I've watched

[@nessdagoat]

Could this be because a large percentage of the league are kids that come from stable/damn near privileged backgrounds? Because when I was coming up, there were way more dudes from the trenches and they played like they couldn’t go back. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Aquaneos1193]

That's actually a fair point, I've never considered that factor

[@ronhargrove1176]

I mean it has a little to do with where they come from but it’s mainly the fact that back then they loved the game today they just care about the money first basketball second rather they are from the hood or not it’s the same result

[@urbaindelva7869]

It's not like most of them grew up wealthy or anything. A lot of them came from middle class working families who have it better now compared to the same types of families back then. They still come from a working class family either way.

[@AngryOldHoops]

MJ came from a modest income household and I’m not sure anyone was as fierce a competitor as him.

[@ronhargrove1176]

@ yeah it all comes to drive these dudes just want to stunt and flex their money

[@francisdejoya523]

I think it's better not to have an All-Star game at all. The very essence of it was already lost. Unless you carve that back in the hearts of the players, we cannot expect any quality all star games.

[@jarrodf_]

Ultimately, the buck stops at the top: Silver has to go. Sad to watch what's become of the NBA... It's not that hard: fans simply want a variety of post, mid-range and outside play; and a balance between offence and defence.

[@Jermaine2099]

The owners are his boss. As long as everyone is making more money he's not going anywhere

[@jarrodf_]

@Jermaine2099 That's true. But ratings are down precipitously. And can you blame viewers for tuning out. Again, ultimately, the buck stops at the top.

[@randysavage1011]

The tied at 64 at halftime quote was surreal. Almost like an SNL skit

[@JamesExcell-InterJex]

They need to encourage defense. No more defense 3 seconds. Bring refs from the euro league.

[@devanwade265]

I hate when people act as if shooting threes isn’t a great strategy. It’s perhaps the greatest way to score in the game and it’s proven by how many people complain about it. How about people play better defense? Don’t hate on the offensive player.

[@nivekiohc]

Lebron and Curry ruined the game

[@NotGahruvey]

LeBron did. Sure I don’t like all 3s, but that is Curry. The rest of the players trying to be him isn’t his fault.

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

Add Durant to that list.

[@TwentyGrand]

Wow you are putting in the work on a regular basis. Thanks, one million times🏆🥇👏👍✌️

[@robertpannell5486]

The NBA should push the 3-point line10 feet further back.

[@AnHebrewChild]

How would you do that on the corner/side three? Widen the court? Here's another solution: eliminate the three point line altogether. The NBA introduced it in 1980, and though the 3pt shot took a number of years to completely change (ie ruin) the game, it did eventually ruin the game. No, I'm not an old head. I'm just a person who has researched basketball history... and finally came to conclude that the 3 point line was, overall, a bad idea. Rewarding teams for settling for outside shots is kind of akin to awarding more points for field goals than touch downs.

[@urbaindelva7869]

For what? What does that do?

[@urbaindelva7869]

​​​@@AnHebrewChildEliminate the 3pt line just because people like you are tired of seeing those shots? Fuck that. I don't like the overabundance of 3pt shooting either, but that just makes no sense. They should dial back or even include a limit on 3pt shots, not just get rid of it entirely.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@AnHebrewChildTeams do not get rewarded for settling for those shots; they get rewarded for MAKING them. Did the 2018 Rockets get "rewarded" for settling for 27 straight missed threes?

[@whateverhappenedtogarycoop4148]

@@AnHebrewChild great analogy

[@repolyo99]

Paying guys for their "potential" will result to NBA Princesses.

[@GuySmithSmoke]

Make dunks worth 3 points. Add a rule that limits the amount of 3s attempted to 15 a game.

[@SentientTeapot2444]

That would kill the mid-range and post even more.

[@urbaindelva7869]

​@@SentientTeapot2444That makes no sense. That would be giving teams an undeserved extra point.

[@colnago8376]

GET RID OF 3 POINT LINE

[@angiechagani5181]

Gotta bring back hand checking and call carries and travel

[@beancount61]

Some of the bad things about 80’s-90’s NBA: 1. Players who couldn’t make half their free throws, leading to intentional fouling. 2. Illegal defense turned a lot of games into one-on-one competitions.

[@mpound97]

You said "some" and brought up 2 things. You'd need a notebook to list everything now...

[@jameslucas3161]

1:21 You hit the nail on the head! Great observation and great video, man. 👍👍

[@Dante.the.inferno]

1:15 HUH?? NAH BRO BRICKED UP AND HE REACHIN TOO 💀💀💀

[@nickbalenzano8339]

Why u looking?

[@bladealpha]

Whoever said “the best defense is a good offense”? It’s like saying the best dakness is a good light. Its dumb. Offense is offense and defense is defense, period. 3:48

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

The ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. It was the era of the big man. Olajuwon, Moses, Jabar, etc. The highlight was probably the Lakers vs Celtics finals in ‘84 and ‘85. The “bad boy” Pistons. The Western Conference in the ‘90s, the two Rockets championships and the six Bulls championships. The dunk contests with Jordan, Wilkins and Spud Webb.

[@bryantwilliams647]

That 88 ASG they were competing. I remember at 13yrs old watching that game.

[@nocturnalshutterbug1179]

uncut please do a vid about jordans wizards years defensive impact and breakdown

[@j3cubed562]

Nothing better than watching a team steal a pass, get a 3 on 1 fastbreak, and kick it out to a guy for a wide open 3 who misses it and the other 2 players stand and don't get the rebound.

[@cookiesboi5]

Then they do the same thing on the other side of the court.

[@malooch]

Thank you for using the lakers vs heat highlights from a few days ago. In all my years I have never seen lazier, low effort defense than that game. I'm a Heat fan and the Lakers were so bad that game it actually angered me.

[@Brickwilliams]

Imagine an all star game where all of the stars are actually competing against each other, that’d be sick

[@serniebanders2858]

It’s the politics that destroyed them

[@jimreadey4837]

I've always loved these *Ron Howard-narrated* videos...

[@handsomeahkbar3875]

giannis and joker were the only serious guys playing in the all-star games lately

[@thecontextualist]

Get rid of the guaranteed contracts and cap the salaries.

[@7wnb]

The NBA died a while ago, the game is unwatchable

[@wvu05]

The Globetrotters are fun to watch once in a while, but mostly you want to watch actual basketball.

[@johnlush9141]

If someone scores 60 points, someone must have had a defensive shocker, never gets discussed

[@DZ-rb1qi]

I was at that 1980 first all star game from Bird and Johnson and it was exciting. Of course I was cheering for Elvin Hayes my favorite player at the time but pretty cool seeing this game referenced a lot as one of the best ones which it was in my opinion!

[@OGRCFanatic]

So glad I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and got to watch REAL men with REAL talent play the game. Todays generation of players are unwatchable. Half of them act like spoiled entitled babies that still can’t wipe their own a$$.

[@gavinoprimo2535]

You mean literal crackheads?

[@davidR9410]

It isn’t a competitive sport anymore. It’s a season-long exhibition game.