The NBA is Getting Desperate

[@ChanseVonColpitts]

I might swerve, bend that corner, woah- woah

[@AdApT3Rx]

Fr😂

[@JAYBO97__]

BIG SWERVEO

[@christianpaul-cp6746]

Gelo will single-handedly save the NBA with that song 🎶

[@Ueberwasserforscher]

If this would be the NBA Theme they would explode again

[@Nontoxicz]

Make it the NBA theme please

[@barbarjinks4247]

Doesn't help that the majority of the next crop of stars are on small market teams which the NBA refuses to promote

[@Nontoxicz]

@@barbarjinks4247 dw. Once the hornets get Lonzo, lavar gonna promote us we won't need the nba

[@CaptainKneegrowMan]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@mikedaflexta]

facts. lift up the small markets because we all know about LA, Boston, NY, and Miami. And bring a team back to Seatle

[@itzeek06gaming49]

banchero is the hope the league is looking for but adam silver just don't understand

[@agirotto1]

Can you imagine what the NBA would do to a small market team almost dominating the league like the Chiefs in the last few years? They would chew it and spit it out.

[@josefilmspvd]

Dont forget to mention Gambling is also to do with the decline of the NBA

[@pistolpete3199]

Gambling is ruining all sports.. but he gets ads from sports betting companies so he’ll never admit it

[@josefilmspvd]

@ your right

[@juicev828]

@@josefilmspvd don't tell him that. He's sponsored by prizepicks

[@hud1231]

but why not in football....they show gambling ads too

[@josefilmspvd]

@ im sure its the same, but the NBA just more issue, lets be honest its annoying watch a guy like Ben Simmons acting like a total loser getting paid acting like. Privileged Diva. There too many Ben Simmons in the league

[@LulBruhDMV]

You lose reps when u start leaning left, u lose the old Gen when u start playing soft, u lose the hood when u constantly call techs over words, u lose the casuals when u lose the stars, you lose everyone when all u do is Chuck up 3s

[@okimitchell1043]

👏👏👏👍

[@OmnipotentGamingYT]

@@LulBruhDMV I think this is the best way said. Everything I agree 💯 percent

[@DailyNihilism]

This is facts and Adam silver needs to see this

[@majinbobbyhill828]

Agree 100% but I still hate how tribal this country is. Red and blue dont care about anything but $Green$ but they have us really arguing over someone losing their life while being kneeled on? Why is that a political issue? Blm on jerseys in the bubble etc is a whole other beast but I dont see how the NBA has really gone as left as people are saying. The black players are just speaking thier minds more, but what do you do, fine them for it?

[@briancalloway5665]

​@majinbobbyhill828 you literally pointed out what they did with the flooring.. what more of a message do Republicans need? We disagreed vehemently with their unnecessary, damaging, and incorrect messaging, so we left. Simple as that.

[@noktin]

17 regular season games vs 82 regular season games, as well as the different pay structures, are pretty important factors in why NFL players don't miss games unless absolutely necessary.

[@a_bloodshotgod]

17 games but they are WAY harder on the body. I can play pickup basketball games all night in a gym and go home sore. Play full contact football for that long and you're rolling home in a wheelchair. The NBA is just full of self-entitled victims and it's being perpetrated by the league.

[@machete6655]

@@a_bloodshotgod that's correct, nfl is way more violent on the body, i am hearing that nba players want the nba to start making the season shorter haha.

[@redhorse6652]

Barkley is right. The NBA should start in December. Play 65 games and the players wouldn't get hurt as often.

[@machete6655]

@@redhorse6652 that's where you are wrong, barkley is not right, you are entitling these players to make millions with less games hahaha. i remember when the nfl made the season one game longer and the players weren't mad at that.

[@noktin]

@@a_bloodshotgod No doubt, however, comparing a 17 game league with an 82 game league is asinine.

[@chief6541]

Part of the reason is the players who say they "play the game the right way" do not play the game the right way. The lack of effort in the regular season (esp. defence), the flopping & complaining to referees, and self-centred player empowerment have all drastically reduced the product. It's ironic how much of these player-centred problems can all be summed up in the self-proclaimed GOAT. lol

[@christianpaul-cp6746]

Exactly. But the majority of the sports media ignores this.

[@MarcusStiffarm]

I agree with most of your points but if you’re still complaining about defense and flopping then it’s apparent you haven’t watched a game the past couple seasons

[@chief6541]

@@MarcusStiffarm I do watch the games but the people who don't still have that perception of defence and flopping.

[@BlackSantana]

When people were watching the League....Lebron was still the face.......

[@pasteee3216]

Didnt Lebron say mjs the best player?

[@strawhatsanji4985]

NBA has reached to a point it feels like I'm watching WWE. Everyone can see a player flop or intentionally go up in a diagonal direction and the ref still call the foul. To the point it got you thinking how can something so obvious the refs don't see it. The NBA seriously need to go back to making a foul an actual foul and not someone touch your hands.

[@pistolpete3199]

People crying about flopping is hilarious. Flopping has been around since the 50’s!!! A Boston Celtics player named Frank Ramsey even wrote a Sports Illustrated cover story with Frank Deford that detailed his flopping technique. But I forget KZbinrs and comment warriors don’t actually know basketball HISTORY. They are just prisoners of the moment.

[@strawhatsanji4985]

@pistolpete3199 SMH, I guess you know it all.

[@user-OS4M4]

Yeah flops = WWE😂goof matter fact if they took a WWE approach they would prosper

[@brentspain4249]

Make hand checking great again

[@strawhatsanji4985]

@user-OS4M4 It's clear you completely missed the point and had to gravitate to name calling just smh.

[@mitchell774]

Players like Ben Simmons and Kaehi Leonard are the reasons why the NBA is a joke In the early 2000s load management was never a thing

[@Agu_.sports]

Load management was practically banned until around the 2010s when coach pop and the spurs started to just pay the fines that came with sitting starters. I don’t know why the NBA stopped fines on resting players

[@smileynoreally]

Gambling and LeBron James are the problem, two things you refused to mention. LeBron James being a diva and the league choosing to not pass the torch beyond him will cook the league. Also, gambling is lame and become a rampant issue

[@box-and-one]

99% of the problem is watching 100 millionaire's pick and choose which plays, or quarters, or halves, or games to take off. NBA players are the laziest players in professional sports, by far!

[@jessebunnell6442]

Agree. Hockey players refuse to miss games for anything less than broken bones while NBA players miss the game with THE FLU.

[@Oilupyoungbuck23]

Agree and then telling me how bad of a person I am nightly for having different beliefs

[@mryup6100]

Hockey? I forgot about that sport. ​@@jessebunnell6442

[@JesuzPrice222]

3 pointer isnt destroying it. You tube is. Why watch the NBA when you can watch all the best parts in just 10 minutes and skip all the weak ass shots and turnovers

[@RaferAlston27lol]

Yes, but 3pt are still killing it make no mistake

[@thanos8914]

Blame the refs and lack of defense

[@danielhuynh9368]

The NBA is basically UFC and tennis. Player oriented sports that overly rely on stars. In in big years, a lot of publicity and notoriety. In lean years, very niche.

[@B.Piercesports]

Where you been for the last 50 years?

[@mattysykes2121]

Except ufc has its fighters on lock

[@AR9Legend]

Nah NBA could get passed up by another league in someother part of the world if big time players get contracts they cant refuse especially from the Saudis. The UFC is already world wide and dominates all other leagues within its sports.

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLke]

Your level of snobbery is literally a Guinness world record. Tf

[@aztn19]

And both have been lean pickings for me personally in recent years. But MMA & tennis aren’t team sports; brand recognition for your NBA team should carry the league’s fanbases but most fans today aren’t fans of teams, just whomever superstars they like. Knicks games are better to watch now thanks to Brunson and KAT, but I’ll admit to being that minority that was still trying to watch the Knicks during the dark times post-Ewing & throughout the Melo years

[@ickybb]

The refs ruined the ratings imo, they don’t let them play with emotion or intensity. Also the lack of rivalries like back in the 90s, makes the nba feel stale. They’re just there for a paycheck, not a chip

[@a_bloodshotgod]

Silly take. At the very least, the refs only call games according to the current administration's rulebooks. They have such little power. Blaming them is like blaming salt for why the chef made your meal too salty.

[@Zonymash77]

NBA 2k fan base is declining too. It’s everywhere

[@mightyTV94]

2k ruined the game due to pay to win stuff

[@BillyCent50cal]

As it should they should be thrown in jail for their business practices towards kids

[@SimuLord]

Best thing 2K's done in the past 10 years was introducing the "Eras" mode. I started having fun again when I got to play in the '80s.

[@ryckless1]

This is great, I really like the way you put it together. There is no one reason why but all of these going on at once that's driving the downfall.

[@brettford946]

with the NBA it feels like "when everybody is special, nobody is" 50 point games mean nothing when they happen every other night from someone.

[@jessebunnell6442]

Makes it even worse when those 50+ point scorers LOSE!!! I agree with you 100%. Back in Kobe's day the guy who scores 50 WINS THE GAME! Its a perfect example of your point.

[@cishansen4162]

Why would Kawhi care. He has two rings and knows his best years a well behind him at this point. He milked the Clippers just like PG did the 76ers.

[@stasio42]

PG is a nerd

[@t-ray8491]

16:58 the fact that you got to 17 minutes and literally layed out everything in which would have the majority of fans not watching the NBA opposed to NFL and STILL haven’t gotten to the real meat and potatoes of the problem is absolutely ridiculous… Mike i definitely think this has to be one of your best take yet…

[@TheFlightMike]

Thank you bro! I’ve been wanting to make this video for weeks but I wanted to make sure I hit everything 🫡

[@denlightning520]

@@TheFlightMikeWas waiting the whole video for you to mention the huge pirating problem. 🎉If it isn’t fixed it’ll create a whole generation that uses other sites to watch games. They need to have all the games on one subscription. Market it during the playoffs n finals. Then midway of the playoffs take downs as many sites as possible forcing fans to buy the one singular pass!

[@t-ray8491]

@@denlightning520BRO!!! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!!!! 💯 for sure

[@simplysimple7628]

It used to be about the best TEAMS. Not PLAYERS. The best TEAMS usually had the best or one of the best PLAYER or PLAYERS on it. But those teams that were on top had amazing team chemistry and were extremely competitive and coachable.

[@animepocky7654567]

It's weird because the LeBron dunk last night was a play you used to see in the league every night. A massive Highlight dunk. However it's sadly been done by an aging 40 yr old super star. In recent years the highlights aren't much to talk about. Just flashy passing that leads to a 3 point shot. Blocks get #1 plays of the week because no one is dunking anymore.

[@bossattack7105]

You hit it on the head wit PG’s podcast.. I think it’s a bad look to still be an active player but making KZbin content/commentating I find that to expose weakness in war. And like Mike said is causing viewership trouble.. well that’s one of the things not 100% of it

[@Briston21]

nahh, both the st brown podcast and new heights beg to differ

[@realshehrkhan]

two seasons is the best way to move forward. have one early on with NBA cup concluding in mid-late december then reset standings and start again Christmas day. Take out preseason completely because no one cares. This way you have ppl who are interested in early cup games and others who are more interested in the longer season and post season. 19:55 another way would be to make the key a one point zone and everything in mid-range a two. this way people have less on an incentive to sticking with dunks and layups making them expand the same. maybe now the whole game, start it at 5 mins left in the quarter.

[@RealCrankerSPK]

honestly my opinion is the constant timeouts and bad calls, the game gets good then tweet some stupid call, or timeout

[@LikeLikeLikeLikeLke]

Interesting theory. My brother (who is much smarter than me) and I were discussing this over the weekend. He believes that the reason is the play. He believes that it's too formulaic. That teams are just shooting threes etcetera. Me personally, I'm not so sure. I believe that the main reason is that basketball itself is just not very interesting. I believe that we are all just bored of it in general.

[@RealCrankerSPK]

@ true too

[@JustMIH]

You are absolutely correct however the best solution is allow hand checking again Refs allow that boom no 3s anymore

[@pistolpete3199]

Hand checking ain’t stopping 3 pointers

[@suspect5218]

@@pistolpete3199 it makes it easier to defend and get in the paint when you can put your hands out. It prevents a lot of injuring's if you dont have to play body to body, rolling ankles and just being able to hold out your hands makes it way easier for you to balance yourself. Oh and WAAY Less foul calls and flopping

[@a_bloodshotgod]

And no more "clear landing" fouls. James Harden will most likely go to hell over a playground game because of how bad he abused this rule.

[@MrJohnnyAOA]

Handchecking is so overrated.

[@aleksandarfrick2656]

@@pistolpete3199 Restrict 3points attempts to 30 .per game .

[@benso309]

1. Load management players sitting just because of back 2 back games 2. Referrees rigging or wrong calls 3. Super team 4. Nobody plays the better basketball all 3s no ball movement no in and out.. 5. Lebron over drama and favoritism saying doesnt have help 6. Players having too much power over a team.. being a player gm .. player coach.. unlike the natural type of a player you listen and or coordinate with coach not go always against it. Just like some coach win game players get praised and lose coach gets the blame and the player blame the coach as well. 7. Players doesnt really play competitively. They just play chillingly like a pickup game because regardless of playing comeptitively they get big bucks. 8. No more fresh take always going back to comparing lebron to kobe to mj.. 9. They arent being fined or discipline for misconduct or poor behavior 10. No defense type of game. 11. Unbalance trade 12. Players not that serious on getting themselves healthy. Just like kobe said you are responsible to be healthy and to be playing on the competitive level each game.

[@almighty7709]

Kobe got hurt constantly

[@justinmyles2015]

One of the problems is every team has a green light to shoot. I get shooters shoot but when u go 4 for 42 that's a maybe get to the basket

[@nydibs]

If they’re not shooting 3s then they get exposed for their lack of dribbling, passing and lack of bball iq and fundamentals. Just bc people can shoot 3s does not make them more skilled basketball players

[@justinmyles2015]

But ur just validating why teams should not have a green light to shoot 3 all the time.

[@thanos8914]

The fact that the nba shoots so many 3s yet it doesn’t translate to more points per game. Celtics shoot 50 yet they aren’t top 15 all time for scoring per game yet the Cavs are who average the least 3s

[@connergentrytv]

It’s kinda crazy how OKC half of their games they hold teams to under 100 points. Despite tons of 3’s per game still holding opponents to under 100 in this era of the nba is crazy

[@a_bloodshotgod]

The Cavs are 4th in the league for attempted 3s a game (40.3), with many weeks even bumping up to 2nd in the league. I am shocked you said that. Have you ever watched one of their games? Every other shot is a 3.

[@alexgamez9197]

You know it’s bad when I’d rather play 2k than watch an actual game

[@Marlobang]

The NBA sucks…

[@jonathanblum2994]

Season way too long, way too many games, And the flopping and endless free throws, way worse than the 3s.

[@01ment]

Since ABC is the main broadcaster of the NBA, could it be that decline of the NBA viewership has something to do with the general decline of the legacy media ratings?

[@CaptainKneegrowMan]

You missed 2 glaring things that’s killing the game: 1 The legalization of sports betting. 2 the refs basically deciding who’s going to win. I’ll see teams especially with stars like Gianni’s, get 50 foul calls while an underdog team like Detroit who by the way, has a superstar that the league won’t push because well….It’s Detroit, get only 15 calls even tho he gets beat the phuck up every time he goes to the paint. I’ll even add a 3rd thing that you missed, and that is that defense has completely been legislated out of the game. NBA darlings like Luka, dame and Gianni’s aren’t even allowed to be breathed on without going to the line.

[@chuchin420]

NBA needs to promote small market teams with winning records, instead of having two teams with losing records have the prime time game on Christmas Day, not everyone is a warriors or lakers fan,

[@HEALTHANDWEALTHCHANNEL-h6o]

what happening in the nba is happening in all team sports. Whether NBA or futbol, every team is obsessed with spacing, stretching, pivoting, etc. Everybody is passing the ball sideways and sideways all game. Nobody wants to go hard at the goal/basket anymore

[@UTW-Chico]

Everyone sold their souls to gambling companies. Disgusting

[@jaygarricktheflash]

Thank you! 24:00 !!! I been complaining about this forever. I can't afford to pay for a thousand services to watch games. All my game knowledge comes from youtube.

[@Kevin.Costner.]

Adam Silvers NBA💔 We need Rodger Goodell

[@connergentrytv]

Yes and the in season tournament is a complete joke.

[@bossattack7105]

@23:12 them warriors was lethal to only be attempting 31 3s a game sheesh

[@Rozwell007]

This is a great breakdown of the NBA's issues. This is one of your best videos.

[@naijarobiwitdadrumkit2553]

BRO! Not shooting 3s is like buying a mansion and not going upstairs. Nobody was saying shit when all everyone did was dunk, at least theres a level of skill in shooting.

[@hdeodh]

1. Too many streaming services-- I don't want to pay an extra $15 a month per team to watch games 2. Sports betting mainstream- I am not sure game outcomes are not rigged 3. Ref are out of control..not paying to see them 4. They are jacking up too many 3s. The Boston game the other night had over 100 3s. They are just pulling up from the 3pt line.. no ball movement 5. Aging superstars with no one to replace them... Steph, KD, LBJ 6. Small number of teams have a legit changes of winning the championship. Boston, OKC... maybe Cavs.. final outcome basically pre-determined

[@SimuLord]

There's going to be a match-fixing scandal in a major sport in the next year, maybe 2. It'll be the biggest gambling-related mess since at least the CCNY point-shaving scandal in the 1950s if not the Black Sox scandal in 1919. When that happens, you'll start to see the real backlash against sports gambling from all but the most hardened degenerate gamblers who don't actually like sports, they just like betting.

[@Geoff_Not_Jeff]

4:37 tf are you even saying? Adopted by America? It was invented in Massachusetts

[@Somebodys-unc]

Dam right..

[@jeong-ilkajokaya3849]

America is America. Yes are 50 different states but we are Americans.

[@j0hn451]

Some ppl think it was invented in Canada

[@Geoff_Not_Jeff]

@j0hn451 football was invented in Canada and ivy league schools started playing their form of it that became modern football today

[@jahintoodeep2321]

Tonight, I’d love to watch the CAVS. v Thunder ⚡️ & Clippers v Nuggets games, but I don’t know how, so….KZbin recap it is 🤷🏾‍♂️ lol

[@JJMBanaz]

Let's blame it on the commissioner. HE LEAD ALL THE CHANGES IN THE .eague

[@dnice374]

see my comment below yours - I just did. Worst commish ever

[@diriver6683]

I remember when players and teams truly cared about competing and wanting to win, todays game, in my opinion, is soft.

[@RedRabbleRouser]

Great points: we need less games, less fouls, more physical defense, a further out 3pt line, fun rivalries, and not so much team-hopping. You can’t build rivalries if stars are hopping teams all the time. The era of player empowerment was good, but has gone too far. They need to be checked now, it’s out of control.

[@MarcSeePhoto]

Agreed

[@a_bloodshotgod]

Good take. I'd say player empowerment is always dangerous. Just like "victim empowerment" will create narcissism. There are better solutions to problems than just giving someone what they want.

[@TheNrat]

One major problem is that next generation USA stars Tatum ,Zion ZA , booker , Ant , Trae , lamelo don’t carry nba . Right now they should be carry team USA and nba all star

[@a_bloodshotgod]

I think the real problem is that all the players you listed are unbearable. I used to like Ant except this year he on that same wagon now. Weak conditions will create weak mindsets. We need the league to change, and then players will follow.

[@Sammy-f7l]

​@@a_bloodshotgod Ant still talking mess and is a dog. He's still only 23 he's still growing

[@michaelgibson4139]

Maybe the problem with the NBA is the excessive Sports gambling advertising in both their product and most of the supplemental media around it. Every time I see a sports gambling advertisement I just think " they only want to take money away from my fellow fans". YOU could be a part of the solution and stop promoting that garbage. Do better, be better.

[@billymorrissey6005]

Besides that point the league itself is over reffed, theres zero rivalry and players are all overpaid so why would they drive and risk injury. They shoot for longevity at this point

[@sprintstothebathroomdaily2429]

Boring offense Load management Stars are basically all diva receivers in the NBA. The second it gets tough they want out, if stars aren't loyal to a franchise why would fans be. Bad distribution model Leaned into politics hard Doesnt help when your potential new stars come off as bad apples - ja gun stuff, zion not playing/knocking up a stripper, ant has some skeletons in the closet They basically disrespect the fan every chance they can

[@naijarobiwitdadrumkit2553]

You called a sport where the players play 82 games lazy vs a sport where you say they play 18 Games.

[@brianjohnson8474]

it’s rigged.. too much sports betting everywhere

[@treyhill1137]

NFL you watch for the tension as each play is more valuable,you benefit more watching longer stretches NBA you benefit more from watching highlights as each play doesn’t matter and when teams throw up threes it becomes background noise

[@1.2.1.0.R.I.O]

Don't wanna say it BUT... Guaranteed Contracts. 💀

[@naijarobiwitdadrumkit2553]

I'm curious....why do we as men have fun watching other men get physical? Then call them names? I bet 99% of commenters can't do it or wouldn't do it in ANY sport.

[@lendalejohnson4866]

I honestly think the biggest problem is that it’s so hard to watch games live now. But everyone is making money off TV deals so they don’t want to talk about it

[@DavidBarnes-p9b]

I just have to say that I love this channel I think this is one of the first channels that I started to watch when I got tired of the mainstream media channels

[@CBlackEagle]

For me: 1) Lack of physicality from the top 1% of size and athleticism 2) Refs interject themselves way too much and techs for anything literally 3) Star players never play in marquee matchup's!

[@malone2860]

Let me cook real quick. The play in tournament made us not care about standings nearly as much since anybody has a shot to make the playoffs. Regular szn games don’t matter

[@blistoh]

People don't wanna watch 7 apps & tvs it's too much....

[@jeong-ilkajokaya3849]

Streameast.

[@hugheswhiteman1674]

As a fan, lack of defense sucks+ if players ain't loyal, why would we be? Get a bag, but remember, it's primarily the fans that pay you that

[@drewmeyer9679]

League pass is a scam you don’t even get all the games, everyone thinks they’re Curry, no defense, load management, stars joining each other, no rivalries, play in rewards losing teams, allstar sucks etc.

[@KingTone510]

Limit the amount of 3 point attempts. For every made 3, you get an extra attempt. Also, put non marquee regular season games on free and very accessible platforms like Tubi

[@mobbindavid7359]

The day they start letting players get coach's fired and trade for whatever players they want they ruined the aura

[@six7bmb122]

I only watch my Hometown Cavaliers since the NBA got political

[@scarletspider1240]

The visual of that shot chart comparison @19:54 is absolutely insane. That Chart alone pretty much sums up the problem.

[@Dallass097]

I blame Michael Jordan for retiring. Nba is not the same after he took his talents elsewhere

[@screechpryor]

Play in NBA 2k 25 sucks cuz when you play the computer all they want to do is shoot three-pointers😂😂

[@guga541]

My fotographic memory keeps making me laught when you reupload a video! xD

[@guanaco103]

It has NBA is garbage now there’s no tactical gameplay to it, they pretty much just heave it up and they’re like yeah that’s a good play lmao nah it’s boring and the players are the most entitled in the big 4 leagues

[@juanertizer]

flop should be instant ejection

[@_NYYNEWS]

Have The New York Knicks win a couple of Championships, problem solved. Got to get big markets like NY to care. And I'm not talking about their current fans. It will bring many new or old viewers.

[@AdApT3Rx]

Nice the Super Bowl on my birthday 🔥😊

[@ivandragomiloff2356]

The biggest problem in sports is online gambling…bad for sports and especially bad for kids that watch your channel.

[@dwaynebishop2028]

The biggest problem is that at the beginning of the season not all fan base believe they have a chance to win. And they only speak of 4 teams and 1 player.

[@ididntaskverified3663]

Americans use to laugh at soccer players for flopping and now it has destroyed their sport😂

[@splendid1782]

Flopping didn’t destroy football buddy at least not yet

[@ididntaskverified3663]

This is a basketball video

[@splendid1782]

@@ididntaskverified3663 America sport is football idc what video it is

[@christopherreyes7437]

The NBA should find full time stars instead of part timers who play only when they want to.

[@tailoredfor831]

U really trying to put this on how people responded to police brutality? Wow, dont b slow

[@airjarrin]

The nba being goin down hill since they blackballed AI

[@naijarobiwitdadrumkit2553]

Yeah, cuz watching tall dudes dunk all day is entertaining.

[@naijarobiwitdadrumkit2553]

[sarcasm]

[@smoke7724]

Bruh the problem is fans started leaving when the nba started force feeding us LeBron blocking out real talent for the likes of Bronny.

[@gusreddevil7]

don't blame curry blame the bums who are thinking that they are him

[@outsidethematrix593]

Younger players being taught how to shoot also contributes to the "3-point problem". Back then, the only people who can really shoot are guards. No wonder more and more 3 pointers are being attempted - everyone can do it now.

[@ivanperez3378]

Thank you for this video Mike 👌

[@joshuawashingtons42]

The NFL is only more successful in America. Ratings aren't down across the world. Being more successful in America doesn't make you significantly more successful

[@jasonrobbins4001]

It's hard to watch the games they're not competitive constant blowouts by the beginning of the third quarter. All the teams play the exact same now just horrible 3 after horrible 3. And I'm not even sure that the players themselves like playing like this. They don't look interested in the game.

[@lothegreat1788]

EXACTLY. 90% of the players play and act like they just clock in . They don’t care so why should we .

[@puffontheradio6021]

The Problems: super woke, Adam silver, guaranteed contracts, too many games and they are super softttttt

[@jeong-ilkajokaya3849]

Too few games.

[@rallymurrah]

There’s more Avenues of Media. Tablets, Phones, Smart TV. Bunch of streaming services legal and illegal. Families don’t sit around and watch NBA games on the family TV with Cable anymore. Times Change its really not that hard to understand

[@jixxey]

And yet NFL is thriving.

[@a_bloodshotgod]

Except the NFL literally crushes that silly idea. Take Christmas, where NONE of the NFL games were on broadcast TV, and were ONLY available on stream, yet they CRUSHED the NBA in viewership for each game by a horrendous amount. If you are a real fan of the NBA you need to stop making excuses for why the league sucks now.

[@rallymurrah]

@@a_bloodshotgod Getting together for NFL games is still a Tradition. Not to mention Fantasy Football and how huge that is. Different sports, I don’t see the obsession with comparing the NBA to the NFL. It more so Compares to the MLB. What I mentioned in my original post is most definitely hurting the NBA. I’m not Making Excuses just giving reasoning and analysis of the issues. Instead of looking at things Black and white and looking for someone to Blame all the time like most of yall Tiny Brains

[@GuallaGangKen]

It’s because the nba need non guaranteed contracts like the nfl

[@joshbusby47]

That's not an option. The NBA would lose all of its players to international leagues.

[@ITSWAV]

Betting the only reason it’s being watch after they don’t cash mfs turn it off lmaooo

[@rodolfotrejo3840]

Game times don’t help either I think. I get up 3:30-4AM so I usually only get to watch the 1st quarter when I do catch a game

[@healthfadsfade]

When teams are shooting 20% from 3 and still launching I turn it off. I’ve been watching the NBA since I was 5

[@jensboffin7225]

Jacking up threes is what's ruining it. The NBA used to be synonymous for dunks and posterizing. But now... We're relying on a self proclaimed goat that even didn't compete in a dunk contest and starting the superteam trend. We need rivalry.

[@Munch4Beats]

Bro It's rigged.. you said everything but that, people know it's rigged at this point. Almost every fan that's old enough and is in a legal state has a betting app on their phone making MILLIONS of people rich everyday off of these sports and Vegas will always make a way to get the money back but i won't go to deep into that part. It's clear to see. It's way too much money being put into the apps/sportsfor it not to be at least somewhat rigged but on top of that NFL & NBA have partnered up with these betting apps and you clearly are sponsored by one on this video 😂 it's only going to get worse if they don't find a way to control it better. Refs are (in my opinion) the second bad reason the rating are down. Lastly, these players do not play defense like the old days (i know rules come into play with that). They only seem to focus on offense and then complain to the refs when they do not get a foul call. Players don't play as much anymore either, they don't take care of theirselves and or are just load managing and telling us they won't play back to backs now 🤦🏾‍♂️😂 Also you didn't bring up that Beyoncé performed on Christmas Day at the Ravens/Texans game at halftime and had all her fans tune into the game just for that.

[@brianjohnson8474]

Mann he skipped right over the gambling part smh forget everything else.. this is a MAJOR MAJOR problem and will def get worse. Prize picks this, fanduel that, draftkings this, bet MGM that. Its these LEAGUES actually messing the SPORTS up by allowing the players to tell us they not playing and the gambling.

[@evanperzanowski1413]

Steve Kerr at the DNC...cringe af...Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican, Kerr's Night-Night was just corny 😂😅😂

[@parikshitsahni6819]

Nba is more focused on betting odds and market

[@venom999333]

The only problem with the NBA is the lack of defense & physicality & all the 3's. It is painful to watch. Allow physical defense again & bring back hand checking to fight the 3's.

[@marksanchez4897]

Bring back hand checking to counter the three!!!

[@Ueberwasserforscher]

Less Games...Maybe Less Playoff spots. Make them earn it...Bring back East vs West. Winner gets one more Playoff Spot for their Division. Same for the In Season Torunament...There are so much things you could do but hey...its the NBA

[@redhorse6652]

Leaving for other teams always happened. The first big forced trade was when Wilt Chamberlain left the World Champion 76rs to the Lakers. Then got hurt in the 1968 Finals. That hurt Wilt's legacy. But it laid the groundwork for Free Agency and the Players Union. Shaq, then LeBron later forced a trade to the Lakers. Wilt starred in alot of TV commercials because he was in Los Angeles.