We Just Caught the NBA Lying to Everone

[@JohnnyYeet123-sr8xk]

The new emphasis on defense has made the game much more watchable than it was previously. The fans are happy, and that's what the league should be focused on. The gambling companies suck and have needed to be humbled for a while now.

[@MaximusR93]

Yeah, I could not care less if they lost a shit ton of money during this process, they are a cancer to the competition of sports. “oh no, we can’t upset the degenerate gamblers!“

[@cm9241]

It won't be any of the sports organizations humbling sports betting. It would have to come from the federal government. We need more regulation on that shit.

[@donaldjones9830]

@@cm9241Yet it was ok for MLB to keep Rose out of the Hall of Fame for betting on his team, but we allow Scott Walker to keep his job when his partner Tim Donaghy bet on games. Get gambling out of sports period. Especially if you are a participant in the world of sports including the media of TV or Radio, not just coaches and players and refs. Get politics out of sports also. If players don’t want to wear woke uniforms or participate in team gay night, that is their right. Politics and businesses don’t mix period. Besides, sports needs to be boycotted. 500 million for Ohtani and 300 million for Brown of the Celtics is moronic. Have we gone insane? Having gambling online for sports betting is moronic as the having the G league around.

[@guiltra1661]

To hell with gambling

[@Parodyzrus]

@@cm9241how do you regulate sports betting? You want the governments hand in that pie?

[@bronzeandsteel3344]

High scoring games became the norm; it wasn't impressive anymore. Now, it's low scoring games that stand out and are novel, and frankly, im all for it. Love lockdown defense.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Yep i also notice fans being way more happy winning 103-100 than winning 145-143 fans want defense and competitive basketball at both sides of the ball Defense and Offense.

[@masp809]

So how about if low scoring games become the norm?

[@JigglesLovely]

@@masp809then that would mean that the high scoring games would become interesting, as it wouldn’t be the lack of defense being played, but the skilled offense being played

[@nydibs]

@masp809 - it’s not the scoring that’s the issue, it’s the lack of defense and all the touch fouls which often seem to be called one way They can still score a lot, as long as there is some semblance of defense

[@MrE_]

Same. I think of this change sticks, it will finally let players show how good they are on the defensive end

[@nldrck]

we don't give a fuck about gamblers or gambling losing their bets, so what, if the score became lesser? it's nice to watch basketball continuously without the interruption of fcking calls and free throws everytime

[@kingcort8073]

well thats where the money comes from

[@markpatrickcabrera8604]

A.M.Hoops is concerned, they are his main sponsors.

[@CastorRabbit]

they be more like - we don't give a fuck about fans or the integrity of the game, so what, if the Luka scores 200? it's nice to make money from gambling without the interruption of an actual competitive game

[@patrikivic2695]

And look what happened. Dallas and Denver was one of the best game in years, playoff included.

[@MP2408Philly]

Facts

[@noahkellen]

It's hilarious. Its almost like when you change the way they ref, scores decrease.....🤨

[@Austin-l1j]

Nah they are just more skilled right? It doesn’t have anything to do with officiating right….?

[@Mmmm-lx9vb]

@@Austin-l1j The players absolutely are more skilled than before. Todays games arent high scoring because of FTA being higher, the 2020s has the lowest free throws per game out of every decade. Todays inflated scoring has everything to do with spacing, 3pt shooting and pace, not inflated free throw numbers. This just doesnt fit your narrative at all.

[@MrCovert23]

This is more proof that the NBA and refs are fixing games.

[@kdfan35]

@@Austin-l1jliterally the eye test can tell you this 😂 stop watching hoops bum

[@mattsell2361]

@@Mmmm-lx9vbagree with everything you said but I think pace is the biggest thing that dictates scoring. Yes the league is more skilled now but even in the 80s in a supposed defense era has some crazy scoring games and on average the league scored more per game then they do today. NBA players are nba players for a reason defense can only go so far. When pace goes down as it did in the 90s and 2000s

[@dwaynehiler5735]

Too many Freethrows suck any way, they stall the game out.

[@Austin-l1j]

Which is crazy because they have that 10 second rule for free throws but don’t enforce it.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

@@Austin-l1j Most players take there free throws inside 10 seconds tho only guys like Giannis violate it.

[@dwaynehiler5735]

LoL

[@jaegerjackz]

Free throws are boring as shit to watch regardless of whether or not they follow the 10 second rule. You really want me to watch 400 seconds or 6 minutes worth of free throws every game? Not to mention the setup time and the fact that the clock isn't moving either.

[@_JellyDonut_]

I wish they would enforce carrying. If you went through and examined the video can you imagine how many times the ball is carried every game? My guess is at least 100. It's a disease that has infected lower levels of basketball as well

[@mrevilducky]

Looks like we were not done with the 90s

[@detectivemarkseven]

Funny isnt it? They try to desperately imitate the scores in the 90s now. :D

[@Karma_01-m5k]

I mean... At least we finally get defense were games won't go over freaking 140 points...

[@theinktician]

90s minus Bulls. Ghost fouls on mike, like Chuck said

[@crisisakagod]

2000's had better defense and less scoring

[@johnmarkson1990]

@@Karma_01-m5k you can play perfect defense and someone like curry can still score 140 points (only 2 three throws) though just by hitting contested 3s. thats how good these modern guys are compared to older generations.

[@julianbashir8277]

Against the Grizzlies the Warriors scored 137points with only 2 made FTs and no one is talking about that. That has to be a record

[@TripleG12398]

that's actually crazy😂

[@ItIsYouAreNotYour]

The Warriors weren't getting calls pre this memo.

[@countryclubbin1016]

Sports gambling and it's explosion has caused 100% of this.

[@rivolverocelot3010]

Refs were suss well before sports betting was legal

[@Nunya7211]

@@rivolverocelot3010it was incompetence before... its intentional/malicious now...

[@august6281]

Foul baiting is DISGUTING. It is like pressing dunk on standing position in NBA Live/2k just to make a contact shot hoping for a foul call.

[@jhony9924]

Don't count on the whistle don't even wait for it

[@Eniggma39]

Its a skill, just the worst one

[@august6281]

@@Eniggma39 yeah, it became a skill because of how they officiate now. Like flopping, players only used to take charge when a player was driving hard for a layup or dunk. Now, they are calling it even on small bumps during dribble or positioning.

[@LivinProoof]

who tf plays 2k.. Stop giving them money

[@august6281]

@@LivinProoof dont worry, that was before. 2k14 was the 1st and last 2k i owned.

[@luisx8619]

Sadly the NBA became a gambling machine 🎰

[@micahjones240]

Great video man great journalism, you wouldn’t see this type of story on ESPN

[@Grievous_]

LOVE THIS NEW CHANGE THE NBA DID! One more thing they should do is abolish the defensive 3 second rule! That would truly make it seem like the 90’s and 2000’s again!

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

That would make teams score more 3s lol and make the game even faster paced because players would just find the wide open 3 take find the wide open 3 take it. And so on. Also the Defensive 3 second Violation has been implemented since 2002 and it let to no rise in Scoring back then.

[@op7308]

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 That is a risk indeed, but I think is worth to see what happens, it's an obsolete rule in todays NBA. If the threes go up, I would personally eliminate the corner 3, a glorified long 2.

[@Nunya7211]

@@op7308how are you just gonna not even read what he said lol you wouldnt say what you just said if you actually read his reply dude

[@op7308]

@@Nunya7211 what did he said "dude"? Enlighten me.

[@BBallRambling]

Nurkic grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and got zero free throw attempts in a game on March 3rd. Literally only the 5th time that has ever happened.

[@mirkomirkovic2180]

Yes, and then have a game Lakers vs Pacers, where Lakers have 43 FT ?

[@aricwilliams6492]

Thats because the nba wants the lakers in the playoffs

[@trollforfunsodonttakemeser2374]

thats cause the pelicans kept fouling to stop the clock and couldn’t guard AD that game

[@raxdaaa]

When I close my eyes, you sound like a slightly more aggressive Linus Tech Tips.

[@captincaveman1553]

HUGE MISTAKE CASEY: The team who went 3 quarters without a ft was the cavs, not the pels, hope you read this, thanks

[@anthonyjs8048]

Wasn't THAT huge. The point remains.

[@ogkennyp2393]

Lol he made many mistakes in this video and others.. he just spews bullshit

[@Nunya7211]

@@ogkennyp2393oh yeah? Id love to know more

[@oliverhutchinson5039]

Idk if you remember the Warriors LA series last playoffs…. The free throw discrepancy was insane.

[@addytrolla2535]

Lebron, Davis and Reeves drive hard. Warriors are jump shooters so it makes sense

[@oliverhutchinson5039]

Nah man, theres so many break downs of the disparity. They baby Bron and LA.

[@addytrolla2535]

​@@oliverhutchinson5039Yeah ok, you got a point. It may be a combination of aggressive driving and bullshit calls for the Lebron and the Lakers

[@Sarahrubi13]

I genuinely love your videos . So interesting and very well explained. I don’t even watch basketball but I have watched all your videos. Keep going!

[@charcuteri]

it’s because they got caught giving the lakers way too much free throws so now everybody gets free throws like the lakers

[@WJGSix]

A quick search will let you know what team shoots the most free throws per game. Spoiler, it’s not the lakers.

[@MrSweatLeisure]

​@@WJGSixIt's not always about how many foul calls; sometimes, it's about the lack thereof for the other team or when said calls are made.

[@WJGSix]

@@MrSweatLeisure Then it’s subjective. Every team has fans who think their teams get screwed. You can literally see it after each game with KZbin channels having podcasts right after each game and the comment section riddled with “those refs were bought”, “ who let that one person ref an nba game”, “the nba is so scripted”. The only thing we have to prove that wrong is stats, and based on the OP’s posts the stats don’t back his statement up.

[@MrSweatLeisure]

@@WJGSix Good point made.

[@vulcanraven9701]

​@@WJGSixits the free throw differential that counts. Lakers have shot 350+ MORE free throws than their opponents. Its fukking ridiculous

[@JansMarinara]

I was one of the first to talk about the only reason Adam silver was considering if offense was too much was the gambling companies. Media rights deals are also a good explanation I didn't think of

[@09lowkey]

To basketball hell with the sportsbooks. I don't gamble so it doesn't mean much to me, but the legalization and increase in gambling has increasingly diminished the quality of the sport. I'm not saying remove gambling, but the gambling industry shouldn't have as much influence on the game as it has recently. Good on the NBA for switching it up.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

NBA is making way more money of Tv deals than Sports betting so they will likely do a lot more to appease them than the sports bookies who will eventually figure out the decrease in scoring and adjust there odds.

[@09lowkey]

@@emilfrederiksen.1622 I’m well aware that tv deals are more lucrative. However, you wouldn’t know with all the gambling ads we’re constantly showered with.

[@user-lg9rf9df7w]

Reality is that a lot of people only watch the nba because they could increase the size of their wallet through betting on the games. Without gambling the amount of viewers would decline immensely.

[@streetj3sus]

Lmao this country is just a business you think your feelings over rule gambling is delusional buddy

[@streetj3sus]

​@@user-lg9rf9df7wexactly that is the only ones who watch are gamblers True fans see this game is rigged, not about winning just profit $$$

[@MrCovert23]

NBA should be investigated for Money Laudering, Criminal Misconduct, fixing games, and Fraud

[@mekacrab]

money laundering ?

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Every game there is some suspect crap going on but nah

[@CastorRabbit]

Someone is running the NBA like an international bank... wonder who and why 😃

[@a.bvlogs7614]

This just tells you how the game can be so manipulated.

[@clintmiller88]

Dude I just found your videos they are absolute 🔥

[@jiby911]

I've been watching the NBA less and less these past 5 years mainly due to the ridiculous scoring. But mostly because the BS influence the refs (the league) have on the outcome of games

[@jrearena]

My new favorite channel 👏🏼

[@paolobrossi78]

wooow I noticed ths a couple of days ago and thought it was weird .. maybe it was just teams turning on playoff mode and playing tougher defense ..but yesterday I heard some local announcer I think it was the Denver vs phoenix game .. and he said refs weren't calling tik tak fouls anymore and he thought it was for the better .. then again that lakers 150 - 145 win was crazy .. great content man ..

[@Nunya7211]

Think about what their real motivation is...

[@javianjohnson8746]

Honestly I've been getting sick of the lack of defense I've been noticing in the NBA for the past 3+ years. Did you see the joke of a "defense" the Atlanta Hawks played when Luka dropped those 73 points? Have you noticed that suddenly ANY NBA team can comeback for 20+ points down in just a single quarter? Its honestly is bad quality of basketball that's being encouraged by the league, and quite honestly its hurting them. I wasn't even old enough to watch 90s/mid 2000s NBA but yet I find myself frequently watching those full games on YT just so I can see max-effort basketball for a full 48 minutes

[@RunningTheBlitz]

Best NBA Channel on youtube... just wow

[@StefunnyStrange]

Someone give this man his own show on ESPN please. I know this probably won’t happen because he’s too truthful but he has the look, the voice, the tone, etc and is a lot better than most of the hires on ESPN today.

[@jblack530]

The league doesn’t want to admit the change because that’ll mean the league is rigged. All the numerous games where a team loss mainly due to a wide difference in free-throws. That rabbit hole would ruin them.

[@jeremiahfraser8318]

Congrats On 500K Subs🎉!

[@dannygarrett4951]

i grew up on the Detroit "Going to Work" Pistons - so I see all this change as an absolute win

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

I doubt the NBA will ever get as physical as that again especially as physical as the bad boy pistons were but its still a good change.

[@Kenkoopa44]

Nice video! It takes cajones to call out the league like this. Well done

[@mekacrab]

does it ? It's not like he gets paid by the league or something, they're not gonna burn his house down like the mafia you know

[@AMHoops]

Appreciate it!

[@Kenkoopa44]

@@mekacrabno, but they have tons of influence

[@joelman1989]

I love how Alex always brings a realistic perspective of things that a lot of other fans and commentators seem to miss.

[@cav3man560]

It’s like they started reffing everyone else like golden state

[@mekacrab]

classic GSW fan excuses

[@RealShaquilleOneal]

Theybget away with moving screens all the time shut up

[@vulcanraven9701]

​@@RealShaquilleOnealeveryone does illegal screens. Not everyone gets 30 free throws a game like Lakers

[@vulcanraven9701]

​@@RealShaquilleOnealeveryone does illegal screens. Not everyone gets 30 free throws a game like Lakers

[@RealShaquilleOneal]

@@vulcanraven9701 embiid gets almost 20💀

[@robareleaning836]

It's easier to control the outcome of the game this way. The NFL is looking down on them like "you messy sobs don't mess it it for professional sports" Their skirts are showing.

[@Nunya7211]

Exactly

[@MrShadow205]

This is great stuff. Sharp eye!

[@brandonperez2267]

Gambling can get bent. It’s literally ruining sports.

[@majesty1842]

What a great era we're witnessing. NBA regular season is dead and nothing can save it. They were trying to save ASG - it did not work, they added foul-baiting rule to prevent floping - everybody forgot about it after a few months. Nothing will help. U don't need even watch games, just see some highlights, which team in which seed and won't lose anything. The real basketball starts in the play-offs, when defence gets better, refs make less stupid calls, when players' legacies are on the line.

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Games have been way more Playoff like Post All star game tho way more competitiveness.

[@streetj3sus]

This game is about money not winning playoff games and championships

[@streetj3sus]

​@@emilfrederiksen.1622game is ran by MAGNETICS not better defense 😂

[@Vanguardkl]

This is a great video I've subscribed, but i was avoiding this channel because of the clickbait titles. Just put the content summary as the title of the video, I'd be watching - like nba changes rules quietly to reduce scoring. Simple and honest

[@nicolasm.3708]

Honestly, this is a great video… Thanks for the work…

[@bruddahZone]

Laughs in 150 Lakers vs 145 Pacers😂

[@Byk37]

LA 43 ft's

[@elanimalesraros]

We're done with the 2010's

[@JC-tu6hc]

Sounds good. Punish foul baiters and ruin gambling companies' profit margins. Perfect.

[@stampscapes]

The scores around the league were looking like those Nuggets games when Paul Westhead was the coach.

[@bradyhicks5994]

I freaking love it. I saw Kings Knicks a few days ago, and it was a great, intense game with a score in the 90s. Jalen Brunson dropping 42 was massive in that kind of game.

[@memoirsofalegend5472]

Starting from last playoffs. The Lakers got them exposed. It was way too obvious.

[@BradPpresents]

It’s not really the high scoring that is annoying , it’s THE BS FOUL CALLS AND FOUL HUNTING!!! Score 130 it’s fine but don’t make me watch a game where defense is not allowed.

[@Robedoe]

Sooo glad I seen this😂 I was literally just looking at the lines on fanduel and the combined scores was barely over 200 points.. now it makes sense

[@tedtaylor6340]

the whistle was a problem, action was derailed due to free throws. might be 150 pts but what a boring way to get there !

[@burgerchild]

I love 100-110 point games. That means that great defensive plays and offensive plays both get their time to shine, and every posession that you score feels like a win.

[@lordtraxx4217]

What happened also that was a MAJOR player in this was all the players & coaches complaining about the terrible referring. People started getting “it’s rigged” vibes, which it is rigged in a way.. but the league couldn’t have that so they said “let them play” and they did that’s why you also see the favorites winning and covering ALOT more than in recent years, especially since the ASG

[@ninjakiwi1013]

Glad to hear this. Watched a bunch of games to start the season as a new fan. Got sick of all the free throws and stopped watching.

[@SharpStudios0]

Adam silver continuing to show why he’s the worst commish in sports. The game of basketball has just got so bad and unwatchable past several years. The scoring and all about personal stats, the no defense, inconsistent refs, super teams and everyone changing teams every few few years. The lies the cover ups, the inside fixing, and most recently with gambling on the game. Even Halliburton is calling out the gambling on the game.

[@will-sully]

This is a welcome move on many levels. It encourages proper defense, makes individual high-scoring feats more special rather than becoming the norm, and also free throws are easily the least interesting part of watching any game, so the fewer the better in my opinion.

[@gizmothesquirrel9094]

They still have a ref and a laker/lebron issue to fix

[@Nunya7211]

THIS IS YOUR MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO SO FAR!!!!!! People's perceptions are being manipulated!!!!

[@RezSoxBaseball]

Once lebron secured the record, changes the rules

[@kentcarlisle5660]

Awesome video... Keep up the great work!

[@AMHoops]

Thank you!

[@mireilledavidson9427]

​@@AMHoops I was wondering, can you pull similar graphs reflecting the number of blocks and steals from the beginning of the NBA? It would be interesting to see how these two stats have been affected over the past couple of decades. I was thinking it would give an interesting perspective to the defensive nature of the game. 😜😅

[@laingram8337]

Is urs podcast available on apple music?

[@滋榎本]

Adam Silver punishing the players for mailing it in at the All Star weekend.

[@donaldjones9830]

Get rid of the All Star game and festivities in all pro sports. Nobody cares about it.

[@bucketsforlife9]

ngl i like the new rule cuz it doesn't affect the lakers who are my team but it affects every other franchise

[@sheldonwilliams4160]

Great video Sir

[@SeanGrantstormpinball]

When I was a high school basketball player, we would take turns reffing 5 on 5 scrimmages during practice. 10 guys playing, 2 or 3 guys reffing. What I quickly learned is how hard is it to ref a basketball game. You have to watch and listen as carefully as you can, its a combination of anticipation and reaction, and I honestly can't believe that the refs in the NBA and college get it right as often as they do, especially given how much is at stake, and how intense fan bases can be. People have been complaining about refs in the NBA as long as I've been watching basketball. In the 90's the games used to be insanely unbalanced. I remember how absolutely perfect you had to be to even keep it close against the Celtics when they were playing in the Garden. They were an amazing team as well, but the refs certainly didn't hurt - they were chiefly responsible for the home team winning games for most teams. The NBA figured out that if fans came to see their team play in their home stadium and they won more often than not, that the fans would go home happy and it would strengthen the sport as a whole. Playoff teams would be ones which would be unstoppable at home and if you went .500 on the road, you were really good. In the last few years that kind of manipulation seems to have been greatly reduced. Home teams still win, but the calls are not as uniformly unbalanced. Now the way the game is called seems to be based more on initiatives set by the league office to create the game style which they feel is best for the league. When players like Trae Young and James Harden figured out how to "game the system" and get a lot of foul calls, they changed the system. Now its a back and forth between the players and the league, which will hopefully result in a fair, clean and fun to watch sport which will continue to cement the NBA as one of the most popular sports in the world. My biggest fear is that when they make a change, it is as drastic and obvious as this recent one has been. Just deciding that you suddenly aren't calling fouls anymore, leads to a dangerous situation where players can get hurt and fights can break out. We've seen a lot of key injuries occur in the last several weeks, and the new physical play emphasis can't be helping, especially when the league is also forcing the players to play in more games and not get as much rest as they might need. I don't want the NBA to become the NFL where we start getting third string players in the starting lineups due to a spike in injuries, and the star players careers have peaks of 2 years instead of 5+. Hopefully they can tweak things to create a fair, balanced and safe game environment, so we can all watch some of the world's more exciting athletes play what I think is the most exciting sport at its highest level. I don't buy into the idea that the NBA is bad right now, I think its the most exciting and talented that its ever been.

[@xj2225]

I'm honestly happy that the NBA doesn't call everything. Letting the players play is something I've enjoyed watching. They probably should have told someone about the officiating changes though.

[@pradeepmalar327]

A great video, but why you playing Hoops Reports video in the background? That guy still says that the Warriors has a strong chance to win the chip this season😂

[@justinkidder6872]

Referees still feel extremely biased to certain teams and players. The NBA needs to address this bias

[@Richxwolf]

Love the podcast bro !

[@Bask3tChase]

It's almost like the thing that separates sports from regular games is physicality. Who woulda thunk it?!

[@HeavyMetalAlpha]

I agree with all of this. The constant scoring is boring. It should be first team to 100. The constant free throws are soooo boring. And the foul calls were so inconsistent. It was like depending on the player, basketball could be a temporary contact sport. Hopefully this injects better quality basketball into the league.

[@mickeylee2624]

This may be true for most teams... except the Lakers who unsurprisingly are being gifted +420 FT more than their opponents with 12 games remaining. Meanwhile, no team has such a differential of +220... NBA is turning into a scripted entity like that of pro-wrestling, while this has been a problem going back to the Shaq-Kobe Lakers being "pushed" above small market teams in the Jailblazers or Kings--the former apparently being "bad for league image."

[@hansolodolo1672]

They didn't make the fans better. The games are still freethrow feast for certain teams like the Lakers and any team that the Warriors play against

[@PulsarrYT]

"everone"?!!?!?!?!

[@line4864]

Bro I love your NBA content but please make longer Videos this would be so 🔥

[@tjm_tk]

I pretty much checked out on the nba for the first time in my life earlier this year cause I just got tired of watching all the foul baiting and constant free throws. When they started calling less fouls at the beginning of the year a few seasons ago and openly announced it the first few months of that season were so much better and then it’s gradually reverted to being a joke.

[@GrandTerr]

This is a great video which will generate long term fans

[@TheMilitiaGuy]

The J's are always about the bottom line: $$. It is dangerous if the fans get disgruntled. Love your analysis, Casey...are you a software engineer type?

[@12Skii.]

you called it with dlo damn

[@XabzintheNBAGuru]

hey AM , what editor do you use

[@NotOnHerb]

I edit his videos. He doesn't pay me though 💔

[@JJGray21]

I still would like to see them bring back the hand check and call more offensive fouls (traveling, illegal screens, etc.)

[@K4R007]

I hate the no defence era. Especially the all-star game, it’s like watching a shoot-around. I don’t watch anymore.

[@zp1191]

This is funny. I usually just check scores and was wondering why random games were lower scored. I figured it was a brickfest

[@A_T_A_A_A]

Great video!

[@DKtrek21]

Yep, the NBA is the sole reason why people are so adamant that players right now can't guard. No, they can and they're good at it, the offensive player just has a lot of advantages than the defensive player. I love this balances NBA. It feels like the playoffs

[@James-su7vq]

No wonder why KD and many other favourites aren’t getting as many foul calls… personally I think it’s a good change.

[@daniell8201]

All the refs bet the under last week or so 😂😂😂

[@DJUwU]

*Please keep sports competitive. Nobody wants to see a scripted NBA via SportsBetters paying the refs to make all these wild unsubstantiated calls. I like this change.*

[@nickodemis]

CHANNEL IS 🔥🔥🔥

[@MaximusR93]

Imagine if they had done this in 2016, they could’ve saved so many years of the NBA from this foul baiting nonsense. All they had to do was tell the refs to change the way they call fouls, and they really tried to make people believe that the offense of this era was that much better. Give me a break.

[@MaximusR93]

Another thing, I could give two fucks about gambling losses as a result of these referee changes. Draft kings, bet MGM, All these sports books should be able to exist, but as far as influence on these leagues? They can literally go fuck themselves.

[@lesunshineworshiper11]

Tbf the offensive is better then it's ever been. Everybody on a team can shoot nowadays

[@vulcanraven9701]

Because they wanted lebron to rack up stats.

[@almightyyeezydab5149]

@@vulcanraven9701Not at all

[@almightyyeezydab5149]

To be fair Offense is much better than it ever was. So you were wrong on that

[@thecall0ut]

But I thought "TODAY'S PLAYERS ARE JUST SOOOOOOOO SKILLED?" Bahahaha

[@Nunya7211]

What point did you take from this video exactly?... They are. Its why fouls were too high. Guys are talented at everything, including getting fouls called. Which is different from flopping. A great wide receiver at times can only be stopped by pass interference. Someone like Luka is literally like if Randy Moss played in 1955. He cant be stopped, but no one even sees that. Honestly Lebron gets fouled constantly too. Big dominant dudes like Shaq were expected to just take fouls

[@emilfrederiksen.1622]

Game has become watchable against post all star brake and i see way less blow outs and more competitive basketball which is the bar minimum the NBA should be offering. Games pre all star brake were awful and unwatchable and the NBA hit a low point.

[@_Ty6]

Simply just low scoring games rn bc teams are playing hard every day now considering there’s only like 10 regular szn games left and teams are trying to get the highest seeding possible

[@perfectblue8443]

Wow, AM Hoops, you are BY FAR the best NBA reporter out there, this is fascinating

[@InvertID]

The closing remarks was so funny to me idk why

[@AAMM101]

Things get rigged whenever gambling on it is allowed.

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Growing up watching baskets, had to switch sport causing how bad it was getting. When I did want to basket still I go with European basketball maybe less talent but 100% more entertaining

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Ironically, that is even better for Nuggets who were already favorites and are at the bottom in FTA.

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